Airlink RT210W 2 Hardware Description &

2 Hardware Description &

Installation

2.1 Physical Outlook

Front Panel

The following illustration shows the front panel of the Wireless

Broadband Router:

Figure 2-1 LED Indicator

LED Indicator

The Wireless Broadband Router is equipped with seven LEDs on

the front panel as described in the table below (from left to right):

LEDs Color Status Description

Off No power is supplied to the unit.

PWR Green Solid Power is connected to the unit.

Off WLAN interface is not initialized

properly.

On WLAN interface is initialized properly

and ready.

WLAN Green

Blinking Transmitting/receiving packets

wirelessly.

LAN 1-4 Green/Amber Off No Ethernet device is connected.

Contents

Main Page Safety Instructions Page iii FCC Information FCC Statement Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician About This User Manual Access Point AP Wireless LAN WLAN Ethernet network LAN network Contents Page vii List of Figures Page 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Package Contents 1.4 System Requirements Page 2 Hardware Description & Installation 2.1 Physical Outlook Front Panel Page 2.2 Hardware Connection Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router Page Page 3 Configuring Local Computer to Access the Wireless Router 3.1 Overview 3.2 Setting up TCP/IP For Windows 98/ME Page For Windows 2000/XP Page 3.3 Additional Settings for Wireless Client Operation Mode: Infrastructure SSID: wireless Authentication: Open WEP Mode: Disabled 3.4 Checking Connection with the Wireless Broadband Router For Windows 98/Me: Start > Run. Type command and For Windows 2000/XP: Start > Run. Type cmd and click Page 4 Web Configuration 4.1 Accessing Web-Based Configuration Utility Making the Changes Effective 4.2 General Information Update. Refreshes the web-page utility to display the Release. Available only when operiating as DHCP client. Renew. Available only when operating as DHCP client. Page 4.3 WAN Configuration Router Mode Page Page 26 u 4.4 WAN Configuration Bridge Mode Page 28 4.5 LAN Configuration u Page Page 4.6 Wireless LAN (2.4G) Configuration Access Point. When operating as an access point, the Wireless Bridge. Provides wireless connectivity between 34 u Allow: If selected, only the wireless client whose MAC Deny: If selected, only the wireless client whose MAC Disable: No access control. All the clients are allowed to u 54g Auto: Both 802.11g and 802.11b clients can 54g Performance: Only 802.11g wirless clients can 54g LRS: LRS stands for Limited Rate Support. This option 802.11b Only: Both 802.11g and 802.11b clients can 4.7 Wireless LAN Security 37 u WEP Off: The data is not encrypted when it is transferred from WEP: Only for 802.1X or when authentication is disabled. TKIP: Only for WPA and WPA-PSK. Temporal Key AES: Only for WPA and WPA-PSK. Advanced Encryption Optional: The authentication is done through a pseudo Required: Utilizes WEP capability to further verify if a Page 40 4.8 Filters (Router Mode Only) u General 41 u Allow: Requests from computers with matching MAC Deny: Requests from computers with matching MAC u 4.9 Forwarding (Router Mode Only) 43 u 44 u 5.0 Administration 46 u Page Page 5 Troubleshooting Page 6 Specification 6.1 Hardware 6.2 Software