Airlink RT210W 4.9 Forwarding (Router Mode Only)

Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

EnabledCheck this option to enable this setting

and remember to click Apply to save and

activate the changes.

Note

LAN MAC Filter demands higher priority than LAN Client Filter.

Figure 4-16 Filters

4.9 Forwarding (Router Mode Only)

This page allows you to configure the Forwarding feature. Unlike

Filter, which governs outgoing traffic, Forwarding is used to control

external access to the local network. This is commonly used when

you have publicly accessible virtual servers on your local network.

By default, forwarding entry is empty and any external access to

your LAN is blocked. Once you define a forwarding entry, incoming

packets (identified by its port number) that match your Forwarding

criteria will be forwarded to the port range of the specified local

machine. Otherwise packets are blocked. Forwarding serves as a

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