User manual AIRLIVE WL-1600GL

[. . . ] WL-1600GL 802. 11g Wireless Broadband Router User's Manual COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2005/2006 by this company. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. [. . . ] · This button will say "Release" if the Wireless Router is currently using an IP Address allocated by the ISP's DHCP Server. Clicking the "Release" button will release the IP Address and break the connection. If the button says "Renew", this indicates that the ISP's DHCP Server has not allocated an IP Address for the Wireless Router. Clicking the "Renew" button will re-establish the connection and obtain an IP Address from the ISP's DHCP Server. · Refresh Update the data shown on screen. 51 AirLive WL1600GL Broadband Router Connection Details - Fixed/Dynamic IP Address If your access method is "Direct" (no login), a screen like the following example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is clicked. Figure 31: Connection Details - Fixed/Dynamic IP Address Data - Fixed/Dynamic IP address Screen Internet Physical Address The hardware address of this device, as seen by remote devices on the Internet. (This is different to the hardware address seen by devices on the local LAN. ) The IP Address of this device, as seen by Internet users. This address is allocated by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). The Network Mask associated with the IP Address above. The IP Address of the remote Gateway or Router associated with the IP Address above. The IP Address of the Domain Name Server which is currently used. This will show "Enabled" or "Disabled". · If "Enabled", the Internet IP Address from your ISP is allocated automatically upon connection. In this case the "Lease obtained" and "Remaining lease time" fields provide additional information. Note that the lease is automatically renewed on expiry; use the "Renew" button if you wish to manually renew the lease immediately. If "Disabled", the Internet IP Address from your ISP is Fixed or Static. In this case, the "Release/Renew" button is not operational. IP Address Network Mask Default Gateway DNS IP Address DHCP Client · 52 Operation and Status Buttons Release/Renew · This button is only useful if the IP address shown above is allocated automatically on connection. This button will say "Release" if the Wireless Router is currently using an IP Address allocated by the ISP's DHCP Server. Clicking the "Release" button will release the IP Address and break the connection. If the button says "Renew", this indicates that the ISP's DHCP Server has not allocated an IP Address for the Wireless Router. Clicking the "Renew" button will re-establish the connection and obtain an IP Address from the ISP's DHCP Server. · · Refresh Update the data shown on screen. 53 Chapter 6 Advanced Features 6 This Chapter explains when and how to use the Wireless Router's "Advanced" Features. Overview The following advanced features are provided. · · · Access Control Dynamic DNS Internet · · · · · · · · Communication Applications Special Applications Multi-DMZ URL Filter Schedule User Groups Virtual Servers WAN Port Access Control This feature is accessed by the Access Control link on the Advanced menu. Overview The Access Control feature allows administrators to restrict the level of Internet Access available to PCs on your LAN. With the default settings, everyone has unrestricted Internet access. To use this feature: 1. Set the desired restrictions on the "Default" group. [. . . ] The 256Bit key used for the actual encryption is derived from this key. The same encryption method must be used. The most common encryption method is TKIP. Another widelysupported method is AES. 106 Appendix B - About Wireless LANs WPA2-PSK This is a later version of WPA (WPA-PSK). [. . . ]