User manual SMC WBR14S-N2

[. . . ] BarricadeTM N Draft 11n Wireless 4-port Broadband Router SMCWBR14S-N2 Wireless Broadband Router User's Guide From SMC's line of award-winning connectivity solutions 20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 May 2008 R02 F/W 1. 0 Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by our company for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of our company. We reserve the right to change specifications at any time without notice. [. . . ] Pull down the Apple Menu System Preferences. Double-click the Network icon in the Systems Preferences window. 3-15 CONFIGURING YOUR MACINTOSH COMPUTER 3. If Using DHCP Server is already selected in the Configure field, your computer is already configured for DHCP. Your new settings are shown in the TCP/IP tab. Verify that your IP Addressisnow192. 168. 2. xxx, yourSubnetMaskis255. 255. 255. 0and your Default Gateway is 192. 168. 2. 1. These values confirm that your Barricade is functioning. Now your computer is configured to connect to the Barricade. 3-16 CONFIGURING THE CLIENT PC Disable HTTP Proxy You need to verify that the "HTTP Proxy" feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your browser can view the Barricade's HTML configuration pages. The following steps are for Internet Explorer. Open Internet Explorer and click the Stop button. In the Internet Explorer Preferences window, under Network, select Proxies. 3. Uncheck all check boxes and click OK. 3-17 CONFIGURING YOUR MACINTOSH COMPUTER 3-18 CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a web browser to configure the Barricade. The Barricade can be configured by any Java-supported browser such as Internet Explorer 5. 5 or above. Using the web management interface, you can configure the Barricade and view statistics to monitor network activity. To access the Barricade's management interface, enter the IP address of the Barricade in your web browser: http://192. 168. 2. 1. Enter the default password: smcadmin, and click LOGIN. Notes: 1 Passwords can contain from 3~12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive. 2 You might click the language selection at the top right corner of the screen for your regional location before accessing the management interface. 4-1 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE Navigating the Web Browser Interface The Barricade's management interface consists of a Setup Wizard and an Advanced Settings section. Setup Wizard: Use the Setup Wizard for quick and easy configuration of your Internet connection and basic LAN settings. Advanced Settings: Advanced Settings supports more advanced functions like NAT, system maintenance, firewall and UPnP. Making Configuration Changes Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop-down list. Once a configuration change has been made on a screen, click the APPLY or SAVE SETTINGS or NEXT button at the bottom of the screen to enable the new setting. Note: To ensure proper screen refresh after a command entry, be sure that Internet Explorer is configured as follows: Under the menu Tools/Internet Options/General/Temporary Internet Files/Settings, the setting for Check for newer versions of stored pages should be Every visit to the page. 4-2 SETUP WIZARD Setup Wizard Time Zone Click on SETUP WIZARD and NEXT, then you will see the Time Zone screen. [. . . ] - Click on the Wireless Networks, choose the appropriate wireless network name, and click Properties. - Click Authentication and uncheck the Enable IEEE 802. 1X authentication for this network. - Click OK to finish configuration. A-4 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Chart Symptom The wireless network is often interrupted. Action · Move your wireless PC closer to the Barricade to find a better signal. [. . . ]