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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router User's Manual Netac Technology Co., Ltd. http://www.netac.com[...]

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    REMARKS This manual contains information protected by copyright law. All rights are reserved. No p art of this document may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database/retrieval system without prior written permission from Netac Technology Co., Ltd. Netac fulfill the repair service during warranty period in promised s[...]

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    Radio Frequency Interference Remarks This equipment has passed the test, and affirmed that it compatible to constrain B type digital equipment in section 15 of FCC. This constraint is mainly used to protect the home - keeping equipment, avoid to be interfered banefully. This equipment can produce, use, and radiate radio frequency energy. If you don[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ .. 1 1.1 Welcome ................................................................................................ ............................ 1 1.2 Checklist .............................................................[...]

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    5.3.1 P2P Mode - Security Configuration ................................................................ . 21 5.3.1.1 WEP Configuration Page ................................................................................ 21 5.3.2 P2P Mode - Advanced Settings ........................................................................ 21 5.4 PMP Mode S[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 1 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing Netac AirTrack T 60 0 Mini Wireless Router. Netac AirTrack T 60 0 Mini Wireless Router is a wirele ss network product for SOHO and family, it is developed successfully based on the environment of wirelessly broadband access technology oncoming and wired n[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 2 ü Transmit Rate (options: Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 24, 36 , 48, 54Mbps ) ü MAC Filtering l Point - to - Point Mode (P2P Mode) ü Remote wireless bridge device's MAC address settings ü Support wireless operating mode selection ü Channel selection ü Security settings ü Protection Mode settings ü Tran[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 3 LED - Ethernet light indicates the connection status of Internet by Ethernet interface. The light is twinkling when transfer data. LED - Wireless light indicates the connection status of Internet wirelessly. The light is twinkling when transfer data. LED - Power light indicates the power - supplied status.[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 4 2 Quick Start The Netac AirTrack T 60 0 Mini Wireless Router (abbreviat ed to: T600) is configured through a website protected by password. Table 2.1 lists the default IP address, user name, and password for T600 configuration website. Table 2.1 Default Values Parameter Default Value IP Address 192.168.1.1[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 5 3 Operating Mode Overview This section provides an overview of T600 ope rating modes. NOTE : The AirTrack T610 Wireless Broadband Router in the following pictures is router product of Netac. You can choose the product of the same kind from the other companies to build net. 3.1 AP Router Mode The default op[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 6 3.2 Repeater Mode Repeater Mode extends the range of a wireless network. Repeater nodes retransmit the signal of an AP or wireless router to extend the range of the AP/wireless router. Wireless clients can associate with the repeater. Up to two repeaters can be connected to a T600 in AP Router M ode. Each [...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 7 Access Point : Child = Repeater - 2 Repeater - 2 : Parent = Access Point; Child = Repeater - 3 Repeater - 3 : Parent = Repeater - 2; No Child Figure 3.3 Repeater Mode (Parent/Child MAC Addresses) 3.3 Point - to - Point (P2P) Mode Two T600 devices, each in Point - to - Point (P2P) Mode, establish a wireless[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 8 3.4 Point - to - Multipoint (PMP) Mode A T600 device operating in Point - to - Multipoint (PMP) Mode wirelessly connects two or more wired networks, as shown in Figure 3.5. The root T600 device (LAN 1) operates in PMP Mode, and the other T600 devices (LAN 2, LAN3) must operate in P2P Mode. Figure 3.5 PMP M[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 9 Figure 3.6 Client in Infrastructure Mode Figure 3.7 Client in Ad - Hoc Mode Section 5.5 "Client Mode Setup Page" describes the configuration det ails for this mode.[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 10 4 Wireless Security Support T600 supports WEP and WPA - PSK encryption as shown in Table 4.1. Table 4.1 Wireless Securities Mode WEP WPA - PSK Comments AP Router Yes Yes In AP Router Mode, T600 supports WEP and WPA - PSK. Repeater Yes Yes In Repeater Mode, T600 supports WEP and WPA - PSK. Point - to - Poi[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 11 5 Mode Selection Pa ge The first step in using T600 is selecting the operating mode. The default operating mode is AP Router Mode. To view the web page for the device, open a web browser and enter " 192.168.1.1 " (default IP address of the device) on the address bar. The defau lt username is &qu[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 12 to reboot T600, and then click the AP Router: Setup button. Figure 5.2 and Table 5.1 describe the basic AP Router Mode setup options. Click the Apply button to app ly the settings, and a status page will appear. Click the Cancel button to return to the Mode Selection page. Figure 5.2 AP Router Mode Setup [...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 13 5.1.1 A P Router Mode - Security Configuration To enable security, select the desired security mode (WEP or WPA) in the AP Router Mode setup page (Figure 5.2) and click the Setup button to enter the configuration page. 5.1.1.1 WEP Configuration Page Figure 5.3 and Table 5.2 detail the WEP configuration pa[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 14 Figure 5.4 AP Router Mode - WPA Configuration Page Table 5.3 AP Router Mode - WPA Configuration Field Description Authentication Use PSK (Pre - Shared Keys) authentication only. Data Encryption TKIP data encryption. Passphrase WPA key provided by the user. Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase fi[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 15 Table 5.4 AP Router Mode - Advanced Settings Field Description Beacon Interval Beacon interval (milliseconds). RTS Threshold RTS threshold. DTIM Interval DTIM interval. Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g Protection (RTS/C TS) mode off. Transmit Rate Select transmit rate: Auto (Default) or a fixe[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 16 Figure 5.6 A P Router Mode - Access Filter Page Table 5.5 AP Router Mode - Access Filter Settings Field Description MAC Filtering Enable/Disable MAC filtering mode. Filter Mode Allow or deny clients listed in MAC addresses to access T600. Filter List Up to 32 MAC a ddresses can be listed. MAC addresses Li[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 17 Figure 5.7 Repeater Mode Setup Page Table 5.6 Repeater Mode Setup Options Field Description Parent MAC Address MAC address of Parent AP/Router/Repeater to which this Repeater is connected. Child MAC Address MAC address of the Child Repeater connected to this Repeater. Mode Select 802.11b, 802.11g or Mixed[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 18 l To set up the Repeater, the user must enter the MAC address of the Parent AP/Router/Repeater which this Repeater is connected in the Parent MAC Address field. l To link an additional repeater, the user must enter the MAC address of the additional repeater in the Child MAC Address field. 5.2.1 Repeater M[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 19 Data Encryption TKIP data encryption. Passphrase WPA key. Group Re - K ey Time Group Re - Key interval (seconds). 5.2.2 Repeater Mode - Advanced Settings Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advance Settings: Setup button in the Repeater Mode setup page (Figure 5.7). The Advanced Settings pag[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 20 The Repeater Mode Access Filter page is identical to the one for AP Router Mode. Refer to Figure 5.6, "AP Router Mode - Access F ilter Page" for the details. Table 5.10 details the options. Table 5.10 Repeater Mode - Access Filter Settings Field Description MAC Filtering Enable/Disable MAC filte[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 21 Field Description Remote Bridge MAC address of the remote bridge to which this bridge is connected. Mode S elect 802.11b, 802.11g or Mixed mode. Domain Select domain. Different domain use different channel. Channel Select the RF channel. Default: Channel 6. Security Select Disable (Default) or WEP. Select[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 22 Figure 5.10 P2P Mode - Advanced Settings Page Table 5.13 P2P Mode - Advanced Settings Field Description RTS Threshold RTS threshold. DTIM Interval DTIM interval. Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g Protection (RTS/CTS) mode off. Transmit Rate Select transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate. Preamble T[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 23 Figure 5.11 PMP Mode Setup Page Table 5.14 PMP Mode Setup Options Field Description Remote Bridge 1 - 6 MAC address of the remote bridge to which this bridge is connected. Mode Select 802.11b, 802.11g or Mixed mode. Domain Select domain. Different domain use different channel. Channel Select RF channel. D[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 24 5.4.1.1 WEP Configuration Page The PMP Mode WEP Configuration page is identical to the one for AP Router Mode. Refer to Figure 5.3, "AP Router Mode - WEP Configuration Page" for the details. Table 5.1 5 details the options. Table 5.15 PMP Mode - WEP Configuration Field Description WEP Length Sel[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 25 Field Description RTS Threshold RTS threshold. DTIM Interval DTIM interval. Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g Protection (RTS/CTS) mode off. Transmit Rate Select transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate. Preamble Typ e Select: Short preamble, Long preamble or Auto. 5.5 Client Mode Setup Page To conf[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 26 MAC Cloning Mode Enable MAC Cloning Mode. Clones all the MAC addresse s of devices connected to the Ethernet (wired) port to a single MAC address sent out wirelessly to an AP or Repeater. SSID Wireless Network Name. You can enter it directly in this field or click the Site Survey button to select one from[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 27 Join Select a wireless network, and then click the Join button to connect the client bridge with the selected AP/node or Ad - Hoc network. Close Close the Site Survey page. 5.5.2 Client Mode - Security Configuration To enable security, select the desired security mode (WEP or WPA) in the Client Mode setup[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 28 5 .5.2.2 WPA Configuration Page Figure 5.16 and Table 5.20 detail the WPA configuration for Client Mode. Figure 5.16 Client Mode - WPA Configuration Page Table 5.20 Client Mode - WPA Configuration Field Description Authentication Method Use PSK (Pre - Sha red Keys) authentication only. Data Encryption TKI[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 29 6 Status Page The Status page reports relevant status information for the device for both Ethernet and wireless interfaces. Figure 6.1 shows the Status page for AP Router Mode, and Figure 6.2 shows the Status page for Repeater Mode. Figure 6.3 shows the Status page for P2P Mode. The Status page for PMP Mo[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 30 Figure 6.2 Repeater Mode - Status Page[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 31 Figure 6.3 P2P Mode - Status Page[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 32 Figure 6.4 Client Mode - Status Page[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 33 7 Admin Page Figure 7.1 shows the Admin page for AP Router Mode. Figure 7.2 shows the Admin page for Repeater Mode. The Admin page for P2P Mode, PMP Mode and Client Mode displays the mode of T600 in the Currently Runni ng status bar but are otherwise identical to the Admin page for Repeater Mode. The Admi[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 34 Figure 7.2 Repeater Mode - Admin Page Table 7.1 Admin Page Field Description FW Version Displays the firmware version and the build date. FW Upgrade To upgrade the firmware, click the Browse button and select the image file. Click Apply to upgrade. New Username To modify the username, enter the new userna[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 35 8 LAN Page The AP Router Mode's LAN page, shown in Figure 8.1, allows the user to set the IP address of T600. Figure 8.1 AP Router Mode - LAN Page Table 8.1 AP Router Mode - LAN Page Options Field Description IP Address Set the IP address of T600. NOTE : To configure T600, the user must access T600 f[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 36 Figure 8.2 Repeater Mode - LAN Page The LAN page f or P2P Mode and PMP Mode displays the mode of T600 in the Currently Running status bar but are otherwise identical to the Admin page for Repeater Mode. The LAN page configurations for Repeater Mode, P2P Mode and PMP Mode are identical to AP Router Mode; p[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 37 Figure 8.3 Client Mode - LAN Page CAUTION : Selecting the Automatic IP option is not advised unless the user has direct access to the device that provides the IP address. Be sure to know how to distinguish the IP address of T600 from that of a connected device before selecting this option. This is importa[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 38 NOTE : To configure T600, the user must access T600 from a PC that is on the same subnet. Subnet Mask Allow the user to specify a subnet mask. Default: 255.255.255.0. Gateway Allow the user to specify a gateway. Default: 0.0.0.0.[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 39 9 Other Page 9.1 WAN Page Only AP Router Mode has WAN page, shown in Figure 9.1. The WAN page allows user to set Protocol, IP address, and so on. Table 9.1 details the options. Figure 9.1 AP Router Mode - WAN Page Table 9.1 AP Router Mode - WAN P age Options Field Description Protocol Setting the method t[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 40 DNS Server 1 - 2 The address of DNS server. PPPoE Username, Password Set dialup's username and password of PPPoE. Network Operator supplies the usernam e and password. 9.2 Forward Page Only AP Router Mode has Forward page, shown in Figure 9.2.[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 41 Figure 9.2 AP Router Mode - Forward Page Table 9.2 AP Router Mode - Forward Page Options Field Description Port Forward Forward the data package sent from WA N port to T600 to the specified port of the computer with specified IP address. DMZ Forward all data package sent from WAN port to T600 to the speci[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 42 10 Specifications Table 10.1 Specifications Item Description Compatible Standard IEEE 802.3 10BASE - T IEEE 802.3u 100BASE - TX 802.11b/ g Network Interface One 10/100Mbps up - link interface (RJ45 type) 802.11 b/ g wireless LAN interface LED Power , W ireless, Ethernet Antenna One built - in circular pol[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 43 Appendix A: FAQ 1. Why the wirele ss network card used AES encryption cannot be connected when I use WPA - PSK security mode ？ Answer: T600 support TKIP encryption only and cannot support AES encryption When use WPA - PSK security mode. 2. When I upgrade T600 firmware through wireless network card, T600[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 44 Appendix B: Contact Netac Netac Technology Co., Ltd. 6F, Incuba tor Building, China Academy or Science & Tech Development, No.1 High - tech South St, Shenzhen, China 518057 Tel: +86 - 755 - 26727800 , 26727 449 ( English ) Fax: +86 - 755 - 26727610, 26727620 Website: http://www.netac.com Email: sales@[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 45 Appendix C: Glossary 802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN technology. 802.11b An extension to 802.11 that applies to WLANS and provides 11 Mbps transmission ra te in the 2.4GHz band. 802.11b use only DSSS. 802.11g An extension to 802.11 that applies to WLANS and provides 54 Mbp[...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 46 CCK Complementary Code Keying . CTS/RTS Clear to Send/Request to Send . T hey are two special administrant data frame, a protecting mechanism to avoid the conflict in WLAN. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol . DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum . DSSS is one of two types of spread spectrum radio. [...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 47 LAN Local Area Network . MAC Media Access Control . Mbps Megabits Per Sec ond . OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing . OSI Open System Interconnect . P2P Point - to - Point. PMP Point - to - Multipoint. QoS Quality of Service . RF Radio Frequency. RJ - 45 Ethernet Interface of A type. WAN Wide [...]

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    Netac AirTrack T600 Mini Wireless Router 48 WLAN Wireless Local Area Network . WPA Wi - Fi Protected Access[...]