Airlink101 AR550W3G manual

Wireless N 150 3G/3.75G T ravel Router Model # AR5 50W3G User ’ s Manual V er . 1A[...]

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T able of Conten t s CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT INFORMA TION .............................................................................................................1 1.1 I NTRODUCTI ON AND SAF E TY INF ORMA TION .........................................................................................................1 1.2 S AF ETY I NFORMA T ION ......[...]

3.3.2 W ir eless Modem S tatus ..............................................................................................................................59 3.3.3 W ir eless S tatus ........................................................................................................................................... 60 3.3.4 S tatistics Info[...]

1 Chapter 1 P rod uct Informa tion 1.1 Introduction and safety informat ion Thank you for purch asing Airlink10 1® W ireless N 150 3G/3.75G T rav el Rou ter , AR550W 3G . This slim an d comp act travel router assists y ou to set up a wireless network using your 3G/3 .75G USB modem where 3 G Internet se rvice is available. W hen the 3G/3.75G USB mo[...]

2 1.2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users a nd your properties, please follow the f ollowing safety instruct ions: 1. This route r is designed for indoor u se only; DO NOT place this router outdoor . 2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this router in the car in su[...]

3 1.3 System Requirements • Internet connect ion provided by 3G/3.75 G USB modem • Computer with 2.4GHz 802.1 1 b/g/n wireless n etwork card • Web browser ( Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, Mo z illa Firef ox 1.0 o r above, o r Safari web browser) • An available AC power sock et (100 – 240V , 50/60Hz) or two available US B ports [...]

4 1.5 Hardware Overview A. Hardwar e Configuration Interface Description Power Switch Switch On/Off the Power . Push the button and hold for 1 second to activate W P S procedure. W PS/Reset Push the bu tton and hold for 6 se conds to reset the ro uter to factory default .[...]

5 B. Hood A ssembly C. LED Indic ators LED color Description Blue 3G/3.75G is o n 3G (USB) Flashing Blue Data access Blue W LAN is on Flashing Blue Data access W ireless Quickly Flashing Blue W PS activated[...]

6 Chapter 2 C onfi gure the R outer This chapte r provides instructions to inst all a nd configure the 3G T ravel Router . Please follow the steps below to se t up the Internet and wireless connection. Step 1 Make sure power switch is switched to OFF . Step 2 Plug your 3G/3.75G USB Modem into the USB port on Router . Step 3 Connect the Power cord t[...]

7 B) Use USB Ca ble: Connect the provided USB ca ble to t he mini USB pow er jack, and plug the other end to 2 USB ports on your PC or Lap top. Note: it’s mandatory to connect both USB connecto rs at one end of the supplie d USB power ca ble to the computer . Power supply is not sufficient for the device to operate p roperly if only one USB conne[...]

8 Step 5 Connect to the Router from your Laptop/PC by wireless. The defau lt SSID is “Airlink101”. Windows 7 / Vist a Users: Click on th e wireless icon on the system tra y , select ‘ Airlink101 ’ from the available wireless net works, and click on Connect . Windows XP Users: Right click on th e wireless icon on the system t ray , and go to[...]

9 Step 6 Inse rt the Setup CD into your CD-ROM d rive. The Autorun screen will pop up. Note: If the aut orun screen does not com e up properly, go to My Comp uter  Explore the CD Drive  g o to EZW izard folder, then run EZ W izard.exe. You can skip Step 7 and go to Step 8. Windows 7 / Vista Users : W hen you get warning message(s), ma ke sure[...]

10 Step 8 Selec t language then c lick “Next” to continue. Step 9 Click o n Wizard .[...]

1 1 Step 10 Click Next to start the EZ Setup W iz ard. Step 1 1 Conf igure the SSID (wireless net work name, i.e. myHome), Channel, Secu rity mode and Key for this router . It is suggested to select WP A 2-PSK for be st wireless security . Enter 8~63 characters into Key . Click Next .[...]

12 Step 12 Select the WA N type. If you are connecting your 3G US B modem to the route r , please click on 3G . Step 13 Select A uto -Detection and let the wizard d etect your 3G modem ’ s setting automatically or select Manua l and e nte r the 3G settin gs: Country , T elecom, 3G Network, PIN code, APN, Dialed Number , Username and Pass word. Y [...]

13 Step 14 V e rify the settings you have conf igured. Click Next to save the settings and reboot the ro uter . This will take about 30 seconds. Step 15 Reconnect to the route r from your wireless compu ter with the new settings (SSID, secu rity key) that you configured in S t ep 1 1. Click Next .[...]

14 Note: Make s ure your wireless com puter is connected back to the Route r with the new SSID and Security Key . Step 16 Click Next to test the Internet Connection, or you can ignore the te st; just open the Internet bro wser and verify if you are connected to the Inte rnet.[...]

15 If you canno t connect to the Internet, p lease go to 4.2 T rouble shooting . Step 17 Click Finish . Congratulations! Y ou r router configur ation has been finis hed.[...]

16 Chapter 3 U sing Web Config uration Utilit y The Web Configuration Utility contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to mee t your network’s needs s uch as: Access Co ntrol, Security and o ther functions. If you have already gone throu gh the EZ Setup W izard, you do NOT need to configure any oth er thing here for you t[...]

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18 3.1 Wizard Select W izard and click Enter after logging in to the route r and start the basic configuratio n. It is also located on the top menu bar. If you have gone th rough the EZ Setup W izard on the provided CD, you ma y skip this section. Click Next to s tart the Setup W iz ard.[...]

19 Step 1 Change System Password. En ter the current pass word, new password and reconfirm the new password. (The defau lt password is ‘admin’. ) If you do not wish to change the password, please leave all f ields blank. Click Next . Step 2 Select your T im e Zo ne from the drop down me nu and click Next .[...]

20 Step 3 Select 3G for WAN T ype if you are accessing the Interne t through your 3G USB modem. Select W i-Fi HotS pot if you want your router to connect to a W iFi network. Keep the LAN IP Address as ‘1 92.168.2.1 ’ or assign another one i f it is used by other device on your network. Step 4 Select “Auto Detect ion” for Dial-up P rofile, t[...]

21 Step 5 Keep the default SSI D (wireless network nam e) or change it to a desired name, so you can a lways recognize your local wireless network with it, f or example ‘myHome ’. Select a chan nel number for your wireless network. Click Ne xt . Step 6 Set up W irel ess Se curity for your router . It is recomme nded to select W P A -PSK/ W P A2[...]

22 Note: It is sugg ested to write down the securit y settings (Authentication, Encr y ption and Ke y) you configured for the Router on a piece of pape r and keep it for you to add more w ireless device to your network i n the future. Step 7 V erify the information you have conf igured. If everything is correct, click Apply Settings . Wai t fo r 40[...]

23 3.2 Advanced Settings Click on Adv ance d on the top men u bar to enter the advance d settings. 3.2.1 Basic Setting s Y ou can co nfigure LAN, Internet connection type, w ireless settings and system password for the router h ere.[...]

24 3.2.1.1 Netwo rk Se tup You can conf igure the IP address of your router, and the Internet connection settings. LAN Setup Parameter Description LAN IP Address The local IP address of this router. Y ou can c hange it if necessar y . Subnet M ask Insert 255.25 5.255.0 f or your LAN segm ent. Internet Se tup The Inte rnet Setup section a llows you [...]

25 Parameter Description Dial-Up Prof ile Please select Auto-Detection or Manual t o c ontinue. Y ou can Select “ Auto-D etection”, and t he Utility w ill tr y to detect an d configure the require d 3G ser vice settings autom aticall y. O r you can se lect “ Manual” and manua lly fill in the r equired 3G s ervice settings prov ided b y your[...]

26 Account Enter the new Us er Nam e for your 3G m odem here, you can obtain this inform ation from your 3G I SP . Passw ord Enter the new Pass word for your 3G modem here, you can obt ain this inform ation from your 3G ISP . Authenticat ion Choose your authenticat ion, you can obtain this inform ation from your 3G ISP . Primary DN S This f eature [...]

27 iBurst WA N Type: The inf ormation on this page will only be used when your ser vice provider requires an account and Pass word to connect to the iBurst network. Parameter Description Account Enter the User Nam e f or your USB m odem here. Y ou c an obtain this inform ation from your ISP . Passw ord Enter the passwor d for your USB m odem here. [...]

28 Service Nam e This is opti onal. Input th e service name if your ISP requires it . Otherwise, you can le ave it bla nk. Assign IP A ddres s This is opti onal. Input th e IP address you wish to us e. Maxim um T ransmission Unit (MT U) Most ISP offers MTU value to users . The default MT U value is 0 (auto). NA T Disab le Check this box to disa ble[...]

29 Step 2 After finish sea rching, you will see a list of available APs in your environm ent. Y ou can select the one you wish to connec t and click Select, o r click Refresh button to search a gain. Step 3 Enter the Presha re Key of the re mote HotS pot y ou just selected if it is required. Click Save to save th e settings.[...]

30 Step 4 Click Reboot button to restart the router and ne w settings will take ef fect .[...]

31 3.2.1.2 DHCP Server This page a llows you to configure the DHCP se ttings for your rou ter. Parameter Description DHCP Server Select Dis able or Ena ble the DHCP ser ver . IP Pool S tarting/Endin g Address W henever there is a req uest f rom a wireles s client, th e DHCP server will aut om atically allocate a n unused IP address f rom the IP add[...]

32 Primary W INS/Secon dary WINS This is optional. This featur e allows you to assign a W INS Server . Gatew ay This is opti onal. Gate way addr ess wou ld be the IP add ress of an alternate Rou ter . Client List Click on Cl ient List to view DHCP clients. Fixed M apping Click on Fixed Mapping to ass ign fixed IP addres s to a spec ific client acco[...]

33 Enable Check /Uncheck the Enable box to enable/d isable the s ettings of each m apping rule. Previous / N ext Y o u can set up to 100 f ixed m apping rules f or this rou ter . Click Previous or N ext to reac h the pre vious or next 10 e ntries. Click Save to sa ve the settings you mad e.[...]

34 3.2.1.3 Wireless You can set parameters that are use d for wireless clients to conn ect to this router. The parameters inclu de SSID, Channe l Number, Encryption et c. Parameter s Default Description T ransmit Pow er 100% Selec t the level of transm it po wer . T he higher transm it power cons um es more power but provides better sig nal strengt[...]

35 channel of th e HotS pot. Wireless M ode B/G/N Mixed Please se lect wireles s mode f rom one of the following options: B Only: 2.4GH z band, o nl y allows 802.1 1 b wirel ess network c lient to connec t this r outer (m aximum transfer rate 1 1 Mbps*). G Only: 2.4G Hz band, o nly allo ws 802.1 1 g wirel ess network c lient to connec t this r oute[...]

36 Configuring WEP Encryption Note: IEEE802.11n only supports W PA2 or W PA-PSK AES encryption. If y ou use WEP as your encryption, wireless data rate will drop to 54Mbps (802.11g standard ). Authentication : Select Open, Shared or Aut o Encr y ption : Select W E P WEP Ke y 1~4 : Select a W EP Key you wish to use HEX/ASCII : Select HE X or ASCI I. [...]

37 WPS Setup The AR550W 3G W i reless N 150 3G/3 .75G Travel Router h as a built-in Easy Set up Button (W PS) which allows you to connect your wireless com puter with the ro uter easily and safe ly. Your wireless adapte r must support this featu re as well. If not, you will need to set up the wireless se curity manually and you can skip this se cti[...]

38 Step 4 The Router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapte r w hich will take about 30 se conds. When you see th e wi ndo w sim ila r to t he on e be low, the co nnection has been established. T o configure the W PS settings of the router , click on W ireless on the left menu bar and then click on WPS Setup button.[...]

39 Parameter s Description WPS Select Enable or Disable W PS function. AP PIN This is the W PS PIN cod e of this wireless r outer. T his code is useful when you need t o build wireless conn ection b y W PS with other W PS -enabled wireless devices using PIN. Config M ode There are “Regis trar” and “ Enrollee” m odes f or the WPS connection.[...]

40 PIN Code: Select PIN Code and input the code of the wireless client you w ish to conn ect in the bl ank next to it, and c lick ‘ Trigger ’ button belo w. The “W LAN” LED on th e wireless router will be blink ing quick ly when th is wireless r outer is tr ying to establish wireless c onnection with the cl ient. WPS Statu s It displays if [...]

41 3.2.1.4 Chang e Pas sword You can cha nge the password required to log into the Router’s web configuration u tility. The default pass word is “admin”. It is suggested to change the admin istrator’s defau lt password as s oon as you start to use th e Router, and store it in a safe place. The password con sists of 0 to 9 alphanume ric char[...]

42 3.2.2 Securit y Setti ngs This f unction allows you to configure so me Internet acce ss rules f or your local compute rs based on the IP address, MAC address, URL or keywords. 3.2.2.1 Pack et Filter ing If you want to restrict users from acce ssing certain Internet app lications/services (e.g. Internet website s, email, FTP etc.) b y their IP ad[...]

43 Parameter s Description Outbo und Packet Filte r Check /uncheck Enable to enab le/disab le the Pack et Filtering. Allow / Den y all to pass except Please se lect “Allo w” or “Den y” to decide th e beha vior of pack et those match t he follow ing rules filtering table. If you select A llo w , all traffic will be allow ed except the Source[...]

44 IP addresses. Port Please inp ut the port num ber here. Y ou c an define a s ingle port (80) or a ra nge of ports (10 00-1999). A dd pr efix "T" or "U" to specif y TCP or UDP protoc ol, for exam ple, T80, U53, U2000-299 9. No pref ix indicates both TCP and UDP are define d. Leaving this f ield bla nk indic ates all ports. Ena[...]

45 3.2.2.2 URL Blocki ng You can block access to certain website s or web contents f rom local PCs by entering a full URL addre ss or just keywords. Th is feature can he lp parents to manage the Inte rnet usage fo r their children (i.e. Parenta l Control). Parameter Description URL Blocking Check/Unchec k Enable to enable/disa ble URL Blocking. URL[...]

46 3.2.2.3 MAC C ontrol This funct ion will help you to prevent unau thorized users from connecting to your wireless route r. Only those network de vices with the MAC add resses you specifie d here are allowed t o access your wireless router. You can use this fun ction with other security measures described in previous section together to enhan ce [...]

47 or denies wireless as sociation f rom client s whose MAC addresses ar e not in t he table. DHCP Clients Select a DHC P client from the drop d own list. Se lect an ID number and click Copy T o . The c lient’ s M AC addres s will b e copied to the ID you selected; you do not nee d to ent er it manually . M A C Address Input a MAC address in the [...]

48 3.2.2.4 Misc ellaneo us Parameter s Description Administrato r Time-ou t The s ystem will log out t he adm inistrator after no activity for a period of tim e. Y ou m ay set the tim e-out period to zero to d isable this feature. Remote Administrator Ho st: Port This f eature enables you to perf orm adm inistration task from rem ote host. If this [...]

49 3.2.3 A dvanc ed Sett ing This page allows you to set up system log and time settings.[...]

50 3.2.3.1 Syst em Log Y ou ca n enable this function to log all important system events for your router . This page supports two methods to e xport system logs to spec ific destination by means of syslog (UDP) and S MTP ( TCP). Parameter s Description IP address for s yslogd Host IP of destinat ion where s ystem log will be sent to. Check Enable t[...]

51 Email Subje ct The subj ect of em ail alert, this setting is op tional. View Log Click View Log to view all s ystem logs. Email Log Now Click Em ail Log Now to em ail log to the account you s et up now . Click on Sa ve after y ou finished all settin gs.[...]

52 3.2.3.2 Syst em Time S pecify correct T i me Zone for your router is ve ry important. It will reflect to the events in system logs. Parameter Description Time Zone Y o u can se lect your local tim e zone her e. The router wil l sync time acc ording to your t im e zone selection. Auto-Synch ronization Chec k Enab le to synchr onize s y st em time[...]

53 3.2.4 T oolbox The Toolbo x page allows you to view system logs, upgrad e firmware, save/reloa d configuratio n settings, reset fa ctory default settings, reboot the router, configure UPnP setting, and pe rform ping test.[...]

54 3.2.4.1 Syst em Info Y ou ca n view , download , and clear the s ystem logs stored in the router here.[...]

55 3.2.4.2 Firmw are U pgrade To upgrade t he firmware for the Rout er, you need to do wnload the firmware file f rom www.airlink101. com/support/ and save it to your local hard disk first. You may need to unzip it if it is a .zip file. Click on Brows e to select the f irmware you just downloaded /unzipped, then click Upgrade to start the upgrade p[...]

56 3.2.4.3 Back up Set ting Y ou ca n save the router ’s configuratio n settings to your loca l hard disk by clicking on Backup Settin g and save it as a .bin f ile. Once you need to restore the settings, p lease go to Firmware Up grade page and load the .bin file you saved. 3.2.4.4 Rese t to De fault T o restore the router settings t o factory d[...]

57 3.2.4.5 Reboo t T o reboot the route r , click on Rebo ot, and you will be promp ted: Click OK to continue or Cancel to e xit. 3.2.4.6 Misc ellaneo us Parameter Description UPnP Setting Check to enable UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) setti ng. Y ou can view this rout er from “Network Places” after enab ling UPn P . Domain Nam e or IP A ddre [...]

58 3.3 S tatus The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use t he Status page to monitor: the Internet conne ction, W irel ess, 3G/3.5G Modem status, and the statistics information of the Router .[...]

59 3.3.1 S ystem St atus Y ou ca n view the status of current Inte rnet connection. 3.3.2 Wireless M odem St atus Y ou ca n view the informa tion of your 3G USB mod em.[...]

60 3.3.3 Wireless Status Y ou ca n view the W ireless LAN status of your router , including SSID (the name of your wireless net work), Channel numb er , and Security . 3.3.4 St atistics Inf ormatio n Y ou ca n view the statistics information of your rou ter , in cluding inbound and outbo und packets.[...]

61 Chapter 4 T r oublesho oting If you found the router is working imprope rly or stop respondin g to you, before you contact your dealer of purcha se for help, please read th is troubleshooting first. Som e problems can be solved by yourself within very short time . Scenario Solution Router is not responding to me when I want to acce ss it by web [...]

62 router again if you use 3G service to a ccess Internet. e. T ry to reset the router and try again later . I can’t locate m y router by my wireless client a. A re you too far from your rout er? T ry to get closer . b. ‘SSID Broadca st’ set to disable? c. Please remem ber that you have to in put SSID on your wireless client manually , if SSI[...]

63 Appendix A - Hardwar e Specification St andards • IEEE 802.1 1b / g / n Frequenc y Range • 2.4GHz Interface • 3G USB adap ter slot • Reset / W PS Button • Power Switch On/O ff • Mini USB Po wer Jack Antenna • 1 PIF A Internal Antenna Wireless W A N T y pe • 3G/3.75G ( W CDMA,HSDP A,HSUP A, CDMA2000 ,EV -DO) • PPPoE (for iB urst[...]

64 T echnical Suppo rt E-mail: support@ airlink101.com T oll Free: 1 -888-746-3238 Website: www .airlink 101.com * The AR5 50W 3G m ay not support a ll 3G/3.75G U SB modem , please go to w ww .airlink 101.com to check the com patibility list. *Theoretica l max imum wireless signal rate der ived fr om IEEE stan dard 802. 11 specif ications. Actu al [...]