Page 3 - User Guide; CheetahAccess; TM; Wireless Gateway
User Guide CheetahAccess TM Wireless Gateway 10/100 Mbps Wireless Gateway with 3 10/100 Mbps (RJ-45) Ethernet LAN ports,and 1 10Mbps (RJ-45) WAN Port
Page 5 - Limited Warranty; Accton Technology Corporation
Limited Warranty Accton Technology Corporation Limited Warranty: Accton warrants all is products to be free of manufacturing defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the applicable warranty term. All Accton products carry a standard 90-day limited warranty from the dat...
Page 7 - Contents; Configuring Client PCs
Contents i Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 About the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 1-1 Features and Benefits 1-1 Applications 1-2 Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Package Contents 2-1 Description of Hardware 2-1 System Requirements 2-4 Connect the System 2-4 Basic Installation Procedure 2-4 Attac...
Page 9 - Chapter 1: Introduction; About the CheetahAccess; interface (supporting up to 128 mobile users)
1-1 Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the CheetahAccess™ Wireless Gateway. Accton is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (wired or wireless LAN) to the Internet. For those who want to surf the Internet ...
Page 10 - Introduction; Applications
Introduction 1-2 • Supports PPP dial-in connection using standard dial-up program• Easy setup through a Web browser on any operating system that supports TCP/IP• Compatible with all popular Internet applications Applications Many advanced applications are provided by the CheetahAccess Wireless Gatew...
Page 11 - • Security
Applications 1-3 • Security The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway supports security features that can deny Internet access to specified users, or filter all requests for specific services the administrator does not want to serve. The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway’s firewall can also block common hacke...
Page 13 - Chapter 2: Installation; Before installing the CheetahAccess; Package Contents; . The CheetahAccess Wireless; Description of Hardware
2-1 Chapter 2: Installation Before installing the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway, verify that you have all the items listed under “Package Contents.” If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local Accton distributor. Also be sure that you have all the necessary cabling before insta...
Page 14 - Installation; Item
Installation 2-2 Although access speed to the Internet is determined by the modem type connected to your CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway, data passing between devices connected to your local area network can run up to 100 Mbps over the Fast Ethernet ports. The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway includes ...
Page 15 - Warning
Description of Hardware 2-3 • Three RJ-45 ports for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). These ports can auto- negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mode to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X (i.e., allowing these ports to be connected to...
Page 16 - System Requirements; Basic Installation Procedure; Connect the LAN; : You can connect the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway to; Connect the WAN; : Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting the
Installation 2-4 System Requirements You must have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that meets the following minimum requirements: • Internet access from your local telephone company or ISP using an xDSL modem, Cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN analog modem. You may also have access over the telephone...
Page 17 - Connect the System; Connect your printer; : Use standard parallel printer cable to connect your; Power on; : Connect the power adapter to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway.; Figure 2-2. Connecting the CheetahAccess; Attach to Your Network Using Ethernet Cabling
Connect the System 2-5 Prepare a serial cable for connecting the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway to an ISDN TA or PSTN modem. 3. Connect your printer : Use standard parallel printer cable to connect your printer to the printer port on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. 4. Power on : Connect the powe...
Page 18 - Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals
Installation 2-6 Warning: Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. This may damage the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. Instead, use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. Notes: 1. Use 100-ohm shielded or unshielded twisted-pair cable with RJ-4...
Page 19 - CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway.; ISP
Connect the System 2-7 CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure: Figure 2-4. Making WLAN Connections Attach the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway to the Internet I...
Page 20 - Connect the CheetahAccess; Verify Port Status; LED
Installation 2-8 Note: When connecting to the WAN port, use 100-ohm Category 3, 4 or 5 shielded or unshielded twisted-pair cable with RJ-45 connectors at both ends for all connections. Connect the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway to a Printer If you connect a printer to the CheetahAccess Wireless Ga...
Page 21 - Chapter 3: Configuring Client PCs; To access the Internet through the CheetahAccess; Printer Client Installation
3-1 Chapter 3: Configuring Client PCs TCP/IP Configuration To access the Internet through the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway, you must configure the network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. The default network settings for the C...
Page 23 - Wireless Gateway. The CheetahAccess Wireless; Navigating the Web Browser Interface
4-1 Chapter 4: Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, you can use a Web browser to configure the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway. The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway can be configured by any Java-supported browser including Internet Ex...
Page 24 - Setting a Password; Main Menu; Menu
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-2 Setting a Password If this is your first time to access the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway, you should define a new Administrator password, record it and put it in a safe place. From the Main Menu, select “Setup,” then “Change Password” and follow...
Page 26 - Networking and Client Services; Change Password
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-4 Networking and Client Services Use the Setup menu to configure the LAN interface (including TCP/IP parameters for the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway’s gateway address and DHCP address pool for dynamic client address allocation), the WAN connection...
Page 27 - Set Time Zone
Networking and Client Services 4-5 Use this menu to restrict management access based on a specific password. You must enter a password to access the configuration options provided by the menus. By default, there is no password. So, please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, a...
Page 28 - WAN Configuration
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-6 Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods. The first three fields are the network portion, and can be from 0–255, while the last field is the host portion and can be from 1–254. However, remember not to include the gateway ad...
Page 29 - Dynamic IP Address – DHCP
Networking and Client Services 4-7 Dynamic IP Address – DHCP The Host Name is optional, but may be required by some ISPs. The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s physical interface on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. Use this address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it...
Page 30 - PPP over Ethernet – PPPoE
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-8 PPP over Ethernet – PPPoE Enter the PPPoE user name and password assigned by your ISP. The Service Name is normally optional, but may be required by some providers. Dial-up on Demand – Modem If you are accessing the Internet via an ISDN TA or PSTN...
Page 31 - Check if you only use a dial-up modem to connect to the Internet.; DNS Configuration
Networking and Client Services 4-9 Check if you only use a dial-up modem to connect to the Internet. – If the serial port is used for primary Internet access, then mark this item. - Auto Backup – Click on “Enabled” for automatically dialing up when the primary WAN link fails. Note: If not marked, th...
Page 32 - Wireless Configuration; Channel and SSID
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-10 Wireless Configuration To configure the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway as a wireless access point for wireless clients (either stationary or roaming), all you need to do is define the radio channel, the domain identifier, and encryption options. ...
Page 34 - Configuring Client Services; Firewall Protection
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-12 Configuring Client Services The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway includes a broad range of client services, including firewall protection, network address translation, virtual server, connection support for special applications, and restricted Inte...
Page 35 - Virtual Server
Networking and Client Services 4-13 Virtual Server If you configure the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway as a virtual server, remote users accessing services such as Web or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured with private IP addres...
Page 36 - Enabling Special Applications
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-14 Enabling Special Applications Some applications (such as Internet gaming, videoconferencing, Internet telephony and others) require multiple connections. These applications cannot work with Network Address Translation (NAT) enabled. If you need t...
Page 37 - Client Filtering
Networking and Client Services 4-15 Client Filtering You can filter Internet access for local clients based on IP address, application type (i.e., HTTP port), and time of day. For example, this screen shows that clients in the address range 192.168.2.50-99 are permanently restricted from using FTP (...
Page 38 - MAC Filtering
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-16 MAC Filtering You can filter Internet access for local wired and wireless clients based on MAC address. MAC Address Control: Every client that connects to the network has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address on his or her Ethernet adapter....
Page 39 - The Association process is the exchange of information
Networking and Client Services 4-17 Association Control: The Association process is the exchange of information between wireless clients and a wireless access point to establish a link between them. A wireless client is capable of transmitting and receiving data to an access point only after the ass...
Page 40 - Miscellaneous Settings
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-18 Miscellaneous Settings The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway also allows you set a timeout for administrator access, prevent external PINGs from causing security problems, set up remote management, and configure a Virtual DMZ Host. Administrator Tim...
Page 41 - Viewing Network and Device Status; You can use the following screen to display; the connection status for the; The following items are included in this screen:
Viewing Network and Device Status 4-19 Viewing Network and Device Status You can use the following screen to display the connection status for the WAN/ WLAN/LAN interfaces, firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, as well as information on all DHCP clients ...
Page 42 - Using System Tools
Configuring the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 4-20 Using System Tools You can use the “Tools” menu to reboot the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway, restore factory settings, or update firmware. Note: If you use the “Reset” button on the front panel, the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway performs a powe...
Page 43 - Installing TCP/IP Protocol in Your PC; Click the “Add” button to add the network component to your PC.
5-1 Chapter 5: Configuring Client TCP/IP If you have not previously installed the TCP/IP protocol on your client PCs, refer to the following section. If you need information on how to configure a TCP/IP address on a PC, refer to “Setting TCP/IP to Work with the CheetahAccess™ Wireless Gateway” on pa...
Page 44 - Configuring Client TCP/IP; Setting TCP/IP to Work with the CheetahAccess
Configuring Client TCP/IP 5-2 5. Select the “Microsoft” item in the manufacturers list. And choose “TCP/IP” in the Network Protocols. Click the “OK” button to return to the Network window. 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click “OK” to complete the install procedure and r...
Page 45 - Dynamic IP Allocation via a DHCP Server
Setting TCP/IP to Work with the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 5-3 4. You can dynamically assign TCP/IP address settings to a client, or you can manually configure a client with address settings to meet your specific network requirements. (Note that the default IP address of the CheetahAccess Wire...
Page 46 - Manual IP Configuration
Configuring Client TCP/IP 5-4 Manual IP Configuration 1. Select “Specify an IP address” in the “IP Address” tab. Select an IP address based on the default network 192.168.2.X (where X is between 1 and 254), and use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask. 2. In the “Gateway” tab, add the IP address of the...
Page 47 - Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection; If the following messages appear:
Setting TCP/IP to Work with the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway 5-5 Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol and configuring an IP address in the same network with the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway, you can use the “Ping” command to check if your computer...
Page 49 - Chapter 6: Configuring Printer Services; If you want to use the print server built into the CheetahAccess; Install the Printer Port Monitor; Skip this section if you are using Unix.
6-1 Chapter 6: Configuring Printer Services If you want to use the print server built into the CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway, then you must first install the Port Monitor program as described in the following section for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. To configure the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway Pr...
Page 50 - Configuring Printer Services
Configuring Printer Services 6-2 2. Select the destination folder and click on the “Next” button. The setup program will then begin to install the programs into the destination folder. 3. Select the Program Folder that will contain the program icon for uninstalling the port monitor, and then click “...
Page 52 - Configure the Print Server; Follow the prompts to add a “Local printer” to your system.
Configuring Printer Services 6-4 Configure the Print Server The CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway’s print server supports Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and Unix. If you are using Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000, first install the port monitor as described in the previous section before adding the Cheetah...
Page 54 - From the “Start” menu, click “Settings,” and then select “Printers.”
Configuring Printer Services 6-6 5. Continue following the prompts to finish installing the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway print server. The printer type you specified will now be added to your “Printers” menu. 6. From the “Start” menu, click “Settings,” and then select “Printers.” 7. Choose the ins...
Page 55 - Select the “Ports” tab in the Properties window.
Configure the Print Server 6-7 8. Select the “Ports” tab in the Properties window. 9. Select the monitored port (the default port name is “AC-IG2004W”) and then click the “Configure Port” button. 10. Enter the IP address of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and click “OK,” and then click “Next” in ...
Page 56 - Configure the Network Printer in Windows NT; Add Printer
Configuring Printer Services 6-8 Configure the Network Printer in Windows NT 1. On a Windows NT platform, open the Printers window in the My Computer menu, and double-click the Add Printer icon. 2. Follow the prompts to add a local printer to your system. 3. Select the monitored port. The default po...
Page 57 - Configure the Network Printer in Unix Systems
Configure the Print Server 6-9 4. Enter the IP address of the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway and click “OK,” and then click “Next” in the Add Printer Wizard dialog box. 5. Specify the printer type attached to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway. 6. Continue following the prompts to finish installing ...
Page 59 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting; Wireless Gateway can be easily monitored
A-1 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions. The CheetahAccess ™ Wireless Gateway can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems. If you cannot resolve any connection problems after checking the indicators, t...
Page 60 - Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Chart
Troubleshooting A-2 Network Connection Problems Cannot ping the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway from the attached LAN, or the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway cannot ping any device on the attached LAN • Verify that IP addresses are properly configured. For most applications, you should use the Cheetah...
Page 61 - Ethernet Cable; Specifications; Wireless
B-1 Appendix B: Cables Ethernet Cable Specifications Twisted-pair Cable Caution: DO-NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have two pairs o...
Page 62 - Cables; Straight-through Cable; RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments; Crossover RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Cables B-2 Straight-through Cable Crossover Cable RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments All LAN ports on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway support automatic MDI/MDI-X configuration. This means that the pin signals in use will depend on whether the LAN port is operating in MDI or MDI-X mode. However, the WAN p...
Page 63 - Serial Port Pin Assignments; DB-9 Port Pin Assignments
Serial Port Pin Assignments B-3 Serial Port Pin Assignments The DB-9 serial port on the rear panel is used to connect the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway to an ISDN TA or PSTN modem. The pin assignments used to connect to this port are provided in the following tables. Figure B-2. DB-9 Serial Port Pi...
Page 64 - Serial Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC
Cables B-4 Serial Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Serial Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem Serial Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Gateway’s 9-Pin Serial Port CCITT Signal PC’s 9-Pin COM Port 1 DCD ----------- DCD ------------ 1 2 RXD <--------- TXD ------------ 3 3 TXD ----------- RXD ----------> 2 ...
Page 65 - Printer Port Pin Assignments; DB-25 Printer Port Pin Assignments; Pin
Printer Port Pin Assignments B-5 Printer Port Pin Assignments The DB-25 parallel port on the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway’s rear panel is used to connect the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway to a printer. When a printer is attached to this port, any PCs attached to the CheetahAccess Wireless Gateway...
Page 67 - Appendix C: Specifications; WAN Interface
C-1 Appendix C: Specifications WAN Interface 10BASE-T, 1 RJ-45 portSerial, 1 RS-232 DB-9 connector LAN Interface 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX3 RJ-45 ports WLAN Interface Standard: IEEE 802.11b, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)Transmission Rate: 11 Mbps, automatic fallback to 5.5, 2 or 1 MbpsMaximum Cha...
Page 68 - Web management
Specifications C-2 Management Web management Advanced Features Dynamic IP Address Configuration – DHCP, DNSFirewall – Client privileges, hacker prevention and logging, NATVirtual Private Network – PPTP, L2TP, IPSec pass-throughBackup Internet Connection – Dial-on-demand via secondary WAN port Print ...
Page 69 - Warranty; Limited Lifetime
C-3 C-Tick - AS/NZS 3548 (1995) Class BETS 300 328MPT RCR STD-33EN 61000-3-2/3 Immunity EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 Safety UL 1950EN60950 (TÜV)CSA 22.2 No. 950 Warranty Limited Lifetime
Page 71 - Appendix D: Ordering Information; CheetahAccessTM Internet Gateway Products
D-1 Appendix D: Ordering Information CheetahAccess™ Internet Gateway Products AC-IG1004 4-port Internet Gateway - WAN/LAN/Print Server AC-IG1008 8-port Internet Gateway - WAN/LAN/Print Server AC-IG2004W 4-port Wireless Gateway - WAN/LAN/WLAN/Print Server
Page 72 - Ordering Information
