Ericsson W25 - Manuals

Contents 5 PC Configuration 63 5.1 IP Settings 63 5.1.1 Obtain IP Settings Automatically 63 5.1.2 Configure Static IP Address 65 5.2 Wireless LAN Settings 65 5.2.1 Prepare the Wireless Client(s) 65 5.2.2 Install the Wireless LAN Interface 66 5.2.3 Configure Access to the Ericsson W25 66 5.3 Sharing ...

Introduction 1 Introduction This chapter describes the structure of this guide and gives a brief product overview. 1.1 Structure of this Guide This User’s Guide contains information that is needed to configure and manage the Ericsson W25 Fixed Wireless Terminal (FWT). The following chapters are incl...

Introduction 1.2 Product Overview The Ericsson W25 is an advanced small office and home router with wireless Internet access. The key benefits of the product are: • Wireless Broadband Services at Reliable High Speed The Ericsson W25 uses WCDMA/HSDPA radio access to provide high-speed data capabiliti...

Introduction 1.2.1 Indicators The Ericsson W25 is equipped with six status indicators located on the front panel of the unit. A general description of each indicator is provided in the following table (from top to bottom): Table 1 - Front Panel Indicators Text Status Description Green Red Unlit Main...

Battery 2 Battery The Ericsson W25 can be fitted with a rechargeable battery to provide redundancy in case of a power failure. When mains powered, the Ericsson W25 will keep the battery charged. Note: The battery is not fully charged when delivered. The charging time for an empty battery is about 4 ...

Telephony and Fax 3 Telephony and Fax The Ericsson W25 can be connected to a telephone and/or a fax via the Phone or Phone/fax outlet on the back of the Ericsson W25 unit. The telephony and the fax will work without any further configurations. The operator needs to support a fax function over IP. If...

Telephony and Fax that the voice service is activated and that it is possible to make phone calls. If the PIN is incorrect, you will hear the “PIN required” tone again. Repeat step 2. Note: If three attempts have been made with an incorrect PIN, the SIM card is blocked and you will hear a new tone, ...

Configuration and Management 4 Configuration and Management When the physical installation of the Ericsson W25 is finished (as described in the Quick Installation Guide ), the internal Web User Interface (WUI) is available for configuration and status control. This chapter provides detailed informat...

Configuration and Management The WUI is available in five languages; English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Click on corresponding country flag to change to the preferred language. The preconfigured login “User name” and “Password” is both user . You are recommended to change the password, se...

Configuration and Management 4.2 Overview The Overview page gives an overview of the settings on the Ericsson W25 as described below. Figure 6 - Overview page The Overview page provides the following functions: • The possibility to change password using the Change Password button in the upper right ...

Configuration and Management • The “NETWORK INFORMATION” section where the most important connection status information is collected. This information (among others) is also found on the Internet and LAN web pages respectively. Each page in the WUI also includes a Logout button (above the left-hand ...

Configuration and Management Events that generate an alarm are such that make it impossible to send or receive data, e.g. SIM card missing. If there are no alarms currently detected the text " No alarms detected " is displayed. If an alarm is detected, the Alarm indicator on the Ericsson W25...

Configuration and Management 4.3 Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard guides you step-by-step through the basic setup of the mobile network connection and optionally for the Wireless LAN access point. Note: Throughout the wizard web-pages, only enter details that you have received from your...

Configuration and Management Check the “Auto APN” option if you have not received any APN(s) from your service provider. In this case the APN is automatically configured based on information on the SIM card. If you have received APN(s) from your service provider, type the information in the correspo...

Configuration and Management Note: The wireless setup typically requires configuration of both the Ericsson W25 and the wireless clients. For more information about configuring wireless clients, see – Wireless LAN Settings . 5.2 4.3.2.1 Enable the Wireless LAN The Ericsson W25 is a WLAN Access Point...

Configuration and Management Figure 12 - Configuration Wizard Confirmation page To confirm the settings and close the Configuration Wizard, click the Finish button. You can use the Previous button to go back to previous pages and check your settings and/or make changes. If you click the Cancel butto...

Configuration and Management Select your country domain from the “Region” drop-down list. Click Next to proceed. 4.3.2.3 Channel Selection The maximum number of regulatory channels to use for wireless communication is 13. Available channels depend on which region that was selected in the previous st...

Configuration and Management Figure 15 – Wireless LAN: Network Name (SSID) page The network name is case-sensitive (distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters) and can be changed to any combination of numbers (0 – 9), letters (a – z), and hyphens (-) with a maximum length of 32 characters. ...

Configuration and Management Figure 16 – Wireless LAN: Authentication page Select one of the authentication methods from the “Authentication” drop-down list. The available options are as follows: • None ; f you select “None” as authentication method no client configuration is needed but be aware of ...

Configuration and Management 4.3.3.1 None If you select “None”, the last page of the wizard, where you can review and confirm your settings, is displayed: Figure 17 - Configuration Wizard Confirmation page To confirm the settings and close the Configuration Wizard, click the Finish button. You can u...

Configuration and Management Figure 18 – Wireless LAN: WEP (64 BIT) page Figure 19 – Wireless LAN: WEP (128 BIT) page Enter an encryption key in the “Encryption key” field. Click Next to proceed. 4.3.3.3 WPA/WPA2 Passphrase WPA and WPA2 authentication and encryption require a passphrase. Each device...

Configuration and Management A WPA or WPA2 passphrase is case sensitive and consists of between 8 and 63 optional characters. It is recommended that the passphrase contains at least 20 characters. Figure 20 – Wireless LAN: WPA page Figure 21 – Wireless LAN: WPA2 page Type a unique passphrase in the ...

Configuration and Management 4.3.4 Configuration Wizard Confirmation On the last page of the Configuration Wizard, the Internet and Wireless LAN settings are displayed: Figure 22 - Configuration Wizard - Confirm page To confirm the settings and close the Configuration Wizard, click the Finish button...

Configuration and Management 4.4 Internet The Internet web page includes status information and settings for the connection to the mobile network: Figure 23 - Internet page 28 5/1551-CRH 102 167 Uen Rev E 2008-02-15

Configuration and Management 4.4.1 Mobile Network Connection Details The Ericsson W25 connects to the UMTS (3G) network when it is available and uses the GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G) network as fallback. The following information is displayed regarding the connection to the mobile network: Table 7 - Mobile Ne...

Configuration and Management 4.4.2 Traffic Statistics The “TRAFFIC STATISTICS” section includes information about the following items: Table 8 - Traffic Statistics description Text Description The total size (and number) of transmitted/received data packets. Transmitted / Received The number of inva...

Configuration and Management automatically configured based on information on the SIM card. The 3G APN, which is a reference to the UMTS Internet access point on the service provider’s network. The APN usually has the format <name.service_provider.country>. APN (3G) The 2G APN, which is a refe...

Configuration and Management Type the PUK code in the “PUK” field and type a new PIN code in the “New PIN” and “Retype new PIN” fields. Click OK to save the settings. Note: If ten attempts have been made with an incorrect PUK, the SIM card is permanently blocked, and a new SIM card is required. 4.4....

Configuration and Management Figure 26 - Change PIN page Type the current and new PIN in the corresponding fields and click OK to save the settings. 4.4.4 Cellular Band Selection The “CELLULAR BAND SELECTION” section includes settings for manually selection of the frequency bands to use. Table 10 – ...

Configuration and Management 4.5 LAN The LAN (Local Area Network) page includes settings for the connections between the Ericsson W25 and other local devices, traffic statistics as well as status on the physical LAN ports. Figure 27 - LAN page 4.5.1 LAN IP Address The LAN IP address and subnet mask ...

Configuration and Management Table 11 - LAN page description Text Description The LAN IP address of the Ericsson W25. IP address The subnet mask, which determines the range of IP addresses on the subnet. Subnet mask The LAN IP address and subnet mask can be changed, but before you do this, consider ...

Configuration and Management Table 12 - DHCP Server configuration options Text Description Select this checkbox to enable the DHCP server. Enable DHCP server Note: If you already have a DHCP server on your network, you should disable this feature in the Ericsson W25. The IP addresses that can be ass...

Configuration and Management 4.5.3 Traffic Statistics The following information is displayed in the “TRAFFIC STATISTICS” section on the LAN page: Table 13 - LAN Traffic Statistics description Text Description The total size (and number) of transmitted data packets on the LAN. Transmitted The total s...

Configuration and Management 4.6 Wireless LAN A Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a local network that communicates through wireless connections. The Ericsson W25 can be used as a WLAN Access Point (AP), connecting to wireless PCs according to the IEEE standard 802.11b/g, providing Internet and LAN access. The...

Configuration and Management 4.6.2 Region Wireless devices are thoroughly regulated and the countries have slightly different regulations. Therefore, the geographical region where the Ericsson W25 is used must be stated to make sure the correct radio frequencies are used when transmitting data. Sele...

Configuration and Management Figure 30 - Scan for wireless networks page The list displays the following information about wireless networks that are nearby: Table 14 - Scan for wireless networks description Text Description The MAC address of the access point for the WLAN. MAC Address The network n...

Configuration and Management The following settings concerning the network name are displayed and can be modified on the Wireless LAN page: Table 15 - Network name description Text Description The network name (SSID) of the wireless network. Network name (SSID) The network name is case-sensitive (di...

Configuration and Management 4.6.7.1 None If you select “None” as authentication method no client configuration is needed but be aware of that the WLAN will now be open without any kind of security. For example, it is now possible for anyone with a computer and a wireless interface card to connect t...

Configuration and Management characters. It is recommended that the passphrase contains at least 20 characters. Enter a passphrase in the “Passphrase / Key” field and click Apply to save the settings. Note: Avoid using special characters (such as :, “ and ¤) when entering a passphrase. 4.6.8 Connect...

Configuration and Management 4.6.9.2 Find a Wireless Client MAC Address The MAC address for a WLAN adapter is normally found on the product label. For internal wireless PCI cards running on Windows platform, the command ipconfig /all (run from a Command Prompt window) can be used to display the MAC ...

Configuration and Management 4.7 NAT The Ericsson W25 includes a NAT (Network Address Translation) service. With this service several computers on a LAN/WLAN can share the same Internet connection using a single public IP address. Devices on the LAN/WLAN use dedicated private IP addresses, which can...

Configuration and Management applications and the local network. When UPnP IGD is enabled, programs like MSN Messenger ® and most network enabled games are allowed to pass the NAT service. UPnP IGD is enabled by default, but if you want to disable the feature, clear the “Enable UPnP IGD” check box a...

Configuration and Management Select a “Protocol” from the drop-down list and type the appropriate values in “NAT Port”, “Server IP”, and “Server Port” fields and click Apply to save the setting. Below are some examples of common applications and corresponding server port they use for network access....

Configuration and Management Figure 33 - Port forwarding example 4.7.3.3 Edit Port Forwarding Rule To edit a port forwarding rule, click Edit next to the rule to edit. The Edit Port forwarding page is displayed: Figure 34 - Edit Port forwarding page Change one or more value(s) in the “Protocol”, “NA...

Configuration and Management 4.8 File and Printer Sharing The Ericsson W25 supports local network storage and printer sharing. It is possible to have two USB storage devices or one USB storage device and one USB printer connected to the Ericsson W25 at the same time. If an external hub is connected,...

Configuration and Management automatically creates configuration files for Samba containing the new device. The Ericsson W25 then makes the smb service use the new configuration, thereby sharing the USB device via the SMB/CIFS protocol. This process is totally automatic and there are not configurati...

Configuration and Management The file system on a shared partition needs to be of a supported type; otherwise the automatic mounting of the device will not work. Currently the supported types are: • FAT ; Microsoft legacy file system from MS-DOS with 8.3 character filename • FAT32 ; Microsoft Window...

Configuration and Management Table 21 - Shared printer description Text Description The manufacturer’s name of the device. Printer The name of the shared printer used when accessing it from a PC on the LAN/WLAN. Share name To give a network printer a specific name, type a name in the “Share name” fi...

Configuration and Management 4.9 System The System page includes system information and management functions, used to update and restore the Ericsson W25. Figure 36 - System page 54 5/1551-CRH 102 167 Uen Rev E 2008-02-15

Configuration and Management 4.9.1 Basic System Information The table on top of the page includes basic system information about the Ericsson W25. The following information is displayed: Table 22 – Basic System Information Text Description The product name. Product The product identification. Produc...

Configuration and Management Follow the instructions on the screen to select a location for the configuration file. Note: Do not modify a configuration file. If you do, the file might be invalid and not accepted if you want to make a restore. All configuration changes should be made on the web pages...

Configuration and Management Figure 38 - Restart Progress Message When the restart is completed you have make a new login to the WUI. Type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address (URL) field to display the User login page. 4.9.4 Software Update New Ericsson W25 software versions can be either automaticall...

Configuration and Management Figure 39 - Software Update message If there are software updates available, the following page is displayed: Figure 40 - Software update check Click For a description of the update please follow this link to get information about the available software version or click ...

Configuration and Management Note: WLAN must be disabled before a software upgrade. Then click Browse… in the “SOFTWARE UPDATE” section on the System page to locate the file. The selected file will be displayed in the “Update the system with new software” field. Click Upgrade to start the installati...

Configuration and Management Note: This procedure resets ALL configurable values back to default settings, including the Ericsson W25 login “User name” and “Password”. Before the reset starts, you will get the following question: Click OK to start the reset or Cancel to abort the reset and return to...

Configuration and Management 4.10 Event Log On the Event Log page, a list of the events that has been sent to the Ericsson W25 log is displayed: Figure 35 Event Log page Each row in the log list displays the time and date when an event was reported to the log, the type of the event, and a brief stat...

Configuration and Management The system logging information is written to 3 files in the system and these files are rotated in a circular fashion. The files are not saved to flash memory and will be lost when rebooting the system or when power is disconnected. To view only a selection of the log eve...

PC Configuration 5 PC Configuration The connection to the Ericsson W25 may require specific PC configuration. This chapter includes instructions on how to configure Internet Protocol (IP) settings as well as establish wireless connection(s) with the Ericsson W25. The descriptions include examples fr...

PC Configuration 10. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then click Properties . 11. Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and ensure that the check box beside the text is selected. Click Properties . 12. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properti...

PC Configuration 5.2.2 Install the Wireless LAN Interface Each PC on your Wireless LAN must be fitted with a Wireless LAN interface, such as a wireless network card. You also have to install the corresponding driver files for your particular Wireless LAN interface. The driver files and instructions ...

PC Configuration In some cases, you have to make sure that your PC belongs to the same workgroup as the Ericsson W25. Follow the instructions in the next section to check the workgroup on your PC. 5.3.1 Check Workgroup Settings The following sections include instructions on how to check the workgrou...

PC Configuration 2. Double-click the System icon. The System Properties window is displayed. 3. On the Network Identification tab, click Properties . The Identification Changes window is displayed. 4. Make sure that Workgroup is selected in the Member of section and that the name of the workgroup is...

PC Configuration 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, and then click My Computer . The My Computer window is displayed. 2. From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive… . The My Network Drive window is displayed. 3. Select a drive that is not already used from the Drive drop-down men...

Troubleshooting 6 Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to solve a number of issues that could occur during installation, configuration, and use of the Ericsson W25. More information is available at www.ericsson.com/fwt . Before you try any of the methods described in this chapter, make sure th...

Troubleshooting 2. Wait until the Power LED stops blinking which indicates that the reset is finished. Note: A reset to factory default configuration cannot be undone. If you reset the Ericsson W25 to default configuration, all your previous configuration changes are replaced. If you have previously...

Troubleshooting Indication/Symptom What to do Make sure you are using the correct login details. If the default password has been changed and you do not know the current password, use the Reset button to reset the Ericsson W25 to factory default configuration (see section 6.2). This will reset the l...

Troubleshooting Indication/Symptom What to do On the Internet page, verify that the mobile network signal quality indicator displays at least two bars. If not, try to move the Ericsson The Internet connection is unacceptable slow or regularly dropping. W25 or attach an external antenna. On the Inter...

Troubleshooting TCP Receive Window = 146000 Selective ACK:s = Yes Max Duplicate ACK:s = 2 RFC1323 TCP Window Scaling = Yes (enabled) Note: Windows Vista and recent versions of Linux kernels have automatic window scaling enabled by default and should not need any TCP tweaking. 6.5 Telephony and Fax S...

Troubleshooting Indication/Symptom What to do Connect a phone to the Phone/Fax connector on the Ericsson W25. Verify that a dial tone is heard. If not, the data service may be out of order. Check that the Ericsson W25 has received an IP address. The data service is a prerequisite for the fax service...

Troubleshooting Indication/Symptom What to do radio channel is displayed on the Wireless LAN page. To avoid interference, let the Ericsson W25 select a channel automatically ( Auto ) or manually change the radio channel currently used. Keep the Ericsson W25 away from electrical devices that disturb ...

Troubleshooting Indication/Symptom What to do subnet mask is displayed on the LAN page. The wireless connections to the local network are unacceptable slow or regularly dropping. Move the Ericsson W25 to another location. Make sure that the mobile network signal is still acceptable before finalizing...

Troubleshooting write through Jan 1 00:07:35 FWT user.notice kernel: SCSI device sda: 4013056 512-byte hdwr sectors (2055 MB) Jan 1 00:07:35 FWT user.notice kernel: sda: assuming Write Enabled Jan 1 00:07:35 FWT user.err kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through Jan 1 00:07:35 FWT user.info k...

Glossary Glossary Association Describes the establishment and maintenance of a wireless link between devices. (If security is enabled, the devices cannot do anything but exchange security credentials with this link). See Authentication. 802.11b An IEEE standard for a wireless network that operates a...

Glossary calling line identity,for example the phone number, of the caller. Ethernet The most common LAN technology, used in wired networks. DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol used by networked computers (clients) to obtain IP addresses and other parameters such as the default gat...