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Contents 4.7 Slow or Intermittent Wireless LAN Connection 53 4.8 No Access to Shared Files or Network Printer 54 Glossary 55 1/1551-CRH 102 167 PA15 2006-08-16 v

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 W20 Fixed Wireless Terminal (FWT). The following chapters are incl...

Introduction • File and Printer Sharing Network storage and printing are supported through USB connection of up to two mass storage devices and one printer at the same time. • Local Wireless Access with High-level Security The Ericsson W20 is a WLAN access point for the wireless local network includ...

Introduction A description of each connector is provided in the table below (from left to right): Table 2 Connectors Label Description Power input for connecting the power supply adapter. 10-28 VDC Button used to restore the Ericsson W20 configuration to factory default settings. The following proce...

Configuration and Management 2 Configuration and Management Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the Ericsson W20. When the installation is finished, the Ericsson W20 internal web pages are available for configuration and status control. This chapter provides detailed i...

Configuration and Management Figure 4 Overview page The left-hand menu includes configuration topics described one by one in the following sections. Apart from the links menu to the left, each web page includes a Logout link to make it possible to log out whenever it is desired. 2.2 Overview Page Th...

Configuration and Management Figure 5 Change Password page 2. Type the old password in the Current Password field. If it is the first time you change password, the old password is user . 3. Type the new password in the New Password and Retype New Password fields. Note: The password is case-sensitive...

Configuration and Management The SIM card cannot be unblocked. A new SIM card is required. SIM card permanently locked The Ericsson W20 alarm detection function is not working. Alarm detection not working The Ericsson W20 cannot identify the alarm. Unknown alarm For information about how to react on...

Configuration and Management 2.3 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. on the Overview page to start the wizard. The Click Configuration Wizard first page of the...

Configuration and Management If three attempts have been made with the wrong PIN, the SIM card is blocked. The PUK is required to unblock the card. Click the Unlock SIM link. The Unlock SIM page is displayed: Figure 7 Unlock SIM page Type the PUK in the PUK field and type a new PIN in the New PIN an...

Configuration and Management PPP User Authentication The PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) Internet mode may require individual user authentication. Figure 9 WAN Access: PPP User Authentication page Fill in the PPP user name and PPP password fields on the WAN Access: PPP User Authentication page. Click ...

Configuration and Management name in the Network name (SSID) field on the Wireless LAN: Network Name page. If the SSID broadcast option is enabled, your local wireless device(s) will find the network name when scanning the air. If the option is disabled, the network name is hidden and has to be manu...

Configuration and Management Select one of the authentication methods from the Authentication list on the Wireless LAN: Authentication page. Click Next to proceed. If you select Open , the last page of the wizard, where you can review and confirm your settings, is displayed. Check the information on...

Configuration and Management If you select WEP (128 bit) , the Wireless LAN: WEP-128 page is displayed: Figure 18 Wireless LAN: WEP-128 page If you select WPA , the Wireless LAN: WPA is displayed: Figure 19 Wireless LAN: WPA page If you select WPA2 , the Wireless LAN: WPA2 is displayed: Figure 20 Wi...

Configuration and Management WEP Encryption Key The WEP encrypted data can only be sent and received by users with access to a private encryption key. This means that each device on your wireless network has to be configured with the same key as the Ericsson W20 in order to allow encrypted data tran...

Configuration and Management 2.4 Internet The Ericsson W20 connects to the Internet through mobile (radio) communication using the UMTS (3G) network. If the UMTS network is not available, the GSM (2G) network is used as fall-back. Connection details are displayed on the Internet page: Figure 22 Inte...

Configuration and Management The protocol used for the Internet data traffic: PPP Mode (Point-to-Point Protocol) The radio access technique currently used to enable Internet access. It can be either UMTS Connection or GSM The name of the mobile network operator. Service provider The current mobile n...

Configuration and Management 2.4.2 Authentication Internet access requires authentication of the Ericsson W20. Depending on the current Internet service setup, the authentication requests may differ. Your service provider provides the Ericsson W20 SIM card and details needed for authentication. The ...

Configuration and Management 2.5 LAN The LAN (Local Area Network) configuration includes the details of the connections between the Ericsson W20 and other local devices. Figure 25 LAN page The following information and configuration options are displayed on top of the LAN page: The LAN address of th...

Configuration and Management To change the W20 IP address or subnet mask, type the new value in the corresponding field and click Apply to save the settings. Note: If you change the LAN IP address while connected to the Ericsson W20 web pages through a web browser, you will be disconnected. You have...

Configuration and Management 2.5.3 Port Status The Port Status table shows the connection(s) to the LAN ( 1 - 4 ) ports on the Ericsson W20 unit. The status for each port is Up or Down . 2.6 Wireless LAN A Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a local network that communicates through wireless connections. The Eri...

Configuration and Management 2.6.1 Radio Channels There are 13 regulatory radio channels predefined for the transportation of data in a wireless LAN. Local regulations determine which of these channels that can be used by the Ericsson W20. The following settings concerning radio frequencies are disp...

Configuration and Management Figure 27 Scan for wireless networks page When the scanning is finished, the following information about identified wireless networks is displayed: The MAC address of the access point of the wireless network. MAC Address The name of the wireless network. Network Name The...

Configuration and Management WPA and WPA2 WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and its successor WPA2 are considered to be the most reliable security options. WPA encryption uses the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) while WPA2 encryption follows the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES offers a hig...

Configuration and Management 2.6.5 Whitelist The Whitelist is a list of up to 20 WLAN client MAC (Media Access Control) addresses that are allowed to access the Ericsson W20. A MAC address is the unique hardware number of a device. It has the form of xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, where x is either a letter A –...

Configuration and Management 2.8 NAT The Network Address Translation (NAT) service provides the LAN devices with Internet access. All communication from the LAN to the Internet appears to come from the IP address of the Ericsson W20. In this way, details about the local devices remain private and it...

Configuration and Management 2.8.2 Application Level Gateways From a security perspective, certain Internet applications, for example FTP applications that open additional ports upon transfer, are especially problematic to handle. An Application Level Gateway (ALG) provides a translation and transpo...

Configuration and Management Figure 30 Add Port Forwarding page Fill in the Protocol , NAT Port , Server Name/IP , and Server Port fields and click Apply . Example In the following example, port forwarding is used to allow incoming access to an internal web server. Protocol: TCP NAT Port: 80 Server ...

Configuration and Management Editing an Instance To edit a port forwarding instance, click the corresponding Edit link in the Port Forwarding section on the NAT page. The Edit Port Forwarding Instance page is displayed. Change one or more value(s) in the Protocol , NAT T Port , Server Name/IP , or S...

Configuration and Management To access a shared file or printer from a PC on your LAN, you may need the following information, displayed on the File & Printer Sharing page. The name of the Ericsson W20 on the local network. Host name The common name of all devices sharing the same resources on t...

Configuration and Management 2.10.1 Configuration Backup and Restore The Ericsson W20 configuration can be restored to factory default settings, or to any previous configuration locally stored in a backup file. Backing Up a Configuration It is possible to back up a configuration that you want to sav...

Configuration and Management Figure 34 Software Upgrade page – upgrade complete 2.11 Event Log On the Event Log page, a list of the Ericsson W20 logs is displayed: Figure 35 Event Log page If persistent logging is enabled, the logs will remain after a system restart. To enable this feature, select t...

Configuration and Management Each row in the log list displays the time and date when an alarm occurred, the type of alarm, and a brief statement indicating its cause. To view only a selection of the logs in the list, select a filter level from the Display list. Available log levels are Alarm and Al...

PC Configuration 3 PC Configuration The connection to the Ericsson W20 may require specific PC configuration. This chapter includes instructions on how to configure Internet Protocol (IP) settings, establish wireless connection(s) with the Ericsson W20 and access a shared network storage device or p...

PC Configuration 11. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties . 12. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click the Obtain an IP address automatically option button. Also click the Obtain DNS server address au...

PC Configuration files and instructions on how to install them are provided together with the interface. 3.2.3 Configuring PC Access to the Ericsson W20 The configuration steps below will vary depending on both the operating system and the wireless LAN interface installed on the PC. These steps prov...

PC Configuration 3.3.1 Accessing a Shared Device To access a shared device from a PC using Windows 2000 or XP, follow the steps below: 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, and then click Run… . in the Open field. The Host 2. Type \\<host name>\<share Name> name and Share n...

PC Configuration Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to check the workgroup settings on a PC using Windows 2000: 1. In the Windows task bar, click the Start button, and then click Settings and Control Panel . The Control Panel window is displayed. 2. Double-click the System icon. The System Properti...

PC Configuration 5. Click Finish . The Map Network Drive window is closed. The device is displayed in the My Computer window as a new partition. Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to configure a connection to a shared storage device from a PC using Windows 2000: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon ...

Trouble-Shooting 4.1 No Access to Ericsson W20 Web Pages If you cannot access the Ericsson W20 internal web pages, take the following actions to identify and solve the problem: • Check that the PC is configured to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. If not, change the PC TCP/IP settings. ...

Trouble-Shooting • Check the Alarm indicator on the front panel of the Ericsson W20 unit. If it is red, see the information in the Alarms section on the Overview page. • On the Internet page, check that the PIN field is filled in and that there is no error message beside this field. If there is a me...

Trouble-Shooting 4.5 No LAN Connection If you cannot access the local network from a PC that is connected to one of the LAN ports on the Ericsson W20, or to an Ethernet switch or hub that is connected to the Ericsson W20, take the following actions to identify and solve the problem: • Check that the...

Trouble-Shooting • Verify that the network name (SSID) on the Ericsson W20 and the wireless client are the same. Note that the network name is case sensitive. • If you are using WEP, make sure that the encryption key length (64-bit or 128-bit) is the same on the Ericsson W20 and the wireless client....

Trouble-Shooting automatically ( Auto ) or manually change the radio channel currently used. • Keep the Ericsson W20 away from electrical devices that disturb the radio frequency signals, for example microwave ovens. • Check that the Transmit Power [dbm] on the Wireless LAN page is configured in acc...

Glossary Glossary Authentication The process to verify the identity of a user requesting network access. 2G The second generation wireless communications technology, introducing digital voice encoding. Low speed data services are supported. Broadcasting To simultaneously send the same message to mul...

Glossary SIM Subscriber Identity Module. The “smart card” required by all mobile customers to operate their phones. Carries authentication, billing and information about the individual subscriber, as well as address book and other personalized information. Protocol A set of rules governing the trans...

Glossary UPnP IGD UPnP Internet Gateway Device. A standard used by UPnP aware clients, such as MSN Messenger, to work properly from behind a NAT. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. The basic protocols used on the Internet. TCP is responsible for dividing data up into packets f...

Glossary Wireless A common term used to describe telecommunications in which radio waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or all of the communication path. WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. A WLAN is a network in which a mobile user can connect to a LAN through a wireless (...