Gigabyte Technology GN-BR01G - Manuals

1 Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the 54Mbps AirCruiser G Wireless Router. With the advantages of 54 Mbps high-speed wireless data rates and 4-ports 10/100 wired Ethernet, the AirCruiser G Wireless Router is the ideal networking device for you to share a broadband connection...

2 Package Contents Please check that the AirCruiser G Wireless Router package contents include: • AirCruiser G Wireless Router • Detachable External 2.4GHz antenna • Cat. 5 Ethernet patch cable • AirCruiser G Quick Installation Guide • Resource CD • Power adaptor If there are any missing or damaged ...

3 AirCruiser G Wireless Router Front Panel The table below describes the LED indicators on the front panel of the Router. LED STATUS DESCRIPTION On Power is supplied to the Router Power Off Power is NOT supplied to the Router WLAN Flashing Data is being transmitted wirelessly On WAN port has detedte...

4 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the installation of the AirCruiser G Wireless Router. Please take note of this as you reach Step 3. AirCruiser G Wireless Router - Factory Default Settings SSID (Network Name) GIGABYTE Broadcasting SSID YES Wireless Security Open System (OFF) IP Address o...

6 Static IP address If you use a static IP address, please enter your WAN IP address, WAN subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, and DNS information provided by your ISP. Step 4 Once you have entered your information, click the Finish button. The Router will save and restart automatically. You are now connected ...

7 Chapter 3 Connections & Configuration What You Will Need Please prepare the following before you begin connecting your Router: 1. Have active Internet service provided through either ADSL or cable Modem. 2. Valid ISP user account and password information. (Your ISP will supply you with this) H...

8 Making a Wired Connection Step 1 Turn off all the hardware devices in your network, including the ADSL/Cable modem by unplugging their power supply. Step 2 Connect the Ethernet cable of your ADSL/Cable modem to the WAN port of the Router. Step 3 Connect one end of a new Ethernet cable to a LAN por...

9 Chapter 4 Configuring the AirCruiser G Wireless Router Step 1 Power ON your computer, and then launch the web browser of your choice. Step 2 SmartSetup 3 should automatically detect your wireless network and open up the web-based configuration screen. If it does not, simply type 192.168.1.254 into...

10 Step 4 When prompted by the dialog box for username and password, key in the default user name: admin and the default password: admin Press OK. Figure 4-2 – The username/password is admin/admin. Step 5 The AirCruiser G Wireless Router’s web browser based configuration screen will prompt you for c...

11 Figure 4-3 – Initial ISP Internet setting for the AirCruiser G. The AirCruiser G Wireless Router is now active! The SSID (Network Name) is GIGABYTE, and should now be visible from any wireless 11b or 11g adapter.

12 Chapter 5 AirCruiser G Wireless Router Settings The default settings of your AirCruiser G Wireless Router generally do not require modification. However, from time to time you may want to change settings such as firewall or SSID number. You can change AirCruiser Wireless PCI ROUTER wireless route...

13 AirCruiser G Wireless Router Configuration Utility In Chapter 6 below, each of the configuration options will be introduced and its parameters explained. Normally, users will not need to adjust any of the AirCruiser G Wireless Router settings, however GIGABYTE recommends you setup some form of se...

14 Chapter 6 Advanced Settings In this chapter, details for configuring the advanced settings of the AirCruiser G Wireless Router are explained. The Network Configuration Screen The Network Configuration screen consists of two sub-areas: LAN Configuration (which also includes DHCP Options, and Force...

15 the various hosts. If a host does not use a given address for some period of time, that IP address can then be assigned to another machine. When assignments are made or changed, the DHCP server must update the information in the DNS server. The AirCruiser G DHCP Lease Table displays the associate...

17 WAN Configuration - PPPoE Figure 6-3 – PPPoE Config Screen Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: • ISP Name • User ID/Password • Service Name • AC Name • DNS1 and DNS2 Address • DNS Domain Name Enter the information provided by your I...

18 WAN Configuration – Dynamic IP Address Figure 6-4 – Dynamic IP Config Host Name This is a free form field (Default BR01G) which assigns a host name to your IP connection. You may choose a name of your preference, or leave the default. Press Finish.

19 WAN Configuration Tab - Static IP Address Figure 6-5 – Static IP Config screen Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: • ISP Name • WAN IP Address • WAN Subnet Mask • WAN Gateway • DNS1 and DNS2 • DNS Domain Name This information is all...

20 The Wireless Configuration Screen The Wireless Configuration screen allows you to configure the Router’s WLAN function. The 802.11g Tab Figure 6-6 – 802.11g Main Config Page Region Indicates the geographical region you are in. Verify that the region indicated is correct. If not, please contact yo...

23 The MAC Access Control Tab Figure 6-7 – MAC Access Control The MAC Access Control screen allows you to specify the Media Access Controller (MAC) address of up to 32 devices on your network. Only those devices listed in the table will have access to transmit data through the AirCruiser G. In this ...

24 The RADIUS Server Configuration Tab Figure 6-8 – RADIUS Config Your AirCruiser G supports 802.1x and RADIUS Server authentication. RADIUS provides a centralized, server-based authentication of client access to the network. RADIUS Server IP Assign an IP address for the RADIUS Server. RADIUS Server...

25 The Static Routing Table Screen The Static Routing Table displays the AirCruiser G Wireless Router routing settings. To add or modify, enter a value into the field and click the Submit button. Figure 6-9 – Static Routing Table Destination IP Enter the Destination IP address that will be assigned ...

26 The Virtual Server Screen The PPPoE/DHCP/Static Tab A Virtual Server allows computers on the WAN side of the network to connect with a PC server on the LAN side of the network. Figure 6-10 – Virtual Server setup For example, a PC on the LAN side with an IP address of 192.168.1.1 would have the fo...

27 The DMZ Tab The DMZ feature allows you to specify the IP address of the computer that will be placed outside the firewall of your network. Figure 6-11 – DMZ setup With a firewall setup, it is often necessary to place some clients outside of the firewall while leaving the others protected. You can...

28 The Firewall Rule Screen The Firewall Rule screen displays your network security settings. Use this screen to quickly create network security policies to prevent unauthorized access to your network. The VPN Pass Through Tab A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a type of secured private network conn...

29 The Static Rule Tab Figure 6-12 – Firewall One Touch settings Response Ping From WAN When enabled, prevents this Router and its privately assigned IP addresses from being broadcasted to the Internet. Allow Remote Management When enabled, allows remote configuration access via the Internet (WAN), ...

30 The DNS Configuration Screen Figure 6-13 – DNS Config screen DNS Relay DNS Relay will set your PC's DNS entries to point to the Router’s Gateway address, which will then forward DNS queries to the DNS server used by the Router. This is needed when using DHCP to assign IP address to the PC’s in yo...

32 Remote Access Screen Wake On LAN Table With Wake-on-LAN, a router user can keep his systems turned off while away and simply click the Wake On LAN activation button on this page to remotely instruct the AirCruiser G to boot up the host system. You also have the option of Wake On & Enable NETB...

33 Chapter 7 Using Management Tools The instructions in this chapter will help you how to use the management tools of the web-based utility to effectively manage your AirCruiser G Wireless Router. The PPP Monitor Screen The PPP Monitor screen displays the WAN (Internet) connection status. Click the ...

34 Manage Port Configuration Screen The Manage Port Configuration screen allows you to change the port on which the AirCruiser’s configuration utility runs. The default is Port 80 but users can change this to any port they wish (like 8080, 8000 or else port). In this case, to access the AirCruiser G...

35 The Reboot Screen The Reboot screen allows you to reboot the AirCruiser G Wireless Router. You are also automatically brought to this screen after you confirm OK to any change of Router settings. Figure 7-3 – Reboot Router

36 The Initialization Screen The Initialization screen allows you to reset the AirCruiser G back to its original factory settings. To initialize the router, use the tip of a pencil or a paperclip to press and hold the init button for 5 seconds and release. Figure 7-4 – Router Init Screen

37 The Change Password Screen The Change Password screen allows the administrator to create a new password for the AirCruiser G. To change an existing password, enter your account and new password and after re-typing the password to confirm, click the Submit button. Note: Remember to enter this new ...

38 The Change WAN MAC Screen The Change WAN MAC screen allows you to assign a new MAC address. If your ISP asks you to use the original MAC address, chose the Assign WAN MAC option and enter a new WAN MAC address in the New WAN MAC Address field and click the Submit button. If you want to restore th...

39 The Upgrade Firmware Screen The Upgrade Firmware screen allows you to update the current AirCruiser G Wireless Router firmware to the latest version directly from the GIGABYTE website. Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file which you just downloaded from the GIGABYTE website, and the...

40 The Backup / Restore Screen The Backup / Restore screen allows you to save the current configuration settings of the AirCruiser G Wireless Router as a temp file onto your computer. To revert the Router back to a previously saved configuration settings, click the Browse to locate the saved configu...

41 The Log Information Screen The AirCruiser G Wireless Router keeps logs of all port activity and events which cause a state change. Figure 7-9 – Event Log Screen

42 The Ping Screen ‘Pinging' involves sending a packet of data to a site and recording how long it takes for the site to acknowledge receipt. This is useful if you think that a web site might be slow or unavailable. Type the IP Address and click the Ping button to start. Figure 7-10 – Ping screen

43 The About Screen The About screen displays the AirCruiser G Wireless Router name as well as the firmware version. Figure 7-11 – About Screen

44 Configuration Buttons There are four buttons on the top left panel of the configuration menu; SmartSetup, Setup Wizard, Status, and Logout. These buttons are useful for accessing status information or setup wizard. Smart Setup Button SmartSetup automatically detects your ISP connection type, and ...

45 The Status Button On the Status page the router ’s current connection and configuration information is displayed for the following; LAN Ethernet, WAN Ethernet, ARP Table, DHCP Lease Table, Routing Table, UPnP Port Mapping Table. Figure 7-13 – Status LAN IP Address Displays the primary IP address ...

47 WAN Ethernet Status The WAN Status displays the associated MAC address and IP address pairs of your LAN devices. In the example below, only the AirCruiser G Router is in the ARP Table. Figure 7-14 – WAN Status MAC The field displays the MAC address used by the WAN port of the router. MTU The maxi...

48 ARP Table The ARP Table displays the associated MAC address and IP address pairs of your LAN devices. In the example below, only the AirCruiser G Router is in the ARP Table. Figure 7-15 – ARP Table

49 Routing Table The Routing Table displays the AirCruiser G RIP routing details. Figure 7-16 – Routing Table Destination The IP address of the destination network address. Netmask The subnet of that destination IP address. Gateway Gateway of the destination IP address. Metric Hop count to the desti...

50 The Logout Button On the Logout page confirms that you have successfully logged out of the AirCruiser G Configuration. Figure 7-17 – Logout confirmation screen

51 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to common problems that may occur during installation, configuration or use of the AirCruiser G Wireless Router. Q: I can’t remember the password or IP address of the router. A: You can resolve this by pressing the “ Init ” button on your ...

52 Q: What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? A: The IEEE 802.11g standard specifies data rates of up to 54 Mbps in the 2.45-GHz band. It uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), which is provided by this standard and is compatible with 802.11b standard offering speeds of about 11 Mbps. Th...

53 Appendix A: Connection Troubleshooting Problem: I get a timeout when trying to access the Router administration screen. Answer: Verify the router’s IP address as it sometimes will change depending on your network configuration. Open up a command terminal by clicking Start > Run, then type ‘cmd...

54 Step 2 Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connection icon. Step 3 Double-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then click the Properties button. Step 4 The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. For the applicable Ethernet / wireless adapter, make sure that there is a check in...

55 Step 5 Select both the Obtain IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically , options and then click OK . Continue clicking on the OK button to complete the PC configuration. Your computer has been configured to obtain an IP address automatically from the AirCruiser G Wirel...

57 Appendix B Glossary ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a new modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access paths for high-speed communication of various sorts. Auto-MDI/MDIX On a network hub or switch, an auto-MDI/MDIX port automatically senses if...

60 Appendix C Regulatory CE Mark Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and foun...

62 Appendix D Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3(10Base-T), IEEE 802.3u(100Base-TX), IEEE 802.11b/g(Wireless) Ports / Buttons LAN – 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 WAN - 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 One Init (Reset) button Power External, 7.5V DC 800mA Wireless Frequency Band 2412 ...

63 Appendix G Warranty Limited Warranty Statement (1-Year Warranty) Thank you for purchasing the GIGABYTE Product. This limited warranty statement will provide you one year warranty starting from the purchase date. Of which if any defect is occurred due to accidents or any man-made factors, or any u...