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viii Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Cet appareil numérique respe...

L IMITED W ARRANTY Safety Compliance Underwriters Laboratories Compliance Statement Important! Before making connections, make sure you have the correct cord set. Check it (read the label on the cable) against the following: The unit automatically matches the connected input voltage. Therefore, no a...

xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 About the Wireless Barricade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Applications . . . . . . . . . . ...

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii DNS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12Wireless Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Channel and SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiii A PPENDICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1 B Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Ethernet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Specifications . ....

1-1 C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Barricade ™ Wireless Broadband Router. SMC 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 Inter...

F EATURES AND B ENEFITS 1-2 Features and Benefits • Internet connection to xDSL or Cable modem via a 10 Mbps WAN port • Internet connection to ISDN TA or PSTN modem via an RS-232 console port • Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports or 11 Mbps wireless interface (supporting up to 12...

I NTRODUCTION 1-3 • 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 Wireless Barricade, such ...

A PPLICATIONS 1-4 • Virtual Server If you have a fixed IP address, you can set up the Wireless Barricade to act as a virtual host for network address translation. Remote users access various services at your site using a constant IP address. Then, depending on the requested service (or port number),...

I NTRODUCTION 1-5 • Virtual Private Network The Wireless Barricade supports three of the most commonly used VPN protocols – PPTP, L2TP and IPSec. These protocols allow remote users to establish a secure connection to their corporate network. If your service provider supports VPNs, then any of these ...

2-1 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLATION Before installing the Barricade ™ Wireless Broadband Router, verify that you have all the items listed under “Package Contents.” If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local SMC distributor. Also be sure that you have all the necessary cabling before in...

I NSTALLATION 2-2 Please fill out and return the Warranty Registration Card to SMC or register on SMC’s Web site at www.smc.com. The Barricade Wireless Broadband Router is covered by a limited lifetime warranty. Description of Hardware The Barricade Wireless Broadband Router can be connected to the ...

I NSTALLATION 2-4 The following figure shows the components of the Wireless Barricade: Figure 2-1. Front and Rear Panels Item Description LEDs Power, WLAN, WAN and LAN port status indicators. (See Verify Port Status on page 2-11.) Wireless Antennas Dual antennas provide optimal reception by dynamica...

I NSTALLATION 2-5 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 telephon...

I NSTALLATION 2-6 Connect the System The Wireless Barricade can be positioned at any convenient location in your office or home. No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed. You should, however comply with the following guidelines: • Keep the Wireless Barricade away from any heating devices...

I NSTALLATION 2-7 3. Connect your printer : Use standard parallel printer cable to connect your printer to the printer port on the Wireless Barricade. 4. Power on : Connect the power adapter to the Wireless Barricade. Figure 2-2. Connecting the Wireless Barricade Attach to Your Network Using Etherne...

I NSTALLATION 2-8 Warning: Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. This may damage the Wireless Barricade. 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-45 connector...

I NSTALLATION 2-10 Attach the Wireless Barricade to the Internet If Internet services are provided through an xDSL or Cable modem, use unshielded or shielded twisted-pair Ethernet cable (Category 3 or greater) with RJ-45 plugs to connect the broadband modem directly to the WAN port on the Wireless B...

I NSTALLATION 2-11 Connecting the Power Adapter Plug the power adapter into the power socket on the Wireless Barricade, and the other end into a power outlet. Check the indicator marked Power on the front panel to be sure it is on. If the Power indicator does not light up, refer to Troubleshooting i...

3-1 C HAPTER 3 C ONFIGURING C LIENT PC S TCP/IP Configuration To access the Internet through the Barricade ™ Wireless Broadband Router, you must configure the network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the Wireless Barricade. The default network settings for the Wirel...

P RINTER C LIENT I NSTALLATION 3-2 Printer Client Installation If you need to provide print services for devices attached to the Wireless Barricade, then install the Port Monitor program from the CD (for Windows 95/98/NT), and configure the print server on each network station. The Wireless Barricad...

4-1 C HAPTER 4 C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE After you have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, you can use a Web browser to configure the Barricade ™ Wireless Broadband Router. The Wireless Barricade can be configured by any Java-supported browser including Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, or Nets...

N AVIGATING THE W EB B ROWSER I NTER FACE 4-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface The Wireless Barricade’s management interface includes four key menus – Status, Help, Tools, and Setup. The Status and Help menus provide general information on the current settings and how to configure the Wireless B...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-3 Main Menu Using the Web management interface, you can define system parameters, manage and control the Wireless Barricade and its ports, or monitor network conditions. The following table briefly describes the selections available from this program. Menu Description S...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-5 Networking and Client Services Use the Setup menu to configure the LAN interface (including TCP/IP parameters for the Wireless Barricade’s gateway address, DHCP address pool for dynamic client address allocation), the WAN connection options, DNS domain name mapping, t...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-6 Change Password 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 ...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-7 Set Time Zone Set the time zone for the Wireless Barricade. This information is used for log entries and client filtering. LAN Gateway and DHCP Settings Configure the gateway address of the Wireless Barricade. To dynamically assign the IP address for client PCs, enabl...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-8 from 0–255, while the last field is the host portion and can be from 1–254. However, remember not to include the gateway address of the Wireless Barricade in the client address pool. The Domain Name is optional, but this information may be specified so that it c...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-9 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 Wireless Barricade. Use this address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless require...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-10 Note: You may need a fixed address if you want to provide Internet services, such as a Web server or FTP server. 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...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-11 Dial-up on Demand – Modem If you are accessing the Internet via an ISDN TA or PSTN modem attached to the serial port on the Wireless Barricade, then you must specify your account information on this screen as described below. Check if you only use a dial-up modem to ...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-12 IP address for you to use, mark “Yes” for this item and enter the IP address and subnet mask. Note: If your ISP has given you a secondary phone number, or if you have a secondary Internet service account, then fill in the relevant fields under “Secondary Dial-u...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-13 Wireless Configuration To configure the Wireless Barricade 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. You can use the Setup Wizard by c...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-14 Encryption If you are transmitting sensitive data across wireless channels, you should enable encryption. Encryption requires you to use the same set of encryption/decryption keys for the Wireless Barricade and all of your wireless clients. You can choose betwe...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-16 Configuring Client Services The Wireless Barricade includes a broad range of client services, including firewall protection, network address translation, virtual server, connection support for special applications, and restricted Internet access for specified c...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-18 HTTP request from outside users will be transferred to 192.168.2.2. Therefore, by just entering the IP Address provided by the ISP, Internet users can access the service they need at the local address to which you redirect them. Some of the more common TCP serv...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-19 Specify the port normally associated with an application in the “Trigger Port” field, select the protocol type as TCP or UDP, then enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound traffic. Note: If an application still cannot function ...

N ETWORKING AND C LIENT S ERVICES 4-20 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. An administrat...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-21 When a wired client is allowed to “Connect” to the Wireless Barricade, it means that it has full access to the Internet and network resources. When a wired client is not allowed to “Connect” to the Wireless Barricade, it means that it CAN communicate with the other c...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-23 Miscellaneous Settings – Misc The Wireless Barricade 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 Time-out – Enter a time-out s...

C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE 4-25 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 connect...

U SING S YSTEM T OOLS 4-26 Using System Tools You can use the “Tools” menu to reboot the Wireless Barricade, restore factory settings, or update firmware. Note: If you use the Reset button on the front panel, the Wireless Barricade performs a power reset and restores the factory settings. The “Backu...

5-1 C HAPTER 5 C ONFIGURING C LIENT 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 Barricade” on page 5-3. Installing T...

I NSTALLING TCP/IP P ROTOCOL IN Y OUR PC 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 procedur...

C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-3 Setting TCP/IP to Work with the Barricade 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings , then click Control Panel . 2. Double click the Network icon. Select the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your network card in the Configuration tab of the Network window. 3....

S ETTING TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B ARRICADE 5-4 Dynamic IP Allocation via a DHCP Server Select Obtain an IP address automatically in the IP Address tab. Do not input any values under the Gateway tab, and choose Disable DNS in the DNS Configuration tab. These settings will be automatically configure...

C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-5 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 Wir...

S ETTING TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B ARRICADE 5-6 4. After finishing TCP/IP setup, click OK , and then reboot the computer. After that, set up other PCs on the LAN according to the procedures described above. Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol and conf...

6-1 C HAPTER 6 C ONFIGURING P RINTER S ERVICES If you want to use the print server built into the Wireless Barricade, 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 Wireless Barricade Print Server for Windows ...

I NSTALL THE P RINTER P ORT M ONITOR 6-2 2. The next screen indicates that the print client uses TCP/IP network protocol to monitor print requests. Click Next . 3. Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. The setup program will then begin to install the programs into the destinati...

C ONFIGURING P RINTER S ERVICES 6-3 4. Select the Program Folder that will contain the program icon for uninstalling the port monitor, and then click Next . 5. Enter the printer port name that will be used to identify the port monitor in your system, and press Next . 6. When the setup program finish...

C ONFIGURE THE P RINT S ERVER 6-4 Configure the Print Server The Wireless Barricade’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 Wireless Barricade...

C ONFIGURING P RINTER S ERVICES 6-5 3. Specify the printer type attached to the Wireless Barricade. 4. Select the monitored port. The default port name is “SMC100” and then click the Configure Port button. 5. Enter the IP address of the Wireless Barricade and click OK , and then click Next in the Ad...

C ONFIGURE THE P RINT S ERVER 6-6 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.

C ONFIGURE THE P RINT S ERVER 6-8 Configure the Network Printer in Unix Systems Follow the traditional configuration procedure on Unix platforms to set up the Wireless Barricade print server. The printer name is “lpt1.”

A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING This appendix describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions. The Wireless Barricade can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems. If you cannot resolve any connection problems after checking the indicators, then refer to ...

B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES 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 ...

C ABLES B-2 Figure B-1 illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered. Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the wires to the pins. Figure B-1. RJ-45 Connector Pin Numbers Straight-through Cable Crossover Cable Straight-Through RJ-45 Pin Assignments End ...

C ABLES B-3 RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments All LAN ports on the Wireless Barricade 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 port is configured only for MDI-X mode. Pin MDI Sig...

C ABLES B-4 Serial Port Pin Assignments The DB-9 serial port on the rear panel is used to connect the Wireless Barricade 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 Pin Numbers DB-9 Port Pin Assignme...

C ABLES B-5 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 Barricade’s 9-Pin Serial Port CCITT Signal PC’s 9-Pin COM Port 1 DCD ----------- DCD ------------ 1 2 RXD <--------- TXD ------------ 3 3 TXD ----------- RXD ---------->...

C ABLES B-6 Printer Port Pin Assignments The DB-25 parallel port on the Wireless Barricade’s rear panel is used to connect the Wireless Barricade to a printer. When a printer is attached to this port, any PCs attached to the Wireless Barricade’s LAN ports can pass files to the printer. The pin assig...

C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS 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 Ch...

S PECIFICATIONS 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...

S PECIFICATIONS C-3 Temperature Operating 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)Storage -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C) Humidity 5% to 95% (noncondensing) Compliances CE MarkEmissions FCC Class BVCCI Class BIndustry Canada Class BEN55022 (CISPR 22) Class BC-Tick - AS/NZS 3548 (1995) Class BETS 300 328MPT RCR STD-33EN 6...

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