iogear GWRH1 User manual

Brand: iogear

Model: GWRH1

Category: Routers

Type: User manual

NetShair Link (PC/Laptop)

NetShair Link Setup (Laptop/PC)

1. Turn on the NetShair Link by sliding the switch to “AP ON”.

2. Click on the wireless icon on the bottom right corner of the screen.

3. Choose the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Network.

4. Enter the default password “12345678” and then press “OK”.

5. Wi-Fi will display “NetShair LinkXXXX” connected. [Need image displaying NetShair LinkXXXX]

Viewing USB Device (Laptop/PC)

1. Connect your USB Flash Drive or USB Hard Drive to the upper USB Port.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Open an Internet browser window and enter “192.168.168.1”

4. Enter the Default Username and Password, then click “OK”:

Default Username: admin

Default Password: admin

5. Click the “File Server” icon to browse the USB contents.

6. Select a folder to open then click on the file you want to access.

Uploading/Downloading Content (Laptop/PC)

1. Option 1: Uploading content from your Laptop/PC to a connected USB drive

a. Makes sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

b. Open an Internet browser window and enter “192.168.168.1”

Default Username: admin

Default Password: admin

c. Click the “File Server” icon.

d. Click the “Upload” icon.

e. Click “Select File” and a file browser window will open. Choose a file and click “Upload”.

f. The uploaded file will appear as a link within the root directory.

2. Option 2: Downloading

a. Makes sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

b. Open an Internet browser window and enter “192.168.168.1”

Default Username: admin

Default Password: admin

c. Click the “File Server” Icon.

d. To download a specific file, “Right Click” on the desired file and in:

i. Internet Explorer: Click “Save Target As…”

ii. Safari: Click “Download Linked File”

iii. Chrome: Click “Save Link As…”

iv. Firefox: Click “Save Link As…”

Internet Connection (Laptop/PC)

1. Connect your USB Flash Drive or USB Hard Drive to the upper USB Port.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Open an Internet browser window and enter “192.168.168.1”

Default Username: admin

Default Password: admin

4. Click the “Wizard” icon to setup the NetShair Link.

5. Choose Gateway, Hotspot, or Repeater Mode.

6. Gateway Mode

a. In Hotel/Office/Home (DSL/Cable Modem) applications using Ethernet connection to access the

Internet, select “Gateway Mode”.

i. Option 1: Static IP

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the NetShair

Link.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Click the “Wizard” icon to setup the NetShair Link.

4. Select “Gateway” from the “Operation Mode” menu and click “Next”.

5. Select “Static IP” from the “WAN Access Type” menu.

6. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS and click “Next”.

7. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to

the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has finished.

ii. Option 2: DHCP

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the NetShair

Link.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Click the “Wizard” icon to setup the NetShair Link.

4. Select “DHCP Client” from the “WAN Access Type” menu and click “Next”.

5. To change the security settings select from the following:

a. Wireless Network Name

i. To change the name of the Wireless Network, simply type in the

desired name into the “Wireless Network Name” box.

b. Wireless Security

i. To select an encryption type, click the “Encryption” menu and

choose None, WEP, WPA, WPA2, or WPA Mixed.

ii. Select either “Passphrase” or “HEX(64 Characters)” in “Pre-Shared

Key Format” menu.

1. Passphrase must have a minimum of 8 characters.

2. HEX key must have 64 characters

iii. Enter the desired key into the “Pre-Shared Key” Box and click

“Finished”.

iv. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply the changes made.

Reconnect to the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has

finished.

iii. Option 3: PPPoE

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the NetShair

Link.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Click the “Wizard” icon to setup the NetShair Link.

4. Select “PPPoE” from the “WAN Access Type” menu and click “Next”.

5. Please enter the Username and Password and click “Next”.

6. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to

the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has finished.

iv. Option 4: USB3G

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the NetShair

Link.

2. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

3. Click the “Wizard” icon to setup the NetShair Link.

4. Select “USB3G” from the “WAN Access Type” menu and click “Next”.

5. Please enter the Username, Password, PIN, APN, and Dial Number. Click “Next”

when finished.

6. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to

the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has finished.

7. Internet Connection Settings (PC/Laptop)

a. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the NetShair Link.

b. Make sure the “NetShair LinkXXXX” Wi-Fi Network is connected.

c. Click the “Systems Setting” icon, then select from the following:

i. Basic Settings:

1. Band - Select the appropriate band from the list provided to correspond with

your network setting.

2. SSID - The Service Set Identifier (SSID) or network name. It is case sensitive and

must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any keyboard character. The

mobile wireless stations shall select the same SSID to be able to communicate

with your wireless broadband router.

3. Channel Width - The selections are 40MHz or 20MHz

4. Control Sideband - The selections are Upper and Lower.

5. Channel Number – Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to

correspond with your network settings. You shall assign a different channel for

each AP to avoid signal interference.

6. Broadcast SSID – The selections are enabled and Disabled.

7. WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a wireless Quality of Service feature that

improves the quality of audio, video, and voice applications by prioritizing

wireless traffic. To use this feature, the wireless client devices in your network

must support Wireless WMM. This feature is enabled by Default.

8. Data Rate - The selections are Auto, 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M, 6M, 9M, 12M, 18M, 24M,

36M, 48M, 54M, MCS0, MCS1, MCS2, MCS3, MCS4, MCS5, MCS6 and MCS7.

9. Click the “Apply Changes” button. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply

the changes made. Reconnect to the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link

has finished.

ii. Active Clients:

1. Click on Active Clients link and it will show the clients currently associated with

the NetShair Link.

iii. Advanced Settings:

1. This page allows advanced users who have sufficient knowledge of wireless LAN

systems. These settings should not be changed unless you know exactly what will

happen once these changes are made on your NetShair Link.

a. Fragment Threshold - This value should remain at its default setting of

2346. It specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is

fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error

rate, you may increase the “Fragment Threshold” value within the value

range of 256 to 2346. Setting this value too low may result in poor

network performance. Only minor modifications of this value are

recommended.

b. RTS Threshold - This value should remain at its default setting of 2347.

Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications

are recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset “RTS

threshold” size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The AP

sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and

negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the

wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to

acknowledge the right to begin transmission.

c. Beacon Interval - The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency

interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1024. A beacon is a

packet broadcast by the router to synchronize the wireless network. The

default is 100.

d. Preamble Type - The Preamble Type defines the length of the CRC (Cyclic

Redundancy Check) block for communication between the AP and mobile

wireless stations. Make sure to select the appropriate preamble type.

Note that high network traffic areas should use the short preamble type.

CRC is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors.

e. IAPP - The IEEE 802.11F or Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP) is a

recommendation that describes an optional extension to IEEE 802.11 that

provides wireless access-point communications among multivendor

systems.

f. Protection – Prevent interference from an 802.11b device.

g. Aggregation – Aggregating data unit. It can improve some transmission

efficiency.

h. Short GI – Short Guard Interval. Short GI can improve transmission data

rate.

i. WLAN Partition – Isolate each WLAN client.

j. 20/40MHz Coexist - 20MHz and 40MHz bands will coexist if enabled.

k. RF Output Power - RF Output power level 100%, 70%, 50%, 35%, 15%.

l. Click the “Apply Changes” button. The NetShair Link will need to reboot

to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when

the NetShair Link has finished.

iv. Security:

1. This screen allows you to setup wireless security for your NetShair Link. Using

encryption keys is designed to prevent any unauthorized access to your WLAN.

a. Encryption Type:

i. WEP - Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are

using the same encryption level and key. Click Set WEP Key button

to set the encryption key.

ii. WPA - WPA uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for data

encryption. AES utilizes a symmetric 128-bit block data

encryption.

iii. WPA2 – WPA2 uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for data

encryption. AES utilizes a symmetric 128-bit block data

encryption.

iv. WPA Mixed - WPA2, also known as 802.11i, uses Advanced

Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption. AES utilized a

symmetric 128-bit block data encryption.

b. Authentication Mode:

i. Pass Phrase - Select this to enter a pre-shared key. The pass

phrase must contain a minimum of 8 characters.

ii. HEX (64 Characters) – Select this to enter a pre-shared key. The

pass phrase must contain a minimum of 64 characters.

2. Click the “Apply Changes” button. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply

the changes made. Reconnect to the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link

has finished.

v. Hotspot Mode:

1. To configure NetShair Link to Hotspot mode:

a. Click “Scan network” button and select a root AP to connect to. Click

“Next” button to continue.

b. Select the encryption and type in the pre-shared key of the root AP and

click “Connect” button to save the settings. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the Wi-Fi when the

NetShair Link has finished.

vi. Repeater Mode:

1. To configure the NetShair Link to Repeater mode:

a. Click “Scan network” button and select a root AP to connect to. Click

“Next” button to continue.

b. Select the encryption and type in the pre-shared key of the root AP and

click “Finished” button to save the settings. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the Wi-Fi when the

NetShair Link has finished.

vii. TCP/IP Settings:

1. LAN Interface:

a. This page is used to configure the parameters for the Local Area Network

connected to the NetShair Link. Here you may change the setting for IP

address, subnet mask, DHCP, etc..

i. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DHCP, DHCP

Client Range, DHCP Lease Time, Static DHCP, Host Name, 802.1D

Spanning Tree, etc.

ii. “Set Static DHCP” is selected to allow IP address reservations and

assignment of the same IP address to the network device with the

specified MAC address.

1. Click the “Enable Static DHCP” box.

2. Fill in the following fields:

a. IP Address.

b. MAC Address.

3. Click “Apply Changes”.

iii. The NetShair Link will need to reboot to apply the changes made.

Reconnect to the NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has

finished.

2. WAN Interface:

a. If your ISP only allows a single MAC address to be connected to your

modem, use the “Fill My MAC” to populate the “Clone MAC Address” box

with the authorized MAC Address.

i. Click “UnClone” to remove authorized MAC address.

b. Select the access method from the drop down menu:

i. Static IP:

1. Fill in the following fields:

a. IP Address

b. Subnet Mask

c. Default Gateway

d. DNS1, DNS2, DNS3

e. If “Advanced Settings” is selected, fill in the

following fields:

i. Host Name

ii. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU).

[Default is 1492 bytes].

iii. Attain DNS Automatically

iv. Enable IGMP Proxy

v. Enable Ping access on WAN.

vi. Enable Web Server Access on WAN.

2. Click “Apply changes”. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the Wi-Fi

when the NetShair Link has finished.

ii. DHCP Client:

1. Click the “Advanced Settings” box.

2. Fill in the following fields:

a. Host Name

b. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), Default is

1492 bytes.

c. Attain DNS Automatically

i. Selecting this allows the DNS server IP

address to be populated by DHCP server.

d. Set DNS manually

i. Selecting this allows the user to set the DNS

server IP address manually.

e. DNS1, DNS2, DNS3

f. Enable IGMP Proxy

g. Enable Ping access on WAN.

h. Enable Web Server Access on WAN.

3. Click “Apply changes”. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the Wi-Fi

when the NetShair Link has finished.

iii. PPPoE

1. Fill in the following fields:

a. User Name

b. Password

c. If “Advanced Settings” is selected:

i. Fill in the following fields:

ii. Service Name

iii. Connection Type

iv. Idle Time

v. MTU Size

vi. Attain DNS Automatically or Set DNS

Manually

vii. Enable IGMP Proxy

viii. Enable Ping access on WAN.

ix. Enable Web Server Access on WAN.

2. Click “Apply changes”. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the

NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has finished.

iv. USB3G

1. Fill in the following fields:

a. User Name

b. Password

c. PIN

d. APN

e. Dial Number

2. Click “Apply changes”. The NetShair Link will need to

reboot to apply the changes made. Reconnect to the

NetShair Link Wi-Fi when the NetShair Link has finished.

viii. Media Server:

1. File Server

a. Select this to view the contents of the connected USB storage device.

2. USB Shair

a. Select this to eject the USB device connected to the NetShair Link.

ix. Management:

1. Language

a. Select English, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese).

b. Click “Save”.

2. Statistics

a. This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception

regarding to Wireless LAN and Ethernet WAN networks.

3. DDNS (Dynamic DNS)

a. Each time your device connects to the Internet, your ISP assigns a

different IP address to your device. In order for you or other users to

access your device from the WAN-side, you need to manually track the IP

that is currently used. The Dynamic DNS feature allows you to register

your device with a DNS server and access your device each time using the

same host name. The Dynamic DNS page allows you to enable/disable

the Dynamic DNS feature.

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iogear GWRH1 User manual

Brand: iogear

Model: GWRH1

Category: Routers

Type: User manual

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