Ping-Communication RGW208EN Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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802.11n (270 Mb/s). You can choose to run all of these modes or just some of them.

The reason to not choose n-mode is if you have devices which are too old to support

n-mode. Choosing an "Only"-choice will improve the performance slightly.

Enable Auto Channel Scan:

If chosen the network will try to choose channels with

the least interference (from other wireless devices).

Wireless channel:

If Auto Channel Scan is disabled you may choose the the

channel manually. You can find out which channels are in use by downloading a

wireless scanner from the Internet.

Transmission rate:

You may restrict the transmission rate at a lower rate than

maximum or leave it in default position: Best (automatic).

Channel width:

802.11n mode uses 40MHz channel width, while the other modes

use 20MHz. Setting the mode to Auto is the preferred choice.

2.3.1.2 Wireless Network 1

Enable:

Will enable/disable wireless network 1.

Name (SSID):

Specify a name for the network.

Visibility Status:

If "Visible" the network will show up when searching for wireless

network on your computer.

Security Mode:

None, WEP, WPA-Personal or WPA-Enterprise.

If you choose

None

then your wireless network will be open for all wireless devices

in your neighborhood.

Do not use this setting unless you have no neighbors or you

really trust them.

WEP

is the oldest encryption scheme supported by this device. It is not to be used

unless the other devices you connect to the wireless network supports only this

encryption scheme. WEP can hacked in less than 60 seconds if you have the right

tools and enough traffic. However, it's better than None. If you choose WEP then you

must decide WEP Key Length. Set it to 64bit and then make a 5 character password

(since there only a few seconds more protection in 128bit than 64bit). If there are

problems with the password, try to only use 0-9 and a-f as characters.

Authentication can be set to "Open" or "Shared Key". Open is considered the most

secure way of running WEP, albeit not actually secure.

WPA-Personal

is the second best encryption scheme offered, but it has one big

advantage over the best encryption: It's easy to setup! It also goes by other names

like WPA-PSK and WPA-Home.

WPA have two modes, WPA and WPA2, WPA2 is a

stronger encryption than

WPA. Set to Auto unless you want to avoid WPA. Cipher

type can be AES (newest and best) or TKIP (old and outdated). Set to both if in

doubt whether your wireless clients can handle AES. Group Key Update Interval

should be left at 3600 sec, at least not lowered. The Pre-Shared key is the password

you will set on each of the wireless clients/devices. In order to make a secure

password use 8-10 characters with a mix of letters a-z, A-Z and digits 0-9. Make

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sure not to use any dictionary words. It should then take between 100 and 1000

years to break with the best computer of today (2010).

WPA-Enterprise

is for usage in an enterprise environment or to make your home

network really, really secure. The point of this setup is to distribute the WPA keys on

a regular pattern via a so-called RADIUS server. In that case an attacker will have

even less time to break the encryption. How to setup up such a server is outside the

scope of this manual. Otherwise it is the same as for WPA-Personal.

2.3.1.3 Wireless Network 2-4

The wireless networks 2-4 are identical. They can be setup as Guest network which

means that devices connecting to this network can only get access to the Internet

(WAN) and not the local network (LAN). You may also prioritize the bandwidth

compared to the other networks. Otherwise it's the same settings as for Network 1.

2.3.2

Add Private Wireless Device Wizard

This wizard will help you connect a device with this router. There are 3 ways to go

about it:

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The Manual way is simply to copy the necessary data from this router til the device

you're trying to connect (things like Key, Cipher type, SSID, etc.). The wizard will

only tell you what to copy.

The Push Button and PIN method both relies on something called Wi-Fi Protected

Setup. If these buttons are not enabled, go to Advanced->Wi-Fi Protected Setup and

enable it. The point of Wi-Fi protected Setup is to support and easy way of

connecting a device to the wireless access point. The key point is that the devices

must support this kind of method (with a button or a way to enter a PIN).

2.3.3

Add Guest Wireless Device Wizard

This is the same wizard as above, except that it will only connect your device to a

Guest network (see chapter "Wireless Network 2-4")

2.3.4

Wireless Network Setup Wizard

This Wizard is supposed to help you setup a network. As of this moment, it can only

update/change an existing network. For that reason it is not very useful, since it will

change the settings of your network (if you choose Auto mode). The

recommendation is not use it, use the Manual Wireless Network Setup instead.

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3

Advanced

The Advanced options allow you to configure a variety of advanced features including

ports, application priority, Internet access, filters, and advanced wireless settings.

3.1

Virtual Server

The Virtual Server option gives Internet users access to services on your LAN. This

feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP, Web or Game Servers. For

each Virtual Server, you define a public port on your router for redirection to an

internal LAN IP Address and port.

Example: You are hosting a Web Server on a PC that has Private IP Address of

192.168.176.50 and your ISP is blocking Port 80.

1.

Name the Virtual Server Rule (ex. Web Server)

2.

Enter in the IP Address of the machine on your LAN – 192.168.176.50

3.

Enter the Private Port as [80] and the Public Port as [8888]

4.

Select the Protocol - TCP and ensure the schedule is set to Always

5.

Check the Add Rule to add the settings to the Virtual Server List

6.

Repeat these steps for each Virtual Server Rule you wish to add. After the

list is complete, click Save Settings at the top of the page.

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With this Virtual Server Rule all Internet traffic on Port 8888 will be redirected to

your internal web server on port 80 at IP Address 192.168.176.50.

3.1.1

Add/Edit Virtual Server

Enable:

Toggle whether a

virtual server

is

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

Name:

Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server, for example Web Server.

Several well-known types of virtual server are available from the "Application Name"

drop-down list. Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters

with standard values for that type of server.

IP Address:

The IP address of the system on your internal network that will provide

the virtual service, for example

192.168.176.50

.

You can select a computer from

the list of DHCP clients in the "Computer Name" drop-down menu, or you can

manually enter the IP address of the server computer.

Protocol:

Select the protocol used by the service. The common choices -- UDP, TCP,

and both UDP and TCP -- can be selected from the drop-down menu. To specify any

other protocol, select "Other" from the list, then enter the corresponding protocol

number (

as assigned by the IANA

) in the Protocol box

Public Port:

The port that will be accessed from the Internet.

Private Port:

The port that will be used on your internal network.

Schedule:

Select a schedule for when this rule is in effect. If you do not see the

schedule you need in the list of schedules, go to the

Tools -> Schedules

screen and

create a new schedule.

Inbound filter:

Select a filter that controls access as needed for this virtual server. If

you do not see the filter you need in the list of filters, go to the

Advanced -> Inbound

Filter

screen and create a new filter.

Save:

Saves the new

virtual server

or modified existing

virtual server

to the

Virtual

Servers List

. When you are done editing the settings, you must click the Save

Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent.

Clear:

Clears the selections you have made and returns the fields to their original

value.

3.1.2

Virtual Servers List

This section shows the currently defined virtual servers. A

Virtual Server

can be

changed by clicking the

Edit

icon, or deleted by clicking the

Delete

icon. When you

click the

Edit

icon, the item is highlighted, and the "

Edit Virtual Server

" section is

activated for editing.

3.2

Port Forwarding

This option is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and

redirect data through those ports to a single PC on your network. This feature allows

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