Alfa Network AIP-W525H Installation Guide

AIP-W525H Rev: 1.0.0

AIP-W525H - 5 - 1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right).

AIP-W525H - 6 - Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements  Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable

AIP-W525H - 7 - 7. Turn the power on for your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the AIP-W525H

AIP-W525H - 8 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your AIP-W525H using Quick Se

AIP-W525H - 9 - Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command  If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between

AIP-W525H - 10 - 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage AIP-W525H. The Web-based utility can be

AIP-W525H - 11 - 3. Click Next, and then Operation Mode page will appear, shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - WAN Connection Type The

AIP-W525H - 12 - 5. Confirm the IP address for your Router and click Next to continue configuration. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - LAN Interface Set

AIP-W525H - 13 - b) If the connection type detected is DHCP Client, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. You can then proceed with t

AIP-W525H - 14 - 7. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Wireless 

FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules

AIP-W525H - 15 - 8. Set your security preference then click the Finished button. Wireless Security: Recommend to choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK and ente

AIP-W525H - 16 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and configuration. 4.1 Login After

AIP-W525H - 17 - Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 WPS This sectio

AIP-W525H - 18 - Figure 4-3 WPS  WPS Status - Configure or Unconfigure the WPS function here.  Self-PIN Number - The current value of the

AIP-W525H - 19 - Step 2: Press Start PBC button on your Router for authentication. Step 3: Wait for a minute then you’ll discover your AWUS0

AIP-W525H - 20 - 4.5 TCP/IP Settings Figure 4-5 The Network Menu There are two submenus under the TCP/IP Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-5): LAN

AIP-W525H - 21 -  Note: 1. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log into the Router. 2. If the new LAN IP Ad

AIP-W525H - 22 - 4.5.2 WAN Interface Choose menu “TCP/IP Settings → WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen shown belo

AIP-W525H - 23 - 1. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settin

AIP-W525H - 24 -  Note: If you find an error message on the website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS server has been se

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 requ

AIP-W525H - 25 - specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Caution: Sometimes the connection c

AIP-W525H - 26 - 4. If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP option and enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11): Figure 4-11

AIP-W525H - 27 - Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.  Con

AIP-W525H - 28 - 5. If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option. Enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12): Fig

AIP-W525H - 29 -  Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max I

AIP-W525H - 30 - 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are eight submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Basic Set

AIP-W525H - 31 -  Band - Select the desired protocol. The default setting is 2.4GHz (B+G+N). 2.4GHz (B) - Select if all of your wireless clients a

AIP-W525H - 32 -  Associate Clients – Click Show Active Clients button to open Active Wireless Client Table that shows the MAC address, transmi

AIP-W525H - 33 -  Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for the Beacon Interval. The beacons are the packets sent by

AIP-W525H - 34 -  802.1x Authentication – Check to enable 802.1x authentication via RADIUS server.  Authentication - You can choose the type f

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AIP-W525H - 35 -  WPA - It’s the WPA authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-20  Authentication Mode

AIP-W525H - 36 -  WPA2 - Authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-21  Authentication Mode - You can

AIP-W525H - 37 -  WPA-Mixed - Authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase or RADIUS server. Figure 4-22  Authentication Mode - You

AIP-W525H - 38 - 4.6.4 Access Control Choose menu “Wireless → Access Control”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless A

AIP-W525H - 39 - 4.6.5 WDS Settings Choose menu “Wireless → WDS Settings”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Fig

AIP-W525H - 40 -  WEP Key Format – Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal d

AIP-W525H - 41 - 4.6.6 Site Survey Choose menu “Wireless → Site Survey”, you scan and connect nearby APs when operate at client mode.  SSID(t

AIP-W525H - 42 - 4.6.7 WPS Choose menu “Wireless → WPS”, where you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. 

AIP-W525H - 43 - 4.6.8 Schedule Choose menu “Wireless → Schedule”, time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. Figure 4-

AIP-W525H - 44 - 4.7 Firewall Figure 4-26 The Firewall menu There are seven submenus under the Firewall menu (shown in Figure 4-26), Port Filteri

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AIP-W525H - 45 - 4.7.2 IP Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → IP Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the IP Filtering fu

AIP-W525H - 46 -  MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save

AIP-W525H - 47 - 4.7.5 URL Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → URL Filtering”, you can restrict user to access specific web page by configuring the

AIP-W525H - 48 - 1. Check the Enable DMZ checkbox. 2. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Apply C

AIP-W525H - 49 - 4.8 QoS Figure 4-34 The QoS menu 4.9 Management Figure 4-35 The Management menu There are nine submenus under the Management

AIP-W525H - 50 - 4.9.1 Status Choose menu “Management → Status”, display the current status of AIP-W525H as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-35 St

AIP-W525H - 51 - 4.9.3 DDNS Choose menu “Management -> DDNS”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic

AIP-W525H - 52 - 4.9.4 Time Zone Setting Choose menu “Management → Time Zone Settings”, you can configure the time on the following sc

AIP-W525H - 53 - 4.9.5 Denial-of-Service DoS Protection will take effect only when the Enable DoS Preventation in “Management → DoS” is enabled as

AIP-W525H - 54 - 4.9.6 Log Choose menu “Management →Log”, you can view the logs of the AIP-W525H. Figure 4-44 System Log  System all – Displ

AIP-W525H - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:  AIP-W525H  Power Adapter  Quick Installation Guide  N

AIP-W525H - 55 - 4.9.7 Upgrade Firmware Choose menu “Management → Upgrade Firmware”, you can update the latest version of firmware for

AIP-W525H - 56 - 4.9.8 Save/Reload Setting Choose menu “Management → Save/Reload Setting”, you can save the current configuration of the Router a

AIP-W525H - 57 - 4.9.9 Password Choose menu “Management → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in t

AIP-W525H - 58 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configu

AIP-W525H - 59 - Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. Fi

AIP-W525H - 60 - 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two

AIP-W525H - 61 - Figure B-4 Now, click OK to keep your settings.

AIP-W525H - 62 - Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT

AIP-W525H - 63 - Appendix D: Glossary  802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence

AIP-W525H - 64 -  WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as descr

AIP-W525H - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the AIP-W525H. 1.1 Overview The AIP-W525H integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-

AIP-W525H - 3 - 1.2 Main Features  IEEE 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps.  One 10/100M Auto-Negotia

AIP-W525H - 4 - 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on