The information on this menu provides you a general overview of your network
status. On the left side of the screen, it displays the status of current connection to your router. The status will update when you click the Refresh button.
On the right side, you can
see the basic facts about your router. These items are as below:
Network Name and Channel are necessary for enabling a wireless network.
Network Name (SSID) - a unique network name, also called SSID
(Service Set Identifer). It is used to identify the WLAN. When a mobile device
tries to connect to the router, the user must know the router's SSID first.
Channel - the radio channel over which a communication transmission
occurs. The operating channel number
depends on the regulatory domain.
The Wireless Broadband Router provides advanced mechanism for wireless
security. It ensures the confidentiality of data, and also guards data
against being modified. If you want to enable the security mechanism, check the Enable
Wireless Security box. Select either WEP or WPA in Network Authentication.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption used in the 802.11 standard is to
protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. WEP provides a way of
creating an encrypted key that is shared between a wireless client (such as a
notebook with a wireless PC card) and the router. This key encrypts data before
it is transmitted. WEP can be implemented with 40(64)-bit or
104(128)-bit key. Basically, the larger key length is relatively more secure for
your data. For added security, change
your key often. When you change the key on one wireless device, remember that it
must be changed for all wireless devices and access points in the network.
Key Format: It could be in ASCII or hexadecimal format.
Hexadecimal digits include the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. ASCII
format allows you to enter any characters.
Key Length: It could be either 40(64)-bit
or 104(128)-bit key length. Some wireless
network cards
are only able to use 40(64)-bit encryption. If all your clients are able to
communicate at 104(128)-bit choose
104(128)-bit. If any client is only able to
communicate at 40(64)-bit, choose
40(64)-bit.
Key1, Key2, Key3, and Key4: Enter four different keys in the Key fields
provided to store on the Wireless Broadband Router. If you choose 40(64)-bit encryption, enter a 5-character
(or 10 hexadecimal digits). For 104(128)-bit encryption, enter a 13-character (or
26 hexadecimal digits) WEP key.
Default Key: Select only one key out of the four
provided in the Default Key applied for encryption
drop-down list.
WPA
WPA is an upgrade to the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
standard for securing your wireless network.
If you would like to secure your wireless network using WPA, you will need the
following:
WPA enabled on your Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband
Router
WPA support for your wireless clients. If you are using a
Dell TrueMobile wireless client, you can check for the availability of WPA
enabled software update for your wireless client at
http://support.dell.com.
Enter the fields with the required parameters.
WPA Pre-shared Key: WPA Pre-Shared Key (PSK) is a field where
the password is entered. All wireless clients must also use this
password to gain access to the network. Note that the Key format must also
match the setting for the wireless clients.
Key Format: Key Format is a box that lists 2 items:
Hexadecimal Digits (numbers 0-9 and letters A-F only) and ASCII
Characters (any letter, number, or symbol). Select the proper
format for your key. If your wireless client(s) only support one of the
two formats, be sure to specify the correct one.
WPA Group Rekey Interval: WPA Group Rekey Interval is used to
specify the frequency of encryption key rotations. The lower the number, the
faster your encryption key will rotate, however, setting this number too low
may cause your wireless network to slow down.
WPA Encryption: WPA Encryption has 2 choices:
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - it is the most commonly used
encryption method and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - it can be
used if your wireless clients do not support TKIP.
Click the Factory Default Value button to reset the wireless settings to its factory defaults.
Click the Apply button to save the settings.
Click the Restore button to restore to its previous settings.
Click "Add" button to add an new
entry in the list.
Edit
Click on the record needs to be modified in the list and then click
"Edit" button. Then, a dialog box will appear for you to edit it.
Delete
If you want to delete the record from the list,
click on the record you want to delete and then click "Delete" button to remove it from the list.
Delete All
Click "Delete All" button to delete all the
records in the list.
Restore
Click the "Restore" button to restore to the previous settings.
Parental Control
In the wake of increasing concern by parents about inappropriate content on
the Internet, the router provides parental control function to filter and
block inappropriate website (such as sex and violence related sites). Parental
Control enables you to determine what website your children can and cannot
access. It also allows you to specify what time children can access the
Internet.
Step-by-step to add an new entry
Check the Enable Parental Control box.
Click Add button. A pop-up Parental Control window will appear.
Enter the IP address of the computer you want to control (for example, your
child's computer) in the Host IP field.
Select Allowed or Denied from the Internet Access list.
Decide the time Interval. Check the radio button of Permanent if this rule always applies
or specify a period of time for Internet access control.
Select allow or deny for web access.
Specify which website is allowed / denied by entering its URL in the Website
URL field.
Click the OK button to apply. Or click the Cancel button to exit without making any change.
Click the Apply Parental Control Settings button on the bottom of the screen to activate the new settings.
MAC
This feature filters specific MAC (Media Access Control) addresses within the
wireless local area network (WLAN) from accessing the network.
Step-by-step to add an new entry
Check the Enable MAC Access Control box. The following MAC Access Control
Settings window will appear.
Click Add button. A pop-up MAC Access Control: Add Entry window will appear.
Enter the hexadecimal characters of the MAC address (for example,
00:11:22:33:44:55) that you want to grant or deny the access in Host MAC box.
Select Grant or Deny from the Operating Type list.
If you select Grant, the device with this MAC Address is allowed to access the network, and
the device with other MAC address will be filtered and denied to access the network.
NOTE: The operating type for ALL records MUST be either Grant or Deny.
Click the OK button to apply. Or click the Cancel button to exit without making any change.
You can click on the selected record and click again on its Host Name to enter
the desired name for this record.
Click the Apply MAC Control Settings button on the bottom of the screen to activate the new settings.
In some cases, the firewall feature of the router will cause a game not to
function as intended. The settings listed on the Gaming menu can solve these
problems. This section will guide you how to configure the device for gaming.
Your TrueMobile 2300 Router has an integrated Network Address Translation
(NAT) firewall that rejects any unsolicited data from the Internet to access
the computer on your LAN. Basically, if you do not request data, the data will
not be allowed by the firewall to pass. Applications like email and web
browsing are unaffected by NAT because in each case, you make this request to
receive the email or web page. However, some applications (such as Internet
messaging and gaming applications) will not function correctly. It is because
the requests for data do not originate from your computer but from a
device/computer out on the Internet, and the NAT firewall blocks the data
needed for those applications.
Port Forwarding Settings
You can configure on this Gaming menu to create a custom rule that
defines a specific port and protocol for unsolicited traffic to pass through to
that computer. The ports for gaming and the protocol type (TCP, UDP, or both)
will depend on what gaming service you are using. Make sure you have the
following ports setup as described below.
Information: Port Number
The port number identifies the protocol or service. Those from 0 through
1023 are the most commonly used port numbers and have been agreed as the
standardized ports for specific kind of servers. For example, port 80
typically always indicates HTTP traffic. Those from 1024 through 49151 are
used for many purposes, while those from 49152 through 65535 are
Dynamic/Private Ports (they are rarely used). You can check the status of
current IP connections by simply entering netstat -a on the
command line (Click Start and then click Run. Type cmd,
and press Enter. On the command prompt, type netstat -a). It will display all connections and listening ports.
Click Add button on the bottom the screen. A pop-up Gaming: New Record
window will appear (as shown below).
If you want to edit the gaming
profile in the list, click on the profile you
want to modify and then click Edit button. Then, a pop-up Gaming: Edit Record
window will appear for you to edit it.
If you want to delete the gaming profile from the list, click on the profile
you want to delete and then click Delete button to remove it from the list.
If you want to delete all the gaming profiles in the list, click Delete
All button to remove all the entries in the list.
Enter the desired name or description in the Game Description field.
Enter the IP address of the device (e.g. desktop PC) for gaming in the Computer IP for gaming
field.
Select a transport layer protocol from the Protocol Type list. The options
listed here are TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), UDP (User Datagram
Protocol), and both.
Enter the incoming port number in the Incoming Port No. field
and the outgoing port number in the Outgoing Port No. (also called
Destination Port) field. The information should be available from your gaming service provider.
NOTE: The minimum port number is 0, and the maximum port number is 65535.
For example, if you want to play online game "Diablo II" (Battle.net) on
your PC with the IP Address 192.168.2.3, enter 192.168.2.3 in the
Host IP field. Select Both from the Protocol Type list. Then
enter 4000 or 6112-6119 in the Incoming Port No. field and
also in Outgoing Port No. (or called Destination Port No.) field.
Select Enable or Disable the gaming from the
State list.
Click the OK button to apply. Or click the Cancel button to exit without making any change.
DMZ
Some applications have problems to work behind a firewall. You can put the
computer running this application outside the firewall, either physically, or
via the router's DMZ (demilitarized zone) feature.
Place the computer into the router's DMZ would let the router allow all data
to pass through all ports of the router to this computer. It disables the NAT
firewall for that computer and leaves that computer vulnerable to attack, so
it is inherently less secure. It is recommended to do this only on the
computer that has no important data.
Check the Enable DMZ Host box.
Type the IP address of the computer that you want to run the gaming
application in the DMZ IP Address field.
This option allows you to configure the device from the remote site via the
network.
Check the Allow remote user to configure the device box.
Enter the IP address of the remote administration host in the required
field.
Enter the HTTP port number that will be used on the router in the HTTP
port number field.
Click the Apply button to save the settings. Or click the Restore button to restore to its previous settings.
Allow remote user to ping the device
This option allows you to configure the WAN ping capability. The default
setting is disabled. The router will not answer ping requests, so your WAN
port is invisible to port scanners, which can make your network safer.
If you
want your WAN port to be visible on the Internet, you can check the Allow
remote user to ping the device box.
Click the Apply button to save the settings. Or click the Restore button to restore to its previous settings.
To prevent unauthorized access to change the setting, the device is
password protected. It's strongly recommended that you change the factory default
password.
Click Change Password button. Then, a pop-up
Password Settings window will appear.
Type the original Password in the Original Password field.
Type the new password in the New Password field and retype it in the
Confirm
Password to verify.
Type the password hint message in the password hint message
field.
Click Submit when you finish the setting. If you want to clear any values you
have entered on any field, click Cancel.
System
Rescue
The configuration settings can be saved as "TrueMobile Profile (.pro)" file. You can restore these backup settings whenever necessary.
Four buttons for system rescue are as below:
Save Current System Configuration To File - save the current settings as a ".pro" file in any directory you want to map.
Load System Configuration Manually - load the backup file to restore the setting.
Choose From The Configuration File List - the router will automatically add a record in the file list when you save the setting file. You can select the setting file from this list. You do not need to find the directory in which you saved the file.
Reset to Factory Default Settings - reset the router to it default configuration.
Upgrade to New Firmware
If you are instructed to upgrade the firmware, click the Upgrade to New Firmware button. It will connect to dell website to upgrade to the latest firmware release. It is unnecessary to upgrade the firmware if your router is working properly.
You can monitor the current status of your network connection in the
Diagnostics menu. The network detecting can be activated by clicking Start
Diagnostics button on the bottom of the screen.
When the detecting is done, the screen will display a summary of your Internet
connectivity. It will show the information (such as the Host Name, IP Address,
MAC Address, and Connection Status) of the LAN Hosts and Wireless Hosts
in your network.
To configure the advanced settings of the router, click Login button to login the Web-based Configuration Tool.
The web-based configuration tool enables you to set up every possible network
configuration for your Dell TrueMobile 2300 Wireless Broadband Router.
