Canyon Router CNP-WF514N1 User Manual

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If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC 
address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’ button (2); if 
you want to delete all mappings, click ‘Delete All’ (3). If you want to deselect all 
mappings, click ‘Reset (4). 
 
After you finish all LAN settings, please click ‘Apply’ button on the bottom of this 
page. After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web 
browser: 
 
 
 
Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, 
or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for 
about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 
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2-7 Wireless LAN Configuration 
 
If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped 
with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to 
let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with 
wired-LAN connection. You can also use the built-in security functions to protect 
your network from being intruded by malicious intruders. 
 
Please follow the following instructions to set wireless parameters: 
 
Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the 
following message will be displayed on your web browser. You must enable wireless 
function of this router, or the wireless interface of this router will not function. Please 
select ‘Enable’ (1), then click ‘Apply’ (2) button.   
 
If you’re coming here because you want to disable wireless function, please 
select ‘Disable’ (3), then click ‘Apply’ (2) button. 
 
 
 
After you click ‘Apply’(2), the following message will be displayed on your web 
browser: 
 
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Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup 
procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect 
(Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 
 
2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings 
 
Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click 
‘Basic Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 
 
 
 
This wireless router can be work in 6 modes:   
 
a. Access Point: Standard wireless AP . 
 
b. Station-Infrastructure: Configure the router to Ethernet device such us TV, Game 
player, HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station. 
 
c. AP Bridge-Point to Point: Connect this router with another wireless router, to 
expand the scope of network.   
 
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d. AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point: Connect this router with up to four other wireless 
routers, to expand the scope of network. 
 
e. AP Bridge-WDS: Connect this router with up to four WDS-capable wireless 
routers, to expand the scope of network. 
 
f. Universal Repeater: The router can act as Station and AP at the same time. It can 
use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all 
wireless stations within its coverage. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please select a proper operation mode you want to use from ‘Mode’ dropdown menu 
(1), and continue on other operation mode specific settings: 
 
AP       - Please go to section 2-7-1-1 
Station-Infrastructure       - Please go to section 2-7-1-2 
AP Bridge-Point to Point     - Please go to section 2-7-1-3 
AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point  - Please go to section 2-7-1-4 
AP Bridge-WDS    - Please go to section 2-7-1-5 
Universal Repeater          - Please go to section 2-7-1-6 
 
 
2-7-1-1 Setup procedure for ‘Access Point’ 
 
Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu (2), and 
the following message will be displayed: 
 
NOTE: For ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’ and ‘AP Bridge-Point to 
Multi-Point’ mode, wireless router is operated in wireless bridge 
dedicated mode – wireless router is only used to expand the scope of 
network, and no wireless clients will be accepted. If you want to use 
your wireless router to expand the scope of network, and also accept 
wireless clients, please select ‘AP Bridge-WDS’ or ‘Universal 
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Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Band (2):    Please select the radio band from one of following options: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2.4 GHz (B)  2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network 
client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 
11Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (N)  2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network 
client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 
150Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G)    2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g 
wireless network client to connect this router 
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, 
and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients). 
 
2.4 GHz (G)    2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network 
client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 
54Mbps). 
 
2.4 GHz (B+G+N)    2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n 
wireless network client to connect this router 
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, 
maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 
150Mbps for 802.11n clients). 
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SSID (3):    This is the name of wireless router. You can type any 
alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. 
SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from 
others when there are other wireless routers in the same 
area. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change 
default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, 
like myhome, office_room1, etc. 
 
Channel Number (4): Please select a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel 
Number’, available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for 
European countries, 1 to 11 for USA. You can choose any 
channel number you want to use, and almost all wireless 
clients can locate the channel you’re using automatically 
without any problem. However, it’s still useful to remember 
the channel number you use, some wireless client supports 
manual channel number select, and this would help in 
certain scenario when there is some radio communication 
problem. 
 
Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless 
Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active 
wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE: If you don’t have special reason to limit the type of allowed 
wireless client, it’s recommended to choose ‘2.4 GHz (B+G+N) to 
maximize wireless client compatibility. 
TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you 
think the data transfer rate is too slow. There could be some other 
wireless routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio 
communication between wireless client and the wireless router. 
NOTE: For 802.11b and 802.11g mode, the signals can be transmitted 
only by antenna 1 (The antenna in the right side of the rear panel).   
 
For 802.11n mode: The router is operating in a 1T2R Spatial 
Multiplexing MIMO configuration. 1 antenna is for signal transmitting 
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2-7-1-2 Setup procedure for ‘Station-Infrastructure’ 
 
In this mode, you can connect the router to Ethernet device such us TV, Game player, 
HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station and join to a wireless 
network through an access point or AP router. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
Band (2):  Select the band you want to use. 
 
SSID  (3):  This is the name of wireless network. You can type the SSID 
of the network you would like to connect here. 
 
Site Survey (4):  When you use this wireless router as a wireless station for 
Ethernet network device to have wireless capability, you 
have to associate it with a working access point. Click 
‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site Survey 
Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points near 
by. You can select one access point in the table and it will 
join wireless LAN through this access point. 
Wireless MAC    For some applications, you may need to designate a   
Address (5):        specific MAC address for the router. Please enter the MAC 
address here. If you are connecting the router to a 
computer, you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’ button 
to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your 
computer. 
 
 
 
 
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2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’ 
 
In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with another, to combine two 
access points and expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – 
AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of two wireless routers will think 
they’re on the same physical network. This function is very convenient when you 
need to connect two networks between two buildings. Here are instructions about 
how to connect two wireless routers together: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Band  (2):  Select the band you want to use, two wireless routers must 
use the same setting. 
 
Channel  Select the channel you want to use, two wireless 
Number (3):  routers must use the same setting. 
 
MAC 
address 1(4):  Input the MAC address of another wireless router. 
 
Security    Click to setting security for this connection 
Settings (5):  (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’   
for detailed instructions). 
 
 
NOTE: Two wireless routers must use the same mode, band, channel 
number, and security setting! 
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2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’ 
 
In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers 
to expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not 
accept wireless clients in this mode) of the wireless routers will think they’re on the 
same physical network. 
 
 
 
Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
 
Band (2):  Select the band you want to use, all the wireless routers 
must use the same setting. 
 
Channel  Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless 
Number (3):  routers must use the same setting. 
 
MAC address    Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 
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Security    Click to set security settings for this connection 
Setting (8):  (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’   
for detailed instructions). 
 
2-7-1-5 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS’ 
 
In this mode, you can expand the scope of network by combining up to four other 
access points together, and every access point can still accept wireless clients. 
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Here are descriptions of every setup items: 
Band (2):  Select the band you want to use, all the wireless routers 
must use the same setting. 
 
SSID (3):  Input the SSID of your wireless router, the setting should 
be the same with other wireless routers for the convenience 
of roaming. 
 
Channel  Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless 
Number (4):  routers must use the same setting. 
 
Associated Clients (5):  Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless 
Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active 
wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. 
 
MAC address    Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 
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Security    Click to set security settings for this connection 
Setting (10):  (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’ for detailed 
instructions). 
 
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NOTE: For WDS mode, the output signal nature is the same as that of 
normal AP mode.