Transcript How to Use LINCWorks as a Wireless Repeater

How to Use LINCWorks as a Wireless Repeater
For additional help please contact:
Paul Peterson
[email protected]
Important Note
• You must know the wireless settings of your home/business network
before making the following changes
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IP address of your network gateway/DHCP server
SSID (name of the network)
Channel (frequency of the network)
Encryption (WPA, WPA2, Mixed mode)
Cipher (AES, TKIP, both)
Key (password of the wireless network)
• If these do not match up, the wireless repeater functionality will not
work
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Log in to the LINCWorks RDA or VAN
• Connect via unit’s Ethernet port
– Wifi is also available however we will
be changing SSIDs so Ethernet is
preferred
• Open a browser and navigate to
192.168.1.1
• Login to the unit
– The default password is to leave it
blank
– If changed please contact your
LINCWorks reseller or IT professional
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Scroll to the Interfaces page
• Scroll over Networks and select Interfaces
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Add a new interface
• Select ‘Add new interface’
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Name the new interface
• Name the interface wwan
• Change the protocol to
DHCP client
• Select join the Master
network
• Click Submit
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Go to the Wifi page
• Scroll over Network and select Wifi
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Add a new SSID
• Click Add next to radio0 as shown below
• This new SSID will have the same settings as your home/business
wireless network
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Fill in settings
• Copy all your home/business
wireless network settings that
you wrote down from slide 2 in
this page
• Set the Mode to Client
• Hit Save and Apply and wait
until it finishes applying
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Go back to the Wifi page
• Return to the NetworkWifi page and edit the existing SSID
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Uncheck the WWAN network
• Scroll down to the interface configuration and uncheck the WWAN box
– The only thing selected should be LAN
• Hit Save and Apply
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Go to the interfaces page
• Scroll over Network and select Interfaces
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Edit the WWAN interface
• Click edit next to the created WWAN interface
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Uncheck the bridge interfaces
• Select the Physical Settings
tab
• Uncheck Bridge interfaces
• The only radio button
selected should be your
Wireless Network: Client
• Hit Save and Apply
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Go to the interfaces page
• Scroll over Network and select Interfaces
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Edit the LAN interface
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Change the IP address of your device
• Change the IP address of the
device to a different class than
your home/business DHCP server
– Ie. change to 192.168.8.1 if
gateway/DHCP server address is
192.168.1.1
– This step requires you know which
your network address which should
have been done by slide 2
• Hit Save and Apply
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Login again using new IP address
• At this point you had been logging in at 192.168.1.1
• Wait 30 seconds for the changes to be applied and then power cycle
your device
• Type in the new address you entered in the previous slide and log back
in
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Go to the firewall page
• Scroll over Network and select Firewall
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Edit the WAN firewall zone
• Click Edit next to the WAN firewall zone
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Change WAN settings
• Change the settings to the below
– Input : reject
– Output : accept
– Forward : reject
• Check the box next to wwan
• Hit Save and Apply
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Go to the firewall page
• Scroll over Network and select Firewall
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Edit the LAN firewall zone
• Click Edit next to the LAN firewall zone
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Change LAN settings
• Change the settings to the below
– Input : accept
– Output : accept
– Forward : reject
• Hit Save and Apply
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Power cycle the LINCWorks product
• Turn the power off, leave off for 5-10 seconds, then turn the power back
on
– With the RDA this is as simple as turning the green switch
– With the VAN you will need to unplug the power cable
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Check that you are online
• At this point you should be online
• The RDA itself will retrieve an IP address from your DHCP server
– However it will function as a DHCP server to all connected devices
– For example, the RDA may be given an IP address of 192.168.1.24 by your home
network but any devices connected to the RDA will get IP addresses in the range
of 192.168.4.100-.254
• Any device connected to the RDA will be able to see the home/business
gateway but a device connected to the home/business Wifi will not be
able to see the RDA
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Note
• If you are not connected at this point, the error is in your local network
settings
– Confirm the Wifi settings you entered during this guide, 100% match your
home/business Wifi network
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