5G FWAR Quick Start Guide Version 2 RF Exposure Statement To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20cm from all persons (indoor), at least 49cm from all persons (outdoor), and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Federal Communication Commission Interference 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. RF EXPOSURE STATEMENT ................................................................................................... I CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 IN THE BOX ................................................................................................................ 1 SIDE AND BOTTOM PANEL .......................................................................................... 2 LED BEHAVIOR .......................................................................................................... 3 SIM CARD INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING .................................................................. 5 INSTALLING THE 5G FWAR ........................................................................................ 5 RE-INSTALLING YOUR 5G FWAR ................................................................................ 7 CHAPTER 3 ACCESSING THE WEB USER INTERFACE .................................................. 8 LOGIN ....................................................................................................................... 8 HOME PAGE/MAIN SECTION........................................................................................ 8 WI-FI SETTINGS ....................................................................................................... 12 CONNECTED DEVICES .............................................................................................. 18 FIREWALL ................................................................................................................ 20 PARENTAL CONTROLS .............................................................................................. 24 SYSTEM SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 29 APPENDIX I INSTALLATION GUIDE .............................................................................. 30 The 5G FWAR provides users with an improved solution for 5G home service. The innovative design of the 5G FWAR makes it easy for all the family to connect their favorite Chapter 1 Introduction devices to the 5G Network. In the Box The package contains the following items:
5G FWAR 1 Power adaptor 1 AC power cable 1 1 Side and Bottom Panel Side panel LED Front side WPS button RJ45 Ethernet Reset pin hole Bottom panel DC jack SIM card slot 2 LED Behavior Status Meaning White Breathing Light Device is powering up Solid Red No 5G signal (when in installation mode) Solid Amber Poor 5G signal, but not at threshold (when in installation mode) Solid Green Acceptable 5G signal (when in installation mode) Blink Blue Firmware update/Factory reset Blink Red Error (Fault) Blink Green Internet access is ready Blink Amber Wi-Fi is disabled Blink Purple WPS 3 SIM Card Installation Step 1 Insert the Nano (4FF) SIM card into the SIM card slot. Step 2 Assemble the device with the bracket adapter using four tapping screws. Bracket adapter 4 Chapter 2 Installation and Mounting Installing the 5G FWAR Step 1 5G FWAR front side should face indoor. 5G FWAR rear side should face the 5G signal (outdoor). Power on the 5G FWAR. The device will enter installation mode. product label. Step 2 Connect the 5G FWAR to your smart phone. First turn off the Wi-Fi function on your phone, then turn on the camera and scan the QR code printed on the Step 3 A pop-up window will appear asking if you wish to join the Wi-Fi network as indicated in the popup window. Note: In order to enable Wi-Fi automatic connection via QR code scanning, the operating system on your phone must be Android 10/ iOS 11 or above. If not, you will need to input information manually. Step 4 After you join the Wi-Fi network, a browser page will pop up automatically to direct you to the installation page. 5 Step 5 Site Survey: Place the 5G FWAR near different walls/windows and observe signal quality. Click on the Save button to save the signal quality of the room. The webpage will indicate whether a saved room is recommended for installing the 5G FWAR. Make sure you install your device in a room with good signal quality.
[SC1]: Someone has to fix the English in the app below Good Good Poor 6 Re-installing your 5G FWAR Step 1 Press and hold the WPS button for 10 seconds. The device will switch to installation mode, and all user settings will be retained. Step 2 Remove the device from the mounting kit. Step 3 Follow the instructions in the webpage to install the device. WPS button 7 Chapter 3 Accessing the Web User Interface Login After you connect and turn on the 5G FWAR, a Sign In screen will appear. Enter your admin password to log into the Home Page of the 5G FWARs Web GUI. If you forget your password, answer one of the security questions to reset the password to factory default settings. You can find the default password on the label under the 5G FWAR. Home Page/Main Section The Home Page of the 5G FWAR will appear after you log in. 8 The Home Page is where users can check the connection status between the 5G FWAR and the Internet/mesh network, conduct network speed tests, and adjust settings such as Wi-Fi options. In the upper right panel of the screen, the Network Map presents a list of devices that are currently connected to the 5G FWAR. Below that, the screen is divided into three columns: 5G Network Status on the left, 4G Network Status in the middle, and Wi-Fi on the right. The drop-down menu on the upper right of the Home Page includes selections such as Admin Settings, Restart 5G FWAR, and Sign Out. 3.2.1 Network Map (Speed test, Mesh network) The Network Map is located in the upper-right section of the Home Page. The lines between the 5G FWAR and the Internet/mesh network/devices on the map indicate the connection status between them. A solid green line indicates an accessible network, and a gray line with a red x in the middle indicates that there is no connection. To test the connection speed between the 5G FWAR and the Internet/other networks, click the Test Speed button on the lower left of the Network Map. 9 The number of APs and clients currently connected to the network are indicated in the lower right section of the Network Map. 3.2.2 Admin Settings The Change Admin Password section enables you to change the Admin password that is used to sign in to the 5G FWARs Home Page. Type the desired admin password in the New Admin Password field, then type the admin password again in the Confirm Password field. Click Change Password to apply the new password. If the password you enter contains three consecutive or repeating alphanumeric characters, a window will pop up as a warning of insufficient password strength. 10 In the Security Questions section, you can choose three security questions, then enter the answer for each question. If a user forgets their admin password, one of the questions will be used to restore the admin password to factory default settings. Click Save to save your changes. Click Close to close the Admin Settings window. 3.2.3 Restarting the 5G FWAR To restart the 5G FWAR, click the drop-down arrow and select Restart 5G FWAR. A window will appear on the screen. Click Restart to restart the 5G FWAR. 3.2.4 Sign Out Click Sign Out to log off the 5G FWAR. 11 Wi-Fi Settings Click the > arrow on the bottom-right side of the Wi-Fi column in the Home Page to bring up the Wi-Fi page. On this page, you can adjust settings for the Primary Wi-Fi Network, Guest Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi Advanced Settings, and WPS. 3.3.1 Primary Wi-Fi Network Slide the Enable switch to the right to activate the Primary Wi-Fi network. The switch will turn blue to indicate that the selected Wi-Fi network is turned on. To turn off the Primary Wi-
Fi network, slide the switch to the left. 12 The Wi-Fi name (SSID) is the name of the wireless network broadcasting from the 5G FWAR. In order for devices to connect to the local network over a wireless link, they must select this network name from the list of detected wireless networks in the area. Specify a password for your wireless network. Click the icon to display the selected 1. Wi-Fi name (SSID) 2. Password password for the SSID. 3. New Password Enter a new password here for the SSID. 4. Confirm Password Type your new password here. 5. Broadcast Wi-Fi Name (SSID) search for available networks. 6. Wi-Fi network encryption Note: Passwords must be 863 characters long and are case sensitive. Changing your Wi-Fi name or password may cause devices to lose their connection to the primary network. Check this box if you want to broadcast your SSID. The SSID will be displayed when you Select one security method from the drop-down menu. The encryption types include None, WEP-64, WPA2-Personal, and WPA-WPA2-Personal. 13 3.3.2 Guest Wi-Fi Network Slide the Enable switch to the right to activate the Guest Wi-Fi network. The switch will turn blue when the guest network is enabled. To turn off the Guest Wi-Fi network, slide the switch to the left. The Wi-Fi name (SSID) is the name of the wireless network broadcasting from the 5G FWAR. In order for devices to connect to the local network over a wireless link, they must select this network name from the list of detected wireless networks in the area. Specify a password for your wireless network. Click the icon to display the selected 7. Wi-Fi name (SSID) 8. Password password for the SSID. 9. New Password Enter a new password here for the SSID. 10. Confirm Password Retype the new password here. 14 Note: Passwords must be 863 characters long and are case sensitive. Changing your Wi-Fi name or password may cause devices to lose their connection to the primary network. Check the box if you want to broadcast the SSID. The SSID will be displayed when you Select one security method from the drop-down menu. The encryption types include None, WEP-64, WPA2-Personal, and WPA-WPA2-Personal. 11. Broadcast Wi-Fi Name (SSID) search for available networks. 12. Wi-Fi network encryption 3.3.3 Wi-Fi Advanced Settings 13. Wi-Fi Network Operation Mode On this page, you can adjust the operation mode, channel, and bandwidth for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz primary Wi-Fi networks as well as adjust airtime allocation. The options provided for the 5 GHz primary Wi-Fi network include:
802.11n only 802.11ac and 802.11n 802.11ax, 802.11ac and 802.11n The options for the 2.4 GHz primary Wi-Fi network include:
802.11n and 802.11g 802.11ax, 802.11n and 802.11g 15 14. Airtime Allocation 15. PMF Slide the Enable switch to the right to activate this function. The switch will turn blue when airtime allocation is enabled. To disable airtime allocation, slide the switch to the left. When ATF is enabled, the system needs to be restarted for it to take effect. In the Airtime Allocation Policy pull-down menu, two policy options are available: Fair and Strict. Use the slider below the Airtime Allocation Policy pull-down menu to adjust the percentage of resources allocated to the primary and guest Wi-Fi networks. Sliding the bar to the right increases the allocation percentage for the primary Wi-Fi network, while sliding the bar to the left increases the allocation percentage for the guest Wi-Fi network. The allocation percentages for the primary and guest Wi-Fi networks are shown in the two fields on the bottom of the page, and change in real-time when the slider is adjusted. Slide the switch to the right to enable PMF (protected management frames) on your 5G FWAR. 16 WPS allows rapid wireless connection between the 5G FWAR and other WPS-compatible devices. You can trigger the WPS function on Primary Wi-Fi by clicking on the Primary Wi-
16. Primary Wi-Fi WPS Fi WPS button. 3.3.4 WPS 17 Connected Devices This section displays information about the devices connected to the APs, illustrated through a Network Map, as well as the AP list and Connected Devices table. 3.4.1 Network Map The Network Map illustrates the mesh network comprising the connected APs, their names, as well as their respective connection status. The number in the circle indicates the number of clients currently connected to the AP. 3.4.2 AP List The section presents detailed information of each AP, including the name of the AP, wireless radio channel information, health of the connection, usage of the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, backhaul usage, and the number of connected clients. 3.4.3 Connected Devices The name of each device that has been connected/is currently connected to the 5G FWAR is displayed here. Also displayed are the health of their connection, their IP addresses, which AP a device is connected to, and the restriction policies related to each device (if any). 18 Select the arrow icon on the right that corresponds to a connected device, and related information and settings for the device will be displayed, including its IPv6 address, whether to delete the device, block the device, or reserve DHCP IP. The Delete Device button enables you to remove the selected device which has connected to the 5G FWAR. Once removed, the computer/device will not be displayed on this page. The Block Device switch allows you to block or allow computers or devices from establishing a connection to the 5G FWAR. To block a device, slide the Block Device switch to the right. The switch will be blue when the feature is enabled. The Reserve DHCP IP switch enables the 5G FWAR to assign the same IP address to a specific device whenever that device connects to your network. To reserve DHCP IP, slide the Reserve DHCP IP switch to the right. 19 When a Wi-Fi client is connected and the Airtime Allocation feature is enabled, you will be able to adjust the airtime percentage for each client. It is recommended that you use 90% to leave a margin for other clients that are not set with a non-zero ATF percentage. Restrictions This section enables you to set restriction policies for the selected device. You can specify a time during which the selected device will not be able to access Internet. Alternatively, you may also specify a time during which the selected device will be able to access the Internet. The settings you can perform in this section include the name of the schedule and the time period for the restriction policy. Click Save to save your settings. The icon indicates that the selected device is blocked permanently. The icon indicates that the device is only restricted during the specified periods of time. Firewall A firewall is used to prevent traffic from entering and/or leaving the areas of your network. In this section you can select Medium for a typical level of security, and High for a maximum level of security. 20 3.5.1 Port Forwarding Port Forwarding can be used to open certain ports of a device to communicate with an Internet service. To turn on Port Forwarding, slide the Port Forwarding switch on the bottom right of the General Information page to the right. The switch turns blue to indicate that the function is turned on. To turn off this function, slide the switch to the left. To access this page, click Port Forwarding on the General Information page. From the Port Forwarding page, enter the appropriate forwarding options listed on the page, then click Add to save your changes, or click Cancel to discard any changes you made. Click Close to close this page. The options include:
Add Rules 17. Rule Name Name text field. 18. From Port Type the name of the service for which the port forwarding rule has been created in the Rule Type the value of the WAN port from which you want to forward packets. Please note that only a single port (for instance, 3000) or range (for instance, 30003005) can be specified. 0 would mean any port. 19. Protocol 21 Choose the protocol to be used for port forwarding. 20. IP Address The local servers IP address. 21. Port To Configured Ports Type the value of the LAN port to which you want to receive the forwarded packets. This table displays the ports that have been configured. The created rule name will be displayed here. 22. Application 23. Port From 22 This shows the value of the start port. This shows the protocol selected for the corresponding port forwarding rule. This shows the local servers IP address. This shows the value of the end port. 24. Protocol 25. IP Address 26. Port To 27. Enabled 28. Remove 3.5.2 DMZ The icon indicates that the corresponding port forwarding rule has been enabled. Click on the x icon to delete a port forwarding rule. DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) allows you to specify a DMZ host IP to redirect requests to a virtual DMZ host in order to enhance the security of the local area network. To enable DMZ, slide the DMZ enable switch to the right. If this function is enabled, threats from external networks will be directed to the DMZ instead of the network. The DMZ IP address field indicates the IP address of the host DMZ. To designate a device as a DMZ host, enter its IP address in the DMZ IP Address field. Click Save to apply the changes, or click Cancel to undo your configuration. 23 Parental Controls By creating Internet access policies, Parental Controls allow you to control and monitor Internet access. Parental Controls can be activated on the Home page by sliding the Filters switch in the Parental Controls column. You can also enable or disable the function after you enter the Parental Controls page. Slide the Parental controls switch to the right. When the switch is blue, parental control of websites and devices is enabled. To turn off this function, slide the switch to the left. 3.6.1 Websites This function can be used to block computers or devices from accessing certain websites through the 5G FWAR. The websites that have been blocked are displayed on the screen. To add a website to the block list, click Add Website and enter the website in the input field. Click Add to save your changes, or click on the from the block list. icon to remove the selected website 3.6.2 Devices To add a device to the block list, click Add Device. A drop-down list will display the devices that are currently connected to the 5G FWAR and their MAC address. Select the device that you want to block, then click Include. The devices that appear on this list will be not be able to access any of the websites listed in the Websites section. 24 System Settings The General Information page provides device information on the 5G FWAR, including the 3.7.1 General Information device name, IMEI, model, and more. 3.7.2 Firmware Upgrade Click the Manual Software Update button, and the following window will appear. Click the button. After the update is complete, the Web GUI page will refresh automatically. button and select the firmware for the update. Then click the Update 3.7.3 History Log 25 The History Log page provides various activity records of your 5G FWAR. To access this page, click History Log on the General Information page. 3.7.4 Backup & Restore The Backup & Restore page covers functions for backing up/restoring the settings on your 5G FWAR and resetting it to factory settings. To access this page, click Backup & Restore on the General Information page. 26 3.7.5 LAN Settings The LAN Settings page includes settings to configure advanced LAN settings (e.g., IP address, Subnet mask, DHCP) for your 5G FWAR. To access this page, click LAN Settings In this section, enter the desired info in the following fields:
on the General Information page. LAN Configuration 29. Router IP address configuration is 192.168.0.1. 30. Subnet Mask Specify a range of IP addresses the 5G FWAR may assign to devices. The default LAN IP The subnet mask along with the previously configured IP address defines the network. The default value for subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 31. DNS Server 27 DHCP 32. DHCP Start Address the 5G FWAR. 33. DHCP End Address the 5G FWAR. 34. Lease Time devices. 35. UPnP Internet. Use this function to toggle whether the DNS server is set automatically or manually. DHCP assigns LAN IP addresses for connected devices. You can specify the range of IP addresses the 5G FWAR may assign to devices. Click the DHCP switch to turn the DHCP function on or off. You can also enter the desired information in the following fields:
Specify the address that starts the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as Specify the address that ends the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same subnet as You can specify a period of time after which an assigned IP address will be retrieved from For devices that support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), enabling the UPnP function will allow automatic port forwarding. This helps your UPnP devices communicate with the Slide the UPnP switch to the right to enable the feature. Slide the Enable Automatic Cleanup of Old Unused UPnP Service switch to enable the automatic cleanup of invalid rules. When enabled, old and unused UPnP defined services will be removed. 28 Chapter 4 Product Specifications 5G n260 5G n2/n5/n66 LTE CAT22, Band 2/4/5/12/14/29/48/66 2.4GHz 802.11ax 22 MIMO 5GHz 802.11ax 44 MIMO Backwards compatible with 11ac/11n/11b Memory 5G FWAR: DDR4 RAM 1GB Storage 5G FWAR: NAND 1GB Router: DDR4 RAM 1GB Router: NAND 1GB Dimensions 246 x 220 86 mm Weight Connector Button 2.2 kg 2.5GbE LAN port 1 DC Jack 1 WPS button 1 Reset pinhole 1 Operating Temperature 0 C40 C 36. 5G 4G Wi-Fi 29 Appendix I Installation Guide Operational Communication Signal gNB 5G Home Gateway Front side LED 30