Configuring WA3002G4 for wireless access.

After setting your modem for “Always on” (PPPoE) mode, you may wish to access internet wirelessly through your laptops. This post will help you in this regard.

You can view my previous blog post regarding how to configure WA3002G4 for internet access using PPPoE mode here.

1. Open your browser, preferable IE and type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar to access your modem. Type the username and password both as admin, and continue to the Device Info page.

Note: If you have configured your modem properly, you will be assigned a Default Gateway.

2. Next click on the Wireless option in the left panel. Here you can encounter 2 cases.

Case 1: Wireless may have been enabled in your modem.

You will get the following window:

Another check you could make is whether the the light under the WLAN text in your modem is on. If both are happening, then the wireless in your modem is on. Set all the fields as in the image. You can move on to the next step.

Case 2: Wireless is disabled in your modem.

Your browser will show the following window.

The WLAN light in the modem will be off. In this case you just check the Enable Wireless option. Click on Save/Apply and wait for the page to reload and you will get a page as in Case 1. The WLAN light will turn on. Set the fields to as in the image. Proceed to Step 3.

3. We need to secure our wireless connection, so that no one else uses it. You can have higher security, about which I am not discussing here. I will only mention about the basic security measure.

Click on Security, below Wireless in the left panel.

Now select Enabled in the WEP Encryption drop down menu. You will get the following window.

 

Now choose your Encryption Strength as you wish, either 64-bit or 128-bit. Choose Network Key as 1. Enter the Network Key in the Network Key 1 box. The number of characters are predefined according to the strength. Please note the rules in the bottom of the screen and type the exact no. of characters. Next click Save/Apply.

4. You will get the following page. I have considered the Network Key as xxxxx. Your browser will display the Network Key you typed previously.

Now you can close your browser.

5. Turn on wireless in your laptop/PC.

You will notice the wireless icon in your taskbar. Right click on it to and select View Wireless Connections. Then you will see the DSL wireless service provider with name UTSTarcom. Just click on that and type in Network Key what you have given before then just click Connect. You would have established wireless network connection with your router. I cannot provide an image for this step due to hardware issues.

Hope this method works fine. Better securities can be obtained by changing Network Authentication type.

Please post your queries.

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Writing a post using Windows Live Writer

Due to my high levels of laziness, this blog was almost like a ruin. The templates where not in proper condition and a lot of other things. I got a sudden interest in reviving it. So put up a new template, even had many blog posts half way and saved in drafts(though they dint materialize). Finally I thank Microsoft for providing me with Windows Live Writer. When I started Windows Live Writer, I was happy to see a software which lets you do almost everything on your blog. I guess, these offerings from Microsoft are to compete with Google to regain the online market. The tool looks good. I hope to review it in full in the near future. Look forward for it. Those who are interested in it, download it using Microsoft Update, or directly from Microsoft web site.

Have you used it? Please comment.

Configuring BSNL DataOne Broadband for UTStarcom WA3002G4(Type IV) modem.

The Type IV modem of Dataone consists of 4 LAN ports and and a Wi-Fi router. This guide will help you to configure the modem for using DataOne Broadband in PPPoE mode, so that you dont have to wait for the lazy BSNL fellows. The guide uses Windows XP as the OS and IE (v8 RC1) as browser.

Configuring in PPPoE Mode(Always On):
This is the mode set by BSNL fellows. If u configure BSNL modem in this mode, you can access Broadband in always on mode, i.e you can just on modem and start using internet.
1.After connecting the modem to the computer using the LAN cable, power on the modem and open Network Connections from Control Panel.

2.Right click on the icon named Local Area Connection, select properties. Select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click on properties.

3.In the Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) Properties dialog box enter the following values, after you make sure that you have selected the radio buttons, Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server addresses.
IP Address : 192.168.1.x(where x =2 to 255)
Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Preferred DNS Server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS Server: 208.67.220.220

4. Now click OK twice to close both the dialog boxes.

5. Now open your browser(preferably IE since all the BSNL sites are designed to suite IE).
Type http://192.168.1.1/ in the address bar. You will be navigated to the screen below:




Enter username and password both as admin.

6.Navigate to Advanced Setup->WAN by selecting from the left margin.
Your screen should be like this.




7. Click Edit on the service pppoe-0_35_1.
If you dont have the above service in the above list, click on Add below.

8. Next you will be getting a series of windows, described below(irrespective of whether you click add or edit). Click on next after each step to reach the next one.

i) ATM PVC Configuration.
Enter the following values: VPI = 0, VCI=35 and uncheck Enable VLAN Tagging also the Service Category: UBR Without PCR.

ii)Connection Type
Select PPP over Ethernet(PPPoE), and Encapsulation Mode as LLC/SNAP- BRIDGING.

iii) PPP Username and Password
Enter the following details:
PPP Username: username provided by BSNL.
PPP Password: password provided by BSNL
PPPoE Service Name: DataOne
Authentication Mode: Auto


Uncheck all the check boxes except the last one(Bridge PPPoE Frames between WAN and Local Ports).

iv) Network Address Translation Settings
Uncheck Enable NAT, Enable Firewall, Enable IGMP Multicast, and check Enable WAN Service.
Service Name: pppoe_0_35_1

v) WAN Setup - Summary
You will finally get the following page:

Click on Save.

9. You will return to the WAN Setup page.

Click on Save/Reebot and wait till the modem reboots and displays the Device Info->Summary page.

10. Restart the browser and start browsing the net.

Please pour in your queries as comments.

Google Trick(Its very good)

Bored of searching images from google. Lets spice it up a bit.
1.Open http://www.google.com/
2. Select images from the top left corner.
3. Search for anything of your choice. (for example: flowers, bikes etc.)
4. Now delete the URL in the address bar and paste the code:

javascript:R= 0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI= document.images ; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i<DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=Math. sin(R*x1+ i*x2+x3)* x4+x5; DIS.top=Math. cos(R*y1+ i*y2+y3)* y4+y5}R++ }setInterval('A()',5); void(0)
5. You have a surprise in store.

Credits:popsup
Comments are welcomed.