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Linksys E2500 Configuration Manual

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E2500 Wireless-N Router
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Configuration Guide

Revision 1.0
Copyright © 2012 Maretron, LLP All Rights Reserved
Maretron, LLP
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9014 N. 23
Ave #10
Phoenix, AZ 85021-7850
http://www.maretron.com
Maretron Manual Part #: M003030
Revision 1.0
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  • Page 1: Configuration Guide

    ® ® Linksys E2500 Wireless-N Router ® Configuration Guide Revision 1.0 Copyright © 2012 Maretron, LLP All Rights Reserved Maretron, LLP 9014 N. 23 Ave #10 Phoenix, AZ 85021-7850 http://www.maretron.com Maretron Manual Part #: M003030 Revision 1.0 Page 1...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide Revision History Rev. Description Original document Page 2 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Adding a Wireless PC N2KView Client to the Network ........... 16   Adding a Mobile N2KView Client to the Network ............ 16     Resetting the WiFi/Router to Maretron Configuration ............17     Physically Reset the WiFi/Router ................17  ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    WiFi/Router and the Maretron Internet Protocol Gateway (IPG100). Figure 1 - Typical WiFi/Router Connection Although the WiFi/Router is mostly pre-configured by Maretron, there are a few steps that must ® be performed to establish the connection between Maretron’s N2KView...
  • Page 5 ® ® ® and control software (client) and Maretron’s N2KServer (server). If you are installing a system ® similar to Figure 1 where the N2KServer is running on the IPG100, then you should read paragraphs 2, 2.1 and 2.2 (skip paragraph 2.3). If you are installing a system where N2KServer is running on a PC then you should read paragraphs 2, 2.1 and 2.3 (skip paragraph...

  • Page 6: Configuring The Wifi/Router

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide Configuring the WiFi/Router The settings in the WiFi/Router are changed using a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox. Connecting to the WiFi/Router Connect the WiFi/Router to your PC using the blue Ethernet cable supplied in the box. Use the supplied AC adapter to power the WiFi/Router.
  • Page 7 ® ® From now on, we will just show one set of browser screens – the screens from other browsers will be very similar. Leave the User name blank, and enter the default Password, which is admin and press the OK button.
  • Page 8 Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide You are now connected to the WiFi/Router, and should see the following basic setup screen. Page 8 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 9: Adding An Ipg100 To The Network

    You can press Continue whenever this message is displayed to get back to the configuration screens. Adding an IPG100 to the Network Connect Maretron’s Internet Protocol Gateway (IPG100) to the WiFi/Router using an Ethernet Cable. The cable plugs into one of the blue Ethernet sockets at the back of the router. Reset ®...
  • Page 10 Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide From the Basic Setup page, open the DHCP Reservation Table by pressing the DHCP Reservation button. The DHCP Reservation table is displayed as shown below: If you do not see an IPG100 in the top part of the table, then it has not requested an address from the DHCP Server.
  • Page 11 ® ® Press Add Clients to add the IPG100 to the table: Press Save Settings and then Close. ® To make these settings take effect, reset the IPG100 by disconnecting the NMEA 2000 cable, and then re-connecting. Revision 1.0 Page 11...

  • Page 12: Adding A Pc Based N2Kserver

    , then each one must have a unique reserved address, but this is beyond the scope of these instructions, so please contact Maretron Technical Support for assistance. Inside the WiFi/Router is a DHCP Server, which is responsible for assigning IP addresses to other network devices that request them.
  • Page 13 ® ® The DHCP Reservation table is displayed as shown below: Carefully copy the Client Name and MAC Address for the PC from the top table to the second table. Set the assigned IP Address for the PC to 192.168.1.3. Revision 1.0 Page 13...

  • Page 14: Adding A Mbb100 N2Kview Client To The Network

    PC is given its new address. Adding a MBB100 N2KView Client to the Network Connect Maretron’s Black Box (MBB100) to the WiFi/Router using an Ethernet Cable. The cable plugs into one of the blue Ethernet sockets at the back of the router.

  • Page 15: Adding A Dsm800, Tsm800, Or Tsm1330 N2Kview Client To The Network

    ® ® If the default values are used this should be 192.168.1.3. A message should be displayed at the bottom left of the section stating that an IPG100 or N2KServer has been found, and giving its IP Address. Press the Connect button to establish the connection. Adding a DSM800, TSM800, or TSM1330 N2KView Client to the Network Connect the DSM800/TSM800/TSM1330 to the WiFi/Router using an Ethernet Cable.

  • Page 16: Adding A Wireless Pc N2Kview Client To The Network

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide Press the Connect button to establish the connection. Adding a Wireless PC N2KView Client to the Network Using the Wireless Configuration programs supplied with the PC, connect to the Wireless Network identified by the SSID written on the label affixed to the bottom of your router. When prompted to enter the passphrase, enter the passphrase from the same label.

  • Page 17: Resetting The Wifi/Router To Maretron Configuration

    In addition to the parameters that must be set by the user described in paragraph 2, several parameters are set by Maretron at the factory. If the factory settings are ever lost, then you can reset the WiFi/Router and program the factory setting by following the instructions outlined in the following paragraphs.
  • Page 18 Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide You will now see another warning screen. Click the checkbox next to “I understand that my network is currently open and not secure. I would like to manually configure my router’s security settings.”, and then press the Continue button. You will now see one more warning message.

  • Page 19: Give Your Wireless Network A Name

    The name that you give to your router will help you identify this router. The name will be preset to Maretron followed by the last five digits of the router’s serial number.

  • Page 20: Programming Network Security

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide There are two Network Name (SSID) fields, in both of them, replace the word Cisco with Maretron, leaving the 5 digits from the serial number intact. Programming network security This section details the programming of WiFi/Router to ensure that wireless messages to and from the router are encrypted against eavesdropping.
  • Page 21 The Passphrase is used to encrypt the data passed between the router and wireless devices. It must be entered identically on all wireless devices connected to the router. Maretron will choose a secure passphrase, and attach a copy of it to the underside of the router. Carefully enter this phrase into the Passphrase box in the above dialog, for both the 5 GHz Wireless Security and the 2.4 GHz Wireless Security categories.

  • Page 22: Appendix A- Client/Server Architecture

    N2KView software may run on a ® ® Windows PC, Mac, or Maretron ’s MBB100 or DSM800. Mobile versions of N2KView software are available for iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and most Android devices. The service ® offered by the server to the stations (clients) is access to the NMEA 2000 network data that ®...

  • Page 23: Examples Of Nmea 2000® Client/Server Architectures

    ® ® A.1 Examples of NMEA 2000® Client/Server Architectures ® N2KServer may run on a Windows PC (using Maretron’s USB100 gateway - see Section 2.3) ® or N2KServer may run directly on an IPG100 (see Figure 2). Figure 2 – LAN Client/Server Architecture Example with USB100 Figure 2 shows an example of a Local Area Network (LAN) connection including the PC to ®...

  • Page 24: Tcp/Ip Networks

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide Figure 3 extends the example shown in Figure 2by adding an external internet access point across a Wide Area Network (WAN). Although it is possible to setup the network as shown in ® Figure 3, ensuring that the remote N2KView clients can find the IP Address of the ®...

  • Page 25: Nat (Network Address Translation)

    ® ® typically found as part of a router. The router can be configured to reserve a specific address for the computer and then assign that same address each time at startup. If the router chooses a different address each time, then the computer may be difficult to find on the network. This is ®...

  • Page 26: Static And Dynamic Ip Addressing

    Linksys® E2500 Wireless-N Router Configuration Guide ® N2KView must then be set up to request a connection to the WAN IP Address of the router and the new port number. A.5 Static and Dynamic IP Addressing ® ® If you wish to use N2KView to view data from an N2KServer on a WAN through an Internet ®...
  • Page 27 ® ® ® The N2KView system protects your vessel’s data with multiple levels of protection. ® ® First, any data that passes between the N2KServer server component and any N2KView station components is protected using industry-standard SSL encryption. This encryption standard is widely used to protect financial information on the internet.

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