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The top of the unit at the front hosts an array of green LEDs along with a white button that has a blue lightning bolt on it. Each LED is labeled with a corresponding white icon below it. The top left and right edges of the unit have a small patch of air vents. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/05.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/05th.jpg" width="250" height="162" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>On the left side of the unit are a modem volume wheel and a wireless antenna port. The Antenna port allows you to attach an external WiFi antenna to extend the WiFlyer's wireless coverage. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/06.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/06th.jpg" width="250" height="52" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>On the back of the WiFlyer from left to right are a modem port, Ethernet WAN port, Ethernet LAN port, and power adapter port. Like the front LEDs, each port on the back of the unit is accompanied with a white icon below it.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/07.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/07th.jpg" width="250" height="80" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>The accompanying AC adapter is also pretty compact. On a standard power strip, it should not block any adjacent AC ports.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/08.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/08th.jpg" width="250" height="110" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p><strong>Setup and Features:</strong></p> <p> Setting up the WiFlyer is very simple and the included Quick Setup Guide makes it foolproof. Since its specialty is sharing dial-up, I will mainly focus on that. First, use the included phone cord to connect an available wall jack to the phone jack port on the WiFlyer. </a> <a href="wireless_wiflyer/werq">Next, plug the included power cord into the unit and then to an available AC outlet.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/09.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/09th.jpg" width="250" height="85" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>There are two options for connecting the WiFlyer to a computer, either with a wired connection via Ethernet or wirelessly if your computer is WiFi enabled. For a wired connection, simply use an Ethernet cable (not included) to connect from the Ethernet port of the computer to the LAN port on the WiFlyer. Alternatively, if you have multiple computers in a wired network, use an Ethernet cable to connect the WiFlyer to your switch or hub. To make a wireless connection, simply use your computer's wireless detection program (Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration or otherwise) to connect to the WiFlyer. Its default SSID is given in the guide.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/10.jpg"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/10th.jpg" width="250" height="124" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Once a connection to the WiFlyer is established, it can then be configured using any web browser. Because only a browser is needed, the WiFlyer is compatible with just about any operating system. When trying to access your browser's home page, the WiFlyer will redirect the browser to its dial-up configuration page. If it does not, then you will need to type in the WiFlyer's IP address provided in the guide. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/dialconfig.gif"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/dialconfigth.gif" width="350" height="280" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>From here, the WiFlyer can be configured with your dial-up account's information. After filling out all the necessary information, click on the save button to save the settings. Then click the Dial Now! button and the unit will dial up to the Internet. To hang up the connection, simply press the quick connect button (button with lighting bolt) on the WiFlyer. </p> <p>Configured with a dial-up account, you can now connect to the Internet by simply pressing the lighting bolt button. While dialing a connection, the WiFlyer will make modem sounds. The volume of the sound can be adjusted by the volume wheel on the side of the unit. If you ever forget to press the quick dial button and try to access a web page, the web browser will redirect to the WiFlyer's dial-up configuration page where you can click on the Dial Now! button. There is not an auto dial option after disconnect so if you get disconnected you will come to this page. Although, after heavy use, I was never disconnected. There is a function to disconnect after a set amount of idle time. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/advanceconfig.gif"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/advanceconfigth.gif" width="350" height="262" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>As the name suggests, the WiFlyer is a wireless access point. It supports 802.11b and has an internal antenna along with an antenna port for an external antenna (not included). Though 802.11 is slower than today's leading standard of 802.11g, keep in mind the WiFlyer's key function is serving dial-up Internet; therefore, 802.11b is more than enough.</p> <p>While the WiFlyer's wireless speed may be a step behind, its wireless security is certainly not. With WPA-PSK as well as WEP (64 and 128 bit), disabling AP visibility, and MAC address filtering; the WiFlyer can easily keep your wireless network safe from all but the most dedicated intruders.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/phonebook.gif"><img src="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/phonebookth.gif" width="350" height="244" border="0" alt="Always On Wireless WiFlyer"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Some of the other network features the WiFlyer has: a port filtering firewall, virtual server, port trigger, DMZ host, and MAC address cloning. The WiFlyer also features a Phonebook that allows you to store up to 10 dial-up access numbers. Each number can be accompanied with a location descriptor. </p> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/index.php"></a> <a href="wireless_wiflyer/">Previous (Introduction & Features)</a></td> <td><div align="right"><a href="atruereview/wireless_wiflyer/always_on2.php"></a> <a href="wireless_wiflyer/werq">Next (Usage & Conclusion)</a></div></td> </tr> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer"> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6922792-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>