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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wireless - N Broadband Router User’s Manual Model # AWR-11N-RT...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class C 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.
  • Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company. Trademarks: All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. Revision History Revision History...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................6 1.1 Features and Specifications................ 6 1.2 Package Contents ..................7 1.3 System Requirements .................. 7 1.4 LEDs Indication & Connectors of Wireless Router ........7 1.5 Installation Instruction.................. 8 2.
  • Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.5.2 System Log Setting................64 3.5.3 Date/Time................... 65 3.5.4 Ping Test....................67 3.5.5 Config ....................68 3.5.6 Provisioning ..................68 3.6 Logout......................71...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1. Introduction This Wireless broadband router is a draft 802.11n compliant device that provide faster and farther range than 802.11g while backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. This router uses advanced broadband router chipset and wireless LAN chipset solution let you enjoy high-speed Wired and Wireless connection.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 1.2 Package Contents One Wireless AP Router with 3 antennas • One Power Adapter • One CD-ROM (user’s manual) • One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable • 1.3 System Requirements Computers with an installed Ethernet adapter. •...

  • Page 8: Installation Instruction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LINK/ACT Blinking Data is being sent or received. Back Panel Connectors Button/Port Description Reset Reset configurations to default. You would use the reset button only when a program error has caused your 11n AP router to hang. Press the button and hold for 10 seconds.

  • Page 9: Pc Configuration

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com hardware damage, use other power adapter may cause hardware damage her power adapter may cause hardware damage adapter may cause hardware damage may cause hardware damage hardware damage. 2. PC Configuration To communicate and configure 802.11n AP router, the PC on your LAN must install TCP/IP protocol.
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Click “Properties”, the window below will appear and then click “IP Address” tab, If you decide to use DHCP, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”, • then click “OK” to confirm your settings. Once you restart your system, Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select “DNS Configuration” tab and make sure select “Enable DNS”, enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the “DNS Server Search Order” field, then click “Add”,...
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Checking TCI/IP Setting for Windows NT4.0 Select “Control Panel Network”, click “Protocols” tab then select “TCP/IP protocol”, window shown as below will appear, Click “Properties”, window shown as below will appear. Select the network card on your system from “Adapter” field. •...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP • address from a DHCP server”. If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Specify an IP •...
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” for the network card on your system, then click “Properties”, window shown as below will appear.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP • address automatically”. If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the • following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address”...
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” then click “Properties”, window shown as below will appear.
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP • address automatically”. If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the • following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address”...

  • Page 18: Connect To Another Router

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router, select “Obtain an IP • address automatically”. If you decide to use the IP address you are desired, select “Use the • following IP address”. Make sure enter correct addresses in “IP Address”...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 192.168.1.XXX (where XXX is between 2 ~ 254). Please see the Network Settings section for more information. If you need to change the settings, write down your existing settings before making any changes. In most cases, your computer should be set to receive an IP address automatically in which case you will not have to do anything to your computer.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com You may now use the other 3 LAN ports to connect other Ethernet devices and computers. To configure your wireless network, open a web browser and enter the IP address you assigned to the router. To check if the connection has been setup completely: go to Start Control Panel...

  • Page 21: Setup Wireless Router Configurations Via Web Browser

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. Setup Wireless Router Configurations via Web Browser 802.11n Router Gateway implements a Web server allowing user configure this device via the web interface. This Interface provides comprehensive system management scheme, including system configuration, performance monitoring, system maintenance and administration.

  • Page 22: Network Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.2 Network Settings The Network Settings contains the following sections: DHCP Static Route Packet Filter URL Filter Security UPNP DDNS 3.2.1 WAN The WAN port is the connection of the 802.11n AP Router module to existing broadband device such as cable modem or ADSL CPE.
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 802.11n AP Router supports 5 methods of obtaining the WAN IP Address: -- Static IP: Choose this option if you are leased line user with a fixed IP address. -- DHCP: Choose this option if you are connected to the Internet through a Cable modem line. -- PPPoE: Choose this option if you are connected to the Internet through a DSL line.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Host Name: The name of the DHCP host. WAN Ethernet MAC: The MAC address is a unique hardware of this module. WAN Port IP Assignment: Select the appropriate option for your specific ISP. Ping from WAN: The default setting is allowed user can ping the host computer from remote site.
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Dynamic IP (Get WAN IP Address automatically). If you are connected to the Internet through a Cable modem line, the dynamic IP will be assigned. Click DHCP option, below screen will prompt for WAN setting in DHCP mode.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Host Name: The name of the DHCP host. WAN Ethernet MAC: The MAC address is a unique hardware of this module. WAN Port IP Assignment: Select the appropriate option for your specific ISP. Ping from WAN: The default setting is allowed user can ping the host computer from remote site.
  • Page 27 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Host Name: The name of the DHCP host. WAN Ethernet MAC: The MAC address is a unique hardware of this module. WAN Port IP Assignment: Select the appropriate option for your specific ISP. Ping from WAN: The default setting is allowed user can ping the host computer from remote site.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Host Name: The name of the DHCP host. WAN Ethernet MAC: The MAC address is a unique hardware of this module. WAN Port IP Assignment: Select the appropriate option for your specific ISP. Ping from WAN: The default setting is allowed user can ping the host computer from remote site.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Default is Keep Alive. Require MPPE: Click this option to require MPPE. Set DNS Server: Default setting is Automatically. If you choose Manually, specify the IP address of the primary DNS server and the secondary DNS server. L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol can use multi-protocol Virtual- Private Network (VPN).

  • Page 30: Lan

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Default Gateway: Check with your ISP provider. WAN L2TP Interface Type: Check with your ISP provider. L2TP WAN IP address: Check with your ISP provider. Subnet Mask: Check with your ISP provider. L2TP Account: Check with your ISP provider.

  • Page 31: Dhcp

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LAN IP Address: The LAN IP address. Default: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: The LAN net-mask. Default: 255.255.255.0 DNS Proxy: Enable the DNS Proxy that will relay users’/clients’ DNS requests to a real DNS server IP address. Users no need to specify real DNS server IP address. Default: Enabled. 3.2.3 DHCP Through the DHCP Server you can reserve specific IP address permanently for hardware devices that must have a static IP address (e.g., a DNS Server).

  • Page 32: Static Route

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [DHCP Server Setting] DHCP Server: To enable/disable DHCP server’s dynamic IP address assignment. Default: Enable. Assigned DHCP IP Address: Specify the starting/ending IP address of the IP address pool. Default Start IP: 192.168.1.100.Default End IP: 192.168.1.250. DNS IP Lease Time: Specify the time duration for which the settings will be in effect.

  • Page 33: Nat

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Enable: Enable/Disable the static route. Target: Defines the base IP address (Network Number) that will be compared with the destination IP address (after an AND with NetMask) to see if this is the target route. NetMask: Assign subnet mask that will be AND’d with the destination IP address and then compared with the Target to see if this is the target route.
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NAT allows a single device, such as a router, to act as an agent between the Internet “Public Network”) and a local (or “Private”) network. This means that only a single, unique IP address is required to represent an entire group of computer. It works like your street address –...
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DMZ: If you have multiple computers, you can choose one of the computers between the Internet connection and the firewall. Enable/Disable this function. Telnet Login: Default setting is Enable. You can access Telnet automatically. Telnet interface: There are 3 types of interface WAN, LAN, Both.

  • Page 36: Packer Filter

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Enable: Enable/Disable the port trigger. Trigger Port: This is the port used to trigger the application. It can be either a single port or a range of ports. Trigger Type: This is the protocol used to trigger the special application. Public Port: This is the port number on the WAN side that will be used to access the application.
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [WAN Packet Filter] Use IP Filters to deny particular WAN IP addresses from the Internet. You can deny special port number or all ports for a specific IP address. You will only need to input the WAN IP addresses of the computers that will be denied.

  • Page 38: Url Filter

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Enable: Enable/Disable the LAN packet filter. Default setting is Disable. Source IP: The IP address of the LAN computer that will be denied access to the Internet. You can also add a range of IP addresses. Destination Port: The single port or port range that will be denied to access.

  • Page 39: Security

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Client IP: The host computer that will be blocked to access the Internet. URL Filter String: The pattern that will be blocked, for example, “yahoo.com”. Action: Insert a new URL Filter or update a specified URL Filter. 3.2.8 Security AP Router prevents the attacks that can reduce false positives and eliminate impact of attacks:...

  • Page 40: Upnp

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Intrusion Detection: Enable- Start to inspect all inbounds and network activity and identifies suspicious patterns that may indicate a network or system attach from someone attempting to break into or compromise a system. Default: Disable. 3.2.9 UPNP UPuP is architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity of PCs and intelligent devices or appliances, particularly within the home.

  • Page 41: Ddns

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If AP Router is an UPnP enabled router and will only work with other UPnP devices/software. If you do not want to use the UPnP functionality, just disable it. Click UPnP on Network Settings, below screen will prompt for UPnP Setting.

  • Page 42: Rip

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Click DDNS on Network Settings, below screen will prompt for DDNS Setting. DDNS: Enable/Disable the DDNS server. Default setting is Disable. DDNS Server Type: AP Router supports one type: DynDns.org DDNS Username: Enter the username that you register in DynDns.org website DDNS Password: Enter the password that you register in DynDns.org website Confirmed Password:...

  • Page 43: Wireless Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com automation of static routing maintenance. The router, using the RIP (Routing Information Protocol) protocol, determines the network packet’s route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. In this case, you could automatically adjust to physical changes in the network layout.

  • Page 44: Advanced Setting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WLAN: Enable/Disable the Wireless LAN feature. Default setting is Disable. WLAN Mode: Choose a mode from the pull-down menu. Make sure that you have the equipment you need. As you’re looking for products in stores or on the Internet, you might notice that you can choose equipment that supports five different wireless networking technologies: 802.11b/g/n Mixed, 802.11b/g Mixed, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n WLAN Frequency:...
  • Page 45 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WLAN Country Code: Select your local Country code for pull-down menu. Hide SSID: Hide SSID to secure your Network. Default: Disable. Beacon Period: Choosing beacon period for improved response time for wireless http clients. DTIM Period: The DTIM period indicates how many beacon frames can transmit before another DTIM is transmitted.

  • Page 46: Security

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com all clients associated to the 802.11g, 2.4-GHz radio supports short slot time. Short slot time is an 802.11g-only feature and does not apply to 802.11a radios. Tx Burst: Enable the transmitted time slot can increase transmission throughput. Tx Short Preamble: Specify the Preamble type is short preamble or long preamble.
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [WEP] WEP aims to provide security by encryption data over radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another. However, it has been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed.
  • Page 48 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Encryption Type: Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption. WPA/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key: Pre-Shared key mode (PSK, also known as Personal mode) is designed for home and small office networks that cannot afford the cost and complexity of an 802.1x authentication server.
  • Page 49 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [Enterprise Mode] Encryption Type: Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption. WPA ReKey Method: Specify the ReKey method (by Time or by Packet) Pairwise Master Key Cache Interval: In the Fast Roaming section, you can configure Pairwise Master Key (RMK) caching and pre-authentication options.
  • Page 50 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [WDS Setting] A Wireless Distribution System is a system that enables the interconnection of access points wirelessly. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to link them. WDS is another way for AP router to join an existing Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 51 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Repeater – AP router will act as a repeater, interconnecting between access points. WDS peers can be determined by the user (“Restricted” mode) or auto-detected (“Lazy” mode). In repeater mode, access points have the ability to provide a wireless upstream link into the wired network rather than the normal wired link.
  • Page 52 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Ethernet port to be disabled while in repeater mode. Lazy – Automatic detection of WDS peers: when a LAN user searches for a network, AP router will attempt to connect to WDS devices in its vicinity. WDS Encryption Type: (1) When the Authentication Mode is set as Open, Shared, or Auto;...
  • Page 53 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com settings. AP router’s LAN IP Address as 192.168.1.1) AP router’s LAN IP Address as 192.168.1.2) Step 2: B AP router (as Client AP router), go to Network Settings DHCP section, uncheck DHCP Server to disable DHCP function, Click “Submit” to save the change. Step 3: For both of AP Router, go to Wireless Settings Basic Settings section, choose...
  • Page 54 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Step 4: Go to Wireless Settings Security section, setup both of AP router’s Authentication mode to same mode. Then, click “Submit” to save the change. Step 5: Enable WDS setting and choose which mode you want to setup. (In this example, use “Bridge”...
  • Page 55 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Step 6: After submit the settings, please wait about 60 seconds for reboot. Step 7: Re-enter Administrator Name: admin and Password: 1234. Then, click “Login”. Step 8: In Security section, click “Refresh AP List”. Step 9: About 20 seconds’...

  • Page 56: Mac Acl

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Step 11: Finally, the selected AP router is added in WDS’s Bridge mode. 3.3.4 MAC ACL For security reason, using MAC ACL’s (MAC Address Access List) creates another level of difficulty to hacking a network. A MAC ACL is created and distributed to AP so that only authorized NIC’s can connect to the network.

  • Page 57: Wps

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.3.5 WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup was designed to ease setup of security enabled WiFi networks in the home and small office environment. It supports methods that are familiar to most consumers to configure a network and enable security, like pushing a button or entering a PIN.
  • Page 58 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com can help your wireless client automatically connect to the Access Point. [WPS Settings] WiFi Protected Setup: Enable this feature, current setting page will extend to display AP’s security information and allows administrator to configure WPS. Default: Disable. Lock Security Setting: Before configure WPS, you can lock AP’s current security setting by enabling this item.

  • Page 59: Information

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com In PBC Method (PBC-Push Button Communication), while the AP router acts as Registrar or Enrollee, and click “Start WPS Config” button, the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) will establish the connection automatically. [WPS Config] WPS Config Method: Define the configure method by PIN number or PCB.

  • Page 60: Routing Table

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.4.2 Routing Table A routing table contains the information necessary to forward to forward a packet along the best path toward its destination. Each packet contains information about its origin and destination. When a packet is received, a network device examines the packet and matches it to the routing table entry providing the best match for its destination.

  • Page 61: Packet Statistics

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Destination: The IP address of the packet’s final destination. The destination can be an IP address or a class-based, sub-netted, or super-netted network ID. Gateway: The IP address to which the packet is forward. Netmask: Includes directly-attached subnets, indirect subnets that are not attached to the device but can be accessed through one or more hops, and default routes to use for certain...

  • Page 62: System Log

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.4.4 System Log The log file keeps a running log of events and activities occurring on the device. The log always displays recent logs. When the device is rebooted, the log would not be cleared. The system log can be screen with 2 types of criteria -- Priority &...

  • Page 63: Management

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.5 Management The Information contains the following sections: Admin Account System Log Setting Date/Time Ping Test Config, Provisioning 3.5.1 Admin Account The AP Router supports 3 privilege levels: Administrator, User, and Guest. Administrator can define and add new login accounts manually.

  • Page 64: System Log Setting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Password: This parameter holds the Password used for authentication with the registrar. Confirm Password: Re-type the password. Action: Insert a new account entry or update a specify entry. 3.5.2 System Log Setting This 802.11n Router Voice Gateway supports sending system log (sending UDP packets and keeping log messages in Log Server.

  • Page 65: Date/Time

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com make sure a secure syslog server is available. Default: Disable. Remote Log Server Address: Enter the IP Address of remote log server. Remote Log Server Port: Enter the port number of remote log server. Default: 514. Log to Remote and Local: Enable –...
  • Page 66 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Time Zone: GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is World Time and the basis of every world time zone which sets the time of day and is at the centre of the time zone map. GMT sets current time or official time around the globe.

  • Page 67: Ping Test

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com [For NTP Time Server] NTP Update Interval: Configure how often to updates its system clock. This setting is based on hour inside the registry. Default: 24 hours. NTP Server 1: Assign the domain name of the NTP Server 1. NTP Server 2: Assign the domain name of the NTP Server 2.

  • Page 68: Config

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.5.5 Config Config is a list of preferences that you can change. Click Config on Management, below screen will prompt for Config Setting. Save: All settings can be saving to a local file. Click the Save button to save the configuration. Restore: Specify the path of Config file, the click Restore button to restore as device configuration for AP Router.
  • Page 69 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The AP Router supports a mechanism to remotely access a HTTP or TFTP server and download a new firmware image. ,cfg The AP Roin the file to authenticate board ID of the AP Router and the firmware image. After a successful download the AP Router performs an auto reboot to bring the new firmware image into effect.
  • Page 70 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Firmware File: Specify the path of firmware file for uploading. Provisioning Update at each Bootup: Enable update firmware at each bootstrap. Provisioning Periodic update: Enable - AP Router will check server for new firmware everyday and update firmware if new firmware is available.

  • Page 71: Logout

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TFTP protocol. Default: Your Company’s TFTP Server IP Address. TFTP Provision Image Directory: Default: image TFTP Provision Image Server Port: Provisioning TFTP server ports are set to port 69 (1 Priority), port 100 (2 -Priority) and port 200 (3 -Priority).
  • Page 72 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com (Reboot)

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