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802.11n wireless 4-port gigabit broadband router
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802.11n Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router
SMCWGBR14-N2

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE BARRICADE 802.11n Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router SMCWGBR14-N2...
  • Page 2 Barricade N SMCWGBR14-N2 User Guide No. 1, Creation Road III, Hsinchu Science Park, 30077, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: +886 3 5770270 May 2011 SMC-UG-0511-01 Fax: +886 3 5780764...
  • Page 3 Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.

  • Page 4: Warranty And Product Registration

    ARRANTY AND RODUCT EGISTRATION To register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement, please refer to the Support Section of the SMC Website at http:// www.smc.com. – 4 –...

  • Page 5: Compliances

    OMPLIANCES EDERAL OMMUNICATION OMMISSION NTERFERENCE TATEMENT 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.
  • Page 6 OMPLIANCES IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC R ADIATION XPOSURE TATEMENT This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co- located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    BOUT UIDE This guide details the hardware features of the wireless router, including its URPOSE physical and performance-related characteristics, and how to install the device and use its configuration software. This guide is for PC users with a working knowledge of computers. You UDIENCE should be familiar with Windows operating system concepts.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS ARRANTY AND RODUCT EGISTRATION OMPLIANCES BOUT UIDE ONTENTS NTRODUCTION Conventions Main Features Key Hardware Features Package Contents Front Panel LED Indicators Rear Panel Antennas Power Connector Reset Button USB Port Ethernet WAN Port Ethernet LAN Port ONNECTING THE OUTER System Requirements Installation Environment Requirements Connecting the Router...
  • Page 9 ONTENTS General Status ARP List Quick Setup ETWORK ETTINGS MAC Clone Dynamic DNS Comexe.cn DDNS Dyndns.org DDNS No-ip.com DDNS Binding Setting IRELESS ETTINGS Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced Wireless Statistics 7 DHCP S ETTINGS DHCP Settings DHCP Clients List Address Reservation 8 USB S...
  • Page 10 ONTENTS 11 A CCESS ONTROL ETTINGS Rule Host Target Schedule Parental Control 12 A DVANCED OUTING Static Routing List 13 Q ETTINGS QoS Settings Rules List 14 S YSTEM OOLS Time Setting Diagnostic Settings Management Firmware Upgrade Factory Defaults Backup & Restore Reboot Password System Log...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION The SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates a 4-port switch, firewall, NAT router, and wireless access point. The Wireless N Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the needs of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and users demanding higher networking performance.

  • Page 12: Conventions

    | Introduction HAPTER Conventions ONVENTIONS The “Router” or “SMCWGBR14-N2” mentioned in this guide stands for the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation. EATURES ◆ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300 Mbps. One 10/100/1000 Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ-45 WAN port, four 10/ ◆...

  • Page 13: Key Hardware Features

    | Introduction HAPTER Key Hardware Features ARDWARE EATURES The following table describes the main hardware features of the wireless Router. Table 1: Key Hardware Features Feature Description WAN Port One 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port for connecting to the Internet. LAN Port Four 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports for local network connections.

  • Page 14: Led Indicators

    | Introduction HAPTER Front Panel The wireless Router includes ten status LED indicators, as described in the LED I NDICATORS following table. Table 2: LED Behavior Status Description Power The unit is receiving power and is operating normally. There is no power currently being supplied to the unit.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    | Introduction HAPTER Rear Panel ANEL Figure 2: Rear Panel POWER RESET USB The following items are located on the rear panel (from left to right). The access point includes integrated MIMO antennas for wireless NTENNAS communications. A MIMO antenna system uses two or more identical antennas to receive and transmit signals, helping to increase data throughput and range.

  • Page 16: Ethernet Wan Port

    | Introduction HAPTER Rear Panel A 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port that can be attached to an Internet access WAN P THERNET device, such as a DSL or Cable modem. The wireless router has four 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports that can be attached LAN P THERNET directly to a PC or 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T LAN segments.

  • Page 17: Onnecting The Outer

    ONNECTING THE OUTER YSTEM EQUIREMENTS You must meet the following minimum requirements: Broadband Internet access service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ◆ One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ-45 connector ◆ PCs with working Ethernet adapters and Ethernet cables with RJ-45 ◆ connectors TCP/IP protocol on each PC ◆...

  • Page 18: Connecting The Router

    | Connecting the Router HAPTER Connecting the Router ONNECTING THE OUTER Before installing the Router, make sure your PC is successfully connected to the Internet through the broadband service. If there is any problem, first contact your ISP. Install the Router according to the following steps. Power off your PC, Cable/DSL modem, and the Router.
  • Page 19 | Connecting the Router HAPTER Connecting the Router Figure 3: Hardware Installation – 19 –...

  • Page 20: Quick

    UICK NSTALLATION UIDE TCP/IP C ONFIGURATION This chapter shows you how to quickly configure the basic functions of your SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router using the Quick Setup Wizard. The default IP address of the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router is 192.168.2.1.
  • Page 21 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER TCP/IP Configuration Figure 4: Success Result of a Ping Command If the displayed result is similar to the following figure, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is not functioning. Figure 5: Failure of a Ping Command To check the connection, follow these steps: Verify that the LAN port LED to which the PC is connected on the Router and the LED on your PC's network adapter are turned on.

  • Page 22: Quick Installation Guide

    | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide UICK NSTALLATION UIDE With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) utility, it is ® easy to configure and manage the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser.
  • Page 23 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide Figure 8: Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear. Figure 9: Choose WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP, and Static IP, to connect to the Internet. It is recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function.
  • Page 24 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password ■ provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, you can go on with the wireless configuration, as shown in Figure 12 on page...
  • Page 25 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide Figure 12: Quick Setup - Wireless Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 26 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum transmission rate of the Router through this field.
  • Page 27 | Quick Installation Guide HAPTER Quick Installation Guide Figure 14: Quick Setup - reboot – 27 –...

  • Page 28: Onfiguring The

    ONFIGURING THE OUTER This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration method. OGIN After your successful login, you will see the twelve main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

  • Page 29: Status

    | Configuring the Router HAPTER Status TATUS The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. ENERAL TATUS All information is read-only. Figure 16: Router Status To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by ARP L checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.

  • Page 30: Quick Setup

    | Configuring the Router HAPTER Quick Setup Figure 17: ARP List MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound.

  • Page 31: Network Settings

    ETWORK ETTINGS There are five submenus under the Network menu: WAN, MAC Clone, LAN, Dynamic DNS and Binding Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Choose menu “Network->WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below.
  • Page 32 | Network Settings HAPTER MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for ◆ most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ◆ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields.
  • Page 33 | Network Settings HAPTER Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option, then enter the following parameters: Figure 20: WAN-PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 34 | Network Settings HAPTER Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be ◆ terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0”...
  • Page 35 | Network Settings HAPTER MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. ◆ It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ◆ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name, which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
  • Page 36 | Network Settings HAPTER User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided ◆ by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host ◆ name. Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your ◆...
  • Page 37 | Network Settings HAPTER If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option, then enter the following parameters : Figure 23: WAN-L2TP User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided ◆ by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP.
  • Page 38 | Network Settings HAPTER Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect ◆ or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
  • Page 39 | Network Settings HAPTER Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP ◆ and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP.

  • Page 40: Mac Clone

    | Network Settings HAPTER MAC Clone The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually. MAC C LONE Choose menu “Network->MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below: Figure 25: MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter.

  • Page 41: Dynamic Dns

    | Network Settings HAPTER Choose menu “Network->LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 26: LAN Settings MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the ◆ LAN. The value can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted- ◆...

  • Page 42: Comexe.cn Ddns

    | Network Settings HAPTER Dynamic DNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the DDNS OMEXE page will appear. Figure 27: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider.

  • Page 43: Dyndns.org Ddns

    | Network Settings HAPTER Dynamic DNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the DDNS YNDNS page will appear. Figure 28: Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 44: Ip.com Ddns

    | Network Settings HAPTER Binding Setting If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the DDNS page will appear. Figure 29: No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.
  • Page 45 | Network Settings HAPTER Binding Setting MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the ◆ LAN. IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the ◆ LAN. Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ◆...
  • Page 46 | Network Settings HAPTER Binding Setting Figure 32: Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. – 46 –...

  • Page 47: Wireless Settings

    IRELESS ETTINGS There are six submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and WPS. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. IRELESS ETTINGS Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Setting”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page.
  • Page 48 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Settings Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies ◆ the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.

  • Page 49: Wireless Security

    | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Security If 11b only, 11g only, or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field, the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed. Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router ◆...
  • Page 50 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Security Figure 35: Wireless Security Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
  • Page 51 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Security Figure 36: WEP Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull- ■ down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
  • Page 52 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Security If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red. Figure 37: WPA/WPA2 Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. ■ Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used.

  • Page 53: Wireless Mac Filtering

    | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless MAC Filtering PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 ■ characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in ■ seconds.
  • Page 54 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless MAC Filtering Figure 40: Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering Entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit).

  • Page 55: Wireless Advanced

    | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Advanced Click the Enable button to enable this function. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07- 8A /00-0A-EB-00-23-11 in the MAC Address field, then enter wireless station A/B in the Description field, while select Enabled in the Status...
  • Page 56 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Advanced RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) ◆ Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame.

  • Page 57: Wireless Statistics

    | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wireless Statistics IRELESS TATISTICS Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Statistics”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station. Figure 43: Wireless Statistics MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address. Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected.
  • Page 58 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Figure 44: WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ◆ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. ◆ The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide. Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default.
  • Page 59 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Figure 45: WPS button Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds, then the adapter will connect to the router by WPS automatically. Figure 46: WPS button Method Two: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router.
  • Page 60 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Figure 48: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 49: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter – 60 –...
  • Page 61 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Method Three: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 44, then the following screen will appear. Figure 50: Add a New Device Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect.
  • Page 62 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. Figure 52: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter – 62 –...
  • Page 63 | Wireless Settings HAPTER By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 44, then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 64 | Wireless Settings HAPTER Figure 54: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 26499123 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Get the Current PIN code of the Router. (Each router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 65: Dhcp Settings

    | Wireless Settings HAPTER Figure 55: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 44. Then the new device successfully connected to the network. The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network.

  • Page 66: Dhcp S

    DHCP S ETTINGS There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. DHCP S ETTINGS Choose menu “DHCP->DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page.

  • Page 67: Address Reservation

    | DHCP Settings HAPTER DHCP Clients List Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time ◆ a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased"...

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