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  • Page 1 Wireless N300 Home Router...
  • Page 2 Wireless N300 Home Router Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless N300 Home Router Table of Contents Copyright Statement…................1 Table of Contents ..................3 Chapter 1 Product Overview ..............1 1.1 What it does ..................1 1.2 Features .................... 1 2.1 Open Package ................... 3 2.2 Physical Installation ................3 2.3 Log in to Web Manager..............
  • Page 4 Wireless N300 Home Router 6.3 DDNS ....................51 6.4 UPNP ....................53 6.5 Static Routing ................... 53 6.6 Routing Table ................... 55 Chapter 7 Security ................. 56 7.1 URL Filter ..................56 7.2 MAC Filter ..................58 7.3 Client Filter..................60 Chapter 8 Tools ..................

  • Page 5: Copyright Statement

    Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 What it does Thanks for purchasing this Link-One router (collectively device or router). The device is an 802.11n compliant wireless router that delivers up to 4x faster wireless speeds and 3x farther range than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g/b devices.
  • Page 6 Wireless N300 Home Router  Hidden/invisible SSID;  MAC-based wireless access control;  WMM streams your video and audio;  SNTP to synchronize local time with Internet time servers;  Supports UPnP and DDNS features;  WDS support for extending existing wireless coverage; ...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 2 Install Guide 2.1 Open Package Unpack the box and verify the following items:  Wireless N300 Home Router L1-RW342  Power Adapter  Quick Install Guide  Resource CD  Ethernet Cable If any of the above items is incorrect, missing, or damaged, please contact your Link-One reseller for immediate replacement.
  • Page 8 Wireless N300 Home Router 2. Connect one of the LAN ports on the device to the NIC port on your PC using an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the Ethernet cable from Internet side to the WAN port on the device.

  • Page 9: Log In To Web Manager

    Wireless N300 Home Router 4. Observe status of LEDs on the device and ensure that they are functioning correctly as stated in the table below. LED Overview: Status Description Indicates a proper connection to the power POWER Solid supply Blinking Indicates system is functioning improperly Solid WAN port connected correctly...

  • Page 10: Connect To Device Wirelessly

    Wireless N300 Home Router 2.4 Connect to Device Wirelessly Having finished above settings, you can search the device's wireless network (SSID) from your wireless devices (notebook, iPad, iPhone, etc.) and enter a security key to connect to it wirelessly. 1. If you are using Windows XP OS, do as follows: Click Start and select Control Panel.
  • Page 11 Wireless N300 Home Router 2) Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select View Available Wireless Networks. 3) Select the desired wireless network, click Connect, enter the security key and then click OK. 4) You can access Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next...
  • Page 12 Wireless N300 Home Router to the wireless network name you selected. 2. If you are using Windows 7 OS, do as follows: 1) Click Start and select Control Panel. 2) Click Network and Internet.
  • Page 13 Wireless N300 Home Router 3) Click Network and Sharing Center. 4) Click Change adapter settings.
  • Page 14 Wireless N300 Home Router 5) Select a desired wireless connection and click Connect/Disconnect.
  • Page 15 Wireless N300 Home Router Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect. 7) Enter the security key and click OK.
  • Page 16 Wireless N300 Home Router 8) You can access Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you selected.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Advanced Settings

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 3 Advanced Settings 3.1 Status Here you can see at a glance the operating status of the device. Connection Status: Displays WAN connection status: Disconnected, Connecting or Connected. Disconnected: Indicates that the Ethernet cable from your ISP side is not correctly connected to device's WAN port or the router is not logically connected to your ISP.

  • Page 18: Internet Connection Setup

    Wireless N300 Home Router LAN MAC Address: Displays device’s LAN MAC address. WAN MAC Address: Displays device’s WAN MAC address. System Time: Displays device’s system time either customized or obtained from Internet. Up Time: Displays device's uptime. Connected Client(s): Displays the number of connected network devices (which obtain IP addresses from device DHCP server).
  • Page 19 Wireless N300 Home Router Internet connection Type: Select PPPoE. PPPoE User Name: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. PPPoE Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default of 1492 unless necessary.

  • Page 20: Static Ip

    Wireless N300 Home Router cannot be opened or enabled; in this case, try 1450, 1400, etc. Service Name: Description of PPPoE connection. Leave blank unless otherwise required. Server Name: Description of server. Leave blank unless otherwise required. Connect Automatically: Connect automatically to the Internet after rebooting the system or connection failure Connect Manually: Require the user to manually connect to the Internet before each session.

  • Page 21: Dhcp

    Wireless N300 Home Router Internet Connection Type: Select Static IP. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear.

  • Page 22: Pptp

    Wireless N300 Home Router 3.2.4 PPTP PPTP: Select PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. The PPTP allows you to connect a router to a VPN server. For example： A corporate branch and headquarter can use this connection type to implement mutual and secure access to each other’s resources.

  • Page 23: L2Tp

    Wireless N300 Home Router Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. 3.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses an L2TP connection.

  • Page 24: Mac Clone

    Wireless N300 Home Router ISP, otherwise select "Static". Consult your ISP if you are not clear. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway provided by your ISP.

  • Page 25: Wan Medium Type

    Wireless N300 Home Router 3.5 WAN Medium Type The device supports two WAN medium types: wired and wireless. Select Wired WAN if you need to connect to your ISP via an Ethernet cable or select Wireless WAN if you directly connect to your WISP wirelessly. The default WAN Medium Type is Wired WAN, so no settings are required here if you connect to your ISP via an Ethernet cable.
  • Page 26 Wireless N300 Home Router 3. 1). Verify that SSID and channel on this page are exactly the same as they are on the uplink wireless network you just selected. 2). Configure the same security mode, security key, cipher type (or WPA Algorithm) as they are on the uplink wireless network you just selected.
  • Page 27 Wireless N300 Home Router Channel: The channel used by the uplink wireless device. Security Mode: The security mode used by the uplink wireless device. WPA Algorithms (or Cipher Type): The WPA Algorithm (or Cipher Type) used by the uplink wireless device. Key (or Security Key): The security key used by the uplink wireless device.

  • Page 28: Lan Settings

    Wireless N300 Home Router Or you can use the Open Scan (or Scan) option to have the SSID and channel of the uplink wireless device automatically copied to this page. When you finish all these settings, go to Advanced-> Internet Connection Setup and select a proper Internet connection type (If your ISP is using a DHCP connection, simply select DHCP).

  • Page 29: Dns Settings

    Wireless N300 Home Router 3.7 DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System or Domain Name Service. Enable Manual DNS Assignment: Check to activate DNS settings. Primary DNS Server：Enter the primary DNS address provided by your IPS. Alternate DNS Server：Enter the other DNS address if your ISP provides 2 such addresses (optional).

  • Page 30: Dhcp

    Wireless N300 Home Router 3.8 DHCP The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. If you enable the built-in DHCP server on the device, it will automatically configure the TCP/IP settings for all your LAN computers (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS etc.), eliminating the need of manual intervention.
  • Page 31 Wireless N300 Home Router IP Address: Enter the IP address for static DHCP reservation. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of a computer to always receive the same IP address (the IP you just specified). Add: Click to add the entry to the MAC address reservation list. OK: Click to save your settings.

  • Page 32: Chapter 4 Wireless Settings

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 4 Wireless Settings 4.1 Wireless Basic Settings Here you can expand your wireless coverage with the following modes: Wireless AP (default mode) and WDS. Wireless Access Point (AP): Select this mode if you want to convert an existing wired network to a wireless network so as to extend Internet access to wireless clients.
  • Page 33 Wireless N300 Home Router Link_One_XXXXXX. XXXXXX is the last six characters in the device's MAC address. It is recommended that you change it for better security and identification. Channel: Select a channel that is the least used by neighboring networks from the drop-down list or Auto. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are recommended.

  • Page 34: Wds Bridge Mode

    Wireless N300 Home Router 4. Instructions to configure the primary SSID also apply to the secondary SSID. The primary SSID is used below to illustrate all wireless related features. 4.1.2 WDS Bridge Mode WDS Bridge Mode: wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network.
  • Page 35 Wireless N300 Home Router For example: As seen in the figure above, PC1 and PC2 access Internet via a wireless connection to Router 1. While PC3 and PC4 are too far to directly connect to Router 1 for Internet access. Now you can use the WDS bridge feature to let PC3 and PC4 access Internet.
  • Page 36 Wireless N300 Home Router 2. Verify that DHCP server is enabled on Router 1. 3. Set the LAN IP address of Router 2 to a different address yet on the same net segment as Router 1. As shown below: Router 1: LAN IP: 192.168.0.1;...
  • Page 37 Wireless N300 Home Router 1) Wireless Working Mode: Select WDS Bridge Mode. 2) Click Open Scan (or Scan) to search for Router 1. Select the wireless network to connect and click OK.
  • Page 38 Wireless N300 Home Router Verify that the SSID, channel, and AP MAC address on the page match those of the added wireless network. If not, manually correct them. Close Scan and click OK to save your settings.
  • Page 39 Wireless N300 Home Router Go to Wireless Security page and set the wireless security settings exactly as they are on the link partner (Router 1).
  • Page 40 Wireless N300 Home Router Go to DHCP Server to disable the DHCP on Router 2. Now you have finished all settings on Router 2 required for WDS. 2. Configure Router 1: 1) Go to wireless section on Router 1 and specify WDS (or WDS Bridge) as its wireless working mode.
  • Page 41 Wireless N300 Home Router ： 3. Configure PC3 and PC4 1) Set PC3 and PC4 to Obtain an IP address automatically.
  • Page 42 Wireless N300 Home Router 2) When the two PCs get IP addresses,...
  • Page 43 Wireless N300 Home Router try below steps to verify the WDS connection: Click Start-> Run on PC3, input cmd on the appearing window and then click OK. Input ping 192.168.0.1 and press Enter. If you get a screen as seen below, you have successfully implemented WDS.

  • Page 44: Wireless Security

    Wireless N300 Home Router 1. WDS feature can only be implemented between 2 WDS-capable wireless devices. Plus, SSID, channel, security settings and security key must be exactly the same on both such devices. 2. To ensure a proper wireless connection, do not change any settings on the two devices after WDS is successfully implemented.
  • Page 45 Wireless N300 Home Router Wi-Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know little of wireless security to establish a home network, as well as to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases or configuring complicated settings.
  • Page 46 Wireless N300 Home Router Note: With WPS successfully enabled, the WPS LED on the router keeps blinking for about 2 minutes, and during this time, you can enable WPS on a wireless adapter; if the adapter successfully joins the wireless network, the WPS LED will display a solid light.

  • Page 47: Wireless Access Control

    Wireless N300 Home Router Note: To use the WPS security, the wireless client must be also WPS-capable. Before you press the hardware WPS button on the device for WPS/PBC connection, making sure the WPS feature has been enabled on the device.
  • Page 48 Wireless N300 Home Router Example: To forbid the PC at the MAC address of C8:3A:35:65:82:E6 from connecting to your wireless network, do as follows: Step1. Select an SSID, say, Link_One_home. Step2. Select Forbid (or Deny) from the corresponding drop-down menu. Step3.

  • Page 49: Wireless Client

    Wireless N300 Home Router 4.4 Wireless Client Here you can see a list of wireless devices connected to the router, including their MAC addresses and bandwidth Note: The bandwidth here refers to the channel bandwidth instead of wireless connection rate.

  • Page 50: Chapter 5 Bandwidth Control

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 5 Bandwidth Control 5.1 Bandwidth Control Use this section to manage bandwidth allocation to devices on your LAN. If there are multiple PCs behind your router competing for limited bandwidth resource, then you can use this feature to specify a reasonable amount of bandwidth for each such PC, so that no one will be over stuffed or starved to death.

  • Page 51: Traffic Statistics

    Wireless N300 Home Router maximum upload/download bandwidth should not exceed your router's WAN bandwidth limit. (Consult your ISP if you are not clear.). Enable: Check to enable current rule. (When disabled, corresponding entry will not take effect though existing in fact.) Add to List: Click to add current rule to the rule list.
  • Page 52 Wireless N300 Home Router Enable Traffic Statistics: Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the Traffic Statistics feature. To see at a glance how much traffic each device in your network is using, enable this option. However usually, disabling it may boost your network performance. This option is disabled by default. However, once enabled the page refreshes every five minutes.

  • Page 53: Chapter 6 Special Applications

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 6 Special Applications 6.1 Port Range Forwarding Port range forwarding is useful for web servers, ftp servers, e-mail servers, gaming and other specialized Internet applications. When you enable port forwarding, the communication requests from the Internet to your router’s WAN port will be forwarded to the specified LAN IP address.
  • Page 54 Wireless N300 Home Router Start/End Port: Specify a range of ports between 1~65535 (for a single port, enter the port number in both Start and End fields, say, 21 for FTP). Contact corresponding service provider if you don't know the port number of the service to use.

  • Page 55: Dmz Host

    Wireless N300 Home Router 6.2 DMZ Host The DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) function disables the firewall on the router for one device for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or video conferencing. Enabling DMZ host may expose your local network to potential attacks.
  • Page 56 Configure necessary settings on port forwarding interface and enter the information provided by your DDNS service provider on the DDNS screen. Others can access your web server by simply entering http://link-one.dyndns.org in their browser address bar.

  • Page 57: Upnp

    Wireless N300 Home Router 6.4 UPNP The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows network devices, such as computers from Internet, to access resources on local host or devices as needed. UPnP-enabled devices can be discovered automatically by the UPnP service application on the LAN. This feature is enabled by default. No settings are required.
  • Page 58 Wireless N300 Home Router Destination Network IP Address: Specify a single IP address, say, 172.17.0.100, or an IP net segment, .say, 192.168.88.0. Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask that corresponds to the specified destination IP. Gateway: Specify the IP address for next hop. OK: Click to activate your settings.

  • Page 59: Routing Table

    Wireless N300 Home Router 6.6 Routing Table This page displays the device core routing table which lists destination IP, subnet mask, gateway, hop count and interface. The principal task for a router is to look for an optimal transfer path for each data packet passing through it, and transfer it to the specified destination.

  • Page 60: Chapter 7 Security

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 7 Security 7.1 URL Filter To better control LAN PCs, you can use the URL filter functionality to allow or disallow such PCs to access certain websites within a specified time range. Filter Mode: Select a proper filter mode, say, Forbid Only (or Forbid/Deny).
  • Page 61 Wireless N300 Home Router youtube. Time: Specify a time period for a current rule to take effect. If the field is set to 0:00-0:00, the rule will be applied 24hrs/day. Day(s): Select a day or several days for a current rule to take effect. If Sun-Sat is selected, the rule will apply 7days/week.

  • Page 62: Mac Filter

    Wireless N300 Home Router 6. Time: Select 8:00-18:00.Day(s): Select Monday to Friday. 7. Enable: Check the Enable box. 8. OK: Click to save your settings. Note: Each rule can only include one domain name. Simply add more rules accordingly, if you want to filter multiple domain names. 7.2 MAC Filter This section allows you to set the times specific clients can or cannot access the Internet via the devices’...
  • Page 63 Wireless N300 Home Router drop-down list. Policy Name: Briefly describe the current rule (It can only consist of numbers, letters, or underscore). MAC Address: Specify a MAC address for a corresponding MAC filter rule to apply to. Time: Specify a time period for a current rule to take effect. If the field is set to 0:00-0:00, the rule will be applied 24hrs/day.

  • Page 64: Client Filter

    Wireless N300 Home Router Day(s): Select Monday to Friday. Enable: Check the Enable box. OK: Click to save your settings. 7.3 Client Filter This section allows you to set the times specific clients can or cannot access the Internet via the devices’ assigned IP addresses and service port. Forbid Only (or Deny/Forbid): Only PCs listed as Forbidden (or Denied) will be forbidden from accessing specified services;...
  • Page 65 Wireless N300 Home Router Start IP/End IP: Enter the same IP address, say, 110, or 2 different IP addresses, say, 110 and 120 in both boxes to specify a single PC or a range of PCs for the current rule to apply to. Port: Specify TCP/UDP protocol port number (s), say, 80.
  • Page 66 Wireless N300 Home Router End IP: Enter 120. Port: Enter 1~65535 to forbid all Internet services and applications. Type (or Protocol): Select Both. Time: Select 0 for all fields to apply the rule 24hrs/day. Day(s): Select Sun-Sat to apply the rule 7days/week. 10.

  • Page 67: Chapter 8 Tools

    Wireless N300 Home Router Chapter 8 Tools 8.1 Reboot Reboot the device to activate your settings. WAN connection will be disconnected during reboot. 8.2 Restore to Factory Default Settings Click Restore to Factory Default to reset device to factory default settings. You need to reconfigure the device for Internet access as well as many other settings including wireless settings.

  • Page 68: Back/Restore

    Wireless N300 Home Router 8.3 Back/Restore Backup: Once you have configured the device the way you want it, you can save these settings to a configuration file on your local hard drive that can later be imported to your device in case that the device is restored to factory default settings.
  • Page 69 Wireless N300 Home Router Click Browse to locate and select a configuration file that is saved previously to your local hard drive. Click the Restore button to reset your device to previous settings.

  • Page 70: Syslog

    Wireless N300 Home Router 8.4 Syslog Here you can view the history of the device’s actions. After 150 entries, the earliest logs will clear automatically.

  • Page 71: Remote Web-Based Management

    Wireless N300 Home Router 8.5 Remote Web-based Management The Remote management allows the device to be configured and managed remotely from the Internet via a web browser. Enable: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the DMZ host feature. Port: This is the management port to be open to outside access. The default setting is 8080.

  • Page 72: Time

    Wireless N300 Home Router 8.6 Time This page is used to set the router’s system time. You can choose to set the time manually or get the GMT time from the Internet and the system will automatically connect to NTP server to synchronize the time. Note: Configured time and date info will be lost when the device gets disconnected from power supply.

  • Page 73: Firmware Upgrade

    Wireless N300 Home Router New Password: Enter a new password, say, 12345 (Note that the password can only be alphanumeric). Confirm New Password: Re-enter the new password for confirmation. OK: Click to activate your settings. Note: For security purpose, it is highly recommended that you change device's default login password.
  • Page 74 Wireless N300 Home Router Browse: Click to locate and select the firmware. Upgrade (or Update): Click to update firmware. Device will restart automatically when update completes. Note: 1. Before you upgrade the firmware, making sure you are having a correct firmware. A wrong firmware may damage the device. 2.

  • Page 75: Appendix 1 Glossary

    Wireless N300 Home Router Appendix 1 Glossary Channel A communication channel, also known as channel, refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a radio channel. It is used to transfer an information signal, such as a digital bit stream, from one or more transmitters to one or more receivers.
  • Page 76 Wireless N300 Home Router IEEE 802.1X Authentication is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the encapsulation of EAP over LAN or EAPOL.
  • Page 77 Wireless N300 Home Router private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. A Domain Name Service resolves queries for these names into IP addresses for the purpose of locating computer services and devices worldwide. An often-used analogy to explain the Domain Name System is that it serves as the phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly computer hostnames into IP addresses.
  • Page 78 Wireless N300 Home Router network, although communication with other hosts in the DMZ and to the external network is allowed. This allows hosts in the DMZ to provide services to both the internal and external network, while an intervening firewall controls the traffic between the DMZ servers and the internal network clients.

  • Page 79: Appendix 2 Faqs

    Wireless N300 Home Router Appendix 2 FAQs This section provides solutions to problems that may occur during installation and operation of the device. Read the following if you are running into problems. If your problem is not covered here, please feel free to go to www.link1.com.br find solution...
  • Page 80 Wireless N300 Home Router address is not used by another PC or device. In case that two computers or devices share the same IP addresses, change either to a different address. 4. Q: I cannot access Internet and send/receive emails; what should I A: This problem mainly happens to users who use the PPPoE or Dynamic IP Internet connection type.
  • Page 81 Wireless N300 Home Router Server Protocol Service Port Web Server FTP Server Telnet Net Meeting 1503,1720 File Send:6891-6900(TCP) MSN Messenger TCP/UDP Voice:1863, 6901(TCP) Voice:1863, 5190(UDP) PPTP VPN 1723 Iphone5.0 22555 SMTP POP3 If you still have some problems, please contact our technical support.

  • Page 82: Appendix 3 Remove Wireless Network From Your Pc

    Wireless N300 Home Router Appendix 3 Remove Wireless Network from Your PC If you change wireless settings on your wireless device, you must remove them accordingly your PC; otherwise, you may not be able to wirelessly connect to the device. Below describes how to do remove a wireless network from your PC.
  • Page 83 Wireless N300 Home Router Click "Wireless Networks", select the item under "Preferred networks" and then click the Remove button. If you are using Windows 7, do as follows: 1.Right click ＂Network＂ from your desktop and select ＂Properties＂.
  • Page 84 Wireless N300 Home Router 2. Select "Manage Wireless Networks". 3. Click the wireless connection and select "Remove network".

  • Page 85: Appendix 4 Safety And Emission Statement

    Wireless N300 Home Router Appendix 4 Safety and Emission Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
  • Page 86 Wireless N300 Home Router Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.

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