User Manual ETA1305 version 1.0 Wireless N300 Media Bridge/Access Point with Built-in 5-Port Gigabit Switch...
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IMPORTANT To install this router, please refer to the Quick Start Guide included in the product packaging. To activate and use EnShare refer to the document ™ “Using EnShare” also in the product packaging.
Ta le o Contents Chapter 4 Basic Network Settings..........34 Chapter 1 Product Overview..............5 et ork Settings..................35 Key Features....................6 Status......................36 Technical Speci cations Soft are Features........A Settings....................3 Physical Interface..................9 LA Settings....................3 LA Settings....................39 Chapter 2 Controlling the Router Through Its uest et ork....................
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Chapter 5 Wireless Encryption.............64 et ork.......................1 2 i Fi Protect Access PA Pre Shared Key........65 Advanced.....................1 3 on guring Security.................66 on guring a ser Setting..............1 Encryption Type..................6 S Port Enshare..................1 5 PA Radius....................6 ie ing File Server.................1 6 ie ing L A...................1 ired E uivalent Privacy EP ............69 on guring Filters..................
Product Overview Key Features • ireless 3 IEEE 2.11 g n • Up to 3 ps in the 2. H fre uency and • uilt in Port Fast Ethernet S itch for optimal audio visual streaming • US Port to share and access media content in the home or me or hen you’re a ay from home ith EnShare •...
Product Overview A Media Sharing Plat or The ESR3 is designed to access and share media for devices on the home net ork. In addition to connecting home entertainment components to any of its availa le Fast Ethernet ports, the ESR3 also includes a US port for attaching a US storage device so ireless devices in the home or a ay from the home can access media content...
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Technical Speci cations So tware Features Frequency Bands evice Inter ace H 11 11g 11n Fast Ethernet A Port Fast Ethernet LA Ports Operating Mode US 2. Port AP Router Push utton for Reset utton Wireless Features Auto hannel Selection IEEE Standards utput Po er ontrol 2.11 g n...
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hapter 2 Controlling the Router Through e Con gur tion nter ce...
Logging In uring the Quick Start Guide procedure, you should have successfully logged into the router’s We Con guration user inter ace essentially the router’s operating system that controls ho it operates and esta lished some initial settings and controls for the router. If you ish to change the router’s settings esta lish a ne username and pass ord for the person ho manages and maintains the router, set Parental ontrols, esta lish...
iewing the We Con guration Dash Board The Home Page screen of the on guration interface, or dash oard, provides access to the router’s settings and controls. Logout Language IP am ie er US Storage Sharing et ork Settings o e Page Setup i ard Home...
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o e Page The o e Page displays the areas ithin the Language on guration to hich you can navigate: Setup Wizard, The Language link displays the menu to set the S language. Network Settings, USB Storage Sharing, IP Ca iewer, Language, and Logout Logout...
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Web Menus Overview Syste ie and edit settings that affect system functionality. Operation Mode on gure the device to e a router or S access point. Status isplays the summary of the current system status. Schedule Schedule services to start and stop at speci c times or intervals. Event Log ie recorded system operations and net ork activity events.
Internet ie and edit settings that affect net ork connectivity. Status isplays a summary of the Internet status and type of connection. Dyna ic IP Setup a dynamic IP connection to an ISP Internet Service Provider . Static IP Setup a static IP connection to an ISP. PPPoE Setup a PPPoE connection to an ISP.
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Wireless 2.4 GHz ie and edit settings for 2. ireless net ork connectivity. Status ie the current ireless connection status and related information. Basic on gure the minimum settings re uired to setup a ireless net ork connection. Advanced on gure the advanced net ork settings. Security on gure the ireless net ork security settings.
Parental Controls ie and edit settings for parental controls. Wizard Ena le or disa le the Parental ontrols function. The menu also provides informa tion for con guring parental control policies. Web Monitor The menu provides a log of the events for de ned parental control policies.
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Guest Network ie and edit settings for a guest net ork. Selection Ena le or disa le the uest et ork function. DHCP Server Setting on gure the uest et ork H P server settings. DHCP Client List on gure the uest et ork client list.
IPv6 ie and edit settings for the IPv6 protocol. Basic Allo s you to ena le or disa le the IPv6 and IPv6 Pass through functions. Status Sho s IPv6 LA connection details. Static IPv6 on gure the IPv6 protocol. Auto Con guration on gure the IPv6 y o taining the information through the ISP provider.
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Firewall ie and edit settings for the net ork re all. Basic Ena le or disa le the net ork re all. Advanced on gure virtual private net ork packets. Redirect packets from the A port IP address to a particular IP address on the LA .
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ie and edit settings for P tunnelling. Status ie the status of current P tunnels. Pro le Setting anually con gure P tunnels. User Setting on gure users, user I and pass ord com inations, and assign access to speci c P tunnels.
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USB Port For vie ing and editing settings for storage sharing. EnShare™ Ena les or disa les the EnShare remote access function. File Sharing Ena les or disa les the Sam a sharing function. File Server Ena les and con gures the File Server function. DLNA Ena les the discovery of L A devices some H T s, game consoles, some set top o es media players, lu ray players, some smartphones, and net ork attached...
Advanced ie and con gure advanced system and net ork settings. Ena le or disa le et ork Address Translation AT . Port Mapping Re direct a range of service port num ers to a speci ed LA IP address. Port Forwarding on gure server applications to send and receive data from speci c ports on the net ork.
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on gures the net ork uality of service QoS setting y prioriti ing the uplink and do nlink and idth. Routing on gure static routing. ake n LA on gure ake on LA to turn on a computer over the net ork.
Tools For vie ing and con guring the router’s operating system and net ork tools settings. Ad in For setting the administrator’s pass ord used to log into the router. Ti e For con guring the system time on the router. DDNS aps a static domain name to a dynamic IP address.
Internet Setup Wizard Setup i ard Home Use the i ard to detect and set up the type of Internet connection you need, to set up a secure ireless connection, to create an administrator pass ord to secure the device, or set the router’s date and time properties.
Setting Up Your Internet Connection Note: The connection types availa le are static IP, PPPoE, 1. ecide ho to set up the Internet connection. ynamic IP, PPTP, and L2TP. Note:It is recommended to let the device setup the Internet . lick Next to continue, Prev to return to the previous connection automatically.
Setting Your Wireless Security Setting ireless encryption. To encrypt the ireless signal in the ESR3 router, follo these steps: 1. Enter the router name in the ireless ame SSI te t eld. 2. Select the security level from the Encryption dropdo n list. I portant: To ensure the net ork is secure, it is recommended to select High for an encryption level.
Setting Your Router s Ad inistrator Password Set up a pass ord to log into the ESR Series Router. 1. Enter a pass ord in the New Password te t eld. 2. Enter the same pass ord in the Repeat New Password te t eld. 3.
Setting Your Router s Ti e Zone Setup date and time syncroni ation on the ESR Series Router ith a computer or an et ork Time Protocol TP server. To synchroni e date and time settings ith a computer, follo these steps: 1.
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6. Select the date and time values hen daylights savings time ends in the End Ti e dropdo n lists. . lick Prev to return to the previous screen, Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to stop the procedure.
Status and Save Settings This screen lets you revie , change and save your Internet connection, save ireless security settings or setup up a user speci ed name for the default En enius S service. To revie or modify the device settings, follo these steps: 1.
Network Settings et ork Settings Viewing Syste Status Home To see a more detailed vie of the router’s status than the information displayed on the Home page of the e on guration interface, from the Home Page click on Network Settings utton in the upper navigation ar.
Status lic tion er ion To vie the Status settings, click Syste then click Status. The version of the router’s rm are. n the Status page, you can vie a summary of the current Note: To update the router’s rm are, visit www.engeniustech. router system status including the router’s hard are soft are co and go to the product page for your router, then select the version, date time , ired net ork LA...
WAN Settings Attain IP Protocol isplays the IP protocol in use for the router. It can e a dynamic or static IP address. IP Address The router’s IP address as designated y an ISP Internet Service Provider . Subnet Mask The router’s A su net mask as designated y an ISP provider.
LAN Settings IP Address The router’s local IP address. The default LA IP address is http://192.168.0.1 To access the e on guration interface for the router, type this address into the address URL eld of your e ro ser. This can only e done in the same physical location here the router resides your home net ork .
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WLAN Settings Channel The communications channel used y all stations, or computing devices, on the net ork. ESSID The I value of a set of one or more interconnected asic service sets SSs . Security The security setting status efault: isa led . BSSID The uni ue I of the SS using the a ove channel value on this router.
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Guest Network Guest Network The guest net ork status. efault: isa led IP Address The uest et ork’s LA IP address. Subnet Mask The uest et ork’s local su net mask. DHCP Server The uest et ork H P setting status efault: Ena led .
Con guring the LAN (Local Area Network) The settings on this page allo you to con gure the ired net ork settings. evices connected to the router’s Ethernet ports comprise its LA . The router’s IP is de ned in the IP Address eld.
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DHCP Server The H P server assigns IP addresses to the devices on the LA . DHCP Server Ena le or disa le the H P server efault: Ena led . Lease Ti e on gure the amount of time each allocated IP address can e used y a client.
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Con guring Dyna ic Host Con guration Protocol This indo allo s you to vie and con gure ynamic Host on guration Protocol H P addresses. WARNING! o not modify the settings in this section ithout a thorough understanding of the parameters. To vie the H P settings, click Syste then click DHCP.
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Enable Static DHCP IP There are reasons hy you may ant to ena le a static IP address on a client device on your ESR router’s net ork. n occasion, if there are po er outages or if you’ve recon gured the settings on your ESR router and re oot restart it to apply the ne settings, the previous IP address that the router’s H P MAC Address...
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Current Static DHCP Table Allo s you to vie the active static H P IP addresses that have een manually assigned to client devices ith their corresponding A addresses. No. (Nu ber) isplays the I of the static H P client device in the ta le. IP Address isplays the IP address of the static H P client device in the ta le.
Con guring Event Logging The logging service records and displays important system information and activity on the net ork. The events are stored in a memory uffer ith older data over ritten y ne er hen the uffer is full. To vie the Log settings, click Syste then click Log.
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Monitoring Bandwidth Usage This tool allo s you to vie real time and idth usage for A ide Area et ork or Internet , LA Local Area et ork and ireless Local Area et ork traf c. For the ESR3 , it sho s oth the and idth traf c in oth the 2.
Con guring the Syste Language The ESR router’s e on guration interface supports multiple languages. To vie the Language settings, click Syste then click Language. Select the system language you ish to use from the drop do n menu.
Con guring IP Ca eras This ESR router supports up to four En enius IP ameras simultaneously. If no IP amera is detected, please check that the IP amera’s IP address and UPnP client are con gured correctly. To vie the IP amera settings, click Syste , then click IP Ca era.
Con guring Internet Settings View Internet Status IP Address The A Settings, or Internet Status, page sho s a summary of The router’s A IP address. the current Internet connection information. This section is also sho n on the System Status page. Subnet Mask The router’s A su net mask.
Con guring Dyna ic IP ynamic IP addressing assigns a different IP address each time a device connects to an ISP Internet Service Provider and most commonly used y ca le ISPs. To vie the ynamic IP, click Internet then select Dyna ic IP. Dyna ic IP Hostna e Assign a name for the Internet connection type.
DNS Servers S server translates a domain or e site name into a URL Uniform Resource Locator , or Internet address. There are t o options to choose from: From ISP or User e ned. Select From ISP to retrieve the S address value from the ISP select User e ned to assign a custom S server address.
Con guring Static IP Setting a static IP address allo s an administrator to set a speci c IP address for the router and guarantees that it can not e assigned a different address. To vie the Static IP settings, click Internet, then click Static Static IP IP Address Tr n...
Con guring PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is used mainly y ISPs that provide SL modems to connect to the Internet. To vie the PPPoE settings, click Internet, then click PPPoE. Userna e Enter the username assigned y an ISP. Password Enter the pass ord assigned y an ISP.
Con guring PPTP PPTP Point to Point Tunnelling Protocol is used in association ith virtual private net orks P s . There are t o parts to a PPTP connection: the A interface settings and the PPTP settings. To vie the PPTP settings, click Internet, then click PPTP. WAN Inter ace Settings Dyna ic IP Address WAN Inter ace Type...
PPTP Settings User Na e Enter the username assigned y your ISP. Password Enter the pass ord assigned y your ISP. Service IP Address Enter the PPTP server IP address provided y your ISP. Idle Ti eout Connection ID on gure the ma imum amount of time, in minutes, allo ed for Enter the connection I provided y your ISP optional .
Con guring L2TP L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is used in association ith irtual Private et orks . There are t o parts to a L2TP connection: 1. The A interface settings 2. The L2TP settings. To vie the L2TP settings, click Internet, then click L2TP. WAN Inter ace Settings Dyna ic IP Address WAN Inter ace Type...
L2TP Settings Userna e Enter the username assigned y an ISP. Password Enter the pass ord assigned y an ISP. Service IP Address Enter the L2TP server IP address provided y an ISP. Idle Ti eout on gure the ma imum amount of time, in minutes, allo ed for Connection ID inactive Internet connection.
Con guring DS-Lite Single Stack Lite, or S Lite, allo s ISPs to stop IPv addresses from reaching a customer’s net ork devices and only use IPv6. To vie the S Lite settings, click Internet, then click DS-Lite. DS-Lite Con guration Select S Lite H Pv6 ption or anual on guration AFTR IPv6 Address Enter the AFTR IPv6 connection type...
Wireless LAN Setup To vie the ireless asic settings, click Wireless then select Basic. Radio Ena le or disa le the ireless radio. If the ireless radio is disa led, ireless access points are not availa le. Mode Select the ireless operating mode for the router. T o modes are availa le: Access Point or ireless istri ution System mode.
Access Point Mode These instructions apply to oth the 2. H and fre uency ands. The router y default is already con gured in Access Point ode. For optimum connectivity to a num er of different ireless client devices, it’s recommended that you keep the router in its default ireless settings. You can choose to have the router associate only ith certain iterations IEEE standards and y doing so this ill either positively or negatively affect the router’s speed and throughput performance.
Wireless Distribution Syste Mode on guring the router’s ireless settings for ireless istri ution System mode. Channel Select a channel to assign to the ireless net ork. alid values are from one to eleven in the US and one to thirteen in the EU. MAC Address [#] Enter the A address es for the ireless access point s that are part of the...
WDS Security Settings Screen Selecting the type of S encryption isa le, EP or PA Pre Shared Key for the ireless net ork. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key Length Select et een 6 it and 12 encryption. Key For at Select the type of characters used for the EP Key: AS II 5 characters or He adecimal 1 characters .
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Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared Key WPA Type Select the type of PA. • PA Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP : enerates a 12 it key for each packet. • PA2 Advanced Encryption Standard AES : overnment standard packet encryption hich is stronger than TKIP.
Con guring Security Ena ling security options on the ireless net ork to prevent intrusions to systems on the ireless net ork. To vie the Security settings, click Wireless then select Security. SSID Selection Select the ireless net ork group in hich you ish to change its ireless security settings.
Encryption Type Ena ling encryption is strongly encouraged ecause unauthori ed parties ithin range of your router’s ireless signal may attempt to access your ireless net ork and then gain access to private information on devices on your net ork. It’s highly recommended that you encrypt your router ith PA2 AES for optimal security and throughput performance.
WPA RADIUS Using a RA IUS server to authenticate ireless stations and provide a session key to encrypt data during communications. WPA Type Select the type of Wireless Protected Access (WPA) from the follo ing: • WPA2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): RECOMMENDED overnment standard packet encryption hich is stronger than TKIP.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key Length Select et een 6 it and 12 encryption. Authentication Type Key Type Select the type of authentication from the follo ing: Select the type of characters used for the EP Key: AS II • Open Syste : ireless stations can associate ith the router 5 characters or He adecimal 1 characters .
Con guring Filters WARNING! Incorrectly changing these settings may cause the device to stop functioning. o not modify the settings in this section ithout a thorough understanding of the parameters. hen Ena le ireless Access ontrol is selected, only ireless clients ith A addresses listed in the ta le are allo ed to connect to the ireless net ork.
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MAC Address Filtering Table No. (Nu ber) The se uence num er of the device. Description The description of the device. MAC Address The A address of the device. Select Indicates the device s that can have actions performed on them.
Con guring Wi-Fi Protected Setup i Fi Protected Setup PS is an uick and easy ay to associate a ne ireless client device to the encrypted router using a PI or the PS uttons on each device. To vie the PS settings, click Wireless then select WPS. Ena le or disa le PS.
Con guring Client List Vie the ireless devices currently connected to the router. To vie the lient List settings, click ireless then select lient List. Inter ace The type of net ork connected to the device. MAC Address The A address of device connected to net ork. Signal The signal strength of the device connected to the net ork.
Con guring Advanced Settings Allo s you to de ne the Advanced Settings availa le on the router. WARNING! Incorrectly changing these settings may cause the device to stop functioning. o not modify the settings in this section ithout a thorough understanding of the parameters. To vie the Advanced settings, click Wireless then select Advanced.
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Channel Bandwidth Select the channel and idth. The factory default is Auto 2 H . The default setting provides the est performance y auto selecting channel and idth. Prea ble Type Select the pream le type. Long Pream le provides etter LA compati ility and Short Pream le provides etter ireless performance. CTS Protection Select the type of TS protection.
Setting Up Parental Controls ffensive e content can e locked hen a parent speci es key ords. Parents can also limit Internet access ithin a speci ed time and day, ith a Schedule. A Policy is a rule pro le hich descri es the key ord lter and Internet access schedule. Parents can apply the policy to multiple users or Policy Me bers.
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Adding a Control Policy 1. Enter a uni ue name for your policy in the Policy ame The router provides a i ard to guide you through setting up a te t eld. ne Access ontrol Policy. To start the procedure, click the Add Policy utton. 2.
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To add a device to the Me ber List ollow these steps: a. lick MAC or IP from the Filter Type option. 5. Setting up a schedule for the router services. . lick Add to sho the add client dialog. c.
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. Setup a key ord and URL lter list. 1 .Select Enable to save e access information to a log le or Disable to ignore the information. To set up a key ord URL lter list, follo these steps: 11. lick Prev to return to the previous screen, Save to save the a.
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Viewing Parental Policies Availa le parental control policies are sho n in a ta le and each policy can e ena led or disa led, edited, and deleted. To vie the e settings, click Parental Control then select Web Monitor. Enable lick to ena le or disa le the control policy.
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Guest Network The uest et ork function ena les you to offer Internet connectivity to visitors or guests hile keeping other net orked devices computers and hard drives and sensitive personal or company information private and secure. The uest et ork is controlled y the ireless SSI function. hen the uest et ork function is ena led, the uest SSI can only get the internet connection from A , ut can not reach the client from the LA port.
Con guring the DHCP Server Setting The uest et ork SSI should e on a different su net from the router’s H P server. To vie the H P Server Settings, click Guest Network then select DHCP Server Setting. Router IP address e ne the router IP address for the uest net ork.
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Viewing the DHCP Client List on the Guest Network Sho s the list of guest clients registered on the net ork. To vie the H P lient List settings, click Guest Network then select DHCP Client List. DHCP Client Table Sho s the IP address, A address, and e piration time of each...
IPv6 There are several connection types to choose from: Auto etection, Static IPv6, Autocon guration SLAA H Pv6 , PPPoE, IPv6 in IPv Tunnel, 6to , and Link local. If you are unsure of your connection method, please contact your IPv6 Internet Service Provider. Note: If you are using the PPPoE option, you ill need to ensure that any PPPoE client soft are on your computers has een removed or disa led.
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Viewing the IPv6 Connection Status To vie the Status information, click IPv6 then select Status. IPv6 Connection In or ation Sho s the IPv6 connection type, the LA IPv6 link local address and the H P P . LAN IPv6 Co puters List Sho s a list of net ork computers and their IPv6 connection information.
Con guring Static IPv6 To vie the Static IPv6 settings, click IPv6 then select Static IPv6. Use Link-Local Address Ena le or disa le LA link local address. IPv6 Address Enter the LA local IPv6 address for the router. Subnet Pre x Length Enter the su net pre length.
Setting Autocon guration To vie the Auto on guration settings, click IPv6 then select Auto Con guration. Obtain A DNS Server Address Auto atically Ena le or disa le o taining a S server automatically. Pri ary IPv6 DNS Address Enter the primary IPv6 S address.
Con guring PPPoE To vie the PPPoE settings, click IPv6 then select PPPoE. Address Mode Select Static if your ISP assigned you the IP address, su net a imum Transmission Unit you may need to change the TU mask, gate ay, and S server addresses.
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Obtain A DNS Server Address Auto atically Ena le or disa le o taining a S server automatically. Pri ary IPv6 DNS Address Enter the primary IPv6 S address. Secondary IPv6 DNS Address Enter the secondary IPv6 S address. Enable DHCP-PD Ena le or disa le H P pre delegation P .
Con guring 6to4 To vie the 6to settings, click IPv6 then select 6to4. 6to4 Address Enter the 6to IP address. Pri ary IPv6 DNS Address Enter the primary IPv6 S address. Secondary IPv6 DNS Address Enter the secondary IPv6 S address. LAN IPv6 Address Enter the LA IPv6 address.
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Viewing Local Connections To vie the Link Local settings, click IPv6 then select Link Local. LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address Enter the LA IPv6 link local address. lick Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.
Firewall Setup Note: This section applies to lient Router mode. Con guring Basic Settings To vie the asic settings, click Fire all then select asic. The ESR Series Router re all automatically detects and locks enial of Service oS attacks. URL locking, packet ltering and stateful packet inspection SPI are also supported.
Con guring Advanced Settings The router supports VP pass through hich allo s virtual private net orking VP packets to pass through the re all. To vie the Advanced settings, click Fire all then select Advanced. Note: VP L2TP Pass through, VP PPTP Pass through, and VP IPSec Pass through are ena led y factory default.
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VPN L2TP Pass-through lick Select to allo an L2TP connection method over a VP . VPN PPTP Pass-through lick Select to allo a PPTP connection method over a VP . VPN IPSec Pass-through lick Select to allo an IPSec connection method over a VP . IPv6 Pass-through lick Select to allo IPv6 packets to pass through the re all.
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Con guring De ilitarized Zone on guring a device on the LA as a emilitari ed Zone Z host allo s unrestricted t o ay Internet access for Internet applications, such as online video games, to run from ehind the AT re all. The Z function allo s the router to redirect all packets going to the A port IP address to a particular IP address on the LA .
Con guring Denial o Service To ena le locking of denial of service oS attacks, select the oS option in the Fire all section. oS attacks can ood the Internet connection ith the continuous transmission of data. locking these attacks ensures that the Internet connection is al ays availa le. To vie the oS settings, click Firewall then select DoS.
Virtual Private Network Setup A Virtual Private et ork VP provides a secure connection et een t o remote locations or t o users over the Internet. It provides authentication to securely encrypt data communicated et een the t o remote endpoints. The Short odel ame supports up to 5 VP tunnels, making it ideal for small of ce home of ce users or employees ho ork from home ut need to communicate securely ack to the main of ce.
Con guring a VPN Tunnel Pro le To vie the Status settings, click VP then select Status. anually con gure a VP tunnel pro le. Creating a Pro le lick Add to create a ne VP tunnel pro le. • •...
General For manually con guring a VP tunnel pro le. Na e: Enter the name for this pro le. Connection Type: lick the drop do n menu to select the connection type PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, L2TP over IPSec . Authentication Type: lick the drop do n menu to select the authentication type.
SA (Security Association) IKE Internet Key E change is con gured in t o negotiations. Phase 1 authenticates the VP lients to each other y con rming the matching Pre Shared Key ith the t o gate ays. IPSec is the Phase 2 of the VP process. Manually con guring a VPN tunnel pro le.
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Network Manually con guring a VPN tunnel pro le. Security Gateway Type: lick the drop do n menu to select the Security ate ay Type IP Address, omain ame Security Gateway: Enter the gate ay value as de ned in Security ate ay Type.
Advanced Manually con guring a VPN tunnel pro le. NAT Traversal: Select ena le to ena le the AT Traversal function in order to hide the private IP address from pu lic vie . Note: Services such as VoIP re uire the use of a private IP address.
Con guring a User Setting The User Setting function allo s you to create user pro les inorder to setup login access to the VP service. Na e Enter the name of the ne user pro le. Password Enter the pass ord for the user name. Con r Enter the pass ord a second time to con rm the setting.
USB Port The ESR3 router is e uipped ith a US port for connecting a hard drive so media content can e accessed or transferred to other devices in the home or devices a ay from home. Viewing EnShare The EnShare feature allo s you to access media content stored on a US hard drive connected to the router’s US port in the home and hen you are a ay from home hen you have access to the Internet.
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Viewing File Server The File Server function allo s you to provide net ork users FTP access to shared US stored les. To vie the File Server settings, click USB Port then select File Server. Enable FTP Service Select this to ena le the FTP service to share les on the US device Port Nu ber e ne the port num er default: 21 to open for the FTP service.
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Viewing DLNA The L A edia Server function allo s you to transfer photos, music and video et een net orked devices through the ESR Series Router. To vie the L A settings, click USB Port then select DLNA. 1. Select Enable to ena le the L A edia Server function. 2.
Advanced Network Settings NAT Setup et ork Address Translation AT allo s users on the LA to access the Internet through a single Pu lic IP Address or multiple Pu lic IP Addresses. AT provides re all protection from hacker attacks and allo s for mapping LA IP addresses to A IP addresses ith key services such as e sites, FTP, and video game servers.
Port Mapping Setup Port apping allo s you to redirect a particular range of service port num ers from the A to a particular LA IP address. To vie the Port apping settings, click Advanced then select Port Mapping. Enable Port Mapping lick Ena le Port apping to activate port mapping.
Current Port Mapping Table isplays a list of mapped port ranges in use on the net ork. No. (Nu ber) The se uence num er of the mapped port range. Description otes or details a out the mapped port range. Local IP IP address of the server for the mapped port range.
Port Forwarding Setup Port for arding ena les multiple server applications on a LA to serve clients on a A over a single A IP address. The router accepts incoming client packets, lters them ased on the destination A , or pu lic, port and protocol and for ards the packets to the appropriate LA , or local, port.
Current Port Forwarding Table The ta le of current port for arding con gurations. lick Delete Selected to remove selected devices from the list. lick Delete All to remove all devices form the list. lick Reset the discard changes. lick Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.
Port Triggering Setup Some applications, such as online games, videoconferencing and VoIP telephony, re uire multiple ports for in ound and out ound traf c. If an application re uires simultaneous use of incoming and an outgoing ports, con gure port triggering to map a local port or range of ports to a speci c pu lic port.
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Public Type Select the protocol to use for the in ound port from the follo ing: T P, U P or oth. lick Add to append a ne con guration to the ta le or Reset to discard changes. Current Port Triggering Table The list of current port triggering con gurations.
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Application Layer Gateway Setup The AL Application Layer ate ay serves as a indo et een correspondent application processes so that they may e change information on an open environment. To vie the AL settings, click Advanced then select ALG. Select the listed applications that need AL support and then the router ill authori e them to pass through the AT gate ay.
Universal Plug and Play Setup UPnP helps internet devices, such as gaming and videoconferencing, to access the net ork and connect to other registered UPnP devices. To vie the UPnP settings, click Advanced then select UPnP. lick Enable or Disable to activate or deactivate UPnP. lick Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.
Internet Group Multicast Protocol Setup Internet roup ulticast Protocol I P is a net ork layer protocol used to esta lish mem ership in a multicast group. P settings, click Advanced then select IGMP. To vie the I lick Enable or Disable to activate or deactivate I lick Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.
Quality o Service Setup QoS can prioriti e and idth use such as video streaming, online gaming, VoIP telephony and videoconferencing to ensure sta le and ef cient net ork performance. To vie the QoS settings, click Advanced then select QoS. Total Bandwidth Settings Uplink Select the ma imum and idth speed for out ound traf c.
Priority Queue Set net ork resource usage ased on speci c protocols or port ranges. Incoming packets are processed ased on the protocols’ position ithin the ueue. Unli ited Priority Queue Local IP Address Enter the local IP address of a device on the net ork. This device’s activity is not restricted y the QoS feature.
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Bandwidth Allocation Set net ork resource usage, for in ound and out ound traf c, ased on local IP and port ranges. Type Select o nload or Upload to speci c the direction of packet traf c. Local IP Range Enter the local IP range of the current con guration.
Routing Setup Typically static routing does not need to e setup ecause the router has ade uate routing information after it has een con gured for Internet access. Static routing is only necessary if the router is connected to net ork under a different su nets. To vie the Routing settings, click Advanced then select Routing.
Wake on LAN Setup ake on LA setup L allo s the administrator to activate a computer over the net ork. L settings, click Advanced then select WOL. To vie the Enabling WOL over WAN lick Enable WOL over WAN to activate the feature. Server Port Enter the server port of the device to activate.
Tools Setup Con guring the Ad inistrator Account hange the router’s system pass ord as ell as setup a device to remotely con gure the settings. To vie the Admin settings, click Tools then select Ad in. • Login Na e: Keep or change e isting login name •...
Syste Ti e Setting hange the system time of the ESR Series Router and setup automatic updates through a net ork time TP protocol server or through a computer. To vie the Time settings, click Tools then select Ti e. Synchronizing with an NTP Server Ti e Setup Select ho the ESR Series Router o tains...
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Synchronizing Ti e with a Co puter Ti e Setup Select ho the ESR Series Router o tains the current time. Co puter Date and Ti e isplays system date and time from a computer. Enable Daylight Saving lick to ena le or disa le daylight savings time. Start Ti e Select the date and time hen daylights savings time starts.
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Dyna ic Do ain Na e Service (DDNS) Setup The most common use for S is in allo ing an Internet domain name to e assigned to a computer ith a varying dynamic IP address. This makes it possi le for other sites on the Internet to esta lish connections to the machine ithout needing to track the IP address themselves.
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Diagnosis that Client Devices Are Connected to the Router The diagnosis feature allo s the administrator to verify that a client device is availa le on the net ork and is accepting re uest packets. If the ping result returns alive, it means a device is connected. This feature does not ork if the target device is ehind a re all or has security soft are installed.
Upgrading The Router s Fir ware Firm are is the router’s system soft are that operates and allo s the administrator to interact ith it. To vie the Firm are settings, click Tools then select Fir ware. WARNING! Upgrading rm are through a ireless connection is not recommended. Firm are upgrading must e performed hile connected to an Ethernet LA port ith all other clients disconnected.
Backing Up The Router’s Settings Save them as a con guration le on your computer. To vie the ack up settings, click Tools then select Back-up. Restoring to the router’s Factory De ault settings lick Reset to restore the ESR Series Router to factory defaults. Backup Settings lick Save to save the current con guration on the router to a .dlf le.
Rebooting the Router This feature allo s you to re oot the router in the event of a system hang up or other disruption to the net ork. To vie the Reset settings, click Tools then select Reset. lick Apply to reset the device.
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Federal Co unication Co ission Inter erence State ent This e uipment has een tested and found to comply ith the limits for a lass digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasona le protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This e uipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre uency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance ith the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Industry Canada State ent This device complies ith Industry anada licence e empt RSS standard s . peration is su ect to the follo ing t o conditions: 1 this device may not cause interference, and 2 this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
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