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Wireless N 300 Green Router
Model # AR685W
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Ver. 1A

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  • Page 1 Wireless N 300 Green Router Model # AR685W User’s Manual Ver. 1A...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

      FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT...1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...6 ... 6 1.1 F EATURES ... 6 1.2 P ACKAGE ONTENTS ... 7 1.3 R OUTER NTERFACE CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE ROUTER...9 2.1 U EZ S SING ETUP IZARD 2.2 C...
  • Page 4 3.5.3 VPN Pass through ... 70 ... 71 3.6 A DMINISTRATION 3.6.1 Time ... 71 3.6.2 Management ... 72 3.6.2.1 Password ... 72 3.6.2.2 UPnP ... 73 3.6.2.3 Reset (Reboot)... 73 3.6.3 Remote Management ... 74 3.6.4 Firmware Upgrade ... 75 3.6.5 Configuration Settings ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    The web-based Setup Wizard allows you to set up the router with an easy-to-use user interface. Green Ethernet technology helps to reduce power usage to save more energy. Best of all, the AR685W works with 802.11g and 802.11b network devices which ensures compatibility with your existing wireless products.

  • Page 6: Router Interface

    1.3 Router Interface Front Panel LEDs Light Status POWER WLAN Flashing LNK/ACT Flashing LAN 1-4 LNK/ACT Flashing Description Router is powered on. WPS setup is in progress. Wireless network is switched off. Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in progress.
  • Page 7 Back Panel Antenna A  Item Description Name Antenna The antenna is 3dBi dipole antenna. Radio Switch the button to activate or deactivate the Router’s wireless function. ON/OFF Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start security Reset / synchronization function (WPS).

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installing The Router

    Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Using EZ Setup Wizard Step 1 Insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. Step 2 Click Next to start the configuration.
  • Page 9 Step 3 Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN port of the router and connect the other end to your DSL/Cable modem. Step 4 Connect one end of another network cable to the LAN port of the router and connect the other end to your computer.
  • Page 10 Step 5 Power on the Router. It will take about 30 seconds. Step 6 Make sure POWER, WAN, WLAN, and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are lit. If not, try the above steps again. Step 7 Enter the Router’s password to log in to the Router.
  • Page 11 Step 8 Verify the Internet Connection Type the wizard detected. If it is not correct, please configure it manually. Click Next. Note: If you are not sure which Internet Connection Type you use, please contact your Internet Service Provider for this information. Step 9 Enter the settings for your Internet Connection Type.
  • Page 12 PPPoE (DSL users) Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP then click Next. Step 10 Please wait while the Wizard trying to connect to the Internet. If you see the window “Internet Connection Succeed”, your router has been successfully connected to the Internet. Please click Next to configure the wireless settings.
  • Page 13 Step 11 Configure a name for your wireless network. Click Next. Step 12 Configure the security key for your wireless network. Check Enable WPA Pre-Share Key. Enter 8 to 63 characters into WPA-Pre-Share Key. Click Next.
  • Page 14 Step 13 Verify the settings you just configured for the Router. Click Finish to restart the Router. Congratulations! Your router configuration has been finished.      ...

  • Page 15: Connecting To The Router Wirelessly

    2.2 Connecting to the Router Wirelessly You must configure your wireless computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirelessly with your Windows 7 computer. You can also refer to the manual of your wireless network card regarding how to connect to a router wirelessly.
  • Page 16 Step 2 Enter the network security key if the wireless network you are attempting to connect to has wireless encryption enabled. Click OK. The connection should be now established.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Using Web Configuration Utility

    Chapter 3 Using Web Configuration Utility The Web Configuration Utility contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as: Access Control, QoS (Quality of Service), Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) and other functions. If you have already gone through the EZ Setup Wizard, you do NOT need to configure any other thing here for you to start using the Internet.
  • Page 18 Step 1 Go to the computer that is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable, open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and type 192.168.2.1 or the IP address you assigned to this router in the URL address bar and press Enter. Step 2 Enter your user name and password and click OK.

  • Page 19: Setup Wizard

    3.0 Setup Wizard Click on Setup Wizard and start the basic configuration for this router. If you have gone through the EZ Setup Wizard on the provided CD, you do not need to set up the router again. Step 1 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router.
  • Page 20 Time Zone Time Server Address Daylight Savings Step 2 Select WAN type by which Internet service you are using. Dynamic IP (for Cable or some DSL users) Click on Dynamic IP if you are connecting to Internet through a cable modem. When the Dynamic IP settings appear below, click Clone MAC and click NEXT.
  • Page 21 Primary DNS Secondary DNS PPPoE (for DSL users) For DSL users, your Internet type is either Dynamic IP or PPPoE. If you are not sure which one you have, it is suggested to select PPPoE for your WAN type, and if you cannot connect to the Internet after the Setup Wizard finished, go through the Setup Wizard again and select Dynamic IP.
  • Page 22 Parameter User Name Password DNS Address Primary DNS Secondary DNS Service Name Connection Type Idle Time Out Static IP Click on Static IP if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided you a set of IP addresses for your Internet connection. Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask, DNS addresses and Default Gateway provided by your ISP.
  • Page 23 PPTP PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose “Obtain an IP address automatically, or “Use the following IP address”...
  • Page 24 Parameter User Name Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID BEZEQ-ISRAEL Connection Type Idle Time Out When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT. L2TP L2TP is another connection method for Internet. All required settings are same as PPTP connection. Like PPTP, there are two types of required settings. Start from “WAN Interface Settings”: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here.
  • Page 25 will fail even those settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields. Now please go to L2TP settings section: Parameter User Name Password L2TP Gateway Connection Type Idle Time Out When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT.
  • Page 26 Parameter User Name Password Assign login server manually Server IP Address When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT. Step 3 Keep the default LAN IP and DHCP server settings or modify as needed. Click NEXT. Step 4 Keep the default SSID (wireless network name) or change it to a desired name, so you can always recognize your wireless network with it.
  • Page 27 Parameter Description Band Please select the radio band from one of the following options. 2.4GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).
  • Page 28 WPA2(AES) is the most secured encryption mode for general users. WEP is the most common encryption but the least secured. It is recommended to use WPA2(AES) for your wireless security if all wireless devices on your network support it. WPA2(AES) Select WPA pre-shared key for Encryption.
  • Page 29 If each field has valid numbers or IP addresses being assigned, the router is connected to the Internet.                    ...

  • Page 30: Network

    3.1 Network 3.1.1 WAN Use the WAN setting page to change your Internet connection type. The WAN setting page allows you to configure the Internet connection type of your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP and Telstra Big Pond.

  • Page 31: Lan

    3.1.2 LAN This page allows you to specify an IP address for your router, configure the DHCP Server and Static DHCP Lease Table. LAN IP section Parameters Default IP address 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree Disable DHCP Server Enable Description This is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients’...
  • Page 32 DHCP Server section Parameters Lease Time DHCP Client Start IP DHCP Client End IP Domain Name Static DHCP Lease Table section This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you don’t have to manually set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server.
  • Page 33 If you want to delete a specific item, please check the “Select” box of a MAC address and IP address mapping, then click “Delete” button. If you want to delete all mappings, click “Delete All”. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel”...

  • Page 34: Nat / Static Routing

    3.1.3 NAT / Static Routing Network address translations (NAT) shares a single public IP address to multiple computers. All computers must be assigned a valid public IP address to be able to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers provide very few public IP addresses to each user based on service plans, usually 1 for each household.
  • Page 35 From the Current Static Routing Table, you can check each Static Routing setting. Parameter Delete Delete All Reset After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 36: Ddns

    3.1.4 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and a static domain name from a DDNS service provider. This router supports DynDNS (www.dyndns.org), and TZO (www.tzo.com). Parameters Default Dynamic DNS...

  • Page 37: Wireless

    3.2 Wireless 3.2.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for wireless clients to connect to this router. The parameters include SSID, Channel Number, etc. Parameters Default Band 2.4 GHz (B+G+N) airlink101 SSID Description Please select the radio band from one of the following options.
  • Page 38 Channel Number Show Active Clients After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 39: Wireless Security

    3.2.2 Wireless Security The AR685W Wireless N 300 Green Router provides complete wireless LAN security functions, including WEP, IEEE 802.11x, WPA-PSK and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless clients use the same security settings.

  • Page 40: Wep

    3.2.2.1 WEP Select “WEP” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WEP to encrypt your wireless network. Note: When you select WEP as the security mode under B+G+N or N+G mode, the system will pop up a warning message: IEEE802.11n standard only accepts AES encryption. If you choose other option, the data rate will drop to 54Mbps (G Mode).

  • Page 41: Wpa Pre-Share Key

    Encryption Key 1~4 3.2.2.2 WPA Pre-share Key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is more secured than WEP. WPA uses a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses AES or TKIP to change the encryption key frequently (AES is more secured than TKIP), so it is not easy to be broken by hackers.

  • Page 42: Wpa Radius

    Parameters WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key 3.2.2.3 WPA RADIUS IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server.

  • Page 43: Mac Control

    3.2.3 MAC Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router. Only those wireless devices with the MAC addresses you specified here are allowed to access your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section together to enhance the safety of your wireless network.
  • Page 44 After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

  • Page 45: Advanced Settings

    3.2.4 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Preamble Type, etc. It is suggested not to change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this router.
  • Page 46 Channel Width Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID CTS Protect Tx Power After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 47: Wps

    3.2.5 WPS The Airlink101 Wireless N 300 Green Router AR685W has a built-in Easy Setup Button which allows you to connect your wireless computer with the router easily and safely. Your wireless adapter must support this feature as well. If not, you will need to set up the wireless security manually and you can skip this section.
  • Page 48 Step 3 Within the following 2 minutes, push the WPS Button the Router. The WLAN LED will stay solid green instead of blinking. Step 4 The Router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter which will take about 30 seconds.
  • Page 49 Parameters Enable WPS WPS Information Config Mode Configure by Push Button Configure by Client PinCode               Description Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. WPS-related system information will be displayed here: WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see “Configured”...

  • Page 50: Application & Gaming

    3.3 Application & Gaming   3.3.1 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall.
  • Page 51 Delete Delete All Reset After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 52: Special Applications (Port Triggering)

    3.3.2 Special Applications (Port Triggering) Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. These applications cannot work with simple Network Address Translation (NAT) rules. In this page, you can configure the Router to open certain TCP or UDP ports in order to make these applications work.
  • Page 53 Add (in red box) From the Current Trigger-Port Table, you can select each Special Application setting by checking the “Select” checkbox. Parameter Delete Delete All Reset After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 54: Dmz

    3.3.3 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.
  • Page 55 Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 56: Alg Settings

    3.3.4 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this router. It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support. With these supports, those applications which required special support will be able to work with NAT architecture.  ...

  • Page 57: Qos

    3.3.5 QoS Quality of service, QoS provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get Internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an unpleasing result will occur, like the interruption of video / audio transfer.

  • Page 58: Add A New Qos Rule

    Move Up Move Down 3.3.5.1 Add a new QoS rule After you click “Add” button on QoS page, the following message will appear:   Parameter Rule Name Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters).  ...
  • Page 59 please input 80-90; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, such as 80. If the remote (destination) IP address and /or port number is universal, just leave it blank. Traffic Type Please select the traffic type of this rule, available options are None, SMTP, HTTP, POP3, and FTP.

  • Page 60: Access Restrictions

    3.4 Access Restrictions This function allows you to configure some Internet access rules for your local computers based on the IP address, applications, URL or keywords. 3.4.1 IP & Port Filtering If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.) by their IP addresses, then you can set up the filtering rules here.
  • Page 61 Parameters Client PC Description Client PC IP address Client Service Protocol Port Range Description Please input any text to describe this IP address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.
  • Page 62 After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures, or click “Apply”...

  • Page 63: Mac Filtering

    3.4.2 MAC Filtering If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.) by their MAC addresses, then you can set up the filtering rules here. Parameters Enable MAC Filtering Client PC MAC Address Computer Name Comment Reset...
  • Page 64 Delete Delete All Reset If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry, check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete’ button. (You can select more than one MAC addresses). If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here, please click ‘Delete All’...

  • Page 65: Url/Keyword Filtering

    3.4.3 URL/Keyword Filtering You can block access to certain websites or web contents from local PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords about the web contents. This filter can help parents to manage the Internet usage for their children (i.e.

  • Page 66: Security

    These functions include inbound attack prevention, and block outbound traffics. The Wireless N 300 Green Router AR685W has built in SPI Firewall which is a type of firewall that inspects incoming data packets to make sure they correspond to an outgoing request.

  • Page 67: Dos (Denial-Of-Service)

    3.5.2 DoS (Denial-of-Service) Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffics. This router has a built-in DoS attack prevention mechanism;...
  • Page 68 Parameter Ping of Death Port Scan Sync Flood After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 69: Vpn Pass Through

    3.5.3 VPN Pass through     Parameter IPsec pass through PPTP pass through L2TP pass through After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue”...

  • Page 70: Administration

    3.6 Administration The Administration page allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management port, to upgrade firmware, to save/reload configuration settings, to enable system log, to view the statistics information, and to enable/disable UPnP for the Router.

  • Page 71: Management

    3.6.2 Management 3.6.2.1 Password You can change the password required to log into the Router’s web configuration utility. The default user name and password are “admin”. It is suggested to change the administrator’s default password as soon as you start to use the Router, and store it in a safe place. The password can consist of 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.

  • Page 72: Upnp

    3.6.2.2 UPnP You can select enable or disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows Vista, can discover this router automatically. 3.6.2.3 Reset (Reboot) Click Apply button under the Reset section if you want to reboot the router.  ...

  • Page 73: Remote Management

    3.6.3 Remote Management You can manage this router remotely by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ function. Parameters Host Address Port Enabled After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. To access your router remotely, you need to enter the router’s WAN IP address in a web browser with specific port number.

  • Page 74: Firmware Upgrade

    3.6.4 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware for the Router, you need to download the firmware file and save it to your local hard disk first. You may need to unzip it if it is a .zip file. Click NEXT to start the firmware upgrade. Click on Browse to select the firmware you just downloaded/unzipped, then click APPLY to start the upgrade process.

  • Page 75: Configuration Settings

    3.6.5 Configuration Settings The Configuration Settings screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration settings (Backup) you can re-load the saved settings into the router through the Restore function.

  • Page 76: Log

    3.6.6 Log All important system events and system security are logged. You can use this function to check the log of your router.   Parameters Save Clear Refresh Description Save current event log to a text file. Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh the event log display.

  • Page 77: Statistics

    3.6.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Click Refresh to display the latest information.

  • Page 78: Status

    3.7 Status   The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet, LAN connection, Wireless status, and the current firmware version of the Router. 3.7.1 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to view the status of current Internet connection.

  • Page 79: Wlan (Wireless Lan) Status

    3.7.3 WLAN (Wireless LAN) Status   You can use this function to show the Wireless LAN status of your router, including ESSID (the name of your wireless network), Channel number, and Security.     3.7.4 System Status   You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version (Runtime Code Version) of this router.

  • Page 80: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting   If you have trouble connecting to the Internet, try the following steps: Step 1 Power off the Cable/DSL modem, router, and computer and wait for 5 minutes. Step 2 Turn on the Cable/DSL modem and wait for the lights on the modem to settle down. Step 3 Turn on the router and wait for the lights on the router to settle down.

  • Page 81: Technical Support

    Technical Support     E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com   *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, mix of wireless products used, radio frequency interference (e.g., cordless telephones and microwaves) as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate.

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