Product Overview Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Wireless (Blue) The Wireless LED lights up when the wireless feature is enabled. If the LED Product Overview is flashing, the Router is actively sending or receiving data over the network. Thank you for choosing the Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Internet (Green/Blue) The Internet LED lights Router with Storage Link.
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Product Overview Chapter 1 Horizontal Placement Follow these instructions: Determine where you want to mount the Router. Make The Router has four rubber feet on its bottom panel. Place sure that the wall you use is smooth, flat, dry, and the Router on a level surface near an electrical outlet.
Wireless Security Checklist Chapter 2 Chapter 2: 4. Enable encryption Wireless Security Checklist Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) and Wired Wireless networks are convenient and easy to install, so Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels of security homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them for wireless communication.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Setup > Basic Setup Advanced Configuration The first screen that appears is the Basic Setup screen. This allows you to change the Router’s general settings. After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD-ROM), the Router will be ready for use.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Automatic Configuration - DHCP Service Name (optional) If provided by your ISP, enter the Service Name. By default, the Router’s Internet Connection Type is set Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure to Automatic Configuration - DHCP, which should be the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been kept only if your ISP supports DHCP or you are connecting inactive for a specified period of time (Max Idle Time).
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Keep Alive: Redial Period If you select this option, Password provided by your ISP. the Router will periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure will automatically re-establish your connection.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Network Setup Client Lease Time The Client Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the The Network Setup section changes the settings on the Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the network connected to the Router’s Ethernet ports.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 When you finish your changes, click Save Settings to Password Enter the Password for your DDNS account. save your changes. Click Cancel Changes to cancel your Host Name The is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS changes.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Setup > Advanced Routing Setup > MAC Address Clone Every computere hardware device, including the network This screen is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the adapter of your computer has a unique code called a MAC type(s) of advanced functions you use.
Advanced Con guration Chapter 3 Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway device that Network Mode (5 GHz) From this drop-down menu, you allows for contact between the Router and the remote can select the wireless standards running on your network. network or host.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Standard Channel (2.4 GHz) Select the channel for Method #1 Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2.4GHz) networking. Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected If you selected Wide – 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band Setup button.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless > Wireless Security WPA Enterprise This option features WPA used in coordination with a The Wireless Security settings configure the security of RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS your wireless network. There are six wireless security server is connected to the Router.) mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal, WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS,...
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Encryption WPA2 supports two encryption methods RADIUS with dynamic encryption keys; AES or WPA-TKIP/WPA2- This option features WEP used in coordination with a AES. You must select WPA-TKIP or WPA2-AES to connect RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS to the Router.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter WEP is a basic encryption method that is not as secure as Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses WPA. of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s radius.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Frame Burst Enabling this option should provide your network with greater performance, depending on the manufacturer of your wireless products. To use the Frame Burst option, select Enabled. The default is Disabled. Authentication Type The default is set to Auto, which allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication to be used.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the Filter Multicast Multicasting allows multiple maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented transmissions to specific recipients at the same time. If into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet multicasting is permitted, then the Router will allow IP error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation multicast packets to be forwarded to the appropriate...
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Storage > Disk An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature. The Disk screen describes the disk currently attached to the Router. Using this screen, you can format a blank disk, safely remove a disk, or erase a disk.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Shared Folder Database Each Display Name you created on the Shared Folder This section lets you select content to add to the database screen will be listed with its partition and shared folder, of the Router’s media server. Click Specify Folder to Scan which you can edit or delete.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Storage > FTP Server An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature. The FTP Server tab creates an FTP Server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 User Management If you click Edit, the FTP Folder screen appears. Refer to the “FTP Folder Screen” section above. The available users are listed in the User Management Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel table.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Access Restrictions > Internet Access Group Management The groups are listed in the Group Management table. The Access Restrictions > Internet Access screen allows you There are two default groups, Admin and Guest; these to deny or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, cannot be deleted.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Click Edit List of PCs to select which PCs will be affected Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. by the policy. The List of PCs screen appears. You can select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address.
Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Applications and Gaming > Port Range Applications & Gaming > Port Triggering Forwarding The Applications & Gaming > Port Triggering screen allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port The Applications & Gaming > Port Range Forwarding screen numbers.