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ESR-9750
Wireless Broadband 11n router
(802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b)
User Manual
Version: 1.6
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  • Page 1 ESR-9750 Wireless Broadband 11n router (802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b) User Manual Version: 1.6...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................9 ESR-9750 PLACEMENT........................9 SETUP LAN, WAN...........................10 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP)...............11 BRING UP ESR-9750........................13 SMART WIZARD ..........................13 INITIAL SETUP ESR-9750 ......................22 WIZARD ............................31 INTERNET............................32 WIRELESS SETTINGS ........................36 FIREWALL SETTINGS........................47 ADVANCED SETTINGS ........................54 TOOLS SETTINGS .........................65 REPEATER MODE .........................71...
  • Page 3 Revision History Version Date Notes March16, 2008 Modified from existing UM. March22, 2008 Update new features...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ESR-9750 is compliant with 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. ESR-9750 is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 4- port full-duplex Gigabit Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds.

  • Page 5: Key Features

    2 Key Features Features Advantages Heavy data payloads such as Incredible Data Rate up to 300Mbps** MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and Fully Interoperable with IEEE backward compatible with 802.11b/g 802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant devices with legacy protection Scalability, extend your network. Four 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Switch Ports (Auto-Crossover) Avoids the attacks of Hackers or...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    3 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. 802.11n SOHO Router 2.

  • Page 7: Product Layout

    4 Product Layout...
  • Page 8 Description POWER Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET WLAN Lights up in ORANGE when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic LAN PORT ACTIVY Blinks on traffic for specific LAN PORT 1000 Mbps Lights up when 1000 Mbps data rate enabled on that specific port ITEM Description...

  • Page 9: Network + System Requirements

    Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables. 6 ESR-9750 Placement You can place ESR-9750 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven.

  • Page 10: Setup Lan, Wan

    7 Setup LAN, WAN LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on ESR-9750. WAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between WAN ports of your ADSL/CABLE modem & INTERNET port of ESR-9750. Make sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is working well.

  • Page 11: Pc Network Adapter Setup (Windows Xp)

    8 PC Network Adapter setup ( Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon=>select [properties] • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties].
  • Page 12 • Select the [General] tab. a. ESR-9750 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].

  • Page 13: Bring Up Esr-9750

    • CAT 5 network cable(s), RJ45 port on PC/Notebook. STEP 1 Connect ESR-9750 WAN port & your modem WAN port with RJ45 cable. STEP 2 Power up ESR-9750.POWER led on front panel lights up & remains stable. STEP 3...
  • Page 14 Click on this icon to run SMART WIZARD. Click Setup Wizard to setup your ESR-9750 router. Click User Manual to launch smart wizard user manual. Click Adobe Reader to setup Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook. Click EXIT anytime you want to abort.
  • Page 15 Click <Next> to proceed. Click <Exit> to abort. ESR-9750 should be setup as depicted above. Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working. Else take the help of your internet service provider. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 16 Check the MODEM and ESR-9750 connection. It should be as shown below. Check power connection for modem as well as ESR-9750. Make sure antenna is connected to rear panel of ESR-9750. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 17 Notice the LED that should be light up at this stage. If not, check your procedures again. Click <Next> to configure WAN & Wireless settings.
  • Page 18 User name and password are admin/admin. Click <OK>. Your default browser will connect to ESR-9750 Web Server http://192.168.0.1 Click <Next> to enter mode selection.
  • Page 19 Select the mode that ESR-9750 is going to be and set its configurations. AP Repeater mode does not enable WAN interface, Setup Wizard will skip WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to automatically detect your Internet Network settings. Smart Wizard has detected DHCP client. Configure the host name and MAC...
  • Page 20 Smart Wizard has finished setting up WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to proceed. Enter the name for your wireless network (SSID) and security key Click <Next> to proceed...
  • Page 21 To apply the entire configuration, click <Reboot>. NOTE: After Wireless settings are applied, you need to connect from your WLAN client with the security settings you just finished configuring. Remember the type of security & security key.

  • Page 22: Initial Setup Esr-9750

    11 Initial Setup ESR-9750 ESR-9750 uses web-interface for configuration to be accessed through your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. - LOGIN Procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your...
  • Page 23 3. Click <OK> to navigate into ESR-9750 configuration home page. 4. You will see the home page of ESR-9750 as follows.
  • Page 24 & so forth. Once you click on <OK> button to go to the requested page, you can see the status page of the ESR-9750. System: You can see the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information.
  • Page 25 LAN Settings: This section displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled. WLAN Settings: This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown.
  • Page 26 IP address: 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
  • Page 27 You can check “Enable Static DHCP IP“. It is possible to add more static DHCP IPs. They are listed in the table “Current Static DHCP Table“. IP address can be deleted at will from the table. Click <Apply> button to save the changed configuration. - Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving.
  • Page 28 Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement those settings. The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box.
  • Page 29 - Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...

  • Page 31: Wizard

    12 Wizard Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click <Next>. The details please refer to Smart Wizard <Page 18>.

  • Page 32: Internet

    13 INTERNET - Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status - Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of the Ethernet card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the broadband router and click the <Clone MAC Address>...
  • Page 33 - Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS of your ISP provider. - Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE) Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Provider.
  • Page 34 Service Name: This is normally optional. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets. Type: Enable the Auto-reconnect option to automatically re-establish the connection when an application attempts to access the Internet again. Idle Timeout: This is a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.
  • Page 35 - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) PPTP allows the secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in a local point provided by your ISP provider. The following screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC.

  • Page 36: Wireless Settings

    14 Wireless Settings - General In general setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel. Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. Mode: In this device, we support three operation modes which are AP router, AP route with WDS (we will introduce this function later section), and repeater.
  • Page 37 2.4 GHz(B+G+N): Either 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless devices are in your environment. Enable ESSID: We support 4 multiple SSIDs in this device. Please select how many SSIDs you would like to use in your network environment. ESSID1~4: ESSID is the name of your wireless network. It might be a unique name to identify this wireless device in the Wireless LAN.
  • Page 38 MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: it does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode.
  • Page 39 Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold: When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
  • Page 40 WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function, and are setup with the same security key. Encryption: When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to operate ESR-9750.
  • Page 41 Enable 802.1x Authentication IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication. WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data.
  • Page 42 Authentication Type: There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup a WEP key in the "Encryption"...
  • Page 43 Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply to apply the settings and reboot the device.
  • Page 44 - MAC Address Filtering This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>.
  • Page 45 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless connection.
  • Page 46 WPS: Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS function. WPS Current Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here. Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’. Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router.

  • Page 47: Firewall Settings

    15 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
  • Page 48 Enable DMZ: Enable/disable DMZ LAN IP Address: Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood.
  • Page 49 Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack. - MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that configuration.
  • Page 50 Add PC MAC Address Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click <Add>. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.
  • Page 51 - IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
  • Page 52 Remove PC IP Address If you want to remove some PC IP from the <IP Filtering Table>, select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the <Delete All>...
  • Page 53 happen to make a mistake and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the field will be cleared. Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keywords from the "Current URL Blocking Table", select the URL keyword you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>.

  • Page 54: Advanced Settings

    16 Advanced Settings - Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
  • Page 55 Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function. Description: description of this setting. Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Type: This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP”...
  • Page 56 typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Clear> and the fields will be cleared. Remove Port Mapping If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then click D<Delete Selected>.
  • Page 57 Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding. Description: The description of this setting. Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number that the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Public Port: Port number will be changed to Local Port when the packet enters your LAN Network.
  • Page 58 Add Port Forwarding Fill in the "Local IP", "Local Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Description" of the setting to be added and then click <Add> button. Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Clear>...
  • Page 59 Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type: Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or “BOTH”. Public Port: Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this type of application (e.g.
  • Page 60 button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Port Triggering Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type", "Public Port" and "Description" of the setting to be added and then Click <Add>.
  • Page 61 - UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. Enable/Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
  • Page 62 Port-based Qos This is hardware port-based QoS control method. It will limit the packets throughput in LAN1~4, WAN port. Enable Port-based QoS: Check this to enable port-based QoS functionality for the LAN/WAN port. You can also uncheck to disable. Priority: High or Low priority level of the transmit packets. Ingress Rate: The throughput limit of receiving packets.
  • Page 63 Priority Queue Type: This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in High Queue will process first. Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation. High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in the protocol and port range to High/Low QoS Queue.
  • Page 64 - Routing You can set enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets by your routing policy.

  • Page 65: Tools Settings

    17 TOOLS Settings - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password.
  • Page 66 Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from a remote location, providing they know the password.
  • Page 67 Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address.
  • Page 68 Password: The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
  • Page 69 Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process - Settings This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-load the saved configurations into the router through the Restore Settings.
  • Page 70 you can use the "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings. - Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.

  • Page 71: Repeater Mode

    (bug fixes, updates). You can navigate from this page with a few interesting options for reminding or skipping this page forever & so forth. Once you click on <OK> button to go to the requested page, you can see the status page of the ESR-9750.
  • Page 72 You can see the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information. LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled.
  • Page 73 IP address: It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
  • Page 74 - Event Log View operation log of ESR-9750. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...
  • Page 75 - Wireless You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client.
  • Page 76 Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function Band: Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time. SSID: This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted. All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID.
  • Page 77 Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password: Enter your new password and in Repeat New Password for verification purposes Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations - Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Event Log entries and...
  • Page 78 Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. NTP Time Server: This accept local the IP Address of Local NTP Time Server Address. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration.
  • Page 79 - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
  • Page 80 - Settings The page allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g.

  • Page 82: Appendix A - Fcc Interference Statement

    Appendix A – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 83: Appendix B - Ce Interference Statement

    Appendix B – CE Interference Statement Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. The following test methods have been applied in order to prove presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC: EN60950-1:2001 A11:2004 Safety of Information Technology Equipment EN50385 : (2002-08)
  • Page 84 0560 Česky [Jméno výrobce] tímto prohlašuje, že tento [typ zařízení] je ve shodě se základními [Czech] požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. Dansk Undertegnede [fabrikantens navn] erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr [udstyrets [Danish] typebetegnelse] overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF.
  • Page 85 Polski Niniejszym [nazwa producenta] oświadcza, e [nazwa wyrobu] jest zgodny z [Polish] zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Português [Nome do fabricante] declara que este [tipo de equipamento] está conforme com os [Portuguese] requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE. Slovensko [Ime proizvajalca] izjavlja, da je ta [tip opreme] v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in [Slovenian]...

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