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PW-RN401/PW-RN401D
150M Wireless N Router
Rev: 3.0.0
1910020433

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  • Page 1 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Rev: 3.0.0 1910020433...
  • Page 2 FCC 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. 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 separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview of the Router ....................2 Conventions ........................3 Main Features ........................ 3 Panel Layout ........................4 1.4.1 The Front Panel ....................4 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ....................5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ....................6 System Requirements ....................
  • Page 5 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics .................... 39 DHCP .......................... 39 4.7.1 DHCP Settings ....................40 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ..................... 41 4.7.3 Address Reservation ..................41 Forwarding ........................43 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ....................43 4.8.2 Port Triggering ....................45 4.8.3 DMZ ......................... 47 4.8.4 UPnP .......................
  • Page 6 4.14.4 Factory Defaults ....................70 4.14.5 Backup & Restore .................... 70 4.14.6 Reboot ......................71 4.14.7 Password ......................72 4.14.8 System log ....................... 72 4.14.9 Statistics ......................73 Appendix A: FAQ..........................75 Appendix B: Configuring the PC ....................80 Appendix C: Specifications ......................84 Appendix D: Glossary ........................

  • Page 7: Package Contents

     PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Power Adapter for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router, including:  This Guide  Other Helpful Information  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Incredible Speed ccessontroInstallation The PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router provides up to 150Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. It is compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    The Router or PW-RN401/PW-RN401D mentioned in this guide stands for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router without any explanation.  Note: The two devices of PW-RN401 and PW-RN401D are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take PW-RN401D for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: ...

  • Page 10: Panel Layout

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off.

  • Page 11: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right).  POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router.  ON/OFF: The switch for the power.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)   One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...
  • Page 13 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. Press the power switch, and then the router will start to work. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router - 7 -...

  • Page 14: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
  • Page 15 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command  If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...

  • Page 16: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 17 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 18 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 2) If the connection type is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Then you can go on with the wireless configuration. 3) If the connection type is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.
  • Page 19 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list.  SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set  Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
  • Page 20 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-10. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-11.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the thirteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 22: Quick Setup

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wifi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 23 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Choose menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.   Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 24 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Note: When press and hold the WPS/Reset Button for more than 5 seconds, you will reset the router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS Button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.
  • Page 25 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
  • Page 26 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-3, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect.
  • Page 27 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 28 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ...
  • Page 29 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 30: Network

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 31 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows (Figure 4-7): Figure 4-7 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc.
  • Page 32 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) Click the Save button to save your settings.
  • Page 33 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE  User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an ...
  • Page 34 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Note: Only when you have configured the system time on “System Tools → Time settings” page, will the Time-based Connecting function take effect. Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect ...

  • Page 35: Mac Clone

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.

  • Page 36: Wireless

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-12 Wireless menu There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-12): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 37 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the  wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field.

  • Page 38: Wireless Security

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
  • Page 39 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-15 Wireless Security  Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
  • Page 40 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

  • Page 41: Wireless Mac Filtering

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. If you check this radio button, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-18 Figure 4-18  Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The...
  • Page 42 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.  Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry"...

  • Page 43: Wireless Advanced

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1.
  • Page 44 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-21 Wireless Advanced  Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the Router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.

  • Page 45: Wireless Statistics

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless →...

  • Page 46: Dhcp Settings

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-23), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP →...

  • Page 47: Dhcp Clients List

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your  ISP.  Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.
  • Page 48 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-26 Address Reservation MAC Address - The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.   Reserved IP Address - The IP address reserved for the PC by the Router.

  • Page 49: Forwarding

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-28 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-28): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 50 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box.

  • Page 51: Port Triggering

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.8.2 Port Triggering Choose menu “Forwarding → Port Triggering”, you can view and add port triggering in the screen as shown in Figure 4-31. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router.
  • Page 52 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the Trigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatically filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the Trigger Port and the Incoming Ports manually.

  • Page 53: Dmz

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.8.3 Choose menu “Forwarding → DMZ”, you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-33. The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing.

  • Page 54: Security

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information.   App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request.  External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application.

  • Page 55: Ip Filtering

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-36 Firewall Settings Enable Firewall - the general firewall switch is on or off.  Enable IP Address Filtering - set IP Address Filtering is enabled or disabled. There are two  default filtering rules of IP Address Filtering, either Allow or Deny passing through the router.
  • Page 56 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-37 IP Filtering To disable the IP Address Filtering feature, keep the default setting, Disabled. To set up an IP Address Filtering entry, click Enable Firewall and Enable IP Address Filtering on the Firewall page, and click the Add New…...
  • Page 57 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2000. Keep the field open, which means all LAN ports have been put into the field.

  • Page 58: Domain Filtering

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.9.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. The Domain filtering is set on the page shown in.Figure...

  • Page 59: Mac Filtering

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enabled All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
  • Page 60 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router the Add New… button. The page "Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry" will appear, shown inFigure 4-42. Figure 4-42 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field.

  • Page 61: Remote Management

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router these PC(s) with effective rules to access the Internet" on the Firewall page and the following MAC address filtering list on this page: 4.9.5 Remote Management Choose menu “Security → Remote Management”, you can configure the Remote Management function in the screen as shown inFigure 4-43.

  • Page 62: Advanced Security

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.9.6 Advanced Security Choose menu “Security → Advanced Security”, you can protect the Router from being attacked by TCP-SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood in the screen as shown inFigure 4-44. Figure 4-44 Advanced Security ...

  • Page 63: Advanced Routing

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 500. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the Router will startup the blocking function immediately.
  • Page 64 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-46 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Enter the following data.  Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.

  • Page 65: Bandwidth Control

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.11 Bandwidth Control You can configure the Bandwidth control function on this page shown inFigure 4-47: Figure 4-47 Bandwidth Control Enable IP QoS - Enable or disable the function of IP QoS.  Choose BandWidth Type - Select the network connection type from the drop-down list.

  • Page 66: Ip& Mac Binding

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Please choose the Network Connection Type and set the bandwidth according to your Network. If you are not clear about that, please contact with your ISP for help. If no IP QoS item is enabled, the Bandwidth Apply won't be effective.
  • Page 67 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-50 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-49. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

  • Page 68: Arp List

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.12.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.

  • Page 69: Dyndns.org Ddns

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.

  • Page 70: Oray.net Ddns

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.13.2 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-54. Figure 4-54 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.
  • Page 71 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-55 Comexe.cn DDNS settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 72: System Tools

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.14 System Tools Figure 4-56 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 73: Diagnostic

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router To set time manually, follow the steps below: Select your local time zone. Enter the Date in Month/Day/Year format. Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. For automatic time synchronization: Enter the address of the NTP Server Prior.
  • Page 74 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-58 Diagnostic Tools  Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too.  Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway.

  • Page 75: Firmware Upgrade

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine. Figure 4-59 Diagnostic Results ...

  • Page 76: Factory Defaults

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router  Note: New firmware versions are posted at our website and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.

  • Page 77: Reboot

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-62 Backup & Restore Configuration  Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer.  To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions.  Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.

  • Page 78: Password

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router 4.14.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-64. Figure 4-64 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.

  • Page 79: Statistics

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure 4-65 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear All button to clear all the logs.
  • Page 80 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic.

  • Page 81: Appendix A: Faq

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 82 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save.
  • Page 83 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure A-4 Virtual Servers Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry  Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
  • Page 84 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security”...
  • Page 85 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 86: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 87 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 88 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure B-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted.  Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available.
  • Page 89 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Figure B-4 Now, click OK to keep your settings. - 83 -...

  • Page 90: Appendix C: Specifications

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Standards Compatible with 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 91: Appendix D: Glossary

    PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using  direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 92 PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150M Wireless N Router WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or  152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless ...

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