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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 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.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual NATIONAL RESTRICTIONS 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. Frequency range - 2400.0 - 2483.5 MHz Country Country Reason/remark...
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router (WRT-150 SMART) Power adapter Quick Installation Guide CD-Rom Ethernet cable Make sure that the package contains above items. If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact the store you bought this product from.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview The 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Wireless network solution. It is 4 in 1 network device, which combines wireless access point, firewall, 4-port Switch and the NAT-Router. It provides up to 150Mbps data transmission rate in 2.4GHz frequency, complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE802.11b and backwards compatible with all IEEE 802.11n/g/b devices.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. System Requirement Minimum Requirements: Broadband (DSL/Cable) modem and service with Ethernet port 802.11n b/g/n wireless adapter or Ethernet adapter and cable for each computer Internet Explorer® 5.0, Firefox® 2.0 or Safari® 1.4 or higher 2.2.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Rear panel Example of product Description Function Connect to Power adapter, please don’t use the unknown power adapter, otherwise your device may be damaged. LAN 1-4 Connect with computer NIC or Ethernet device Internet access Reset Restore settings 2.3.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to your computer’s Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your router. Connect another Ethernet cable from your Cable/DSL modem to the WAN port of your router.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. Login You can manage the 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router is configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is enabled by default.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties. 5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.1.2. Windows Vista Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel. 2. Click Network and Sharing Center. 3. Click Manage Network Connections.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties. 5. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and then press Properties button.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.1.3. Windows 7 Please follow the steps blow to setup your computer: Go to Start→ Control Panel→ Network and Internet. Click Network and Sharing Center→ Change adapter settings. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties. Highlight Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically,...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual and then press the OK to close the window. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 3.1.4. MAC OS Please follow the steps blow to setup your computer: Go to Start→ System preference Settings→ Network.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Click Network, Select Use DHCP at the Configuration bar, the system will get the IP address automatically. Press Apply to complete this operation and close the window.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.2. Checking Connection with the Router After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the Router. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and Ping the IP address of the 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router at the DOS prompt: ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Request timed out. Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer. In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router through your computer has a WEB browser installed.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual After you have logged in, the router's user interface will be displayed. The left menu shows the main options to configure the system, and the right screen is the summary information for viewing and adjusting the configurations.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4. Router Setup 4.1. Status This feature provides running status information and detailed information about router. 4.1.1. Version Show the hardware version and firmware version. 4.1.2. WAN This feature provides running status information of the WAN port (the port connect to the Internet) ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0. Subnet Mask: The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0. Default Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Name (SSID): SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all points in a wireless network. Mode: Current wireless mode of wireless router Channel: Display current channel of your wireless router. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.2.1. DHCP (dynamic) After select this item, you will obtain an IP address from your ISP automatically, those ISP who supply Cable modem always use DHCP technology. 4.2.2. PPPoE If your ISP provides you the PPPoE service (all ISP with DSL transaction will supply this service, such as the most popular ADSL technique), please select this item.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual input your “WAN IP address”, ”subnet mask”,” default gateway” and “DNS server (domain name server)” according to the information provided by your ISP. And every IP address should be input in appropriate IP field, a IP address only divided into four IP octets by sign“.” is acceptable.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.2.5. MAC Clone The WAN port of router has a unique MAC address assigned by manufacturer; it called as “Default MAC”. The “Clone MAC” is used for some special situations; For example, ISP only allows certain MAC address to access the Internet, thus you can modify your WAN port’s MAC address in accord with the requirement of ISP, avoiding ISP’s detection.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.3.2. Add a New Device Enter the new device’s PIN: This code can mark a wireless product. Press the button of the new device in two minutes: New device will send a PIN code to wireless router.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 1. Select ‘Input PIN from AP’ in WI-FI protect setup page, input PIN of the router, then click ‘PIN Input Config (PIN)’ 2. Select this router in the pop-up window, then click ‘Select’ 3. The connection between the adapter and the router is be established automatically. Remark If there is more than one AP in the PBC mode when you use the method 1, there will be session overlap.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.4.1.1. Wired Access Internet Access Type: Ask for your ISP to get the correct access type. IP: The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.4.1.2. Wireless Access SSID: SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Secondary DNS: Input IP address of a backup DNS server or you can leave this field blank. 4.4.2. LAN The IP address of LAN port is used for access router itself by computers that connect to the router directly;...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.4.5. IGMP Proxy Here you can set the IGMP Proxy ‘Enabled’ and ‘Disabled’. 4.5. Wireless 4.5.1. Wireless Settings Providing basic configuration items for wireless router users, including “wireless network status”, “SSID”, “Radio Band”, “Radio Mode”, “MAC”, “SSID broadcasting”, “Channel width”, “Channel sideband”, “Region”...
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Wireless network status: You can choose “enable” or “disable” to enable or disable the “Wireless Network Status”, if what you choose is “Disable”, the AP function of wireless router will be turned off. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.5.2. Wireless Security The item allows you to encrypt your wireless communication, and you can also protect your wireless network from unauthorized user access. It supplies “None”, “WEP”, “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK” and “WPA/WPA2-PSK” five different encryption modes. 4.5.2.1.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 5 chars for ASCII, and when you select 128bits, you need to input 26 chars for HEX and 13 chars for ASCII. Note: When the WPS is enabled, please not use WEP. 4.5.2.3. WPA-PSK ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.5.2.5. WPA/WPA2-PSK This item mixed WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK mode, which provides higher security level; you can configure it according with WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 4.5.3. Wireless MAC Filtering MAC Filter Status: the default is disable. You can filter wired users by enabling this function;...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Follow the following steps to set MAC filter: 1. Enable MAC Filter, then select save. 2. Add MAC address you want to control in the “MAC address” field (the format is **-**-**-**-**-**), then click “Add” button, and you will see the MAC address has displayed in the MAC list.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.5.5. Wireless Advanced These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the change will have on your AP. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Transmission Rate: Transmit rate indicates the transmission speed of wireless LAN access .The default setting is “Auto” and you can set this value between 1-54Mbps range. ShortGi: You can select “Enable” or “disable” for shortgi. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.6. DHCP 4.6.1. DHCP Settings 4.6.2. DHCP Clients List Display the state of assigned IP by DHCP Server. 4.6.3. Address Reservation Address Reservation: reserve IP address for designed physical address host. If you want to configure a fixed IP address for some host, please input physical address and IP address, then click add.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.7. Forwarding 4.7.1. Virtual Servers Description: Describe current virtual server item. Internal Host IP Address: The “Internal Host IP Address” indicates IP address of the internal host using virtual server. Protocol: The protocol item supplies several protocols. For example, if you have web server within LAN, you can select the HTTP template then the router will input port number 80 automatically.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Predefined Trigger Rules: select one of the Predefined Rules. Rule Name: describe one Predefined Trigger that you will configure. Trigger Protocol: you can select TCP/UDP. Trigger Port: you can select a part of ports. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.7.4. UPnP The UPnP function supports load Application’s port forward record automatically. Select “Enable” to enable this function. 4.7.5. FTP Private Port Some games, servers, and applications (such as BT, QQ video, Edunkey, Web server) are no longer effect when behind the NAT router, so this item provides function of port mapping from LAN to WAN.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.8.2. IP Address Filtering Status: the default is disable. The rules of “Internet access control” based on source IP, port number and protocol. Description: describe IP Firewall list to tell from different IP Firewall lists. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual denied” and “Deny through the router for IP address listed, others are permitted”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 4. If you want to delete certain item on the list, select appropriate item on the list, click “delete” to delete it.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual are Denied)” and “Deny wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Permitted)”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 4.8.4. Domain Filtering Status: the default is disable. “DNS filter” is able to filter certain domain name such as www.sina.com.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.9. Static Routing Most of broadband router and wireless router are using NAT mode, so this feature is designed for most common network environment. Destination Network or IP Address: Specify a certain destination Network or IP address which static route forward to.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual DDNS Status: Current status of DDNS server. DDNS Server Provider: For example, if you want to use service of “roay.cn”, you have to first register and accounts for it. Other DDNS service providers as the same. ...
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.12.3. Password The default username/password is admin/admin. To ensure the Router’s security, it is suggested that you change the default password to one of your choice, here enter a new password and then Re-enter it again to confirm your new password. Click “Save” button to save settings. 4.12.4.
150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.12.6. Remote Management WEB Management Status: the default is disable. Router can be accessed on the remote site using “Web setup”. Check the “Management Port” and enter the port number and then press “save” button to enable web management. 4.12.7.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.12.8. Reboot Click “Reboot” button to restart the router. 5. Troubleshooting 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router. Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected.
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150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Repeat the steps in WAN Setup Connect with Internet through DSL Modem. 4. I can browse the router’s Web-based Configuration Utility but cannot access the Internet. Check if the WAN LED is ON. If not, verify that the physical connection between the router and the DSL/Cable modem is firmly connected.
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