Table of Contents
Product Overview .............................................................. 1
Package Contents ......................................................................... 1
Hardware Overview ..................................................................... 2
Front View ................................................................................ 2
Side View .................................................................................. 4
Installation ......................................................................... 5
Before You Begin ........................................................................... 5
Configuration ..................................................................... 7
Getting Started .............................................................................. 7
Settings ............................................................................................ 8
SMS Device .............................................................................. 8
SMS (U)SIM .............................................................................. 9
SMS Settings .........................................................................10
USSD ........................................................................................11
Main Wi-Fi ..............................................................................12
Guest Wi-Fi ............................................................................14
Network (LAN) .....................................................................15
Management ................................................................................28
System Time ..........................................................................28
Schedule ................................................................................29
System Log ............................................................................30
System & Reboot .................................................................31
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Troubleshooting ..............................................................69
Administration .....................................................................32
Firmware Upgrade ..............................................................33
Statistics .................................................................................34
Advanced Settings .....................................................................35
Firewall Settings ..................................................................35
IPv4 Rules ...............................................................................36
IPv6 Rules ...............................................................................38
Port Forwarding ..................................................................40
Virtual Server ........................................................................42
Website Filter ........................................................................44
Dynamic DNS .......................................................................49
WPS Button ...................................................................................51
Windows® 10 ................................................................................52
Windows® 8 ...................................................................................54
WPA/WPA2 ............................................................................54
Windows® 7 ...................................................................................56
WPA/WPA2 ............................................................................56
WPS ..........................................................................................59
Windows Vista® ............................................................................63
WPA/WPA2 ............................................................................64
Windows® XP ................................................................................66
WPA/WPA2 ............................................................................67
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