Airlink101 AR570WV2 User Manual

Airlink101 AR570WV2 User Manual

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Model # AR570Wv2
User's Manual
Ver. 1A

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  • Page 1 Wireless N 150 Green Router Model # AR570Wv2 User’s Manual Ver. 1A...
  • Page 2: Fcc Interference Statement

    FCC 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 radio interference in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NTRODUCTION AND SAFETY INFORMATION 1.2 P ............................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.3 F GREEN R ......................3 AMILIAR WITH YOUR NEW OUTER CHAPTER 2 CONFIGURE THE ROUTER ......................5 2.1 C ......................5 ONNECT THE OUTER TO YOUR NETWORK 2.2 C EZ S .....................7 ONFIGURE THE OUTER WITH...
  • Page 4 3.4.7 Schedule Rule............................84 3.5 T ................................86 OOLBOX 3.5.1 View Log..............................87 3.5.2 Firmware Upgrade............................88 3.5.3 Backup Setting............................89 3.5.4 Reset to Default............................89 3.5.5 Reboot ...............................90 3.5.6 Miscellaneous............................90 CHAPTER 4 STATUS...............................91 4.1 S ..............................92 YSTEM TATUS 4.2 W ..............................92 IRELESS TATUS 4.3 S ..........................92...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Information

    WPA2-PSK provide the highest level of wireless network security. The bundled EZ Setup Wizard allows you to set up the router with an easy-to-use user interface. Best of all, AR570Wv2 works with all 802.11n / g / b network devices which ensures compatibility with the existing wireless products.
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1.2 Package Contents Before you start using this router, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: 1. Wireless N 150 Green Router with one un-detachable Antenna 2.
  • Page 7: Familiar With Your New Green Router

    Easy Setup When Wireless is ON, press this button and release it immediately to Button (WPS start security synchronization function (WPS compatible). compatible) Press this button and hold it for about 1 sec. to turn on/off router’s Wireless On wireless radio.
  • Page 8 These antennas are un-detachable 1.8dBi dipole antennas. 1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port. RESET Press this button and hold for 4 seconds to restore factory default settings. Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Configure The Router

    With another network cable, connect one end of the cable to your computer’s Ethernet port and connect the other end to one of the LAN ports of the router, as shown in the following figure. (After setup finishes, you can remove the network cable between...
  • Page 10 Step 4 Plug the power adapter to the router and connect it to an electrical outlet. Step 5 Power on your computer. Step 6 Check LEDs of the router: make sure Status, WAN, W.LAN, and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are ON.
  • Page 11: Configure The Router With Ez Setup Wizard

    Insert the Setup CD into CD-ROM drive. Step 2 When the autorun menu pops up, click EZ Setup Wizard. Note: If the autorun menu does not show up on your monitor, please go to Computer CDROM drive Wizard, and execute “EZWizard.exe”.
  • Page 12 Windows 7 and Vista users: An AutoPlay window pops up on screen. Please make sure you give permission to run the setup program by clicking Run Autorun.exe. Step 3 Select your language and click Next.
  • Page 13 Step 4 Click on Wizard. Step 5 Please make sure your computer is connected to one of the 4 LAN ports of the router, and your modem is connected to the WAN port of the router.
  • Page 14 It is suggested to select WPA2-PSK for best wireless security. Step 7 Configure the SSID (wireless network name, i.e. Airlink101), Channel, Security and Key. It is suggested to select WPA2-PSK for best wireless security. Enter 8~63 characters into Key box, then click Next.
  • Page 15 Step 9 Enter the settings based on your WAN service type. Cable (Dynamic IP) If you are using cable Internet service, your WAN type is “Dynamic IP”. You do not need to configure anything here, and then click Next to continue.
  • Page 16 DSL (PPPoE or Dynamic IP) For DSL users, your WAN type is either PPPoE or Dynamic IP. You can try both types and determine which one works for you.
  • Page 17 For PPPoE connection, please enter the user name and password provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Note: Depending on the ISP, you may need to include the domain name with your user name. Example: username@sbcglobal.net Step 10 Verify the settings you have configured. Click Next to save the settings and...
  • Page 18 Step 11 Click Next to test the Internet Connection, or you can ignore the test, just open the Internet browser and verify if your computer is connected to the Internet. Step 12 After the WAN service test is completed, click Finish. The wizard will open the web configuration page for the router automatically unless you uncheck “Open the...
  • Page 19 You will see the status of the router on the web configuration page brought up by the web browser. Valid numbers should be assigned to IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway, instead of all 0’s.
  • Page 20: Configure The Router With Web Configuration Utility

    Another approach to configure the router is using the Wizard in the Web Configuration Utility. The wizard will guide you setting up the basic settings of this router. You do not need to go through the wizard again if you have finished 2.2 Configure the Router with EZ Setup Wizard.
  • Page 21 Step 3 When you see this following page pops up, you have successfully logged into the router. Select Wizard and click on Enter to start the Setup Wizard. Step 4 Click Next to start the Setup Wizard.
  • Page 22 Step 5 To change the System Password, enter the current password, new password and reconfirm the new password. (The default password is ‘admin’.) If you do not wish to change the password, please leave all fields blank. Click Next. Step 6...
  • Page 23 You may select either Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically (Dynamic IP Address) or Some ISPs require the use of PPPoE to connect to their services (PPP over Ethernet) depending on the type of modem provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
  • Page 24 Configure the WAN settings according to the WAN type you selected. Dynamic IP Address: Click on Clone MAC. PPP over Ethernet: Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP. Note: Depending on the ISP, you may need to include the domain name with your user name. Example: username@sbcglobal.net...
  • Page 25 Step 8 Keep the default SSID (wireless network name: Airlink101) or change it to a desired name, so you can always recognize your wireless network with it, for example ‘myHome’. Select a channel number for your wireless network. Click Next.
  • Page 26 Enter 8 to 63 characters into Preshare Key box. Click Next. WPA2-PSK (AES) is the most secure encryption mode for general users but some old wireless adapters may not support it. Therefore, please make sure all wireless devices on your network support this security type.
  • Page 27 Step 11 When you see the below window, your router has been successfully connected to the Internet. Click Finish. Congratulations! Your router configuration has been finished. Please go to 2.4 Connect to the Router Wirelessly.
  • Page 28: Connect To Router Wirelessly

    You must configure the wireless adapter from your computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirelessly with your Windows 7 computer. You can also refer to the manual of your wireless adapter on how to connect to the router.
  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration

    Security, etc. If you have already gone through the Setup Wizard, you do NOT need to configure anything here for you to start using the Internet. In order to enter the Web Configuration Utility of your router, you need to first log into the router from your web browser. Please follow the steps below: Step 1 From the computer that is connected to the router, open the web browser (i.e.
  • Page 30 Step 3 When you see this page pops up, you have successfully logged into the router. Select Advanced Setup and click Enter to access the complete features and settings of this router.
  • Page 31: Basic Setting

    3.1 Basic Setting You can configure LAN, Internet connection type, DHCP, wireless settings and system password for the router in this page.
  • Page 32: Primary Setup

    3.1.1 Primary Setup This page allows you to specify an IP address for your router, and configure the Internet connection settings. Parameter Description LAN IP Address The local IP address of this router. You can change it if necessary. WAN Type Displaying the current WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e.
  • Page 33 Note: For DSL users, your WAN type is either Dynamic IP Address or PPP over Ethernet. If you are not sure which one you are using, it is suggested to select PPP over Ethernet for your WAN type, and if you cannot connect to the Internet with this setting, try to select Dynamic IP instead.
  • Page 34 Enter the WAN IP address, WAN Subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, Primary DNS , and Secondary DNS addresses provided by your ISP. After you’ve finished all settings, click Save to save the settings and click Reboot. The change will take effect after rebooting the router.
  • Page 35 Renew IP Forever Check Enable to let router reconnect to your ISP when the connection is dropped. After you’ve finished all settings, click Save to save the settings and click Reboot. The change will take effect after rebooting the router.
  • Page 36 Please input the password assigned by Telstra. Login Server Please input the IP address of login server here. (Optional) After you’ve finished all settings, click Save to save the settings and click Reboot. The change will take effect after rebooting the router.
  • Page 37 ISP. If your ISP does not provide this information, you can leave it blank. Maximum Idle Time This feature allows you to set up the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your PPPoE session. Set it to zero or...
  • Page 38 MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) The most common MTU value is 1492. You can configure it as your ISP suggested. After you’ve finished all settings, click Save to save the settings and click Reboot. The change will take effect after rebooting the router.
  • Page 39 Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: Static IP Address or Dynamic IP Address. My IP Address Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP if you select Static IP Address. My Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP if you select Static IP Address.
  • Page 40 Enter the connection ID if your ISP requires it. This is optional. Maximum Idle Time This feature allows you to set up the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your PPTP session. Set it to zero or enable “Auto-reconnect” to disable this feature.
  • Page 41 Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: Static IP Address or Dynamic IP Address. IP Address Enter the IP address assigned by your ISP if you select Static IP Address. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP if you select Static IP Address.
  • Page 42 Most ISPs offer MTU value to users. The default MTU value is 0 (auto). 3.1.1.2 Virtual Computers  Virtual Computer enables you to use the original NAT feature, and allows you to set up the one-to-one mapping of multiple global IP addresses and local IP addresses. Parameter...
  • Page 43: Dhcp Server

    3.1.2 DHCP Server This page allows you to configure the DHCP settings for your router. Press button “More>>” for more options. Parameter Description DHCP Server Select to Disable or Enable the DHCP server. Lease Time This is DHCP dynamic IP lease time assigned to the DHCP...
  • Page 44 Whenever there is a request from a network client, the DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify a range by entering the starting / ending address of the IP address pool. Domain Name This is optional.
  • Page 45: Wireless

    3.1.3 Wireless You can set parameters that are used for wireless clients to connect to this router. The parameters include SSID, Channel Number, Encryption, etc. Parameters Default Description Wireless Radio Enable Enable or disable wireless function. Wireless Off Schedule# Disable...
  • Page 46 11b/g/n mixed: 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 150Mbps for 802.11n clients*). 11b Only: 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps*).
  • Page 47 Configuring Security - WEP Note: IEEE802.11n only supports WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK AES encryption. If you use WEP as your encryption, wireless data rate will drop to 54Mbps (802.11g standard). Key Mode: Select HEX or ASCII. You can select ASCII (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal (in the “a~f”...
  • Page 48 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key (PSK) to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication, so the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This can greatly improve your wireless security.WPA2-PSK AES is the most secure setting for general users.
  • Page 49 RADIUS Server IP: The RADIUS server's IP address. RADIUS port: The RADIUS server's service port. RADIUS Shared Key: Key value shared by the RADIUS server and this router. This key value should be consistent with the one in the RADIUS server.
  • Page 50 RADIUS Server IP: The RADIUS server's IP address. RADIUS port: The RADIUS server's service port. RADIUS Shared Key: Key value shared by the RADIUS server and this router. This key value should be consistent with the one in the RADIUS server.
  • Page 51 3.1.3.1 WDS  The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) provides wireless point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint bridging for deployment over large area. With the WDS feature, the Wireless LAN coverage can be easily extended. Note: WDS-enabled routers or APs from different manufacturers are not guaranteed to work with AR570Wv2.
  • Page 52 3) Configure a unique different SSID for every router/AP in order to distinguish each unit on your wireless LAN. 4) Configure a static IP address for every router/AP. Make sure all IP addresses are based on the same subnet mask, and out of your DHCP client range.
  • Page 53 Please make sure your wireless device supports this feature as well. If not, you will need to set up the wireless security manually and you can skip this section.
  • Page 54 Step 3 Within the following 1 minute, push the Easy Setup Button on the Router and hold for less than 1 second. The wireless LED will start blinking quickly. Step 4 The Router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter, which will take about 30 seconds.
  • Page 55 There are two methods to activate WPS with web configuration utility: PIN and PBC. PIN (Personal Identification Number) You can check “Current AP PIN” and enter the numbers generated by this router displaying in “Current PIN of the device” to the wireless client.
  • Page 56 Enrollee PIN, and then click Trigger button to start WPS 2) PBC (Push Button Configuration) You can choose to press the hardware Easy Setup Button on the front panel of the router, or select Configure Wireless Station, Software button, and click Trigger button to start...
  • Page 57 Click Save after you’ve finished all settings.   3.1.3.3 Wireless Client List  This table displays the wireless clients that are currently associated to the router. You can click Back to go back to the Wireless page, or click Refresh to refresh the list.
  • Page 58: Change Password

    The default password is “admin”. It is suggested to change the administrator’s default password as soon as you start to use the Router, and store it in a safe place. The password consists of 0 to 9 alphanumeric characters, and is case sensitive...
  • Page 59: Forwarding Rules

    3.2 Forwarding Rules You can configure Virtual Server, Special Application and Miscellaneous settings in this page.
  • Page 60: Virtual Server

    3.2.1 Virtual Server If you want to host a HTTP/FTP server or allow remote access to your IP camera on the LAN from the Internet, you must set up port forwarding rules on the router in order to direct incoming traffic to the server or IP Camera. This page allows you to set up to 20 port forwarding rules for the specified applications.
  • Page 61: Special Applications

    “Trigger” field, and then enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound traffic. The range of the Trigger port is from 1 to 65535.
  • Page 62: Miscellaneous

    Click Save after you’ve finished all settings. 3.2.3 Miscellaneous If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
  • Page 63 Description IP Address of DMZ Host Enter the local IP address that you wish to open DMZ. If the application still doesn’t work on your computer after you open DMZ, you can try to enable Super DMZ for that computer.
  • Page 64: Security Setting

    3.3 Security Setting You can configure Internet access rules for your local computers based on Packet Filters, Domain Filters, URL Blocking, MAC Access Control and Miscellaneous settings in this page.
  • Page 65: Packet Filters

    Packet Filters allows you to control access to a network by analyzing the incoming and outgoing packets and letting them pass or halting them based on the IP address of the source and destination. Outbound Filter applies to all outbound packets but Inbound Filter applies only to packets that are destined to Virtual Servers or DMZ host.
  • Page 66 Please select “Allow” or “Deny” to decide the behavior of packet those that match the following rules filtering table. If you select allow, all traffic will be allowed except that the Source IP addresses listed in filtering table will be rejected to connect to the destination IP addresses and ports.
  • Page 67 Rule for detailed setting instructions. Set 0 to let the filtering rule always take effect. Inbound Filter Click Inbound Filter button to go to Inbound Packet Filter settings. Click Save after you’ve finished all settings. Click Inbound Filter to configure inbound traffic filters.
  • Page 68: Domain Filters

    3.3.2 Domain Filters You can block users from accessing specific domains on the internet. This feature can help parents to manage the Internet usage for their children (i.e. Parental Control). Parameter Description Domain Filter Check/Uncheck Enable box to enable/disable Domain Filter.
  • Page 69 Action Check Drop or Log or both to determine the actions of router, when user attempts to access the restricted domain. According to the settings in the screenshot above: Link request to www.abc.com will be dropped and recorded in log file.
  • Page 70: Url Blocking

    URL address or just keywords. The major difference between “Domain Filter” and “URL Blocking” is that Domain Filter requires user to input a suffix (like .com or .org, etc), while URL Blocking requires user to input a keyword only. In other words, Domain Filter can block specific websites, while URL Blocking can block any website that contains the specific keyword.
  • Page 71: Mac Access Control

    Click Save after you’ve finished all settings. 3.3.4 MAC Access Control MAC Access Control will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router. Only those network devices with MAC addresses you specified here are allowed to access your wireless router. You can utilize this function with other security measures described in previous sections together to enhance the safety of your wireless network.
  • Page 72 In the Administrator MAC Control section, select a DHCP client computer from the drop-down list, select an ID, and click “Copy to”. The MAC address of the computer you selected will be automatically filled into the specific ID. Make sure the Enable box is checked.
  • Page 73 LAN. If a client is denied to associate to the wireless LAN, it means it cannot send or receive any data via this router wirelessly. Choose "allow" or "deny" to determine if the router allows or denies wireless association from clients whose MAC addresses are not in the table.
  • Page 74: Miscellaneous

    88. Administrator Time-out The system will log out the administrator after no activity for a period of time. You may set the time-out period to zero to disable this feature. Discard PING from WAN side Check this box to enable Discard PING from WAN side.
  • Page 75 DoS Attack Detection Check this box to enable the DoS Attack Detection. Router will block the DoS once it is detected. Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or requests to your Internet IP address and server, so that the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffic.
  • Page 76: Advanced Setting

    3.4 Advanced Setting This page allows you to set up System Time, System Log, Dynamic DNS, QoS Rule, SNMP, Routing, and Schedule Rule.
  • Page 77: System Time

    3.4.1 System Time To specify correct system time for your router is very important. It will affect the schedule rule and system logs. This router provides 3 ways to configure the system date and time: 1) Synchronize with time server. (The router must connect to the Internet.) >...
  • Page 78 (The router must be connected to the Internet to be able to synchronize time.) Time Server Select a time server here. Time Zone You can select your local time zone here. The router will synchronize time according to your time zone selection.
  • Page 79: System Log

    3.4.2 System Log You can enable this function to log all important system events for your router. This page provides two methods to export system logs to specific destination by means of syslog (UDP) and SMTP (TCP). Parameters Description IP Address of Syslog Server Enter the host IP of destination where system log will be sent to.
  • Page 80 For example, "mail.abc.com" or "192.168.1.100/25". Email Addresses Enter the Email addresses of the recipients who will receive these logs. You can assign more than 1 recipient by using ';' or ',' to separate these Email addresses. Email Subject You may input the subject of email alert here. This setting is optional.
  • Page 81: Dynamic Dns

    Description DDNS Select to Disable or Enable DDNS function. Provider A DDNS provider provides service for you to bind your IP (even private IP) with a certain Domain name. Choose a desired provider. Provider Website Click Provider Website to go to the selected DDNS provider’s website.
  • Page 82: Qos Rule

    3.4.4 QoS Rule Quality of Service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the Internet bandwidth with a promised quality of Internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with one another to get Internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected;...
  • Page 83 Please input the range of remote (destination) port number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input “80-90”; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, such as 80.
  • Page 84: Snmp

    3.4.5 SNMP Configure the router to allow administrative computers to control it through SNMP(Simple Network Management Protocol). Parameter Description Enable SNMP You must check either Local or Remote or both to enable SNMP function. If Local is checked, this device will respond to requests from LAN.
  • Page 85: Routing

    Routing Table allows you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing IP data grams. If you have more than one router and subnet, you will need to enable routing table to allow packets to find proper routing path and allow different subnets to communicate with each other.
  • Page 86 192.168.123.103 √ When Client3 wants to send an IP data gram to 192.168.0.2, it will use the above table to determine that it has to go via 192.168.123.103 (a gateway), and if it sends packets to 192.168.1.11, it will go via 192.168.123.216...
  • Page 87 Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable Static Routing function. Destination Enter a destination IP address. The Destination IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask. The Subnet Mask determines which portion of a Destination IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
  • Page 88: Schedule Rule

    Click Edit to modify the schedule rule or Delete to remove the rule from the schedule rule table. Add New Rule Click Add New Rule to add a new rule to the schedule rule table. Please refer to 3.4.7.1 for detailed instructions. Click Save after you’ve finished all settings.
  • Page 89 Enter the start and end time of a time schedule. For example, Start Time 01:00, End Time 23:00. Please note that End Time should not be prior to Start Time. Click Save after you’ve finished all settings, and click Back to go back to Schedule Rule page.
  • Page 90: Toolbox

    3.5 Toolbox The Toolbox page allows you to view system logs, upgrade firmware, save/reload configuration settings, reset factory default settings, reboot the router, and perform ping test.
  • Page 91: View Log

    3.5.1 View Log You can view, download, and clear the system logs stored in the router here.
  • Page 92: Firmware Upgrade

    You may need to unzip it if it is a .zip file. Click Browse to select the firmware you just downloaded/unzipped, and then click Upgrade to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait for a few minutes for the upgrade to complete).
  • Page 93: Backup Setting

    You can save the router’s configuration settings to your local hard disk by clicking Backup Setting and save it as a .bin file. Once you need to restore the settings, please go to Firmware Upgrade page and load the .bin file you’ve saved.
  • Page 94: Reboot

    Domain Name or IP Address for Enter a domain name (i.e. google.com) or IP address to perform Ping Test ping test. If you can ping a remote website, it means the Internet is connected. Click Save after you’ve finished all settings.
  • Page 95: Chapter 4 Status

    Chapter 4 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet connection, Wireless, NAT status, and the statistics information of the Router.
  • Page 96: System Status

    Edit. 4.2 Wireless Status You can view the Wireless LAN status of your router, including SSID (the name of your wireless network), Channel number, Security, and Wireless MAC address of the router. And you may go back to Wireless Setting page to edit wireless settings by clicking Edit.
  • Page 97: Nat Status

    4.4 NAT Status Click NAT Status on the bottom of the Status page to view NAT Status.
  • Page 98: Chapter 5 Appendix

    • 802.1x Power • WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • DC 5V / 1A LEDs Dimensions • Power, Status, WAN, WLAN, • 156 x 110 x 22 mm (L x W x H) LAN1~4 Temperature • Operating: 0ºC to 40ºC Interface Humidity Reset •...
  • Page 99: Technical Support

    Compatibility with 802.11n devices from other manufactures is not guaranteed. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Photo of product may not reflect actual content. All products and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright ©2012 Airlink101®...

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