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Version: 1.0s Trademark All of the company or product names mentioned in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Disclaimer All of the contents in this manual, product specifications, size and shape are subject to change without prior notice.
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Version: 1.0s 4.11 W RTS (R ?.............. 63 HAT IS EQUEST HRESHOLD 4.12 W ?..................... 63 HAT IS EACON NTERVAL 4.13 W ? ....................64 HAT IS REAMBLE 4.14 W SSID B ? ..................... 64 HAT IS ROADCAST 4.15 W (WPA)? ..............
Version: 1.0s Terminology 3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard Advanced Encryption Standard ANSI American National Standards Institute Access Point Complementary Code Keying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Avoidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server Diffie-Hellman Algorithm DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol...
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Version: 1.0s SSID Service Set Identification Transmission Control Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UPNP Universal Plug and Play Virtual Private Network Wireless Distribution System Wired Equivalent Privacy WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WLAN Wireless Local Area Network Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Setup...
Version: 1.0s 1 Introduction The 11n Wi-Fi router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN broadband router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN router configuration.
Version: 1.0s 1.3 Product Features Generic Router Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN. Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Specifications provides wireless speed up to 300Mbps data rate. Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless Ethernet speeds of 54Mbps data rate.
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Version: 1.0s Panel Description (4 LAN / 1WAN) Type 1 LAN LED WPS LED Power LED WAN LED WLAN LED Type 2 LAN LED WPS LED Power LED WAN LED WLAN LED...
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Version: 1.0s LED Indicator State Description The 11n Wi-Fi router is powered on. 1. Power LED The 11n Wi-Fi router is powered off. 2. WLAN LED Data is transmitting or receiving on the Flashing antenna. No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna.
Version: 1.0s Type2 Power Reset Interfaces Description Antenna The Wireless LAN Antenna. Power The power jack allows an external DC power supply connection. The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the 11n Wi-Fi router. The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5 cable.
Version: 1.0s Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is needed. Step 3: Supply DC power to the 11n Wi-Fi router. Use only the AC/DC power adapter supplied with the 11n Wi-Fi router; it maybe occur damage by using a different type of power adapter. The hardware installation finished.
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Version: 1.0s Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6. 4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button. 5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation.
Version: 1.0s 2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appear. Click Protocol tab from the Network window. 3. Check the installed list of Network Protocol window. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it;...
Version: 1.0s 3.3 Management and configuration on the 11n Wi-Fi router 3.3.1 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information. Screen snapshot – Status Item Description System Uptime...
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Version: 1.0s Mode It shows wireless operation mode Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency. SSID It shows the SSID of this 11n Wi-Fi router. The SSID is the unique name of 11n Wi-Fi router and shared among its service area, so all devices attempts to join the same wireless network can identify it.
Version: 1.0s 3.3.2 Setup Wizard This page guides you to configure wireless broadband router for first time Screen snapshot – Setup Wizard Operation Mode This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode. Screen snapshot – Operation Mode...
Version: 1.0s Time Zone Setting This page is used to enable and configure NTP client Screen snapshot – Time Zone Settings LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask Screen snapshot – LAN Interface Setup...
Version: 1.0s WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure WAN access type Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel Number, Enable Mac Clone(Single Ethernet Client) Screen snapshot –...
Version: 1.0s Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security Screen snapshot – Wireless Security Setup 3.3.3 Operation Mode This page is used to configure which mode wireless broadband router acts Screen snapshot – Operation Mode...
Version: 1.0s Item Description Gateway Traditional gateway configuration. It always connects internet via ADSL/Cable Modem. LAN interface, WAN interface, Wireless interface, NAT and Firewall modules are applied to this mode Bridge Each interface (LAN, WAN and Wireless) regards as bridge. NAT, Firewall and all router’s functions are not supported Wireless ISP Switch Wireless interface to WAN port and all Ethernet...
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Wireless Basic Settings Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission. Interface Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) / 2.4GHz(N) 2.4GHz(B+G)/ 2.4GHz(G+N) / 2.4GHz(B+G+N) Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS / AP+WDS wireless mode.
Version: 1.0s bytes long. Channel Width Select the operating channel width 20 MHz or 40 MHz. [N band only] Control Sideband Select the Sideband with Upper or Lower for channel width 40MHz. [N band only] Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull-down menu.
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Wireless Advanced Settings Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold, value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes. Refer to 4.10 What is Fragment Threshold? RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold, value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes.
Version: 1.0s Short GI Click to enable or disable the short Guard Intervals function. Refer to 4.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)? WLAN Partition Click to enable or disable that prevents associated wireless clients from communication with each other. RF Output Power To adjust transmission power level.
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Version: 1.0s WPA-Mixed Refer to 4.9 What is WEP? 4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)? 4.16 What is WPA2? Use 802.1x While Encryption is selected to be WEP. Authentication Click the check box to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication function. Refer to 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open System,...
Version: 1.0s RADIUS Server of authentication RADIUS sever. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. WEP encryption key (secret key) length: Length 64-bit 128-bit...
Version: 1.0s registered in the access control list can link to this WLAN Broadband Router. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this WLAN Broadband Router access capability. Comment Fill in the comment tag for the registered client. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting.
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – WDS Setup Item Description Enable WDS Click the check box to enable wireless distribution system. Refer to 4.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)? MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of AP to register the wireless distribution system access capability.
Version: 1.0s from the wireless distribution system. Delete All Click to delete all the registered APs from the wireless distribution system allowed list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. WDS Security Setup Requirement: Set [Wireless]->[Basic Settings]->[Mode]->AP+WDS This page is used to configure the wireless security between APs.
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – WDS AP Table Item Description MAC Address It shows the MAC Address within WDS. Tx Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Errors It shows the statistic count of error sent packets on the Wireless LAN interface.
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Wireless Site Survey Item Description SSID It shows the SSID of AP. BSSID It shows BSSID of AP. Channel It show the current channel of AP occupied. Type It show which type AP acts. Encrypt It shows the encryption status.
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Wi-Fi Protected Setup Item Description Disable WPS Click on to disable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup function. WPS Status Show WPS status is Configured or UnConfigured. Self-PIN Number Fill in the PIN Number of AP to register the wireless distribution system access capability.
Version: 1.0s Key:It shows the Encryption key. 3.3.11 Schedule This page is to configure the wireless activation timestamp by users. Screen snapshot – Wireless Schedule Item Description Enable Wireless Click on to enable the wireless schedule function. Schedule Days Click the one or more of days to set the rules. Time Click 24 hrs or set the starting time and ending time.
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – LAN Interface Setup Item Description IP Address Fill in the IP address of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. DHCP Click to select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode of wireless Access Point.
Version: 1.0s Domain Name Assign Domain Name and dispatch to DHCP clients. It is optional field. 802.1d Spanning Tree Select enable or disable the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree function from pull-down menu. Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned.
Version: 1.0s DHCP. Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be removed from the Static DHCP list. Delete All Click to delete all the registered clients from the Static DHCP list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Version: 1.0s Static IP Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup – Static IP Item Description Static IP Click to select Static IP support on WAN interface. There are IP address, subnet mask and default gateway settings need to be done. IP Address If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it.
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Version: 1.0s packets. MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size. The default value is 1500 DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1. DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2. DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3.
Version: 1.0s DHCP Client Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup – DHCP Client Item Description DHCP Client Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a DHCP server. Host Name Fill in the host name of Host Name. The default value is empty MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size.
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Version: 1.0s DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1. DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2. DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3. Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned.
Version: 1.0s PPPoE Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup – PPPoE Item Description PPPoE Click to select PPPoE support on WAN interface. There are user name, password, connection type and idle time settings need to be done. User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server.
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Version: 1.0s Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface, fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server. Service Name Fill in the service name of Service Name. The default value is empty. Connection Type Select the connection type from pull-down menu.
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Version: 1.0s Refer to 4.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)? Enable IGMP Proxy Click the checkbox to enable IGMP Proxy. Enable Ping Access on Click the checkbox to enable WAN ICMP response. Enable Web Server Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from Access on WAN WAN side.
Version: 1.0s PPTP Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup – PPTP Item Description PPTP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User...
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Version: 1.0s can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection. Enable Dynamic Mode Click the checkbox to enable Dynamic PPTP function. IP Address If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it.
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Version: 1.0s Encryption Request MPPC Click the checkbox to enable request MPPC Compression compression. Attain DNS Click to select getting DNS address for PPTP support. Automatically Please select Set DNS Manually if the PPTP support is selected. Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for PPTP support.
Version: 1.0s L2TP Screen snapshot – WAN Interface Setup – PPTP Item Description L2TP Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection. User can use embedded L2TP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection.
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Version: 1.0s IP Address If you select the L2TP support on WAN interface, fill in the IP address for it. Subnet Mask If you select the L2TP support on WAN interface, fill in the subnet mask for it. Gateway If you select the Static L2TP support on WAN interface, fill in the gateway for WAN interface out going data packets.
Version: 1.0s selected. Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for L2TP support. DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1. DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2. DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3.
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Firewall - Port Filtering Item Description Enable Port Filtering Click to enable the port filtering security function. Port Range To restrict data transmission from the local network on Protocol certain ports, fill in the range of start-port and end-port, Comments and the protocol, also put your comments on it.
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Firewall - IP Filtering Item Description Enable IP Filtering Click to enable the IP filtering security function. Local IP Address To restrict data transmission from local network on Protocol certain IP addresses, fill in the IP address and the Comments protocol, also put your comments on it.
Version: 1.0s helpful in securing or restricting your local network. Screen snapshot – Firewall - MAC Filtering Item Description Enable MAC Filtering Click to enable the MAC filtering security function. MAC Address To restrict data transmission from local network on Comments certain MAC addresses, fill in the MAC address and your comments on it.
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Version: 1.0s services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall. Screen snapshot –...
Version: 1.0s port-forwarding list. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. 3.3.18 Firewall – URL Filtering URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet. Screen snapshot – Firewall – URL Filtering Item Description Enable URL Filtering...
Version: 1.0s 3.3.19 Firewall - DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. Screen snapshot –...
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Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – QoS Item Description Enable QoS Click to enable the QoS function. Automatic Uplink Click checkbox to enable Uplink speed by system. Speed Manual Uplink Speed Input number to set Uplink speed. (Kbps) Automatic Downlink Click checkbox to enable Downlink speed by system. Speed...
Version: 1.0s Manual Downlink Input number to set Downlink speed. Speed (Kbps) Access Type Click the set type either IP or Mac address. Local IP address Input the range IP address of LAN. MAC address Input MAC address. Mode There are 2 options to control the bandwidth. One is Guaranteed minimum bandwidth.
Version: 1.0s Wireless LAN It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless Sent Packets LAN interface. Wireless LAN It shows the statistic count of received packets on the Received Packets wireless LAN interface. Ethernet LAN It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Sent Packets Ethernet LAN interface.
Version: 1.0s Enable DDNS Click the checkbox to enable DDNS service. Refer to 4.25 What is DDNS? Service Provider Click the drop down menu to pickup the right provider. Domain Name To configure the Domain Name. User Name/Email Configure User Name, Email. Password/Key Configure Password, Key.
Version: 1.0s NTP Server Click select default or input NTP server IP address. Apply Change Click the Apply Changes button to save and enable NTP client service. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Refresh Click the refresh the current time shown on the screen.
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Management – Denial-of-Service Item Description Enable DoS Prevention Click the checkbox to enable DoS prevention. Whole System Flood / Enable and setup prevention in details. Per-Source IP Flood… Select ALL Click the checkbox to enable all prevention items. Clear ALL Click the checkbox to disable all prevention items.
Version: 1.0s Enable Remote Log Click the checkbox to enable remote log service. Log Server IP Address Input the remote log IP address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings. Refresh Click the refresh the log shown on the screen. Clear Clear log display screen 3.3.26 Management - Upgrade Firmware...
Version: 1.0s Screen snapshot – Management - Save/Reload Settings Item Description Save Settings to File Click the Save button to download the configuration parameters to your personal computer. Load Settings from File Click the Browse button to select the configuration files then click the Upload button to update the selected configuration to the WLAN Broadband Router.
Version: 1.0s Confirmed Password Because the password input is invisible, so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose. Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to empty, means to apply no web management login control. Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
Version: 1.0s 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods.
Version: 1.0s more BSSs forming a single subnetwork. Since most corporate WLANs require access to the wired LAN for services (file servers, printers, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode. Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode Ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a wired network.
Version: 1.0s 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture… etc. Building Materials: metal door, aluminum studs. Electrical devices: microwaves, monitors and electrical motors. Solutions to overcome the interferences: Minimizing the number of walls and ceilings. Position the WLAN antenna for best reception.
Version: 1.0s value, we can get varying fragment sizes. The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme. If the fragment threshold is small, the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large. This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high.
Version: 1.0s Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
Version: 1.0s 4.16 What is WPA2? It is the second generation of WPA. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard. 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? 802.1x is a framework for authenticated MAC-level access control, defines Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LANs (WAPOL).
Version: 1.0s 4.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)? UPnP is an open networking architecture that consists of services, devices, and control points. The ultimate goal is to allow data communication among all UPnP devices regardless of media, operating system, programming language, and wired/wireless connection.
Version: 1.0s 4.29 What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients? An Infrastructure Basic Service Set is a BSS with a component called an Access Point (AP). The access point provides a local relay function for the BSS. All stations in the BSS communicate with the access point and no longer communicate directly.
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Version: 1.0s symbol. The 802.11n draft specifies two guard intervals: 400ns (short) and 800ns (long). Support of the 400ns GI is optional for transmit and receive. The purpose of a guard interval is to introduce immunity to propagation delays, echoes, and reflections to which digital data is normally very sensitive.
Version: 1.0s 5 Configuration Examples 5.1 Example One – PPPoE on the WAN Sales division of Company ABC likes to establish a WLAN network to support mobile communication on sales’ Notebook PCs. MIS engineer collects information and plans the WLAN Broadband Router implementation by the following configuration. WAN configuration: PPPoE User Name...
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Version: 1.0s Configure the WAN interface: Open WAN Interface Setup page, select PPPoE then enter the User Name “H890123456” and Password “PW192867543210”, the password is encrypted to display on the screen. Press button to confirm the configuration setting. Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page, enter the IP Address “192.168.1.254”, Subnet Mask...
Version: 1.0s Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup page, enter the SSID “MyWLAN”, Channel Number “11”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting. 5.2 Example Two – Fixed IP on the Company ABC likes to establish a WLAN network to support mobile communication on all employees’...
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Version: 1.0s Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page, enter the IP Address “192.168.1.254”, Subnet Mask “255.255.255.0”, enable DHCP Server, DHCP client range “192.168.1.100” to “192.168.1.200”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting. Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup page, enter the SSID “MyWLAN”, Channel Number “11”.
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