Uniden evolo WNR2004 Owner's Manual
Uniden evolo WNR2004 Owner's Manual

Uniden evolo WNR2004 Owner's Manual

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WELCOME.................................................................................6
WNR2004 FEATURES ..............................................................7
Internet Access Features ................................................7
Wireless Features ...........................................................8
LAN Features ..................................................................8
Router/Security Features ................................................8
Configuration & Management Features ..........................9
Parental Control Features ...............................................9
Advanced Router Features ...........................................10
PACKAGE CONTENTS ..........................................................11
FRONT VIEW DETAILS ..........................................................12
REAR VIEW DETAILS ............................................................13
QUICK INSTALLATION PROCESS .......................................14
Installing the Hardware..................................................15
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For Windows 95, 98, and ME........................................17
For Windows 2000 ........................................................18
For Windows NT 4.0......................................................19
For Windows XP............................................................20
Logging In......................................................................22
Changing the Default Password....................................24
Configuring the Time.....................................................25
Setting Parental Controls ..............................................27
Configuring Basic ISP Connections ..............................35
ADVANCED ROUTER CONFIGURATION .............................38
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME.................6 WNR2004 FEATURES ..............7 Internet Access Features ..........7 Wireless Features ............8 LAN Features ..............8 Router/Security Features ..........8 Configuration & Management Features ......9 Parental Control Features ..........9 Advanced Router Features ...........10 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............11 FRONT VIEW DETAILS ............12 REAR VIEW DETAILS ............13...
  • Page 2 Important Electrical Considerations ......98 NABLING YNAMIC ..........65 DITING THE OUTING ABLE ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY........100 ...........68 ONFIGURING ACKET ILTERING WARRANTOR: UNIDEN AMERICA CORPORATION ROUTER MAINTENANCE FEATURES........74 (“Uniden”) ..............100 ..........74 YSTEM NFORMATION CREEN GLOSSARY ................102 ............77 EBOOTING THE OUTER ....78 MEMO ..................115...
  • Page 3 Figure 32 System Information Screen ........74 Figure 33 Reboot the Device Screen........77 The firewall built into the WNR2004 is ready to provide secure Figure 34 Reset to Factory Defaults Screen......78 Internet access to all computers, directly out of the box, (For Figure 35 Email Logs Screen..........80...
  • Page 4: Wnr2004 Features

    WIRELESS FEATURES WNR2004 Features 802.11b Compliant: The Wireless Cable/DSL Router The Uniden WNR2004 802.11b AP/Router provides many complies with the IEEE 802.11b specifications for easy-to-use advanced features, described below. Wireless LANS. WEP/Wireless Security: Supports both 64-bit and INTERNET ACCESS FEATURES 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) for secure DSL &...
  • Page 5: Configuration & Management Features

    Internet access is no longer available. Online Conferencing Support: Supports Internet The WNR2004 protects against DoS attacks. Telephony and Conferencing programs. DMZ: Allows the Internet unrestricted access to one computer within your LAN. This allows you to run CONFIGURATION &...
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    The port is connected at 10 Mb/s. If any of these items are missing or damaged, immediately Blinking Data is being transmitted/received. contact your place of purchase or Uniden Customer Service at: (800) 775-9060, Monday-Sunday, 24/7. Test Amber The router is undergoing a power-on self-test (POST).
  • Page 7: Rear View Details

    7.5V Power Jack: Connects to the Uniden supplied Before installing the WNR2004 you will need the following: external power adapter to the power jack. One external DSL or Cable modem with an Ethernet Port.
  • Page 8: Installing The Hardware

    The power LED should Microsoft operating system: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or immediately turn on. NOTE: The WNR2004 has no “on” switch. It will power on as soon as the power adapter is connected. NOTES: If you are using the default WNR2004 settings and 4.
  • Page 9: For Windows 95, 98, And Me

    Properties button. automatically” is checked, this computer is ready to 3. In the “TCP/IP Properties” window, select the “IP Address” communicate with the WNR2004. If it is not, proceed to tab. If the “Obtain an IP address automatically” is step 4.
  • Page 10: For Windows Nt 4.0

    Properties option. DHCP Server is checked, this computer is ready to 4. In the This connection uses the following items box, communicate with the WNR2004. If it is not, proceed to highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the Properties step 4.
  • Page 11: Step 3: Basic Router Configuration

    If you have any trouble communicating with the Your ISP gives you a static IP address to use for your WNR2004, see Step 2: PC Configuration on page 16. computer. 1. Open a web browser window, Internet Explorer or Netscape.
  • Page 12: Changing The Default Password

    Figure 1 Enter Network Password Screen 4. In the User Name field, enter the following (in upper case): UNIDEN 5. Leave the Password field blank and click OK. The router will display the System Information screen. Figure 2 System Information Screen 6.
  • Page 13: Configuring The Time

    Figure 3 Account Configuration Screen 2. Change Administrative Login Name Figure 4 Time Information Setup Screen Administrative Password. Make a note of the login name and password in the memo section of this manual (page 2. In the Timezone field, select the time zone you are in. 115).
  • Page 14: Setting Parental Controls

    SETTING PARENTAL CONTROLS Parental controls allow you to control Internet access for the network as a whole or for each PC using its MAC address (a hardware identification number assigned to an individual PC). To access parental control features, in the menu on the left of the screen, click on Firewall/Security and then Parental Controls.
  • Page 15 which you want to Block or Allow Internet access. (Times allowed full Internet access (ALLOW ALL), no Internet access are in 24-hour format, so to block access from 10:00 pm to (BLOCK ALL), or Internet access based on a rule (ALLOW 6:00 am, select Block from 22:00 to 06:00.) RULE).
  • Page 16 at the left of the screen (see X-REF). The bottom of this 10. To change the rules configuration for a PC, select the PC’s screen displays the MAC addresses of all computers MAC address on the PC Access Rules screen (see Figure 7 connected to the router.) on page 29) and click the Modify button.
  • Page 17 The Restrict Rules screen allows you to create a list of keywords for restricting Internet access. You can list keywords to block or to allow. NOTE: The same keyword list applies any PCs configured to use keyword-based restrictions. 1. Under Block/Allow the Keywords for URL Filtering, select whether you want to create a list of keywords to Block or to Allow.
  • Page 18: Configuring Basic Isp Connections

    amount of time has expired, the router will disconnect the 1. In the menu on the left of the screen, click on Basic Configuration and then WAN. This displays the WAN Configuration, Dynamic IP screen (see Figure 5). 5. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved.
  • Page 19: Advanced Router Configuration

    6. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says Advanced Router Configuration “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all For most users, the default settings of the router are exactly what configuration changes.
  • Page 20: Configuring For A Static Ip Address

    You want to link your router to a dynamic DNS service. CONFIGURING FOR A STATIC IP ADDRESS Follow the procedure below if your ISP provided you with a static IP address. If your ISP gave you a four-part number as “your address,”...
  • Page 21: Configuring For Pppoe Support

    8. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says 3. At the top of the screen, click the radio button marked “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system PPPoE. This displays the PPPoE screen (see Figure 13). now?”...
  • Page 22: Enabling Mac Address Spoofing

    packet every 45 seconds to make sure the ISP does not character code separated by dashes or colons.) With MAC disconnect the link. address spoofing, you can configure the router to transmit data using the MAC address that the ISP expects. 7.
  • Page 23: Configuring A Fixed Ip Address For Apc

    6. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all configuration changes. NOTE: If the router does not prompt you to reboot it at the end of the last configuration step, you must use the reboot command.
  • Page 24 9. Repeat the process with any other computers you wish to reserve IP addresses for. 10. To change the IP address for a PC, select the PC’s MAC address on the Fixed IP Table screen and click the Modify button. Make any changes and click Apply. The router will return you to the Fixed IP Table screen.
  • Page 25: Configuring Apc As A Host (Port Mapping )

    8. To change the IP address, select the address on the Excluded IP Table screen and click the Modify button. Make any changes and click Apply. The router will return you to the Excluded IP Table screen. 9. To delete the IP address for a PC, select the PC’s MAC address on the Excluded IP Table screen and click the Delete button.
  • Page 26: Figure 20 Port Mapping Screen

    Table 2 Commonly Used Well-Known Ports (TCP) 2. Open a browser window and login to the router. Number Description 3. Click Firewall/Security, then Port Mapping. This displays the Port Mapping screen (see Figure 20), which shows the Message Send Protocol (MSP) status of existing port mappings.
  • Page 27: Figure 21 Port Mapping, Add Screen

    twice with the different port ranges (see Figure 20 on page 52). 10. In the Protocol field, select TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP according to the needs of your network. TCP port mappings are different from UDP port mappings, but most of the common well-known ports are the same across both protocols.
  • Page 28: Configuring Universal Plug And Play (Upnp)

    6. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says CONFIGURING UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPnP) “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all Universal Plug and Play or UPnP is a networking architecture configuration changes.
  • Page 29: Changing The Dhcp Configuration

    The WNR2004 router can act as a DHCP server, so it can provide IP addresses to computers on your network. By default, the DHCP server function is enabled. In most cases, the default settings will serve your network just fine. However, you will...
  • Page 30: Figure 24 Dhcp Server Screen

    7. Under the End Address field, enter the last IP address you want the router to be able to assign. The router will assign any IP address that falls into this range. NOTE: The Start and End Addresses should be in the same subnet as the LAN IP address.
  • Page 31: Figure 25 Dhcp Server Screen

    3. At the PC that serves as your network’s DHCP server, 8. Click Basic Configuration, then LAN. This displays the reserve a fixed IP address for the router. Record this IP LAN Configuration screen (see Figure 24). address along with the network subnet mask. 4.
  • Page 32: Enabling Dynamic Dns

    both the PC and the router are using the same subnet mask. ENABLING DYNAMIC DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server maintains a list of Internet addresses and URLs (web addresses) and the IP address of the computer that maintains the website. Usually, the IP address for the host computer must be static.
  • Page 33: Editing The Routing Table

    NOTE: If the router does not prompt you to reboot it at the Follow the steps below to edit the routing table: end of the last configuration step, you must use the reboot command. See Rebooting the Router on 1. Open a browser window and login to the router. page 77.
  • Page 34: Configuring Packet Filtering

    IP address into the four separate boxes in the field. 7. Under the Interface field, select whether the gateway is attached to the router’s WAN port or one of the LAN ports. If the WNR2004 is connected to the Internet then it should...
  • Page 35: Figure 30 Packet Filtering Screen

    Figure 30 Packet Filtering Screen 3. When you first view this screen, the table will be blank. Click the Add button to add a packet filtering entry to the table. This displays the Packet Filtering, Add screen (see Figure 31). Figure 31 Packet Filtering, Add Screen 4.
  • Page 36 from. Be sure to enter the four separate parts of the IP IP address as the Start IP Address. Be sure to enter the address into the four separate boxes in the field. four separate parts of the IP address into the four separate boxes in the field.
  • Page 37: Router Maintenance Features

    17. To change the packet filtering settings, select the IP address Router Maintenance Features range on the Packet Filtering screen (see Figure 30 on page 69) and click the Modify button. 18. To delete the packet filtering settings, select the IP address SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN range on the Packet Filtering screen (see Figure 30 on The System Information screen provides a quick snapshot of the...
  • Page 38 HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND BOOTCODE VERSION WAN STATUS This information defines the version of your router. Record this Default MAC Address This field displays the MAC address the information in case you have to contact customer support. router uses to communicate with the ISP. IP Address This field displays the IP address the SYSTEM UP TIME...
  • Page 39: Rebooting The Router

    REBOOTING THE ROUTER RESETTING THE ROUTER TO FACTORY DEFAULTS Whenever you have changed the router’s configuration, you must reboot the router before the changes take effect. If the Use this feature whenever you want to clear any changes you router does not prompt you to reboot it at the end of the last have made to the router and reset the configuration back to it’s configuration step, you must use the reboot command.
  • Page 40: System Logs

    2. In the menu at the left side of the screen, click System Administration, then Log/Report, then Email. This opens mail.uniden.com the Email Logs screen (see Figure 35). 5. In the Mail To field, enter name of the user or email account the router should send the log to.
  • Page 41: Figure 36 Logs Screen

    8. If you select the Weekly log, select what day each week and what time on that day the router should send the log. 9. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?”...
  • Page 42: Updating The Firmware

    1. Open a browser window and login to the router. If you want to change the default configurations, you will need to access the browser-based utility of the WNR2004 AP and select 2. In the menu at the left side of the screen, click System the Wireless Configuration from the menu on the left hand Administration, then Firmware Update.
  • Page 43: Channel

    RTS THRESHOLD data transmission. The WNR2004 Wireless AP/Router RTS (Request to Send) Threshold is the packet size by which supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. To connect all the router will judge whether to activate the RTS mechanism.
  • Page 44: Wep Key Configuration

    WEP keys can automatically be created by using a Pass Phrase or generated Manually. PASS PHRASE METHOD When you enter a pass phrase, the WNR2004 AP/Router generates four WEP keys for you. You can generate those same WEP keys on any wireless client whose configuration utility supports pass phrases.
  • Page 45: Trouble Shooting

    Click Apply. Remember that changes do not take effect until after you Reboot your WNR2004 Wireless TEST LED STAYS ON AP/Router. See Rebooting the Router on page 77. When you reboot the router, the Test LED comes on while the router undergoes its power-on-self test.
  • Page 46: A Single Pc Cannot Connect To The Router Or The Internet

    10. If you do not receive any replies from the PING command, A SINGLE PC CANNOT CONNECT TO THE ROUTER the PC is not communicating with the router. Contact OR THE INTERNET customer support. Follow these steps if a single PC on the network cannot connect to the router or to the Internet: NO PCS CAN CONNECT TO THE INTERNET 1.
  • Page 47: Specifications

    ISP. 7. If the configuration seems correct, contact your ISP to verify the settings needed to connect to their network. Model No WNR2004 8. If the configuration settings you have match those of your Standards IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE ISP, there may be an incorrect configuration setting on some 802.3x, IEEE 802.11b...
  • Page 48: Legal Notice

    Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. by Uniden, or operation of this product in any way other than as detailed by the owner’s manual, could void your authority to 2.
  • Page 49: Precautions

    Warning! shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent 9. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, product.
  • Page 50: One Year Limited Warranty

    (“UNIDEN”) during an electrical storm. ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: Uniden warrants, for one year, to the original retail owner, this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect twelve (12) months after the date of original retail sale.
  • Page 51: Glossary

    These instructions traceable means, to warrantor at: search for the operating system, load it, and pass control to it. Uniden America Corporation Bridge - A device that interconnects different networks together. Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carter Blvd...
  • Page 52 Browser - An application program that provides a way to look at automatically sends a new IP address when a computer is and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web or plugged into a different place in the network. PC.
  • Page 53 greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. network from users from other networks. (The term also implies Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during the security policy that is used with the programs.) transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can enterprise with an intranet that allows its workers access to the recover the original data without the need for retransmission.
  • Page 54 has several large societies in special areas, such as the IEEE IRQ (Interrupt Request) – A hardware interrupt on a PC. There Computer Society. are 16 IRQ lines used to signal the CPU that a peripheral event has started or terminated. Except for PCI devices, two devices cannot use the same line.
  • Page 55 NIC (Network Interface Card) – A board installed in a computer Ping (Packet Internet Groper) – An Internet utility used to system, usually a PC, to provide network communication determine whether a particular IP address is online. It is used to capabilities to and from that computer system.
  • Page 56 SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) – Market segment of known to waste bandwidth. AppleTalk, DECnet, TCP/IP, NetWare, and VINES all use incompatible versions of RIP. professionals who work at home or in small offices. RJ-11 (Registered Jack-11) – A telephone connector that holds Static IP Address - A permanent IP address that is assigned to up to six wires.
  • Page 57 can also be used as a communication protocol in a private therefore very little message reassembling to do) may prefer network (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up UDP to TCP. with access to the Internet, your computer is uses the TCP/IP protocol.
  • Page 58: Memo

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