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NW725P
User Manual
V1.0
2009-07-28

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  • Page 1 NW725P User Manual V1.0 2009-07-28...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. NETCORE is a registered trademark of NETCORE INDUSTRIAL CO.LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, or adaptation without permission from NETCORE INDUSTRIAL CO.LTD.
  • Page 3 Certification FCC CE. 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: One NW725P One DC 9v power adapter One QIG One CD Please make sure that the package contains the above items, if any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents INTRODUCTION .........................7 1.1........................7 RODUCT VERVIEW ..................错误！未定义书签。 1.2. EATURES ..........错误！未定义书签。 1.3. UPPORTING TANDARD AND ROTOCOL ..............错误！未定义书签。 1.4. ORKING NVIRONMENT HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................9 2.1......................9 YSTEM EQUIREMENT 2.2............................9 ANEL 2.3................11 ARDWARE NSTALLATION ROCEDURES LOGIN............................12 3.1......................12 ONFIGURE COMPUTER 3.1.1.
  • Page 6 4.5.3. Host Filter ........................39 4.5.4. Association table ......................39 4.5.5. Advanced ........................40 4.6. LAN S ...........................41 ETUP 4.6.1. LAN IP address ......................41 4.6.2. DHCP Server........................41 4.7....................42 PPLICATIONS AND AMING 4.7.1. Virtual Server .......................42 4.7.2. DMZ ..........................43 4.7.3. UPNP ...........................43 4.8......................43 PPLICATION GATEWAY 4.9.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview This NW725P is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. The NW725P is embedded with a IEEE 802.11b/g/n access point that allows you to build up a wireless LAN. With the support of new emerged 802.11n standard, the access point provides data transfer of up to 300Mbps, up to 6...

  • Page 8: Supporting Standard And Protocol

    1.3. Supporting Standard and Protocol IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11e IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11k IEEE 802.11i IEEE 802.3 10Base-T IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX 1.4. Working Environment Temperature 0° to 50° C (operating), -40° to 70° C (storage) Humidity 10% to 90 % non-condensing (operating), 5% to 90% non-condensing (storage) Power DC 9V...

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware Installation 2.1. System Requirement Broadband Internet Access Service(DSL/Cable/Ethernet) 10/100Base-T Ethernet card and TCP/IP protocol installed for each PC Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configuration 802.11n , 802.11g or 802.11b compliant wireless adapters (for wireless connection) 2.2. Panel Front panel Figure 2-1 Function...
  • Page 10 Wireless data Flashing WLAN transmitting Wireless off WAN Connection normal Flashing Data transmitting WAN Connection abnormal LAN Connection normal Flashing Data transmitting LAN Connection abnormal Rear panel Figure 2-2 Number Description Function Connect to Power adapter, please don’t PWR port use the unknown power adapter, otherwise your device may be damaged.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation Procedures

    Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector to your hub, switch or a computer’s Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your NW725P. Step 2 Connecting Cable/ADSL Modem to the WAN port.

  • Page 12: Login

    Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The NW725P 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.
  • Page 13 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Figure 3-1 2. Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections 3. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-2 4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button...

  • Page 14: Figure

    Figure 3-3 5. 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 Figure 3-4 6. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window...

  • Page 15: Windows Xp

    Figure 3-5 3.1.3. Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel 2. Click Network and Internet Connections Figure 3-6 3. Click Network Connections...

  • Page 16: Highlight The Icon Local Area Connection, Right Click Your Mouse, And Click Properties

    Figure 3-7 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-8 5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button...
  • Page 17 Figure 3-9 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 Figure 3-10 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window...

  • Page 18: Windows Vista

    Figure 3-11 3.1.4. Windows Vista Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel 2. Click Network and Sharing Center Figure 3-12 3. Click Manage Network Connections...
  • Page 19 Figure 3-13 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-14 5. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and then press Properties button...
  • Page 20 Figure 3-15 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...
  • Page 21 Figure 3-16 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window...

  • Page 22: Additional Settings For Wireless Client

    Figure 3-17 3.2. Additional Settings for Wireless Client If you choose to access the router via a wireless client, also verify the following: 1. Make sure your PC is equipped with 802.11b 802.11g or 802.11n wireless adapter and has appropriate WLAN card driver/utility and TCP/IP installed. 2.

  • Page 23: Checking Pc' Sip And 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 NW725P at the DOS prompt: For Windows 98/Me: Start -> Run. Type command and click OK.

  • Page 24: Login

    In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the NW725P through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below. 3.4. Login 1. Startup Internet Explorer and enter http://192.168.1.1,...
  • Page 25 You can click the menu options at the left to start the configuration task. In the home page of the NW725P, the left navigation bar shows the main options to configure the system. In the right navigation screen is the summary of system status for viewing the configurations.

  • Page 26: System Configuration

    4. System configuration 4.1. Convenient Setup Providing you the convenient and simplest method for configure the router, the purpose of this item is to provide an easy way for you to use it and configure your router to access the Internet quickly;...

  • Page 27: Pppoe User (Adsl)

    4.1.2. PPPoE user (ADSL) Figure 4-2 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. In the “Convenient configuration” You can input your PPPoE username and password to access the Internet. PPPoE Accounts Input PPPoE username provided by ISP PPPoE Password...

  • Page 28: Static User

    4.1.3. Static User Figure 4-3 This item should only be used when users use a static IP address to access Internet, you should input your “WAN IP address”, ”subnet mask”,” default gateway” and “DNS server (domain name server) IP address” 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”.”...

  • Page 29: System Information

    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. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure all points in the wireless network have the same SSID.

  • Page 30: Lan Info

    The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven’t connected to Internet yet, this field is blank 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 blank. Primary DNS The DNS server translates domain or website names into IP address, input the most common DNS server address you used or provided by your ISP.

  • Page 31: Primary Ap Info

    4.2.3. Primary AP Info Figure 4-6 This item provides current running information of Primary AP Wireless status Display wireless interface status is enabled or not Number of Wireless Client Display the current number of wireless stations associated with router Wireless Mode ，...

  • Page 32: System Info

    4.2.4. System Info Figure 4-7 This item provides current running information of System 4.2.5. Statistics Info Figure 4-8 This item provides statistics information about the bits router sends and received...

  • Page 33: System Log

    4.3. System log Figure 4-9 Examine system log, there are most ten logs can be showed in one Page 4.4. Internet Setup The purpose of this item is to provide an easy way for you to use it and configure your router to access the Internet quickly, 4.4.1.
  • Page 34 Figure 4-10 Clone MAC address 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 The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) setting specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission.

  • Page 35: Pppoe User(Adsl)

    4.4.2. PPPoE User(ADSL) Figure 4-11 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. In the “Convenient Setup” You can input your PPPoE username and password to access the Internet PPPoE Accounts Input PPPoE username provided by ISP PPPoE Password...

  • Page 36: Static User

    4.4.3. Static user Figure 4-12 This should be used only you are connecting through a static IP address. You should input your “WAN IP address”, ”subnet mask”,” default gateway” and “DNS server (domain name server) IP address” according to the information provided by your ISP. And IP address input should be filled in appropriate IP field, a IP address only divided into four IP octets by sign”.”...

  • Page 37: Wireless Basic

    Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default setting, 802.11b/g Mixed Radio mode You can select radio mode of wireless router, the default setting is AP mode SSID The default is Netcore SSID Broadcasting You can choose “enable” or “disable” to enable or disable the “SSID broadcasting” Channel width This switch allows you to set Router's wireless bandwidth modes: 20MHz:Setting the Router to this mode allows only 20MHz operation.

  • Page 38: Security

    It controls your wireless router use higher or lower channel when working on 40MHz Channel You can select one channel from 1 to 11 manually, which provides a choice of avoiding interference 4.5.2. Security Figure 4-14 The item allows you to encrypt your wireless communication, and you can also protect your wireless network from unauthorized user access “Security Mode”...

  • Page 39: Host Filter

    4.5.3. Host Filter Figure 4-15 You can filter wireless users by enabling this function; thus unauthorized users can not access the network. To disable “Wireless Host Filter”, keep the default setting “Disable”. To enable “Wireless Host Filter”, follow these steps to set “Wireless Host Filter”. 1.

  • Page 40: Advanced

    (the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication) Beacon Interval The interval time of this NW725P broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. The valid interval is 20-1000, the default is 100 RTS Threshold You can set RTS Threshold value in this field, the valid range should be 256-2347 and default value is 2347.

  • Page 41: Lan Setup

    802.11 protection, it will ameliorate performance of 802.11g devices in your wireless network Preamble Type "Short Preamble" is suitable for heavy traffic wireless network. "Long Preamble" provides much communication reliability; the default setting is "Long Preamble” 4.6. LAN Setup It includes LAN IP address and DHCP Server. You can change the default IP address of LAN port by using this item, after changing IP address of LAN port, the router will restarted automatically.

  • Page 42: Applications And Gaming

    4.7. Applications and Gaming This item provides configuration items and related templates about optimize games and applications, including “Virtual server”, “DMZ”, and “UPNP”. 4.7.1. Virtual Server Figure 4-20 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.

  • Page 43: Dmz

    4.7.2. Figure 4-21 DMZ opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet. So it should only be used for some special-purpose, especial for Internet online games. Using this function you can select ”DMZ” item and input IP address of DMZ host, then click “Save Setting”. For the purpose of security, we suggested that using “Virtual server”...

  • Page 44: Security Management

    pass-through the router L2TP Pass-through L2TP means the “Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol”, you can select “enable” to allow L2TP pass-through the router IPSEC Pass-through IPSEC (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange; you can select “enable” to allow IPSEC pass-through the router 4.9.

  • Page 45: Internet Access Control

    4.9.2. Internet Access Control Figure 4-25 The rules of “Internet access control” based on source IP, port number and protocol. Follow these steps to set Internet Access Control: 1. You can select “Default IP Firewall Rule” and click “Save Settings” to enable “Internet Access Control”...

  • Page 46: Dns Filter

    4.9.3. DNS Filter Figure 4-26 “DNS filter” is able to filter certain domain name such as www.sina.comFollow these steps to set DNS filter: 1. You can select “Default DNS filter rule” and click “Save Settings” to enable “DNS Filter” function. This is only the first step, you should continued to create appropriate rules for “DNS Filter”.

  • Page 47: Routing

    Figure 4-27 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 Username, Password, Dynamic Domain Name After register an DDNS account from DDNS service providers, you will get “User Name”, “Password”, ”Dynamic Domain Name”, Input information in appropriate field 4.11.

  • Page 48: System Management

    4.12. System management System management includes password setting, firmware update, restart system, restore default and wake up PC 4.12.1. Password setting Figure 4-29 The default username/password is guest/guest. 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.

  • Page 49: Restore Default

    Click” Restart System” button to restart the router 4.12.4. Restore default Figure 4-32 Click "Restore Default" button, the Router will erase all of your settings and replace them with the factory defaults, make sure you have backup current settings before click this button 4.12.5.

  • Page 50: Faq

    5. FAQ 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. Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the router’s LAN IP address.
  • Page 51 Windows to see if the adapter is properly installed. Make sure the wireless client uses the same SSID and security settings (if enabled) as the NW725P. Ensure that the wireless adapter’s TCP/IP settings are correct as required by your network administrator.

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