1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of RG70A Wireless Network Broadband Router. RG70A is compliant with draft 802.11n v2.0 up to 6 times faster than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. RG70A is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 4-port full-duplex Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds.
2 Key Features Features Advantages Incredible Data Rate up to 300Mbps** Heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and Fully Interoperable with IEEE backward compatible with 802.11b/g 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g compliant devices with legacy protection Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Switch Ports Scalability, extend your network.
3 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. 802.11n SOHO Router 2.
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Description POWER Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET WLAN Lights up in BLUE when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic LAN Port 1 ~ 4 Blinks on traffic for the active LAN PORT ITEM Description Reset Click this button to restart the system, or Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore the factory default configuration of the system.
5 Network + System Requirements To begin using the RG70A, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: PC/Notebook. Operating System – Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000/VISTA 1 Free Ethernet port. WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11b/g/n) – optional. External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45). PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.) Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables.
7 Setup LAN, WAN LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on RG70A. WAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between WAN ports of your ADSL/CABLE modem & INTERNET port of RG70A. Make sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is working well.
8 PC Network Adapter setup ( Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon=>select [properties]...
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• Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. RG70A supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
9 Bring up RG70A Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. Then, RG70A automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, Power LED will blink briefly, and then will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation.
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Double click on Wizard.exe icon to run it. Click Setup Wizard to setup your RG70A router. Click User Manual to launch smart wizard user manual. Click Adobe Reader to setup Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook. Click EXIT anytime you want to abort.
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Click <Next> to proceed. Click <Exit> to abort.
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RG70A should be setup as depicted above. Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working. Else take the help of your internet service provider. Click <Next> to proceed.
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Check the MODEM and RG70A connection. It should be as shown below. Check power connection for modem as well as RG70A. Make sure antenna is connected to rear panel of RG70A. Click <Next> to proceed.
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Notice the LED that should be light up at this stage. If not, check your procedures again. Click <Next> to configure WAN & Wireless settings.
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User name and password are admin/admin. Click <OK>. Your default browser will connect to RG70A Web Server http://192.168.0.1...
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Click <Next> to enter mode selection. Select the mode that RG70A is going to be and set its configurations. AP Repeater mode does not enable WAN interface, Setup Wizard will skip WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to automatically detect your Internet Network settings. You could choose your service type or select Others to setup WAN configurations manually.
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Smart Wizard has detected DHCP client. Configure the host name and MAC address of your ADSL modem. Click Next to proceed. Smart Wizard has finished setting up WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to proceed.
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Enter the name for your wireless network (SSID) and security key Click <Next> to proceed To apply the entire configuration, click <Reboot>.
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NOTE: After Wireless settings are applied, you need to connect from your WLAN client with the security settings you just finished configuring. Remember the type of security & security key.
11 Initial Setup RG70A RG70A uses web-interface for configuration to be accessed through your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. - LOGIN Procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your keyboard.
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3. Click <OK> to navigate into RG70A configuration home page. 4. You will see the home page of RG70A as follows.
12 AP Router Mode System - Status This page allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the status page to quickly see if you have any updated firmware available (bug fixes, updates). You can navigate from this page with a few interesting options for reminding or skipping this page forever &...
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WAN Settings: This section displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address, the Primary DNS. LAN Settings: This section displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN &...
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WLAN Settings: This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown. - LAN The LAN Tabs reveals LAN settings which can be altered at will.
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LAN IP IP address: 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default.
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Start IP: This will be the beginning of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. End IP: This will be the end of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. Domain name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network. - DHCP View the current LAN clients which are assigned with an IP Address by the DHCP-server.
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- Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving...
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Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement those settings. The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box.
- Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...
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- Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, You could select your native language here.
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Wizard Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click <Next>. The details please refer to Smart Wizard <Page 13>.
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INTERNET - Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status - Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of the Ethernet card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the broadband router and click the <Clone MAC Address>...
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- Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS of your ISP provider. - Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE)
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Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Provider. Service Name: This is normally optional. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets. Type: Enable the Auto-reconnect option to automatically re-establish the connection when an application attempts to access the Internet again.
Wireless Settings - Basic In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel. Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. Mode: In this device, we support three operation modes which are AP router and AP route with WDS (we will introduce this function later section).
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2.4 GHz(B): If all your clients are 802.11b, select this one. 2.4 GHz(N): If all your clients are 802.11n, select this one. 2.4 GHz(B+G): Either an 802.11b or an 802.11g wireless devices are in your environment. 2.4 GHz(G): If all your clients are 802.11g, select this one. 2.4 GHz(B+G+N): Either 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless devices are in your environment.
- WDS with AP Router Wireless Distribution System, system that enables wireless interconnection of access point, allows a wireless network to be expended using multiple access points without a wired backbone to like them. Each WDS APs need setting as same channel and encryption type. MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now.
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- Advanced This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included are Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, and Preamble Type. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on the router. Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted.
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DTIM Period: Enter a value between 1 and 10 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages Data Rate: The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets.
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- Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included are WEP, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function, and are setup with the same security key.
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Enable 802.1x Authentication IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication. WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data.
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Authentication Type: There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup a WEP key in the "Encryption" page.
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Key1 - Key4: The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device. input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) 64-bit WEP: or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.
WPA-Radius Encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply>...
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Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>. The wireless station will now be added into the "Current Access Control List"...
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long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and the WPS will do the rest for you. The wireless router supports two types of WPS: WPS via Push Button and WPS via PIN code.
Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may need this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled wireless devices. SSID: This is the network broadcast name (SSID) of the router. Authentication Mode: It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless connection.
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- Policy The Broadband router can allow you to set up the Wireless Access Policy. WAN Connection: Allow Wireless Client on specific SSID to access WAN port. Communication between Wireless clients: Allow Wireless Client communicate with other Wireless Client on specific SSID. Communication between Wireless clients and wired clients: Allow Wireless Client to communicate with other Wireless Client on specific SSID and Wired Client on the switch.
Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
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- Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.
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- Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Ping of Death: Protections from Ping of Death attack. Discard Ping From WAN: The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans.
- MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN.
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Add PC MAC Address Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click <Add>. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.
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- IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
- URL Filter You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking: Enable or disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click <Add>. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block.
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Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keywords from the "Current URL Blocking Table", select the URL keyword you want to remove in the table and then click <Delete Selected>. If you want remove all URL keywords from the table, click <Delete All> button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>.
Advanced Settings - Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
- Port Mapping Port Mapping allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet / WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host servers behind the router NAT firewall. Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function. Description: description of this setting.
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Add Port Mapping Fill in the "Local IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and "Description" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Mapping setting will be added into the "Current Port Mapping Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Clear>...
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Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding. Description: The description of this setting. Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number that the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Type: Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it to the default “both”...
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- Port Triggering (Special Applications) Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application.
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Popular Applications: This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-5) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button.
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- Application Layer Gateway (ALG) You can select applications that need ALG support. The router will let the selected application to correctly pass through the NAT gateway. - UPnP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router.
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Enable/Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything. The NAT Traversal function provided...
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Priority Queue This can put the packets of specific protocols in High/Low Queue. The packets in High Queue will process first. Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation. High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in the protocol and port range to High/Low QoS Queue.
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Bandwidth Allocation: This can reserve / limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You can set the upper bound and Lower bound. Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload, download or both. IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address Protocol: Specify the packet type.
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Disabled: This could turn off QoS feature. - Routing You can set enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets by your routing policy. Destination LAN IP: Specify the destination LAN IP address of static routing rule. Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule. Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule.
TOOLS Settings - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Old Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password: Enter your new password and type it again in Repeat New Password for verification purposes...
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Remote managemen This allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site.
- Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Time Setup: Synchronize with the NTP server Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection.
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Synchronize with PC You could synchronize timer with your Local PC time. PC Date and Time: This field would display the PC date and time. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration.
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- DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers.
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- Power Saving power in WLAN mode can be enabled / disabled in this page. - Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status.
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- Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
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- Back-up This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-load the saved configurations into the router through the Restore Settings. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults to set all configurations to its original default settings.
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- Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.
13 Repeater Mode Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose “Repeater mode” on the top right corner of the configuration page. System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168..0.1 You will see the configuration homepage under “REPEATER” mode now. System - Status System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router.
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You can see the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information. LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled.
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IP address: It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
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- Event Log View operation log of RG70A. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...
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- Monitor Show the network packets histogram for network connection on WAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently. - Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, you could select your native language here.
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Wireless -Basic You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function Band: Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time.
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Site Survey: You can scan the current Wireless Access Point and connect on it. -Clint List This WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless client associate to this Wireless Router. -Policy The Broadband router can allow you to set up the Wireless Access Policy. Communication between Wireless clients: Allow Wireless Client to communicate with other Wireless Client on specific SSID.
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Communication between Wireless clients and wired clients: Allow Wireless Client to communicate with other Wireless Client on specific SSID and Wired Client on the switch. Or Wireless Client will allow to access WAN port only Tools - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management.
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Old Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password: Enter your new password and in Repeat New Password for verification purposes Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations Remote managemen This allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site.
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Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from a remote location, providing they know the password.
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Time Zone: Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. NTP Time Server: This accept local the IP Address of Local NTP Time Server Address. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration.
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PC Date and Time: This field would display the PC date and time. Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration.
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- Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard...
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disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC. Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process...
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- Back-up The page allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g.
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- Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.
Appendix A – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission 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 harmful interference in a residential installation.
Appendix B – IC Interference Statement Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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