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  • Page 1 3G Wireless-11N Router User Manual NP12N 6REU Ver: 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction.........................4 Product Features......................4 Package Contents ......................5 Finding Your Way Around ....................5 1.3.1 Front Panel ................... 5 1.3.2 Rear Panel ................... 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ......................7 How to Install the Router ....................7 Network Application Plan .....................9 Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router....................10 How to Set the Network Configurations ..............11 Login to the Router .....................14 Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide ......................15...
  • Page 3 Client...........................38 Chapter 7 DHCP Server........................39 DHCP Settings ......................39 DHCP List and Binding ....................39 Chapter 8 Virtual Server ........................40 Single Port Forwarding ....................40 Port Range Forwarding ....................42 ALG Service .......................42 DMZ..........................43 UPNP ..........................44 Chapter 9 Security Settings......................44 Client Filter .........................44 URL Filter ........................45 MAC Filter........................46 Prevent Network Attack ....................47 Access WEB........................48...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Compex 3G Wireless-11N Router! The 3G Wireless-11N Router, which complies with the latest IEEE802.11n and antenna ）/ 300Mbps (Two IEEE802.11b/g standards and provides up to 150Mbps（One antennas) wireless receiving and transmitting rate with its wireless transmitting distance 3 times farther than G-products.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Provides four 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet LAN ports Provides one USB 2.0 port for 3G modem card connection Supports xDSL/Cable MODEM, static and dynamic IP in community networking Supports remote/local Web management Supports WMM to better smooth your voice and video Supports wireless Roaming technology for high-efficient wireless connections Supports SSID stealth mode and access control based over MAC address Supports Auto MDI/MDIX...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    It is flashing about two minutes during WPS working. • WIRELESS The LED is flashing during wireless activity. • LAN 1,2,3,4 The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED is continuously illuminated, the Router is successfully connected to a device through the corresponding port. If the LED is flickering, the Router is actively sending or receiving data over that port.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    • RESET (WPS) The Reset Button has two functions, WPS and Factory Default. When press it about two seconds, it is WPS function and the WPS LED will flash two minutes, greater than six seconds, the router will restore to factory default. Chapter 2 Hardware Installation How to Install the Router After you unpack the box, please follow the steps below to connect the device.
  • Page 8 3. Connection between the Router and Network A. If you have a 3G USB modem card, please connect it to the Router's USB port to share 3G network. B. If you are provided the wired broadband by your ISP to access the Internet, please connect the Router's WAN port with the Internet access line.

  • Page 9: Network Application Plan

    C. If you are provided the wireless broadband by your ISP to access the Internet or you want to amplify wireless signals, please set the Router's wireless WAN feature. Network Application Plan Usually Wireless LAN Network is deployed in a planned environment where each access point is located in a steady place with certain wireless coverage area for communication service.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 How To Login To The Router

    2. Application Plan for Wired Broadband Connection 3. Application Plan for Wireless Broadband Connection Chapter 3 How to Login to the Router...

  • Page 11: How To Set The Network Configurations

    The chapter mainly presents how to enter the Router’s Web page. After you have finished the hardware installation (Please refer to chapter2.), the following steps will assist you to set the network configurations for you computer. How to Set the Network Configurations 1.
  • Page 12 3．Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”.
  • Page 13 4． Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” or select “Use the following IP address (S)”. A. “Obtain an IP address automatically” as the following diagram: B. “Use the following IP address (S)” IP Address: 192.168.168.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.168.1 DNS Server: Certainly you need to input the DNS server address provided by your ISP.

  • Page 14: Login To The Router

    Tip: If you are not sure of the DNS server address, we recommend you to select “Obtain an IP address automatically (O)” and “Obtain a DNS server address automatically”. Login to the Router 1．To access the Router’s Web-based interface, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer and enter the Router’s default IP address, http://192.168.168.1.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide

    3. If you enter the correct user name and password, the screen will be the next one. Chapter 4 Quick Setup Guide This chapter deals with how to access the Internet quickly. WAN Mode The Router provides three access medium types. If you are provided the 3G broadband...

  • Page 16: Setup Wizard

    by your ISP to access the Internet, you can connect the 3G USB modem card to the Router’s USB port and select 3G WAN to set the device. If you are provided the wired WAN access broadband such as ADSL MODEM, CABLE MODEM or ISP broadband access line, you can connect the access line directly to the WAN port on the Router’s rear panel.

  • Page 17: Wired Broadband Connection (Via Wired Wan)

    During the installation, please select the type of 3G modem card and enter the basic parameters provided by your 3G ISP. Generally speaking, “Access Point Name” and “Dial” are the necessary settings, but some other modem cards need to set “PIN Code” or “User name/ Password”.
  • Page 18 After saving and rebooting the device, you will enter the Router’s Web-based interface again. Please click “WAN Wizard” of the left menu as the diagram below: The screen will show as the diagram below. The Router supports multiple access ways such as ADSL PPPOE Dial, Dynamic IP, static IP, etc.
  • Page 19 ADSL Virtual Dial-up (via PPPoE) Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP, and click “Next”. For example： Dynamic IP (via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means your IP address keeps changing every time you connect. You do not need to enter the information like other modes. Click “Next” and “Apply”...
  • Page 20 Click “Apply” to complete the setup wizard. The Router will record the settings you made. To activate the settings, it is recommended to select “Reboot the Router” from “System Tool” of the left menu. It is rebooting now, please wait for a few minutes and DO NOT power off it.

  • Page 21: Wireless Broadband Connection (Via Wireless Wan)

    4.2.3 Wireless Broadband Connection (via Wireless WAN) If you are provided the wireless broadband by your ISP to access the Internet or you want to amplify wireless signals, please select “Wireless WAN” in “WANS Medium” page after you enter the Router’s setup page. Shown as the diagram below: Please enter the wireless SSID, MAC address, channel, security mode parameters provided by your Wi-Fi ISP.

  • Page 22: Chapter 5 Advanced Settings

    the computer can’t find wireless signals at some place, you need to change the Router’s place for receiving better signals and using wireless WAN feature better. 3. Confirm wired WAN signals. The wired WAN access way is the most traditional among the three access ways of the Router.
  • Page 23 Service Name: It is defined as a set of characteristics that are applied to a PPPoE connection. Enter it if provided. Do NOT modify it unless necessary. AC Name: Enter it if provided. Do NOT modify it unless necessary. Connect Automatically: Connect automatically to the Internet after rebooting the system or connection failure.

  • Page 24: Lan Settings

    Network settings： PIN code: SIM card personal identification code. Enter them provided by your ISP. Access Point Name: Enter them provided by your ISP. Advanced PPP Settings： Username: PPP Authentication User Name. Some ISP need to enter this value. Password: PPP Authentication Password. Some ISPs need to enter this value. If your ISP doesn’t offer you the related parameters, you do not need to enter them.

  • Page 25: Mac Address Clone

    MAC Address: The Router’s physical MAC address as seen on your local network is unchangeable. IP Address: The Router’s LAN IP addresses (not your PC’s IP address). 192.168.168.1 is the default value. Subnet Mask: It’s shown the Router’s subnet mask for measurement of the network size. 255.255.255.0 is the default value.

  • Page 26: Dns Settings

    DNS Settings DNS is short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translate domain names into IP addresses which are provided by your Internet Service Provider. Please consult your Internet Service Provider for details if you do not have them. DNS: Click the checkbox to enable the DNS server.
  • Page 27 Enable Wireless: Check to enable the Router’s wireless features; uncheck to disable it. Network Mode：Select one mode from the following. The default is 11b/g/n mode. 11b mode： Allow the wireless client to connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps.

  • Page 28: Advanced

    the same segment. After the feature is enabled, two PCs can not communicate and share network resource each other, but they can communicate with wireless clients connected with AP2. This feature is to isolate the communication of wireless clients connected with the same SSID. AP Isolation: One access control feature based on SSID.

  • Page 29: Security

    BG protection Mode: Auto by default. It is for 11b/g wireless client to connect 11n wireless network smoothly in a complicated wireless area. Basic Data Rates: For different requirement, you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates: For different requirement, you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates.

  • Page 30: Wpa2- Personal

    scheme, designed to improve the security features of WEP. It applies more powerful encryption types (such as TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]) and can change the keys dynamically on every authorized wireless device. WPA Algorithms：Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard].

  • Page 31: Mixed Wep

    WPA Algorithms：Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol], AES [Advanced Encryption Standard] or TKIP&AES mixed mode. Pass Phrase：Enter the encrypted characters with 8-63 ASCII characters. Key Renewal Interval：Set the key’s renewal period. 6.3.3 Mixed WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic encryption method, usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys (64 bits or 128 bits in length).

  • Page 32: Wpa- Enterprise

    SSID Choice：Select the SSID (main SSID or minor SSID) to configure security setting from the drop-down menu. Security Mode：From the drop-down menu select the corresponding security encryption modes. WEP Key：Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex. Key Explanation: You can enter ASCII code (5 or 13 ASCII characters.

  • Page 33: Wpa2-Enterprise

    WPA Algorithms：Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. Key Renewal Interval：Set the key’s renewal period. Radius IP Address：Enter the IP address of the Radius server. Radius Port：Enter the authentication port of the Radius server. The default is 1812. Shared Key：Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8~63 ASCII characters.

  • Page 34: 802.1X

    WPA Algorithms：Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. Key Renewal Interval：Set the key’s renewal period. Radius IP Address：Enter the IP address of the Radius server. Radius Port：Enter the authentication port of the Radius server. The default is 1812. Shared Key：Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8~63 ASCII characters.

  • Page 35: Filter

    WEP：Click “Enable/Disable” to enable or disable the WEP algorithm. Radius IP Address：Enter the IP address of the Radius server. Radius Port：Enter the authentication port of the Radius server. The default is 1812. Shared Key：Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8~63 ASCII characters. Session Timeout：The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server.

  • Page 36: Wds

    MAC Address Filter：Enable/disable MAC address filter. Select “off” to malfunction MAC address; “disable” to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network; “Allow” to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network. MAC Address Management ：Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy.

  • Page 37: Wps

    and enter the Router’s BSSID to establish the connection. Bridge Mode: You can wirelessly connect two or more wired networks via this mode. In this mode, you need to add the Wireless MAC address of the connecting device into the Router's AP MAC address table or select one from the scanning table.

  • Page 38: Client

    for 2 minutes, which means the WPS is enabled. During the blinking time, you can enable another device to implement the WPS/PBC negotiation between them. Two minutes later, the WPS indicator will be off, which means the WPS connection is completed. If more clients are added, repeat the above steps.

  • Page 39: Chapter 7 Dhcp Server

    Chapter 7 DHCP Server DHCP Settings DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is to assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer in premise of activating “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”.

  • Page 40: Chapter 8 Virtual Server

    IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs to be bound. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the computer you want to assign the above IP address. Click “Add” to add the entry in the list. Chapter 8 Virtual Server Single Port Forwarding The Router can be configured as a virtual server on behalf of local services behind the LAN port.
  • Page 41 External Port: This is the external (WAN) port number for server or Internet application, for example, port 21 for ftp service. Internal Port: This is the port number of LAN computer set by the Router. The Internet traffic from the external port will forward to the internal port. IP Address: Enter the IP address of the PC where you want to set the applications.

  • Page 42: Port Range Forwarding

    Port Range Forwarding This section deals with the port range forwarding mainly. The Port Range Forwarding allows you to set up a range of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN. Start/End Port: Enter the start/end port number which ranges the External ports used to set the server or Internet applications.

  • Page 43: Dmz

    security component that augments a firewall or NAT employed in a computer network. It allows customized NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, Bit Torrent, SIP, RTSP, file transfer applications etc.

  • Page 44: Upnp

    DMZ Host IP: The IP address of the computer you want to expose. Enable: Click the checkbox to enable the DMZ host. For example: Set the computer at the IP address of 192.168.168.100 in LAN as a DMZ Host to intercommunicate with another host on the Internet.

  • Page 45: Url Filter

    ports access to Internet by data packet filter function. Client Filter Settings: Check to enable client filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Delete the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filtering Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.

  • Page 46: Mac Filter

    access to certain websites at fixed time. URL Filter Setting: Check to enable URL filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Delete the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filtering Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet.

  • Page 47: Prevent Network Attack

    MAC Filtering Settings: Check to enable MAC address filter. Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-down menu. Enable: Check to enable the access policy. Delete the Policy: Click “Clear” button to clear all settings for the policy. Filtering Mode: Click one radio button to enable or disable to access the Internet. Policy Name: Enter a name for the access policy selected.

  • Page 48: Access Web

    Prevent Network Attack: Check to enable it for attack prevention. Access WEB This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely. If you want to access the Router from outside the local network, please select the “Enable”. Enable: Check to enable remote web management.

  • Page 49: Chapter 10 Traffic Control

    the system will ignore the ping test from WAN. Ignore the Ping from WAN: Check to ignore the ping request and give no reply. Chapter 10 Traffic Control 10.1 Traffic Control Traffic control is used to limit communication speed in the LAN and WAN. Up to 20 entries can be supported with the capability for at most 254 PCs' speed control, including for IP address range configuration.

  • Page 50: Traffic Statistics

    IP Address: The first and last IP address for traffic control. Up/Down: To specify the traffic heading way for the selected IP addresses: uploading or downloading. BW Range: To specify the uploading/downloading Min. /Max. Traffic speed (KB/s), which can not exceed the WAN speed. Apply: To enable the current editing rule.

  • Page 51: Static Route

    11.2 Static Route This page is used to configure the Router’s static routing. Destination LAN IP: The address of the remote host with which you want to construct a static route. Subnet Mask: The network portion of the Destination LAN IP. Gateway: The gateway of the next hop, usually the Router or host’s IP address.

  • Page 52: Ddns

    Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down menu. Customized time: Enter the time you customize. Note： When the Router is powered off, the time setting will be lost. Before the Router will obtain GMT time automatically, you need connect with the Internet and obtain the GMT time, or set the time on this page first.

  • Page 53: Backup/Restore

    Service Provider: Select one from the drop-down menu and press “Sign up” for registration. User Name: Enter the user name the same as the registration name. Password: Enter the password you set. Domain Name: Enter the domain name which is optional. 12.3 Backup/Restore The device provides backup/restore settings, so you need set a directory to keep these parameters.

  • Page 54: Restore To Factory

    Click “Restore” button to restore previous settings. Restore to Factory 12.4 This button is to reset all settings to the default values. It means the Router will lose all the settings you have set. So please Note down the related settings if necessary. Restore: Click this button to restore to default settings.

  • Page 55: Upgrade

    12.5 Upgrade The Router provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the “Upgrade” after browsing the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from http://www.compex.com.sg Browse: click this button to select the upgrade file. Upgrade: click this button to start the upgrading process. After the upgrade is completed, the Router will reboot automatically.

  • Page 56: Chapter 13 Status

    network. User Name: Enter a new user name for the device. Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a new password. Re-enter to Confirm: Re-enter to confirm the new password. NOTE: It is highly recommended to change the password to secure your network and the Router.

  • Page 57: Wan Traffic

    Refresh: Click this button to update the status. 13.2 3G WAN Traffic The section is to view the wan statistic. 13.3 System Log The section is to view the system log. Click the “Refresh” to update the log. Click “Clear” to clear all shown information.
  • Page 58 Refresh: Click this button to update the log. Clear: Click this button to clear the current shown log.

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