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English Ver 1.0
MZK-W04NU
Wireless USB Broadband Router

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL English Ver 1.0 MZK-W04NU Wireless USB Broadband Router...

  • Page 2: Broadband Router

    Wireless USB Broadband Router MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 3 Seeking for service or searching for an agent or a distributor Thank you for purchasing products from Planex Communications Inc. If you have any operational problems while con guring or setting up the product, you may contact with our Customer Service Department or ask the agent or the distributor from which you bought the product for help.

  • Page 4: Ce Mark Warning

    FCC Certifications This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2. Product Functions ..... .2 3. How to Set Up MZK-W04NU ....4 Chapter2 Setup &...
  • Page 6 5.3. Date & Time ..... . 19 5.4. Firmware Management... . . 20 5.5.
  • Page 7 5. Log ....... . . 68 5.1. System Log ..... . . 68 MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 8: Special Features

    MZK-W04NU wireless broadband router. Cooperate with 802.11N Draft 2.0 wireless adapter, MZK-W04NU can let data transmission rate up to 300Mbps! It also has the built-in WPS function. All you need to do is to press a button and then you can easily setup up wireless Internet and security settings.
  • Page 9 NAS easily, and let you easily build your digital home easily. Serves as NAS with additional hard disks MZK-W04NU is equipped with one USB 2.0 port, and supports NAS (Network Attached Storage). The product serves as network storage when a USB hard disk is attached to it, and files in the hard disk can be shared throughout the network via the router.

  • Page 10: Chapter1 Introduction Of Mzk-W04Nu

    Introduction to of MZK-W04NU 1. Contents of Package After purchasing MZK-W04NU Wireless Router from a distributor or an agency, please open the package and check that all the components listed below are included. If there is any item missing or damaged, please contact with the distributor or the agency at once.

  • Page 11: Product Functions

    2.Product Functions Front Panel LEDs Status Meaning When starting up MZK-W04NU, the Power LED will Power On/Off be on. When switching to Router mode, the LED will be on. On/Off Router When switching to AP mode, the LED will be off.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Ports

    Back Panel Ports Ports Meaning Connect a USB storage device with MZK-W04NU through USB port, and then users can share les on the network. Use standard LAN cables (RJ45 connectors) to connect your PCs to these ports. Any LAN port can be connected with another hub, if required.

  • Page 13: How To Set Up Mzk-W04Nu

    MZK-W04NU. Both 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T connections can be used simultaneously. 4.Connect WAN Cable. Connect the DSL or Cable modem to the WAN port on MZK-W04NU. 5.Power On. Power the DSL or Cable modem on, and connect the adapter with MZK- W04NU and plug the other side of the power cord into the power socket to power on it.
  • Page 14 LAN LEDs will be blinking for a while and then the MZK- W04NU will be ready in a short time and the Status LED will be green. Plug the AC Adapter which comes with MZK-W04NU in a different voltage power supply will cause damage on MZK- W04NU, and it is not included in warranty.

  • Page 15: Chapter2 Setup & Configuration

    The computers on your LAN need to be set up to cooperate with MZK- W04NU Wireless Router. Please make sure that your operating system already enabled your interface card on the host and connected to one of the LAN ports on MZK-W04NU through Cat.5 cable. Be sure that LEDs on MZK-W04NU are already on and the LED corresponds with the port which you connected.
  • Page 16 (default IP Address of MZK-W04NU) on the Address Bar in the web browser. If you have changed the default IP Address of MZK-W04NU, please type in the new address on the address bar. Chapter2 Basic Setup & Configuration...

  • Page 17: Web Configuration

    PC can establish a physical connection to the Wireless Router. The PC and the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router must be directly connected with each other (using the LAN ports on MZK-W04NU) or on the same LAN segment. Besides, the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router must be set up and powered on.
  • Page 18 4.After entering the system, MZK-W04NU will show you the homepage. During configuration, you can use the tabs on the top of the page to navigate.
  • Page 19 In addition, the subnet mask must be 255.255.255.0. To know more details of your PC and Internet connection, please check the TCP/IP settings on your PC. 3.You have to make sure that your PC and MZK-W04NU are on the same segment MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 20: Setup Wizard

    After you login the configuration utility, you can click Setup Wizard on the upper left of the page to start setting up MZK-W04NU. You can finish setting up the router and begin to connect Internet just through a few simple and easy steps. Please follow the instructions below to set up MZK-W04NU.

  • Page 21: Broadband Type & Ip Address Info

    Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP. Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway address provided by your ISP. DNS address Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Finish After finishing setting up, you may click here. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 22: Dhcp

    The following are the WAN settings; please configure the settings according to the real environment. Change MAC address The default MAC address of MZK-W04NU is the Network Interface Card s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side. If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP, you may click Enable and enter the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP.

  • Page 23: Pppoe

    Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP. (The password must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive.) Confirm Password Enter the Password again for verification. Finish After finishing setting up, you may click here. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 24: Status

    4.Status 4.1.System After entering the configuration homepage of MZK-W04NU, please click Status on the upper left corner of the page. This page shows the general current system status. 4.2.LAN Click the link of on the left side of the page, it will show you the current settings of Local Area Network.

  • Page 25: Wan

    Internet connection status of MZK-W04NU. 4.4.Wireless LAN Click the link of Wireless LAN on the left side of the page to check the current WLAN settings of MZK-W04NU. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 26: Management

    Load Default & Reboot 5.1.Remote Management MZK-W04NU Wireless Router can be managed by any PC from your LAN. If the router has connected to the Internet, the administrator can also configure it via the Internet. Owing to the security, however, you should have a static IP before performing remote management.

  • Page 27: Administrator

    Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Clear to configure the page again. 5.2.Administrator The default USER ID of MZK-W04NU Wireless Router is admin and Password is password. It is recommended that you should change the default password to have better protection over the router and the LAN.

  • Page 28: Date & Time

    You can set the system date and time according to the time zone where you locate now. NTP Click to enable the Network Time Protocol function. Timezone Scroll the list to choose the time zone for MZK-W04NU. NTP Server 1/2 You can enter the Internet address of an NTP(Network Time Protocol) Server for your system to synchronize with.

  • Page 29: Firmware Management

    You can upgrade the firmware of MZK-W04NU via Web Browser. First, please go to the website: http://www.planex.net/support/index. htm to download the latest firmware of MZK-W04NU. Be sure that the downloaded firmware is stored in your PC s disk and then click Browse to search for the firmware file which you just downloaded.

  • Page 30: Save & Load Settings

    5.5.Save & Load Settings Before upgrading, you can use this function to save current system settings or upload the previous settings after upgrading the firmware. Save Settings to file You may click Save Settings to file button to save current system settings to your local disk.
  • Page 31 MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 32: Load Default & Reboot

    5.6. Load Default & Reboot Load Default Click Load Default and then the system will restart to the factory default value afterward. After successfully restoring, the system will automatically go back to the homepage. Rebpot Go to the Load Default & Reboot configuration page, and then click Reboot to restart the system.

  • Page 33: Lan

    IP address pool. LAN IP IP address Here is the IP address of the LAN side of MZK-W04NU. It is usually the default gateway of the client s PC. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 .

  • Page 34: Wan

    7.WAN In the WAN settings, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router provides many kinds of access. You can configure the WAN side according to the real environment. 7.1.Static IP Address If you do not need to make a dial-up connection, and your ISP provides you a static IP address, please choose Static IP Address .

  • Page 35: Dhcp

    Modem, please choose DHCP . MAC address The default MAC address of MZK-W04NU is the Network Interface Card s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side. If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP, you may click Enable and enter the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP.

  • Page 36: Pppoe

    7.3. PPPoE If your ISP assigns a new IP address for you whenever you login, please choose PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) from the above page. USER ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. (The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive.) Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 37 You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped. To enable Auto Reconnect...

  • Page 38: Pppoe Unnumbered

    7.4.PPPoE Unnumbered Unnumbered PPPoE can let you manage a range of IP addresses but only need to dial once. When an IP address is received at the gateway, the driver will use network mask to configure the subnet mask of ASIC. At the server side, you must delete the corresponding hot route and add a new network route so that the packets can be correctly routed to gateway.
  • Page 39 You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped. To enable Auto Reconnect...

  • Page 40: Pppoe Multisession

    7.5.PPPoE Multisession Using Multiple PPPoE, you can login to the different ISP concurrently and connect to the Internet. MZK-W04NU provides two connections: PPPoE 1 and PPPoE 2. USER ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. (The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive.)
  • Page 41 You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped. To enable Auto Reconnect...
  • Page 42 For example, entering planex.com.tw in this column, it means the packets which use planex.com.tw as destination will be delivered through this segment. Apply Click this button to save the settings. Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can...
  • Page 43 MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 44: Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration

    IP address automatically. Whenever you turn on the computer, it will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings from MZK-W04NU. The DHCP server will allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer, but you must specify the beginning and ending address of the IP address pool.
  • Page 45 Start Address/End Address Please enter the first and the last IP addresses which MZK-W04NU distribute IP addresses to. The IP addresses in this range can get assigned IP addresses from MZK- W04NU. (However, all the PCs on the same LAN should use the same subnet mask.)

  • Page 46: Upnp

    1.2. UPnP If your Windows Operating System supports UPnP service, when you enable the UPnP service and the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router is connecting with the computer, the task bar will show the icon of MZK- W04NU to inform you that a new device is found and inquire you whether if you want to set a shortcut on the desktop.

  • Page 47: Dynamic Dns

    IP address. To make a WEB server publicly accessible on the Internet, a static global IP address needs to be assigned to MZK-W04NU. Even when there is an always-on connection, however, disconnection does occur and the IP address may dynamically change after reconnection.
  • Page 48 Wildcard When setting the alias of sub-domain name, please click to enable this function. For example, sub-domain of www.planex.dyndns. org, ftp.planex.dyndns.org and etc., can use the same IP address with the host name of planex.dyndns.org. Mail Exchanger Enter the transferring setting of the mail server set with the host name on DynDNS website.
  • Page 49 Apply Click this button to save the settings. Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Clear to configure the page again. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 50: Static Routing

    1.4. Static Routing This section describes how to manually add routing information. Destination IP/Netmask Enter the IP address of packet destination and Netmask of packet destination. Gateway Enter the address of the first gateway through which the target network is reached. Metric Enter the hop count number (the number of gateways used between the product and target network).

  • Page 51: Ipv6 Bridge

    1.5. IPv6 Bridge MZK-W04NU supports IPv6 Bridge function, which can connect between LAN and WAN in Data. By using this function, you can connect to computers on your network through PPPoE connection. *As for IPv6 clients setting, please refer to OS manual.

  • Page 52: Firewall

    2. Firewall MZK-W04NU has three kinds of firewall functions which are Local Server, DMZ, and IP Filtering. 2.1. Local Server Local Server configuration is used to i) make a server on LAN publicly accessible via the Internet and ii) access applications including online games and chat programs.

  • Page 53: Dmz

    Internet using DMZ function. Enter the host s LAN IP address to enable this function, but be aware that one MZK-W04NU can only correspond to a single DMZ host. Enable DMZ Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function.

  • Page 54: Ip Filtering

    2.3. IP Filtering The built-in IP filter of MZK-W04NU applies pre-configured filter rules to packets received as well as packets transmitted by the product. Filter rules include IP filtering and Port filtering. You may set 32 sets of filter rules.

  • Page 55: Wireless Lan

    SSID, and only whose SSID is the same with it can connect with it. The default SSID is planexuser . Notice: When entering your SSID, please don't use special characters such as "@", "#", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", "(", and ")". Using special characters or symbols could cause wireless connection difficulties. MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 56 Hide SSID If you check the check box of Hide SSID, SSID of MZK-W04NU will not appear on the other PC s wireless network list. Therefore, the Wireless Router/AP can block the users without authentication. 11G Protection: Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless access points.

  • Page 57: Security

    Authentication and Encryption There are several kinds of authentication of MZK-W04NU wireless Router. After selecting the authentication mode, it has to cooperate with the encryption type. The settings of authentication on the destination network must be the same with MZK-W04NU.
  • Page 58 WPA2 – is short for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. It is the follow on security method to WPA for wireless networks that provides stronger data protection and network access control. It provides enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access their wireless networks.
  • Page 59 10 hex characters Null WEP128 (bit) 26 hex characters Null TKIP Null Null Null Null WEP64(bit) Null Null WEP128 (bit) Null Null WPA-PSK TKIP Null 8-63 characters Null 8-63 characters WEP64(bit) Null 8-63 characters WEP128 (bit) Null 8-63 characters MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 60 Authentication There are several kinds of authentication types Open System, Shared Key, WPA, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2. Encryption There are five types of encryption settings, please set the key depending on the real environment. According to the type and length, there are four Key types: 64-bit –...
  • Page 61 RADIUS Pass Phrase Please input the password of your RADIUS authentication server here. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Clear to configure the page again. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 62: Mac Filterings

    3.3. MAC Filtering If you set MAC Filtering, only those whose wireless MAC addresses listed on the Device List can or cannot connect with MZK-W04NU. The default mode is that all the wireless stations are allowed to access MZK-W04NU. Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned by using this function.

  • Page 63: Wds

    APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS. WDS MZK-W04NU supports the following mode for WDS settings. Disable: Disable WDS function. Root: In this mode, MZK-W04NU becomes the only connection between the wireless LAN and Ethernet/Internet.

  • Page 64: Wps

    3.5.WPS Use the unique WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function to insure your wireless security, and you may complete the setup of wireless configuration and encryption within a simple click on a button. However, this function only works on Windows 2000 and XP OS. Apply Click this button to activate WPS function.

  • Page 65: Usb

    4.1. USB Device Note: the hard disk formats supported by the product are FAT32 and EXT3 only. 1.Connect a USB storage device to the product, MZK-W04NU will detect the device and show its Total Size, Free Size, Description, Format Type, and Status.
  • Page 66 2. In order to upload the Addon files for your MZK-W04NU, please click on the Addons on the left side of the configuration page. 3.You can find the Addon files in the CD which is provided in the product package, and those files format are *.pkg .
  • Page 67 4. Choose the file you want to upload, and click Submit Query . 5. Addons will be shown on the configuration page. You can configure different USB storage device settings here. MZK-W04NU...

  • Page 68: File Server Settings

    This section describes how to configure/create a workgroup and a user account. 4.2.1. Basic Settings MZK-W04NU must be in the same workgroup with the computer to let users access the file server through network. File Sharing Click to enable File Server function.

  • Page 69: User Settings

    4.2.2. User Settings After configure the Basic Settings of MZK-W04NU, you ll have to create user accounts to let users share files on the network. User Name Enter an alphanumeric name and its case-sensitive. You can set 16 sets of user accounts.

  • Page 70: Bit Torrent

    4.3. Bit Torrent MZK-W04NU supports BitTorrent for efficient file downloading. If you want to use BT download, please follow the steps below: 1. Set a user who can read and write to manage the BT files. 2.Open a web browser and enter \\192.168.1.1...
  • Page 71 3.Enter the User Name and Password which you set on the User Settings of File Server. 4.After entering the file server of MZK-W04NU, you will see a folder which is named after the USB port. Double click on the icon of the USB port which connects the storage device.
  • Page 72 5.After entering the storage device, first, you have to add a new folder, and then name the folder as Torrent (case-sensitive). 6.Copy the BT seed file on your hard disk and then paste the file into the Torrent folder. Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration...
  • Page 73 Bit Torrent configuration page will show the details of BT seed on Torrent File List. Click Start to begin downloading the file. 8.When MZK-W04NU starts downloading the file, you may click Detail on Torrent File List to check the download status of the file. MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 74 9.After successfully downloading the file, you may go to Download folder on the file server to look for the downloaded file. Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration...

  • Page 75: Itunes Server

    4.4. iTunes Server MZK-W04NU supports iTunes Server function to share the music. (Please download the iTunes on Apple's Website before using this function.) Once saving the music to the HDD Enclosure and put it to the router through USB port, other computers can also enjoy the music saved in the USB storage device.

  • Page 76: Dlna Media Server

    PS3™ before using this function. If you want to see any pictures or listen to music through PS3™, first, you ll have to connect PS3™ with MZK-W04NU through LAN port and build a connection. And then insert a USB storage device which has photos or music on the USB port of MZK-W04NU.

  • Page 77: Log

    5. Log After entering the Log page of MZK-W04NU, this page shows the general current system log. 5.1. System Log System Log records every events happened on the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router. These data are useful for troubleshooting. Refresh Refresh the System Log to get the latest status.
  • Page 78 The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 79 In Italy the end-user should apply for a license at the national spectrum authorities in order to obtain authorization to use the device for setting up outdoor radio links and/or for supplying public access to telecommunications and/or network services. MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 80 This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum authority in France. MZK-W04NU...
  • Page 81 MZK-W04NU...

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