User Manual Contents About the Router ......................4 Requirements ....................5 Package Contents ..................5 Device Design ....................6 Front Panel ..................... 6 Back Panel ..................... 6 Getting Started ......................7 Planning Your Network ................7 Remove or Disable Conflicts ..............10 Internet Sharing, Proxy, and Security Applications .......
User Manual About the Router The Aztech DSL8800GR(S) is an integrated access device with a Dual Band Wireless-N feature supporting simultaneous 2.4GHz 5.0GHz 802.11b/g/n 2T2R and 802.11a/n wireless. It also supports ADSL2/2+/RE-ADSL, a 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet switch, 1-Port Gigabit WAN port for Fibre ONT, and USB 2.0 Host.
An active DSL Internet account or ONT for Fibre connection Package Contents Package contents are listed below. For any missing items, please contact your dealer immediately. Product contents vary for different models. DSL8800GR(S) Ethernet cable Telephone cable DSL Microfilter ...
User Manual Device Design STATUS DESCRIPTION Front Panel POWER No power is supplied to the device Green (Steady) Connected to a power supply ETH LAN 1-4 There is no device connected to the corresponding port Green (Steady) There is a device connected to the corresponding port Green (Blinking) A device connected to the corresponding...
User Manual Getting Started Setting up the device is easy. The flowchart below provides an outline of the steps needed in order to complete the installation. Brief descriptions appear beside each step. Detailed instructions are provided in the subsequent pages. Plan your Network You may see the suggested network setup for ADSL and Fibre Subscribers.
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User Manual Planning Your Network Before moving ahead to setup your network, it is a good idea to draw out a network diagram to help identify your network devices and plan out how to connect these devices. Separate network diagrams are provided for both ADSL and Fibre subscribers. For ADSL Subscribers: *Ethernet port 4 is primarily reserved for Set Top Box...
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User Manual For Fibre Subscribers: *Ethernet port 4 is primarily reserved for Set Top Box Each port in the router can be used for different connections. For example: Ethernet 1 – Mom’s Computer Ethernet 2 – Game Console ...
User Manual Remove or Disable Conflicts To ensure that the router installation moves on smoothly, you need to remove or disable conflicts that may interfere with the installation. Probable conflicts may include: Internet sharing applications Proxy software Security software ...
User Manual Configuring TCP/IP Settings Check if your computer uses the default TCP/IP settings. To check the TCP/IP properties: 1. Select Start > Run. The Run dialog box would appear. 2. Enter control ncpa.cpl on the input box, and then click the OK button. This would open the Network Connections window in your computer.
User Manual Removing Temporary Internet Files Temporary Internet files are files from Web sites that are stored in your computer. Delete these files to clean the cache and remove footprints left by the Web pages you visited. To remove temporary Internet files: 1.
User Manual Setup the Device When installing the router, find an area where there are enough electrical outlets for the router, the main computer, and your other computer devices. NOTE: Different setup procedures are provided for both ADSL and Fibre subscribers.
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User Manual 2. If you have another device that you need to connect into the router, use another Ethernet cable. Plug one end of an Ethernet cable from the computer’s Ethernet port and then plug the other end into an available Ethernet port in the router.
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User Manual For Fibre Subscribers: For Fibre subscribers, please follow the instructions below in setting up your device: 1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable from the router’s Ethernet port and then plug the other end into the Ethernet port of your computer. 2.
3. You will be prompted to enter a username and password for authentication. Type admin as its username and admin as its password then click Log In. 4. You will be redirected to the Web User Interface of your DSL8800GR(S) device. Page 16 of 52...
Some menus include several sub menus which would be discussed in the subsequent pages. Quick Setup This is the DSL8800GR(S) Web User Interface’s initial page. You would automatically be redirected to this page once you access your router’s Web User interface.
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User Manual Quick Internet Setup Your router has an auto connection feature that automatically detects active connections on its Ethernet WAN and DSL port. Before proceeding, it is important to take note of the following: ADSL Subscribers are advised to consult their respective Internet Service Providers for the details of their internet connection access.
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User Manual This page easily allows you to determine or set parameters for the following: Connection Status. Displays the model of your router, the Basic MAC Address, its Serial No., and your router’s Firmware Version. Connection Method. Allows you to set your router’s method of connection.
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User Manual To select a service provider: 1. On the Service Provider drop down menu, select your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 2. If prompted by your ISP, input correctly the Username and Password given to you by your ISP then press enter. If entered correctly, you now have access to the internet.
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User Manual Wireless Allows you to configure features for both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz wireless LAN interface. The internet surfing experience is likely to improve on 5.0GHz with probably lesser wireless interference, however the 5.0GHz SSID can only be detected if your end device supports 5.0GHz wireless interface as well. This page also allows you to Enable/Disable WPS setup.
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User Manual It is highly recommended to select the “Auto” mode for Channel setting, this will allow your router to connect to the least congested Wi- Fi channel at all times. Select a Network Authentication method on the drop down list. By default this is selected as Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK.
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User Manual To connect to your router via WPS: 1. Press the WPS button of your router for two seconds, or until the LED of the WPS button starts to blink. 2. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button of your Wireless Client. Note: WPS can only be used with wireless devices that have a compatible WPS feature.
User Manual Local Network Configuration This menu allows you to configure Local Area Network settings and DHCP server settings, configure VPN and Public IP Pass Through, and set DHCP IP Reservations. This menu contains the following sub menus: Settings ...
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User Manual Settings Allows you to configure the DSL Router’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, Host Name and Domain name for your Router’s LAN interface. You may also Disable or Enable and configure the DHCP server, and enable or disable the Public IP Pass through and the VPN Pass through settings of your router.
User Manual DHCP IP Reservation This page allows you to manually reserve a device’s IP and MAC address for your router’s DHCP server. It also displays the Reserved Devices table which shows the Hostname, MAC Address, IP Address, and the corresponding interface of reserved devices.
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User Manual e. Locate the Ethernet adapter Ethernet section and find the ‘Physical Address’ (MAC Address) and the ‘IPV4 address’ (IP Address) on the section’s list. 2. Enter your preferred Host Name. NOTE: The max length for a Hostname is 40 characters. 3.
User Manual Device Status This page displays the System Information, Internet Status, and DHCP Leases, which previews the status and related information of your system, your internet status and your DHCP assigned devices respectively. Page 28 of 52...
User Manual Statistics Allows you to view your router’s network status for ADSL, Internet, WLAN and Wireless LAN respectively. This page also allows you to reset the statistics of each network. DSL. Reflects the current status of your internet connection. Information such as Mode, DSL Status, Downstream and Upstream of various properties are displayed in this page.
User Manual Applications Allows you to configure Firewall Settings, add or remove Port Forwarding and Port Triggering Rules, change Parental Control settings, change the DMZ host, add or remove a Dynamic DNS address, and view USB Storage status. The Applications menu has the following sub menus: ...
User Manual Firewall Settings This page allows you to configure Incoming/Outgoing IP Traffic for both ADSL and Fibre by either Blocking or Accepting specific data traffic to and from the Internet. This page also allows you to view the status of TCP/IP sessions, as well as designate the TCP and UDP idle timeout.
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User Manual To remove a filter: 1. On the Filter list table, tick the checkbox that corresponds to the filter that you wish to remove. 2. Click the ‘Remove’ button to apply. To change TCP/UDP Idle Timeout: 1. Determine the parameter (TCP or UDP) that you wish to change. 2.
User Manual Port Forwarding Certain applications need to access a specific port for communication over the network or Internet. Port Forwarding allows you to configure your router to forward incoming and outgoing data transmissions for these applications to be forwarded to a specific port or port range on your computer. You are allowed to maintain 32 Port Forwarding entries in your router.
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User Manual Port Start/End" would immediately reflect the keyed values from the “External Port Start/End” input boxes, vice versa. 3. Enter the Server IP address. 4. Key in or add External Port Starts and Ends, and the Protocols to be implemented for each port.
User Manual Port Triggering Some applications require that the remote parties open the specific ports in the router’s firewall for access. For instance, an application uses port 25 for requests and port 113 for replies. If a computer on the LAN connects to port 25 on a remote server hosting this application, using Port Triggering on the router, incoming connections to port 113 (from the remote server) could be redirected to the PC that initiated the request.
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User Manual 3. Input or add External/Open Port Starts/Ends, and the Protocols to be implemented for each port. 4. Click the ‘Save/Apply’ button to apply changes. To remove a port triggering rule: 1. On the Port Triggering List, tick the checkbox that corresponds to the rule that you want to remove.
User Manual Parental Control Parental Control allows you to apply router access restrictions among LAN devices within specific times in a day. This allows you to limit a device’s internet access at certain amounts of time within a week. A maximum of 16 restriction rules can be created.
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User Manual b. On the Input box of the Run window, type in: ‘cmd’ to open the command prompt. c. On the command prompt, key in ‘ipconfig/all’. d. Locate the Ethernet adapter Ethernet section and find the ‘Physical Address’ on the list provided. This is your pc’s unique Physical MAC Address.
User Manual DMZ Host If a computer is assigned as a DMZ Host, it will receive all the data from the Internet that does not belong to the list of applications configured in Port Forwarding. To enable a DMZ Host IP Address: 1.
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User Manual DDNS Your router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other servers behind the router.
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User Manual To remove a DDNS setting: 1. On the DDNS configuration list, tick the box that corresponds to the profile that you wish to remove. 2. Click the Remove button to remove the profile. Page 41 of 52...
Refresh button to refresh the USB information list. Accessing USB Storage Devices 1. Ensure that the DSL8800GR(S) router is OFF, connect the USB storage device and switch it ON. 2. Once the DSL8800GR(S) is ready, click on the Start Button> Run.
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2. You can safely remove the device by clicking the ‘Unmount’ button displayed on USB1 or USB2 information table. Note: The USB Storage feature on the DSL8800GR(S) can only support devices that are formatted with FAT/FAT32 file systems. NTFS and other file systems are currently not supported.
User Manual Device Administration Configuration You may use this utility to backup the router’s configuration as a file on your PC, restore the router’s setting using the saved configuration, and to reset your router to its factory default settings. To backup your router’s configuration: 1.
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User Manual To restore router settings using saved configuration: 1. On the Update Settings section, click on Update. 2. Click on the Choose File button, and locate the backupsettings.conf file and click ok. 3. Wait for the router to finish the process. Your router has now restored its previous settings.
This page allows you to update the current firmware available on your router. However, it is advised to update your firmware if suggested by your ISP or update the firmware with an approved Aztech firmware. To upgrade the router’s firmware simply do the following steps: 1.
User Manual Internet Time This page enables your Internet Time to automatically synchronize your router’s time with a time-server when connected to the Internet. To modify the internet time: 1. Tick the Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers checkbox. 2. Select the time server for the First to fifth time server drop down selection lists.
User Manual User Password This page allows you to set user level authorization for additional security purposes on your router. This means that you would be restricting any unauthorized access to your router’s GUI by implementing a password to your Web User Interface.
User Manual System Log If the log mode is enabled, the system will begin to log all the selected events. For the Log Level, all events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. For the Display Level, all logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed.
User Manual Access Control This feature allows you to manage the user access rights for remote access management. It also allows you to enable or disable protocols running on your router. To enable/disable services: 1. On the Services table simply tick/untick the protocol you wish to enable/disable (for HTTP service, you may key-in a specific port that the service will use).
User Manual Safety Precautions Do not open, service, or change any component. Only qualified technical specialists are allowed to service the equipment. Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock Check voltage before connecting to the power supply. Connecting to the wrong voltage will damage the equipment.
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