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  • Page 1 1. Product Information WN250R Wireless b/g/n 1T1R 150 Mbps Router User’s Manual AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright and Disclaimer Copyright Copyright ©2010/2011 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with...
  • Page 3 Copyright and Disclaimer This product contains some codes from GPL. In compliance with GPL agreement, AirLive will publish the GPL codes on our website. Please go to www.airlive.com and go to the "Support → GPL" menu to download source code. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15...
  • Page 4 Copyright and Disclaimer This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC 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.
  • Page 5 Copyright and Disclaimer Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content Table of Contents 1. Product Information ....................... 1 Introduction and Safety Information ..............1 Safety Information ....................3 System Requirements ..................4 Package Contents ....................4 Familiar With Your New Wireless Broadband Router ......... 5 2. System and Network Setup ................... 7 Build Network Connection ..................
  • Page 7 Table of Content Basic Setup ...................... 36 2-4-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization ..........36 2-4-2 Change management password .............. 38 2-4-3 Remote Management ................40 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) ............43 2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: ............45 2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: ..............
  • Page 8 Table of Content 2-7-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ..............92 2-7-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network ............95 3. Advanced Functions ....................96 Quality of Service (QoS) .................. 96 3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings .................. 97 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule................. 99 Network Address Translation (NAT) ...............
  • Page 9 Table of Content 3-4-5 Security Log ................... 135 3-4-5 Active DHCP client list ................136 3-4-6 Statistics ....................137 Configuration Backup and Restore ..............138 Firmware Upgrade ..................139 System Reset ....................141 4. Appendix ........................142 Hardware Specification .................. 142 Troubleshooting....................

  • Page 10: Product Information

    1. Product Information Product Information 1-1 Introduction and Safety Information Thank you for purchasing this wireless broadband router! This high cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high speed. Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced.
  • Page 11 1. Product Information All computers and IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless-enabled network devices (including PDA, cellular phone, game console, and more!) can connect to this wireless router without additional cabling. With a compatible wireless card installed in your PC, you can transfer file for up to 150Mbps (transfer data rate).

  • Page 12: Safety Information

    1. Product Information 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor. 2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this router in the car in summer.

  • Page 13: System Requirements

    1. Product Information 9. If you smell something strange, or even see some smoke coming out from the router or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help. 1-3 System Requirements Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ethernet port.

  • Page 14: Familiar With Your New Wireless Broadband Router

    1. Product Information 1-5 Familiar With Your New Wireless Broadband Router Front Panel LED Name Light Status Description Router is switched on and correctly powered. Wireless WPS function is enabled. Wireless network is switched off. WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data).
  • Page 15 1. Product Information Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna It is 2dBi dipole antenna. Radio Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless ON/OFF functions. Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function.

  • Page 16: System And Network Setup

    2. System and Network Setup System and Network Setup 2-1 Build Network Connection Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new WIRELESS router and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet cable. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 2. System and Network Setup 2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other than computers, like game console, or switch / hub) to the LAN port of the router. 3. 4Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the ‘Power’ socket of the router.

  • Page 18: Connecting To Wireless Broadband Router By Web Browser

    2. System and Network Setup 5. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’...

  • Page 19: Windows 95/98/Me Ip Address Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 2. System and Network Setup 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’...
  • Page 22 2. System and Network Setup 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click ‘Properties’...
  • Page 24 2. System and Network Setup Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections.
  • Page 26 2. System and Network Setup 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Router Ip Address Lookup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-2-5 Router IP Address Lookup After the IP address setup is complete, please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop: AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 2. System and Network Setup Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’ Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.1.254, please note that this value may be different.) NOTE: If the IP address of Gateway is not displayed, or the address followed by ‘IP Address’...
  • Page 29 2. System and Network Setup Connect the router’s management interface by web browser After your computer obtained an IP address from router, please start your web browser, and input the IP address of router in address bar. The following message should be shown: Please input user name and password in the field respectively, default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘airlive’, then press ‘OK’...
  • Page 30 2. System and Network Setup NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you didn’t input username and password correctly. Please retype user name and password again. If you’re certain about the user name and password you type are correct, please go to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’...

  • Page 31: Using 'Quick Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the following instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to Quick Setup menu by clicking ‘Quick Setup’...
  • Page 32 2. System and Network Setup And the following message will be displayed: 1. Set Time Zone Here are descriptions of every setup items: Set Time Please press button, a drop-down list will be shown, and you Zone (1): can choose a time zone of the location you live. Time Server Input the IP address / host name of time server Address (2):...
  • Page 33 2. System and Network Setup 2. Broadband Type Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page. There are six types of Internet connection, they are: Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-3-1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-2 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-3 PPTP xDSL...
  • Page 34 2. System and Network Setup If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problem, and you will not be able to connect to internet. If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘Back’ button on the bottom of this page.

  • Page 35: Setup Procedure For 'Cable Modem

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’ Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer here, if your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access...

  • Page 36: Setup Procedure For 'Fixed-Ip Xdsl

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP Address (1): Please input IP address assigned by your by your service provider. Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider. DNS address (3): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider.

  • Page 37: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe Xdsl

    2. System and Network Setup When you finish with all settings, press ‘OK’ (5); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’. NOTE: You can choose this Internet connection method if your service provider assigns a fixed IP address (also know as static address) to you, and not using DHCP or PPPoE protocol.
  • Page 38 2. System and Network Setup Connection Please select the connection type of Internet connection you Type (5): wish to use (detailed explanation listed below). Idle Time Out (6): Please input idle time out, (detailed explanation listed below). When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK’ (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

  • Page 39: Setup Procedure For 'Pptp Xdsl

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP xDSL’: PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’...
  • Page 40 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Gateway (3):...

  • Page 41: Setup Procedure For 'L2Tp Xdsl

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP xDSL’: L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection. Like PPTP, there are two kinds of required setting, we’ll start from ‘WAN Interface Settings’: Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here.
  • Page 42 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Gateway (3): Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here.

  • Page 43: Setup Procedure For 'Telstra Big Pond

    2. System and Network Setup 2-3-6 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using Telstra big pond’s network service in Australia. You need to input: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by Telstra. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by Telstra.
  • Page 44 2. System and Network Setup When all settings are finished, you’ll see the following message displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Apply’ button to prepare to restart the router, and you’ll see this message: Please wait for about 30 seconds, then click ‘OK!’ button. You’ll be back to router management interface again, and the router is ready with new settings.

  • Page 45: Basic Setup

    2. System and Network Setup 2-4 Basic Setup In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘General Setup’ button on the left, or click ‘General Setup’ link at the upper-right corner of web management interface.
  • Page 46 2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Time Zone’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please select time zone at ‘Set time zone’ drop-down list, and input the IP address or host name of time server. If you want to enable daylight savings setting, please check ‘Enable Function’...

  • Page 47: Change Management Password

    2. System and Network Setup 2-4-2 Change management password Default password of this router is airlive, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.
  • Page 48 2. System and Network Setup If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirmed Password’ (3) field are the not same, you’ll see the following message: Please retype the new password again when you see above message. If you see the following message: It means the content in ‘Current Password’...

  • Page 49: Remote Management

    2. System and Network Setup If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password: Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password.
  • Page 50 2. System and Network Setup To do so, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Remote Management’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Address (1): Input the IP address of the remote host you wish to initiate a management access.
  • Page 51 2. System and Network Setup Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots. NOTE: When you want to manage this router from another computer on internet, you have to input the IP address and port number of this router.

  • Page 52: Setup Internet Connection (Wan Setup)

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) Internet connections setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. However, you can setup WAN connections up by using WAN configuration menu. You can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here. To start configuration, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘WAN’...
  • Page 53 2. System and Network Setup Dynamic IP - Please go to section 2-5-1 Static IP - Please go to section 2-5-2 PPPoE - Please go to section 2-5-3 PPTP - Please go to section 2-5-4 L2TP - Please go to section 2-5-5 Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-5-6 - Please go to section 2-5-7...

  • Page 54: Setup Procedure For 'Dynamic Ip

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC Address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer, if your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet.
  • Page 55 2. System and Network Setup After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ (1) to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

  • Page 56: Setup Procedure For 'Static Ip

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: IP address assigned Please input IP address assigned by your service by your Service Provider (1): provider. Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your service provider Service Provider Please input the IP address of DNS server provided...

  • Page 57: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe

    2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 58 2. System and Network Setup Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. Connection Please select the connection type of Internet Type (5):...

  • Page 59: Setup Procedure For 'Pptp

    2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 60 2. System and Network Setup Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address) WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct.
  • Page 61 2. System and Network Setup Connection ID (4): Please input the connection ID here, this is optional and you can leave it blank. MTU (5): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. BEZEQ-ISRAEL (6): If you are connecting to the BEZEQ network in Israel.

  • Page 62: Setup Procedure For 'L2Tp

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’: Here are descriptions of every setup items: User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here.
  • Page 63 2. System and Network Setup MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. Connection Please select the connection type of Internet connection you wish to type (5): use, please refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions.

  • Page 64: Setup Procedure For 'Telstra Big Pond

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-6 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’: This setting only works when you’re using Telstra big pond’s network service in Australia. You need to input: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by Telstra. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by Telstra.

  • Page 65: Setup Procedure For 'Dns

    2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 66 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: DNS Address (1): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider. Secondary DNS Address (2): Please input the IP address of another DNS server provided by your service provider, this is optional.

  • Page 67: Setup Procedure For 'Ddns

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-8 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’: DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP-to-Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet, because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet, and other user will not be able to know the IP address they’re using at a certain time.
  • Page 68 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: Dynamic DNS (1): If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’. Provider (2): Select your DDNS service provider here. Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS service provider.

  • Page 69: Setup Procedure For 'Wisp

    2. System and Network Setup 2-5-9 Setup procedure for ‘WISP’: If your network service provided by your service provider is through wireless network, please select this mode. After you have connected the router to the access point of service provider wirelessly, please setup the WAN connection type in WAN page. Here are descriptions of every setup items: Disable/Enable/ There are three selections for disable or disable...
  • Page 70 2. System and Network Setup associated to the router can access the Internet service through the wireless network. Note: In this mode, if you are informed by your wireless ISP that the wireless settings of the access point is changed, please configure the router in this page for match the settings.

  • Page 71: Wired Lan Configurations

    2. System and Network Setup After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 72 2. System and Network Setup dynamic IP address, it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer, especially when there are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and network devices which will provide services to other computer and users that come from Internet, static IP address should be used, so other computes can locate the server.

  • Page 73: Lan Ip Section

    2. System and Network Setup Please follow the following instructions to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘LAN’ menu on the left of web management interface, there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Server’, and ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’. Here are setup instructions for each of them: 2-6-1 LAN IP section: Here are descriptions of every setup items:...

  • Page 74: Dhcp Server

    2. System and Network Setup 2-6-2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here are descriptions of every setup items: Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this router from dropdown menu.

  • Page 75: Static Dhcp Leases Table

    2. System and Network Setup 2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases Table: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server.
  • Page 76 2. System and Network Setup After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section. If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 77: Wireless Lan Configurations

    2. System and Network Setup 2-7 Wireless LAN Configurations If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired-LAN connection.

  • Page 78: Basic Wireless Settings

    2. System and Network Setup After you click ‘Apply’(2), the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 79 2. System and Network Setup This wireless router can be work in 6 modes: a. Access Point: Standard wireless AP . b. Station-Infrastructure: Configure the router to Ethernet device such us TV, Game player, HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station. c.
  • Page 80 2. System and Network Setup Please select a proper operation mode you want to use from ‘Mode’ dropdown menu (1), and continue on other operation mode specific settings: - Please go to section 2-7-1-1 Station-Infrastructure - Please go to section 2-7-1-2 AP Bridge-Point to Point - Please go to section 2-7-1-3 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point - Please go to section 2-7-1-4...
  • Page 81 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: Band (2): Please select the radio band from one of following options: 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
  • Page 82 2. System and Network Setup SSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.
  • Page 83 2. System and Network Setup 2-7-1-2 Setup procedure for ‘Station-Infrastructure’: In this mode, you can connect the router to Ethernet device such us TV, Game player, HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station and join to a wireless network through an access point or AP router.
  • Page 84 2. System and Network Setup 2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’: In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with another, to combine two access points and expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of two wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.
  • Page 85 2. System and Network Setup 2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’: In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers to expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.
  • Page 86 2. System and Network Setup 2-7-1-5 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS’ In this mode, you can expand the scope of network by combining up to four other access points together, and every access point can still accept wireless clients. NOTE: For WDS mode, the output signal nature is the same as that of normal AP mode.
  • Page 87 2. System and Network Setup Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. MAC address Input the MAC address of other wireless routers.
  • Page 88 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: Band (2): Select the band you want to use, all the wireless routers must use the same setting. SSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters.

  • Page 89: Advanced Wireless Settings

    2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to configure these settings, please click ‘Wireless’...
  • Page 90 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: Fragment Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold (1): Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. RTS Threshold (2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio.
  • Page 91 2. System and Network Setup Broadcast ESSID (9): Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless router (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless router can get connected.

  • Page 92: Wireless Security

    2. System and Network Setup 2-7-3 Wireless Security It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t, hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent and this will cause serious security problem. To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘Wireless’...
  • Page 93 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but will reduce some data transfer performance. Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex.
  • Page 94 2. System and Network Setup Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every Authentication (6): user must use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication.
  • Page 95 2. System and Network Setup TIPS: Some examples of WEP key (Don’t use those examples; use the one of your own!): ASCII (5 characters): pilot phone 23561 2Hyux #@xmL ASCII (13 characters): digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3m&n Hex (10 characters): 287d2aa732 1152dabc85 Hex (26 characters): 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd84 To improve security level, do not use those words which can be found in a dictionary or too easy to remember! (‘pilot’...
  • Page 96 2. System and Network Setup 2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite.
  • Page 97 2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher.
  • Page 98 2. System and Network Setup Here are descriptions of every setup items: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected.

  • Page 99: Wireless Access Control

    2. System and Network Setup 2-7-4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router; only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router. You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.
  • Page 100 2. System and Network Setup Delete All (3): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here,please click ‘Delete All’ button. Enable To enforce MAC address filtering, you have to check ‘Enable Access Control (4): Wireless Access Control’. When this item is unchecked, wireless router will not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients.

  • Page 101: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 102 2. System and Network Setup Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘WPS’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable WPS (1): Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS.
  • Page 103 2. System and Network Setup SSID: The SSID of this wireless router will be displayed here. Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode of this wireless router will be displayed here. If you don’t enable security function of the wireless router before WPS is activated, the router will auto set the security to WPA (AES) and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection.

  • Page 104: Security Tips For Wireless Network

    2. System and Network Setup 2-7-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network: 1. Never use simple words (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encryption or WPA passphrase.

  • Page 105: Advanced Functions

    4. Appendix Advanced Functions 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth, and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected, therefore an unpleasing result will occur, like the interruption of video / audio transfer.

  • Page 106: Basic Qos Settings

    4. Appendix 3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings Please follow the following instructions to set QoS parameters: Please click ‘Qos’ menu on the left of web management interface and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setting: Enable QoS (1): Check this box to enable QoS function, unselect this box if you don’t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations.
  • Page 107 4. Appendix Add (5): Click ‘add’ button to add a new QoS rule, see section 3-1-2 ‘Add a new QoS rule’ below. Edit (6): If you want to modify the content of a specific rule, please check the ‘select’ box of the rule you want to edit, then click ‘Edit’ button. Only one rule should be selected a time! If you didn’t select a rule before clicking ‘Edit’...

  • Page 108: Add A New Qos Rule

    4. Appendix Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 109 4. Appendix Here are descriptions of every setup items: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule. You have to select the data direction of this rule (Upload of Download), and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the type of QoS: ‘guarantee’...
  • Page 110 4. Appendix Remote Port Please input the range of remote (destination) port number that will Range (f): be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input ’80-90’; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the port number, like ‘80’.

  • Page 111: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    4. Appendix 3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet, but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user.
  • Page 112 4. Appendix To enable NAT function, please select ‘Enable’ for ‘Enable NAT module function’ (1); to disable, please select ‘Disable’. After you made the selection, please click ‘Apply’ button (2) and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...

  • Page 113: Port Forwarding

    4. Appendix 3-2-2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on local network. The port number(s) of Internet IP address and private IP address (the IP address on local network) must be the same. If the port number of Internet IP address and private IP address is different, please use ‘Virtual Server’...
  • Page 114 4. Appendix Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here. You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer. Type (4): Select the type of connection, TCP or UDP. If you’re not sure, please select ‘Both’.

  • Page 115: Virtual Server

    4. Appendix After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (13) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 116 4. Appendix Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable Virtual Check this box to enable virtual server, Server (1): and uncheck this box to disable virtual server. Private IP (2): Input the IP address of the computer which provides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here.
  • Page 117 4. Appendix Public Port (6): Please select the port number of Internet IP address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defined above. Comment (7): Please input any text to describe this mapping, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Add (8): Add the mapping to virtual server table.

  • Page 118: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    4. Appendix Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 119 4. Appendix Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here. You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer. TCP Port to Open (4): This is the out going (Outbound) range of TCP port numbers for this particular application.

  • Page 120: Upnp Setting

    4. Appendix Delete All (12): Delete all settings existed in trigger port table. Reset (13): Unselect all settings. Note: Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (14) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 121 4. Appendix Please click ‘NAT’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘UPnP’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: There is only one option in this page, please select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ to enable or disable UPnP function, then click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 122: Alg Settings

    4. Appendix 3-2-6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway (ALG) is a special function of this router. It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support. With these supports, those applications which required special support will be able to work with NAT architecture.

  • Page 123: Firewall

    4. Appendix There are many applications listed here. Please check the box of the special support for applications you need, and then click ‘Apply’ button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 124 4. Appendix Please select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ to enable or disable firewall function of this router, the click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 125: Access Control

    4. Appendix 3-3-1 Access Control This function allows or denies computers with specific MAC address from connecting to the network; it can also allow or deny computers with specific IP address, protocol, or port. Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Access Control’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable MAC...
  • Page 126 4. Appendix Client PC Please input the MAC address of computer MAC address (2): or network device here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’...
  • Page 127 4. Appendix Reset (10): You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all MAC addresses. Enable IP Check this box to enable IP address based filtering, and please Filtering (11): select ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ to decide the behavior of IP filtering table. If you select deny, all IP addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network;...
  • Page 128 4. Appendix Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 129 4. Appendix 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is clicked, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...
  • Page 130 4. Appendix Here are descriptions of every setup items: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP address, up to 16 Description (a): alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the address (b): end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 131: Url Blocking

    4. Appendix 3-3-2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain website (like pornography, violence, or anything you want to block), you can use this function to stop computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here. This function is useful for parents and company managers.
  • Page 132 4. Appendix Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking, Blocking (1): uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of website, like http://www.blocked-site.com or http://11.22.33.44), or the keyword which is contained in URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, or anything).

  • Page 133: Dos Attack Prevention

    4. Appendix Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 134 4. Appendix Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death (1): Ping of Death is a special packet, and it will cause certain computer to stop responding. Check this box and the router will filter this kind of packet out. Discard Ping Ping is a common and useful tool to know the connection status From WAN (2):...
  • Page 135 4. Appendix After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting).
  • Page 136 4. Appendix 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘Advanced’ button in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Ping of Death (a): Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated.

  • Page 137: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    4. Appendix Port Scan (c): Many kind of port scan methods are listed here, please check one or more DoS attack methods you want to prevent. Sync Flood (d): Like Ping of Death, you can set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated.
  • Page 138 4. Appendix Please follow the following instructions to set DMZ parameters: Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘DMZ’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Enable DMZ (1): Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function.
  • Page 139 4. Appendix Computer Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router Name (4): will be listed here. You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer. Add (5): Click ‘Add’ button to add the public IP address and associated private IP address to the DMZ table.

  • Page 140: System Status

    4. Appendix Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’...

  • Page 141: Internet Connection Status

    4. Appendix NOTE: Information displayed here may vary. 3-4-2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to know the status of current Internet connection. Please click ‘Internet Connection’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: This information will vary depending on the connection status.

  • Page 142: Device Status

    4. Appendix 3-4-3 Device Status You can use this function to know the status of your router. Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: This information will vary depending on the device status.
  • Page 143 4. Appendix The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display. AirLive WN-250R User’s Manual...

  • Page 144: Security Log

    4. Appendix 3-4-5 Security Log All information about network and system security is kept here, and you can use this function to check the security event log of your router. Please click ‘Security Log’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will be displayed in this page, and here are descriptions of every buttons:...

  • Page 145: Active Dhcp Client List

    4. Appendix 3-4-5 Active DHCP client list If you’re using the DHCP server function of this router, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router. Please click ‘Active DHCP client’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be displayed here.

  • Page 146: Statistics

    4. Appendix 3-4-6 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of this router. Please click ‘Statistics’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click ‘Refresh’...

  • Page 147: Configuration Backup And Restore

    4. Appendix 3-5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this router to a file, so you can make several copied of router configuration for security reason. To backup or restore router configuration, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘Tool’...

  • Page 148: Firmware Upgrade

    4. Appendix Restore to Click this button to remove all settings Factory Default (3): you made, and restore the configuration of this router back to factory default settings. 3-6 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this router is called as ‘firmware’, just like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one;...
  • Page 149 4. Appendix Click ‘Browse’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from our website, and use it to upgrade your router. After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the router will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically.

  • Page 150: System Reset

    4. Appendix 3-7 System Reset If you think the network performance is bad, or you found the behavior of the router is strange, you can perform a router reset, sometime it will solve the problem. To do so, please click ‘Tool’ located at the upper-right corner of web management interface, then click ‘Reset’...

  • Page 151: Appendix

    4. Appendix Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC + RF: Realtek RTL8196C + RTL8188CE Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 LAN Ports: 10/100M UTP Port x 4 Antenna: 2dBi Dipole Antenna x 1 (1T1R ; 1 antenna is for signal transmitting and 1 antenna is for signal receiving) Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Adapter Dimension: 30(H) x 157(W) x 127(D) mm...

  • Page 152: Troubleshooting

    4. Appendix 4-2 Troubleshooting If you found the router is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by you within very short time! Scenario Solution Router is not...
  • Page 153 4. Appendix Scenario Solution Can’t get connected to a. Go to ‘Status’ -> ‘Internet Connection’ menu, Internet and check Internet connection status. b. Please be patient, sometime Internet is just that slow. c. If you connect a computer to Internet directly before, try to do that again, and check if you can get connected to Internet with your computer directly attached to the device...
  • Page 154 4. Appendix Scenario Solution I can’t locate my router a. ‘Broadcast ESSID’ set to off? by my wireless client b. All two antennas are properly secured. c. Are you too far from your router? Try to get closer. d. Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your wireless client manually, if ESSID broadcast is disabled.
  • Page 155 4. Appendix Scenario Solution Router become hot a. This is not a malfunction, if you can keep your hand on the router’s case. b. If you smell something wrong or see the smoke coming out from router or A/C power adapter, please disconnect the router and A/C power adapter from utility power (make sure it’s safe before you’re doing this!), and call your dealer...

  • Page 156: Glossary

    4. Appendix 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
  • Page 157 4. Appendix The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b”...
  • Page 158 4. Appendix MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product’s serial number.
  • Page 159 4. Appendix PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers Protocol: A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol, the interpretation of...
  • Page 160 4. Appendix Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed.

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