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  • Page 1 802.11n Wireless Broadband Router WNRT-625 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright © 2008 by PLANET Technology Corp. 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 PLANET.
  • Page 3 Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 802.11N Wireless Router Model: WNRT-625 Rev: 1.0 (Apr. 2008)

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................1 ......................1 ACKAGE ONTENTS ..........................1 EATURES ........................1 PECIFICATION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................3 ......................3 ARDWARE ONNECTION LED I ........................4 NDICATORS CHAPTER 3 WEB LOGIN ........................5 CHAPTER 4 QUICK SETUP .......................7 ..........................7 .........................8 ROADBAND CHAPTER 5 GENERAL SETUP .......................18 ..........................19 YSTEM WAN............................21...
  • Page 5 ...........................76 TATISTICS CHAPTER 8 TOOLS........................77 .......................77 ONFIGURATION OOLS ......................78 IRMWARE PGRADE ...........................79 ESET...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing WNRT-625. This manual guides you on how to install and properly use the WNRT-625 in order to take full advantage of its features. Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: •...
  • Page 7 11n mode: OFDM, MIMO 11b mode: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Modulation 11g mode: 64 QAM, 16 QAM, QPSK, BPSK 11n mode: 64 QAM, 16 QAM, QPSK, BPSK WAN Port 1 x 100Base-TX, Auto-MDI/MDI-X LAN Port 4 x 100Base-TX, Auto-MDI/MDI-X Antenna connector 2 x Fixed Omni Antenna 64 bit / 128 bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA, WPA2 Data Encryption...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    2. Adjust the antennas of WNRT-625. Try to adjust them to a position that can best cover your wireless network. The antenna’s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity.

  • Page 9: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators Color STATE MEANING Device power on Green Device power off Blinking During boot up procedure Transmitting or receiving data through the Wireless Blinking WLAN Orange Wireless LAN is no function WAN port is connected at 100Mbps 100M Green WAN port is disconnected at 100Mbps Link is established LNK/ACT...

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 Web Login

    Chapter 3 Web Login A WNRT-625 with an assigned IP address allows you to monitor and configure via web browser (e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape). Open your web browser. Enter the IP address of your WNRT-625 in the address field (default IP address is http://192.168.0.1).
  • Page 11 Section Description Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed Quick Setup to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This section contains configurations for the Broadband router’s advance functions such as: Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker General Setup Attack Prevention, DMZ, Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements.

  • Page 12: Chapter 4 Quick Setup

    Chapter 4 Quick Setup This section describes the basic configuration of the WNRT-625 and allows you to connect to Internet easily. Time Zone The time information is used for Log entries and Firewall settings. You can keep the default Time Server address or set a new IP address for your router to synchronize its time.

  • Page 13: Broadband Type

    Broadband Type Before establishing the Internet connection, please be sure to check with your ISP, and obtain all necessary information from them. Broadband Description ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Please refer to section Cable Modem 4.2.1 for details. ISP has given you a fixed IP address already.

  • Page 14: Cable Modem

    When the configuration finished, click “OK” to next step or click “Back” to previous step. After press “OK”, you will see a web screen to prompt you the configurations save successfully. You may press “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 15 4.2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if you’re ISP has given you a specified IP address. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameters Description IP address assigned by your The IP address that you’re ISP should provide you. Service Provider Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g.

  • Page 16: Pppoe Xdsl

    4.2.3 PPPoE xDSL Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol for Internet connectivity. Your ISP should provide all the information like user name, password required in this section. Parameters Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.

  • Page 17: Pptp Xdsl

    network application software, computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you are not using it. This function also may not work with some ISP. So please make sure this function can work properly, especially when your ISP charges you by time used.
  • Page 18 address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP IP Address connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP’s Gateway. Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection.

  • Page 19: L2Tp Xdsl

    4.2.5 L2TP xDSL Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address Select it if the ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically. If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name provided by your ISP;...

  • Page 20: Telstra Big Pond

    If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, enter that L2TP gateway’s IP address here. If L2TP Gateway you do not have a L2TP gateway, enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above. This is an optional parameter. You can specify the maximum size of transmission packet to the Internet.

  • Page 21: Save Settings Successfully

    When you press “OK” in above configuration, the settings will be saved and the screen appears as below. Before WNRT-625 restart, the settings are saved, but not function yet. Press “Apply” to restart the WNRT-625 for the change to take effect immediately.
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  • Page 23: Chapter 5 General Setup

    Chapter 5 General Setup After click on the “General Setup” button at the main Page, you should see the screen below. The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet the network’s needs such as: Wireless, Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, Access Control, URL Blocking, Special Applications, DMZ and other functions.

  • Page 24: System

    This section shows how to setup the Broadband router’s system Time Zone, Password and Remote Management Administrator. 5.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows WNRT-625 to allocate its time on the settings configured here; it will affect log display functions such as Security Log and Firewall settings. Parameter Description Select the time zone of the country you are currently in.

  • Page 25: Password Setup

    You may refer to section 4.2.7 for the information of this screen. Note: If you forget the password, please reset the WNRT-625 to the factory default by press RST/WPS button (on WNRT-625’s rear panel) over 30 seconds.

  • Page 26: Wan

    5.1.3 Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management from Internet. Parameters Description The IP address of the host on Internet that will have management / configuration access to the Broadband router. Leave it to 0.0.0.0 means anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from any remote location.
  • Page 27 5.2.1 Dynamic IP If Dynamic IP is selected, your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address. Please refer to the section 4.2.1 for more settings of this option. 5.2.2 Static IP If Static IP is selected, your ISP should provide all the information required in this screen.
  • Page 28 5.2.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires PPPoE protocol to connect to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Please refer to the section 4.2.3 to know the detail settings of this option. 5.2.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 29 5.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Please refer to section 4.2.5 for more settings of this option. - 24 -...
  • Page 30 5.2.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
  • Page 31 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. You may refer to section 4.2.7 for the information of this screen.
  • Page 32 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 33: Lan

    The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN interface. Parameters Description LAN IP Please input the IP address of this router. Designate the Access Point’s IP Address. This IP Address should be unique in IP Address your network.
  • Page 34 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 35: Wireless

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 36: Basic Settings

    5.4.1 Basic Settings WNRT-625 supports not only Access Point function, but also provides Bridge and WDS mode. Please Refer to “Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration” know the details settings of wireless Basic Settings. In Default, WNRT-625 will work with AP mode.
  • Page 37 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 38 5.4.3 Security WNRT-625 provides complete wireless LAN security functions, includes WEP, 802.1x, 802.1x with WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function.
  • Page 39 Then the access point will just allow the clients that with the same encryption keys connected. You can use WEP encryption in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. If you would like to enable 802.1x Authentication also, please check the “Enable 802.1x Authentication”...
  • Page 40 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 41 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 42 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 43: Access Control

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 44 ‘unConfigured’. This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless router. This code is useful when Self PIN code WNRT-625 router sets as Enrollee, you need to fill this number into the web page of the other device. SSID The SSID of this wireless router will be displayed here.
  • Page 45 1. Ensure you have set the security setting on WNRT-625 (as Registrar). 2. Click the WPS button on WNRT-625 (or the “Start PBC” button on the web interface of WNRT-625) and the other device (supports PBC function) in 2 minutes.

  • Page 46: Qos

    2. Fill the PIN code of the other device (as Enrollee that support WPS-PIN setting) into the “configure via Client Pincode” of WNRT-625. 3. Click the PIN buttons on WNRT-625 and the other device in 2 minutes. 4. If you see the wireless client in the list, WPS-PIN setting is successful.
  • Page 47 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 48 Add/Edit QoS Rule You can assign packet classification criteria by its source IP range, destination IP range, traffic type, protocol, and source port range and destination port range parameters. The parameters that you leave as blank will be ignored. The priority of this rule will be applied to packets that match classification criteria of this rule.

  • Page 49: Nat

    ‘80’; if you want to apply this rule none assigned port, must input the port number ‘2-65535’. Please enter the IP address of the PC from remote site. If you don’t assign, Remote IP Address please let it blank. Please input the range of local (source) port number that will be affected by this rule.

  • Page 50: Static Routing

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 51: Port Forwarding

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 52: Virtual Server

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 53 Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server. This is the LAN client/host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Private IP Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly.
  • Page 54 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 55: Special Applications

    5.6.4 Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Enable Enable the Special Application function. Type IP Address for the Popular Application.
  • Page 56 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 57 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 58: Firewall

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 59 Parameters Description You can select to enable or disable the firewall function. After selected, Enable/Disable please click “Apply” to make the settings effect. After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. 5.7.1 Access Control This screen allows you to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g.
  • Page 60 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 61 Add PC Parameters Description Please input any text to describe this IP address, up to 16 alphanumerical Client PC Description characters. Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the Client PC IP Addresses IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 62: Url Blocking

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 63 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 64 DoS - Advanced Settings When you click ‘Advanced’ button in DoS menu, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Parameters Description Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold Ping of Death (how many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also input the ‘Burst’...
  • Page 65 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 66: Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration

    Please refer to below sections to know the details configuration of each operating mode. AP Mode This mode is set to WNRT-625 by default. It served as a transparent Media Access Control (MAC) bridge between wired and wireless network. Parameter...

  • Page 67: Station-Infrastructure Mode

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.
  • Page 68 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 69: Ap Bridge Point To Point Mode

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 70: Ap Bridge Point To Multi Point Mode

    Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your Channel Number network settings. Channels differ from country to country. If you want to bridge multiple WNRT-625 in this mode, you have to enter the MAC MAC Address 1-4 addresses of other WNRT-625 into the fields.

  • Page 71: Ap Bridge-Wds Mode

    If you want WNRT-625 to bridge to other WNRT-625 and provide access for other wireless clients at the same time, you have to set the WNRT-625 to “AP Bridge - WDS”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge - WDS” function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”.
  • Page 72 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more information about this screen.

  • Page 73: Universal Repeater Mode

    Universal Repeater Mode Parameter Description Shows the current operation mode. You may set WNRT-625 to other operating Mode mode by select other operating mode. 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WNRT-625 to operate in 802.11b only. 2.4GHz (G): It forces the WNRT-625 to operate in 802.11g only.
  • Page 74 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. Please refer to section 4.2.7 for more - 69 -...

  • Page 75: Security Setting Of Bridge Mode

    Security Setting of Bridge Mode In “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, you can click “Set Security” to add encryption for the communication between the bridged access points. This can protect your wireless network. 6.7.1 When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data.
  • Page 76 After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT-625 with new configuration. 6.7.2 WPA-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard.
  • Page 77 Parameter Description Encryption Please select “WPA pre-shared key” in this option. TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless WPA (TKIP) Unicast LAN security. Cipher Suite This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can WPA2 (AES) provide high-level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security.

  • Page 78: Chapter 7 Status

    DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network. Internet Connection View WNRT-625’s current Internet connection status and other related information. Device Status View WNRT-625’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings of WLAN and LAN. - 73 -...

  • Page 79: System Log

    This screen will show you the real-time information of WNRT-625. Parameters Description This page shows the current system log of WNRT-625. It displays the working information about WNRT-625. About the bottoms of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file by System Log press “Save”...

  • Page 80: Security Log

    View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Description This page shows the current security log of WNRT-625. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. About the bottoms of the page, the security log can be saved to a local file by Security Log press “Save”...

  • Page 81: Statistics

    address and Time Expired of each Client. Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation. Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WLAN, LAN and WAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WLAN, LAN and WAN. - 76 -...

  • Page 82: Chapter 8 Tools

    “Restore” function. If extreme problems occur you can use the “Restore to Factory Defaults” selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings. Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the "Backup" tool to save WNRT-625 current configuration to a file - 77 -...

  • Page 83: Firmware Upgrade

    "config.cfg" in your PC. You can then use the "Restore" tool to restore the saved configuration to WNRT-625. The "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool can force WNRT-625 to perform a power reset for restore it to original factory settings.

  • Page 84: Reset

    Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click “Apply” bottom to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete and WNRT-625 restart). After the WNRT-625 restart, you can start using the router.

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