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Netis WF-2406 User Manual

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WF-2406
User Manual
Netis 300Mbps Wireless-N
Gigabit Router
V1.1
2011-06-21

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  • Page 1 WF-2406 User Manual Netis 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router V1.1 2011-06-21...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    WF-2406 User M anual Certification FCC CE FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Reproduction in any manner without the permission of Netis Corporation is strictly forbidden All the information in this document is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    WF-2406 User M anual Contents CONTENTS ................................3 INTRODUCTION ............................5 1.1..........................5 RODUCT VERVIEW 1.2............................5 EATURES 1.3....................6 UPPOR TING TANDARD AND ROTOCOL 1.4........................6 ORKING NVIRONMENT HARDWARE INS TALLATION .......................7 2.1.........................7 YST EM EQUIREMENT 2.2...............................7 ANEL 2.3.
  • Page 5 WF-2406 User M anual 4.4.1.1. Wired Access ........................... 41 4.4.1.2. Wireless Access ........................42 4.4.2. LAN ..............................43 4.4.3. MAC Clone ..........................44 4.5........................44 IRELESS ANAGEMENT 4.5.1. Wireless Setup Basic .........................44 4.5.2. Wireless Security........................45 4.5.2.1. None............................46 4.5.2.2. WEP ............................46 4.5.2.3.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    WF-2406 User M anual 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview The 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Wireless network solution. It is 4 in 1 network device, which combines wireless access point, firewall, 4-port Switch and the NAT-Router. It provides up to 300Mbps data transmission rate in 2.4GHz frequency, complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE802.11b and...

  • Page 7: Supporting Standard And Protocol

    WF-2406 User M anual  Support data encryption mode: WEP, WPA, WPA2  Support DMZ 1.3. Supporting Standard and Protocol  IEEE 802.11b/g/n  IEEE 802.11e  IEEE 802.11h  IEEE 802.11k  IEEE 802.11i  IEEE 802.3 10Base-T ...

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    WF-2406 User M anual 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. System Requirement Minimum Requirements:  Broadband (DSL/Cable) modem and service with Ethernet port  802.11n b/g/n wireless adapter or Ethernet adapter and cable for each computer  Internet Explorer® 5.0, Firefox® 2.0 or Safari® 1.4 or higher 2.2.

  • Page 9: Restore To Factory Configuration

    WF-2406 User M anual LAN Connection abnormal Rear panel Figure 2-2 Description Function Connect to Power adapter, please don‟t use the unknown power adapter, otherwise your device may be damaged. Connect with computer NIC or Ethernet device Internet access Reset...
  • Page 10 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 2-3  Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to your computer‟s Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your router.  Connect another Ethernet cable from your Cable/DSL modem to the WAN port of your router.

  • Page 11: Login

    WF-2406 User M anual 3. Login You can manage the 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router is configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and...
  • Page 12 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-1 2. Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections 3. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-2 4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button...
  • Page 13 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-3 5. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-4 6. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window...

  • Page 14: Windows Xp

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-5 3.1.3. Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel 2. Click Network and Internet Connections Figure 3-6 3. Click Network Connections...
  • Page 15 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-7 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-8 5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button...
  • Page 16 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-9 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-10 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window...

  • Page 17: Windows Vista

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-11 3.1.4. Windows Vista Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel 2. Click Network and Sharing Center Figure 3-12 3. Click Manage Network Connections...
  • Page 18 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-13 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-14 5. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and then press Properties button...
  • Page 19 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-15 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window...
  • Page 20 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-16 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.

  • Page 21: Windows 7

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-17 3.1.5. Windows 7 Please follow the steps blow to setup your computer: Go to Start→ Control Panel→ Network and Internet. Click Network and Sharing Center→ Change adapter settings. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties.
  • Page 22 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-18 Figure 3-19 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically,...

  • Page 23: Mac Os

    WF-2406 User M anual and then press the OK to close the window. Figure 3-20 Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 3.1.6. MAC OS Please follow the steps blow to setup your computer : Go to Start→ System preference Settings→ Network.
  • Page 24 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-21 Click Network, Select Use DHCP at the Configuration bar, the system will get the IP address automatically. Figure 3-22...

  • Page 25: Checking Connection With The Router

    WF-2406 User M anual Press Apply to complete this operation and close the window. 3.2. Checking Connection with the Router After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the Router. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and Ping the IP address of the 300Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router at the DOS prompt: ...

  • Page 26: Login

    WF-2406 User M anual Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer.
  • Page 27 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 3-19  After you have logged in, the router's user interface will be displayed. The left menu shows the main options to configure the system, and the right screen is the summary information for viewing and adjusting the configurations.

  • Page 28: Router Setup

    WF-2406 User M anual 4. Router Setup 4.1. System Information This feature provides running status information and detailed information about router. 4.1.1. System Show current running information of System. Figure 4-1 4.1.2. Internet Access This feature provides running status information of the WAN port (the port connect to the...

  • Page 29: Lan Info

    WF-2406 User M anual “DHCP”, “Static IP”, depending on what kind of connection type your ISP provides.  Physical Address: The physical address of WAN port, this is a unique address assigned by manufacturer.  IP Address: The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.

  • Page 30: Secondary Ap

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-4  Wireless status: Display wireless interface status is enabled or not  SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all points in a wireless network.  Wireless Mode: Current wireless mode of wireless router ...

  • Page 31: Convenient Setup

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-6 4.2. Convenient Setup Providing you the convenient and simplest method for configure the router, the purpose of this item is to provide an easy way for you to use it and configure your router to access the Internet quickly;...

  • Page 32: Pppoe

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.2.2. PPPoE Figure 4-8 If your ISP provides you the PPPoE service (all ISP with DSL transaction will supply this service, such as the most popular ADSL technique), please select this item. In the “Convenient configuration” You can input your PPPoE username and password to access the Internet.

  • Page 33: Static User

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.2.3. Static User Figure 4-9 This item should only be used when users use a static IP address to access Internet, you should input your “WAN IP address”, ”subnet mask”,” default gateway” and “DNS server (domain name server)”...

  • Page 34: Pptp Client + Static Ip

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.2.1. PPTP Client + Static IP Figure 4-10 If your ISP provides you the Static PPTP service, please select this item. In the “Convenient configuration” You can input your PPTP Server, username and password to access the Internet.

  • Page 35: L2Tp Client + Static Ip

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.2.2. L2TP Client + Static IP Figure 4-11 If your ISP provides you the Static L2TP service, please select this item. In the “Convenient configuration” You can input your L2TP Server, username and password to access the Internet.

  • Page 36: Wps Settings

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-12 You can choose “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable the wireless function. The default setting is ”enable”. If you chose the “Disable” status, the router will become a wired broadband router without wireless function, so be careful when you choose this status.
  • Page 37 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-13  WPS Status: you can use this function to setup the wireless connection between this router and wireless network card. The default is disable.  AP PIN Code: this code can mark a wireless product ...
  • Page 38 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-14 3. The next is the safe connection between the adapter and the router, please wait 4. The connect between the adapter and the router is success Method 2: 1. Push the WPS button in the Router until the LED is flashing 2.
  • Page 39 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-1 Figure 4-16 2. Push the „PIN Input Config (PIN)‟ in the Wi-Fi protect setup of the adapter Figure 4-2 3. Select this router in the pop-up window, then click „Select‟ Figure 4-18 4. Please wait until the following window appears, the connect between the adapter and the...
  • Page 40 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-19 Method 4: 1. Click „connect‟ in the router‟s WPS PBC configure page Figure 4-3 2. Push the „Push button Config (PBC)‟ in the Wi-Fi protect setup of the adapter until the following picture appears Figure 4-4 3.
  • Page 41 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-22 2. Select this router in the pop-up window, then click „Select‟ Figure 4-23 3. Please wait until the following window appears, the connect between the adapter and the router will connect automatically Figure 4-24...

  • Page 42: Inernet Setup

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.4. Inernet Setup 4.4.1. WAN This item provides two access types for you to configure the WAN parameters. They are wired access and wireless access. 4.4.1.1. Wired Access Figure 4-25  Access Type: Ask for your ISP to get the correct access type.

  • Page 43: Wireless Access

    WF-2406 User M anual connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Default Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0. ...

  • Page 44: Lan

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.4.2. LAN The IP address of LAN port is used for access router itself by computers that connect to the router directly; here you can set IP address you need. The IP address format is like ***.***.***.***, and default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the default subnet mask is...

  • Page 45: Mac Clone

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-29 Display the state of assigned IP by DHCP Server 4.4.3. MAC Clone The WAN port of router has a unique MAC address assigned by manufacturer; it called as “Default MAC”. The “Clone MAC” is used for some special situations; For example, ISP only allows certain MAC address to access the Internet, thus you can modify your WAN port‟s MAC...

  • Page 46: Wireless Security

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-31  Wireless network status: You can choose “enable” or “disable” to enable or disable the “Wireless Network Status”, if what you choose is “Disable”, the AP function of wireless router will be turned off.

  • Page 47: None

    WF-2406 User M anual wireless network from unauthorized user access. It supplies “None”, “WEP”, “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK” and “WPA/WPA2-PSK” five different encryption modes. 4.5.2.1. None “None” means do not encrypt wireless data. Figure 4-32 4.5.2.2. Figure 4-33  Key Length: There are two basic levels of WEP encryption, 64 bits and 128 bits, the more bits password have, the better security wireless network is, at the same time the speed of wireless is more slower.

  • Page 48: Wpa-Psk

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.5.2.3. WPA-PSK Figure 4-34  Encryption type: You can select the algorithm you want to use, TKIP, AES or TKIP&AES. TKIP means “Temporal Key Integrity Protocol”, which incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES, means “Advanced Encryption System”, which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data.

  • Page 49: Wpa/Wpa2-Psk

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.5.2.5. WPA/WPA2-PSK This item mixed WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK mode, which provides higher security level; you can configure it according with WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. Figure 4-36 4.5.3. Host Filter Figure 4-37  Wireless Access Control Status: the default is disable. You can filter wireless users by enabling this function;...

  • Page 50: Wds Settings

    WF-2406 User M anual 2. Add MAC address you want to control in the “MAC address” field (the format is **-**-**-**-**-**), then click “Add” button, and you will see the MAC address has displayed in the MAC list. 3. There are two items supplied, “Permit wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Denied)”...
  • Page 51 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-39 AP1:  Select radio mode is WDS or AP+WDS in wireless management-basic of AP1.  Click on „Wireless Management‟- „AP Setup‟- „Security‟ and select and save None as authentication type.  Click on „Wireless Management‟- „AP Setup‟- „Security‟ and select and save None as WDS authentication type or select a WDS security type, enter key and save.

  • Page 52: Repeater Settings

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.5.5. Repeater Settings Wireless Repeater mode, is used to relay the wireless signal from a relay point to the next point, relay and amplify the signals and form a new wireless coverage area. Figure 4-40 AP1: ...

  • Page 53: Wireless Advanced

    WF-2406 User M anual AP2:  Select radio mode is „REPEATER‟ in wireless management-basic of AP2.  Click „AP Scan‟ in wireless management-basic of AP2 ,and select „Netis1‟ and Connect , then the „Repeater SSID‟ and „ ‟ become same as AP1.
  • Page 54 WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-43  Authentications type: The default is set to “Auto”, which allows “Open System” or “Shared Key” authentication to be used. Select “Shared Key” if you only want to use “Shared Key” authentication (the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication).

  • Page 55: Multiple Ap Settings

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.5.7. Multiple AP Settings The default status of secondary AP is disable, you can select enable to enable the secondary AP. Please refer to “Convenient Setup” and “Wireless Security” for details. Figure 4-44...

  • Page 56: Qos Setup

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.6. QOS Setup Figure 4-45  Status: QOS switch.  Automatic Uplink Speed: Router adjusts uplink bandwidth automatically.  Manual Uplink Speed (Kbps): User configures uplink bandwidth manually.  IP Address: Set the IP address range for restricted hosts.

  • Page 57: Applications&Game

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.7. Applications&Game 4.7.1. Virtual Servers Figure 4-46  FTP Private Port: Some games, servers, and applications (such as BT, QQ video, Edunkey, Web server) are no longer effect when behind the NAT router, so this item provides function of port mapping from LAN to WAN.

  • Page 58: Dmz Setting

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-47  Predefined Trigger Rules: select one of the Predefined Rules.  Rule Name: describe one Predefined Trigger that you will configure.  Trigger Protocol: you can select TCP/UDP.  Trigger Port: you can select a part of ports.

  • Page 59: Upnp

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.7.4. UPnP The UPnP function supports load Application‟s port forward record automatically. Select “Enable” to enable this function. Figure 4-49 4.8. Security Setup 4.8.1. VPN Pass-through VPN is commonly used for encapsulate and encrypt data across the public network. For VPN tunnel, the router supports IPSEC pass-through, PPTP pass-through and L2TP pass-through.

  • Page 60: Internet Access Filtering

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.8.2. Internet Access Filtering Figure 4-51  Status: the default is disable. The rules of “Internet access control” based on source IP, port number and protocol.  Description: describe IP Firewall list to tell from different IP Firewall lists.

  • Page 61: Mac Filtering

    WF-2406 User M anual item you want, and click “Save” button. 4. If you want to delete certain item on the list, select appropriate item on the list, click “delete” to delete it. 4.8.3. MAC Filtering Figure 4-52  Status: the default is disable. You can filter wired users by enabling this function; thus unauthorized users can not access the network.

  • Page 62: Dns Filtering

    WF-2406 User M anual 4.8.4. DNS Filtering Figure 4-53  Status: the default is disable. “DNS filter” is able to filter certain domain name such as www.sina.com.  Rule: you can select permit or deny. The default is permit. ...

  • Page 63: Dynamic Dns

    WF-2406 User M anual common network environment. Figure 4-54  Destination Network or IP Address: Specify a certain destination Network or IP address which static route forward to.  Subnet Mask: Subnet mask is used for distinguish Network portion and Host portion for an IP address.

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-55  DDNS Status: Current status of DDNS server.  DDNS Server Provider: For example, if you want to use service of “roay.cn”, you have to first register and accounts for it. Other DDNS service providers as the same.

  • Page 65: System Management

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-57 4.12. System Management System management includes password setup, web Setup, upgrade, reboot, restore, WOL and System time 4.12.1. Upgrade Click "Browse..."button and select a File to upgrade, after you have selected the appropriate file, click "Upgrade"...

  • Page 66: Wol

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-60 4.12.4. WOL Input host MAC address, and then click button of "Wake up" to wake up the target host which in the LAN. Figure 4-61 4.12.5. Backup Here you can Backup and Recovery system Configuration Parameter Figure 4-62 4.12.6.

  • Page 67: Factory Defaults

    WF-2406 User M anual Figure 4-63 4.12.7. Factory Defaults Click "Restore" button, the Router will erase all of your settings and replace them with the factory defaults, make sure you have backup current settings before click this button. Figure 4-64 4.12.8.

  • Page 68: Troubleshooting

    WF-2406 User M anual 5. Troubleshooting 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router.  Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected.
  • Page 69 WF-2406 User M anual as required by the ISP. Also ensure you have entered the correct settings provided by the ISP.  For cable users, if your ISP requires a registered Ethernet card MAC address, make sure you have cloned the network adapter‟ s MAC address to the WAN port of the router. (See the MAC Address field in WAN Setup.)

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