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Seeking for service or searching for an agent or a distributor Thank you for purchasing products from Planex Communications Inc. If you have any operational problems while con guring or setting up the product, you may contact with our Customer Service Department or ask the agent or the distributor from which you bought the product for help.
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Federal Communication Commission Interference 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please avoid direct contact to the transmitting antenna during transmitting. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router incorporates many advanced features, and it was designed to provide sophisticated but easy to use functions. MZK-W04N-XX has a built-in Web server, thus you can access its settings through Web browsers, such as IE, Netscape, Firefox, and so on. You can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience instantly.
IP Address. The local (invalid) IP Addresses are hidden from external sources. This process is called NAT (Network Address Translation). MZK-W04N-XX can let at most 253 users connect online. xDSL, Static IP & Cable Modem Support. The Wireless Router has a 10/100BaseT Ethernet port for connecting a DSL or Cable Modem.
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Windows ME, XP, or later. AP/Router Switch. There is a switch on the back panel of MZK-W04N-XX. You may use AP/Router switch to choose the function you want to use. Built-in WPS (Wi-Fi protected setup) Function. All you need to do is to press a button and then you can easily setup up wireless Internet and security settings.
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Games, Telephony, and Conferencing applications, which are often difficult to use when behind a Firewall, is included. WMM Support. MZK-W04N-XX can let you have better video/audio data transmission quality. Special Internet Applications. Applications which use non-standard connections or port numbers are normally blocked by the Firewall.
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Protection against DoS attacks. DoS (Denial of Service) attacks can flood your Internet connection with invalid packets and connection requests, using so much bandwidth and so many resources that Internet access becomes unavailable. The Wireless Router incorporates protection against DoS attacks. Chapter1 Introduction to MZK-W04N-XX...
1.Contents of Package After purchasing MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router form a distributor or an agency, please open the package and check that all the components listed below are included. If there is any item missing or damaged, please contact with the distributor or the agency at once.
2.Product Functions Front Panel LEDs LEDs Status Meaning When starting up MZK-W04N-XX, the Power LED Power On/Off will be on. When MZK-W04N-XX finds any available wireless connection, the WLAN LED will be on. And the WLAN On/Blinking WLAN LED will be blinking when transmitting or receiving data via WLAN port.
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3 seconds before plugging the Reset Reset to Default power cord back. Release the Reset button and MZK-W04N-XX will automatically restart and back to the default settings. Turn up or turn down the switch and then restart AP/Router AP/Router Switching the system to choose the function you want to use.
3.How to Set Up MZK-W04N-XX 1.Unwrap the package of MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router and check if the components are complete and without missing anything. 2.Choose an Installation Site. Select a suitable place on the network to install MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router. And make sure that the wireless router and the DSL/ Cable modem are not powered on yet.
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4.Connect WAN Cable. Connect the DSL or Cable modem to the WAN port on MZK-W04N-XX. 5.Power On. Power the DSL or Cable modem on. At last, connect the adapter with MZK-W04N-XX and plug the other side of the power cord into the power socket.
W04N-XX Wireless Router. Please make sure that your operating system already enabled your interface card on the host and connected to one of the LAN ports on MZK-W04N-XX through Cat.5 cable. Be sure that LEDs on MZK-W04N-XX are already on and the LED corresponds with the port which you connected. If you...
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MZK-W04N-XX. Type your destination http://192.168.1.1 (default IP Address of MZK-W04N- XX) on the Address Bar in the web browser. If you have changed the default IP Address of MZK-W04N-XX, please type in the new address on the address bar. MZK-W04N-XX...
T h e M Z K-W04N-X X Wi r e l e s s R o u t e r's d e f a u l t I P A d d r e s s i s 192.168.1.1. If the IP address has already used by another device, the other device must be turned OFF until MZK-W04N-XX is allocated a new IP Address. Using UPnP...
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Using Web Browser To establish a connection between your PC and the MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router: 1.Start the WEB browser. 2.In the Address box, enter http://192.168.1.1 which is the default IP Address of the MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router. Press Enter your keyboard, and the pop-up will ask you to enter the User Name and Password to get into the program.
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4.After entering the system, MZK-W04N-XX will show you the homepage. During configuration, you can use the links on the top of the page to navigate. Besides, it is necessary that, after configuring, you should click Apply to enable the settings you ve made.
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To know more details of your PC and Internet connection, please check the TCP/IP settings on your 3.You have to make sure that your PC and MZK-W04N-XX are on the same segment. Besides, you have to use the wired LAN...
After you login the configuration utility, you can click Quick Setup on the left upper page to start setting up MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Broadband Router. You can finish setting up the router and begin to connect Internet just through a few simple and easy steps. Please follow the instructions below to set up MZK-W04N-XX.
Set Time Zone Scroll the list to choose the time zone for MZK-W04N-XX. Time Server Address You can enter the Internet address of an NTP(Network Time Protocol) Server for your system to synchronize with. Daylight Savings If you want to set up Daylight Savings, please click Enable Function check box first, and then set up the time period.
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Host Name Enter the host name of your PC and this is optional. It is only required when your service provider asks you to do so. MAC address The default MAC address of MZK-W04N-XX is the Network Interface Card s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side.
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1.If you have already had a Static IP address, you can choose this entry and use the wizard to configure. Click Fixed-IP xDSL to proceed. 2.The following are the WAN settings; please configure the settings a ccording to the real environment. MZK-W04N-XX...
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ISP address assigned by your Service Provider Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP. DNS address Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Service Provider Gateway Address Enter the Default Gateway address provided by your ISP.
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Reducing the packet size can help connecting to certain websites or speeding up the transmission rate. Connection Type There are three connection type Continuous Connect On Demand Manual Select Continuous whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, MZK-W04N-XX...
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ISP. Select Connect On Demand and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router will reconnect to your ISP when there s a connecting request. Select Manual and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, you have to manually set up to reconnect to your ISP.
You can set the system time according to the time zone where you locate now. Set Time Zone Scroll the list to choose the time zone for MZK-W04N-XX. Time Server Address You can enter the Internet address of an NTP(Network Time Protocol) Server for your system to synchronize with.
4.2.Password Settings The default User Name of MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router is admin and Password is 0000. It is recommended that you should change the default password to have better protection over the router and the LAN. You must memorize the password set by you to enter the system; otherwise, you have to restore the whole systems and then configure the settings again.
4.3.Remote Management MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router can be managed by any PC from your LAN. If the router has connected to the Internet, the administrator can also configure it via the Internet. Owing to the security, however, you must have a static IP before performing remote management.
4.4.RIP Routing Information Protocol is abbreviated as RIP, an interior gateway protocol defined by RFC 1058 that specifies how routers exchange routing table information. With RIP, routers periodically exchange entire tables. Enable/Disable Choose to Enable Disable RIP function. The default setting is disabled. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router.
Trap Receiver Please enter the IP address of the Trap Receiver. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
5.WAN In the WAN settings, MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router provides many kinds of access. You can configure the WAN side according to the real environment. Click More Configuration to proceed. 5.1.Dynamic IP If you automatically get the IP address from your ISP or use the Cable...
Host Name Enter the host name of your PC and this is optional. It is only required when your service provider asks you to do so. MAC address The default MAC address of MZK-W04N-XX is the Network Interface Card s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side. If...
5.3.PPPoE If your ISP assigns a new IP address for you whenever you login, please choose PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) from the above page. User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. (The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive.) Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP.
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ISP. Select Connect On Demand and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router will reconnect to your ISP when there s a connecting request. Select Manual and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, you have to manually set up to reconnect to your ISP.
5.4.PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), a protocol that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet. Effectively, a corporation uses a wide- area network as a single large local area network. A company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks.
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Select Connect On Demand and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router will reconnect to your ISP when there s a connecting request. Select Manual and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, you have to manually set up to reconnect to your ISP.
time, it will go offline immediately. You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again.
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Select Connect On Demand and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router will reconnect to your ISP when there s a connecting request. Select Manual and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped, you have to manually set up to reconnect to your ISP.
Idle Time Out Idle Timeout means a period of idle time before you go offline. Enter a maximum period of time (seconds) to define the maximum idle time. If the idle time is above the defined maximum idle time, it will go offline immediately. You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function.
ISP, however, this is option and you may leave it blank. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
5.8.DDNS If you re using the Internet service provided by Telstra Big Pond in Australia. You may need to do the following settings according to the information provided by your ISP. Dynamic DNS You may Enabled DDNS function and then choose a DDNS provider from the list.
If you enable DHCP server, the client host will obtain an IP address automatically. Whenever you turn on the computer, it will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings from MZK-W04N-XX. The DHCP server will allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer, but you must specify the beginning and ending address of the IP address pool.
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LAN IP IP address Here is the IP address of the LAN side of MZK-W04N-XX. It is usually the default gateway of the client s PC. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the LAN side of MZK-W04N-XX 255.255.255.0 .
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Clear If you want to clear the just entered but not added MAC address or IP address, click this button. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
Advanced Setup & Configuration 1.Wireless If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can 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.
AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Connect MZK-W04N-XX with up to four other wireless routers, to expand the scope of network. AP Bridge-WDS Connect MZK-W04N-XX with up to four WDS- capable wireless routers, to expand the range of network. Universal Repeater : By enable the universal repeater mode, MZK-W04N-XX will act as AP and client simultaneously.
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ESSID You can give MZK-W04N-XX a unique name and let it be easily distinguished from other APs. It can be 32 alphanumeric characters. Notice: When entering your ESSID, please don't use special characters such as "@", "#", "$", "%", "^", "&", "*", "(", and ")".
MZK-W04N-XX. The default value is 2346, and you can set a value between 256~2346. RTS Threshold Here you can define the minimum value of RTS...
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If you choose Disabled, the ESSID of MZK-W04N-XX will not appear on the other PC s wireless network list. It also means that only whose ESSID is the same with MZK- W04N-XX can connect with MZK-W04N-XX. Therefore, the Wireless Router/AP can block the users without authentication.
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Please manual choose the transmitting power for MZK-W04N-XX. There are several levels to choose. The system default is 100% which means MZK-W04N-XX has the maximum Tx Power on wireless network. Turbo Mode Click the check box to accelerate the transmission rate of MZK-W04N-XX.
Authentication and Encryption There are 4 kinds of authentication of MZK-W04N-XX wireless Router: Disabled/Open System, WEP, WPA pre-shared Key, and WPA RADIUS. After selecting the authentication mode, it has to cooperate with the encryption type.
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8~63 characters password to start the encryption process, which will generate four WEP keys automatically. RADIUS – is short for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, an authentication and accounting system used by many Internet Service Providers (ISPs). RADIUS setup is used to set up additional parameters for MZK-W04N-XX...
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authorizing wireless clients through RADIUS server. The RADIUS setup is required when you select to use Open System with 802.1x or WPA authentication. charac Encryption WEP Key 1~4 Passphrase Open System or Shared Key WEP64 (bit) 10 hex characters Null WEP128 (bit) 26 hex characters Null...
RADIUS Server Password Please input the password of your RADIUS authentication server here. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
1.3.2.WEP WEP is short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for WLANs defined in the 802.11b standard. WEP is designed to provide the same level of security as that of a wired LAN. WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected as it transmitted from one end point to another.
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Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
1.3.3.WPA pre-shared key WPA-PSK is short for Wi-Fi Protected Access-Pre-Shared Key. WPA-PSK uses the same encryption way with WPA, and the only difference between them is that WPA-PSK recreates a simple shared key, instead of using the user s certification. WPA Unicast Cipher Suite There are three kinds of encryption: TKIP –...
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WEP keys automatically. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
1.3.4.WPA RADIUS WPA is short for Wi-Fi Protected Access. It was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP. The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. Through the data encryption, access control and authentication, it provides better protection over data transmission.
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RADIUS authentication server here. Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
If you set the wireless access control list, only those whose wireless MAC addresses listed on the Wireless Access Control table can connect with MZK-W04N-XX. The default mode is that all the wireless stations are allowed to access MZK-W04N-XX. Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned by using this function.
2 minutes to click button. Configure via Client PinCode : You can enter the MAC address of the wireless device you would like to connect in this field. Click Start so MZK-W04N-XX will start connecting to that device. MZK-W04N-XX...
2.QoS By configuring the QoS (Quality of Service), you can control the traffic through MZK-W04N-XX, and make good use of the bandwidth. The administrator should configure the bandwidth of the WAN according to the information that ISP provided. Enable QoS Check the check box to enable the QoS function. Enable this function can limit the maximum bandwidth, or give the specific user guaranteed bandwidth.
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Move Down . Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
3.NAT NAT, Network Address Translation, can let a single IP address be shared with 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 each user. Therefore it s necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address to multiple computers on local network, so everyone can get connected to Internet.
Comment Enter any text to describe the port forwarding. It can be 16 alphanumerical characters at most. Add Click button to add the mapping to port forwarding table. MZK-W04N-XX...
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Reset Delete the just entered but not added value. Current Port Forwarding Table All the entered port forwarding rule will be listed here. Delete Selected/Delete All/Reset If you want to remove a single port forwarding, you may choose the item and click Delete Selected ;...
3.2.Virtual Server MZK-W04N-XX can enable Virtual Server function, and remote hosts can use public IP address to connect with the Internet and FTP and then enter the LAN, but all the PCs on the LAN will not be seen from the outside.
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Private Port Enter the port number that you want to set for virtual server port which might be different from the external port number. It can be a single port number or a range of ports. When receiving an incoming packet corresponding with the specific port number, the packet will be transferred to the appointed port.
Once the trigger port is detected, the incoming packets are allowed to pass the firewall to the specified incoming ports. Comment Enter any text to describe this special application. It can be 16 alphanumerical characters at most. MZK-W04N-XX...
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Popular Applications Scroll down the list to choose a popular application which can be either TCP or UDP type. Add Click button to add the special application rule to the Current Trigger-Port Table. Reset Delete the just entered but not added value. Current Trigger-Port Table All the entered triggering port will be listed here.
3.4.UPnP Setting If your Windows Operating System supports UPnP service, when you enable the UPnP service and the MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router is connecting with the computer, the task bar will show the icon of MZK- W04N-XX to inform you that a new device is found and inquire you whether if you want to set a shortcut on the desktop.
3.5.ALG Settings The Application Layer is like a rule to access the Internet. It can let local programs communicate with the remote programs, and sending information to each other in the open environment. To use the Application Layer Gateway, the appropriate Application Layer Gateway definition must be selected in the service configuration item.
4.Firewall Firewall is an advanced function which can be used to allow or deny TCP/IP data packets passing through MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router. It works like an IP filter, but has some additional settings; therefore, you can create more detailed regulations of accessing to MZK-W04N-XX.
4.1.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. Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable MAC address filtering, and please select Deny Allow...
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Reset . Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router. Cancel If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click Cancel to configure the page again. MZK-W04N-XX...
4.2.URL Blocking Use URL Filter to prevent PCs from accessing websites including the following URL strings. Users can enter some key words such as adult, hacker or other related words to prevent PCs on the LAN from connecting with these websites. Enable URL Blocking Check the check box to start using URL Blocking;...
You can click the check box to enable the Anti-DoS and choose the items which you need to use. Too many Anti-DoS functions are enabled can also affect the efficiency of the Internet connection via MZK-W04N-XX. We suggest you to set the appropriate amount of Anti-DoS functions according to your real needs as to meet the balance between the efficiency and the security.
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Port Scan Some malicious intruder will try to use a port scanner to know how many ports of your Internet IP address are open, and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so. Check this box and the router will block all traffics which are trying to scan your Internet IP address.
Internet using DMZ function. Enter the host s LAN IP address to enable this function, but be aware that one MZK-W04N-XX can only correspond to a single DMZ host.
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entry, you may choose the item and click Delete Selected ; or if you want to delete all the clients, you can click Delete All . If you want to cancel the check you just made, you may click Reset . Apply Click this button to save the settings and restart the router.
5.Status After entering the configuration homepage of MZK-W04N-XX, please click Status on the right upper corner of the page. This page shows the general current system status. 5.1.Internet Connection Click the link of Internet Connection on the left side of the page to check the current Internet connection status of MZK-W04N-XX.
WLAN and LAN. 5.3.System Log System Log records every events happened on the MZK-W04N-XX Wireless Router. These data are useful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of data and affect the performance.
Refresh Refresh the event log to get the latest status. 5.5.Active DHCP Client If you re using the DHCP server function of MZK-W04N-XX, you can use this function to check all the active DHCP leases issued by this router. Please click...
5.6.Statistics You may click this page to check the packet counters for data transmission status of WLAN, LAN, and WAN. Refresh Click this button to refresh the statistics of the packet counters. 6.Tool After entering the configuration homepage, click Tool link on the upper right of the page to use the backup, restore, and upgrade functions.
Before upgrading, you can use this function to save current system settings or upload the previous settings after upgrading the firmware. Backup Settings You may click Save button to save current system settings to your local disk. (The format will be *.bin file) MZK-W04N-XX...
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Restore Settings Make sure the saved system setting file is in the local host disk and then click Browse to search for the saved system setting file. Click Open to select the system setting file that you want and then click Upload to start restore the settings.
You can upgrade the firmware of MZK-W04N-XX via Web Browser. First, please go to the website: http://www.planex.com.tw/download/index. htm to download the latest firmware of MZK-W04N-XX. Be sure that the firmware is stored in your PC s disk and then click Browse to search for the firmware file which you just downloaded.
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