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EnGenius ESR-9750G User Manual

Wireless broadband 11n router (802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b)
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ESR-9750G
Wireless Broadband 11n router
(802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b)
User Manual
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  • Page 1 ESR-9750G Wireless Broadband 11n router (802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b) User Manual Version: 1.8...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................6 PRODUCT LAYOUT.........................7 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................9 ESR-9750G PLACEMENT......................9 SETUP LAN, WAN...........................10 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP)...............11 BRING UP ESR-9750G........................13 SMART WIZARD ..........................13 INITIAL SETUP ESR-9750 G ......................22 WIZARD ............................32 INTERNET............................33 WIRELESS SETTINGS ........................36 FIREWALL SETTINGS........................49 ADVANCED SETTINGS ........................56...

  • Page 3: Revision History

    Revision History Version Date Notes March16, 2008 Modified from existing UM. March22, 2008 Update new features May 30, 2008 Add Power Saving feature Oct 06, 2008 Add IC statement...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of ESR-9750G Wireless Network Broadband Router. ESR-9750G is compliant with draft 802.11n v 2.0 up to 6 times faster than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. ESR-9750G is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 4-port full-duplex Gigabit Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds.

  • Page 5: Key Features

    2 Key Features Features Advantages Heavy data payloads such as Incredible Data Rate up to 300Mbps** MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and Fully Interoperable with IEEE backward compatible with 802.11b/g 802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant devices with legacy protection Scalability, extend your network. Four 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Switch Ports (Auto-Crossover) Avoids the attacks of Hackers or...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    3 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. 802.11n SOHO Router 2.

  • Page 7: Product Layout

    4 Product Layout...
  • Page 8 Description POWER Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET WLAN Lights up in ORANGE when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic LAN PORT ACTIVY Blinks on traffic for specific LAN PORT 1000 Mbps Lights up when 1000 Mbps data rate enabled on that specific port ITEM Description...

  • Page 9: Network + System Requirements

    Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables. 6 ESR-9750G Placement You can place ESR-9750G on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven.

  • Page 10: Setup Lan, Wan

    7 Setup LAN, WAN LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on ESR-9750G. WAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between WAN ports of your ADSL/CABLE modem & INTERNET port of ESR-9750G. Make sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is working well.

  • Page 11: Pc Network Adapter Setup (Windows Xp)

    8 PC Network Adapter setup ( Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon=>select [properties]...
  • Page 12 • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. ESR-9750G supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].

  • Page 13: Bring Up Esr-9750G

    Connect ESR-9750G WAN port & your modem WAN port with RJ45 cable. STEP 2 Power up ESR-9750G.POWER led on front panel lights up & remains stable . STEP 3 Connect ESR-9750G LAN port & PC/Notebook RJ45 port with network cable.
  • Page 14 Click Setup Wizard to setup your ESR-9750G router. Click User Manual to launch smart wizard user manual. Click Adobe Reader to setup Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook. Click EXIT anytime you want to abort.
  • Page 15 Click <Next> to proceed. Click <Exit> to abort. ESR-9750G should be setup as depicted above. Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working. Else take the help of your internet service provider. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 16 Check the MODEM and ESR-9750G connection. It should be as shown below. Check power connection for modem as well as ESR-9750G. Make sure antenna is connected to rear panel of ESR-9750G. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 17 Notice the LED that should be light up at this stage. If not, check your procedures again. Click <Next> to configure WAN & Wireless settings.
  • Page 18 User name and password are admin/admin. Click <OK>. Your default browser will connect to ESR-9750G Web Server http://192.168.0.1 Click <Next> to enter mode selection.
  • Page 19 Select the mode that ESR-9750G is going to be and set its configurations. AP Repeater mode does not enable WAN interface, Setup Wizard will skip WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to automatically detect your Internet Network settings.
  • Page 20 Smart Wizard has detected DHCP client. Configure the host name and MAC address of your ADSL modem. Click Next to proceed. Smart Wizard has finished setting up WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to proceed. Enter the name for your wireless network (SSID) and security key Click <Next>...
  • Page 21 To apply the entire configuration, click <Reboot>. NOTE: After Wireless settings are applied, you need to connect from your WLAN client with the security settings you just finished configuring. Remember the type of security & security key.

  • Page 22: Initial Setup Esr-9750G

    11 Initial Setup ESR-9750G ESR-9750G uses web-interface for configuration to be accessed through your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. - LOGIN Procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your...
  • Page 23 3. Click <OK> to navigate into ESR-9750 configuration home page. 4. You will see the home page of ESR-9750 as follows.
  • Page 24 - Status This page allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the status page to quickly see if you have any updated firmware available (bug fixes, updates). You can navigate from this page with a few interesting options for reminding or skipping this page forever &...
  • Page 25 LAN Settings: This section displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled. WLAN Settings: This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown.
  • Page 26 LAN IP IP address: 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default.
  • Page 27 End IP: This will be the end of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. Domain name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network. - DHCP View the current LAN clients which are assigned with an IP Address by the DHCP-server.
  • Page 28 - Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving. Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement those settings.

  • Page 29: Event Log

    The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box. - Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save>...
  • Page 30 - Monitor Show histogram for network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently.
  • Page 31 - Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, You could select your native language here.

  • Page 32: Wizard

    12 Wizard Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click <Next>. The details please refer to Smart Wizard <Page 18>.

  • Page 33: Internet

    13 INTERNET - Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status - Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of the Ethernet card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the broadband router and click the <Clone MAC Address>...
  • Page 34 - Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS of your ISP provider. - Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE) Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Provider.
  • Page 35 Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets. Type: Enable the Auto-reconnect option to automatically re-establish the connection when an application attempts to access the Internet again. Idle Timeout: This is a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.

  • Page 36: Wireless Settings

    14 Wireless Settings - Basic In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel. Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. Mode: In this device, we support three operation modes which are AP router, AP route with WDS (we will introduce this function later section), and repeater.
  • Page 37 2.4 GHz(B+G+N): Either 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless devices are in your environment. Enable ESSID: We support 4 multiple SSIDs in this device. Please select how many SSIDs you would like to use in your network environment. ESSID1~4: ESSID is the name of your wireless network. It might be a unique name to identify this wireless device in the Wireless LAN.
  • Page 38 MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: it does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode.
  • Page 39 Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold: When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
  • Page 40 N Data Rate: The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest data rate can be fixed. Channel Bandwidth: This is the range of frequencies that will be used. Preamble Type: The “Long Preamble”...
  • Page 42 ESSID Selection: This broadband router support multiple ESSID, you could select and set up the wanted ESSID. Broadcast ESSID: If you enabled “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended.
  • Page 43 WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
  • Page 44 Key1 - Key4: The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5- digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.

  • Page 45: Mac Address Filtering

    It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply> button when you are done. - MAC Address Filtering This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list...
  • Page 46 Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>. The wireless station will now be added into the "Current Access Control List" below. If you are having any difficulties filling in the fields, just click "Clear" and both "MAC Address" and "Comment"...
  • Page 47 WPS: Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS function. WPS Current Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here. Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’. Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router.

  • Page 48: Client List

    Interface: If device is set to repeater mode, you can choose “Client” interface to connect with other AP by using WPS, otherwise you may choose “AP” interface to do WPS with other clients. WPS via Push Button: Press the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2 minutes.

  • Page 49: Firewall Settings

    15 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
  • Page 50 Enable DMZ: Enable/disable DMZ LAN IP Address: Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood.

  • Page 51: Mac Filter

    Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack. - MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that configuration.
  • Page 52 Add PC MAC Address Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click <Add>. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.
  • Page 53 - IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.

  • Page 54: Url Filter

    Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - URL Filter You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking: Enable or disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword”...
  • Page 55 If you want remove all URL keywords from the table, click <Delete All> button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations...

  • Page 56: Advanced Settings

    16 Advanced Settings - Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
  • Page 57 Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function. Description: description of this setting. Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Type: This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP”...
  • Page 58 Remove Port Mapping If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then click D<Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the table, click <Delete All>...
  • Page 59 Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding. Description: The description of this setting. Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number that the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Type: Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it to the default “both”...
  • Page 60 - Port Triggering (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. Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application.
  • Page 61 Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Port Triggering Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type", "Public Port"...
  • Page 62 - UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. Enable/Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
  • Page 63 - Quality of Service (QoS) QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first.
  • Page 64 Ingress Rate: The throughput limit of receiving packets. Egress Rate: The throughput limit of sending packets. Application-based Qos This is the application based QoS control method. You can reserve or limit the bandwidth of some LAN IP address and port number. They will guarantee the throughput in WAN connection.
  • Page 65 Bandwidth Allocation: This can reserve / limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You can set the upper bound and Lower bound. Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload or download. IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address Protocol: Specify the packet type.
  • Page 66 Disabled: This could turn off QoS feature. - Routing You can set enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets by your routing policy. Destination LAN IP: Specify the destination LAN IP address of static routing rule.
  • Page 67 Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule. Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule. Hops: Specify the Max Hops number of static routing rule. Interface: Specify the Interface of static routing rule.

  • Page 68: Tools Settings

    17 TOOLS Settings - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password.
  • Page 69 Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from a remote location, providing they know the password.
  • Page 70 Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address.
  • Page 71 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page. - Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware.
  • Page 72 this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process - Back-up This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-load the saved configurations into the router through the Restore Settings.
  • Page 73 to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings. - Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.

  • Page 74: Repeater Mode

    Repeater Mode Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose “Repeater mode” on the top right corner of the configuration page. System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168..0.1 You will see the configuration homepage under “REPEATER” mode now. - Status System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router.
  • Page 75 You can see the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information. LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled.
  • Page 76 IP address: It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
  • Page 77 - Event Log View operation log of ESR-9750. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...
  • Page 78 - Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, you could select your native language here.
  • Page 79 -Basic You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function Mode: Band: Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time.
  • Page 80 -Clint List - Tools This section has many useful and miscellaneous features. - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.
  • Page 81 Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password: Enter your new password and in Repeat New Password for verification purposes Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations Remote managemen This allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site.
  • Page 82 Port: The port number of the remote management web interface. Enabled: Check to enable the remote management function. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Event Log entries and Schedule settings.
  • Page 83 - Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled / disabled in this page. - Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
  • Page 84 Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process...
  • Page 85 - Back-up The page allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g.

  • Page 87: Appendix A - Fcc Interference Statement

    Appendix A – FCC Interference Statement 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.

  • Page 88: Industry Canada Statement

    Appendix B – IC Interference Statement Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada 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 89 ESR-9750 Wireless Broadband 11n router (802.11n, 802.11g & 802.11b) User Manual Version: 1.8...
  • Page 90 ABLE OF ONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..........................4 KEY FEATURES..........................5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................6 PRODUCT LAYOUT.........................7 NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................9 ESR-9750 PLACEMENT........................9 SETUP LAN, WAN...........................10 PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP)...............11 BRING UP ESR-9750........................13 SMART WIZARD ..........................13 INITIAL SETUP ESR-9750 ......................22 WIZARD ............................32 INTERNET............................33 WIRELESS SETTINGS ........................36 FIREWALL SETTINGS........................49...
  • Page 91 Revision History Version Date Notes March16, 2008 Modified from existing UM. March22, 2008 Update new features May 30, 2008 Add Power Saving feature Oct 06, 2008 Add IC statement...

  • Page 92: Introduction

    1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of ESR-9750 Wireless Network Broadband Router. ESR-9750 is compliant with draft 802.11n v 2.0 up to 6 times faster than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. ESR-9750 is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 4-port full-duplex Gigabit Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at incredible speeds.

  • Page 93: Key Features

    2 Key Features Features Advantages Heavy data payloads such as Incredible Data Rate up to 300Mbps** MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n Compliant and Fully Interoperable with IEEE backward compatible with 802.11b/g 802.11b / IEEE802.11g compliant devices with legacy protection Scalability, extend your network. Four 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Switch Ports (Auto-Crossover) Avoids the attacks of Hackers or...

  • Page 94: Package Contents

    3 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. 802.11n SOHO Router 2.

  • Page 95: Product Layout

    4 Product Layout...
  • Page 96 Description POWER Lights up when powered ON. Blinks on TEST/RESET WLAN Lights up in ORANGE when WLAN is enabled. Blinks on traffic LAN PORT ACTIVY Blinks on traffic for specific LAN PORT 1000 Mbps Lights up when 1000 Mbps data rate enabled on that specific port ITEM Description...

  • Page 97: Network + System Requirements

    5 Network + System Requirements To begin using the ESR-9750, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: PC/Notebook. Operating System – Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000/VISTA 1 Free Ethernet port. WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 a/b/g/n) – optional. External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45). PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera etc.) Few Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables.

  • Page 98: Setup Lan, Wan

    7 Setup LAN, WAN LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on ESR-9750. WAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between WAN ports of your ADSL/CABLE modem & INTERNET port of ESR-9750. Make sure your ADSL/CABLE modem is working well.

  • Page 99: Pc Network Adapter Setup (Windows Xp)

    8 PC Network Adapter setup ( Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network]. • Select [Local Area Connection]) icon=>select [properties]...
  • Page 100 • Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. ESR-9750 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].

  • Page 101: Bring Up Esr-9750

    9 Bring up ESR-9750 Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. Then, ESR-9750 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self- test phase, Power LED will blink briefly, and then will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation.
  • Page 102 Click Setup Wizard to setup your ESR-9750 router. Click User Manual to launch smart wizard user manual. Click Adobe Reader to setup Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC/Notebook. Click EXIT anytime you want to abort.
  • Page 103 Click <Next> to proceed. Click <Exit> to abort. ESR-9750 should be setup as depicted above. Make sure your DSL/CABLE modem is setup and working. Else take the help of your internet service provider. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 104 Check the MODEM and ESR-9750 connection. It should be as shown below. Check power connection for modem as well as ESR-9750. Make sure antenna is connected to rear panel of ESR-9750. Click <Next> to proceed.
  • Page 105 Notice the LED that should be light up at this stage. If not, check your procedures again. Click <Next> to configure WAN & Wireless settings.
  • Page 106 User name and password are admin/admin. Click <OK>. Your default browser will connect to ESR-9750 Web Server http://192.168.0.1 Click <Next> to enter mode selection.
  • Page 107 Select the mode that ESR-9750 is going to be and set its configurations. AP Repeater mode does not enable WAN interface, Setup Wizard will skip WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to automatically detect your Internet Network settings.
  • Page 108 Smart Wizard has detected DHCP client. Configure the host name and MAC address of your ADSL modem. Click Next to proceed. Smart Wizard has finished setting up WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to proceed. Enter the name for your wireless network (SSID) and security key Click <Next>...
  • Page 109 To apply the entire configuration, click <Reboot>. NOTE: After Wireless settings are applied, you need to connect from your WLAN client with the security settings you just finished configuring. Remember the type of security & security key.

  • Page 110: Initial Setup Esr-9750

    11 Initial Setup ESR-9750 ESR-9750 uses web-interface for configuration to be accessed through your web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. - LOGIN Procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and hit [Enter] button on your keyboard.
  • Page 111 3. Click <OK> to navigate into ESR-9750 configuration home page. 4. You will see the home page of ESR-9750 as follows.
  • Page 112 - Status This page allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the status page to quickly see if you have any updated firmware available (bug fixes, updates). You can navigate from this page with a few interesting options for reminding or skipping this page forever &...
  • Page 113 LAN Settings: This section displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled. WLAN Settings: This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section. Wireless configuration details such as SSID, Security settings, BSSID, Channel number, mode of operation are briefly shown.
  • Page 114 LAN IP IP address: 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default.
  • Page 115 End IP: This will be the end of the pool of IP addresses available for client devices. Domain name: The Domain Name for the existing or customized network. - DHCP View the current LAN clients which are assigned with an IP Address by the DHCP-server.
  • Page 116 - Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving. Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow configuration of firewall and power savings services. Fill in the schedule and select type of service. Click <Apply> to implement those settings.
  • Page 117 The schedule table lists the pre-schedule service-runs. You can select any of them using the check box. - Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save>...
  • Page 118 - Monitor Show histogram for network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently.
  • Page 119 - Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, You could select your native language here.

  • Page 120: Wizard

    12 Wizard Click Wizard to configure the Broadband Router. Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click <Next>. The details please refer to Smart Wizard <Page 18>.

  • Page 121: Internet

    13 INTERNET - Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status - Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of the Ethernet card as an identifier, connect only the PC with the registered MAC address to the broadband router and click the <Clone MAC Address>...
  • Page 122 - Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP address, and Primary DNS of your ISP provider. - Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE) Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Provider.
  • Page 123 Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): This is the maximum size of the packets. Type: Enable the Auto-reconnect option to automatically re-establish the connection when an application attempts to access the Internet again. Idle Timeout: This is a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.

  • Page 124: Wireless Settings

    14 Wireless Settings - Basic In basic setting page, you can set wireless Radio, Mode, Band, SSID, and Channel. Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. Mode: In this device, we support three operation modes which are AP router, AP route with WDS (we will introduce this function later section), and repeater.
  • Page 125 2.4 GHz(B+G+N): Either 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless devices are in your environment. Enable ESSID: We support 4 multiple SSIDs in this device. Please select how many SSIDs you would like to use in your network environment. ESSID1~4: ESSID is the name of your wireless network. It might be a unique name to identify this wireless device in the Wireless LAN.
  • Page 126 MAC address 1~4: Please enter the MAC address of the neighboring APs that participates in WDS, we support 4 devices now. Set Security: WDS Security depends on your AP security settings. Note: it does not support mixed mode such as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Mixed mode.
  • Page 127 Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold: When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
  • Page 128 N Data Rate: The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest data rate can be fixed. Channel Bandwidth: This is the range of frequencies that will be used. Preamble Type: The “Long Preamble”...
  • Page 130 ESSID Selection: This broadband router support multiple ESSID, you could select and set up the wanted ESSID. Broadcast ESSID: If you enabled “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended.
  • Page 131 WEP Encryption When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
  • Page 132 Key1 - Key4: The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5- digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.
  • Page 133 It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press <Apply> button when you are done. - MAC Address Filtering This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Enable wireless access control: Enable the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list...
  • Page 134 Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click <Add>. The wireless station will now be added into the "Current Access Control List" below. If you are having any difficulties filling in the fields, just click "Clear" and both "MAC Address" and "Comment"...
  • Page 135 WPS: Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the WPS function. WPS Current Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here. Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’. Self Pin Code: This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router.
  • Page 136 Interface: If device is set to repeater mode, you can choose “Client” interface to connect with other AP by using WPS, otherwise you may choose “AP” interface to do WPS with other clients. WPS via Push Button: Press the button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2 minutes.

  • Page 137: Firewall Settings

    15 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
  • Page 138 Enable DMZ: Enable/disable DMZ LAN IP Address: Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN Network that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood.
  • Page 139 Port Scan: Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood: Protects the router from Sync Flood attack. - MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), and then this is the place to set that configuration.
  • Page 140 Add PC MAC Address Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click <Add>. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click <Reset> and the fields will be cleared.
  • Page 141 - IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow: If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
  • Page 142 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - URL Filter You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking: Enable or disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword”...
  • Page 143 If you want remove all URL keywords from the table, click <Delete All> button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click <Reset>. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations...

  • Page 144: Advanced Settings

    16 Advanced Settings - Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
  • Page 145 Enable Port Mapping: Enable or disable port mapping function. Description: description of this setting. Local IP: This is the local IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Type: This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP”...
  • Page 146 Remove Port Mapping If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping setting that you want to remove in the table and then click D<Delete Selected>. If you want to remove all Port Mapping settings from the table, click <Delete All>...
  • Page 147 Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding. Description: The description of this setting. Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN Client/Host IP address and Port number that the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Type: Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it to the default “both”...
  • Page 148 - Port Triggering (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. Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application.
  • Page 149 Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Port Triggering Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type", "Public Port"...
  • Page 150 - UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So, you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. Enable/Disable UPnP: You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
  • Page 151 - Quality of Service (QoS) QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first.
  • Page 152 Ingress Rate: The throughput limit of receiving packets. Egress Rate: The throughput limit of sending packets. Application-based Qos This is the application based QoS control method. You can reserve or limit the bandwidth of some LAN IP address and port number. They will guarantee the throughput in WAN connection.
  • Page 153 Bandwidth Allocation: This can reserve / limit the throughput of specific protocols and port range. You can set the upper bound and Lower bound. Type: Specify the direction of packets. Upload or download. IP range: Specify the IP address range. You could also fill one IP address Protocol: Specify the packet type.
  • Page 154 Disabled: This could turn off QoS feature. - Routing You can set enable Static Routing to let the router forward packets by your routing policy. Destination LAN IP: Specify the destination LAN IP address of static routing rule.
  • Page 155 Subnet Mask: Specify the Subnet Mask of static routing rule. Default Gateway: Specify the default gateway of static routing rule. Hops: Specify the Max Hops number of static routing rule. Interface: Specify the Interface of static routing rule.

  • Page 156: Tools Settings

    17 TOOLS Settings - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password.
  • Page 157 Host Address: This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access the router’s web-based configuration from a remote location, providing they know the password.
  • Page 158 Daylight Savings: The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the Daylight Savings Time period and check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address.
  • Page 159 Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page. - Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware.
  • Page 160 this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process - Back-up This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-load the saved configurations into the router through the Restore Settings.
  • Page 161 to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to force the Broadband router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings. - Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.

  • Page 162: Repeater Mode

    Repeater Mode Repeater mode has limited settings compared to the AP mode. Choose “Repeater mode” on the top right corner of the configuration page. System restarts and connects to the IP address http://192.168..0.1 You will see the configuration homepage under “REPEATER” mode now. - Status System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router.
  • Page 163 You can see the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information. LAN Settings: This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN & WLAN information. It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled / disabled.
  • Page 164 IP address: It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). It can be changed based on your own choice. IP Subnet Mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree: This is disabled by default. If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
  • Page 165 - Event Log View operation log of ESR-9750. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...
  • Page 166 - Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, you could select your native language here.
  • Page 167 -Basic You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Radio: Enable or Disable Wireless function Mode: Band: Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 802.11b and 802.11g clients at the same time.
  • Page 168 -Clint List - Tools This section has many useful and miscellaneous features. - Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.
  • Page 169 Current Password: Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password: Enter your new password and in Repeat New Password for verification purposes Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations Remote managemen This allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site.
  • Page 170 Port: The port number of the remote management web interface. Enabled: Check to enable the remote management function. Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. - Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Event Log entries and Schedule settings.
  • Page 171 - Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled / disabled in this page. - Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status. - Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
  • Page 172 Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process...
  • Page 173 - Back-up The page allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g.

  • Page 175: Appendix A - Fcc Interference Statement

    Appendix A – FCC Interference Statement 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.
  • Page 176 Appendix B – IC Interference Statement Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada 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.

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