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150Mbps Wireless N Router
1910020625
REV 2.1.0

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  • Page 1 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 1910020625 REV 2.1.0...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    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. 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.

  • Page 3: National Restrictions

    National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark General authorization required for outdoor use and Bulgaria None public service...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction........................2 Overview of the Router .......................2 Conventions ........................2 Main Features ........................2 Panel Layout ........................3 1.4.1 The Front Panel......................3 1.4.2 The Rear Panel ......................4 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router .....................5 System Requirements......................5 Installation Environment Requirements ................5 Connecting the Router ......................5 2.3.1 Repeater Mode .......................6...
  • Page 5 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics....................34 DHCP ..........................34 4.7.1 DHCP Settings..................... 34 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ....................35 4.7.3 Address Reservation ................... 36 Forwarding ........................37 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ..................... 37 4.8.2 Port Triggering ..................... 38 4.8.3 DMZ ........................40 4.8.4 UPnP ........................
  • Page 6 4.14.8 System log ......................55 4.14.9 Statistics....................... 56 Appendix A: FAQ ..........................58 Appendix B: Configuring the PC ...................... 62 Appendix C: Specifications ....................... 66 Appendix D: Glossary ........................67 - III -...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    The following items should be found in your package: WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Power Adapter for WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Quick Installation Guide  Resource CD for WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router, including:   This Guide  Other Helpful Information ...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions. 1.2 Conventions The Router or WR1500N mentioned in this guide stands for WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router without any explanation. 1.3 Main Features Make use of IEEE 802.11n wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to...

  • Page 9: Panel Layout

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE Internet  access. Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host.   Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing.  Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet.

  • Page 10: The Rear Panel

    The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right).  POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router.  ON/OFF: The switch for the power.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)  One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is  connected directly to the Ethernet.) PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ...

  • Page 12: Repeater Mode

    On this mode, the only wired port works as LAN. Computer could connect to the device by either wired or wireless way. The SSID of WR1500N should be the same as that of the device you repeat. To avoid the conflict of DHCP service with front-end devices, the DHCP server is default to be closed on this mode.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router is 192.168.0.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 14: Quick Installation Guide

    192.168.0.2 ~ 192.168.0.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.
  • Page 15 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-4 Login Window s  Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.
  • Page 16 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port. 1) If the connection type is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 17 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireles s Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list.  SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set ...
  • Page 18 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change!  These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to Section 4.6: “Wireless”. Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the thirteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility.

  • Page 20: Quick Setup

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wifi Protected Setup) function.
  • Page 21 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-3 WPS WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.  Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the  Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
  • Page 22 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset Button on the front panel of the Router.  Note: When press and hold the WPS/Reset Button for more than 5 seconds, you will reset the router.
  • Page 23 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears.
  • Page 24 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point”...
  • Page 25 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 26 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-3 (each Router has its unique PIN code.

  • Page 27: Network

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network.

  • Page 28: Wan

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation  (factory default: 192.168.0.1). Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use ...
  • Page 29 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.
  • Page 30 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These  fields are case-sensitive. Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an ...

  • Page 31: Mac Clone

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

  • Page 32: Wireless

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-11 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ...
  • Page 33 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-13 Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set  Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
  • Page 34 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.  11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

  • Page 35: Wireless Security

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router WEP Index - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It  indicates the index of the WEP key. Auth Type - This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX).It ...
  • Page 36 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-16  Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

  • Page 37: Wireless Mac Filtering

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server.  Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server.  Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above.
  • Page 38 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Description - A simple description of the wireless station.  To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear, shown in Figure 4-20:...

  • Page 39: Wireless Advanced

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.6.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-21 Wireless Advanced Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.

  • Page 40: Wireless Statistics

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.5 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “Wireless →...

  • Page 41: Dhcp Clients List

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-24 DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must  have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

  • Page 42: Address Reservation

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-25 DHCP Clients List Client Name - The name of the DHCP client  MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client.  Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the DHCP client.

  • Page 43: Forwarding

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. Modify the information. Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled.

  • Page 44: Port Triggering

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router To setup a virtual server entry: Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-30. Select the service port you want to use from the Common Service Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the service that you want to use, type the service port number or service port range in the Service Port box.
  • Page 45 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-31 Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host.

  • Page 46: Dmz

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-32 Add or Modify a Port Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.

  • Page 47: Upnp

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding → UPnP”, you can view the information about UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the screen as shown in Figure 4-34. The UPnP feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed.
  • Page 48 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-36 Advanced Security Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and  60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics.

  • Page 49: Remote Management

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router  Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port - Enable or Disable Ignore Ping Packet From WAN Port. The default setting is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the Internet cannot access the Router. ...
  • Page 50 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-38 Static Routing To add static routing entries, follow the steps below. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-38, you will see the following screen Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry Enter the following data.

  • Page 51: Bandwidth Control

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.11 Bandwidth Control You can configure the Bandwidth control function on this page shown in Figure 4-40: Figure 4-40 Bandwidth Control Enable IP QoS - Enable or disable the function of IP QoS.  Choose BandWidth Type - Select the network connection type from the drop-down list.

  • Page 52: Binding Settings

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-41): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below.

  • Page 53: Arp List

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-44 Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.12.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also.

  • Page 54: Dynamic Dns

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.13 Dynamic DNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, you can configure the Dynamic DNS function. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is.

  • Page 55: Oray.net Ddns

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.13.2 Oray.net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-47. Figure 4-47 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

  • Page 56: System Tools

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-48 Comexe.cn DDNS settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Type the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

  • Page 57: Time Settings

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.14.1 Time Settings Choose menu “System Tools → Time Settings”, you can configure the time on the following screen. Figure 4-50 Time settings Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull-down list.
  • Page 58 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-51 Diagnostic Tools  Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to  a given host or gateway.

  • Page 59: Firmware Upgrade

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-52 Diagnostic Results  Note: Only one user can use this tool at one time. Options “Number of Pings”, “Ping Size” and “Ping Timeout” are used for Ping function. Option “Tracert Hops” are used for Tracert function.

  • Page 60: Factory Defaults

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router 4.14.4 Factory Defaults Choose menu “System Tools → Factory Defaults”, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen. Figure 4-54 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values.

  • Page 61: Password

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-56 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include:  Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).  Change the DHCP Settings.  Change the Wireless configurations.

  • Page 62: Statistics

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure 4-58 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the router. Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear All button to clear all the logs.
  • Page 63 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Statistics Table: IP Address/ The IP Address and MAC address are displayed with related statistics MAC Address Packets The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.

  • Page 64: Appendix A: Faq

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
  • Page 65 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router address is proper MAC address, click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or else, type the MAC Address into the "WAN MAC Address" field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.
  • Page 66 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.0.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
  • Page 67 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. Make sure the "Enable Wireless Router Radio" is checked. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID.

  • Page 68: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 69 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below:  Setting IP address automatically...
  • Page 70 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-3  Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted.  Setting IP address manually Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available.
  • Page 71 WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Figure B-4 Now, click OK to keep your settings. - 65 -...

  • Page 72: Appendix C: Specifications

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix C: Specifications General IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Standards Compatible with 802.11n Protocols TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Ports Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 73: Appendix D: Glossary

    WR1500N 150Mbps Wireless N Router Appendix D: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using  direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.

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