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Medialink MWN-WAPR300N User Manual

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  • Page 1 MWN-WAPR300N...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only. Upgrades of software and hardware may occur, and if there are changes, Medialink is not responsible for notifying in advance. If you would like to know more about our product information, please visit our...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MWN-WAPR300N Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 P ..........1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 LED I ....1 NDICATORS AND ESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT INSTALLATION ......4 CHAPTER 3 HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR COMPUTER’S ETHERNET (LAN) CONNECTION..5 3.1 H...
  • Page 4 MWN-WAPR300N 5.2.3 WPA2-PSK (WPA2-P ) ......35 ERSONAL 5.2.4 WEP ..............36 5.3 MAC F ............36 ILTER 5.4 C ..........37 ONNECTION TATUS CHAPTER 6 DHCP SERVER ..........38 6.1 DHCP S ............38 ERVER 6.2 DHCP C ..........38 LIENT CHAPTER 7 VIRTUAL SERVER ........
  • Page 5 MWN-WAPR300N 10.7 C ......55 HANGE SERNAME ASSWORD 10.8 S ..............55 YSLOG APPENDIX 1 GLOSSARY ..........57 APPENDIX 2 PRODUCT FEATURES ......57 APPENDIX 3 FAQ ............... 58 APPENDIX 4 CLEAR WIRELESS CONFIGURATION . 59 APPENDIX 5 REGULATORY INFORMATION ....61...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

     One Power Adapter  One CD If any of the listed items are missing or damaged, please contact the Medialink reseller for immediate replacement. 1.2 LED Indicators and Port Description Panel and LED indicators show: LED indicator description on the front panel...
  • Page 7 MWN-WAPR300N Back panel ports...
  • Page 8 MWN-WAPR300N Back panel port description...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Product Installation

    ISP to the router’s WAN port. 3. By default the Medialink router is set to use a Dynamic (DHCP) connection through the WAN port so unless you have a DSL Modem that requires the router to use a PPPoE type setup, then you will immediately have Internet access through the Medialink router.

  • Page 10: Chapter 3 How To Configure Your Computer's Ethernet (Lan) Connection

    MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 3 How to configure your computer’s Ethernet (LAN) connection. (Please note that most computers are already configured correctly and do not require this step.) 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations Network Configurations under Windows XP 1. Right click “My Network Places” on your computer desktop and select “Properties”.
  • Page 11 MWN-WAPR300N 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Or if you want to specify a Static IP Address for your computer, select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: ...
  • Page 12 MWN-WAPR300N  DNS server: You should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP. Otherwise, you can enter 192.168.8.1. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Network Configurations under Windows 7 1. Click the network icon on the lower right corner of your computer desktop, and then click”...
  • Page 13 MWN-WAPR300N 3. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 4. Double click” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)". 5. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address...
  • Page 14 MWN-WAPR300N automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Or if you want to specify a Static IP Address for your computer select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows:  IP Address: 192.168.8.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) ...

  • Page 15: Log In To The Router

    MWN-WAPR300N 3.2 Log in to the Router To access the Router’s Web-based Utility, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer Firefox enter http://192.168.0.1 Press “Enter”. You will be prompted to Login. The Default Username is “admin” and the Default Password is “admin”...

  • Page 16: Fast Internet Access

    MWN-WAPR300N 3.3 Fast Internet Access Two kinds of fast access methods are provided on the router’s web-based utility or GUI: DHCP and PPPoE (aDSL Virtual Dial-Up). If you select DHCP, you can choose to change the Wireless SSID (name of network) and/or the Wireless Password if you want.

  • Page 17: Default Wireless Settings

    “password” and you can change it whenever you want. 3.4 Default Wireless Settings Your Medialink router is set by default to have a Wireless SSID “medialink”. This is the name of your network that will appear in a list to choose from on any device in range of the router.
  • Page 18 MWN-WAPR300N  Gateway: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router.  DNS Server: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router.  Alternate DNS Server: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router.  Connection Type: displays your current access method.  LAN MAC Address：displays the Router’s LAN MAC Address.

  • Page 19: Wan Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N 4.2 WAN Settings Click “Advanced Settings” > “WAN Settings” to enter the following screen: PPPoE (aDSL Virtual Dial-up)  Mode: Shows your current connection mode.  ISP Username (or Email): Enter the Username provided by your ISP.  ISP Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP.
  • Page 20 MWN-WAPR300N times. Otherwise, enter the minutes to be elapsed before you are disconnected from the Internet.  Connect Manually: Connect to the Internet by users manually.  Connect on Fixed Time: Connect to the Internet during the time you fix automatically.
  • Page 21 MWN-WAPR300N (optional)  Click “Apply” when finished. Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means every time you access the Internet, you will get a different IP Address. You do not need to enter any parameters in this mode, just Click “Apply”...

  • Page 22: Lan Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N or “Static”. If your ISP doesn’t provide the IP address, please select “Dynamic”.  IP Address: Please enter the IP address provided by your ISP.  Subnet mask: Please enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP, generally it is 255.255.255.0 or similar.

  • Page 23: Mac Clone

    MWN-WAPR300N  LAN MAC Address: The Router’s LAN MAC Address, which is unchangeable.  IP Address: The Router’s LAN IP Address (not your PC’s IP address and not the WAN IP Address that your router acquires from your modem/ISP). The default value is 192.168.8.1.

  • Page 24: Dns Settings

    Clone MAC Address: Copies your PC’s MAC Address. Make sure you are using a computer that does work properly when connected directly to your modem and that your computer is currently connected to your Medialink router via Ethernet.  Restore Default MAC Address: Restores the MAC Address to the default factory MAC Address.

  • Page 25: Wan Speed

    MWN-WAPR300N 4.6 WAN Speed This page allows you to set the connection speed of the WAN port. It is not recommended to adjust this setting. 4.7 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth control is used to limit the data traffic of LAN computers when accessing the Internet.
  • Page 26 MWN-WAPR300N  Upload/Download: specifies the traffic direction for the selected IP addresses.  Bandwidth Range: The maximum and minimum upload/download data traffic of the hosts in specified IP range. The unit is KByte/sec. The uplink of upload and download cannot exceed the WAN port bandwidth limitation range (by default is 1500 or 1492).
  • Page 27 MWN-WAPR300N And then add a download rule as shown in the picture below. 1. Enter 192.168.8.2 in the both IP address fields 2. Select download in the Upload/Download field. 3. Enter 80-90 in the bandwidth range field 4. Select “Enable”...

  • Page 28: Traffic Statistics

    Traffic statistics is used to display the bandwidth that LAN devices have used. Enable Traffic Statistics: Enable the Medialink router to calculate the traffic used by the LAN devices. By default, Traffic Statistics is disabled to improve the router’s data packet processing ability.

  • Page 29: Firewall

    MWN-WAPR300N  Uplink Rate: The data speed of data sent from the device per second, the unit is KByte/s.  Downlink Rate: The data speed of data received by the device per second, the unit is KByte/s.  Sent Message: The number of the calculated data packets that are sent out through the router.

  • Page 30: Wan Medium Type / Range Extender

    SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the identity of the wireless device to which you wish to connect the Medialink router. Click the “Open Scan” button to let the router automatically search for an SSID.
  • Page 31 How to use Wireless WAN to create a Wireless Bridge from your existing Wireless Router: LAN IP Address: First make sure the LAN IP Address of your Medialink router is on a different network segment than your connecting device. If the LAN IP Address of your existing wireless router or ISP’s wireless device is 192.168.0.1 then the LAN IP Address of your Medialink router must be...
  • Page 32 Note: The Signal Strengh is displayed in dBm (-). It is not a percentage. Therefore the lowest number is the strongest signal. Select Your Network: Select the SSID that you wish to have your Medialink router connect to in order to extend the signal. The SSID and corresponding MAC Address and Channel will be added to the fields above automatically.
  • Page 33 Power Cycle: After you are finished, power down both devices. Then power up the first router (your existing wireless router) first and then power up the Medialink router second. You will now have a stronger signal to which you can connect.

  • Page 34: Wireless Basic Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 5 Wireless Settings 5.1 Wireless Basic Settings  Enable Wireless Function: Select to enable the router’s wireless features; deselect to disable it and all functions related with wireless will be disabled.  Wireless Working Mode: This router provides two kinds of working modes:...
  • Page 35 MWN-WAPR300N SSID will be isolated from other devices that wirelessly connect to the Secondary SSID. AP Isolation is enabled by default.  Broadcast (SSID): Select “Enable” to enable the router’s SSID to be detected by wireless devices. The default is enabled. If you disable it, the wireless devices must know the SSID for communication for it will be hidden.
  • Page 36 AP MAC Address: Input the MAC address of another (opposing) wireless router that supports WDS that you want to connect. Example: This example shows how to bridge two MWN-WAPR300N routers. First check the following settings: First MWN-WAPR300N (connected to your ISP) LAN IP Address: <Your Choice.
  • Page 37 DHCP Server: Enabled (will be disabled as the last step of this configuration) Connect the Second MWN-WAPR300N to the First MWN-WAPR300N wirelessly: 1. Click “Open Scan” and select the First MWN-WAPR300N from the list and click the ”OK” button on the dialog box and then the corresponding wireless MAC address will be added to the AP MAC address field automatically.

  • Page 38: Wireless Security Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N 5.2 Wireless Security Settings The Medialink router is secured by default using WPA-PSK with AES Algorithm for encryption. The default Key is “password”. WPA-PSK is very secure and very compatible with most devices. For stronger security, choose WPA2-PSK with AES. For even more universal security that is still very strong choose Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK with TKIP&AES.

  • Page 39: Wpa-Psk (Wpa-Personal)

    MWN-WAPR300N  WPS Settings: To enable or disable WPS function. The default is “Enable”.  WPS Mode: PBC (Push-Button Configuration) and PIN code.  PBC: Select the PBC and click “Apply”, or press and hold the WPS button on the back panel of the device for about one second.

  • Page 40: Wpa2-Psk (Wpa2-Personal)

    MWN-WAPR300N  WPA Algorithms: Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard].  Key: Enter the pass phrase that consists of 8-63 ASCII characters excluding \ , ' ; " these five characters  Key Renewal Interval: Set the key’s renewal period, which tells the device how often it should change the dynamic keys.

  • Page 41: Wep

    MWN-WAPR300N [Advanced Encryption Standard].  Key: Enter the pass phrase that consists of 8-63 ASCII characters excluding \ , ' ; " these five characters  Key Renewal Interval: Set the key’s renewal period, which tells the device how often it should change the dynamic keys. It is not recommended to change this setting.

  • Page 42: Connection Status

    MWN-WAPR300N  MAC Address Filter: “Permit” allows the clients in the list to be the only clients to be able to access the wireless network, “Forbid” prevents the clients in the list from accessing the wireless network but allows every one else.

  • Page 43: Chapter 6 Dhcp Server

    Lease time: The valid time of the Dynamic IP address which is distributed to the DHCP client’s host computer by your Medialink router’s DHCP server. During this time, the server will not distribute the IP address to any other connected device.
  • Page 44 MWN-WAPR300N  Host Name: The name of the device whose IP is allocated by the DHCP server. This name is generated by the device itself.  IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs static binding.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the device you want to bind. Click “Add”...

  • Page 45: Chapter 7 Virtual Server

    MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 7 Virtual Server 7.1 Port Range Forwarding  Start/End Port: Enter the start/end port number which ranges the External ports used to set the server or Internet applications.  LAN IP: Enter the IP address of the PC or device which you want to set as the server.
  • Page 46 MWN-WAPR300N to enable your friends to access to these files on your computer. Suppose that your FTP server or your computer’s static IP address is 192.168.8.10, and you want your friends to access the server through the default FTP port: 21 and use TCP protocol.

  • Page 47: Dmz Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N NOTE: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Remote Web Management screen to be any value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise, there will be a conflict which will disable the virtual server.

  • Page 48: Chapter 8 Security Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N  Enable UPnP: Click the checkbox to enable the UPnP. Chapter 8 Security Settings 8.1 Client Filter Settings You can enable Client Filter to control LAN computers’ access to some or all ports:  Filter Mode: You can select either “Permit only” or “Forbid only”.

  • Page 49: Mac Address Filter

    MWN-WAPR300N end time. The Time cannot cross over midnight.  Day(s): Select the day(s) to run the access policy. The start day must be earlier than the end day.  Enable: To enable/disable the access policy. Example1 Only Permit Kids’...

  • Page 50: Url Filter Settings

    MWN-WAPR300N  Filter mode: You can select “Forbid only” or “Permit Only”.  Access Policy: Select a number from the drop-down list.  Policy Name (Optional): A simple description of the policy. You can leave it blank if you want.
  • Page 51 MWN-WAPR300N  Filter Mode: “Forbid only” is the only mode.  Access Policy: Select a number from the drop-down list.  Policy Name (Optional): A simple description of the policy. You can leave it blank if you want.  Start/End IP: Enter the start/end IP address.

  • Page 52: Remote Web Management

    MWN-WAPR300N NOTE: Enter only one domain name or keyword for each access policy. So, if you want to filter multiple domain names or keywords, you need to set multiple access policies. There is no way for any router to filter https:// addresses since they are encrypted so there is sometimes a way around this filtering process depending on the website and if the user knows this.

  • Page 53: Chapter 9 Routing Settings

    Internet for remote management. NOTE: 1. If you want to log into your Medialink router’s Web-based Utility via port 8080, you need to use the format of WAN IP address: port (for example http ： //220.135.211.56:8080) to implement remote login.
  • Page 54 MWN-WAPR300N A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network.  Destination Network IP Address: The destination host or IP segment you visit.  Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask, generally it is 255.255.255.0 ...

  • Page 55: Chapter 10 System Tools

    MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 10 System Tools 10.1 Time Settings This section is to configure the router’s system time. You can set it manually or obtain the GMT time from the Internet.  Time Zone: Select the time zone where you are operating the Router from the drop-down list.

  • Page 56: Backup/Restore

    MWN-WAPR300N  Main features: 1. Most ISP connections provide a dynamic IP address and the DDNS is used to capture the changeable IP address and match it to a fixed domain. Then users can have access to the Internet to communicate with others outside the network.
  • Page 57 MWN-WAPR300N  Backup Settings: Click the Backup button to back up the router’s settings and select a path to save them. Click the “Save” button to save the configuration files.  Restore Setting: Click the “Browse” button to select the backup files.

  • Page 58: Restore To Factory Default

     Restore to factory default: Click this button to restore to default settings.  Factory default settings: Username: admin Password: admin Wireless SSID: medialink Wireless Password: password Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/AES IP Address: 192.168.8.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 10.5 Firmware Here you can upgrade or rollback the router’s Firmware. The latest Firmware can be...

  • Page 59: Reboot The Router

    MWN-WAPR300N WARNING: BE SURE TO USE A COMPUTER THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER VIA ETHERNET TO ADJUST THE FIRMWARE.  Backup your settings: First Backup a copy of your router’s settings using the Backup/Restore section.  Browse: Then in the Firmware screen, click Browse to select the upgrade file that...

  • Page 60: Change Username/Password

    MWN-WAPR300N  Reboot the router: Click this button to reboot the router. 10.7 Change Username/Password This section is to set a new password to better secure your router and network.  Old Username: Enter the old username.  New Username: Enter the new username.
  • Page 61 MWN-WAPR300N  Refresh: Click this button to update the log.  Clear: Click this button to clear the currently shown log.

  • Page 62: Appendix 1 Glossary

    MWN-WAPR300N Appendix 1 Glossary Channel: A distinct frequency range within the 2.4 GHz wavelength. There are 11 available channels in North America ranging from 2412 MHz to 2462MHz. SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network.

  • Page 63: Appendix 3 Faq

    MWN-WAPR300N  Supports hidden SSID function and MAC Address-based access control  Supports WMM to make your audio and video smoother  Supports SNTP  Supports UPnP and DDNS  Supports WDS to extend wireless network  Supports Wireless WAN and allows access to ISP’s wireless hotspots to share Internet access with multiple computers or the ability to extend an existing wireless network via a Wireless Bridge.

  • Page 64: Appendix 4 Clear Wireless Configuration

    MWN-WAPR300N 3. The device is telling me that the password I am entering is incorrect. Make sure you are entering the password exactly how it is entered in the router. The password is case-sensitive. You can check to see how yours is set by logging into the router’s web-based utility.
  • Page 65 MWN-WAPR300N 3. Click “Wireless Network Configuration” and clear the corresponding wireless configuration file as shown below. Clear Wireless configuration file under windows 7 1. Right click “Network” and click “Properties”.

  • Page 66: Appendix 5 Regulatory Information

    3. Delete the corresponding configured file in the “Manage wireless networks”. Appendix 5 Regulatory Information EU Declaration or Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Medialink Products, LLC. declares that this Wireless Broadband Router is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
  • Page 67 MWN-WAPR300N 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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