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Aztech FG7008GR(AC) User Manual

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  • Page 1 FG7008GR(AC) DUAL BAND WIRELESS-AC MU-MIMO GIGABIT ROUTER...
  • Page 2 User Manual Page 2 of 88...
  • Page 3 User Manual © Copyright 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, republished, or retransmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever, whether electronically or mechanically, including, but not limited to, by way of photocopying, recording, information recording, or through retrieval systems without the express written permission.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Contents About the Router ......................6 Requirements ....................8 Package Contents ..................8 Device Design ....................9 Front Panel ..................... 9 Back Panel ....................10 Getting Started ......................11 Planning Your Network ................11 Remove or Disable Conflicts ..............13 Internet Sharing, Proxy, and Security Applications .......
  • Page 5 User Manual Statistics ......................45 Advanced Setup ..................47 Security ......................69 Wireless ......................75 Diagnostics ....................80 Management ....................81 Safety Precautions ..................... 86 Page 5 of 88...

  • Page 6: About The Router

    With careful consideration to these ever growing need, Aztech developed the FG7008GR(AC), a Dual Band Wireless-AC 2400Mbps MU-MIMO Gigabit...
  • Page 7 User Manual  USB 3.0 Ports for Enhanced User Experience. Equipped with two (2) USB 3.0 ports, customers may now enjoy a faster method of sharing a connected storage’s files throughout the network.  Connect Easily using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Instead of connecting conventionally your...

  • Page 8: Requirements

     FG7008GR(AC)  Ethernet cable (Yellow)  12V 3A DC Power Adapter  Easy Start Guide  Warranty Policy Note: You may also download the Quick Installation Guide, and the User Manual by visiting this link: http://www.aztech.com/support/ Page 8 of 88...

  • Page 9: Device Design

    User Manual Device Design Front Panel STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER No power is supplied to the device Green (Steady) Connected to a Power Supply Red (Steady) Error on the device ETH LAN 1-4 No Ethernet connection Green (Steady) Connected to an Ethernet device Green (Blinking) Corresponding port is currently...

  • Page 10: Back Panel

    User Manual Back Panel PORT/BUTTON DESCRIPTION USB 1 & 2 USB 3.0 Ports for USB devices such as printers and USB external hard drives ETHERNET 1 - 4 Connecting computers and other Ethernet devices ETHERNET WAN For WAN connection through an Ethernet cable RESET To reset the modem to the factory default configuration POWER...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    User Manual Getting Started Setting up the device is easy. The diagram below provides an outline of the steps needed in order to complete the installation. Brief descriptions appear beside each step. Detailed instructions are provided in the subsequent pages. Plan your Network You may see the suggested network setup.
  • Page 12 User Manual Planning Your Network Before moving ahead to setup your network, it is a good idea to draw out a network diagram to help identify your network devices and plan out how to connect these devices. Each port in the router can be used for different connections. For example: ...

  • Page 13: Remove Or Disable Conflicts

    User Manual Remove or Disable Conflicts To ensure that the router installation moves on smoothly, you need to remove or disable conflicts that may interfere with the installation. Probable conflicts may include:  Internet sharing applications  Proxy software  Security software ...

  • Page 14: Configuring Tcp/Ip Settings

    User Manual Configuring TCP/IP Settings Check if your computer uses the default TCP/IP settings. To check the TCP/IP properties: 1. Select Start > Run. The Run dialog box would appear. 2. Enter control ncpa.cpl on the input box, and then click the OK button. This would open the Network Connections window in your computer.

  • Page 15: Removing Temporary Internet Files

    User Manual Removing Temporary Internet Files Temporary Internet files are files from Web sites that are stored in your computer. Delete these files to clean the cache and remove footprints left by the Web pages you visited. To remove temporary Internet files: 1.

  • Page 16: Setup The Device

    User Manual Setup the Device When installing the router, find an area where there are enough electrical outlets for the router, the main computer, and your other computer devices. NOTE: For Singapore Fibre Residential Customers, the FG7008GR(AC) auto- detects the configuration of your fibre connection. Simply follow the steps provided below and you may already surf the internet.

  • Page 17: The Web User Interface

    User Manual The Web User Interface The Web User interface allows you to configure your router’s features. Accessing the Web User Interface To access your FG7008GR(AC)’s Web User Interface: 1. Launch any web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome). 2. Type-in 192.168.1.254 on the address bar and then press Enter. You will automatically be redirected to the Basic Mode of the FG7008GR(AC) User Interface.

  • Page 18: Basic Mode

    User Manual Basic Mode Allows you to configure the basic properties of your FG7008GR(AC). This includes the wireless network properties, device administration roles such as firmware upgrade and backup, and other similar properties. Menus The Basic Mode includes the following menus: ...

  • Page 19: Quick Setup

    User Manual Quick Setup The Quick Setup menu allows you to configure both the wireless properties of your router, and the configuration of your fibre connection’s service provider. The Quick Setup menu has the following submenus:  Quick Setup  Wireless A.
  • Page 20 User Manual  Connection Details. Displays the status of both internet and IPTV, the IP address, and other connection oriented details.  Configuration. Allows configure your fibre connectivity’s service provider. NOTE: For Singapore Fibre Residential Customers, there is no need to configure the Service Provider settings of your router. The service provider is automatically detected and utilized by your router.
  • Page 21 User Manual B. Wireless. Allows you to configure your router’s wireless features. The Wireless also allows you to Enable/Disable the WPS setup and modify the WPS AP Pin. To configure your FG7008GR(AC)’s Wireless property: 1. Select the Wireless Type that you wish to configure (e.g. 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz).
  • Page 22 User Manual 5. Select a Network Authentication method on the drop down list. It is highly suggested to use Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK as its authentication. 6. Enter the preferred wireless password on the Pre-Shared Key field (if applicable). 7. Select its Encryption Type (if applicable). 8.

  • Page 23: Network Configuration

    User Manual Network Configuration The Home Network Configuration menu allows you to configure your router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN interface. You may also configure the DHCP server and Public IP Pass Through settings of your router through this page.
  • Page 24 User Manual 2. You may enable or disable IGMP Snooping and its required properties if it is required in your network. It is highly suggested to enable this if you wish to filter out multicast traffic in your network. 3. If you wish to enable or disable firewall filters specified in the Firewall Configuration, tick the Enable LAN Side Firewall.
  • Page 25 User Manual To reserve a device: 1. Click Add Entries. 2. Enter the MAC Address of the device that you wish to reserve. 3. Enter the IP Address to be assigned to the device. 4. Click Apply/Save to reserve the device. To remove reserved devices: 1.

  • Page 26: Device Status

    User Manual Device Status The Device Status page briefly displays the configurations settings and the respective statuses of the FG7008GR(AC), its internet connection, and its IPTV connectivity. The Device Status page has the following submenus:  System Info  Internet Status ...
  • Page 27 User Manual B. Internet Status. Displays the current status of the internet connection, the default gateway, the primary and secondary DNS, and the internet uptime. C. IPTV Status. Displays the current status of the IPTV, its MAC and IP Address, the default gateway, the primary and secondary DNS, and the DHCP lease info, and its lease expiry time.

  • Page 28: Statistics

    User Manual Statistics The Statistics page displays the current statistics of the different connectivity available on your router such as Internet, IPTV, LAN, and WLAN. The Statistics menu has the following submenus:  Internet  IPTV  LAN  WLAN A.
  • Page 29 User Manual B. IPTV. Displays the current statistics of both the received and transmitted packets of the IPTV. C. LAN. Displays the current statistics of both the received and transmitted packets of the LAN. D. WLAN. Displays the current statistics of both the received and transmitted packets of both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequency bands.

  • Page 30: Firewall

    User Manual Firewall The Firewall menu allows you to create various filters that would be implemented in the network, port forward or port trigger services or applications, add and or configure DDNS account/s, and assign a DMZ Host IP Address for your network. The Firewall Menu contains the following submenus: ...
  • Page 31 User Manual To add an Outgoing IP filter: 1. Click the Add button. 2. Input the preferred Filter Name. 3. Determine the IP Version that the filter will use. 4. Select the Protocol. 5. Enter the Source’s IP Address, and Source Port. 6.
  • Page 32 User Manual  Incoming IP Filtering. Allows you to add, configure, remove Incoming Filters that will Block specific data traffic to and from the Internet. To add an Incoming IP filter: 1. Click the Add button. 2. Input the preferred Filter Name. 3.
  • Page 33 User Manual To remove a filter: 1. On the Filter table, tick the checkbox that corresponds to the Filter Name that you wish to remove. 2. Click Remove to remove the filter.  Port Forwarding. Allows you to configure your router to forward incoming and outgoing data transmissions of applications that require accessing a specific port for communication over the network or Internet.
  • Page 34 User Manual 2. Determine the interface that would be used. 3. You can select an service on the Select a Service drop down list (if the application needed is present). 4. If the application needed is not present on the dropdown list, you may have to select Custom Server.
  • Page 35 User Manual  Port Triggering. Some applications require that the remote parties open the specific ports in the router’s firewall for access. For instance, an application uses port 25 for requests and port 113 for replies. If a computer on the LAN connects to port 25 on a remote server hosting this application, using Port Triggering on the router, incoming connections to port 113 (from the remote server) could be redirected to the PC that initiated the request.
  • Page 36 User Manual 2. Determine the interface that would be used. 3. You can select an application on the Application drop down list (if the application needed is present). 4. If the application needed is not present on the dropdown list, you may have to select Custom Application and enter the preferred application name on the Custom Application field.
  • Page 37 User Manual  Dynamic DNS. The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other servers behind the router. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers.
  • Page 38 User Manual To remove a DDNS setting: 1. Tick the Remove box that corresponds to the DDNS Hostname that you wish to remove. 2. Click the Remove button.  DMZ Host. Allows you to assign a computer as a DMZ Host. It will then receive all the data from the Internet that does not belong to the list of applications configured in Port Forwarding.

  • Page 39: Device Administration

    User Manual Device Administration The Device Administration menu allows you to backup the current configurations set on your router, perform factory reset, load the previously saved backup configuration files, perform firmware upgrade, change the Web User Interface password, and perform factory reboot. NOTE: Upon clicking the Device Administration menu icon, you would be prompted to enter a username and password.
  • Page 40 D. Firmware Upgrade. Allows you to update the current firmware available on your router. NOTE: It is STRICTLY recommended to use OFFICIAL Aztech Firmware only. These can be downloaded on the Aztech Support Website (www.aztech.com/support).
  • Page 41 User Manual E. Reboot. Saves recent changes made on the router and reboots the whole system for the new settings to take effect. Simply click the Reboot button to reboot your router. F. User Password. Allows you to change the current password set on each user account.

  • Page 42: Advanced Mode

    User Manual Advanced Mode Advanced Mode provides more configuration options for other router functions available in your FG7008GR(AC). To access the Advanced Web Interface: 1. Launch a Web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome). 2. Type-in 192.168.1.254/admin on the address bar and then press Enter. An Authentication Window will appear.

  • Page 43: Device Info

    User Manual Device Info Displays a brief summary of the hardware, software, WAN, the wired and wirelessly connected DHCP Clients, the ARP table, and the routing information of your router. The Device Info page has the following submenus:  Device Info Summary ...
  • Page 44 User Manual B. WAN Info. Displays the current configuration settings on each ethernet interface. C. Route. Displays the properties of the destination IP addresses you have defined such as its subnet mask, metric, status or flag, and its interface. D. ARP. Displays the IP Addresses and the MAC addresses of all the devices directly connected...

  • Page 45: Statistics

    User Manual Statistics The Statistics page displays detailed statistical transmit and receive information regarding the LAN and WAN connection of your router. It has the following submenus.  LAN  WAN A. LAN. Displays detailed information regarding the packets received and transmitted throughout each interface such as the total number of bytes multicast,...
  • Page 46 User Manual B. WAN. Displays detailed information regarding the packets received and transmitted throughout each ethernet interface such as the total number of bytes for multicast, and the total number of packets for multicast/unicast/broadcast. Page 46 of 88...

  • Page 47: Advanced Setup

    User Manual Advanced Setup Allows you to configure the ATM and PTM Settings, add WAN Interfaces, configure the DDNS settings, and other advanced properties. It has the following submenus:  Layer2 Interface  Routing  Interface Grouping  WAN  DNS ...
  • Page 48 User Manual To remove an Eth WAN interface: 1. Tick the check box of the corresponding interface/s that you wish to remove. 2. Click the Remove button to remove the selected interface/s. B. WAN. Shows existing WAN interfaces configured on your router. You have an option to Remove, and Edit WAN interface configurations.
  • Page 49 User Manual 4. Enter the PPP Account details as provided by your ISP. You may also opt to enable Fullcone NAT, dial on demand, PPP IP extension, PPP debug mode, Bridge PPPoE frames, IGMP Multicast Proxy, and identify a static IPv4 address. Click Next to proceed.
  • Page 50 User Manual 5. Specify at least one interface for the Default Gateway Interfaces column, assign preferred interfaces on the Available Router WAN Interfaces, then click Next. 6. Identify if you would be using the DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces, or if you would be using your preferred Static DNS IP address.
  • Page 51 User Manual C. IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration. Allows you to specify a static LAN IPv6 address and its prefix length, enable/disable the IPV6 properties of your router such as DHCPv6 Server, RADVD, and MLD Snooping. Do take note that you have to enable the property first before you can enter or configure the parameters for the said properties D.
  • Page 52 User Manual E. NAT. Allows you to configure the Port Forwarding, Port Triggering, and DMZ settings of your router. It has the following submenus:  Port Forwarding. Port Forwarding allows you to direct incoming traffic from the Internet to a specific computer in your local network.
  • Page 53 User Manual d. If the application needed is not present on the dropdown list, you may have to select Custom Server. Enter the preferred application name on the Custom Server field. e. Enter the External Port Start and External Port End values and determine the Protocol to be implemented.
  • Page 54 User Manual To add a port trigger: a. Click the Add button. b. Determine the interface that would be used. c. You can select an application on the Application drop down list (if the application needed is present). d. If the application needed is not present on the dropdown list, you may have to select Custom Application.
  • Page 55 User Manual NOTE: You may have to search for your application’s corresponding port ranges. f. Enter the Open Port Start and Open Port End values and determine the Open Protocol to be implemented. NOTE: You may have to search for your application’s corresponding port ranges.
  • Page 56 User Manual c. If you need to disable the DMZ Host, simply clear the IP Address field and click the Save/Apply button. F. Quality of Service. Quality of Service or QoS provides different priorities to different applications, users, or data flows, to guarantee a certain level of performance.
  • Page 57 User Manual b. Enter the preferred Traffic Class Name. c. Enter the Rule Order priority and identify its Rule Status. d. Determine its Class Interface, its Ether Type, and determine the Source/Destination MAC Address/MAC. e. Identify the Class Queue. f. Determine the DSCP, 802.1p priority, and Rate Limit value. g.
  • Page 58 User Manual G. Dynamic DNS. Allows you to configure the DNS Server settings, and add/configure/remove DDNS accounts. It has the following submenus:  DNS Server. Allows you to select a DNS server interface/s from available WAN interfaces and prioritize selected interfaces according to the order specified, or use a static DNS IP address for your DNS, and other similar settings.
  • Page 59 User Manual To add a DDNS account: 1. Click the Add button. 2. Select your D-DNS provider. 3. Enter the preferred Hostname. 4. Select the Interface. 5. Enter your D-DNS account’s Username and password. 6. Click the Add button. To remove a DDNS setting: 1.
  • Page 60 User Manual H. UPnP. Allows you to enable the Universal Plug and Play feature of your FG7008GR(AC). The UPnP feature allows an easier means of device discovery in your network (e.g. network printer etc.). I. DNS Proxy. Allows you to enable and configure the DNS proxy features of your FG7008GR(AC) such as the Broadband router’s preferred hostname, and the domain name of the LAN network that you wish to assign.
  • Page 61 User Manual Install the Printer Driver Printers using the USB port come with a software installation CD for installing printer drivers and applications. The drivers for the printers must be installed on the computer first to prepare it for use after connecting your FG7008GR(AC).
  • Page 62 User Manual 2. On Devices and Printers Category, Click on the Add a Printer link. 3. On the Add printer window, click on the Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer button. 4. Your computer would automatically search for connected printers.
  • Page 63 User Manual 6. Click on Select a shared printer by name on the Find a printer by name on TCP/IP address, and input the following URL on the field and click on Next. This is the printer name that you've set earlier http://192.168.1.254:631/printers/PrinterBrotxx 7.
  • Page 64 User Manual 8. Click Next on the Type a Printer Name window. To print a test page click on Print a test page button on the confirmation screen, and click Finish to complete the installation. Notes: 1. USB Printers that supports IPP – Internet Printing Protocol are the only printers that will work with the Print Server application on the FG7008GR(AC).
  • Page 65 User Manual that will work on these printer types when connected to the FG7008GR(AC) router. 3. Refrain from connecting a USB Hub on the USB port of the FG7008GR(AC). K. Storage Service. Allows you to view a brief summary of the directly connected storage devices in your FG7008GR(AC).
  • Page 66 User Manual To add an interface group: a. Click the Add button. b. Enter your preferred Group Name. c. Define the LAN Interfaces from the Available LAN interfaces list that will be added to the group. d. Determine the DHCP Vendor IDs which would define other clients that you would like to be added to the group.
  • Page 67 User Manual M. IP Tunnel. Allows you to configure the IP tunneling properties of both IPv6 and IPv4. It has the following submenus:  IPv6inIPv4.  IPv4inIPv6. N. Certificate. Allows you to view, remove, add, and import, both local and trusted certificates. ...
  • Page 68 User Manual P. Multicast Precedence. Allows you to enable the Multicast Precedence property of your router, and configure the default IGMP and MLD (for IPv6) protocol settings set on your router. Page 68 of 88...

  • Page 69: Security

    User Manual Security The Security menu allows you to create various filters that would be implemented in the network such as incoming and outgoing IP filters, access time restriction, and URL filtering. It has the following submenus:  Outgoing IP Filtering ...
  • Page 70 User Manual To add an Outgoing IP filter: 1. Click the Add button. 2. Input the preferred Filter Name. 3. Determine the IP Version that the filter will use. 4. Select the Protocol. 5. Enter the Source’s IP Address, and Source Port. 6.
  • Page 71 User Manual B. Incoming IP Filtering. Allows you to add, configure, remove Incoming Filters that will Block specific data traffic to and from the Internet. To add an Incoming IP filter: 1. Click the Add button. 2. Input the preferred Filter Name. 3.
  • Page 72 User Manual To remove a filter: 1. On the Filter table, tick the checkbox that corresponds to the Filter Name that you wish to remove. 2. Click Remove to remove the filter. C. Access Time Restriction. Allows you to add daily time restrictions to specific device/s currently connected to the Router (wirelessly or wired).
  • Page 73 User Manual may have to identify the device’s MAC address on the Other MAC Address Field. To know your device’s MAC Address : a. Open the Command Prompt. b. Type in ipconfig/all and locate the MAC Address label generated on the screen. 4.
  • Page 74 User Manual 3. Enter the URL Address that you wish to filter. 4. Enter the Port Number (by default this is set as 80). 5. Click the Apply/Save button to save and apply the changes. Page 74 of 88...

  • Page 75: Wireless

    User Manual Wireless The Wireless menu in advanced mode allows you to fully configure the overall features provided by the 2.4GHz and the 5.0GHz wireless frequency bands. It has the following submenus: A. 2.4GHz. Allows you to configure the overall properties of the 2.4GHz wireless frequency band.
  • Page 76 User Manual  Basic. Allows you to configure the basic features of the wireless LAN interface such as the enabling/disabling of the wireless interface and multicast forwarding, changing of wireless SSID  Security. Allows you to configure the security features of the wireless LAN interface’s different SSIDs, and its WPS properties.
  • Page 77 User Manual  Bridge. Allows you to configure the wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface.  Enabled. Enables wireless bridge restriction, with bridges selected in Remote Bridges having access.  Disabled. Disables bridge restriction. All wireless bridges will be granted access.
  • Page 78 User Manual  Authenticated Stations. Provides a brief table of all the wirelessly connected devices to the 2.4GHz band, each devices’ MAC address, the SSID where it is currently connected to, and the interface it is currently using. Page 78 of 88...
  • Page 79 User Manual B. 5.0GHz. Allows you to configure the overall properties of the 5.0GHz wireless frequency band. It has the following submenus:  Basic. Allows you to configure the basic features of the wireless LAN interface such as the enabling/disabling of the wireless interface, hiding the wireless network from active scans, setting or changing thr wireless network name, and other similar activities.

  • Page 80: Diagnostics

    User Manual Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu allows you to perform diagnostic tests on all the ports of your FG7008GR(AC) including its wireless connection. It has the following submenus: A. Diagnostics. Displays the status of all ports (Ethernet, WAN, and USB), including the status of your wireless connectivity.

  • Page 81: Management

    User Manual Management The Management menu page allows you to perform configuration backup, settings update, and default restore. It also allows you to view the system and security logs, change the internet time, configure the access controls, change the passwords currently set in your router, perform firmware upgrades, and device rebooting.
  • Page 82 User Manual b. Select the folder where you want to save the file and key in the file name under which you want to save the settings. NOTE: The default file name is backupsettings.conf.  Update. Allows you to revert to the previous configurations of your router that you have backed up.
  • Page 83 User Manual B. System Log. Allows you to view and configure the System Logs of your router. This can be useful when you want to keep track of the current activities or changes made by and in your router. C. Security Log. Allows you to view the security log and configure the security log options.
  • Page 84 User Manual F. Passwords. Allows you to change the current password implemented in each User Account level. By default, the only accessible Account Levels are Admin and Support, both of which would be using the password: Admin.  The user name Admin has unrestricted access of all the features available in your router.
  • Page 85 G. Firmware Upgrade. Allows you to update the firmware of your router. It is highly recommended to ONLY UPDATE your router using OFFICIALLY RELEASED Aztech firmware downloadable from our Aztech Support Site (www.aztech.com/support). H. Reboot. This feature allows your router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear problems with the router’s...

  • Page 86: Safety Precautions

    User Manual Safety Precautions  Do not open, service, or change any component.  Only qualified technical specialists are allowed to service the equipment.  Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock  Check voltage before connecting to the power supply. Connecting to the wrong voltage will damage the equipment.
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