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- Page 1 802.11ac Giga-Fast WiFi Router AC1200R User’s Guide...
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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: Ce Mark Warning
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. 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... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ..........................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................2 Overview ..........................2 Main Features ........................3 Panel Layout ........................4 1.3.1 The Front Panel ...................... 4 1.3.2 The Rear Panel ...................... 5 Chapter 2. Connecting the Router ..................... 6 System Requirements ...................... - Page 5 4.6.8 Schedule .......................41 Firewall ..........................42 4.7.1 Port Filtering ......................42 4.7.2 IP Filtering ......................43 4.7.3 MAC Filtering ......................43 4.7.4 Port Forwarding ....................44 4.7.5 URL Filtering ......................45 4.7.6 DMZ ........................45 4.7.7 VLAN ........................46 QoS ...........................47 Route Setup ........................47 4.10 Management ........................49 4.10.1 Status ........................49 4.10.2 Statistics .......................49 4.10.3 DDNS ........................50 4.10.4 Time Zone Setting ....................51...
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Page 6: Package Contents
AC1200R User’s Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: AC1200R Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact your distributor. -
Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Overview The AC1200R equipped with gigabit LAN/WAN interfaces, plus Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP functionalities. The AC1200R delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and users that demand higher networking performance. -
Page 8: Main Features
AC1200R User’s Guide 1.2 Main Features IEEE 802.11ac wireless technology to provide a wireless data rate of up to 1200Mbps. One 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security. -
Page 9: Panel Layout
AC1200R User’s Guide 1.3 Panel Layout 1.3.1 The Front Panel The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on the side panel (View from left to right). Name Status Indication Power is off. Power is on. A wireless device is connected to the network by WPS Slow Flash function. -
Page 10: The Rear Panel
WAN: The WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet. POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with the AC1200R. WPS: Press WPS button to start easy wireless connection service.. -
Page 11: Chapter 2. Connecting The Router
AC1200R User’s Guide 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 AC1200R User’s Guide Turn the power on for your PC and Cable/DSL Modem. Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the AC1200R - 7 -...
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Page 13: Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
The default IP address for AC1200R is 192.168.26.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed to your preference. Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the AC1200R. You can configure the IP address for your PC with the following options. - Page 14 AC1200R User’s Guide Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router has failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command...
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Page 15: Quick Installation Guide
AC1200R User’s Guide 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage AC1200R. 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 16 AC1200R User’s Guide Click the Setup Wizard on the left control menu to quickly configure your Router. Figure 3-4 Quick Setup Click Next, and then Operation Mode page will appear, shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Quick Setup - WAN Connection Type The Router provides three popular ways Gateway, Bridge and Wireless ISP to connect to the Internet.
- Page 17 AC1200R User’s Guide what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring. If you are sure of what kind of NTP server your Router, you can select the very type and click Next to go on configuring as shown in Figure 3-6.
- Page 18 AC1200R User’s Guide If the connection type is PPPoE, then select it from drop down menu as shown below. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP, and click Next. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - WAN Interface Setting User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP.
- Page 19 AC1200R User’s Guide Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, usually 255.255.255.0.
- Page 20 Channel Number- This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto allowing the AC1200R to choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
- Page 21 AC1200R User’s Guide it’s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification. Associated Clients: Click the “Show Active Clients” button to show the status table of active wireless clients. Enable Universal Repeater Mode: Universal Repeater is a technology used to extend wireless coverage.
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Page 22: Chapter 4. Configuring The Router
AC1200R User’s Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and configuration. 4.1 Login After successfully logging in, you will see the seven main menus on the left hand-side of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are corresponding explanations and instructions. -
Page 23: Quick Setup
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide". 4.4 WPS This section will help guide you into adding a new wireless device to an existing network quickly with the WPS (Wi-Fi Protect Setup) function. - Page 24 Step 1: Press PBC button from the Wireless LAN Utility then the Wi-Fi Protected Setup – PBC method will pop up and wait for an authentication. Step 2: Press Start PBC button on your Router for authentication. Step 3: Wait for a minute then you’ll discover your AWUS036NHR is connected to AC1200R automatically. - 19 -...
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Page 25: Tcp/Ip Settings
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.5 TCP/IP Settings Figure 4-5 The Network Menu There are two submenus under the TCP/IP Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-5): LAN Interface, and WAN Interface. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. -
Page 26: Wan Interface
Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your system administrator. DHCP – Select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode for AC1200R DHCP Client Range - Fill in the start IP address and end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses;... - Page 27 AC1200R User’s Guide Clone MAC Address - Fill in the MAC address for the MAC address to be cloned Enable uPNP - Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function. Enable IGMP Proxy - Click the checkbox to enable IGMP proxy ...
- Page 28 AC1200R User’s Guide WAN – Dynamic IP Figure 4-8 Host Name – Enter the host name provided by your ISP, default value is blank. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
- Page 29 AC1200R User’s Guide Figure 4-9 WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Service Name - The service name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP.
- Page 30 AC1200R User’s Guide MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. Attain DNS Automatically – Receives DNS address automatically from the ISP.
- Page 31 AC1200R User’s Guide User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP ...
- Page 32 AC1200R User’s Guide If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option. Enter the following parameters (Figure 4-12): Figure 4-12 L2TP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
- Page 33 AC1200R User’s Guide Continuous - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, check the radio button. Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically when attempting to access the Internet again.
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Page 34: Wireless
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6 Wireless Figure 4-15 Wireless menu There are eight submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-15): Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS Setting, Site Survey, WPS, and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. - Page 35 2.4GHz (G+N) - Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients. 2.4GHz (B+G+N) – Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. AC1200R offers AP, Client, WDS, and AP + WDS. ...
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Page 36: Advanced Settings
AC1200R User’s Guide Enable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client) – Copy your system’s NIC MAC address as wireless client’s MAC address, this function only works if Client mode is selected. – Enable Universal Repeater Mode Check to enable Universal Repeater Mode where ... - Page 37 AC1200R User’s Guide IAPP IAPP (Inter-Access Point Protocol) enabled is recommendation that describes an optional extension to IEEE 802.11 that provides wireless access-point communications among multivendor systems. Default is “Enabled”. Protection It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations.
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Page 38: Security
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6.3 Security Choose menu “Wireless → Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are four wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-Mixed (Pre-Shared Key or Enterprise). - Page 39 AC1200R User’s Guide Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function will still be disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
- Page 40 AC1200R User’s Guide Radius Server IP Address - Enter the IP address of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected. Radius Server Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server, if Enterprise (RADIUS) is selected.
- Page 41 AC1200R User’s Guide Figure 4-22 Authentication Mode - You can choose either Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key). The default setting is Personal (Pre-Share Key), it is a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters. Enterprise (RADIUS) is an authentication via RADIUS server.
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Page 42: Access Control
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6.4 Access Control Choose menu “Wireless → Access Control”, you can control the 2.4GHz / 5GHz wireless access by configuring the Wireless Access Control function, shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23 Wireless Access Control To allow wireless users by MAC Address, click Allow Listed, or prohibited wireless users by MAC Address by click Deny Listed. - Page 43 AC1200R User’s Guide MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to add. Data Rate - Select transmission data rate from the drop down menu. Data rate can be auto-selected, 1Mbps to 54Mbps or MCS.
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Page 44: Site Survey
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6.6 Site Survey Choose menu “Wireless → Site Survey”, you scan and connect nearby 2.4GHz / 5GHz APs when operate at client mode. SSID- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use ... -
Page 45: Wps
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6.7 WPS Choose menu “Wireless → WPS”, where you to add a new wireless device to an existing 2.4GHz or 5GHz network quickly. Self-PIN Number - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. ... -
Page 46: Schedule
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.6.8 Schedule Choose menu “Wireless → Schedule”, time period allowed for the PC controlled to access the Internet. Figure 4-25 Schedule - 41 -... -
Page 47: Firewall
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.7 Firewall Figure 4-26 The Firewall menu There are submenus under the Firewall menu (shown in Figure 4-26). Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 Port Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → Port Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Port Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-27. -
Page 48: Ip Filtering
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.7.2 IP Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → IP Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the IP Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-28. Figure 4-28 IP Filtering Enable IP Filtering – Check to Enable IP filtering feature. -
Page 49: Port Forwarding
AC1200R User’s Guide Enable MAC Filtering – Check to Enable MAC filtering feature. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. Be sure to click the Apply Changes button to save your settings on this page. -
Page 50: Url Filtering
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.7.5 URL Filtering Choose menu “Firewall → URL Filtering”, you can restrict user to access specific web page by configuring the URL Filtering function as shown in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31 URL Filtering Enable URL Filtering – Check to Enable URL filtering feature. -
Page 51: Vlan
AC1200R User’s Guide To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Check the Enable DMZ checkbox. Enter the IP Address of a local host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Click the Apply Changes button. ... -
Page 52: Qos
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.8 QoS The QoS (Quality of Service) helps improve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default the bandwidth control are disabled and application priority is not classified automatically. In order to complete this settings, please follow the steps below. - Page 53 AC1200R User’s Guide Enable Dynamic Route Click this box to enable Dynamic Route. Transmit enable RIPv1 or RIPv2 protocol on outgoing data. Receive enable RIPv1 or RIPv2 protocol on incoming data. Enable Static Route Click this box to enable static route.
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Page 54: Management
There are nine submenus under the Management menu as shown in Figure 4-35. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.10.1 Status Choose menu “Management → Status”, display the current status of AC1200R as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-35 Status 4.10.2 Statistics... -
Page 55: Ddns
AC1200R User’s Guide Figure 4-36 Statistics 4.10.3 DDNS Choose menu “Management -> DDNS”, 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 56: Time Zone Setting
Note: 1. This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you log in to the AC1200R successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2. The time will be lost if the AC1200R is turned off. -
Page 57: Denial-Of-Service
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.10.5 Denial-of-Service DoS Protection will take effect only when the Enable DoS Preventation in “Management → DoS” is enabled as shown in Figure 4-43. Figure 4-43 DoS Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. -
Page 58: Log
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.10.6 Log Choose menu “Management →Log”, you can view the logs of the AC1200R. Figure 4-44 System Log System all – Display all the log file on the Router . Wireless – Display just the wireless log on the Router. -
Page 59: Upgrade Firmware
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.10.7 Upgrade Firmware Choose menu “Management → Upgrade Firmware”, you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router on the following screen. Figure 4-45 Firmware Upgrade Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. -
Page 60: Save/Reload Setting
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.10.8 Save/Reload Setting Choose menu “Management → Save/Reload Setting”, you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 Backup & Restore Configuration ... -
Page 61: Password
AC1200R User’s Guide 4.10.9 Password Choose menu “Management → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-47. Figure 4-47 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password. -
Page 62: Appendix A: Faq
AC1200R User’s Guide 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 63: Appendix B: Configuring The Pc
AC1200R User’s Guide 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. Configure TCP/IP component On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. - Page 64 AC1200R User’s Guide 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 Select Obtain an IP address automatically, Choose Obtain DNS server automatically, as...
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Page 66: Appendix C: Glossary
AC1200R User’s Guide Appendix C: 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. - Page 67 AC1200R User’s Guide WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless ...