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I N S T R U C T I O N S
Version 06/09
MZK-W04NU
Wireless USB Broadband Router
Item-No. 97 21 58
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A list of contents with the corresponding page numbers can be found in the index on page 3.
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- Page 1 O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S Version 06/09 MZK-W04NU Wireless USB Broadband Router Item-No. 97 21 58 These operating instructions belong with this product. They contain important information for putting it into service and operating it.
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Page 2: Legal Notice
CONRAD IM INTERNET http://www.conrad.com Legal notice These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com). All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, microfilming, or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor. Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited. -
Page 3: Foreword
Foreword Explanation of the signals In order to let you set up and use this product correctly, please pay attention when reading or browsing the manual as you see these signals listed below. Warning/ Danger Users should read the explanation carefully and understand it completely, otherwise users might be in danger or even be injured. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents FOREWORD ............................2 CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION OF MZK-W04NU ..................5 1. Contents of Package ........................6 2. Product Functions ..........................7 3. How to Set Up MZK-W04NU......................10 CHAPTER2 SETUP & CONFIGURATION ....................12 1. Client’s Computer Setup ......................12 2. Web Configuration ........................13 3. Switching Language........................15 4. - Page 5 CHAPTER3 ADVANCED SETUP & CONFIGURATION................38 1. Advanced............................38 1.1. DHCP Server ........................38 1.2. UPnP ............................40 1.3. Dynamic DNS ........................41 1.4. Static Routing ........................44 1.5. IPv6 Bridge ..........................45 2. Firewall............................46 2.1. Local Server ........................46 2.2. DMZ ............................47 2.3. IP Filtering ..........................48 2.4. Firewall Settings ........................49 3.
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Page 6: Chapter1 Introduction Of Mzk-W04Nu
MZK-W04NU incorporates many advanced features, and it was designed to provide sophisticated but easy to use functions. MZK-W04NU has a built-in Web server, thus you can access its settings through Web browsers, such as IE, Netscape, Firefox, and so on. You can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience instantly. -
Page 7: Contents Of Package
Serves as NAS with additional hard disks MZK-W04NU is equipped with one USB 2.0 port, and supports NAS (Network Attached Storage). The product serves as network storage when a USB hard disk is attached to it, and files in the hard disk can be shared throughout the network via the router. -
Page 8: Product Functions
LEDs Status Meaning Power On/Off When starting up MZK-W04NU, the Power LED will be on. AP/Router On/Off When switching to Router mode, the Router LED will be on. When switching to AP mode, the AP LED will be on instead. - Page 9 Back Panel—Ports Ports Function Connect a USB storage device with MZK-W04NU through USB port, and then users can share files on the network. Use standard LAN cables (RJ45 connectors) to connect your PCs to these ports. Any LAN port can be connected with another hub, if required.
- Page 10 Shift between two Shift between AP and router modes by switching the switch. modes AP (Access Point) Mode: MZK-W04NU’s DHCP server will be disabled; you will not be able to make WAN settings anymore. Also, MZK-W04NU’s IP address will be changed to 192.168.1.250.
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Page 11: How To Set Up Mzk-W04Nu
While detecting, the Power LED will be on, and LAN LEDs will be blinking for a while and then the MZK-W04NU will be ready in a short time... -
Page 12: System Requirements
Plug the AC Adapter which comes with MZK-W04NU in a different voltage power supply will cause damage on MZK-W04NU, and it is not included in warranty. System Requirements Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based Operating System with an installed Ethernet adapter Network cables. Use standard 10/100 BaseT network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors. -
Page 13: Chapter2 Setup & Configuration
MZK-W04NU for the first time, owing to the default status, it will automatically enable the embedded DHCP server and start to distribute IP to your host. In addition, the default IP address of MZK-W04NU is “192.168.1.1.” (Note: if the AP/Router switch has been switched to AP mode, MZK-W04NU’s IP address will be 192.168.1.250.) If your operating system is Windows 98/2000/XP, you may be able to... -
Page 14: Web Configuration
Wireless Router. The PC and the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router must be directly connected with each other (using the LAN ports on MZK-W04NU) or on the same LAN segment. Besides, the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router must be set up and powered on. - Page 15 4. After entering the system, MZK-W04NU will show you the homepage. During configuration, you can use the tabs on the top of the page to navigate. Besides, it is necessary that, after configuring, you should click “Apply”...
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Page 16: Switching Language
PC and Internet connection, please check the TCP/IP set- tings on your PC. 3. You have to make sure that your PC and MZK-W04NU are on the same segment. 4. Note: if the AP/Router switch has been switched to AP mode, MZK-W04NU’s IP address will be 192.168.1.250. -
Page 17: Setup Wizard
After you login the configuration utility, you can click “Setup Wizard” on the upper left of the page to start setting up MZK-W04NU. You can finish setting up the router and begin to connect Internet just through a few simple and easy steps. Please follow the instructions below to set up MZK-W04NU. -
Page 18: Broadband Type & Ip Address Info
4.2. Broadband Type & IP Address Info Please set up your WAN connection mode accordingly. 4.2.1. Static IP Address Step 1 If you have already had a Static IP address, you can choose this entry and use the wizard to configure. Click “Static IP Address”... -
Page 19: Dhcp
The following are the WAN settings; please configure the settings according to the real environment. • Change MAC address: The default MAC address of MZK-W04NU is the Network Interface Card’s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side. If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP, you may click “Enable”... -
Page 20: Pppoe
4.2.3. PPPoE Step1 If you use PPPoE, you may choose this entry and use the wizard to configure. Click “PPPoE ” to pro- ceed. Step2 The following are the WAN settings; please configure the settings according to the real environment. •... -
Page 21: Status
5. Status 5.1. System After entering the configuration homepage of MZK-W04NU, please click “Status” on the upper left cor- ner of the page. This page shows the general current system status. 5.2. LAN Click the link of “LAN” on the left side of the page, it will show you the current settings of Local Area Net- work. -
Page 22: Wireless Lan
5.4. Wireless LAN Click the link of “Wireless LAN” on the left side of the page to check the current WLAN settings of MZK- W04NU. • Refresh: Press this button and refresh the webpage. -
Page 23: Management
• Load Default & Reboot 6.1. Remote Management MZK-W04NU Wireless Router can be managed by any PC from your LAN. If the router has connected to the Internet, the administrator can also configure it via the Internet. Owing to the security, however, you should have a static IP before performing remote management. -
Page 24: Administrator
6.2. Administrator The default USER ID of MZK-W04NU Wireless Router is “admin” and Password is “password.” It is rec- ommended that you should change the default password to have better protection over the router and the LAN. You must memorize the password set by you to enter the system; otherwise, you have to restore the whole systems and then configure the settings again. -
Page 25: Date & Time
You can set the system date and time according to the time zone where you locate now. • NTP: Click to enable the Network Time Protocol function. • Timezone: Scroll the list to choose the time zone for MZK-W04NU. • NTP Server 1/2: You can enter the Internet address of an NTP(Network Time Protocol) Server for your system to synchronize with. -
Page 26: Firmware Management
“Firmware Update” to start upgrading immediately. It is recommended that you should save the settings before upgrading the firmware. It takes about 2~3 minutes to upgrade the firmware. When upgrading, please do not turn off the power of MZK-W04NU. After finishing upgrading, MZK-W04NU will restart automatically. -
Page 27: Save & Load Settings
6.5. Save & Load Settings Before upgrading, you can use this function to save current system settings or upload the previous set- tings after upgrading the firmware. Save Settings to file You may click “Save Settings to file” button to save current system settings to your local disk. (The for- mat will be “*.bin”... -
Page 29: Load Default & Reboot
6.6. Load Default & Reboot Load Default Click “Load Default” and then the system will restart to the factory default value afterward. After suc- cessfully restoring, the system will automatically go back to the homepage. Reboot Go to the “Load Default & Reboot” configuration page, and then click “Reboot” to restart the system. It may take some time to complete the process, please don’t turn off the power of the router before the process is completed. -
Page 30: Lan
IP address pool. LAN IP • IP address: Here is the IP address of the LAN side of MZK-W04NU. It is usually the default gateway of the client’s PC. The default IP address is “192.168.1.1”. -
Page 31: Wan
8. WAN Network In the WAN Network settings (Network -> WAN Setup), MZK-W04NU Wireless Router provides many kinds of access. You can configure the WAN side according to the real environment. 8.1. Static IP Address If you do not need to make a dial-up connection, and your ISP provides you a static IP address, please choose “Static IP Address”. -
Page 32: Dhcp
If you automatically get the IP address from your ISP or use the Cable Modem, please choose “DHCP”. • MAC address: The default MAC address of MZK-W04NU is the Network Interface Card’s (NIC) MAC address on the WAN side. If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP, you may click “Enable”... -
Page 33: Pppoe
0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. If you check the check box of Dial-On-Demand, MZK-W04NU will dial automatically whenever there’s Internet movement (ex. Opening an IE). • Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect: If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped. - Page 34 • PAP –Short for Password Authentication Protocol, the most basic form of authentication, in which a user's name and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name-password pairs. Typically, the passwords stored in the table are encrypted. The Basic Authentication feature built into the HTTP protocol uses PAP.
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Page 35: Pppoe Unnumbered
You can set the val- ue to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. If you check the check box of Dial-On-Demand, MZK-W04NU will dial automatically whenever there’s Internet movement (ex. Opening an IE). - Page 36 • Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect: If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped. To enable “Auto Reconnect” you must set “Silent Timeout” to be 0 or leave the field blank;...
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Page 37: Pppoe Multisession
Using Multiple PPPoE, you can login to the different ISP concurrently and connect to the Internet. MZK-W04NU provides two connections: PPPoE 1 and PPPoE 2. • USER ID: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. (The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive.) - Page 38 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function. If you check the check box of Dial-On-Demand, MZK-W04NU will dial automatically whenever there’s Internet movement (ex. Opening an IE). • Auto Reconnect/Connect/Disconnect: If you choose Auto Reconnect, MZK-W04NU Wireless Router will automatically reconnect to your ISP when you restart the system or the connection is stopped.
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Page 39: Chapter3 Advanced Setup & Configuration
• DHCP Server: Click to enable the built-in DHCP server, it will automatically distribute IP addresses to the devices which send request to it. • Start Address/End Address: Please enter the first and the last IP addresses which MZK-W04NU distribute IP addresses to. The IP addresses in this range can get assigned IP addresses from MZK-W04NU. - Page 40 • Refresh: Click this button to update to the latest status. Note: if the AP/Router switch has been switched to AP mode, MZK-W04NU’s IP address will be 192.168.1.250, DHCP will be disabled, and you will not be able to make any changes to the WAN...
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Page 41: Upnp
If your Windows Operating System supports UPnP service, when you enable the UPnP service and the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router is connecting with the computer, the task bar will show the icon of MZK- W04NU to inform you that a new device is found and inquire you whether if you want to set a shortcut on the desktop. -
Page 42: Dynamic Dns
To make a WEB server publicly accessible on the Internet, a static global IP address needs to be assigned to MZK-W04NU. Even when there is an always-on connection, however, disconnection does occur and the IP address may dynamically change after reconnection. When Dynamic DNS is enabled, the IP address of the product is reported to a Dynamic DNS server at regular intervals so that it can use the same static host name even after IP has changed. - Page 43 DynDNS • DynDNS: You may choose a DDNS provider and then click to enable DDNS function. The default status is Disabled. • Last Updated: Show the status of last update. • User ID: Enter the User ID which you registered on DynDNS website. •...
- Page 44 MyDNS.JP • MyDNS.JP: You may choose a DDNS provider and then click to enable DDNS function. The default status is Disabled. • Last Updated: Show the status of last update. • User ID: Enter the User ID which you registered on MyDNS.JP website. •...
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Page 45: Static Routing
1.4. Static Routing This section describes how to manually add routing information. • Destination IP/Netmask: Enter the IP address of packet destination and Netmask of packet desti- nation. • Gateway: Enter the address of the first gateway through which the target network is reached. •... -
Page 46: Ipv6 Bridge
1.5. IPv6 Bridge MZK-W04NU supports IPv6 Bridge function, which can connect between LAN and WAN in Data. By using this function, you can connect to computers on your network through PPPoE connection. *As for IPv6 clients setting, please refer to OS manual. -
Page 47: Firewall
2. Firewall MZK-W04NU has three kinds of firewall functions which are Local Server, DMZ, and IP Filtering. 2.1. Local Server Local Server configuration is used to i) make a server on LAN publicly accessible via the Internet and ii) access applications including online games and chat programs. Some services and applications used on the Internet have been already registered in the product to simplify Local Server configuration. -
Page 48: Dmz
If your computer cannot use Internet applications or cannot provide services to remote users when applying MZK-W04NU at the same time, you can let the host which wants to access to the Internet using DMZ function. Enter the host’s LAN IP address to enable this function, but be aware that one MZK- W04NU can only correspond to a single DMZ host. -
Page 49: Ip Filtering
2.3. IP Filtering The built-in IP filter of MZK-W04NU applies pre-configured filter rules to packets received as well as packets transmitted by the product. Filter rules include IP filtering and Port filtering. You may set 32 sets of filter rules. -
Page 50: Firewall Settings
2.4. Firewall Settings • Drop NetBIOS packets: Click “Enable” and enable the Drop NetBIOS packets function. • Apply: Click this button to save the settings. • Clear: If there is anything wrong with the settings you made, you can click “Clear” to configure the page again. -
Page 51: Wireless Lan
MZK-W04NU can simulate four different Access Points (APs), so you can have four different APs with different settings. You can configure these four access points by clicking the “Wireless LAN” tag on the upper part of the webpage. -
Page 52: Common Settings
• 11G Protection: Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless access points. • Apply: Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made. MZK-W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made. -
Page 53: Basic Settings
You can click “Enable” check box to enable the Access Point. • Hide SSID: If you check the check box of “Hide SSID,” SSID of MZK-W04NU will not appear on the other PC’s wireless network list. Therefore, the Wireless Router/AP can block the users without authentication. -
Page 54: Security
Authentication and Encryption There are several kinds of authentication of MZK-W04NU wireless Router. After selecting the authenti- cation mode, it has to cooperate with the encryption type. The settings of authentication on the destina- tion network must be the same with MZK-W04NU. - Page 55 RADIUS – is short for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, an authentication and accounting system used by many Internet Service Providers (ISPs). RADIUS setup is used to set up additional para- meters for authorizing wireless clients through RADIUS server. The RADIUS setup is required when you select to use Open System with 802.1x or WPA authentication.
- Page 56 • Authentication: There are 10 kinds of authentication types? Open System or Shared Key, Open System, Open System with 802.1x, Shared Key, WPA, WPAPSK, WPA2, WPA2PSK, WPAWPA2, WPAPSK/WPA2PSK. • Encryption: There are four types of encryption settings, please set the key depending on the real environment.
- Page 57 1812. • RADIUS Pass Phrase: Please input the password of your RADIUS authentication server here. • Apply: Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made. MZK-W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made.
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Page 58: Mac Filtering
• MAC address: Enter the MAC address of your wireless devices here. • Apply: Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made. MZK-W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made. -
Page 59: Wds
• MAC address: Enter the MAC address of the wireless AP here. • Apply: Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made. MZK-W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made. • Save: Click this button to save the settings you made and returns to the current page. MZK-W04NU will not reboot, and the changes you made will not be applied just yet. -
Page 60: Wps
After clicking the “Initialize” button, you have 2 minutes to get to the client device and press its WPS button. • Apply: Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made. MZK-W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made. -
Page 61: Usb
Note: the hard disk formats supported by the product are FAT32 and EXT3 only. 1. Connect a USB storage device to the product, MZK-W04NU will detect the device and show its Total Size, Free Size, Description, Format Type, and Status. - Page 62 2. In order to upload the Addon files for your MZK-W04NU, please click on the “Addons” on the left side of the configuration page. 5. You can find the Addon files in the CD which is provided in the product package, and those files’ for-...
- Page 63 6. Choose the file you want to upload, and click “Install”. 7. Addons will be shown on the configuration page. You can configure different USB storage device set- tings here.
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Page 64: File Server Settings
This section describes how to configure/create a workgroup and a user account. 4.2.1. Basic Settings MZK-W04NU must be in the same workgroup with the computer to let users access the file server through network. • File Sharing: Click to enable File Server function. - Page 65 1. Users with Write permission need to have Read permission as well. Be sure to have users with either i) Read permission only or ii) Read and Write permissions. 2. Before using MZK-W04NU’s Bit Torrent function, you MUST set an account with Read/Write permission.
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Page 66: Bit Torrent
4.3. Bit Torrent MZK-W04NU supports BitTorrent for efficient file downloading. If you want to use BT download, please follow the steps below: 1. Set a user who can read and write to manage the BT files. 2. Open a web browser and enter “\\192.168.1.1” on the address column to enter the file server of MZK-W04NU. - Page 67 4. After entering the file server of MZK-W04NU, you will see a folder which is named after the USB port. Double click on the icon of the USB port which connects the storage device. 5. After entering the storage device, first, you have to add a new folder, and then name the folder as...
- Page 68 6. Copy the BT seed file on your hard disk and then paste the file into the “Torrent” folder. 7. Go back to the “USB Bit Torrent” configuration page of MZK-W04NU. If you successfully put the BT seed file into the Torrent folder, Bit Torrent configuration page will show the details of BT seed on...
- Page 69 8. When MZK-W04NU starts downloading the file, you may click “Detail” on Torrent File List to check the download status of the file. 9. After successfully downloading the file, you may go to “Download” folder on the file server to look for...
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Page 70: Itunes Server
4.4. iTunes Server MZK-W04NU supports iTunes Server function to share the music. (Please download the iTunes on Apple's Website before using this function.) • Once saving the music to the HDD Enclosure and put it to the router through USB port, other com- puters can also enjoy the music saved in the USB storage device. -
Page 71: Dlna Media Server
MZK-W04NU through LAN port and build a connection. And then insert a USB storage device which has photos or music on the USB port of MZK-W04NU. After that, “Enable” DLNA Media Server function to let PS3™ find the server (which the default name is “router”) on its list. Enter the Media Server and then you may find the photos or music in each folder which is sorted by PS3™. -
Page 72: Log
5. Log After entering the Log page of MZK-W04NU, this page shows the general current system log. 5.2. System Log System Log records every events happened on the MZK-W04NU Wireless Router. These data are use- ful for troubleshooting. • Refresh: Refresh the System Log to get the latest status. -
Page 73: Konformitätserklärung (Doc)
6. Declaration of conformity (DOC) We, Conrad Electronic, Klaus-Conrad-Strasse 1, D-92240 Hirschau, Germany, hereby declare that this product complies with the fundamental requirements and the other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of conformity of this product is available at www.conrad.com...
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