NETIS SYSTEMS WF2405R 150Mbps Wireless-N Mini Router/AP User Manual

NETIS SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 150Mbps Wireless-N Mini Router/AP

User Manual

WF-2405 User Manual V1.1 2011-06-22
WF-2405 User Manual 1 Certification FCC CE 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‟s authority to operate this equipment. (Example- use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution! The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user authority to operate the equipment .The distance between user and product should be no less than 20cm.
WF-2405 User Manual 2 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:  WF-2405  Power adapter  Quick Installation Guide  CD-Rom  Ethernet cable Make sure that the package contains above items. If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact the store you bought this product from. Brand and Copyright Announcement Copyright © 2010 Netis Corporation. All rights reserved is a registered trademark of Netis Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Reproduction in any manner without the permission of Netis Corporation is strictly forbidden All the information in this document is subject to change without notice. USA/Canada Technical Support Phone: 1-866-71-network or 1-866-716-3896 (free in USA & Canada) E-mail: usa_support@netis-systems.com
WF-2405 User Manual 3 Contents CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 6 1.2. MAIN FEATURES ................................................................................................................. 6 1.3. SUPPORTING STANDARD AND PROTOCOL ............................................................................. 6 1.4. WORKING ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................... 7 2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. 8 2.1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ...................................................................................................... 8 2.2. PANEL DEFINITION .............................................................................................................. 8 2.3. HOW TO RESTORE FACTORY CONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 10 2.4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ........................................................................... 10 2.4.1. AP-Router mode ...................................................................................................... 10 2.4.2. Client mode ............................................................................................................. 11 2.4.3. AP mode .................................................................................................................. 12 3. HOW TO CONFIGURE AP-ROUTER MODE .................................................................... 13 3.1. LOGIN WEB MANAGEMENT PAGE........................................................................................ 13 3.2. STATUS............................................................................................................................. 17 3.2.1. Version .................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2. WAN ........................................................................................................................ 17 3.2.3. LAN......................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.4. Wireless ................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.5. Router Status ........................................................................................................... 19 3.2.6. Traffic Statistics ....................................................................................................... 19 3.3. QUICK SETUP ................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.1. DHCP (dynamic) ..................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2. PPPoE .................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3. Static ....................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.4. Wireless Configuration ............................................................................................ 21 3.3.5. MAC Clone ............................................................................................................. 22 3.4. WPS SETTINGS................................................................................................................. 22 3.4.1. WPS Settings ........................................................................................................... 23 3.4.2. Add a New Device ................................................................................................... 23 3.4.3. WPS Configuration .................................................................................................. 23 3.5. NETWORK ........................................................................................................................ 24 3.5.1. WAN ........................................................................................................................ 24 3.5.1.1. Wired Access ................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.1.2. Wireless Access ................................................................................................................ 26 3.5.2. LAN......................................................................................................................... 27 3.5.3. MAC Clone ............................................................................................................. 27 3.5.4. IGMP Proxy ............................................................................................................ 27
WF-2405 User Manual 4 3.6. WIRELESS ........................................................................................................................ 28 3.6.1. Wireless Settings ...................................................................................................... 28 3.6.2. Wireless Security ..................................................................................................... 29 3.6.2.1. None ................................................................................................................................ 29 3.6.2.2. WEP ................................................................................................................................ 29 3.6.2.3. WPA-PSK ........................................................................................................................ 30 3.6.2.4. WPA2-PSK ...................................................................................................................... 30 3.6.2.5. WPA/WPA2-PSK ............................................................................................................. 31 3.6.3. Wireless MAC Filtering ........................................................................................... 32 3.6.4. Wireless Advanced ................................................................................................... 32 3.6.5. Wireless Statistics .................................................................................................... 34 3.7. DHCP .............................................................................................................................. 34 3.7.1. DHCP Settings ........................................................................................................ 34 3.7.2. DHCP Clients List ................................................................................................... 34 3.7.3. Address Reservation ................................................................................................ 35 3.8. FORWARDING ................................................................................................................... 35 3.8.1. Virtual Servers ......................................................................................................... 35 3.8.2. Port Triggering........................................................................................................ 36 3.8.3. DMZ ....................................................................................................................... 36 3.8.4. UPnP ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.8.5. FTP Private Port ..................................................................................................... 37 3.9. SECURITY......................................................................................................................... 37 3.9.1. Security Settings ...................................................................................................... 37 3.9.2. IP Address Filtering ................................................................................................. 38 3.9.3. MAC Filtering ......................................................................................................... 39 3.9.4. Domain Filtering ..................................................................................................... 40 3.10. STATIC ROUTING .............................................................................................................. 41 3.11. QOS SETTINGS ................................................................................................................. 42 3.12. DYNAMIC DNS ................................................................................................................ 42 3.13. SYSTEM TOOLS................................................................................................................. 43 3.13.1. Firmware ................................................................................................................ 43 3.13.2. Time Settings ........................................................................................................... 43 3.13.3. Password ................................................................................................................. 44 3.13.4. WOL ....................................................................................................................... 44 3.13.5. System Logs ............................................................................................................. 44 3.13.6. Remote Management ............................................................................................... 45 3.13.7. Factory Defaults ...................................................................................................... 45 3.13.8. Reboot ..................................................................................................................... 45 3.13.9. Backup .................................................................................................................... 45 3.14. ABOUT ............................................................................................................................. 46 4. HOW TO CONFIGURE CLIENT MODE ............................................................................ 46 4.1. LOGIN WEB MANAGEMENT PAGE........................................................................................ 46 4.2. HOW TO CONNECT INTERNET UNDER CLIENT MODE............................................................. 49 4.3. STATUS............................................................................................................................. 51
WF-2405 User Manual 5 4.4. WPS SETTINGS................................................................................................................. 51 4.5. NETWORK ........................................................................................................................ 51 4.6. DHCP .............................................................................................................................. 51 4.7. SYSTEM TOOLS................................................................................................................. 51 4.8. ABOUT ............................................................................................................................. 52 5. HOW TO CONFIGURE AP MODE ...................................................................................... 52 5.1. LOGIN WEB MANAGEMENT PAGE........................................................................................ 52 5.2. STATUS............................................................................................................................. 55 5.3. WPS SETTINGS................................................................................................................. 55 5.4. NETWORK ........................................................................................................................ 55 5.5. WIRELESS ........................................................................................................................ 55 5.6. DHCP .............................................................................................................................. 55 5.7. SYSTEM TOOLS................................................................................................................. 56 5.8. ABOUT ............................................................................................................................. 56 6. TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................... 56 6.1. I CANNOT ACCESS THE WEB-BASED CONFIGURATION UTILITY FROM THE ETHERNET COMPUTER USED TO CONFIGURE THE ROUTER. ................................................................................ 56 6.2. I FORGET PASSWORD (RESET THE ROUTER WITHOUT LOGIN) .............................................. 57 6.3. I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS RELATED TO CONNECTION WITH CABLE MODEM .......................... 57 6.4. I CAN BROWSE THE ROUTER‟S WEB-BASED CONFIGURATION UTILITY BUT CANNOT ACCESS THE INTERNET. .................................................................................................................................... 57 6.5. MY WIRELESS CLIENT CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH ANOTHER ETHERNET COMPUTER. ....... 57
WF-2405 User Manual 6 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview WF-2405 is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Wireless network solution. The ability to be powered through a USB connection when power outlets are scarce, compact design, and included travel bag all further the device's ability to deliver networking with a very high degree of mobility. It provides up to 150Mbps data transmission rate in 2.4GHz frequency, complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE802.11b and backwards compatible with all IEEE 802.11n/g/b devices. And the router also supports wireless LAN up to 128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2 encryption security. The Wireless-N Router also provides WEB and Remote Management and system log so that network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time. The Wireless-N Router also provides a hardware WPS (Wi-Fi protected setup) button, which helps you setup a secure wireless network in a snap. The button lets you activate the wireless protection easily. 1.2. Main Features  Comply with IEEE802.11n/g/b, IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX standards  External switch for wireless modes: AP-Router, Client, AP  Powered through a USB connection  Support 64/128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 wireless security modes  Support static ARP, MAC filtering, IP access control, DNS filter  Support FTP, PPTP and L2TP pass through  Support UPNP (universal plug and play)  Upgradeable firmware for future functions  WPS(PIN/PBC) enable  Support DMZ 1.3. Supporting Standard and Protocol  IEEE 802.11b/g/n  IEEE 802.11e  IEEE 802.11h
WF-2405 User Manual 7  IEEE 802.11k  IEEE 802.11i  IEEE 802.3 10Base-T  IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX 1.4. Working Environment Temperature  0° to 40° C (operating)  -40° to 70° C (storage) Humidity  10% to 90 % non-condensing (operating)  5% to 90% non-condensing (storage) Power  DC 5V
WF-2405 User Manual 8 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. System Requirement Minimum Requirements:  Broadband (DSL/Cable) modem and service with Ethernet port  802.11n b/g/n wireless adapter or Ethernet adapter and cable for each computer  Internet Explorer® 5.0, Firefox® 2.0 or Safari® 1.4 or higher 2.2. Panel Definition Top view Figure 2-1 LED Function LINK/ACT On Wired Connection normal Flashing Data transmitting Off Wired Connection abnormal WPS Flashing slowly WPS is running OFF WPS is not running WLAN Flashing Wireless data transmitting Off Wireless off SYS ON and Off Abnormal
WF-2405 User Manual 9 Flashing Normal PWR On Power on Off Power off Side view Figure 2-2 Description Function RJ45 Connect to ADSL/Cable modem or other network device USB Connect to Power adapter, please don‟t use the unknown power adapter, otherwise your device may be damaged. Bottom view
WF-2405 User Manual 10 Description Function DEFAULT Restore factory configuration WPS Enable WPS setting AP-Router Switch to AP-Router mode Client Switch to Client mode AP Switch to AP mode 2.3. How to Restore factory configuration If the router ever freezes in a setting change process or if you can‟t access it because you can‟t remember the IP you have given it or other problem, you may have to utilize the reset button on the back of the router to put it back to factory settings. You have to press and hole this button for a few seconds (2-6s) with a pencil when it is working, then release and it will restore settings to the factory configuration. The other way to restore factory settings is through the same user interface used in setup. Click on „System management‟- „Restore‟, and click on the „Restore‟ button. 2.4. Hardware Installation Procedures The WF-2405 can work at AP-Router, Client, and AP mode. Each mode meets different requirements, you can select corresponding mode as you wish. So please check which mode is that you want, then install your device following the procedures below. 2.4.1. AP-Router mode The device works as wireless router under this mode. Wireless clients(Notebook, tablet and smart phone..) can connect to WF2405 via wireless, then access the internet. Select the AP-Router mode and connect your device as figure 2-3.
WF-2405 User Manual 11 Figure 2-3 2.4.2. Client mode The device work as a wireless card under this mode. Computer connect to RJ45 of WF-2405 via cable, then use WF-2405 to search and connect other AP or AP-Router. Please connect your device as figure 2-4.
WF-2405 User Manual 12 Figure 2-4 2.4.3. AP mode The device work as an access point under this mode. RJ45 of WF-2405 connect to other broadband device(switch or router), then wireless client can connect to WF-2405 to access the internet. Please connect your device as figure 2-5.
WF-2405 User Manual 13 Figure 2-5 3. How to configure AP-Router mode 3.1. Login web management page Connect your device following the network topology in figure 2-3, then configure your computer follow procedures below. 1) Select “My Network Places” on the desktop, right click, then choose “Properties”.
WF-2405 User Manual 14 Figure 3-1 2) Select “Wireless Network connection”, right click, then choose “Properties”. Figure 3-2 3) Select “Internet Protocol[TCP/IP]”, double click.
WF-2405 User Manual 15 Figure 3-3 4) Choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”. Figure 3-4 5) Return to network connection window, choose “Wireless Network connection”, right click, then choose “View Available Wireless Networks”.
WF-2405 User Manual 16 Figure 3-5 6) Click “Refresh network list”, select SSID “netis” and double click. Figure 3-6 7) Open the web browser, enter “192.168.1.1” in the address bar. Then enter the User name “guest” and Password “guest” in the dialog box, click OK.
WF-2405 User Manual 17 Figure 3-7 If you can see the picture as below(figure 3-8), that means you have successfully login web management page of WF-2405. You can start configuring your WF-2405 now. Figure 3-8 3.2. Status This feature provides running status information and detailed information about router. 3.2.1. Version Show the hardware version and firmware version. Figure 3-9 3.2.2. WAN This feature provides running status information of the WAN port (the port connect to the Internet)
WF-2405 User Manual 18 Figure 3-10  Connection Type: Display router‟s current connection type, It should be one of “PPPoE”, “DHCP”, “Static IP”, depending on what kind of connection type your ISP provides.  Physical Address: The physical address of WAN port, this is a unique address assigned by manufacturer.  IP Address: The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Subnet Mask: The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0  Default Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Primary DNS: The DNS server translates domain or website names into IP address, input the most common DNS server address you used or provided by your ISP.  Secondary DNS: Input IP address of a backup DNS server or you can leave this field blank  Link Status: Show the current status of link information. You can choose connect or disconnect by manually. 3.2.3. LAN This item provides information about router‟s LAN port, display LAN port‟s physical address, IP address and current situation of DHCP server. Figure 3-11
WF-2405 User Manual 19 3.2.4. Wireless This item provides current running information of wireless. Figure 3-12  Wireless status: Display wireless interface status is enabled or not  Name (SSID): SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all points in a wireless network.  Mode: Current wireless mode of wireless router  Channel: Display current channel of your wireless router.  MAC Address: The MAC address is used for wireless communication  WPS Status: Display WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) status is enabled or not. 3.2.5. Router Status This item provides current running information of System. Figure 3-13 3.2.6. Traffic Statistics This item provides statistics information about the bits router sends and received.
WF-2405 User Manual 20 Figure 3-14 3.3. Quick Setup Providing you the convenient and simplest method for configure the router, the purpose of this item is to provide an easy way for you to use it and configure your router to access the Internet quickly; including „DHCP（dynamic）‟, „PPPoE‟, „Static‟ and „Wireless Configuration‟. This is the most convenient tool for you to configure router. 3.3.1. DHCP (dynamic) Figure 3-15 After select this item, you will obtain an IP address from your ISP automatically, those ISP who supply Cable modem always use DHCP technology. 3.3.2. PPPoE Figure 3-16 If your ISP provides you the PPPoE service (all ISP with DSL transaction will supply this service, such as the most popular ADSL technique), please select this item. In the “Convenient configuration” You can input your PPPoE username and password to access the Internet.  PPPoE Username: Input PPPoE username provided by ISP  PPPoE Password: Input PPPoE password provided by ISP.
WF-2405 User Manual 21 3.3.3. Static Figure 3-17 This item should only be used when users use a static IP address to access Internet, you should input your “WAN IP address”, ”subnet mask”,” default gateway” and “DNS server (domain name server)” according to the information provided by your ISP. And every IP address should be input in appropriate IP field, a IP address only divided into four IP octets by sign“.” is acceptable.  WAN IP address: The IP address that your Internet access into  Subnet mask: Specify a Subnet Mask for your WAN segment  Default gateway: It is provided by your ISP  Primary DNS: DNS server is used for resolve domain name. Your ISP will provides you with at least one DNS IP address, input IP address of your DNS server in this field  Secondary DNS: Input IP address of backup DNS server, or you can leave this field blank. 3.3.4. Wireless Configuration You can choose “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable the wireless function. The default setting is “enable”. If you chose the “Disable” status, the router will become a wired broadband router without wireless function, so be careful when you choose this status. Figure 3-18  SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all
WF-2405 User Manual 22 points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure all points in the wireless network have the same SSID. For added security, you should change the default SSID to a unique name.  Region: Choose a correct region which fit your use environment.  Channel: Wireless router communicates to wireless cards in a particular channel, which can reduce interference between different channels.  Authentication Type: Different authentication types use different encryption types, which can encrypt wireless data to protect your wireless communication. 3.3.5. MAC Clone The WAN port of router has a unique MAC address assigned by manufacturer; it called as “Default MAC”. The “Clone MAC” is used for some special situations; For example, ISP only allows certain MAC address to access the Internet, thus you can modify your WAN port‟s MAC address in accord with the requirement of ISP, avoiding ISP‟s detection. Figure 3-19 3.4. WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) function can let you create a safety network easily. You can through „PIN Input Config (PIN)‟ or ‟Push Button (PBC)‟to encrypt your network. This router also provides WPS button, you only need to push the WPS button in this router and the wireless network card that support WPS function, then the router will be encrypted to WPA2-AES mode automatically Note: If you have configured encryption mode in your router, then when you use this WPS function, please configure the authentication type to none, and then it will be encrypted to WPA2-AES mode automatically. If you don‟t want to change your authentication type, then when you use this function, the router will be encrypted to the mode that you have configured.
WF-2405 User Manual 23 3.4.1. WPS Settings Figure 3-20  WPS Status: You can use this function to setup the wireless connection between this router and wireless network card. The default is Enable.  AP PIN Code: This code can mark a wireless product.  Add A New Device: Add a new device by WPS. 3.4.2. Add a New Device Figure 3-21  Enter the new device‟s PIN: This code can mark a wireless product.  Press the button of the new device in two minutes: New device will send a PIN code to wireless router. 3.4.3. WPS Configuration Display the encryption information. Figure 3-22 WPS can connect the wireless adapter and the router in a safe way. If you have a wireless network card which has WPS button, you may set up a safe network via the following methods Method 1: 1. Push the WPS button in the Router until the WPS LED is flashing several times 2. Push the WPS button in the wireless network card for about 3-5seconds 3. The safe connection will be established automatically
WF-2405 User Manual 24 Method 2: 1. Input the PIN code of the adapter‟s WPS page into the router‟s WPS configure page, then click ‟connect‟ Figure 3-23 Figure 3-24 2. Push the „PIN Input Config (PIN)‟ in the Wi-Fi protect setup of the adapter Figure 3-25 3. Select this router in the pop-up window, then click „Select‟ 4. The connection between the adapter and the router is be established automatically. Method 3: 1. Select „Input PIN from AP‟ in WI-FI protect setup page, input PIN of the router, then click „PIN Input Config (PIN)‟ 2. Select this router in the pop-up window, then click „Select‟ 3. The connection between the adapter and the router is be established automatically. Remark If there is more than one AP in the PBC mode when you use the method 1, there will be session overlap. Please using method 2/3 or wait for a while push the button again. 3.5. Network 3.5.1. WAN This item provides two access types for you to configure the WAN parameters. They are wired access and wireless access.
WF-2405 User Manual 25 3.5.1.1. Wired Access Figure 3-26  Internet Access Type: Ask for your ISP to get the correct access type.  IP: The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Subnet Mask: The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  MTU: The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) setting specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission. Most DSL users should use the value 1492.You can set MTU manually, and you should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. If the value you set is not in accord with the value ISP provide, it may causes some problems, such as fail to send Email, or fail to browse website. So if that happen, you can contact your ISP for more information and correct your router‟s MTU value.  Primary DNS: The DNS server translates domain or website names into IP address, input the most common DNS server address you used or provided by your ISP.  Secondary DNS: Input IP address of a backup DNS server or you can leave this field blank.
WF-2405 User Manual 26 3.5.1.2. Wireless Access Figure 3-27  SSID: SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is your wireless network's name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure all points in the wireless network have the same SSID. For added security, you should change the default SSID to a unique name.  Authentication Type: “None” means do not encrypt wireless data.  Internet Access Type: Ask for your ISP to get the correct access type.  IP: The IP address you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to the Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Subnet Mask: The Subnet mask you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  Gateway: The IP address of Default gateway you obtained after connect to the Internet, if you haven‟t connected to Internet yet, this field is 0.0.0.0.  MTU: The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) setting specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission. Most DSL users should use the value 1492.You can set MTU manually, and you should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. If the value you set is not in accord with the value ISP provide, it may causes some problems, such as fail to send Email, or fail to browse website. So if that happen, you can contact your ISP for more information and correct your router‟s MTU value.  Primary DNS: The DNS server translates domain or website names into IP address, input the most common DNS server address you used or provided by your ISP.  Secondary DNS: Input IP address of a backup DNS server or you can leave this field blank.
WF-2405 User Manual 27 3.5.2. LAN The IP address of LAN port is used for access router itself by computers that connect to the router directly; here you can set IP address you need. The IP address format is like ***.***.***.***, and default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Figure 3-281 3.5.3. MAC Clone The WAN port of router has a unique MAC address assigned by manufacturer; it called as “Default MAC”. The “Clone MAC” is used for some special situations; For example, ISP only allows certain MAC address to access the Internet, thus you can modify your WAN port‟s MAC address in accord with the requirement of ISP, avoiding ISP‟s detection. Figure 3-29 3.5.4. IGMP Proxy Here you can set the IGMP Proxy „Router‟ and „Bridge‟.
WF-2405 User Manual 28 Figure 3-30 3.6. Wireless 3.6.1. Wireless Settings Providing basic configuration items for wireless router users, including “wireless network status”, “SSID”, “Radio Band”, “Radio Mode”, “MAC”, “SSID broadcasting”, “Channel width”, “Channel sideband”, “Region” and “Channel” several basic configuration items. Figure 3-31  Wireless network status: You can choose “enable” or “disable” to enable or disable the “Wireless Network Status”, if what you choose is “Disable”, the AP function of wireless router will be turned off.  SSID: The default is trst1.  Radio band: You can select the wireless standards running on your network, if you have Wireless-N, and Wireless-B/G devices in your network, keep the default setting, 802.11b+g+n  Radio mode: Now WF-2405 only support Access Point.  MAC: Wireless router‟s physical address.  SSID Broadcasting: You can select “enable” or “disable” to enable or disable the broadcast SSID function, If the setting of this field is disable, wireless client can‟t obtain this SSID to
WF-2405 User Manual 29 login in, then user have to input the SSID value manually.  Channel width: This switch allows you to set Router's wireless bandwidth. 20MHz: In this mode you can get low bandwidth, little interference and slow rate. 40MHz: In this mode you can get high bandwidth, high interference and rapid rate. Use only when you have a pure router, draft 802.11n wireless network.  Channel sideband: It controls your wireless router use higher or lower channel when working on 40MHz.  Region: please select the region where you live in.  Channel: In 20MHz, you can select one channel from 1 to 13 manually, and in 40MHz, you can select one channel from 1 to 9 or 5 to 13, which provides a choice of avoiding interference. 3.6.2. Wireless Security The item allows you to encrypt your wireless communication, and you can also protect your wireless network from unauthorized user access. It supplies “None”, “WEP”, “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2-PSK” and “WPA/WPA2-PSK” five different encryption modes. 3.6.2.1. None “None” means do not encrypt wireless data. Figure 3-32 3.6.2.2. WEP Figure 3-33  Key Length: There are two basic levels of WEP encryption, 64 bits and 128 bits, the
WF-2405 User Manual 30 more bits password have, the better security wireless network is, at the same time the speed of wireless is more slower.  Key Mode: If you select WEP to encrypt your data, choose the bits of password, it should be 64 bits or 128 bits. Then choose the format of password; it should be HEX or ASCII. The valid character for HEX format should be numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. HEX support mixed letter and number mode. And ASCII supports all characters that in keyboard.  Key Length description: when you select 64bits, you need to input 10 chars for HEX and 5 chars for ASCII, and when you select 128bits, you need to input 26 chars for HEX and 13 chars for ASCII. Note: when the WPS is enabled, please not use WEP. 3.6.2.3. WPA-PSK Figure 3-34  Encryption type: You can select the algorithm you want to use, TKIP, AES or TKIP&AES. TKIP means “Temporal Key Integrity Protocol”, which incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES, means “Advanced Encryption System”, which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data.  Key Renewal: you can configure the renewal time between 60 to 86400 seconds.  Key Length description: you need to input 8 to 63 ASCII characters no matter which type you select. 3.6.2.4. WPA2-PSK The WPA2-PSK is similar to WPA-PSK and with stronger encryption method than WPA-PSK, using WPA2-PSK; you should input password (leave this value in the range of 8 to 63 characters) and key renewal time (leave this value in the range of 60 to 86400 seconds).
WF-2405 User Manual 31 Figure 3-35 3.6.2.5. WPA/WPA2-PSK This item mixed WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK mode, which provides higher security level; you can configure it according with WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. Figure 3-36
WF-2405 User Manual 32 3.6.3. Wireless MAC Filtering Figure 3-37  MAC Filter Status: the default is disable. You can filter wired users by enabling this function; thus unauthorized users can not access the network.  Description: describe MAC Filter list to tell from different MAC Filter lists.  Rule: you can select permit or deny. The default is permit.  MAC address: input the MAC address that you want to control. The default format is **-**-**-**-**-**（e.g.: 00-22-33-da-cc-bb）. Follow the following steps to set MAC filter: 1. Enable MAC Filter, then select save. 2. Add MAC address you want to control in the “MAC address” field (the format is **-**-**-**-**-**), then click “Add” button, and you will see the MAC address has displayed in the MAC list. 3. There are two items supplied, “Permit wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Denied)” and “Deny wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Permitted)”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 3.6.4. Wireless Advanced These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the change will have on your AP.
WF-2405 User Manual 33 Figure 3-38  Authentications type: The default is set to “Auto”, which allows “Open System” or “Shared Key” authentication to be used. Select “Shared Key” if you only want to use “Shared Key” authentication (the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication).  Beacon Interval: The interval time of this 150Mbps Wireless-N Broadband Router broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. The valid interval is 20-1000, the default is 100.  RTS Threshold: You can set RTS Threshold value in this field, the valid range should be 256-2347 and default value is 2347. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled.  Aggregation: You can accelerate the wireless transmission speed by enabling the aggregation function. The default is AMPDU＋AMSDU.  Fragmentation Threshold: It specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted.  Transmission Rate: Transmit rate indicates the transmission speed of wireless LAN access .The default setting is “Auto” and you can set this value between 1-54Mbps range.  ShortGi: You can select “Enable” or “disable” for shortgi.  Protection: Using 802.11b and 802.11g mixed mode may result in poor network performance. By enabling 802.11 protection, it will ameliorate performance of 802.11g devices in your wireless network.
WF-2405 User Manual 34  Preamble Type: "Short Preamble" is suitable for heavy traffic wireless network. "Long Preamble" provides much communication reliability; the default setting is "Long Preamble”. 3.6.5. Wireless Statistics Display current status of the wireless client associate with AP. Figure 3-39 3.7. DHCP 3.7.1. DHCP Settings Figure 3-40  DHCP Server Status: Keep the default setting “Enable”, so router is able to use DHCP function. If a DHCP server has already existed in the network, please select “Disable”.  Start IP Address: The IP Address is used for allocate IP address by DHCP server; enter the start IP address.  End IP Address: The IP Address is used for allocate IP address by DHCP server; enter the end IP address. 3.7.2. DHCP Clients List Display the state of assigned IP by DHCP Server.
WF-2405 User Manual 35 Figure 3-41 3.7.3. Address Reservation Figure 3-42  Address Reservation: reserve IP address for designed physical address host. If you want to configure a fixed IP address for some host, please input physical address and IP address, then click add. 3.8. Forwarding 3.8.1. Virtual Servers Figure 3-43  Description: Describe current virtual server item.
WF-2405 User Manual 36  Internal Host IP Address: The “Internal Host IP Address” indicates IP address of the internal host using virtual server.  Protocol: The protocol item supplies several protocols. For example, if you have web server within LAN, you can select the HTTP template then the router will input port number 80 automatically.  External Port: Input an extranet port number (the users in Internet can see these ports).  Internal Port: Input an intranet port number. 3.8.2. Port Triggering Port trigger module dynamically registers virtual server rules when any IP host generates the packet from the specified trigger protocol and port. Port trigger module use forward protocol type and port number and use the IP address of host that generates the trigger packet when it registers a rule. Figure 3-44  Predefined Trigger Rules: select one of the Predefined Rules.  Rule Name: describe one Predefined Trigger that you will configure.  Trigger Protocol: you can select TCP/UDP.  Trigger Port: you can select a part of ports.  Forward Protocol: you can select TCP/UDP.  Forward Port: you can select a part of ports. 3.8.3. DMZ DMZ opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet. So it should only be used for some special-purpose, especial for Internet online games. Using this function you can select “DMZ” item and input IP address of DMZ host, then click “Save”. For the purpose of security, we suggested that using “Virtual servicer” instead of “DMZ”.
WF-2405 User Manual 37 Figure 3-45 3.8.4. UPnP The UPnP function supports load Application‟s port forward record automatically. Select “Enable” to enable this function. Figure 3-46 3.8.5. FTP Private Port Some games, servers, and applications (such as BT, QQ video, Edunkey, Web server) are no longer effect when behind the NAT router, so this item provides function of port mapping from LAN to WAN. Figure 3-47 3.9. Security 3.9.1. Security Settings VPN is commonly used for encapsulate and encrypt data across the public network. For VPN
WF-2405 User Manual 38 tunnel, the router supports IPSEC pass-through, PPTP pass-through and L2TP pass-through. Figure 3-48 3.9.2. IP Address Filtering Figure 3-49  Status: the default is disable. The rules of “Internet access control” based on source IP, port number and protocol.  Description: describe IP Firewall list to tell from different IP Firewall lists.  Rule: you can select permit or deny. The default is permit.  Source IP address: input the source IP address that you want to control. The default format is ***.***.***.***(e.g: 192.168.2.3).  Protocol and Port: If the rule has already existed in “Protocol Template”. You can select appropriate item and apply it. Or you can input protocol type and port number manually, click “add” button, then the item will displayed in the list.
WF-2405 User Manual 39 Follow the following steps to set Internet Access Control: 1. You can select “enable” and click “Save” to enable “IP Firewall” function. This is only the first step, you should continued to create appropriate rules for “IP Firewall”. 2. Input description information for current access control rule in the “Description” field. Input IP address of host you want to restrict. 3. There are two items supplied, “Permit through the router for IP address listed, others are denied” and “Deny through the router for IP address listed, others are permitted”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 4. If you want to delete certain item on the list, select appropriate item on the list, click “delete” to delete it. 3.9.3. MAC Filtering Figure 3-50  Status: the default is disable. You can filter wired users by enabling this function; thus unauthorized users can not access the network.  Description: describe MAC Filter list to tell from different MAC Filter lists  Rule: you can select permit or deny. The default is permit  MAC address: input the MAC address that you want to control. The default format is **-**-**-**-**-**（e.g.: 00-22-33-da-cc-bb） Follow the following steps to set MAC filter: 1. Enable MAC Filter, then select save.
WF-2405 User Manual 40 2. Add MAC address you want to control in the “MAC address” field (the format is **-**-**-**-**-**), then click “Add” button, and you will see the MAC address has displayed in the MAC list. 3. There are two items supplied, “Permit wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Denied)” and “Deny wireless connection for MAC address listed (others are Permitted)”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 3.9.4. Domain Filtering Figure 3-51  Status: the default is disable. “DNS filter” is able to filter certain domain name such as www.sina.com.  Rule: you can select permit or deny. The default is permit.  DNS Filter Key words: Input website name or Domain name in the “DNS Key Words” field, such as www.163.com. Follow these steps to set DNS filter: 1. You can select “enable” and click “Save” to enable “DNS Filter” function. This is only the first step, you should continued to create appropriate rules for “DNS Filter”. 2. Input DNS Filter Key words. 3. There are two items supplied, “Permit through the router for DNS Key words listed, others are denied” and “Deny through the router for DNS Key words listed, others are permitted”, Select the item you want, and click “Save” button. 4. If you want to delete certain item on the list, select appropriate item on the list, click “delete”
WF-2405 User Manual 41 to delete it. 3.10. Static Routing Most of broadband router and wireless router are using NAT mode, so this feature is designed for most common network environment. Figure 3-52  Destination Network or IP Address: Specify a certain destination Network or IP address which static route forward to.  Subnet Mask: Subnet mask is used for distinguish Network portion and Host portion for an IP address.  Next-hop IP Address: This is an IP address of the next-hop device (and also is the gateway address for local host) that allows forwarding data between router and remote network or host. Routing Table: You can check out all current route items, click “delete” button to delete an route item existed in routing table.
WF-2405 User Manual 42 3.11. QOS Settings Figure 3-53  Status: QOS switch.  Automatic Uplink Speed: Router adjusts uplink bandwidth automatically.  Manual Uplink Speed (Kbps): User configures uplink bandwidth manually.  IP Address: Set the IP address range for restricted hosts.  Minimum bandwidth: setup uplink and downlink bandwidth.  Maximum bandwidth: setup uplink and downlink bandwidth. 3.12. Dynamic DNS The DDNS feature allows you using domain name (not IP address) to access Internet. Before you can use this feature, you need to register an account for DDNS service at DDNS service providers, such as “roay.cn”, ”TZO.com”, ”DynDNS”. For more information, you can visit http://www.oray.net/Help.
WF-2405 User Manual 43 Figure 3-54  DDNS Status: Current status of DDNS server.  DDNS Server Provider: For example, if you want to use service of “roay.cn”, you have to first register and accounts for it. Other DDNS service providers as the same.  Username, Password, Dynamic Domain Name: After register an DDNS account from DDNS service providers, you will get “User Name”, “Password”, ”Dynamic Domain Name”, Input information in appropriate field. 3.13. System Tools System management includes password setup, web Setup, upgrade, reboot, restore, WOL and System time 3.13.1. Firmware Click "Browse..."button and select a File to upgrade, after you have selected the appropriate file, click "Upgrade" button to execute upgrade procedure. Do not cut off the power supply during the process of upgrading. Figure 3-55 3.13.2. Time Settings You can choose the time server and the time zone for the system time.
WF-2405 User Manual 44 Figure 3-56 3.13.3. Password The default username/password is guest/guest. To ensure the Router‟s security, it is suggested that you change the default password to one of your choice, here enter a new password and then Re-enter it again to confirm your new password. Click “Save” button to save settings. Figure 3-57 3.13.4. WOL Input host MAC address, and then click button of "Wake up" to wake up the target host which in the LAN. Figure 3-58 3.13.5. System Logs Examine system logs. You can configure items shown in one Page, the default is 10.
WF-2405 User Manual 45 Figure 3-59 3.13.6. Remote Management WEB Management Status: the default is disable. Router can be accessed on the remote site using “Web setup”. Check the “Management Port” and enter the port number and then press “save” button to enable web management. Figure 3-60 3.13.7. Factory Defaults Click "Restore" button, the Router will erase all of your settings and replace them with the factory defaults, make sure you have backup current settings before click this button. Figure 3-61 3.13.8. Reboot Click “Reboot” button to restart the router. Figure 3-62 3.13.9. Backup Click “Backup Parameter ” button to backup system parameter as a file. you can recovery
WF-2405 User Manual 46 system parameter setting from a old parameter file. Figure 3-63 3.14. About This item shows company information of netis. If you want more information about netis, please access this website http://www.netis-systems.com/ Figure 3-64 4. How to configure Client mode 4.1. Login web management page Note: The DHCP server is disable under client mode, so you need to configure a static IP address for WF-2405, then you can login the web page of the device. Connect your device following the network topology in figure 2-4, then configure your computer follow procedures below. 1) Select “My Network Places” on the desktop, right click, then choose “Properties”.
WF-2405 User Manual 47 Figure 4-1 2) Select “Local Area connection”, right click, then choose “Properties”. Figure 4-2 3) Select “Internet Protocol[TCP/IP]”, double click.
WF-2405 User Manual 48 Figure 4-3 4) Select “Use the following IP address” and input IP address “192.168.1.214”, input Subnet mask “255.255.255.0”, then choose “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”. Figure 4-4 5) Open the web browser, enter “192.168.1.100” in the address bar. Then enter the User
WF-2405 User Manual 49 name “guest” and Password “guest” in the dialog box, click OK. Figure 4-5 If you can see the picture as below(figure 4-6), that means you have successfully login web management page of WF-2405. You can start configuring your WF-2405 now. Figure 4-6 As you can see, when the device works under client mode, there are 7 items in the web page. These items have already been described in AP-Router mode, so you can refer to corresponding item in chapter 3. Please pay attention on chapter 4.2, which will show you how to connect internet under client mode. 4.2. How to connect internet under client mode 1) Click “Wireless” to open wireless setting page, then click “AP Scan”.
WF-2405 User Manual 50 Figure 4-7 2) You can see several SSID of the AP or AP-Router like figure 4-10, select the SSID that you want to connect, click “Connect” button. Here we use “netis SZ” for example. Figure 4-8 3) If AP has been encrypted, you need configure the wireless security for WF-2405. When configuring wireless security, please make sure authentication type and the key is same as AP‟s setting. Figure 4-9
WF-2405 User Manual 51 4) After finishing configure WF-2405, please return to your computer to change the IP address. You can use static IP or obtain an IP automatically. Figure 4-10 4.3. Status Please refer to chapter 3.2 . 4.4. WPS Settings Please refer to chapter 3.4 . 4.5. Network Please refer to chapter 3.5 . 4.6. DHCP Note: When the device works under client mode, it acts like a wireless adapter, don‟t need to change this option. Keep its status disable, so your computer could get IP address from other broadband device. 4.7. System Tools Please refer to chapter 3.13 .
WF-2405 User Manual 52 4.8. About Please refer to chapter 3.14 . 5. How to configure AP mode 5.1. Login web management page Note: The DHCP server is disable under AP mode, so you need to configure a static IP address for WF-2405, then you can login the web page of the device. Connect your device following the network topology in figure 2-5, then configure your computer follow procedures below. 1) Select “My Network Places” on the desktop, right click, then choose “Properties”. Figure 5-1 2) Select “Wireless Network Connection”, right click, then choose “Properties”.
WF-2405 User Manual 53 Figure 5-2 3) Select “Internet Protocol[TCP/IP]”, double click. Figure 5-3 4) Select “Use the following IP address” and input IP address “192.168.1.214”, input Subnet mask “255.255.255.0”, then choose “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, then click “OK”.
WF-2405 User Manual 54 Figure 5-4 5) Open the web browser, enter “192.168.1.100” in the address bar. Then enter the User name “guest” and Password “guest” in the dialog box, click OK. Figure 5-5 If you can see the picture as below(figure 5-6), that means you have successfully login web management page of WF-2405. You can start configuring your WF-2405 now.
WF-2405 User Manual 55 Figure 5-6 As you can see, when the device works under client mode, there are 7 items in the web page. These items have already been described in AP-Router mode, so you can refer to corresponding item in chapter 3. 5.2. Status Please refer to chapter 3.2 . 5.3. WPS Settings Please refer to chapter 3.4 . 5.4. Network Please refer to chapter 3.5 . 5.5. Wireless Please refer to chapter 3.6 . 5.6. DHCP Note: When the device works under AP mode, don‟t need to change this option. Keep its status disable, so your computer could get IP address from other broadband device.
WF-2405 User Manual 56 5.7. System Tools Please refer to chapter 3.13 . 5.8. About Please refer to chapter 3.14 . Note: After finishing configure WF-2405, please return to your computer to change the IP address. You can use static IP or obtain an IP automatically. Figure 5-7 6. Troubleshooting 6.1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router.  Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected.  Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the router‟s LAN IP address.  If the computer acts as a DHCP client, check whether the computer has been assigned an IP address from the DHCP server. If not, you will need to renew the IP address.  Use the ping command to ping the router‟s LAN IP address to verify the connection.  Make sure your browser is not configured to use a proxy server.  Check that the IP address you entered is correct. If the router‟s LAN IP address has been changed, you should enter the reassigned IP address instead.
WF-2405 User Manual 57 6.2. I forget Password (Reset the Router without Login)  Use a pencil to press the button for about 2-6 seconds when it is working, then leave your hands, it will restore settings to the factory configuration. The default password is guest. 6.3. I have some problems related to Connection with Cable Modem Please follow the following steps to check the problems:  Check whether the DSL modem works well or the signal is stable. Normally there will be some indicator lights on the modem, users can check whether the signal is ok or the modem works well from those lights. If not, please contact the ISP.  Check the front panel of the Router, there are also some indicator lights there. When the physical connection is correct, the Power light and the CPU light should be solid; the WAN light should be blinking. If you use your computer, the corresponding LAN port light should be blinking too. If not, please check whether the cables work or not.  Repeat the steps in WAN Setup Connect with Internet through DSL Modem. 6.4. I can browse the router’s Web-based Configuration Utility but cannot access the Internet.  Check if the WAN LED is ON. If not, verify that the physical connection between the router and the DSL/Cable modem is firmly connected. Also ensure the DSL/Cable modem is working properly.  If WAN LED is ON, open the System Overview page of the Web configuration utility and check the status group to see if the router‟ s WAN port has successfully obtained an IP address.  Make sure you are using the correction method (Dynamic IP Address, PPPoE, or Static IP) as required by the ISP. Also ensure you have entered the correct settings provided by the ISP.  For cable users, if your ISP requires a registered Ethernet card MAC address, make sure you have cloned the network adapter‟ s MAC address to the WAN port of the router. (See the MAC Address field in WAN Setup.) 6.5. My wireless client cannot communicate with another Ethernet computer.  Ensure the wireless adapter functions properly. You may open the Device Manager in Windows to see if the adapter is properly installed.  Make sure the wireless client uses the same SSID and security settings (if enabled) as the
WF-2405 User Manual 58 150Mbps Wireless-N Broadband Router.  Ensure that the wireless adapter‟s TCP/IP settings are correct as required by your network administrator.  If you are using a 802.11b wireless adapter, and check that the 802.11G Mode item in Wireless Basic Setting page, is not configured to use 802.11G Performance.  Use the ping command to verify that the wireless client is able to communicate with the router‟s LAN port and with the remote computer. If the wireless client can successfully ping the router‟ s LAN port but fails to ping the remote computer, then verify the TCP/IP settings of the remote computer.

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