Phicomm WR207NA 150Mbps Wireless-N Router User Manual

Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. 150Mbps Wireless-N Router

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150Mbps Wireless N Router FWR-614N User Manual User Manual / V2.0
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i Table of Contents 150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................. 1Product Overview ............................................................................................... 1Main Features ....................................................................................................... 4Chapter 2: Installation ................................................ 5Physical Connection .......................................................................................... 5Configure the Computers IP Address ......................................................... 5Setup Wizard ..................................................................................................... 11Chapter 3: Router Configuration ................................. 15Network Settings ............................................................................................. 15WAN .......................................................................................................................................... 16LAN ............................................................................................................................................ 17MAC Address Clone ............................................................................................................ 17Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................................................ 17Wireless Settings .............................................................................................. 18Wireless Basic Settings ....................................................................................................... 18Wireless Security Settings ................................................................................................. 19Wireless MAC Address Filter ............................................................................................ 20Advanced Wireless Settings ............................................................................................ 21Wireless Clients List ............................................................................................................. 22
ii Table of Contents 150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com WPS Settings .......................................................................................................................... 22WDS Settings ......................................................................................................................... 23DHCP Server ....................................................................................................... 24DHCP ........................................................................................................................................ 24DHCP Clients list ................................................................................................................... 25Address Reservation ........................................................................................................... 25NAT ........................................................................................................................ 26Port Forwarding ................................................................................................................... 26Port Triggering ...................................................................................................................... 27DMZ Host ................................................................................................................................ 28UPnP ......................................................................................................................................... 28Multicast Forwarding Settings ........................................................................................ 29Security Options ............................................................................................... 29Security Settings .................................................................................................................. 29Advanced Security Settings ............................................................................................. 30Local Web Management ................................................................................................... 31Remote Web Management .............................................................................................. 31Access Control .................................................................................................. 31MAC/IP/Port Filter ................................................................................................................ 32Web URL Filter ...................................................................................................................... 33Routing Settings .............................................................................................. 33
iii Table of Contents 150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com Static Routing Table ............................................................................................................ 33Dynamic Routing Settings ................................................................................................ 34IP Bandwidth Control ..................................................................................... 34System Tools ...................................................................................................... 35Network Time Settings ...................................................................................................... 35Diagnostics ............................................................................................................................. 36Wake On LAN ........................................................................................................................ 37Factory Defaults ................................................................................................................... 37Backup and Restore ............................................................................................................ 38Password ................................................................................................................................. 38System Log ............................................................................................................................. 39Traffic Statistics ..................................................................................................................... 39Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................. 40Reboot ..................................................................................................................................... 40Logout .................................................................................................................. 40Chapter 4: Specification ............................................ 41Appendix A: Troubleshooting ..................................... 42Appendix B: Certification .......................................... 44FCC Statement .................................................................................................. 44CE Mark Warning ............................................................................................. 45Appendix C: Glossary ................................................ 46
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 1 Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Product Overview Thank you for choosing FWR-614N Wireless N Router. FWR-614N 150Mbps Wireless N Router is an all-in-one router, ideal for home and SOHO users to share broadband Internet connection over the wired and wireless network. With the speed of up to 150Mbps, it can provide users with extraordinary smooth internet surfing, internet phone calling, and on-line gaming. Moreover, by adopting an external Omni-directional antenna, FWR-614N could greatly increases the wireless range & sensitivity, which enables you to receive wireless signals in the farthest corner of your home or office. And you can quickly setup the security at a simple push of the WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) button on the fashionable designed router, preventing your device from potential internet attacks. Front Panel Power LED: The Power LED lights up when the Router is powered on. When the Router goes through its self-diagnostic mode during every boot-up, the LED flashes. When the diagnostic is
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 2 Chapter 1: Introduction complete, the LED is continuously lit. WLAN LED: The Wireless LED lights up when the wireless feature is enabled. It flashes when the Router sends or receives data over the wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) LED: If you have client devices (such as wireless adapters) that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button to automatically configure wireless security for your wireless network. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, refer to the section of Wi-Fi Protected Setup. WAN: The WAN LED lights up when there is a connection made through the WAN port. It flashes to indicate network activity over the WAN port. LED (1~4): These LEDs are corresponding with the LAN ports on the rear panel. The LED is continuously lit when the Router is connected to a device through that port. It flashes to indicate network activity over that port. LED Status Description POWER On Power is on Off Power is off WLAN On The wireless function is enabled Off The wireless function is disabled Blinking Sending or receiving data over wireless network WPS Off WPS function is disabled Blinking A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function. This process will last in the first 2 minutes On A wireless device has been successfully connected to the network by WPS function WAN On WAN port is connected Off WAN port is unconnected Blinking Data is transmitting LAN (Port 1-4) On LAN port is connected Off LAN port is unconnected Blinking Data is transmitting
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 3 Chapter 1: Introduction WPS: Press the button and the WPS LED in front panel flashing, WPS function is enabled. Reset: Long press and hold the button for 8 seconds, the Router will reboot to its factory default settings. WAN: Using an Ethernet cable (also called a network or Internet cable), the Internet port connects the Router to your Internet connection, which is typically a cable or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem. LAN (1~4): Using Ethernet cables, these Ethernet ports (4, 3, 2, 1) connect the Router to computers and other Ethernet network devices on your wired network. Power: The Power port connects to the included power adapter. ON/OFF: The power on/off button. Rear Panel
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 4 Chapter 1: Introduction Main Features • 4 LAN ports and 1 WAN port • Wireless N speed up to 150Mbps, ideal for internet surfing and on-line gaming • Multi-SSID allows users to create multiple networks, and distributes access privilege of each network • QoS controls the reasonable allocation of bandwidth to achieve optimum utilization, ensuring reliable Internet connection • Quick wireless security setup by simply pressing the WPS button • WDS wireless bridge provides seamless bridging to expand your wireless network • Built-in firewall featured with IP, MAC, URL filtering and ARP attack prevention to protect your PC • Backward compatible with 802.11b/g product • Setup wizard simplifies installation and configuration
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 5 Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2: Installation Physical Connection Note: • Actual product may be different as the picture, but the installation will be the same. • Please use the included power adapter. Use of a different power adapter could cause damage and void the warranty for this product. • Please ensure the Power, LAN and WAN lights are ON when the installation finished successfully. Configure the Computers IP Address After connecting your PC to the router, you need to configure your PCs IP address.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 6 Chapter 2: Installation 1) Click Start > Control Panel. For Windows XP/2000 2) Select and double click Network Connections.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 7 Chapter 2: Installation 3) Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. 4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 8 Chapter 2: Installation 5) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. For Windows Vista/7 1) Click Start>Control Panel.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 9 Chapter 2: Installation 2) Click Network and Internet. 3) Click Network and Sharing Center.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 10 Chapter 2: Installation 4) Go to Change Adapter Settings (win7)/Manage Network Connections (Vista). 5) Right click Local Area Connection, choose Properties.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 11 Chapter 2: Installation 6) Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. 7) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. Setup Wizard After successful installation, you can go ahead with connecting to the internet, the operations are as follow:
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 12 Chapter 2: Installation 1) Open your web browser, in the address bar, type in 192.168.0.1 2) You are prompt to enter the Username/Password (preset as admin/admin) which you can found on the label at the bottom of your router, and then click Login. 3) After successful login, you can see the web management page of the router comes up, please go to Setup Wizard on the left side menu, Click Next. 4) Please choose your WAN connection type, there are five options available: Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP and PPTP.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 13 Chapter 2: Installation a. Select Static IP if your ISP gives you the Static IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server Address, type in those information and then click Next. b. Select DHCP if your ISP does not gives you any IP numbers to use. This option is commonly used for cable modem services. Router will obtain IP address information automatically. In this case, no need to input anything but click Next. c. PPPoE is typically used for DSL services. Select PPPoE and type in the Username and Password provided by your ISP, and then click Next. d. Select L2TP if your ISP provides L2TP connection, and then click Next.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 14 Chapter 2: Installation e. Select PPTP if your ISP provides PPTP connection, and then click Next. 5) In this page, the SSID is the name of your wireless network, you can give it a different name. For the Wireless Mode, you can leave it as 11 b/g/n mixed mode, as for the Wireless Security, we recommend you to choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, and then set up a password, click Next. 6) Click Finish, then you can check the internet is working or not.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 15 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Chapter 3: Router Configuration You can see there are twelve main menus on the left side of the router’s web management page. On the right side, you can see a small HELP button, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The Running Status page shows the current status of the Router. Network Settings The Network Settings section helps you to configure the Router to access the Internet. There are four submenus under the wireless menu: WAN, LAN, MAC Address Clone and Dynamic DNS. Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 16 Chapter 3: Router Configuration WAN WAN Connection Type: To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP for more information. Dynamic IP (DHCP): Connections use dynamic IP address assignment, it means your ISP is running a DHCP server. Static IP: Connections use static IP address assignment, it means your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting. PPPoE: Connections requires username and password. L2TP: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) is a service applies to connections in Israel only. PPTP: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service applies to connections in Europe only. Select the connection type according to the information provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP), and fill in the information accordingly. MTU Size (in bytes): The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value is 1500 Bytes. Sometimes you need to modify the MTU required by your ISP. Please check Manually configure the DNS server if your ISP gives you one or two DNS IP addresses. Otherwise, leave it unchecked, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically. Primary DNS Server: Enter the DNS IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Secondary DNS Server: Enter another DNS IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Note: If you get Address not found error when you access a website, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP for correct DNS server addresses.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 17 Chapter 3: Router Configuration LAN MAC Address: The physical address of the router. IP Address: The LAN IP Address of the router. Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask associated with the LAN IP Address. Note: If you changed the LAN IP Address of the router, please log in this web management page by the new IP address. MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require you to register the MAC Address of your computer. Choose Enabled, and then click Clone My PC’s MAC Address, then click Save. Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. If you want to use this feature, please register for this service with DDNS service providers such as www.no-ip.com first. If you have registered with a DDNS service provider, select the website of your service provider, then enter the Username, Password and Dynamic DNS service address for your DDNS account.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 18 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Wireless Settings There are seven submenus under the wireless menu: Wireless Basic Settings, Wireless Security Settings, Wireless MAC Address Filter, Advanced Wireless Settings, Wireless Clients List, WPS Settings and WDS Settings. Click any of them, you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Wireless Basic Settings Wireless Status: Choose Enable to enable the wireless function of the router, choose Disable to disable the wireless function of the router. SSID: Enter a value of up to 32 characters. This is the name of your wireless network, you can give it a different name which can be easier for you to remember. MSSID Access Local Network: If you choose Enabled, the host connect to MSSID can access local network. Wireless Mode: If all of the wireless devices connected with this wireless router are in the same transmission mode (eg. 802.11b), you can choose "Only" mode (eg. 11b only). If you have some devices which use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode. Channel: The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases. Please try to
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 19 Chapter 3: Router Configuration change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access point, or the wireless performance is not as good as you expected. SSID Broadcast: If you choose Enabled, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID). Channel Bandwidth: The bandwidth of the wireless channel, you can select 20MHz or 20/40MHz. Wireless Security Settings You can configure the security of your wireless network(s) in this page. There are six wireless security modes supported by this router: Open, Shared, WEPAUTO, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, and WPA- Personal / WPA2-Personal. Wireless Network Name (SSID): Select the SSID which you want to enable the security. Security Mode: You can choose Disable, Open, Shared, WEPAUTO, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA- Personal/ WPA2-Personal. Mode 1: Security Mode > Disable If you do not want to use wireless security, highlight on this option. That means other people can connect to your wireless network without entering any password, so it may slow down your internet speed, it’s recommended strongly to choose one of the following modes to enable security. Mode 2: Security Mode > Open/Shared/ WEPAUTO Open System: Select 802.11 Open System authentications.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 20 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Shared Key: Select 802.11 Shared Key authentications. WEPAUTO: Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. You can select ASCII or Hex format. ASCII Format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hex format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. Or enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. Or enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, and null key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. Mode 3: Security Mode > WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA- Personal/ WPA2-Personal You can select one of following versions: WPA-Personal: Pre-shared key of WPA. WPA2-Personal: Pre-shared key of WPA2. WPA- Personal/ WPA2-Personal: Select WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. Encryption: You can select TKIP, AES or TKIP+AES. Password: The password should be between 8 and 63 characters. Wireless MAC Address Filter
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 21 Chapter 3: Router Configuration You can allow/deny the computers connecting to the router wirelessly by entering the MAC address with this feature. If you only want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) to access the Wireless Network while others cannot: 1: Choose Allow for the security policy. 2: Fill MAC address 00:0A:EB:00:07:5F in and click Save. If you want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) cannot access the Wireless Network while others can: 1: Choose Reject for the security policy. 2: Filling MAC address 00:0A:EB:00:07:5F in and click Save. Advanced Wireless Settings This section is to configure the advanced wireless setting of the Router, if you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it’s strongly recommended to keep the provided default values, otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance. Beacon Interval: The interval for sending packets of the Beacon frame. Its value range is 20-1000 in unit of ms. The default is 100. DTIM Interval: It indicates the interval of the delivery traffic indication message (DTIM). The value range is between 1 and 255 milliseconds. The default value is 1. Fragment Threshold: Set the fragmentation threshold. Packets larger than the size set in this field will be fragmented. Too many data packets will lower the Wireless Network performance. The Fragment Threshold value should not be set too low. The default value is 2346. RTS Threshold: Set the RTS (Request to send threshold.) threshold. When the packet size is larger than the preset RTS size, the wireless router will send a RTS to the destination station to start a negotiation. The default value is 2347.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 22 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Enable WMM: If you select it, the router will process the packets with the priority first. You are recommended to select this option. APSD Capable: It is used for auto power-saved service. It is Disabled by default. Wireless Clients List Click Refresh button to check the wireless clients. WPS Settings The WPS function can help you add a new device to the network quickly. If the client device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and is equipped with a WPS button, you can add it to the network by pressing the WPS button on the device and then press the button on the router within two minutes. The status LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network; If your client asks for the Router’s PIN number, enter the router’s PIN number into your client device; If your client device has a WIFI Protected Setup PIN number, enter that number in the PIN box. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setting): Easy and quick to establish the connection between wireless
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 23 Chapter 3: Router Configuration network client and the router through encrypted contents. The users only enter the PIN code to configure without selecting encryption method and entering secret keys by manual. WPS Mode: Supports two ways to configure WPS settings: PBC (Push-Button Configuration) and PIN code. PBC: Select the PBC button or press the WPS button on the panel of the Router. (Press WPS button and WPS LED will blink, which means the WPS function is enabled. During the blinking time, press the WPS button on another network device, WPS LED light will become solid when the connection succeeds.) PIN: If this option is enabled, you need to enter a wireless clients PIN code in the blank and keep the same code in the client. WDS Settings The WDS function can help you extend the wireless range, it supports Bridge Mode and Repeater Mode. Bridge Mode: You can wirelessly connect two or more wired networks via this mode. In this mode, you need to add the wireless MAC address of the connecting device into the Routers AP
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 24 Chapter 3: Router Configuration MAC address table or select one from the scanning table. At the same time, the connecting device should be in Lazy, Repeater or Bridge mode. Repeater Mode: You can select the mode to extend the distance between the two WLAN devices. Functioning as a WDS repeater, the connects to both a client card as an AP and to another AP. In typical repeater applications, APs connecting to other APs equipped with WDS functionality must also support WDS. In this mode, you need to add the MAC address of the connecting device into the Routers AP MAC address table and the connecting client should be in Lazy, Repeater or client mode. Encryption Type: You can select WEP 64bits mode, WEP 128bits mode TKIP mode, AES mode for security here. Encryption key: Enter the key, the key format is decided by the encryption method you selected. Wireless Access Node MAC Address: Input the MAC address of the other wireless router. Note: Two wireless routers must use the same channel, encryption type and encryption key. DHCP Server There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. DHCP If you enable DHCP server of the router, the DHCP server automatically configures the TCP/IP protocol for each computer in the LAN. DHCP Server: If you disable the server, please make sure you have another DHCP server in your network. Start IP Address: The first address in the IP Address pool.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 25 Chapter 3: Router Configuration End IP Address: The last address in the IP Address pool. Lease Time: It is the time interval that server will change to use another DHCP address. Default Gateway: (Optional) Suggest to input the IP Address of the LAN port of the Router. Primary DNS Server: (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult your I S P. Secondary DNS Server: (Optional) You can input the IP Address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers. Note: To use the DHCP server function of the router, please configure all computers in the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically mode. This function will take effect after the router rebooted. DHCP Clients list Here you can see the information of DHCP Clients. Refresh: Click Refresh button to refresh the DHCP clients list. Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC in the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings. IP Address: The IP address that the Router reserved. MAC Address: The MAC Address of the PC that you want to reserve for an IP address.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 26 Chapter 3: Router Configuration NAT There are five submenus under the NAT menu: Port Forwarding, Port Triggering, DMZ Host, UPnP and Multicast Forwarding. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Port Forwarding Choose Enabled, then click Add button. Rule’s Name: You can give this rule a name. Server IP Address: The IP address of the server you want to open the port, it is like 192.168.0.X. Server Port Range: The port range of the server you want to open the port. Client Port Range: The port range of the client. Protocol: The protocol of the server. Note: Please assign a static IP address to the server.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 27 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Port Triggering Click Add button. Application Name: Describe the name of the application that being set. Please select one of the applications: There are few common applications available such as Dailpad, MSN gaming, PC Phone etc. the blank will be automatically filled once been chosen. Customize Application Name: If the application you want to add is not included, enter the blank manually. Start/End Trigger Port: The port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will trigger this rule. Protocol: The protocol used for Trigger Ports: TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. If you are not clear about which protocol was being used, TCP/UDP is recommended. Open Port: The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 28 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Open Port Protocol: The protocol used for Incoming Ports Range, it can be TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. If you are not clear about which protocol was being used, TCP/UDP is recommended. Note: • Before using Port Triggering, you should assign a static IP address to the designated server, and then enter this static IP address into router as the Server IP Address. • Please ensure the SPI Firewall was closed before setting the port triggering. You could check the SPI Firewall settings at Security Options>Security Settings. DMZ Host DMZ Status: Choose Enable DMZ. IP Address of the DMZ Host: Enter the IP address of the computer in the LAN that you want to set to a DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Note: • Before using DMZ Host, you should assign a static IP address to the designated server, and then enter this static IP address into router as the Server IP Address. • DMZ priority is higher than the Port Forwarding, if the DMZ open, all the port forwarding rules are not effective. UPnP UPnP: Click the checkbox to Enable or Disable the UPnP. Save: Click Save button to save your setting.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 29 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Multicast Forwarding Settings Multicast Forwarding enables the router to issue IGMP host message on behalf of hosts that the router discovered through standard IGMP interfaces. Group Mac: The Mac Address of the Multicast Forwarding Group. Group IP: The IP Address of the Multicast Forwarding Group. Host IP: The IP Address of the Group members. Port: The port number of the Multicast group. Status: The status of the Multicast group. Security Options There are four submenus under the Security Options menu: Security Settings, Advanced Security Settings, Local Web Management and Remote Web Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Security Settings
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 30 Chapter 3: Router Configuration SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection): When the SPI firewall is enabled, the system refuses all requests from the Internet. Only packets that belong to connections that respond requests from the LAN and for which status database is created can pass the firewall and access to the LAN. By default, the SPI is enabled. To expose all hosts in the LAN to the Internet, you can disable SPI. VPN (Virtual Private Network): VPN provides a safe communication method among remote computers through WAN. If a host in the LAN wants to connect to the remote VPN network through the router by using the VPN protocol, such as PPTP, L2TP, or IPSec, you need to enable the corresponding VPN pass through. ALG (Application Layer Gateway): ALG supports that some protocols at the application layer that adopt the control/data mode, such as FTP, TFTP, and H323, help to translate network addresses and ports at the NAT gateway. You are recommended to enable this option. The Common Service Port drop-down list contains some common service ports. You can select one and click Add to add the service port to the virtual server list. Advanced Security Settings Anti DoS Attack: Check to enable it for attack prevention. IGMP-Flood Packet Threshold: If the number of ICMP data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Enable filtering UDP-FLOOD attack: Select it if you want to protect against UDP-FLOOD attacks. UDP-Flood Packet Threshold: If the number of UDP data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Enable filtering TCP-SYN-FLOOD attack: Select it if you want to protect against TCP-SYN-FLOOD attacks. TCP-SYN-Attack Packet Threshold: If the number of TCP-SYN data packets exceeds the threshold, the defense measures act immediately. Block the PING packets from the WAN interface: If you select this option, the PC in the WAN cannot send the PING packets to the router. Block the PING packets from the LAN: If you select this option, the PC in the LAN cannot send
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 31 Chapter 3: Router Configuration the PING packets to the WAN. Local Web Management By default, the router allows all computers in the LAN to log in to the router for Web management. If you select Allow only MAC addresses in the list to access the Web management page, and add MAC addresses to the list, only MAC addresses in the list can access the web management page of the router, while other computers in the LAN are blocked from accessing the router. MAC Address 1/2/3/4: Enter the MAC addresses of LAN computers. Remote Web Management This section is to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely. If you want to access the Router from outside the local network, please select the Enable Remote Web Management. Web Management Port: The management port open to outside access the default value is 80. IP Address of Remote Web Management: Specify the range of the WAN IP address for remote management. Access Control There are two submenus under the Access Control menu: MAC/IP/Port Filter and Web URL Filter. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 32 Chapter 3: Router Configuration MAC/IP/Port Filter This page is used to enable the firewall filtering function, select the filtering service or manually set the parameters that need to be filtered, such as MAC address, IP address and Port. You must set at least one filtering condition. You may also set multiple conditions or all the conditions. MAC/IP/Port Filter: Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable filtering. Default Policy：Accepted chose, all the packets and devices will be allowed to be passed normally, opposite action will be happened if Dropped was been chosen. Current IP/Port Filtering Rules: All the existing rules will be listed below, any needed of rules deleting, please select the rules, and then click Delete Selected. Note: Please synchronize the routers time first when selecting the timing function.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 33 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Web URL Filter Web URL Filter: Check to enable URL filter. URL: Put in the URL you want to filter. Routing Settings There are two submenus under the Routing Settings menu: Static Routing Table and Dynamic Routing Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Static Routing Table Static routes give the router information that it cannot learn automatically through other means Use the Static Routing page to add or delete a route. The max number is 10. Destination: This is the IP address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route. Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 34 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Gateway: This is the IP address of the default gateway device that allows for the contact between the Router and the network or host. Dynamic Routing Settings RIP: The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks. Choose Enable dynamic routing need to be activated. Rip Version: Choose the version of RIP. Authentication Code: Choose the encrypt method used between routers. IP Bandwidth Control Enable IP bandwidth control: If you select it, the bandwidth control rule takes effect. Total Uplink Bandwidth: The rate of uploading through the WAN interface. Total Downlink Bandwidth: The rate of downloading through the WAN interface. Note: • The bandwidth conversion: 1 Mbps = 1024 Kbps. • Select the type of the broadband line and the bandwidth according to the actual situation. If you are not sure about the information, consult your broadband provider. • After finishing the settings, click the Save button to apply the settings.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 35 Chapter 3: Router Configuration System Tools There are ten submenus under the System Tools: Network Time settings, Diagnostics, WOL, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Password, System Log, Traffic Statistics, Firmware Upgrade and Reboot. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. Network Time Settings Current time: Show the current time. Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down menu. Network time server: To set NTP server. Save: Click the Save button to save your setting. Note: The system will Synchronous with the Network Time Server every hour after saving, and it will affect the WAN dial-up on demand.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 36 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Diagnostics Select: Select Ping or Tracert. IP Address/Domain Name: The destination IP address or domain name. Ping Packet Total: The number of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out. Ping Packet Size: The size of transmitted data packet when Ping operation is carried out. Ping Timeout: The timeout time of the ping operation. Tracert Hops: The hops of tracert. Click Below is a Ping diagnosis example that router has failed to connect to IP 100.1.1.1: Start Diagnosis button, the selected ping or tracert testing will be started. Below is a Ping diagnosis example that router has been connected to IP 172.16.160.31:
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 37 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Wake On LAN WOL broadcasts so called Magic Packet Frames across a network to wake up hardware that understands such packets. These are normally NICs with Wake On LAN function. MAC Address: Add a MAC address to wake the computer on. Explain PC: Description about the computer. Add: Click Add button to finish, and the computer will display in the list. Select one or more computers in the list, and click Apply button, these computers will be waked up. Factory Defaults Click Restore All Settings button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. Note: All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 38 Chapter 3: Router Configuration Backup and Restore In the Export Settings column, click Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the Router's configuration, follow these instructions: 1) Click Browse button to find the configuration file which you want to restore. 2) Click Save button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. Note: Keep the power on during the process, in case of any damage. Password You can change the log in password for this web management page, not your ISP password or the wireless password.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 39 Chapter 3: Router Configuration System Log The system log is a detailed record of the websites that users on your network have accessed or attempted to access. You can enable remote System Log function to view the log in remote place. Enable remote System Log: Check the radio button to enable remote System Log. Save: Click Save button to save your Log. Clean: Click Clean button to clear all shown information. Traffic Statistics
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 40 Chapter 3: Router Configuration This page used to display the current system memory usage, WLAN, LAN and WAN networks to send and receive data packets to the number. Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the router to the lasted version in this page, please download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website. After downloading the file, you need to extract the zip file before upgrading the router. Browse for the upgrade file, then click Upgrade button. Caution! Once you click Upgrade button, do not interrupt the process, loss of power during the upgrade could damage the Router. Note: • Router might be changed to factory default settings after upgrade, please backup in advance. • During the updating, please do not turn off the power. • Please make sure the software version is matching with the existing hardware. Reboot Click Reboot button to reboot the Router. Logout Click to logout from the router configuration web.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 41 Chapter 4: Specification Chapter 4: Specification Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, CSMA/CA with ACK Data Rate 11n: 150Mbps 11g: 54Mbps 11b: 11Mbps Frequency Range 2.4-2.4835GHz Wireless Transmit Power < 20dBm Modulation Type OFDM/CCK/16-QAM/64-QAM Receive Sensitivity 150M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER Wireless Security 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise, WPA /WPA2-Personal (TKIP/AES) System Requirements Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 Hardware Interfaces 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN Port 1 x 10/100Mbps WAN Port 1 x Power Connector Buttons Power Button WPS Button Reset Button Antenna 1 x Fixed Omni-directional Antenna Power Supply 12VDC, 0.5A Dimensions ( W x D x H ) 165mm x 106mm x 26.5mm Others Operating Temperature 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F) Storage Temperature -40°C~70°C (-40°F~158°F) Relative Humidity 10%~90%, non-condensing Storage Humidity 5%~95%, non-condensing Certifications FCC,CE, RoHS Package Contents 1 x Wireless N Router 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Resource CD 1 x Quick Installation Guide 1 x Ethernet Cable
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 42 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. PHICOMM Setup cannot find my Router. If PHICOMM Setup is not able to communicate with your Router during installation, please check the following items: 1) Ensure that the router and modem are both on. 2) Make sure the computer goes into the LAN port of the router. 3) Make sure the DSL modem goes into the WAN port of the router. 4) There may be firewall software on your computer preventing an outgoing connection. You may choose to temporarily disable this software before attempting setup. 5) Unplug the Routers power supply for 10 seconds, then plug it back in. 2. The DSL telephone line does not fit into the Router’s Internet port. The Router does not replace your modem. You still need your DSL modem to work with the Router. Connect the telephone line to the DSL modem, and then insert the setup CD into your computer. Follow the QIG to install your router. 3. I cannot login the router’s web management page. 1) Make sure the computer goes into the LAN port of the router. 2) Check the computer’s IP address, make sure the IP address is obtained automatically, for details please refer to the section of Configure the Computers IP Address in this manual. 3) Make sure you put 192.168.0.1 into the address bar, not the search bar. 4) Check your web browser, make sure the Proxy server is unchecked. Take Internet Explorer as an example, go to Tools>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN. 5) If it tells you the username or password is error, and you cannot remember the new one, please reset router by pressing reset button for at least 6 seconds, and then try to login with default username and password (admin/admin). 4. The computer cannot connect to the Internet. 1) Make sure the DSL/cable modem goes into the WAN port of the router. 2) Make sure the computer goes into the LAN port of the router. 3) Ensure that the router and modem are both on. 4) Unplug the router, connect your computer to the modem directly, check the internet is working or not through your modem.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 43 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 5. The computer cannot connect to the internet wirelessly. Please make sure you can access the Internet when plug in the Ethernet cable from the router to the computer, otherwise, please refer to Question 4. Then check the wireless connection status on your computer: 1) Search available networks and connect to your wireless network. If your wireless network name (SSID) is not listed in, please connect to router’s LAN port by an Ethernet cable, login router’s web management page 192.168.0.1 to make sure 2) If you cannot connect to your wireless network, please make sure the password is correct. You can connect to router’s LAN port by an Ethernet cable, login router’s web management page the Broadcast SSID is enabled. Please refer to Page 20 in this manual. 192.168.0.1 to double check your password3) If there is no wireless network found in range on your computer, please make sure the wireless switch is turned on, and the wireless network adapter is working properly. . Please refer to Page 21 in this manual. 6. I’ve installed this new Router and some of my network clients (computers, game consoles etc.) are unable to connect. Your new Router came pre-configured with a network name and no password. All clients must use this network name to connect wirelessly to your Router. You will need to find the network settings on your client, and select the network name from the list of available networks to join the wireless network. Details please refer to your client (computer, game consoles etc.).
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 44 Appendix B: Certification Appendix B: Certification 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. • Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. FCC Caution • This device 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. • For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. • This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. • This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 45 Appendix B: Certification • This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. CE Mark Warning Marking with the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC). 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 Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation None Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 46 Appendix C: Glossary 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. 802.11g: Specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System): The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PC(s) that are connected to a DHCP server. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone): A Demilitarized Zone allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DNS (Domain Name System): An Internet Service that translates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain Name: A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line): A technology allowing data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines. ISP (Internet Service Provider): A company that can provide access to the Internet. MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit): The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. NAT (Network Address Translation): NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a different IP address for the Internet. PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet): PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. SSID (Service Set Identification): It is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. 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.
150Mbps Wireless N Router www.phicomm.com 47 Appendix C: Glossary Wi-Fi: A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network): A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.
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