Pro Nets Technology WR750R Wireless Router User Manual WR760R user s manual 0523

Pro-Nets Technology Corporation Wireless Router WR760R user s manual 0523

User manual

11nWireless3GBroadbandRouterUser’sManualJanuary2011
1FCCWarning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communication.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- Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.thereceiverisconnected.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.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.IMPORTANTNOTE:FCCRadiationExposureStatement:ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceofabouteightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.IEEE802.11bor802.11goperationofthisproductintheUSAisfirmware‐limitedtochannels1through11.NoticeChangesormodificationstotheequipment,whicharenotapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldaffecttheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.Companyhasanon‐goingpolicyofupgradingitsproductsanditmaybepossiblethatinformationinthisdocumentisnotup‐to‐date.Pleasecheckwithyourlocaldistributorsforthelatestinformation.
2Copyright2011AllRightsReserved.Nopartofthisdocumentcanbecopiedorreproducedinanyformwithoutwrittenconsentfromthecompany.Trademarks:Alltradenamesandtrademarksarethepropertiesoftheirrespectivecompanies.RevisionHistoryRevisionHistoryV11stRelease
3TableofContents1.Introduction................................................................................................................... 51.1Features ............................................................................................................. 51.2Specifications ..................................................................................................... 61.3PackageContents ............................................................................................... 71.4SystemRequirements......................................................................................... 71.5LEDsIndication&ConnectorsofWirelessRouter ............................................... 81.6InstallationInstruction ....................................................................................... 92.PCConfiguration ............................................................................................................ 92.1TCP/IPNetworkingSetup ................................................................................... 93.ConfigureWirelessRouterviaWebBasedUtility ......................................................... 213.1AccessWebBasedConfigurationUtility............................................................ 213.2SetupWizard.................................................................................................... 223.2.1OperationMode......................................................................................... 233.2.2TimeZoneSetting ...................................................................................... 233.2.3LANInterfaceSetup ................................................................................... 243.2.4WANInterfaceSetup.................................................................................. 243.2.5WirelessBasicSettings............................................................................... 253.2.6WirelessSecuritySetup.............................................................................. 253.3OperationMode............................................................................................... 263.4Wireless ........................................................................................................... 263.4.1BasicSettings.............................................................................................. 263.4.2AdvancedSettings ...................................................................................... 283.4.3Security....................................................................................................... 303.4.4AccessControl ............................................................................................ 313.4.5WDSSetting................................................................................................ 323.4.6SiteSurvey.................................................................................................. 333.4.7WPS ............................................................................................................ 343.4.8Schedule ..................................................................................................... 353.5TCP/IPSettings................................................................................................. 353.5.1LANInterface.............................................................................................. 353.5.1.1StaticDHCPSetup ........................................................................ 373.5.2WANInterface ............................................................................................ 373.6Firewall ............................................................................................................ 483.6.1PortFiltering .............................................................................................. 483.6.2IPFiltering .................................................................................................. 49
43.6.3MACFiltering ............................................................................................. 503.6.4PortForwarding.......................................................................................... 513.6.5URLFilter.................................................................................................... 523.6.6DMZ............................................................................................................ 533.6.7VLAN........................................................................................................... 533.7QoS .................................................................................................................. 543.8RouteSetup ..................................................................................................... 563.9Management.................................................................................................... 573.9.1Status.......................................................................................................... 573.9.2Statistics ..................................................................................................... 593.9.3DDNS .......................................................................................................... 603.9.4TimeZoneSetting ...................................................................................... 603.9.5DenialͲofͲService ........................................................................................ 613.9.6Log .............................................................................................................. 623.9.7UpgradeFirmware ..................................................................................... 633.9.8Save/ReloadSetting ................................................................................... 643.9.9Password .................................................................................................... 65
51.IntroductionThisWirelessBroadbandRoutercomplieswithIEEE802.11n,andprovidesfasterandfartherrangethan802.11gwhilebeingbackwardcompatiblewith802.11gand802.11bmode.ThisrouterusesadvancedbroadbandrouterchipsetandwirelessLANchipsetsolutiontoletyouenjoyhighͲspeedWiredandWirelessconnection.SimplyconnectthisdevicetoaCableorDSLmodemandthenyoucanshareyourhighͲspeedInternetaccesswithmultiplePCsatyourhomewithorwithoutwires.ItcreatesasecureWiredandWirelessnetworkforyoutosharephotos,files,video,music,printerandnetworkstorage.WR750Rprovidesmaximumtransferrateupto150MbpsandsupportsWEP,WPA,WPA2,WPS,802.1xhighͲlevelWLANsecurityfeaturesthatguaranteethebestsecurityforusers.ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulationsandCEapproval.1.1FeaturesΘʳUpto150Mbpsdatatransferratesat802.11n(Wireless)ΘʳBackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/gΘʳBuiltͲin4port10/100EthernetswitchwithautospeedsensingΘʳSupportsNAT,NAPT,DHCPServer/ClientΘʳSupportsVPNpassthroughͲIPSec,PPTP,L2TPΘʳSupportsVirtualServer/PortTriggerΘʳSupportsVirtualDMZHost,DNSProxy,DDNS,UPnPΘʳSupports64/128ͲbitWEPDataEncryptionΘʳSupportsWPA/WPA2/WPS/802.1xAuthenticationΘʳSupportsWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)modeΘʳSupportsMACFilter,ClientFilter,URL/IPFilterΘʳSupportsAutoͲcrossover(MDI/MIDͲX)functionΘʳSupportssoftwareupgradethroughWebΘʳFriendlywebͲbasedGUIConfigurationandManagement
6 1.2SpecificationsDataTransferRates150Mbps(802.11nmode)54Mbps(802.11gmode)11Mbps(802.11bmode)StandardIEEE802.11b/802.11g/802.11n(Wireless)IEEE802.3,IEEE802.3u,IEEE802.3xFullDuplexFlowControl(Wired)OperatingRadius100MIndoor,300MOutdoorInternetAccessConnecttoBroadband(CableorxDSL)modemorEthernetbackboneforInternetSurfingWANConnectionDynamicIP,StaticIP,PPPoE,PPTP,L2TPIPManagementNAT(NetworkAddressTranslation)NAPT(NetworkAddressandPortTranslation)DHCP(DynamicHostConfigurationProtocol)Server/ClientSupportVPNpassthrough–IPSec,PPTP,L2TPSupportVirtualserver/PortTriggerSupportVirtualDMZhostSupportDNSProxySupportDynamicDNSSupportUPnP(InternetGateDevice)SecuritySupport64/128‐bitWEPDataEncryptionSupportWPA,WPA2(802.11i)securitySupportMACACL(MACAccessControlList)SupportWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)SupportWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup).SupportPAP/CHAP/MS‐CHAP/MS‐CHAPv2authenticationSupport802.1xRADIUSServerFirewallSupportMACfilterSupportIPfilterSupportURLblockingSupportNATProtectionSupportHackerpatternfilter(PortScan,Landattack,DOS…etc)ManagementWeb‐basedGUIConfiguration/ManagementTelnetremotemanagement/WebRemoteLoginfromWAN.SoftwareUpgradethroughWebSupportNTPupdate.SupportSystemLog
7SupportConfigurationsettingBackup/Restore/ResetDefaultInterfaceLANx4,WANx1,USB2.0LEDIndicators POWER,STATUS,LANx4,WANx1,WLANx1Antenna1AntennasWirelessFrequency 2.4000~2.4835GHzOutputPower ReceiverSensitivityIEEE802.11b:‐88dBm(Typical),IEEE802.11g:‐70dBm(Typical)IEEE802.11n:20Mhz‐68dBm;40Mhz‐65dBm(Typical)TransmitOutputPower 11b:18±1dBm,11g:15±1dBm,11n:15±1dBmPower DC5V,2ADimensions(app)135.99mm(length)x87.33mm(width)x24mm(height)NetWeight(app)152.1gOperatingTemperature0°C~40°CHumidity 5%~95%(non‐condensing)StorageTemperature 0°C~70°CSupportedOSWindows98SE,ME,2000,XP,Vista,Win7,MacandLinuxRegulationsFCC,CERoHSCompliantRoHSCompliant  1.3PackageContents‧ OneWirelessAPRouterwith1antennas‧ OneExternalPowerAdapter‧ OneCD‐ROM(user’smanual)‧ OneRJ‐45EthernetCable 1.4SystemRequirements‧ ComputerswithaninstalledEthernetadapter.‧ ValidInternetAccessaccountandEthernetbasedDSLorCablemodem.‧ 10/100Base‐TEthernetcablewithRJ‐45connector.‧ TCP/IPprotocolmustbeinstalledonallPCs.‧ SystemwithMSInternetExplorerver.5.0orlater,orNetscapeNavigatorver.4.7orlater. 802.11b mode: 16.10 dBm; 802.11g mode: 20.24 dBm; 802.11n 20 MHz mode: 19.50 dBm; 802.11n 40 MHz mode: 18.58 dBm
81.5LEDsIndication&ConnectorsofWirelessRouterFrontPanelLEDsIndicationLEDLightStatusDescriptionOnWirelessRouterispoweredon.PWROffWirelessRouterispoweredoff.SlowBlinkingWLANissuccessfullyconnected.WLANBlinkingDataisbeingsentorreceived.OnWANportissuccessfullyconnectedWANBlinkingDataisbeingsentorreceived.OnLANportissuccessfullyconnected.LAN(1,2,3,4)BlinkingDataisbeingsentorreceived.BackPanelConnectorsButton/PortDescriptionResetResetconfigurationstodefault.YouwouldusetheresetbuttononlywhenaprogramerrorhascausedyourWirelessAProutertohang.Pressthebuttonandholdafter6seconds.WPS ClickWPSbutton1to3secondswhileyouareconnectingaPCofwirelessadapterwithWPSfunction(youmustenableWPS’PBCfunction).LAN(1x,2x,3x,4x)EthernetRJͲ45connector,connecttoPCwithaRJͲ45Ethernetcable.WANEthernetRJͲ45connector,connecttoWANaccessdevice,suchastheCablemodemorADSLmodem.DCͲ5VPowerconnector,connecttothepoweradapter(DCͲ5V,2A) packagedwiththeAProuter.USBConnectthe3G/3.5GUSBdevicetoUSBPort
91.6InstallationInstruction1) Poweroff802.11nAPRouterandDSL/Cablemodem.2) ConnectcomputertotheLANportontheWirelessRouterwithEthernetcable.3) ConnecttheDSLorCablemodemtotheWANportontheWirelessRouterwithEthernetcable.4) PoweronDSLorCablemodemfirst,thenconnectpoweradaptertothepowerjackontherearpanelofWirelessRouterandplugthepowercableintoanoutlet.5) CheckLEDs.a) OncepoweronWirelessRouter,PowerLEDshouldbeon.b) LANLEDshouldbeonforeachactiveLANconnection.c) TheWANLEDshouldbeonwhentheDSLorcablemodemisconnected.Warning:Onlyusethepoweradapterisprovidedfromthispackage,useotherpoweradaptermaycausehardwaredamage2.PCConfigurationTocommunicateandconfigure802.11nAProuter,thePConyourLANmustinstallTCP/IPprotocol.MakesuretheTCP/IPprotocolofthePCisconfiguredforObtainIPaddressfromDHCPandisconnectedtoLAN(Ethernet)portoftheAProuter.Indoingso,thePCobtainsanIPaddressof192.168.1.1from802.11nAProuter.The802.11nAProuterassumesanIPaddressof192.168.1.1withoutnetworkconnectivity.ThisIPaddressisusedforcommunicatingwiththe802.11nAProuterviathewebUIorTelnet,withthePCconnectedtotheLANport.The802.11nAProuterassumesaDHCPIPaddressontheWANsideifconnectedtothenetwork.InthiscaseusercancommunicatewiththesameIPaddress192.168.1.1withPCconnectedtotheLANport.PCinthenetworkcancommunicatewiththeDHCPIPaddressallocatedto802.11nrouter.2.1TCP/IPNetworkingSetupCheckingTCP/IPSettingsforWindows9x/Mea)Select“StartÆControlPanelÆNetwork”,thewindowbelowwillappear,
10b)Click“Properties”,thewindowbelowwillappearandthenclick“IPAddress”tab,ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseDHCP,select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”,thenclick“OK”toconfirmyoursettings.Onceyourestartyoursystem,WirelessRouterwillobtainanIPaddressforthissystem.
11ΘʳIfyoudecidetousefixedIPaddressforyoursystem,select“SpecifyanIPaddress”,andmakesurethatIPAddressandSubnetMaskarecorrect.c)Select“Gateway”tabandentercorrectgatewayaddressin“Newgateway”field,thenclick“Add”,d)Select“DNSConfiguration”tabandmakesureselect“EnableDNS”,entertheDNSaddressprovidesfromyourISPinthe“DNSServerSearchOrder”field,thenclick“Add”,
12CheckingTCI/IPSettingforWindowsNT4.0a)Select“ControlPanelÆNetwork”,windowbelowwillappear,click“Protocols”tabthenselect“TCP/IPprotocol”,b)Click“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.
13ΘʳSelectthenetworkcardonyoursystemfrom“Adapter”field.ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseIPaddressfromWirelessRouter,select“ObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserver”.ΘʳIfyoudecidetousetheIPaddressyouaredesired,select“SpecifyanIPaddress”.Makesureentercorrectaddressesin“IPAddress”and“SubnetMask”fields.ΘʳYoumustsetWirelessRouter’sIPaddressas“DefaultGateway”.c)ToenterDNSaddressisprovidedfromyourISP.Select“DNS”tab,click“Add”under“DNSServiceSearchOrder”list,thenenterDNSServerIPaddressin“TCP/IPDNSServer”windowandclick“Add”.CheckingTCP/IPSettingsforWindows2000a)Select“StartÆControlPanelÆNetworkandDialͲupConnection”andrightclick“LocalAreaConnection”thenclick“Properties”,
14b)Selectthe“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”forthenetworkcardonyoursystem,thenclick“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.
15ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseIPaddressfromWirelessRouter,select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”.ΘʳIfyoudecidetousetheIPaddressyouaredesired,select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”.Makesureentercorrectaddressesin“IPAddress”and“SubnetMask”fields.ΘʳYoumustsetWirelessRouter’sIPaddressas“DefaultGateway”.ΘʳIftheDNSServerfieldsareempty,select“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”andentertheDNSaddressisprovidedbyyourISP,thenclick“OK”.CheckingTCP/IPSettingsforWindowsXPa)Click“Start”,select“ControlPanelÆNetworkConnection”andrightclick“LocalAreaConnection”thenselect“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.b)Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”thenclick“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.
16ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseIPaddressfromWirelessRouter,select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”.ΘʳIfyoudecidetousetheIPaddressyouaredesired,select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”.Makesureentercorrectaddressesin“IPAddress”and“SubnetMask”fields.ΘʳYoumustsetWirelessRouter’sIPaddressas“DefaultGateway”.ΘʳIftheDNSServerfieldsareempty,select“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”andentertheDNSaddressisprovidedbyyourISP,thenclick“OK”.CheckingTCP/IPSettingsforWindowsVistaa)Click“Start”Æ“ControlPanelÆ“ManageNetworkConnections”andrightclick“LocalAreaConnection”thenselect“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.
17b)Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”thenclick“Properties”,windowbelowwillappear.ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseIPaddressfromWirelessRouter,select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”.
18ΘʳIfyoudecidetousetheIPaddressyouaredesired,select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”.Makesureentercorrectaddressesin“IPAddress”and“SubnetMask”fields.ΘʳYoumustsetWirelessRouter’sIPaddressas“DefaultGateway”.ΘʳIftheDNSServerfieldsareempty,select“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”andentertheDNSaddressisprovidedbyyourISP,thenclick“OK”.CheckingTCP/IPSettingsforWindows7a)Click“Start”Æ“ControlPanel“ÆDoubleͲclickNetworkandSharingCentericonÆSelect“LocalAreaConnection#”.(LocalnetworkyourADSLhookedupwith)ÆSelect“Properties”ÆSelect“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)“thenclick“Properties“ConfigureIPaddressAutomatically:b)Select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”and“ObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically”Click“OK”tofinishtheconfiguration.
19ConfigureIPAddressManually:c)Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”and“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”. IPaddress:FillinIPaddress192.168.1.x(xisanumberbetween2to254).
20 Subnetmask:Defaultvalueis255.255.255.0. Defaultgateway:Defaultvalueis192.168.1.1. PreferredDNSserver:FillinpreferredDNSserverIPaddress. AlternateDNSserver:FillinalternateDNSserverIPaddress.ΘʳIfyoudecidetouseIPaddressfromWirelessRouter,select“ObtainanIPaddressautomatically”.ΘʳIfyoudecidetousetheIPaddressyouaredesired,select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”.Makesureentercorrectaddressesin“IPAddress”and“SubnetMask”fields.ΘʳYoumustsetWirelessRouter’sIPaddressas“DefaultGateway”.ΘʳIftheDNSServerfieldsareempty,select“UsethefollowingDNSserveraddresses”andentertheDNSaddressisprovidedbyyourISP,thenclick“OK”.YoucanusepingcommandunderDOSprompttocheckifyouhavesetupTCP/IPprotocolcorrectlyandifyourcomputerhassuccessfullyconnectedtothisrouter.1) Typeping192.168.1.1underDOSpromptandthefollowingmessageswillappear:Ifthecommunicationlinkbetweenyourcomputerandrouterisnotsetupcorrectly,afteryoutypeping192.168.1.1underDOSpromptfollowingmessageswillappear:Pinging192.168.1.1with32bytesofdata:Requesttimedout.Requesttimedout.Requesttimedout.Thisfailuremightbecausedbycableissueorsomethingwronginconfigurationprocedure.
213.ConfigureWirelessRouterviaWebBasedUtilityTheWirelessRouterimplementsaWebserverallowinguserconfigurethisdeviceviathewebbasedUtility.ThisUtilityprovidescomprehensivesystemmanagementscheme,includingsystemconfiguration,performancemonitoring,systemmaintenanceandadministration.3.1AccessWebBasedConfigurationUtilityToaccesstheWebͲBasedConfigurationUtility,youhavetolaunchyourInternetBrowser.(MSIE6.0orlater,NetscapeNavigator4.7orlater).Step1:EnterWirelessRouter’sdefaultIPaddressashttp://192.168.1.1intheAddressfieldthenpressEnter.Step2:Logindialogboxwillappear,enteradminasAdministratorNameand1234asdefaultAdministratorPassword,andthenclick“OK”toaccessConfigurationUtility.Step3:Afterlogin,youcanseetheMainmenuasbelow.
223.2 SetupWizardThispageguidesyoutoconfigurewirelessbroadbandrouterforfirsttime.
233.2.1 OperationModeThispagefollowedbySetupWizardpagetodefinetheoperationmode.3.2.2 TimeZoneSettingThispageisusedtoenableandconfigureNTPclient.
243.2.3 LANInterfaceSetupThispageisusedtoconfigurelocalareanetworkIPaddressandsubnetmask.3.2.4 WANInterfaceSetupThispageisusedtoconfigureWANaccesstype
253.2.5 WirelessBasicSettingsThispageisusedtoconfigurebasicwirelessparameterslikeBand,Mode,NetworkTypeSSID,ChannelNumber,EnableMacClone(SingleEthernetClient).3.2.6 WirelessSecuritySetupThispageisusedtoconfigurewirelesssecurity.
263.3 OperationModeThispageisusedtoconfigurewhichmodewirelessbroadbandrouteracts.Gateway:Traditionalgatewayconfiguration.ItalwaysconnectsinternetviaADSL/CableModem.LANinterface,WANinterface,Wirelessinterface,NATandFirewallmodulesareappliedtothismode.Bridge:Eachinterface(LAN,WANandWireless)regardsasbridge.NAT,Firewallandallrouters’functionsarenotsupported.WirelessISP:SwitchWirelessinterfacetoWANportandallEthernetportsinbridgemode.Wirelessinterfacecandoallrouters’functions.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.3.4 Wireless3.4.1 BasicSettingsThispageisusedtoconfiguretheparametersforwirelessLANclientsthatmayconnecttoyourBroadbandRouter.Hereyoumaychangewirelessencryptionsettingsaswellaswirelessnetworkparameters.
27DisableWirelessLANInterface:ClickontodisablethewirelessLANdatatransmission.Band:Thisistherangeoffrequenciesthegatewaywillusetocommunicatewithyourwirelessdevices.Asyou’relookingforproductsinstoresorontheInternet,youmightnoticethatyoucanchooseequipmentthatsupportssixdifferentwirelessnetworkingtechnologies:2.4GHz(B),2.4GHz(G),2.4GHz(B+G),2.4GHz(N),2.4GHz(G+N),and2.4GHz(B+G+N).Mode:ClicktoselecttheWLANAP/Client/WDS/AP+WDSwirelessmode.DefaultsettoAPmode.NetworkType:WhileModeisselectedtobeClient.ClicktoselectthenetworktypeinfrastructureorAdhoc.SSID:Specifythenetworkname.EachWirelessLANnetworkusesauniqueNetworkNametoidentifythenetwork.ThisnameiscalledtheServiceSetIdentifier(SSID).Whenyousetupyourwirelessadapter,youspecifytheSSID.Ifyouwanttoconnecttoanexistingnetwork,
28youmustusethemakeupyourownnameanduseitoneachcomputer.Thenamecanbeupto32characterslongandcontainlettersandnumbers.ChannelWidth:Therehave2options–20MHZand40MHZ[Nbandonly].ControlSideband:SpecifyiftheextensionchannelshouldbeintheUpperorLowersideband[Nbandonly].ChannelNumber:Setsthechannelonwhichthegatewayoperates.BroadcastSSID:ClicktoenableordisabletheSSIDbroadcastfunction.WMM:ClickEnabled/DisabledtoinitWMMfeature.DataRate:SelectthetransmissiondataratefrompullͲdownmenu.DataratecanbeautoͲselect,1Mto54MbpsorMCS.AssociatedClients:ThistableshowsMACaddress,transmission,receptionpacketcountersandencryptedstatusforeachassociatedwirelessclients.EnableMacClone(SingleEthernetClient):TakeLaptopNICMACaddressaswirelessclientMACaddress.[ClientModeonly]EnableUniversalRepeaterMode(ActingasAPandClientsimultaneously):ClicktoenableUniversalRepeaterMode.SSIDofExtendedInterface:AssignSSIDwhenenablesUniversalRepeaterMode.3.4.2 AdvancedSettings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changeswillhaveonyourWLANBroadbandRouter.
29FragmentThreshold:FragmentationThresholdsetstheframesizeofincomingmessages(rangingfrom256to2346bytes)usedasfragmentationboundary.Iftheframesizeistoobig,theheavyinterferenceaffectstransmissionreliability.Iftheframesizeistoosmall,itdecreasestransmissionefficiency.Defaultsettingis2346.RTSThreshold:LowerthesignalRTS(RequestToSend)topromotethetransmissionefficiencyinconditionofnoisyenvironmentortoomanyclients.Defaultsettingis2347.BeaconInterval:BeaconIntervalmeanstheperiodoftimebetweenonebeaconandthenextone.Thedefaultvalueis100(theunitismillisecond,or1/1000second).LowertheBeaconIntervaltoimprovetransmissionperformanceinunstableenvironmentorforroamingclients,butitwillbepowerconsuming.Preambletype:PreambleisthefirstsubfieldofPPDU,whichistheappropriateframeformatfortransmissiontoPHY(Physicallayer).Therearetwooptions,ShortPreambleandLongPreamble.IAPP:ClicktoenableordisabletheIAPPfunction.Protection:Protect802.11nuserpriority.Aggregation:ClicktoenableordisabletheAggregationfunction.
30ShortGI:Usingashort(400ns)guardintervalcanincreasethroughput.However,itcanalsoincreaseerrorrateinsomeinstallations,duetoincreasedsensitivitytoradioͲfrequencyreflectionsWLANPartition:ClicktoenableordisabletheWLANPartitionfunction.STBC:ClicktoenableordisabletheSTBCfunction.20/40MHzCoexist:ClicktoenableordisabletheCoexistfunction.RFOutputPower:Toadjusttransmissionpowerlevel.3.4.3 SecurityThispageallowsyousetupthewirelesssecurity.TurnonWEP,WPA,WPA2byusingencryptionkeyscouldpreventanyunauthorizedaccesstoyourwirelessnetwork.SelectSSID:SelecttheSSIDfrommultipleAPs.Encryption:Selecttheencryptionsupportedoverwirelessaccess.TheencryptionmethodcanbeNone,WEP,WPA,WPA2orWPAͲMixed.Use802.1xAuthentication:WhileEncryptionisselectedtobeWEP.ClickthecheckboxtoenableIEEE802.1xauthenticationfunction.AuthenticationType:ClicktoselecttheauthenticationtypeinOpenSystem,SharedKeyorAutoselection.KeyLength:SelecttheWEPsharedsecretkeylengthfrompullͲdownmenu.Thelengthcanbechosebetween64Ͳbitand128Ͳbit(knownas“WEP2”)keys.TheWEPkeyiscomposedofinitializationvector(24bits)andsecretkey(40Ͳbitor104Ͳbit).
31KeyFormat:SelecttheWEPsharedsecretkeyformatfrompullͲdownmenu.Theformatcanbechosebetweenplanttext(ASCII)andhexadecimal(HEX)code.EncryptionKey:SecretkeyofWEPsecurityencryptionfunction.WPAAuthenticationMode:WhileEncryptionisselectedtobeWPA.ClicktoselecttheWPAAuthenticationModewithEnterprise(RADIUS)orPersonal(PreͲSharedKey).WPACipherSuite:SelecttheCipherSuiteforWPAencryption.WPA2CipherSuite:SelecttheCipherSuiteforWPA2encryption.PreͲSharedKeyFormat:WhileEncryptionisselectedtobeWPA.SelectthePreͲsharedkeyformatfromthepullͲdownmenu.TheformatcanbePassphraseorHex(64characters).[WPA,Personal(PreͲSharedKey)only]PreͲSharedKey:Fillinthekeyvalue.[WPA,Personal(PreͲSharedKey)only]EnablePreͲAuthentication:ClicktoenablePreͲAuthentication.[WPA2/WPA2Mixedonly,Enterpriseonly]AuthenticationRADIUSServer:SettheIPaddress,portandloginpasswordinformationofauthenticationRADIUSsever.3.4.4 AccessControlIfyouenablewirelessaccesscontrol,onlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressesareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttoyourAccessPoint.Whenthisoptionisenabled,nowirelessclientswillbeabletoconnectifthelistcontainsnoentries.
32WirelessAccessControlMode:ClicktheDisabled,AllowListedorDenyListedofdropdownmenuchoosewirelessaccesscontrolmode.Thisisasecuritycontrolfunction;onlythoseclientsregisteredintheaccesscontrollistcanlinktothisWLANBroadbandRouter.MACAddress:FillintheMACaddressofclienttoregisterthisWLANBroadbandRouteraccesscapability.Comment:Fillinthecommenttagfortheregisteredclient.CurrentAccessControlList:ItshowstheregisteredclientsthatareallowedtolinktothisWLANBroadbandRouter.DeleteSelected:ClicktodeletetheselectedclientsthatwillbeaccessrightremovedfromthisWLANBroadbandRouter.DeleteAll:Clicktodeletealltheregisteredclientsfromtheaccessallowedlist.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.3.4.5 WDSSettingWirelessDistributionSystemuseswirelessmediatocommunicatewithotherAPs,liketheEthernetdoes.Todothis,youmustsettheseAPsinthesamechannelandsetMACaddressofotherAPthatyouwanttocommunicatewithinthetableandthenenabletheWDS.EnableWDS:Clickthecheckboxtoenablewirelessdistributionsystem.
33MACAddress:FillintheMACaddressofAPtoregisterthewirelessdistributionsystemaccesscapability.DataRate:SelectthetransmissiondataratefrompullͲdownmenu.Datarate:canbeautoͲselect,1Mto54MbpsorMCS.Comment:FillinthecommenttagfortheregisteredAP.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.SetSecurity:ClickbuttontoconfigurewirelesssecuritylikeWEP(64bits),WEP(128bits),WPA(TKIP),WPA2(AES)orNoneShowStatistics:ItshowstheTX,RXpackets,ratestatistics.DeleteSelected:ClicktodeletetheselectedclientsthatwillbeaccessrightremovedfromthisWLANBroadbandRouter.DeleteAll:Clicktodeletealltheregisteredclientsfromtheaccessallowedlist.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.3.4.6 SiteSurveyThispageisusedtovieworconfigureotherAPsnearyours.
34SSID:ItshowstheSSIDofAP.BSSID:ItshowsBSSIDofAP.Channel:ItshowthecurrentchannelofAPoccupied.Type:ItshowwhichtypeAPacts.Encrypt:Itshowstheencryptionstatus.Signal:ItshowsthepowerlevelofcurrentAP.Refresh:ClicktheRefreshbuttontoreͲscansitesurveyonthescreen.Connect:ClicktheConnectbuttontoestablishconnection3.4.7 WPSThispageallowsyoutochangethesettingforWPS(WiͲFiProtectedSetup).UsingthisfeaturecouldletyourwirelessclientatomicallysynchronizeitssettingandconnecttotheAccessPointinaminutewithoutanyhassle.DisableWPS:ClickontodisabletheWiͲFiProtectedSetupfunction.WPSStatus:ShowWPSstatusisConfiguredorUnConfigured.SelfͲPINNumber:FillinthePINNumberofAPtoregisterthewirelessdistributionsystemaccesscapability.PushButtonConfiguration:TheStartPBCbuttonprovidestooltoscanthewirelessnetwork.IfanyAccessPointorIBSSisfound,youcouldconnectitautomaticallywhenclientjoinPBCmode.
35ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.CurrentKeyInfo:AuthenticationͲItshowstheAuthenticationisopenedorclosed.EncryptionͲItshowstheEncryptionmode.KeyͲItshowstheEncryptionkey.ClientPINNumber:FillintheClientPINNumberfromyourClientsites.3.4.8 ScheduleThispageallowsyousetupthewirelessschedulerule.Pleasedonotforgettoconfiguresystemtimebeforeenablethisfeature.3.5 TCP/IPSettings3.5.1 LANInterfaceThispageisusedtoconfiguretheparametersforlocalareanetworkthatconnectstotheLANportsofyourWLANBroadbandRouter.HereyoumaychangethesettingforIPaddress,subnetmask,DHCP,etc.
36IPAddress:FillintheIPaddressofLANinterfacesofthisWLANAccessPoint.SubnetMask:FillinthesubnetmaskofLANinterfacesofthisWLANAccessPoint.DefaultGateway:FillinthedefaultgatewayforLANinterfacesoutgoingdatapackets.DHCP:ClicktoselectDisabled,ClientorServerindifferentoperationmodeofwirelessAccessPoint.DHCPClientRange:FillinthestartIPaddressandendIPaddresstoallocatearangeofIPaddresses;clientwithDHCPfunctionsetwillbeassignedanIPaddressfromtherange.ShowClient:ClicktoopentheActiveDHCPClientTablewindowthatshowstheactiveclientswiththeirassignedIPaddress,MACaddressandtimeexpiredinformation.[Servermodeonly]StaticDHCP:SelectenableordisabletheStaticDHCPfunctionfrompullͲdownmenu.[Servermodeonly]SetStaticDHCP:ManualsetupStaticDHCPIPaddressforspecificMACaddress.[Servermodeonly]DomainName:AssignDomainNameanddispatchtoDHCPclients.Itisoptionalfield.802.1dSpanningTree:SelectenableordisabletheIEEE802.1dSpanningTreefunctionfrompullͲdownmenu.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.
373.5.1.1 StaticDHCPSetupThispageallowsyoureserveIPaddressandassignthesameIPaddresstothenetworkdevicewiththespecifiedMACaddressanytimeitrequestsanIPaddress.ThisisalmostthesameaswhenadevicehasastaticIPaddressexceptthatthedevicemuststillrequestanIPaddressfromtheDHCPserver.IPAddress:IfyouselecttheSetStaticDHCPonLANinterface,fillintheIPaddressforit.MACAddress:IfyouselecttheSetStaticDHCPonLANinterface,fillintheMACaddressforit.Comment:FillinthecommenttagfortheregisteredStaticDHCP.StaticDHCPList:ItshowsIPAddressMACAddressfromtheStaticDHCP.DeleteSelected:ClicktodeletetheselectedclientsthatwillberemovedfromtheStaticDHCPlist.DeleteAll:ClicktodeletealltheregisteredclientsfromtheStaticDHCPlist.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.3.5.2 WANInterfaceThispageisusedtoconfiguretheparametersforwideareanetworkthatconnectstotheWANportofyourWLANBroadbandRouter.HereyoumaychangetheaccessmethodtoStaticIP,DHCP,PPPoEorPPTPbyclicktheitemvalueofWANAccessType.
38[StaticIP]StaticIP:ClicktoselectStaticIPsupportonWANinterface.ThereareIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultgatewaysettingsneedtobedone.IPAddress:IfyouselecttheStaticIPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheIPaddressforit.SubnetMask:IfyouselecttheStaticIPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthesubnetmaskforit.DefaultGateway:IfyouselecttheStaticIPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthedefaultgatewayforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.MTUSize:FillinthemtusizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1400.DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:Clickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfrom
39WANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.[DHCPClient]DHCPClient:ClicktoselectDHCPsupportonWANinterfaceforIPaddressassignedautomaticallyfromaDHCPserver.HostName:FillinthehostnameofHostName.Thedefaultvalueisempty.
40MTUSize:FillinthemtusizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1400.AttainDNSAutomatically:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCPsupport.PleaseselectSetDNSManuallyiftheDHCPsupportisselected.SetDNSManually:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCPsupport.DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfromWANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.[PPPoE]PPPoE:ClicktoselectPPPoEsupportonWANinterface.Thereareusername,password,connectiontypeandidletimesettingsneedtobedone.UserName:IfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPPoEserver.Password:IfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPPoEserver.ServiceName:FillintheservicenameofServiceName.Thedefaultvalueisempty.ConnectionType:SelecttheconnectiontypefrompullͲdownmenu.ThereareContinuous,ConnectonDemandandManualthreetypestoselect.ContinuousconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughPPPoEprotocolwheneverthisWLANAPRouterispoweredon.Connect on DemandconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughPPPoEprotocolwheneveryousendthedata
41packetsoutthroughtheWANinterface;thereareawatchdogimplementedtoclosethePPPoEconnectionwhiletherearenodatasentoutlongerthantheidletimeset.ManualconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughthePPPoEprotocolbyclickingtheConnect buttonmanually,andclickingtheDisconnectbuttonmanually.IdleTime:IfyouselectthePPPoEandConnectonDemandconnectiontype,fillintheidletimeforautoͲdisconnectfunction.Valuecanbebetween1and1000minutes.MTUSize:FillintheMTUsizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1400.AttainDNSAutomatically:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCP support.PleaseselectSetDNSManuallyiftheDHCPsupportisselected.SetDNSManually:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCPsupport.DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfromWANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.
42[PPTP]PPTP:Allowusertomakeatunnelwithremotesitedirectlytosecurethedatatransmissionamongtheconnection.UsercanuseembeddedPPTPclientsupportedbythisroutertomakeaVPNconnection.GettheWANIPAutomatically:ClicktoselectPPTPDynamicsupportonWANinterfaceforIPaddressassignedautomaticallyfromaPPTPserver.IPAddress:IfyouselectthePPTPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheIPaddressforit.SubnetMask:IfyouselectthePPTPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthesubnetmaskforit.Gateway:IfyouselecttheStaticPPTPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthegatewayforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.
43ServerIPAddress:EntertheIPaddressofthePPTPServer.ServerDomainName:AssignDomainNameanddispatchtoPPTPservers.Itisoptionalfield.UserName:IfyouselectthePPTPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPTPserver.Password:youselectthePPTPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPTPserver.MTUSize:FillinthemtusizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1400.RequestMPPEEncryption:ClickthecheckboxtoenablerequestMPPEencryption.AttainDNSAutomatically:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforPPTP support.PleaseselectSetDNSManuallyifthePPTPsupportisselected.SetDNSManually:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforPPTPsupport.
44DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfromWANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.Note:PPTPGatewayYourISPwillprovideyouwiththeGatewayIPAddress.IfyourLANhasaPPTPgateway,thenenterthatPPTPgatewayIPaddresshere.IfyoudonothavePPTPgatewaythenentertheISP’sGatewayIPaddressabove.[L2TP]L2TP:Allowusertomakeatunnelwithremotesitedirectlytosecurethedatatransmissionamongtheconnection.UsercanuseembeddedL2TPclientsupportedbythisroutertomakeaVPNconnection.GettheWANIPAutomatically:ClicktoselectL2TPDynamicsupportonWANinterfaceforIPaddressassignedautomaticallyfromaPPTPserver.IPAddress:IfyouselecttheL2TPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheIPaddressforit.SubnetMask:IfyouselecttheL2TPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthesubnetmaskforit.Gateway:IfyouselecttheStaticL2TPsupportonWANinterface,fillinthegatewayforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.ServerIPAddress:EntertheIPaddressoftheL2TPServer.ServerDomainName:AssignDomainNameanddispatchtoL2TPservers.Itisoptionalfield.UserName:IfyouselecttheL2TPsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPTPserver.Password:youselecttheL2TPsupportonWANinterface;fillintheusernameandpasswordtologinthePPTPserver.
45MTUSize:FillintheMTUsizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1400.RequestMPPEEncryption:ClickthecheckboxtoenablerequestMPPEencryption.AttainDNSAutomatically:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforL2TPsupport.PleaseselectSetDNSManuallyiftheL2TPsupportisselected.SetDNSManually:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforL2TPsupport.DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.
46EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfromWANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.[USB3G]USB3G:ThispageisusedtoconfiguretheparametersforInternetnetworkwhichconnectstotheWANportofyourAccessPoint.UserName:IfyouselecttheUSB3GsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologintheUSB3Gserver.Password:IfyouselecttheUSB3GsupportonWANinterface,fillintheusernameandpasswordtologintheUSB3Gserver.ConnectionType:SelecttheconnectiontypefrompullͲdownmenu.ThereareContinuous,ConnectonDemandandManualthreetypestoselect.ContinuousconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughUSB3GprotocolwheneverthisWLANAPRouterispoweredon.Connect on DemandconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughUSB3GprotocolwheneveryousendthedatapacketsoutthroughtheWANinterface;thereareawatchdogimplementedtoclosetheUSB3Gconnectionwhiletherearenodatasentoutlongerthantheidletimeset.ManualconnectiontypemeanstosetuptheconnectionthroughtheUSB3GprotocolbyclickingtheConnect buttonmanually,andclickingtheDisconnectbuttonmanually.IdleTime:IfyouselecttheUSB3GandConnectonDemandconnectiontype,fillintheidletimeforautoͲdisconnectfunction.Valuecanbebetween1and1000minutes.MTUSize:FillintheMTUsizeofMTUSize.Thedefaultvalueis1490.AttainDNSAutomatically:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCP support.PleaseselectSetDNSManuallyiftheDHCPsupportisselected.
47SetDNSManually:ClicktoselectgettingDNSaddressforDHCPsupport.DNS1:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.DNS2:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.DNS3:FillintheIPaddressofDomainNameServer3.CloneMACAddress:FillintheMACaddressthatistheMACaddresstobecloned.EnableuPNP:ClickthecheckboxtoenableuPNPfunction.EnableIGMPProxy:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIGMPProxy.EnablePingAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenableWANICMPresponse.EnableWebServerAccessonWAN:ClickthecheckboxtoenablewebconfigurationfromWANside.EnableIPsecpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableIPSecpacketpassthrough.EnablePPTPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenablePPTPpacketpassthrough.EnableL2TPpassthroughonVPNconnection:ClickthecheckboxtoenableL2TPpacketpassthrough.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.
483.6 Firewall3.6.1 PortFilteringEntriesinthistableareusedtorestrictcertaintypesofdatapacketsfromyourlocalnetworktoInternetthroughtheGateway.Useofsuchfilterscanbehelpfulinsecuringorrestrictingyourlocalnetwork.
49EnablePortFiltering:Clicktoenabletheportfilteringsecurityfunction.PortRange/Protocol/Comments:Torestrictdatatransmissionfromthelocalnetworkoncertainports,fillintherangeofstartͲportandendͲport,andtheprotocol,alsoputyourcommentsonit.TheProtocolcanbeTCP,UDPorBoth.Commentsletyouknowaboutwhystorestrictdatafromtheports.3.6.2 IPFilteringEntriesinthistableareusedtorestrictcertaintypesofdatapacketsfromyourlocalnetworktoInternetthroughtheGateway.Useofsuchfilterscanbehelpfulinsecuringorrestrictingyourlocalnetwork.
50EnableIPFiltering:ClicktoenabletheIPfilteringsecurityfunction.LocalIPAddress/Protocol/Comments:TorestrictdatatransmissionfromlocalnetworkoncertainIPaddresses,fillintheIPaddressandtheprotocol;alsoputyourcommentsonit.TheProtocolcanbeTCP,UDPorBoth.CommentsletyouknowaboutwhystorestrictdatafromtheIPaddress.3.6.3 MACFilteringEntriesinthistableareusedtorestrictcertaintypesofdatapacketsfromyourlocalnetworktoInternetthroughtheGateway.Useofsuchfilterscanbehelpfulinsecuringorrestrictingyourlocalnetwork.
51EnableMACFiltering:ClicktoenabletheMACfilteringsecurityfunction.MACAddress/Comments:TorestrictdatatransmissionfromlocalnetworkoncertainMACaddresses,fillintheMACaddressandyourcommentsonit.CommentsletyouknowaboutwhystorestrictdatafromtheMACaddress.3.6.4 PortForwardingEntriesinthistableallowyoutoautomaticallyredirectcommonnetworkservicestoaspecificmachinebehindtheNATfirewall.ThesesettingsareonlynecessaryifyouwishtohostsomesortofserverlikeawebserverormailserverontheprivatelocalnetworkbehindyourGateway'sNATfirewall.
52EnablePortForwarding:ClicktoenablethePortForwardingsecurityfunction.LocalIPAddress/Protocol/PortRange/Comment:ToforwarddatapacketscomingfromWANtoaspecificIPaddressthathostedinlocalnetworkbehindtheNATfirewall,fillintheIPaddress,protocol,portrangeandyourcomments.TheProtocolcanbeTCP,UDPorBoth.ThePortRangeisfordatatransmission.CommentsletyouknowaboutwhystoallowdatapacketsforwardtotheIPaddressandportnumber.3.6.5 URLFilterURLFilteringisusedtorestrictuserstoaccessspecificwebsitesininternet.
53EnableURLFiltering:ClicktoenabletheURLFilteringfunction.URLAddress:AddoneURLaddress.3.6.6 DMZADemilitarizedZoneisusedtoprovideInternetserviceswithoutsacrificingunauthorizedaccesstoitslocalprivatenetwork.Typically,theDMZhostcontainsdevicesaccessibletoInternettraffic,suchasWeb(HTTP)servers,FTPservers,SMTP(eͲmail)serversandDNSservers.EnableDMZ:ClicktoenabletheDMZfunction.DMZHostIPAddress:TosupportDMZinyourfirewalldesign,fillintheIPaddressofDMZhostthatcanbeaccessfromtheWANinterface.3.6.7 VLANEnterinbelowtableareusedtoconfigureVLANsettings.VLANsarecreatedtoprovidethesegmentationservicestraditionallyprovidedbyrouters.VLANsaddressissuesuchasscalability,security,andnetworkmanagement.
543.7 QoSEntriesinthistableimproveyouronlinegamingexperiencebyensuringthatyourgametrafficisprioritizedoverothernetworktraffic,suchasFTPorWeb.
55HowtosetupyourQoS:1. InQoSSetupSection,EnableQoSfeature.2. ChooseUplink&DownlinkSpeed:“Automatic”or“Manual”3. SelectAddressType:“IP”or“Address”4. ConfigureQoSRules–Mode(“GuaranteedMinimumbandwidth”&“RestrictedMaximumbandwidth”),Uplink/DownlinkBandwidth,Comment.5. Click“ApplyChanges”tosaveQoSconfigurations.
563.8 RouteSetupThispageisusedtosetupdynamicroutingprotocoloreditstaticrouteentry.[DynamicRoute]Dynamicroutingisatechniquedevelopedtoautomaticallyadjustroutingtablesintheeventofnetworkfailures.ThemostcommondynamicroutingprotocolsisRIP(RoutingInformationProtocol),whichisverycommononsmallnetworks.[StaticRoute]Itmenuallowsyoutodefineyourownstaticroutesfornetworktraffic.Followtheinstructionsbelowtodefineastaticrouter:1.EnterthetargetIPaddressinthetextboxnear‘IPAddress’.2.Enterthesubnetmaskinthetextboxnear‘SubnetMask’.3.EnterthegatewayIPaddressinthetextboxnear‘Gateway’.4.Enterthenumberof‘hops’inthetextboxnear‘Metric’(normallyyoucansetthevalueto‘0’).5.Selectthecorrectporttypeinthedropdownboxnear‘Interface’.6.Clickthe‘ApplyChanges’buttontoaddtheroute.
573.9 Management3.9.1 StatusThispageshowsthecurrentstatusandsomebasicsettingsofthedevice,includessystem,wireless,EthernetLANandWANconfigurationinformation.[System]Uptime:ItshowsthedurationsinceWLANAPRouterispoweredon.Firmwareversion:ItshowsthefirmwareversionofWLANAPRouter.[Wirelessconfiguration]Mode:ItshowswirelessoperationmodeBand:Itshowsthecurrentwirelessoperatingfrequency.SSID:ItshowstheSSIDofthisWLANAPRouter.TheSSIDistheuniquenameofWLANAPRouterandsharedamongitsservicearea,soalldevicesattemptstojointhesamewirelessnetworkcanidentifyit.
58ChannelNumber:Itshowsthewirelesschannelconnectedcurrently.Encryption:Itshowsthestatusofencryptionfunction.AssociatedClients:Itshowsthenumberofconnectedclients(orstations,PCs).BSSID:ItshowstheBSSIDaddressoftheWLANAPRouterBSSIDisasixͲbyteaddress.[LANconfiguration]IPAddress:ItshowstheIPaddressofLANinterfacesofWLANAPRouter.SubnetMask:ItshowstheIPsubnetmaskofLANinterfacesofWLANAPRouter.DefaultGateway:ItshowsthedefaultgatewaysettingforLANinterfacesoutgoingdatapackets.DHCPServer:ItshowstheDHCPserverisenabledornot.MACAddress:ItshowstheMACaddressofLANinterfacesofWLANAPRouter.[WANconfiguration]AttainIPProtocol:ItshowshowtheWLANAPRoutergetstheIPaddress.TheIPaddresscanbesetmanuallytoafixedoneorsetdynamicallybyDHCPserverorattainIPbyPPPoE/PPTPconnection.IPAddress:ItshowstheIPaddressofWANinterfaceofWLANAPRouter.SubnetMask:ItshowstheIPsubnetmaskofWANinterfaceofWLANAPRouter.DefaultGateway:ItshowsthedefaultgatewaysettingforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.MACAddress:ItshowstheMACaddressofWANinterfaceofWLANAPRouter.
593.9.2 StatisticsThispageshowsthepacketcountersfortransmissionandreceptionregardingtowireless,EthernetLANandEthernetWANnetworks.[WirelessLAN]SentPackets:ItshowsthestatisticcountofsentpacketsonthewirelessLANinterface.Received Packets: ItshowsthestatisticcountofreceivedpacketsonthewirelessLANinterface.[EthernetLAN]SentPackets:ItshowsthestatisticcountofsentpacketsontheEthernetLANinterface.Received Packets:ItshowsthestatisticcountofreceivedpacketsontheEthernetLANinterface.[EthernetWAN]SentPackets:ItshowsthestatisticcountofsentpacketsontheEthernetWANinterface.Received Packets: ItshowsthestatisticcountofreceivedpacketsontheEthernetWANinterface.Refresh:Clicktherefreshthestatisticcountersonthescreen.
603.9.3 DDNSThispageisusedtoconfigureDynamicDNSservicetohaveDNSwithdynamicIPaddress.EnableDDNS:ClickthecheckboxtoenableDDNSservice.ServiceProvider:Clickthedropdownmenutopickuptherightprovider.DomainName:ToconfiguretheDomainName.UserName/Email:ConfigureUserName,Email.Password/Key:ConfigurePassword,Key.3.9.4 TimeZoneSettingClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.
61CurrentTime:Itshowsthecurrenttime.TimeZoneSelect:Clickthetimezoneinyourcountry.EnableNTPclientupdate:ClickthecheckboxtoenableNTPclientupdate.NTPServer:ClickselectdefaultorinputNTPserverIPaddress.ApplyChange:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontosaveandenableNTPclientservice.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.Refresh:Clicktherefreshthecurrenttimeshownonthescreen.3.9.5 DenialͲofͲServiceThispageisusedtoenableandsetupprotectiontopreventattackbyhacker’sprogram.Itprovidesmoresecurityforusers.EnableDoSPrevention:ClickthecheckboxtoenableDoSprevention.WholeSystemFlood/PerͲSourceIPFlood…:Enableandsetuppreventionindetails.SelectALL:Clickthecheckboxtoenableallpreventionitems.ClearALL:Clickthecheckboxtodisableallpreventionitems.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontosaveabovesettings.
623.9.6 LogThispageisusedtoconfiguretheremotelogserverandshownthecurrentlog.EnableLog:Clickthecheckboxtoenablelog.Systemall:Showalllogofwirelessbroadbandrouter.Wireless:OnlyshowwirelesslogDoS:OnlyshowDenialͲofͲServicelogEnableRemoteLog:Clickthecheckboxtoenableremotelogservice.LogServerIPAddress:InputtheremotelogIPaddress.ApplyChanges:ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontosaveabovesettings.Refresh:Clicktherefreshthelogshownonthescreen.Clear:Clearlogdisplayscreen.
633.9.7 UpgradeFirmwareThispageallowsyouupgradetheAccessPointfirmwaretonewversion.Pleasenote,donotpoweroffthedeviceduringtheuploadbecauseitmaycrashthesystem.
64SelectFile:ClicktheBrowsebuttontoselectthenewversionofwebfirmwareimagefile.Upload:ClicktheUploadbuttontoupdatetheselectedwebfirmwareimagetotheWLANBroadbandRouter.Reset:ClicktheReset buttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.3.9.8 Save/ReloadSettingThispageallowsyousavecurrentsettingstoafileorreloadthesettingsfromthefilethatwassavedpreviously.Besides,youcouldresetthecurrentconfigurationtofactorydefault.
65SaveSettingstoFile:ClicktheSavebuttontodownloadtheconfigurationparameterstoyourpersonalcomputer.LoadSettingsfromFile:ClicktheBrowsebuttontoselecttheconfigurationfilesthenclicktheUploadbuttontoupdatetheselectedconfigurationtotheWLANBroadbandRouter.ResetSettingstoDefault:ClicktheResetbuttontoresettheconfigurationparametertofactorydefaults.3.9.9 PasswordThispageisusedtosettheaccounttoaccessthewebserverofAccessPoint.Emptyusernameandpasswordwilldisabletheprotection.
66UserName:Fillintheusernameforwebmanagementlogincontrol.NewPassword:Fillinthepasswordforwebmanagementlogincontrol.ConfirmedPassword:Becauseofthepasswordinputisinvisible,fillinthepasswordagainforconfirmingpurpose.ApplyChanges:CleartheUserNameandPasswordfieldstoempty,meanstoapplynowebmanagementlogincontrol.ClicktheApplyChangesbuttontocompletethenewconfigurationsetting.Reset:ClicktheResetbuttontoabortchangeandrecoverthepreviousconfigurationsetting.

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