This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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:
1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.
FCC Caution
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions
and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna
and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless
modes of operation.
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.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency
exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches)
during normal operation.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11 only.
Table of Contents
FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ......................... 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 3
Congratulations on your purchase of AR660W3G Wireless N 3G/3.5G Mobile Router. This
product is specifically designed for business travelers or SOHO needs. It provides an extended
WAN solution, 3G Mobile USB modem card for Internet surfing besides regular Cable or DSL
modem and is easy to share the Internet connectivity wherever 3G mobile Internet service is
available. It is recommended to use with AirLink101® Wireless N products to provide the best
performance. The high speed of up to 300Mbps* combined with extended wireless coverage
delivers fast and reliable connections for all of your networking applications.
A full range of security features such as WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK provide the highest
level of wireless network security. The web-based Setup Wizard allows you to set up the router
with an easy-to-use user interface. Meanwhile, the AR660W3G works with 802.11n / g / b
network devices which ensures compatibility with your existing wireless products.
1.1 Features
• Share Broadband Internet connection from either your 3G USB Modem or Cable/DSL
• Industry’s highest wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps* with 802.11n draft 2.0
• Built-in four LAN ports (10/100M) and one WAN port (10/100M)
• Supports UMTS/HSDPA/EVDO 3G/3.5G USB modem
• Two 3dBi external antennas for wider coverage and stronger signal strength to eliminate
dead spots
• 64-bit/128-bit WEP encryption, Pre-shared Key (PSK), and Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA2 and WPA) support provide full protection for your wireless connection
• Stronger signal strength increases the reliability and speed of wireless connections
• Great for environments with higher wireless data traffic requirements
• Fully backward-compatible with 802.11b/g devices
• Works best with AirLink101® Wireless N and 300N Adapters
1.2 Package Contents
Before you start to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and
contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:
• Wireless N 3G/3.5G Mobile Router
• Quick installation guide
• Manual CD
• A/C power adapter
• Ethernet Cable
1.3 Router Interface
Front Panel LEDs
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LED
POWER On Router is powered on.
WLAN
WAN
LNK/ACT
USB
LNK/ACT
LAN 1-4
LNK/ACT
Back Panel
Light
Status
On WPS setup is in progress.
Off Wireless network is switched off.
Flashing
On WAN port is connected.
Off WAN port is not connected.
Flashing WAN port is transferring or receiving data.
On USB modem is connected
Off USB modem is not connected
Flashing USB modem is transferring or receiving data.
On LAN port is connected.
Off LAN port is not connected.
Flashing LAN port is transferring or receiving data.
Description
Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in
progress.
Antenna A
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Antenna B
Item
Name
Description
Antenna
A/B
Radio
ON/OFF
Reset /
WPS
1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4.
WAN Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port.
Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.
These antennas are 3dBi dipole antennas.
Switch the button to activate or deactivate the Router’s wireless function.
Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start security
synchronization function (WPS). Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to
restore all settings to factory defaults. Press this button for no longer than 1
second to start security synchronization.
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Chapter 2 Connecting the Router
2.1 Building Network Connection
Note: Prior to connecting the router, be sure to power off your computer, DSL/Cable modem(if
applicable), and the router.
Step 1
Option 1 Plug the 3G/3.5G USB modem into the USB slot on the front panel of the router.
3G USB Modem
Option 2 Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN port of the router and connect the
other end of the cable to the DSL/Cable modem. Power on the modem.
Cable/DSL Modem
Step 2 With another network cable, connect one end of the cable to your computer’s Ethernet
port and connect the other end to one of the LAN ports of the router. (After setup finishes, you
can remove the network cable between the computer and router if you want to use wireless
connection.)
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Step 3 Plug the power adapter to the router and connect it to an outlet or power strip.
Step 4 Power on your computer.
Step 5 Make sure the Power, WAN or USB, WLAN, and the LAN port that the computer is
connected to are lit. If not, try the above steps again.
2.2 Configuring the Router – Setup Wizard
Step 1 Open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and type 192.168.2.1 in
the URL address bar and press Enter.
Step 2 Enter admin for both the user name and password and click OK.
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Step 3 Click on Setup Wizard.
Step 4 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router. Click Next.
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The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect
functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings.
Parameter Description
Time Zone You can select your local time zone here. The router will sync
time according to your time zone selection.
Time Server Address Input the IP address / host name of time server here
Daylight Saving If the country you live uses daylight saving, please check the
Enable box and choose the duration of daylight saving.
Step 5 Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you are using in this page. If
you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type
will cause connection problem, and you may not be able to connect to internet.
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3G/3.5G
Click on 3G/3.5G if you are connecting to Internet through a 3G USB modem.
When the 3G/3.5G detailed settings come up, enter the Internet connection parameters if it is
required by your wireless 3G Internet Service Provider and then click NEXT.
Note: The setting shown above is for Verizon Wireless USB720 Modem.
Parameter Description
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PIN CodePlease input Pin Code for your UMTS or HSDPA or EVDO
connection, this is optional, and only required if your service
provider asks you to do so.
APNPlease input the APN code assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
User NamePlease input user name assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
PasswordPlease input password assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
Verify Password Please input password again for confirmation.
Service Please select your service type between CDMA2000 or 3G/3.5G
Only. You may try both service types if you are not sure which
one your USB modem card uses.
AT Dial ScriptPlease input Dialed Number for your UMTS or HSDPA
connection, the default is *99#. This field should not be altered
except when required by your service provider.
Cable
Click on Cable Modem if you are connecting to Internet through a cable modem.
When the Dynamic IP settings come up, click “Clone MAC” button and click NEXT.
Parameter Description
Host NamePlease input the host name of your computer, this is optional,
and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.
MAC AddressPlease input MAC address of your computer here, if your service
provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to
access internet. If you are using the computer which used to
connect to Internet via cable modem, you can simply press
“Clone Mac address” button to fill the MAC address field with the
MAC address of your computer.
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DSL
For DSL users, your Internet type is either Dynamic IP or PPPoE. If you are not sure which one
you have, it is suggested to select PPPoE xDSL for your WAN type, and if you cannot connect
to the Internet after the Setup Wizard finished, go through the Setup Wizard again and select
Cable Modem. Otherwise, you can call your ISP to confirm which Internet type you have.
Option 1: PPPoE Settings
Click on PPPoE xDSL for your WAN type. Enter your user name and password provided by
your ISP. Click NEXT.
Note: Depending on the ISP, you may need to include the domain name with your username.
Example: username@sbcglobal.net
Parameter Description
User NamePlease input user name assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
PasswordPlease input the password assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
Service Name Please give a name to this Internet service (this is optional).
MTU Please input the MTU value of your network connection here. If
you don’t know, you can use default value.
Connection TypePlease select the connection type you wish to use. There are 3
options:
1) ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, do not
disconnect,
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2) “Connect on Demand” - only connects to Internet when there’s
a connect attempt.
3) ‘Manual’ - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on
this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect button
is pressed.
Idle Time OutSpecify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet
activity is detected by minute. This option is only available when
connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.
Option 2: Dynamic IP Settings
Click on Cable Modem for your WAN type.
When the Dynamic IP settings come up, leave the settings as default and click NEXT.
Fixed IP
Click on Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has provided you a set of IP
addresses for your Internet connection.
Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway provided by your ISP.
Note: You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting
value will cause connection problem.
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PPTP
PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP
setting (PPTP user name and password).
Here we start from WAN interface setting:
Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose
“Obtain an IP address automatically” (equal to DHCP, please refer to „Cable Modem section
above), or “Use the following IP address” (i.e. static IP address).
WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t
know what you should fill in these fields.
Now please go to PPTP settings section:
Parameter Description
User NamePlease input user name assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
PasswordPlease input the password assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
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PPTP GatewayPlease input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your
Internet service provider here.
Connection ID Please input the connection ID here, this is optional and
you can leave it blank.
MTUPlease input the MTU value of your network connection here. If
you don’t know, you can use default value.
BEZEQ-ISRAELSetting item BEZEQ-ISRAEL is only required to check if you’re
using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel.
ConnectionTypePlease select the connection type of Internet connection you
wish to use, please refer to last section for detailed descriptions.
IdleTimeOutPlease input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to
use, and refer to last section for detailed descriptions.
When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT.
L2TP
L2TP is another connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all
required setting items are the same with PPTP connection. Like PPTP, there are two kinds of
required setting, we will start from “WAN Interface Settings”:
Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose
“Obtain an IP address automatically” (equal to DHCP, please refer to „Cable Modem section
above), or “Use the following IP address” (i.e. static IP address).
WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those
settings of L2TP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t
know what you should fill in these fields.
Now please go to L2TP settings section:
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Parameter Description
User NamePlease input user name assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
PasswordPlease input the password assigned by your Internet service
provider here.
L2TP GatewayPlease input the IP address of L2TP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here.
MTUPlease input the MTU value of your network connection here. If
you don’t know, you can use default value.
ConnectionTypePlease select the connection type of Internet connection you
wish to use, please refer to last section for detailed descriptions.
IdleTimeOutPlease input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to
use, and refer to last section for detailed descriptions.
When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT.
Telstra Big Pond
This setting only works when you are using Telstra Big Pond’s network service in Australia. You
need to input:
Parameter Description
User Name Please input user name assigned by Telstra.
Password Please input the password assigned by Telstra.
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Assign login server manually Check this box to choose login server by yourself.
Server
IP AddressPlease input the IP address of login server here.
When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT.
Step 6 Keep the default SSID (wireless network name) or change it to a desired name, so you
can always recognize your wireless network with it. Click Next.
Parameter Description
Band
Please select the radio band from one of the following options.
2.4GHz (B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client
to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client
to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).
2.4 GHz (B+G):2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless
network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps
for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients).
2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client
to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).
2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate
11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and
maximum 300Mbps for 802.11n clients).
SSID
This is the name of the wireless network. You can type any
alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID is used
to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other
wireless routers in the same area. The default SSID is ‘airlink101’; it’s
recommended to change it to a name that you can identify, such as
myhome, office_room1, etc.
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ChannelNumberSelect a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel Number’ for
broadcasting. You can choose any channel number you want to use, and
almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you’re using
automatically without any problem. However, it’s still useful to remember
the channel number you use, some wireless client supports manual
channel number selecting, and this would help in certain scenario when
there is some radio communication problem.
AssociatedClientsClick “Show Active Clients” button, then an “Active Wireless Client Table”
will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are
connecting to the access point.
Step 7 Select a desired Security Mode from the drop-down menu.
WPA2(AES) is the most secured encryption mode for general users. WEP is the most common
encryption but the least secured. It is recommended to use WPA2 (AES) for your wireless
security if all wireless devices on your network can support this mode.
WPA2(AES)
Select WPA pre-shared key for Encryption.
Enter the settings below:
• WPA Unicast Cipher Suite: Select WPA2(AES)
• Pre-Shared Key Format: Select Passphrase
• Pre-shared Key: Enter a key between 8 to 63 characters (alphanumeric, case sensitive).
This is the security key for your wireless network
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Click OK to save the settings.
WEP
Enter the settings below:
• Key Length: Select 64-bit or 128-bit
• Key Format: Select ASCII or Hex
• Default Tx Key: Select Key 1
• Encryption Key 1: If you selected 64-bit key length and ASCII key format, enter 5
alphanumeric characters. If you selected 128-bit key length and ASCII key format, enter
13 alphanumeric characters. If you selected 64-bit key length and HEX key format, enter
10 hexadecimal characters (0~9, A~F) for Key Setting. If you selected 128-bit key length
and HEX key format, enter 26 hexadecimal characters. This is the security key for your
wireless network.
Click on OK to save and activate all the settings. Now, you can start to use the router as your
internet gateway.
Note: It is suggested to write down the security settings (Encryption and Key) you
configured for the Router on a piece of paper and keep it in a safe place.
Step 8 Click Apply to restart the router.
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After 30 seconds, you will go back to the Status page with valid IP address assigned by you ISP
(or configured by yourself if you use Static IP) in either WAN or 3G/3.5G Status section. If either
section has valid IP addresses assigned, the router is connected to the Internet.
Congratulations! Your router configuration has been finished. You should now be able to
access the Internet; if not, please go to section 2.4 for troubleshooting.
2.3 Connecting to the Router Wirelessly
You must configure your wireless computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the
router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirelessly
with your Vista computer. You can also refer to the manual of your wireless network card
regarding how to connect to a router wirelessly.
Step 1Click on this icon
are available.
on the task bar of your desktop, then click on Wireless networks
Step 2Select the wireless network you want to connect to and click Connect.
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Step 3Enter the Security key you configured for the Router (see Step 8 in Section 2). Click
Connect.
Step 4Click on Close. Now the wireless connection has been established successfully with the
Router.
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