Alpha Networks CG-WLBARGS user manual

300

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150NDraft802.11nWirelessRouter

Model#AR670W

User sManual

Ver.1A

TableofContents

1.Introduction.................................................................................................................................4

1.1PackageContents..................................................................................................................4

1.2Features.................................................................................................................................4

2.ConnectingtheRouter................................................................................................................5

3.VerifyingConnectiontotheRouter............................................................................................6

4.ConfiguringtheRouter...............................................................................................................9

CableModem............................................................................................................................10

DSL...........................................................................................................................................11

5.ConnectingtotheRouterWirelessly........................................................................................12

6.WebConfigurationUtility........................................................................................................13

6.1Setup...................................................................................................................................13

6.1.1InternetSetup...........................................................................................................13

6.1.2NetworkSetup.........................................................................................................14

6.1.3DDNS.......................................................................................................................15

6.1.4TimeSettings...........................................................................................................16

6.2.Wireless..............................................................................................................................17

6.2.1BasicWirelessSettings............................................................................................17

6.2.2WirelessSecurity.....................................................................................................18

WEP..............................................................................................................................18

WPA..............................................................................................................................19

WPAwithRADIUS......................................................................................................20

Wi-FiProtectedSetup(WPS).......................................................................................21

6.2.3WirelessMACFilter................................................................................................26

6.2.4AdvancedWirelessSettings....................................................................................27

6.3Security...............................................................................................................................28

6.3.1Firewall....................................................................................................................28

6.3.2VPNPassthrough.....................................................................................................29

6.4AccessRestrictions.............................................................................................................29

6.4.1IPFilters...................................................................................................................29

6.4.2MACFilters.............................................................................................................30

6.4.3URLBlocking..........................................................................................................31

6.4.4DomainBlocking.....................................................................................................32

6.4.5Schedule...................................................................................................................32

6.5Applications&Gaming......................................................................................................33

6.5.1PortRangeForwarding............................................................................................33

6.5.2PortRangeTriggering..............................................................................................34

6.5.3DMZ.........................................................................................................................35

6.5.4QoS..........................................................................................................................36

6.6Administration....................................................................................................................37

6.6.1Management.............................................................................................................37

6.6.2Log...........................................................................................................................38

6.6.3Diagnostics...............................................................................................................39

6.6.4FactoryDefaults.......................................................................................................39

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6.6.5FirmwareUpgrade...................................................................................................40

6.6.6Restart......................................................................................................................40

6.7Status...................................................................................................................................41

6.7.1Router.......................................................................................................................41

6.7.2LocalNetwork.........................................................................................................42

6.7.3WirelessNetwork.....................................................................................................42

7.Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................43

AppendixA Specifications........................................................................................................44

AppendixB Information............................................................................................................45

TechnicalSupport.........................................................................................................................47

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1. Introduction

300N 300N300N

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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheAR670W150NWirelessRouter.The150N
WirelessRouterisrecommendedtobeusedwithAirLink101 150Nor300Nwireless
productstoprovidethebestperformance.Thehighbandwidthcombinedwithextended
wirelesscoveragedelivers fastandreliableconnectionsforallofyournetworking
applications.

Afullrangeofsecurity featuressuchasWEP,WPA-PSK,andWPA2-PSKprovide the
highestlevelofwirelessnetworksecurity.Thebuilt-inWebConfigurationUtilityallows
youtosetuptherouterwithaneasy-to-useuserinterface.Bestofall,the150N
WirelessRouterworkswith802.11gand802.11bnetworkdevicesensuring
compatibilitywithyourexistingwirelessproducts.

1.1PackageContents

Beforeyoubegintheinstallation,pleasechecktheitemsofyourpackage:

150NWirelessRouter
RJ-45Cable
PowerAdapter
Quick InstallationGuide
ManualCD

Ifanyitemcontainedisdamagedormissing,pleasecontactyourlocaldealer
immediately.Also,keeptheboxandpackagingmaterialsincaseyouneedtoshipthe
unitinthefuture.

1.2Features

Industry shighestwirelessdataratewithIEEE802.11ndraftspecification2.0
2antennasforwidercoverageandstrongersignalstrengthtoeliminatedead
spots
64-bit/128-bitWEPencryption,Pre-sharedKey(PSK),andWi-FiProtected
Access(WPA2)andWPAsupportprovidefullprotectionforyourwireless
connection
Strongersignalstrengthincreasesthereliabilityandspeedofwireless

connections
Greatforenvironmentswithhigherwirelessdata trafficrequirements
Fullybackward-compatiblewith802.11b/gdevices
WorksbestwithAirLink101 300Nand150NWirelessAdapters,AWLH6070,
AWLH6080,AWLC6070,AWLC6080,AWLL6070,andAWLL6080

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2.ConnectingtheRouter

Note:Priortoconnectingtherouter,besuretopoweroffyourcomputer,DSL/Cable

modem,andtherouter.Youshouldsetuptherouterwithawiredconnectionfirstbefore
attemptingtosetupanywirelessconnections.

Step 1 Connectoneendofanetworkcable to the WAN portoftherouterandconnect

theotherendofthecable to theDSL/Cablemodem.

Step 2 Withanothernetworkcable,connectoneendof thecable toyourcomputer s

networkcardandconnecttheotherend tooneofthe LAN(Ethernet) portsoftherouter.

Step 3 PowerontheDSL/Cablemodemandwait for thelightsonthemodemtosettle

down.

Step 4 Powerontherouterbyconnectingoneendofthesuppliedpoweradaptertothe

powerjackof therouterandconnecting theotherend toanelectricaloutlet.

Step 5 Poweronyourcomputer.
Step 6 Makesurethe WAN, WLAN,andtheLAN portsthatthecomputerisconnected

toarelit.Ifnot, trytheabovestepsagain.

AR670W IconIllustrations:

Power

On:Poweron

Status

Blinking:Functionproperly.

WAN

On: Linkestablished
Blinking:Datatransmission

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Wireless

On: Wirelessisready
Blinking: Datatransmission

LAN

On: Linkestablished
Blinking:Datatransmission

WPS(WiFiProtectedSetup)

BlinkingGreen:WPSsettinginprogression
StaticGreen:WPSsuccessfullysetup
BlinkingRed:Errorfound

3.VerifyingConnectiontotheRouter

Step 1 Goto Start, Run,type command (forWindows95/98/ME)or cmd(forWindows

2000/XP)andclick OK.Youwillsee thecommandpromptasbelow.

Step 2 Type ping192.168.1.1 andpress Enter.Youshouldget fourreplyresponses

back.

Step 3 Ifyouget Requesttimedout,or Destinationhostunreachable,double-check

thenetworkcableconnectionbetweenthecomputerandtherouterandtry Step 2 again.
Ifyoustillencounterproblem,gotothenextstep;otherwiseproceedto Section3,

ConfiguringtheRouter.

Step 4 ForWindows2000/XP,type ipconfig/release andpress Enter.(Windows

98se/MEusersskipahead to Step 6)

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Step 5 Type ipconfig/renew andpress Enter.YoushouldgetanIPaddressof

192.168.1.x (where x isanumberbetween2-254).Proceed to Section3,
ConfiguringtheRouter. Ifyoudon tgetan IPaddress,resettherouterbyholdingin

theresetbuttonat thebackoftherouterfor10secondswhileitisONandtry

ipconfig/renew again.

Step 6 ForWindows95/98/MEgo to Start, Run,type winipcfg andclick OK.(Stepis

notnecessary forWindows2000/XP)

Step 7 Selectyournetworkcardfrom thedrop-downmenuandclick Release.

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Step 8 AfteryourIPaddressisreleased,click Renew.YoushouldgetanIPaddressof

192.168.1.x (where x isanumberbetween2-254).Ifyoudon tgetanIPaddress,

resettherouterbyholdingintheresetbuttonatthebackof therouterfor10seconds
whileitisONandtry Renew again.

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4.ConfiguringtheRouter

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Step 1 Openthewebbrowserand type 192.168.1.1 in theURLAddressfieldandpress

Enter.

Step 2 Enter admin forboththeusernameandpasswordfieldsandclick Login.

Step 3 Selecttheproperregion, NorthAmerica or SouthAmerica,andclick Apply.

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Warning: Thisdevicerequires thattheuserorinstallerproperlyselectsthecurrent
regionofoperationbeforeusingthisdevice.Thisdevicewillautomaticallylimitthe
allowablechannelsdeterminedby thecurrentregionofoperation. Incorrectly

selectingthecurrentregionofoperationmayresultin illegaloperationandmay
causeharmfulinterferencetoothersystems. Theuserisobligatedtoensure the

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deviceisoperatingaccordingtothechannellimitations,indoor/outdoorrestrictionsand
licenserequirementsforthecurrentcountryofoperation.

CableModem

Formostcablemodemusers,youshouldbeable toconnecttotheInternetwithoutany
configuration.IfyourISPhasprovidedyouwithahostname,enteritintheoptional
HostName field.

Clickonthe CloneMACAddress button.Click Apply and OK tosavethesettings.

Ifyouhave troubleconnectingtothe Internet,pleaserefertothe Troubleshooting
sectionattheendofthisguide.

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DSL

ForDSLusers, followthestepsbelowtoconfigure therouter.

Step 1 Select PPPoE fromthedrop-downmenu.

Step 2 EnteryourusernameandpasswordprovidedbyyourISP.

Note: Dependingonthe ISP,youmayneed toinclude thedomainnamewithyour

username.

Example: [e-mail]

Step 3 Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

Ifyouhave troubleconnectingtothe Internet,pleaserefertothe Troubleshooting
sectionattheendofthismanual.

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5.ConnectingtotheRouterWirelessly

Belowarethedefaultwirelesssettingsoftherouter.Youmustconfigureyourwireless
networkcardtothesamesettingsinordertoestablishawirelessconnectionto the
router.Pleaserefertoyourwirelessnetworkcard smanualonhow toconfigure these
settings.

SSID: default
OperatingMode: Infrastructure
Authentication: OpenSystem
Channel#: 6
WEP: disabled

Ifyouwanttochange therouter swirelesssettings,login totherouterandselectthe
Wireless tab.Makesurethatyouclick Apply and OK tosavethesettings.

Formoreinformationaboutwirelesssettings,refer tosection 6.2.

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6.WebConfigurationUtility

Thisrouterhasabuilt-inwebconfigurationutilitythatyoucanusetoconfigurethe
router ssettings.Simplylogintotherouterusingyourcomputer swebbrowser.

6.1Setup

6.1.1InternetSetup

Thisisthedefaultscreenwhenyoulogin to therouterswebconfigurationutility.You
cansetupyourInternetconnectionhere.

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6.1.2NetworkSetup

NetworkSetupallowsmanuallyconfiguringTCP/IPandDHCPsettings.

AssigningStaticDHCPSettings

Step 1 Select Enabled in theunder theStaticDHCPSettingssection
Step 2 Selectacomputernamefromthedrop-downmenuorenteranameassociated

withthisStaticIPAddress
.

Step 3 EntertheStaticIPAddressinthe IPAddress field
Step 4 EntertheMACaddressofthecorrespondingcomputerinthe MACAddress

field
Remembertoclick Apply and OK tosaveyourchanges.

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6.1.3DDNS

DynamicDNS(DDNS)allowsanyuserwhowishestoaccessyourservertoreachitby
aregisteredDNSnameinsteadofanIPaddress.Beforeyouenable DDNS,youneed
toregisteranaccountwithoneoftheDDNSproviderslistedinthedrop-downmenu.

ToEnableDDNS,selecttheDDNSprovideryouhaveregisteredwithandenterthe
required fields.Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.1.4TimeSettings

TimeSettingsallowyoutoconfigure therouterclock.

Automatic connectsto theinternetandsynchronizestheroutersclockwithtime
providedbyaccuratetimeserversontheinternet.Using this featurerequires thatyour
routerhaveaworkinginternetconnection.

Yourcomputer sclock allowsyou tosynchronizetherouter sclockwithyour
computer ssystemclock

Manual providesyouwiththeoptionofsettingyourowndateandtime.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.2.Wireless

6.2.1BasicWirelessSettings

Youcanconfigure therouter sbasicwirelesssettingsonthisscreen.

Mode:ChoosefromMixed(n/g/b),Mixed(g/b),Wireless-11nOnly,Wireless-11gOnly,
Wireless-11bOnly,orDisabledtostopwirelessfunction.

NetworkName(SSID):YoucanchangetheroutersSSIDin thisfield.TheSSIDisthe
namethatyourroutersendsoutwirelessly.OnceyouhavechangedtheSSID,your
networkclientsneed tore-connectthemselvesusingthenewSSID.

Channel:Select thedesiredchannel.
Changingchannelsisusefulwhenyouareexperiencingslow,unstablewireless

connections,orifyouareunabletoestablishawirelessconnectionatall.
Yourrouterhas11channelsavailable(1-11).Startwithchannel1andworkyourway

up.Eachtimeyouchangechannelson therouter,restartthewirelesscomputersand
thentry toconnect. If thecomputersareabletoconnect,testthechanneloutfora
whileandmakesurethattheyhold theconnection.Keepchangingchannelsuntilyou
findonethatgivesyouastableconnection.

Allthenetworkclientsneed tobeusingthesamechannel.
SSIDBroadcast:ChoosetoenableordisablethebroadcastingofyourSSID.

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6.2.2WirelessSecurity

YoucanconfigurewirelesssecuritysuchasWEPorWPAencryptiononthisscreen.

Note:Itisrecommended thatyouuseWPA-PSKorWPA2-PSKencryptionoverWEPif
yourwirelessclientssupportit.Allof thewirelessclientsmustusethesamesecurity
settingsinordertoconnecttotherouter.

WEP

ToenableWEP,select WEP from the SecurityMode.

AuthenticationType:Select SharedKey

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Encryption:Choose 64bits
KeyType:Choose HEX
WEPKey1: Entera10digitnumber.Thiswillbeyourwirelesspassword.Aneasy

onetorememberisaphonenumberwithareacode(ex:8887463238).Youdonot
needtoenteranythinginWEPKey2,3and4.

DefaultKey:Selectkey1
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

WPA

ToenableWPA,select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the SecurityMode.

EncryptionMethods:Selecteither TKIP or AES astheencryptionmethod.AESis

onlysupportedbysomenewercards,somakesurethatyourcardsupportsAESbefore
selectingthatoption.TKIPwillworkwithmostcards.Ifyouareunsure,chooseTKIP.

Passphrase:Enterapassphrasebetween8 to63characterslong.Forbestsecurity,
useapassphrasethatisatleast30characterslong.

KeyRenewal:Enterthedesiredkeyrenewaltimeinseconds. Itisbest toleavethisat
thedefaultsettingof1500.

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Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

WPAwithRADIUS

IfyouareusingaRADIUSserverinyournetworkforauthentication,youmaychoose

WPA or WPA2 fromthe SecurityMode.

EncryptionMethods:Selecteither TKIP or AES astheencryptionmethod.
RADIUSServer:EntertheIPAddressofyourRADIUSserver.
RADIUSPort:EntertheportnumberofyourRADIUSserver.
SharedKey:Enterthesharedkey.
KeyRenewal:Enterthedesiredkeyrenewaltimeinseconds.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

WiFiProtectedSetup

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In theinstructionsbelow,wearegoingtousetheutility,WirelessMonitorthatcomes
withtheAirlink101 300Nor150NWirelessAdapters,AWLC6070,AWLC6080,
AWLH6070,AWLH6080,AWLL6070,andAWLL6080astheexample.

First,gotothecomputerwith theAirlink101150Nor300Nwirelessadapterandopen
theWirelessMonitor.UnderAPList,clickon thewirelessyou trytoconnecttoand
clickon the WPSConnect button.

Note:IfyoudonotseetheWPSConnectbutton,youcangoto
www.airlink101.com todownloadthelatestutilityanddriver.

Chooseyourconfigurationmethod,either PushButton or PinCode andclick Next.

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Writedownthe PIN ifyouareusingPinCodemethodandclick next.

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IfyouchoosePushButtonmethod,makesure thatyouclickonthe Wi-FiProtected
Setup button.

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Gotoyourroutersconfigurationscreenandclickon Wireless.ThenclickWireless
security.MakesurethattheWi-FiProtectedSetup Enable boxischecked.Thenclick

the AddWirelessDeviceWizard button.

IfyouareusingPinCodemethod,enterthePinCodein the PinNumber boxandclick
connect.IfyouareusingPushButtonmethod,clickon VirtualPushButton OR the
physicalpushbuttonontherouter.

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Afterafewmomentsboth therouterconfigurationscreenandtheadapterconfiguration
screenshouldshowamessagetellingyouthatyouareconnected.

Click Finish ontheadapterscreen.

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Click Continue ontherouterconfigurationscreen.

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6.2.3WirelessMACFilter

Youcanrestrictcertainwirelessclients fromaccessingtherouterbyspecifyingtheir
MACaddressandenablingaccessrestriction.Thisshouldnotbeusedasasecurity
featureinplaceofencryption.

Fromthepulldownmenu,selectwhetherthespecifiedwirelessclientswillbeprevented
orpermittedtoaccessthewirelessnetwork.EntertheirMACaddressinthefieldsbelow
andclick Apply and OK tosavethesettings.

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6.2.4AdvancedWirelessSettings

Youcanconfigurevariousadvancedwirelesssettingsonthisscreen.Thesesettings
areforadvancedusersONLY.Mostuserswillwanttoleavethesesettingsalone.

TransmissionRate:SelectfromAuto,1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48and54
Mbps.

TransmissionPower:Select from full,half,quarter,eighth,min.
CTSProtectionMode:Select fromdisable,enable,auto.
BeaconInterval:Enteravaluefromthevalidrangeof0to2346.Thedefaultvalueis

100Milliseconds

DTIMInterval:Enteravaluefromthevalidrangeof0 to255.Thedefaultvalueis1.
FragmentationThreshold:Enteranevennumberfrom256 to2346.Thedefaultvalue

is2346.
RTSThreshold:Enteravaluefromthevalidrangeof0to2346.Thedefaultvalueis

2346.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.3Security

6.3.1Firewall

BlockWANPing:Thissettingblocksremoteusersfrombeingabletopingyour
internet IPaddress.

SPIMode:SelecttoenableordisableStatefulPacketInspection.Thissettingprovides
anadditionallevelofsecurity.

However,itmayslowdownsomeapplicationssuchasVOIPPhonesandotherservices
thatrequireconstantstreamsofdata.Youcandisablethisfeature toeliminatelag
problemswithVOIPPhones.

ItcanalsopreventVPNclients fromworkingproperly. Ifyouarehavingtrouble
connectingtoyourVPN,youmaywanttodisablethisfeature.

Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.3.2VPNPassthrough

Youcanselecttoenableordisablethepassthroughof IPSec, L2TP,and/orPPTP for
connectingtoaVPN.

Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

6.4AccessRestrictions

Youcansetuppolicies thatdenyorallowspecificclientstoaccessthe Internetbased
onIPaddress,MACaddress,URL,Domainoraspecifiedtime.

6.4.1IPFilters

SetuppoliciesbasedonIPaddresses.

Description:Enteranameforthepolicy.

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Status:Choosetoenableordisable theselectedpolicy.
IPAddresses: SpecifytherangeofIPaddressesyouwishtoblock fromyourrouter.
Protocol: Selectprotocol fromAll,TCP,UDPorICMP
Port: EntertherangeofportsyouwishtoblockfromthespecifiedIPaddresses
Schedule: Enterascheduletime
Toviewallofthepolicies,click the Summary button.

6.4.2MACFilters

Blockorallowaccesstothenetwork fordeviceswithspecificMACaddresses.

EnterDescriptionName:Enteranameforthepolicy.
MACAddress:EnteraMACaddress
DHCPClient:SelectDHCPclientonyournetwork.
Toviewallthepolicies,click the Summary button.

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6.4.3URLBlocking

Youcanblockthespecifiedclients fromaccessingcertainwebsitesbyURL
EntertheURLortheKeywordyouwish toblock.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.4.4DomainBlocking

Blockusers fromaccessingspecificdomainsontheinternet.

6.4.5Schedule

Selectatimerangeinwhich thespecifiedclientstoaccesstheInternetby Day and
Time.

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6.5Applications&Gaming

6.5.1PortRangeForwarding

IfyouwanttohostanFTPoronlinegamingserver,youmustopenupportsonthe
router.Thispageallowsyoutosetupportforwardingforthespecifiedapplications.

Beforeusing forwarding,youshouldassignstaticIPaddressestothedesignatedPCs.

Ifyouareonly forwardingoneport,youcanputitinboththe Start and End Portboxes.

Protocol: Ifyoudon tknowwhichonetochoose,selectboth.
ToIPAddress: Thisshouldbethe IPaddressof thecomputeryouwanttoforwardthe

portsto.
Makesurethatyoucheck the Enabled boxtoactivatethesetting,thenclick Apply and

OK tosavethesettings.

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6.5.2PortRangeTriggering

Porttriggeringallowstheroutertokeeptrackofoutgoingdataforspecificportnumbers.
Therouterrememberswhichcomputersendsoutwhatdata,so thatwhenthe
requesteddatareturnsthroughtherouter,thedataissentbackto thepropercomputer
bywayofIPaddressandportmappingrules.

Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.5.3DMZ

DMZ(De-MilitarizedZone)Hostisahostwithout theprotectionoftherouter s firewall.It
allowsacomputertobeexposedtounrestricted two-waycommunicationwith the
Internet.Youshouldonlyusethisfeaturewhen thePortForwardingfunctionfailsto
makeanapplicationwork.

DMZ:Select toenableordisableDMZ.
Host IPAddress:Specifythe IPaddressof thecomputeryouwishtousewithDMZ.
Note:AnyDMZhostshouldhaveanewstaticIPaddressassignedtoitbecauseits IP

addressmaychangewhenusingtheDHCP function.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.5.4QoS

TheQoS(QualityofService)featureallowsyou tospecifywhichapplicationsor
computershavebandwidthpriorityoverothers,asopposedtolettingallcomputersand
applicationsshare thebandwidthequally.

Therearepre-configuredoptions forsomepopularapplicationsthatyouareable to
choosefrom.YoucanalsosetmanualQoSrules:

Firstchoose Manual,thenclick Apply.
In Name,enteralabel foryournewrule.
Enterthe IPaddressofthecomputeryouareconfiguringtheruleforinthe IP box.
For PortRange,enterastartandendportforyourrule.
Selectthe Priority youwanttosetfortherule.Thehigher thepriorityyousetforthe

rule,themorebandwidththatapplicationwillbeabletouse.Whenyouarefinished,
click Add

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6.6Administration

6.6.1Management

TheManagementscreenallowsyoutochangetherouter sloginpasswordaswellas
otheradministrativesettings.

RouterPassword:Set therouter sloginpassword.
RemoteRouterAccess:Selecttoenableordisableremotemanagement/upgradeof

therouter.Youcanallowremotemanagementfromany IPAddressoraspecified IP
Addressaswellastheportnumber.

UPnP:UniversalPlugandPlay(UPnP)allowsWindowsMeandXPtoautomatically
configuretherouterforvarious Internetapplications,suchasgamingand
videoconferencing.

BackupandRestore:Youcanchoosetobackuptherouter ssettingssothatyoudon t
have tomanuallyconfigurethesettingsagainifyouresettheroutertofactorydefault.

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6.6.2Log

Youcanchoosetoenableordisableloggingofyournetworkactivityonthisscreen.

SMTPServer/IPAddress:Enteryourinternetserviceprovidersoutgoingemail
serveraddress.

EmailAddress:Enteranemailaddresswhereyouwouldlike thelog tobesent.
SendMailNow:Sendthelogfiletothespecifiedtheemailaddress.
SaveLogFiletoLocalHardDrive:Savethecurrentloginformation toafileonyour

computer.
LogType:Specifytheinformationyouwantthesystemtolog.OptionsincludeSystem

Activity,DebugInformation,Attacks,DroppedPackets,andNotice.
ViewLog:AllowsyoutoseeloggedinformationrelatedtoSystemActivity,Debug

Information,Attacks,DroppedPackets,andNotice.
Click Apply and OK tosave thesettings.

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6.6.3Diagnostics

TheDiagnosticsscreenallowsyou toperform Ping tests.

PingTest:EntertheIPorURLAddressyouwishtopingandclick Ping.

6.6.4FactoryDefaults

TheFactoryDefaultsscreenallowsyoutosetall therouter ssettingstothefactory
default.Youcanusethisanytimeyou think thatyou vechangedsettingsthathave
stoppedtherouter fromworking.Resettingtodefaultswillundoallofyourchanges.

Clickonthe FactoryDefaults buttontorestoreallthesettingstodefault.

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6.6.5FirmwareUpgrade

TheFirmwareUpgradescreenallowsyoutoupgradetherouter sfirmware.

Youmaydownload thenewfirmwarefromtheAirlink101website www.airlink101.com
Clickon Browse,thenbrowse tothenewfirmwareandclick Apply.

Note:Donotpoweroff therouterduringthefirmwareupgrading,otherwiseyourrouter
maybedamagedpermanently.

6.6.6Restart

TheRestartpageallowsyoutorestarttherouterwithoutrestoringthesettingstofactory
default.

Clickonthe Restart buttontorestarttherouter.

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6.7Status

6.7.1Router

TheRouterscreendisplaysasummaryofallrouterstatusinformation,including the
firmwareversion.

Clickonthe Refresh buttontoreload thescreen.

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6.7.2LocalNetwork

TheLocalNetworkscreendisplaysstatusinformationregardingyourLocalArea
Network.

Clickonthe DHCPClientTable todisplayalistofDHCPclientsinyournetwork.

6.7.3WirelessNetwork

TheWirelessNetworkscreendisplaysstatusinformationregardingyourwireless
network.

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7.Troubleshooting

Ifyouhave troubleconnectingtothe Internet,try thefollowingsteps.

Step 1 PowerofftheCable/DSLmodem,router,andcomputerandwait for 5minutes.
Step2Turnon theCable/DSLmodemandwait for thelightsonthemodemtosettle

down.

Step 3 Turnon therouterandwaitforthelightsontherouter tosettledown.
Step 4 Turnon thecomputer.
Step 5 Reconfiguretherouterasdescribedin Section 3.
Step 6 Login totherouterandselect the Status tab.
Step 7 Verifythatthe IPAddress, DefaultGateway,andatleastoneofthe DNS fields

havevalidnumbersassignedtothem(insteadofall 0 s).

Ifeach fieldhasavalidnumberassigned,therouterisconnectedtotheInternet.

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AppendixA Specifications

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Standards

IEEE802.11b /802.11g
IEEE802.11ndraft2.0

Ports

1xWANport
4x10/100MbpsLANport

Antennatype

2External2dBiantennas

Security

WEP64/128-bit
WPA2,WPA

LEDs

Power,Status,WAN,WLAN,LAN,
WPS

AdvancedFeatures

QualityofService(QoS)
WMM
StatefulPacketInspection(SPI)/
DoS
VPNPass-through

SystemRequirement

Windows ,Mac ,orLinux
operatingsystem
InternetExplore5.5orabove
InstalledEthernetadapter
Recommendedusewith300Nand
150NWirelessAdapters:
AWLH6070,AWLH6080,AWLC6070
AWLC6080,AWLC6070,and
AWLL6080forbestcompatibility

Power

5V /2A

Dimensions

225x120x30mm(LxWxH)

Temperature

OperatingTemperature: 0 Cto40 C

Humidity

10%to95%Non-Condensing

Warranty

Limited1-yearwarranty

WiFiProtectedSetup

PIN(PersonalIdentificationNumber)
PBC(Pushbuttonconfiguration)

Certification

FCC,CE, IC,UL,TUV

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AppendixB Information

FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules. Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This
equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled
andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation. Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioor
televisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the
userisencouragedtotry tocorrect theinterferencebyoneof thefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increase theseparationbetween theequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsible forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)
thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.

FCCRadiationExposureStatement:
IEEE802.11bor802.11goperationof thisproductin theU.S.A.isfirmware-limitedto

channels1through11.

IMPORTANTNOTE:
FCCRadiationExposureStatement:

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitsset forthforanuncontrolled
environment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance
20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.

This transmittermustnotbeco-locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyother
antennaor transmitter.

Theavailabilityofsomespecificchannelsand/oroperational frequencybandsare
countrydependentandarefirmwareprogrammedatthe factorytomatchtheintended
destination.Thefirmwaresettingisnotaccessiblebytheenduser.

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IndustryCanadaStatement

ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS-210oftheIndustryCanadaRules.Operationissubject
to thefollowingtwoconditions:

1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterferenceand

2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperationofthedevice

Thisdevicehasbeendesignedtooperatewithanantennahavingamaximumgainof

2.0..dBi.
AntennahavingahighergainisstrictlyprohibitedperregulationsofIndustryCanada.
Therequiredantenna
impedanceis50ohms.

Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers, theantenna typeanditsgain
shouldbesochosen thattheEIRPisnotmorethanrequiredforsuccessful
communication.

IMPORTANTNOTE:
ICRadiationExposureStatement:

Thisequipmentcomplieswith ICradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled
environment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance
20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.

EuropeanUnionNotice

RadioproductswiththeCEmarkingcomplywith theR&TTEDirective(1999/5/EC), the
EMCDirective(2004/108/EC)andtheLowVoltageDirective(2006/95/EEC)issuedby
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunity.

Compliancewith thesedirectivesimpliesconformitytothe followingEuropeanNorms:

EN60950-1ProductSafety
EN300328 Technicalrequirementforradioequipment
EN301489-1/-17GeneralEMCrequirements forradioequipment

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*TheoreticalmaximumwirelesssignalratederivedfromIEEE802.11gstandardandIEEE802.11ndraftspecificationversion2.0.
Actualdatathroughputwillvary.Networkconditionsandenvironmentalfactors,includingvolumeofnetworktraffic,building
materialsandconstruction,mixofwirelessproductsused,radiofrequencyinterference(e.g.,cordlesstelephonesandmicrowaves)
aswellasnetworkoverheadloweractualdatathroughputrate.Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Allproductsand
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