Alpha Networks CG-WLBARGS user manual

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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

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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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