Edgecore Networks SMCWGBR14N2 User Manual

Download

USER GUIDE

BARRICADETM N

802.11n Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router

SMCWGBR14-N2

Barricade

User Guide

N SMCWGBR14-N2

No. 1, Creation Road III, Hsinchu Science Park, 30077, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: +886 3 5770270 Fax: +886 3 5780764

May 2011

SMC-UG-0511-01

Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice.

SMC Networks, Inc.

No. 1 Creation Road III,

Hsinchu Science Park,

30077, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tradem arks :

SMC is a registered trademark; and Barricade, EZ Switch, TigerStack, TigerSwitch, and TigerAccess are trademarks of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION

To register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement, please refer to the Support Section of the SMC Website at http:// www.smc.com.

– 4 –

COMPLIANCES

FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

◆ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

◆ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

◆ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

◆ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

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.

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.

OTE

The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

– 5 –

OMPLIANCES

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC RADIATION EXPOSURE STATEMENT

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be colocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

CE MARK WARNING

This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

NATIONAL RESTRICTIONS

This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below.

Country Restriction Reason/Remark

Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and

France Outdoor use

italy None If used outside of own premises, general

Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and

Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical

Russian Federation

limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz

None Only for indoor applications

public service

Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012

authorization is required

service supply(not for spectrum)

area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of NyÅlesund

OTE

Do not use the product outdoors in France.

– 6 –

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

PURPOSE This guide details the hardware features of the wireless router, including its

physical and performance-related characteristics, and how to install the device and use its configuration software.

AUDIENCE This guide is for PC users with a working knowledge of computers. You

should be familiar with Windows operating system concepts.

CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show

information:

OTE

Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features or instructions.

AUTION

damage the system or equipment.

ARNING

Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or

Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause personal injury.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS The following publication gives basic information on how to install and use

the wireless router.

Quick Installation Guide

Also, as part of the wireless router’s software, there is online help that describes all configuration related features.

REVISION HISTORY This section summarizes the changes in each revision of this guide.

MAY 2011 REVISION

This is the first revision of this guide.

– 7 –

CONTENTS

WARRANTY AND PRODUCT REGISTRATION 4

OMPLIANCES 5

BOUT THIS GUIDE 7

ONTENTS 8

NTRODUCTION 11

Conventions 12 Main Features 12 Key Hardware Features 13 Package Contents 13 Front Panel 13

LED Indicators 14

Rear Panel 15

Antennas 15 Power Connector 15 Reset Button 15 USB Port 15 Ethernet WAN Port 16 Ethernet LAN Port 16

2CONNECTING THE ROUTER 17

System Requirements 17 Installation Environment Requirements 17 Connecting the Router 18

3QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE 20

TCP/IP Configuration 20 Quick Installation Guide 22

4CONFIGURING THE ROUTER 28

– 8 –

ONTENTS

General Status 29 ARP List 29

Quick Setup 30

5NETWORK SETTINGS 31

WAN 31 MAC Clone 40 LAN 41 Dynamic DNS 41

Comexe.cn DDNS 42 Dyndns.org DDNS 43 No-ip.com DDNS 44

Binding Setting 44

6WIRELESS SETTINGS 47

Wireless Settings 47 Wireless Security 49 Wireless MAC Filtering 53 Wireless Advanced 55 Wireless Statistics 57 WPS 57

7 DHCP SETTINGS 65

DHCP Settings 65 DHCP Clients List 66 Address Reservation 67

8USB STORAGE SETTINGS 69

Sharing Service 69 User Accounts 71

9SPECIAL APPLICATION SETTINGS 73

Virtual Servers 73 Port Triggering 75 DMZ 77 UPnP 78

10 SECURITY SETTINGS 79

Basic Security 79 Advanced Security 81

– 9 –

ONTENTS

11 ACCESS CONTROL SETTINGS 83

Rule 83 Host 86 Target 88 Schedule 90 Parental Control 92

12 ADVANCED ROUTING 96

Static Routing List 96

13 QOS SETTINGS 98

QoS Settings 98 Rules List 99

14 SYSTEM TOOLS 101

Time Setting 101 Diagnostic 102 Settings Management 104

Firmware Upgrade 104 Factory Defaults 105 Backup & Restore 105

Reboot 106 Password 107 System Log 108 Statistics 110 Local Management 111 Remote Management 112

AFAQ 114

ONFIGURING THE PCS 119

ARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 122

LOSSARY 124

– 10 –

1 INTRODUCTION

The SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router integrates a 4-port switch, firewall, NAT router, and wireless access point. The Wireless N Gigabit Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the needs of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and users demanding higher networking performance.

INCREDIBLE SPEED

The SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router provides wireless connections up to 300 Mbps with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network remains stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n wireless router gives you an unexpected networking experience at a speed 650% faster than 802.11g. It is also compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.

MULTIPLE SECURITY PROTECTION

With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control, 64/ 128/152-bit WEP encryption, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPAPSK), as well as advanced firewall protection, the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router provides complete data privacy.

FLEXIBLE ACCESS CONTROL

The SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, so that network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time using remote management.

SIMPLE INSTALLATION

Since the SMCWGBR14-N2 is compatible with all major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. A Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed step-by-step instructions are provided in this user guide. Before installing the device, please read this guide to understand all the device’s functions.

– 11 –

CONVENTIONS

MAIN FEATURES

HAPTER

The “Router” or “SMCWGBR14-N2” mentioned in this guide stands for the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router without any explanation.

◆ Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to

300 Mbps.

◆ One 10/100/1000 Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ-45 WAN port, four 10/

100/1000 Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ-45 LAN ports, supporting Auto

MDI/MDIX

◆ Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES

encryption security.

| Introduction

Conventions

◆ Shares data and Internet access for users, supporting Dynamic IP/

Static IP/PPPoE Internet access.

◆ Supports multiple SSIDs, which allows different network access for

wireless clients that is appropriate to their security or needs.

◆ Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host.

◆ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing.

◆ Provides automatic and scheduled Internet connection.

◆ Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address assignment.

◆ Supports Parental Control and Access Control.

◆ Supports PPPoE Internet-on-demand connection/disconnection

◆ Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL

(Access Control List).

◆ Supports Flow Statistics.

◆ Supports firmware upgrade and Web management.

– 12 –

KEY HARDWARE FEATURES

The following table describes the main hardware features of the wireless Router.

Table 1: Key Hardware Features

Feature Description

WAN Port One 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port for connecting to the Internet.

LAN Port Four 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports for local network connections.

USB Port One USB slot for USB mass storage device.

Reset Button For resetting the unit and restoring factory defaults.

LEDs Provides LED indicators for Power, WAN port, LAN port, and WLAN

status.

HAPTER

| Introduction

Key Hardware Features

PACKAGE CONTENTS

FRONT PANEL

The Wireless N Gigabit Router package includes:

SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router

◆

◆ DC power adapter

◆ Quick Installation Guide

◆ Resource CD for SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router, including:

■

This User Guide

■

Other helpful information

Inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or damaged parts. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to repack the product in case there is a need to return it.

Figure 1: Front Panel

– 13 –

HAPTER

| Introduction

Front Panel

LED INDICATORS The

following table.

Table 2: LED Behavior

LED Status Description

Power On The unit is receiving power and is operating normally.

System On The Router is initializing.

WLAN On/Flashing The 802.11n radio is enabled and

LAN (4 LEDs) On The Ethernet LAN port is connected to a PC or server.

WAN On The port has a valid connection to another device.

wireless Router

Off There is no power currently being supplied to the

Flashing The Router is working properly.

Off The Router has a system error.

Off The 802.11n radio is disabled.

Flashing The Ethernet port is connected and is transmitting or

Off The Ethernet port is disconnected.

Flashing The port is connected and is transmitting/receiving

Off The port is disconnected.

includes ten status LED indicators, as described in the

unit.

transmitting or receiving data through wireless links.

receiving data.

data.

WPS On Indicates the WPS authentication of a device has

Fast Flashing A wireless device failed to be added to the network by

Slow Flashing A wireless device is connecting to the network by

Off The WPS is not in progress.

OTE

After a device is successfully added to the network by WPS, the WPS

been successfully completed.

WPS.

WPS. This process will last for 2 minutes.

LED will remain on for about 5 minutes and then turn off.

– 14 –

REAR PANEL

POWER RESET USB

Figure 2: Rear Panel

HAPTER

| Introduction

Rear Panel

The following items are located on the rear panel (from left to right).

ANTENNAS The access point includes integrated MIMO antennas for wireless

communications. A MIMO antenna system uses two or more identical antennas to receive and transmit signals, helping to increase data throughput and range. The antennas transmit the outgoing signal as a toroidal sphere (doughnut shaped), with the coverage extending most in a direction perpendicular to the antenna. The antennas should be adjusted to an angle that provides the appropriate coverage for the service area.

POWER CONNECTOR The wireless router must be powered with its supplied power adapter.

Failure to do so results in voiding of any warrantly supplied with the product.

RESET BUTTON The Reset button is used to restore the factory default configuration. If you

hold down the button for 5 seconds or more, any configuration changes you may have made are removed, and the factory default configuration is restored to the wireless router.

USB PORT Connects with a USB mass storage device.

– 15 –

HAPTER

| Introduction

Rear Panel

ETHERNET WAN PORT A 1000BASE-T RJ-45 port that can be attached to an Internet access

device, such as a DSL or Cable modem.

ETHERNET LAN PORT The wireless router has four 1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports that can be attached

directly to a PC or 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T LAN segments.

This port supports automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, so you can use straight-through cables for all network connections to PCs, switches, or hubs.

– 16 –

2 CONNECTING THE ROUTER

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

You must meet the following minimum requirements:

◆ Broadband Internet access service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)

◆ One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ-45 connector

◆ PCs with working Ethernet adapters and Ethernet cables with RJ-45

connectors

◆ TCP/IP protocol on each PC

◆ Web browser, such as Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, Netscape 4.7

or above, Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or above

INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

◆ Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or

heating vent

◆ Avoid direct irradiation from any strong light (such as sunlight)

◆ Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the Router

◆ Operating Temperature: 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F)

◆ Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing

– 17 –

CONNECTING THE ROUTER

Before installing the Router, make sure your PC is successfully connected to the Internet through the broadband service. If there is any problem, first contact your ISP.

Install the Router according to the following steps.

1. Power off your PC, Cable/DSL modem, and the Router.

2. Find a good location for the Router. The best place is usually at the

center of your network. The location must meet the Installation

Environment Requirements (page 17).

3. Adjust the position of the antennas. Normally, upright is the best

position.

4. Connect wired PCs and switches/hubs to the LAN ports on the Router,

as shown in Figure 3 on page 19.

HAPTER

| Connecting the Router

Connecting the Router

5. Connect the DSL/Cable modem to the WAN port on the Router, as

shown in Figure 3 on page 19.

6. Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the

other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work

automatically.

7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL modem.

– 18 –

Figure 3: Hardware Installation

HAPTER

| Connecting the Router

Connecting the Router

– 19 –

3 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE

TCP/IP CONFIGURATION

This chapter shows you how to quickly configure the basic functions of your SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router using the Quick Setup Wizard.

The default IP address of the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router is

192.168.2.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as needed. In this guide, the default values are used for all descriptions.

Connect a local PC to one of the LAN ports on the Router. Then configure the IP address for the PC in one of the following two ways.

Configure the IP address manually

1. Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC. If you need instructions on how

to do this, refer to “Configuring the PCs” on page 119.

2. Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.2.xxx

(“xxx” is any number from 2 to 254), the Subnet Mask is

255.255.255.0, and the Gateway is 192.168.2.1 (the Router's default

IP address).

Obtain an IP address automatically

1. Set the TCP/IP Protocol to “Obtain an IP address automatically” mode

on your PC. If you need instructions on how to do this, refer to

“Configuring the PCs” on page 119.

2. The built-in DHCP server will assign an IP address for the PC.

Now you can run the Ping command from the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is for Windows 2000 OS.

Open a command prompt, and type “ping 192.168.2.1” and then press Enter.

If the displayed result is similar to the following figure, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is functioning.

– 20 –

HAPTER

Figure 4: Success Result of a Ping Command

| Quick Installation Guide

TCP/IP Configuration

If the displayed result is similar to the following figure, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is not functioning.

Figure 5: Failure of a Ping Command

To check the connection, follow these steps:

1. Verify that the LAN port LED to which the PC is connected on the Router

and the LED on your PC's network adapter are turned on.

2. Verify that the Router's IP address is 192.168.2.1, and that your PC's IP

address is within the range of 192.168.2.2 ~ 192.168.2.254.

– 21 –

QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE

With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the SMCWGBR14-N2 Wireless N Gigabit Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser.

1. To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the

default address http://192.168.2.1 in the address field of the browser.

Figure 6: Log in to the Router

After a moment, a login window will appear. Enter “admin” for the User

Name and “smcadmin” for the Password, both in lower case letters.

Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.

HAPTER

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

Figure 7: Login Windows

OTE

If the above screen does not display, it means that your Webbrowser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu>Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

2. After successfully login, you can click the Quick Setup to quickly

configure your Router.

– 22 –

HAPTER

Figure 8: Quick Setup

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear.

Figure 9: Choose WAN Connection Type

The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP, and Static IP, to connect to the Internet. It is recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you can select the type and click Next to go on configuring.

4. If you select Auto-Detect, the Router will automatically detect the

connection type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router.

a. If the connection type detected is PPPoE, the next screen will

appear.

Figure 10: Quick Setup - PPPoE

– 23 –

HAPTER

■

User Name and Password - Enter the User Name and Password

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.

b. If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, you can go on with

the wireless configuration, as shown in Figure 12 on page 25.

c. If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will

appear.

Figure 11: Quick Setup - Static IP

■

IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field.

■

Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WAN IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0.

■

Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address into the box, if required.

■

Primary DNS - Enter the DNS Server IP address into the box, if required.

■

Secondary DNS - If your ISP provides another DNS server, enter it into this field.

5. Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear.

– 24 –

Figure 12: Quick Setup - Wireless

Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list.

SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be “SMC”. This value is case-sensitive. For example, “TEST” is NOT the same as “test”.

Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on.

HAPTER

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

– 25 –

HAPTER

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum transmission rate of the Router through this field.

Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase.

PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters.

For ASCII, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z, the length should be between 8 and 63 characters.

For Hexadecimal, the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F, the length should be between 8 and 64 characters.

Please also note the key is case sensitive, this means that upper and lower case keys will affect the outcome. It would also be a good idea to write down the key and all related wireless security settings.

No Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change!

These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to “Wireless Settings” on page 47.

6. Click the Next button. You will then see the Finish page.

If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as below. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup.

Figure 13: Quick Setup - Finish

If there is something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as in the following figure. Click the wireless configuration take effect and finish the Quick Setup.

Reboot button to make your

– 26 –

Figure 14: Quick Setup - reboot

HAPTER

| Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide

– 27 –

4 CONFIGURING THE ROUTER

This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration method.

After your successful login, you will see the twelve main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

Figure 15: Main Menu

The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below.

– 28 –

HAPTER

| Configuring the Router

STATUS

GENERAL STATUS The Status page provides the current status information about the Router.

All information is read-only.

Figure 16: Router Status

Status

ARP LIST To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by

checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entrie.

– 29 –

HAPTER

Figure 17: ARP List

| Configuring the Router

MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN.

Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound.

Quick Setup

QUICK SETUP

Configure - Load or delete an item.

Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list.

Delete - Delete the item.

Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable.

Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list.

Click the Refresh button to refresh all items.

OTE

An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well. Likewise, "Load All" only loads the items without interference to the IP & MAC Binding list.

Please refer to “Quick Installation Guide” on page 20.

– 30 –

5 NETWORK SETTINGS

There are five submenus under the Network menu: WAN, MAC Clone, LAN, Dynamic DNS and Binding Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

WAN

Choose menu “Network->WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below.

If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows.

Figure 18: WAN-Dynamic IP

This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters.

– 31 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for

most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

◆ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS

addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from your ISP.

OTE

If you find error when you go to a Web site after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses.

◆ Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support

the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.)

If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear.

Figure 19: WAN-Static IP

◆ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided

by your ISP.

◆ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation

provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0.

◆ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-

decimal notation provided by your ISP.

◆ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for

most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

– 32 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.

If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option, then enter the following parameters:

Figure 20: WAN-PPPoE

User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided

by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.

Disabled - The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE connection only. This is recommended.

Dynamic IP - You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

– 33 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be

terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.

◆ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established

automatically when it was down.

◆ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in

the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format).

OTE

Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools -> Time page, will the Time-based Connecting function can take effect.

◆ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/ Disconnect button to

connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.

AUTION

Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated even though you specify a Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background.

If you want to do some advanced configurations, please click the Advanced button, and the advanced settings page will appear:

Figure 21: WAN-PPPoE Advanced Settings

– 34 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine.

It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

◆ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access

Concentrator) name, which should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.

◆ ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign

IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation.

◆ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator

online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0”and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.

◆ DNS IP address - If your ISP does not automatically assign DNS

addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use the following DNS servers” check box and enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation of your ISP’s primary DNS server. If a secondary DNS server address is available, enter it as well.

Click the Save button to save your settings.

If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select BigPond Cable, then enter the following parameters:

Figure 22: WAN-BigPond Cable

– 35 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided

by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

◆ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host

name.

◆ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your

location.

For example: NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au

◆ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for

most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.

◆ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be

◆ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established

automatically when it was down.

◆ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to

AUTION

Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated even though you specify a Max Idle Time because some applications may be visiting the Internet continually in the background.

– 36 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

If your ISP provides L2TP connection, please select L2TP option, then enter the following parameters :

Figure 23: WAN-L2TP

◆ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided

by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

◆ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP.

Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

◆ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect

from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to automatically reestablish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates.

◆ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is

disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

– 37 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect

or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter "0" in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested.

AUTION

Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected even though you specify a Max Idle Time, since some applications may be visiting the Internet continually in the background.

If your ISP provides PPTP connection, please select PPTP option, then enter the following parameters:

Figure 24: WAN-PPTP

◆ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided

by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

– 38 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

WAN

◆ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP

and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.

◆ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect

◆ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is

disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button.

◆ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect

AUTION

Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected even though you specify a Max Idle Time, since some applications may be visiting the Internet continually in the background.

OTE

If you do not know how to choose the appropriate connection type, click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically search your Internet connection for servers and protocols. The connection type will be reported when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router. This report is for your reference only. To make sure the connection type your ISP provides, please refer to the ISP. The various types of Internet connections that the Router can detect are as follows:

■

PPPoE - Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user name and password.

■

Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment.

■

Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment.

– 39 –

MAC CLONE

HAPTER

| Network Settings

MAC Clone

The Router can not detect PPTP/L2TP/BigPond connections with your ISP. If your ISP uses one of these protocols, then you must configure your connection manually.

Choose menu “Network->MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below:

Figure 25: MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here.

◆ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of

the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XXXX format(X is any hexadecimal digit).

◆ Your PC's MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the

PC that is managing the Router. If the MAC address is required, you can click the Clone MAC Address To button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field.

Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

Click the Save button to save your settings.

OTE

Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function.

– 40 –

LAN

HAPTER

| Network Settings

LAN

Choose menu “Network->LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below.

Figure 26: LAN Settings

◆ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the

LAN. The value can't be changed.

DYNAMIC DNS

◆ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-

decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.2.1).

◆ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the

network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.

OTE

If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.

OTE

If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time, while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are reconfigured.

Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and configure the Dynamic DNS function.

The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key.

– 41 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

Dynamic DNS

COMEXE.CN DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the

page will appear.

Figure 27: Comexe.cn DDNS Settings

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1. Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service

provider.

2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

3. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.

■

Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.

Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service.

– 42 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

Dynamic DNS

DYNDNS.ORG DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the

page will appear.

Figure 28: Dyndns.org DDNS Settings

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

2. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service

provider here.

4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service.

◆ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is

displayed here.

Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service.

– 43 –

HAPTER

| Network Settings

Binding Setting

NO-IP.COM DDNS If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.no-ip.com, the

page will appear.

Figure 29: No-ip.com DDNS Settings

To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions:

BINDING SETTING

1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account.

2. Type the Password for your DDNS account.

3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service

provider.

4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service.

◆ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is

displayed here.

Click Logout to log out the DDNS service.

This page displays the IP & MAC Binding Setting table; you can operate it in accord with your desire.

Figure 30: Binding Settings

– 44 –

HAPTER

◆ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the

LAN.

◆ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the

LAN.

◆ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device.

◆ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.

When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page. This page is used for adding or modifying an IP & MAC Binding entry .

Figure 31: IP & MAC Binding Settings (Add & Modify)

| Network Settings

Binding Setting

To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below.

1. Click the Add New.

2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address.

3. Select the Bind checkbox.

4. Click the Save button to save it.

To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below.

1. Find the desired entry in the table.

2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.

To find an existing entry, follow the steps below.

1. Click the Find button.

2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address.

3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in the following figure.

– 45 –

HAPTER

Figure 32: Find IP & MAC Binding Entry

Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled.

Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.

| Network Settings

Binding Setting

– 46 –

6 WIRELESS SETTINGS

There are six submenus under the Wireless menu: Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Wireless Statistics and WPS. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

WIRELESS SETTINGS

Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Setting”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page.

Figure 33: Wireless Settings

◆ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID

(Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be “SMC”. This value is case-sensitive. For example, “TEST” is NOT the same as “test”.

◆ SSID (2-4) - Up to 4 SSIDs for each BSS can be set, the name can be

up to 32 characters. The Multi-SSID function is available only when Enable is checked.

– 47 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Settings

◆ Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies

the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK.

Figure 34: Note Dialog

OTE

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

◆ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be

used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

◆ Mode - Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

■

11b only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

■

11g only - Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

■

11n only- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

■

11b/g mixed - Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

■

11b/g/n mixed - Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only

802.11g wireless stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to 11b/g/n mixed, and all of

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the Router.

◆ Channel width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The

default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

– 48 –

HAPTER

OTE

If 11b only, 11g only, or 11bg mixed is selected in the Mode field,

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

the Channel Width selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.

◆ Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router

through this field.

◆ Enable Wireless Router Radio - The wireless radio of this Router can

be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access.

◆ Enable SSID Broadcast - When wireless clients survey the local area

for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.

WIRELESS SECURITY

Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Security”, you can configure the security settings of your wireless network.

There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).

– 49 –

Figure 35: Wireless Security

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.

WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in the following figure.

– 50 –

Figure 36: WEP

■

Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pulldown list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

■

WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length.

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

■

WEP Key- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.

■

Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.

64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 09, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.

128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.

152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.

OTE

If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.

◆ WPA /WPA2 - It’s based on Radius Server.

■

Version - you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 (WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

■

Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES.

– 51 –

HAPTER

OTE

If you check the WPA/WPA2 radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red.

Figure 37: WPA/WPA2

■

Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.

■

Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used.

■

Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server.

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Security

■

Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

◆ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based

on pre-shared passphrase.

■

Version - you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select WPA-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WPA2-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

■

Encryption - When WPA-PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES as Encryption.

OTE

If you check the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red.

Figure 38: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

– 52 –

■

Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.

WIRELESS MAC FILTERING

Choose menu “Wireless->MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function.

Figure 39: Wireless MAC Address Filtering

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless MAC Filtering

PSK Passphrase - You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters.

Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.

To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable.

MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to

filter.

Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled.

Description - A simple description of the wireless station.

To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New button. The "Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry" page will appear:

– 53 –

HAPTER

Figure 40: Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering Entry

To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:

| Wireless Settings

Wireless MAC Filtering

1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The

format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A.

2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description

field. For example: Wireless station A.

3. Status - Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-

down list.

4. Click the Save button to save this entry.

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete

the entry, click the Delete.

2. Modify the information.

3. Click the Save button.

Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled

Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.

Click the Delete All button to delete all entries

Click the Next button to go to the next page

Click the Previous button to return to the previous page.

For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 000A-EB-00-07-8A and the wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB00-23-11 are able to access the Router, but all the other wireless stations cannot access the Router, you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps:

– 54 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Advanced

1. Click the Enable button to enable this function.

2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled

entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules.

3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

4. Click the Add New button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-

8A /00-0A-EB-00-23-11 in the MAC Address field, then enter wireless station A/B in the Description field, while select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Finally, click the Save and the Back button.

The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list:

Figure 41: Filtering Rules

WIRELESS ADVANCED

Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network.

Figure 42: Wireless Advanced

◆ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router.

You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.

◆ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for

Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.

– 55 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Advanced

◆ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send)

Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the router will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346.

◆ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size

determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended.

◆ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery

Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same as Beacon Interval.

◆ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-

priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled.

◆ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the

data capacity by reducing the guard interval time.

◆ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on

your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, check this box. AP Isolation is disabled by default.

OTE

If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

– 56 –

WIRELESS STATISTICS

HAPTER

Choose menu “Wireless->Wireless Statistics”, you can see the MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station.

Figure 43: Wireless Statistics

MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address.

| Wireless Settings

Wireless Statistics

WPS

Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected.

Received Packets - Packets received by the station.

Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click on the Refresh button.

If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page.

OTE

This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds.

This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.

1. Choose menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen.

– 57 –

HAPTER

Figure 44: WPS

| Wireless Settings

WPS

◆ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here.

◆ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here.

The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.

◆ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default.

◆ Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random

value for the Router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.

◆ Add device - You can add the new device to the existing network

manually by clicking this button.

2. Add a new device:

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter and Router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.

OTE

To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.

By PBC:

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC) method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods.

Method One:

1. Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router.

– 58 –

HAPTER

Figure 45: WPS button

| Wireless Settings

2. Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3

seconds, then the adapter will connect to the router by WPS automatically.

Figure 46: WPS button

WPS

Method Two:

1. Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router.

Figure 47: WPS button

2. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the

button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.

– 59 –

HAPTER

Figure 48: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

| Wireless Settings

WPS

3. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete

the WPS configuration.

Figure 49: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

– 60 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

WPS

Method Three:

1. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device

button in Figure 44, then the following screen will appear.

Figure 50: Add a New Device

2. Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click

Connect.

3. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the

button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.

Figure 51: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

– 61 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

WPS

4. Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete

the WPS configuration.

Figure 52: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

– 62 –

HAPTER

| Wireless Settings

WPS

By PIN

If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.

Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router

1. Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device

button in Figure 44, then the following screen will appear.

Figure 53: Add a New Device

2. Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the

wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the above figure. Then click Connect.

OTE

The PIN code of the adapter is always displayed on the WPS configuration screen.

3. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter a PIN

into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.

– 63 –

HAPTER

Figure 54: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

| Wireless Settings

WPS

OTE

In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 26499123 as the above figure shown.

Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router

1. Get the Current PIN code of the Router. (Each router has its unique PIN

code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example).

2. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter a PIN

from my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and enter the PIN code of the Router into the field behind Access Point PIN. Then click Next.

– 64 –

HAPTER

Figure 55: The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

| Wireless Settings

WPS

OTE

The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 44.

3. Then the new device successfully connected to the network.

OTE

The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network.

The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

– 65 –

7 DHCP SETTINGS

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu: DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

DHCP SETTINGS

Choose menu “DHCP->DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page. The Router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to the Router on the LAN.

Figure 56: DHCP Settings

◆ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the

Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually.

◆ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start

with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.2.100 is the default start address.

◆ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end

with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.2.199 is the default end address.

– 65 –

HAPTER

| DHCP Settings

DHCP Clients List

◆ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time

a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.

◆ Default Gateway - (Optional.) Suggest to input the IP address of the

LAN port of the Router, default value is 192.168.2.1

◆ Default Domain - (Optional.) Input the domain name of your network.

◆ Primary DNS - (Optional.) Input the DNS IP address provided by your

ISP. Or consult your ISP.

◆ Secondary DNS - (Optional.) Input the IP address of another DNS

server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.

OTE

To use the DHCP server function of the Router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode.

DHCP CLIENTS LIST

Choose menu “DHCP->DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the following screen.

Figure 57: DHCP Client List

ID - The index of the DHCP Client

Client Name - The name of the DHCP client

MAC Address - The MAC address of the DHCP client

Assigned IP - The IP address that the Router has allocated to the

DHCP client.

– 66 –

Edgecore Networks SMCWGBR14N2 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual