Edimax Technology Co 9562081312 User Manual

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AC750 Wir eless LAN

Dual Band Concurrent

Fast Ethernet Router

(2.4GHz: 300Mbps, 5GHz: 433Mbps)

User’s Manual

Version: 1.0

(December, 2013)

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with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties,

merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this

manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following

their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes

the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential

damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves the

right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents

thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Federal Communication Commission

Interference Statement

FCC Part 15

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.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.

 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.

 Operations in the 5.15-5.25 GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only.

FCC Caution

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided

instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer

mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet)

during wireless modes of operation.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)

this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

This device is restricted to indoor use when operated in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz

frequency range.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled

environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency

exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches)

during normal operation.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in

conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11

only.

R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio

equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of

their conformity (R&TTE).

The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC

(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As

of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install

and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock

and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this

and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the

safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,

the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states:

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

CATALOG

Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information ..................... 9

1-2 Safety Information ......................................................................................... 11

1-3 System Requirements .................................................................................... 13

1-4 Package Contents ........................................................................................... 14

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router ....................................... 15

Chapter II: System and Network Setup ........................................................................ 19

2-1 Build network connection .............................................................................. 19

2-2 Connecting to wireless broadband router by web browser............................ 22

2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup: ................................................ 22

2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: ........................................................ 24

2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup: ........................................................... 26

2-2-4 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: ..................................... 28

2-2-5 Windows 8 IP address setup: .............................................................. 30

2-2-6 Router IP address lookup ................................................................... 32

2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’ ...................................................................................... 36

2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’: ................................................. 38

2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’: ............................................... 39

2-3-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’: .................................................. 40

2-3-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP xDSL’: .................................................... 42

2-3-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP xDSL’: ..................................................... 44

2-3-6 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’: ............................................ 46

2-4 Basic Setup .................................................................................................... 48

2-4-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization ......................................... 49

2-4-2 Change management password .......................................................... 50

2-4-3 Remote Management .......................................................................... 52

2-5 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) ...................................................... 54

2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: .................................................... 55

2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: ......................................................... 56

2-5-3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’: ........................................................... 57

2-5-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’: .............................................................. 59

2-5-5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’: .............................................................. 61

2-5-6 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’: ............................................ 63

2-5-7 Setup procedure for ‘DNS’: ................................................................ 64

2-5-8 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’: ............................................................. 66

2-5-9 Setup procedure for ‘WISP’: .............................................................. 68

2-6 Wired LAN Configurations ........................................................................... 71

2-6-1 LAN IP section: .................................................................................. 72

2-6-2 DHCP Server: .................................................................................... 73

2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases Table: ................................................................ 74

2-7 Wireless LAN Configurations ....................................................................... 76

2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings ...................................................................... 77

2-7-1-1 Setup procedure for ‘Access Point’: ...................................... 79

2-7-1-2 Setup procedure for ‘Station-Infrastructure’: ...................... 83

2-7-1-3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’: .................. 85

2-7-1-4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’: ....... 86

2-7-1-5 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge – WDS’............................... 88

2-7-1-6 Setup procedure for ‘Universal Repeater’ ............................ 90

2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings ............................................................... 92

2-7-3 Wireless Security ................................................................................ 95

2-7-3-1 Disable wireless security ....................................................... 96

2-7-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy ........................................ 96

2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): ............................................. 99

2-7-3-4 WPA RADIUS: ..................................................................... 100

2-7-4 Wireless Access Control ................................................................... 102

2-7-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) .......................................................... 105

2-7-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network ................................................. 108

Chapter III Advanced Functions ................................................................................ 109

3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) ............................................................................. 109

3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings ........................................................................... 109

3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule ......................................................................... 112

3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) ........................................................... 115

3-2-1 Basic NAT Settings (Enable or disable NAT function) .................... 115

3-2-2 Port Forwarding................................................................................ 116

3-2-3 Virtual Server ................................................................................... 118

3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications ............................................ 121

3-2-5 UPnP Setting .................................................................................... 123

3-2-6 ALG Settings .................................................................................... 124

3-3 Firewall ........................................................................................................ 126

3-3-1 Access Control.................................................................................. 127

3-3-2 URL Blocking .................................................................................. 131

3-3-3 DoS Attack Prevention ..................................................................... 133

3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings ...................................................... 136

3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) .............................................................. 137

3-4 System Status ............................................................................................... 140

3-4-1 System information and firmware version ....................................... 141

3-4-2 Internet Connection Status ............................................................... 141

3-4-3 Device Status .................................................................................... 142

3-4-4 System Log ....................................................................................... 143

3-4-5 Security Log ..................................................................................... 144

3-4-6 Active DHCP client list .................................................................... 146

3-4-7 Statistics ........................................................................................... 147

3-5 System Tools ................................................................................................ 148

3-5-1 Configuration Backup and Restore .................................................. 149

3-5-2 Firmware Upgrade............................................................................ 150

3-5-3 System Reset .................................................................................... 151

Chapter IV: Appendix ................................................................................................. 152

4-1 Hardware Specification ............................................................................... 152

4-2 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 153

4-3 Glossary ....................................................................................................... 156

ChapterI:ProductInformation

1‐1Introductionandsafetyinformation

Thank you for purchasing this wireless concurrent dual band router! This

cost-effective router is the best choice for Small office / Home office

users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high speed. Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in very short time within minutes, even inexperienced. When the number of your computers and network-enabled devices grow, you can also expand the number of network slot by simple attach a hub or switch, to extend the scope of your network!

With built-in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios, this router supports both of the IEEE 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n/ac wireless network capabilities simultaneously, all computers and wireless-enabled network devices (including PDA, Smart phone, Game console, Tablet and more!) can connect to this wireless router without additional cabling. New 11ac wireless capability also gives you the highest speed of wireless experience ever! With a compatible wireless card installed in your PC, you can transfer file for up to 300Mbps+433Mbps (transfer data rate)! The radio coverage is also doubled, so don’t worry if your office or house

is really big!

Other features of this router including:

 Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless devices simultaneously.  High wireless access throughput, up to 300Mbps+433Mbps (transfer

data rate)!

 Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line.  Share a single Cable or xDSL internet connection.  Access private LAN servers from the internet.  Four wired LAN ports (10/100M) and one WAN port (10/100M).

 Provides IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless LAN capability.  Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy IP-address setup.  Support multiple wireless modes like: AP, Station-Infrastructure,

Wireless Bridge and Universal Repeater.

 Advanced network and security features like: Special Applications, QoS,

DMZ, Virtual Servers, Access Control, Firewall.

 Allow you to monitor the router’s status like: DHCP Client Log, System

Log, Security Log and Device/Connection Status.

 Easy to use Web-based GUI for network configuration and

management purposes.

 Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from

a remote computer (over the Internet).

 Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports.

1‐2SafetyInforma tion

In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions:

1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor.

2. DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this router in the car in summer.

3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect it from the router first.

4. If you want to place this router at high places or hang on the wall, please make sure the router is firmly secured. Falling from high places would damage the router and its accessories, and warranty will be void.

5. Accessories of this router, like antenna and power supply, are danger to small children under 3 years old. They may put the small parts in their nose or month and it could cause serious damage to them. KEEP THIS ROUTER OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN!

6. The router will become hot when being used for long time (This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put this router on paper,

cloth, or other flammable materials.

7. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the router. If you found that the router is not working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the router, warranty will be void.

8. If the router falls into water when it’s powered, DO NOT use your hand to pick it up. Switch the electrical power off before you do anything, or contact an experienced technician for help.

9. If you smell something strange, or even see some smoke coming out

from the router or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.

1‐3SystemRequirements

 Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45

Ethernet port.

 Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface

card.

 Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Safari

web browser).

 An available AC power outlet (100 – 240V, 50/60Hz)

1‐4PackageContent s

Before starting to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:

□ Broadband Wireless Router (1 pcs) □ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) □ User Manual CD-ROM (1 pcs)

□ Power Adapter (Output: DC 5V/1.5A) (1 pcs)

1‐5Familiarwithyournewwirelessbroadbandrouter

Front Pane – Type I

LED Name Light Status Description

PWR On Router is switched on and correctly powered.

On 5GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled.

2.4G

WA N

LNK/ACT

LAN 1-4

LNK/ACT

Off 5GHz Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing 5GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring or

receiving data).

On 2.4GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled.

Off 2.4GHz Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing 2.4GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring

or receiving data).

On WAN port is connected.

Off WAN port is not connected.

Flashing WAN activity (transferring or receiving data).

On LAN port is connected.

Off LAN port is not connected.

Flashing LAN activity (transferring or receiving data).

Front Pane – Type II

LED Name Light Status Description

PWR On Router is switched on and correctly powered.

Internet Flashing WAN activity (transferring or receiving data).

2.4G

On 2.4GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled.

Off 2.4GHz Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing 2.4GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring

or receiving data).

On 5GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled.

Off 5GHz Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing 5GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring or

receiving data).

Back Panel – Type I

2.4G 2.4G+5G

Item Name Description

Antenna It is External dipole antenna x 2

LAN 1 – 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4.

WAN Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port.

Power Jack Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.

Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or

start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to

restore all settings to factory defaults; press this button for less

than 5 seconds once to start 2.4GHz & 5GHz wireless WPS

function.

Back Panel – Type II

2.4G 2.4G

Item Name Description

Antenna It is External dipole antenna x 3

LAN 1 – 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4.

Internet Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port.

Power Jack Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.

Radio WiFi Radio ON/OFF switch.

Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or

start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to

restore all settings to factory defaults; press this button for less

than 5 seconds once to start 2.4GHz & 5GHz wireless WPS

function.

ChapterII:SystemandNetworkSetup

2‐1Buildnetworkconnection

Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new WIRELESS router and your computers, network devices:

1. Connect your xDSL / Cable modem to the WAN port of router by

Ethernet cable.

2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled

consumer devices other than computers, like Game console, or Switch / Hub) to the LAN port of the router.

3. Connect the power adapter to the wall outlet, and then connect it to the

‘Power jack’ of the router.

4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be

steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to

‘4-2 Tr oubleshootin g’ for possible reasons and solution.

2‐2Connectingtowirelessbroadbandrouterbyweb

browser

After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment.

Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow the following instructions to configure your computer to use dynamic IP address:

If the operating system of your computer is….

Windows 95/98/Me - please go to section 2-2-1 Windows 2000 - please go to section 2-2-2



Windows XP - please go to section 2-2-3 Windows Vista/Windows 7 - please go to section 2-2-4 Windows 8 - please go to section 2-2-5

2‐2‐1Windows95/98/MeIPaddresssetup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your

computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network icon, and Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’.

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’.

2‐2‐2Windows2000IPaddresssetup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your

computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up

Connections icon; click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP)’ and then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

2‐2‐3WindowsXPIPaddresssetup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your

computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet

Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Properties window will

appear, Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and then click ‘Properties’.

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

2‐2‐4WindowsVista/Windows7IPaddresssetup:

1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your

computer), then click control panel. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change adapter settings. Right-click Local Area Connection, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties

window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

2‐2‐5Windows8IPaddresssetup:

1. Right-click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of

your computer), then click control panel. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change adapter settings. Right-click Ethernet, then select ‘Properties’. Ethernet Properties window will appear, select

‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’

2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

2‐2‐6RouterIPaddresslooku p

After the IP address setup is complete, please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop:

Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’

Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address followed by ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of router is 192.168.2.1, please note that this value may be different.)

NOTE: If the IP address of Gateway is not displayed, or the address followed by ‘IP Address’ begins with ‘169’, please recheck network connection between your computer and router, and / or go to the beginning of this chapter, to recheck every step of network setup procedure.

3. Connect the router’s management interface by web browser

After your computer obtained an IP address from router, please start your web browser, and input the IP address of router in address bar. The following message should be shown:

Please input user name and password in the field respectively, default

user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’

button, and you can see the web management interface of this router:

NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you didn’t input username and password correctly. Please retype user name and password again. If you’re certain about the user name and password you type are correct, please go to ‘4-2 Troubleshooting’ to perform a factory reset, to set the password back to default value.

TIP: This page shows the four major setting categories: Quick Setup, General Setup, Status, and Tools. You can find the shortcut which leads to these setting categories at the upper-right corner of every page, and you can jump to another category directly by clicking the link, and don’t have to go back to the first page.

2‐3Using‘QuickSetup’

This router provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in very short time. Please follow the following instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’:

Please go to Quick Setup menu by clicking ‘Quick Setup’ button.

HERE!

And the following message will be displayed:

1.SetTimeZone

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

1 2

Time Zone (1):Please press

button, a drop-down list

will be shown, and you can choose a time zone of

the location you live.

Time Server Input the IP address / host name of time server Address (2): here

Daylight If the country you live uses daylight saving, Savings(3): please check ‘Enable Function’ box, and choose the

duration of daylight saving.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (4) button.

NOTE: There are several time servers available on internet:

132.163.4.101 (time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov)

If you found that the time of router is incorrect, try another time server.

2. Broadband Type

129.6.15.28 (time-a.nist.gov)

131.107.1.10 (time-nw.nist.gov)

2.SetBroadbandType

Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page. There are six types of Internet connection, they are:

Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-3-1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-2 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-3 PPTP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-4 L2TP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-5 Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-3-6

If you’re not sure, please contact your Internet service provider. A wrong Internet connection type will cause connection problem, and you will not be able to connect to internet.

If you want to go back to previous step, please press ‘Back’ button on the bottom of this page.

NOTE: Some service providers use ‘DHCP’ (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign IP address to you. In this case, you can choose ‘Cable Modem’ as Internet connection type, even you’re using another connection type, like xDSL. Also, some cable modem uses PPPoE, so you can choose ‘PPPoE xDSL’ for such cable modem

2‐3‐1Setupprocedurefor‘CableModem’:

connection, even you’re using a cable modem.

1 2

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your computer, this is

optional, and only required if your service provider

asks you to do so.

MAC address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer here, if

your service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet. If you’re using the computer which used to connect to Internet via cable modem, you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’ button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK’ (3) button; if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

2‐3‐2Setupprocedurefor‘Fixed‐IPxDSL’:

1 2 3

4 5

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

IP Address (1): Please input IP address assigned

by your service provider.

Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your service

provider

DNS Address (3): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided

by your service provider.

Default Please input the IP address of DNS server Gateway (4): provided by your service provider.

You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider, wrong setting value will cause connection problem.

When you finish with all settings, press ‘OK’ (5); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

NOTE: You can choose this Internet connection method if your service provider assigns a fixed IP address (also know as static address) to you, and not using DHCP or PPPoE protocol. Please contact your service provider for further information.

2‐3‐3Setupprocedurefor‘PPPoExDSL’:

1 2 3 4 5 6

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is

optional

MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet Type (5): connection you wish to use (detailed explanation

listed below).

Idle Time Out (6): Please input idle time out, (detailed explanation

listed below).

When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK’ (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

MTU - Please use default value if you don’t know what it is, or ask your service provider for a proper value.

Connection Type - There are 3 options: ‘Continuous’ - keep internet connection alive, ‘Connect on Demand’ - only connects to Internet when there’s a connect attempt, and ‘Manual’ - only connects to Internet when ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconnects when ‘Disconnect’ button is pressed.

Idle Time Out: Specify the time to shutdown internet connect after no internet activity is detected by minute. This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.

2‐3‐4Setupprocedurefor‘PPTPxDSL’:

PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting:

Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (i.e. static IP address).

WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to PPTP settings section:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your

Internet service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

PPTP Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway Gateway (3): assigned by your Internet service provider here.

Connection Please input the connection ID here, this is ID (4): optional and you can leave it blank.

MTU (5): Please input the MTU value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

BEZEQ-ISRAEL (6): Setting item ‘BEZEQ-ISRAEL’ is only required to

Check if you’re using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet type (7): connection you wish to use, please refer to last

section for detailed descriptions.

Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet Out (8): connection you wish to use, and refer to last section

for detailed descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK (9); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

2‐3‐5Setupprocedurefor‘L2TPxDSL’:

L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types, and all required setting items are the same with PPTP connection.

Like PPTP, there are two kinds of required setting, we’ll start from ‘WAN Interface Settings’:

Please select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL’ section above). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even those settings of PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know what you should fill in these fields.

Now please go to L2TP settings section:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

L2TP Gateway (3): Please input the IP addr ess of PPTP gateway

assigned by your Internet service provider here.

MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet

type (5): connection you wish to use, please refer to last

section for detailed descriptions.

Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet Out (6): connection you wish to use, and refer to last section

for detailed descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

2‐3‐6Setupprocedurefor‘TelstraBigPond’:

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This setting only works when you’re using Telstra big pond’s network service in Australia. You need to input:

User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by Telstra.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by Telstra.

Assign login Check this box to choose login server manually (3): server by yourself.

Server IP Address(4):Please input the IP address of login server here.

When you finish with all settings, click ‘OK (5); if you want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

When all settings are finished, you’ll see the following message displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Apply’ button to prepare to restart the router, and you’ll see this message:

Please wait for about 40 seconds, then click ‘OK!’ button. You’ll be back to router management interface again, and the router is ready with new settings.

2‐4BasicSetup

In this chapter, you’ll know how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Please start your web browser and log onto router web management interface, then click ‘General Setup’ button on the left, or click ‘General Setup’ link at the upper-right corner of web management interface.

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2‐4‐1Timezoneandtimeauto‐synchronization

Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Time Zone’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please select time zone at ‘Time Zone’ drop-down list, and input the IP address or host name of time server. If you want to enable daylight savings setting, please check ‘Enable’ box, and set the duration of daylight setting. When you finish, click ‘Apply’. You’ll see the following message displayed on web browser:

Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings made and back to web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

NOTE: You can refer to the instructions given in last chapter: ‘Using Quick Setup’, for detailed descriptions on time zone settings.

2‐4‐2Changemanagementpassword

Default password of this router is 1234, and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very important when you have wireless function enabled.

To change password, please follow the following instructions:

Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Password Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Current Please input current password here. Password (1):

New Password (2): Please input new password here.

Confirmed Please input new password here again. Password (3):

When you finish, click ‘Apply’. If you want to keep original password unchanged, click ‘Cancel’.

If the password you typed in ‘New Password’ (2) and ‘Confirmed Password’ (3) field are not the same, you’ll see the following message:

Please retype the new password again when you see above message.

If you see the following message:

It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong, please click ‘OK’ to go back to previous menu, and try to input current password again.

If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’, you’ll be prompted to input your new password:

Please use new password to enter web management interface again, and you should be able to login with new password.

2‐4‐3RemoteManagement

This router does not allow management access from Internet, to prevent possible security risks (especially when you defined a weak password, or didn’t change default password). However, you can still management this router from a specific IP address by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ Function.

To do so, please follow the following instructions:

Please click ‘System’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Remote Management’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Host Address (1): Input the IP address of the remote host you wish to

initiate a management access.

Port (2): You can define the port number this router should

expect an incoming request. If you’re providing a web service (default port number is 80), you should try to use other port number. You can use the default port setting ‘8080’, or something like ‘32245’ or ‘1429’. (Any integer between 1 and 65534)

Enable (3): Select the field to start the configuration.

When you finish with all settings, click ‘Apply’, and you’ll see the

following message displayed on web browser:

NOTE: When you want to manage this router from another computer on internet, you have to input the IP address and port number of this router. If your Internet service provider assigns you with a static IP address, it will not be a problem; but if the IP address your service provider assigns to you will vary every time you establish an internet connection, this will be a problem.

Please either asks your service provider to give you a static IP address, or use dynamic IP to host name mapping services like DDNS. Please refer to chapter 2-5-8 ‘DDNS client’ for details.

NOTE: Default port number the web browser will use is ‘80’. If the ‘Port’ setting in this page is not ‘80’, you have to assign the port number in the address bar of web browser manually. For example, if the IP address of this router is 1.2.3.4, and the port number you set is 8888, you have to input following address in the address bar of web browser:

http://1.2.3.4:8888

2‐5SetupInternetConnection(WANSetup)

Internet connections setup can be done by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 2-3. However, you can setup WAN connections up by using WAN configuration menu. You can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here.

To start configuration, please follow the following instructions:

Please click ‘WAN’ menu on the left of web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please select an Internet connection method depend on the type of connection you’re using. You can either click the connection method on the left (1) or right (2). If you select the connection method on the right, please click ‘More Configuration’ button after a method is selected.

Dynamic IP - Please go to section 2-5-1 Static IP - Please go to section 2-5-2 PPPoE - Please go to section 2-5-3 PPTP - Please go to section 2-5-4 L2TP - Please go to section 2-5-5 Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-5-6 DNS - Please go to section 2-5-7 DDNS - Please go to section 2-5-8 WISP - Please go to section 2-5-9

2‐5‐1Setupprocedurefor‘DynamicIP’:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer, this is

optional, and only required if your service pr ovider asks you to do so.

MAC Address (2): Please input MAC address of your computer, if your

service provider only permits computer with certain MAC address to access internet. If you’re using the computer which used to connect to Internet via cable modem, you can simply press ‘Clone Mac address’ button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer,

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (3); if you want to remove and value you entered, please click ‘Cancel’.

After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ (1) to back to previous setup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

2‐5‐2Setupprocedurefor‘StaticIP’:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

IP Addr ess( 1): Please input IP address assigned by your

service provider.

Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask assigned by your

service provider

Default Gateway (3): Please input the IP address of DNS server

provided by your service provider.

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After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (4) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐3Setupprocedurefor‘PPPoE’:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service, this is

optional

MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet Type (5): connection you wish to use.

Continuous – The connection will be kept always on. If the connection is interrupted, the router will re-connect automatically.

Connect On-Demand – Only connect when you want to surf the Internet. “Idle Time Out” is set to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving after an idle time.

Manual – After you have selected this option, you will see the “Connect” button and “Disconnect” button, click “’Connect” and the router will connect to the ISP. If you want to stop the connection, please click “Disconnect” button.

Idle Time Out (6): If you have selected the connection type to

“Connect-On-Demand”, please input the idle time out.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (7) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐4Setupprocedurefor‘PPTP’:

PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting:

Now please go to PPTP settings section:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your

Internet service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

PPTP Gateway (3): Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway

assigned by your Internet service provider here.

Connection ID (4): Please input the connection ID her e, this is optional

and you can leave it blank.

MTU (5): Please input the MTU value of your network

connection here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

BEZEQ-ISRAEL (6): If you are connecting to the BEZEQ network in

Israel. Please enable this function.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet type (7): connection you wish to use, please refer to section

2-5-3 for detailed descriptions.

Idle Time Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection

you wish to use, and refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (9) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐5Setupprocedurefor‘L2TP’:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

User ID (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your

Internet service provider here.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

L2TP Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway Gateway (3): assigned by your Internet service provider here.

MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection

here. If you don’t know, you can use default value.

Connection Please select the connection type of Internet connection type (5): you wish to use, please refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed

descriptions.

Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet connection Out (6): you wish to use, and refer to section 2-5-3 for detailed

descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (7) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐6Setupprocedurefor‘TelstraBigPond’:

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This setting only works when you’re using Telstra big pond’s network service in Australia. You need to input:

User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by Telstra.

Password (2): Please input the password assigned by Telstra.

Assign login Check this box to choose login server by yourself. server manually (3):

Server IP Address (4):Please input the IP address of login server here.

When you finish with all settings, click ‘Apply’ (5) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐7Setupprocedurefor‘DNS’:

If you select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘PPPoE’ as Internet connection method, at

least one DNS server’s IP address should be assigned automatically. However, if you have preferred DNS server, or your service provider didn’t assign the IP address of DNS server because of any reason, you can input the IP address of DNS server here.

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

DNS Address (1): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided

by your service provider.

Secondary Please input the IP address of another DNS DNS Address (2): server provided by your service provider, this is

optional.

NOTE: Only IP address can be entered here; DO NOT use the hostname of DNS server! (i.e. only numeric characters and dots are accepted)

10.20.30.40……………………………………………………………… Correct dns.serviceprovider.com…………………………………………... Incorrect

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (3) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the

settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐8Setupprocedurefor‘DDNS’:

DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP-to-Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don’t have a static (fixed) IP address. It will be a problem when such user wants to provide services to other users on Internet, because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet, and other user will not be able to know the IP address they’re using at a certain time.

This router supports DDNS service of several service providers, for example:

DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org TZO (http://www.tzo.com

)

Please go to one of DDNS service provider’s webpage listed above, and get a free DDNS account by the instructions given on their webpage.

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Dynamic DNS (1): If you want to enable DDNS function, please select

‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’.

Provider (2): Select your DDNS service provider here.

Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you’ve obtained from DDNS

service provider.

Account / Input account or email of DDNS registration. E-Mail (4):

Password / Key (5): Input DDNS service password or key.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐5‐9Setupprocedurefor‘WISP’:

If your network service provided by your service provider is through wireless network, please select this mode. After you have connected the router to the access point of service provider wirelessly, please setup the WAN connection type in WAN page.

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Disable/Enable/ There are three selections for disable or disable Enable (Station wireless ISP functions. Mode Only) (1):

Disable: disable this function.

Enable: enable this function and the router can also act as an access point and allow the wireless clients

to associate to it for WAN access service.

Note: In this mode, if you are informed by your wireless ISP that the wireless settings of the access point is changed, please configure the router in this page for matching the settings.

Enable (Station Mode Only): enable this function and the router will act as a wireless client and after connecting to WISP network devices, WAN access service will be built up through wireless. Users are allowed to access the WAN service through wired Ethernet or through another wireless band.

SSID (2): This is the name of wireless network. Input the SSID

name that your wireless ISP provides to you.

Channel Number (3):This is the radio frequency used to transmit and

receive the wireless signal. The wireless devices in the same network should follow the same setting. Select the channel designated by your wireless ISP.

Wireless Band (4): Check your Wireless ISP service provider either

2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless band is used for the network and then select the wireless band here.

Site Survey (5): Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless

Site Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby. Select the access point designated by your wireless ISP in the table and the router will join wireless network through this access point.

Security Setting (6): If the access point enables wireless security, you

have to follow the same settings in order to access the access point. Click to set security settings for this connection (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’ for detailed instructions).

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (7) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously-saved value, please click ‘Cancel’ button.

2‐6WiredLANConfigurations

Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those computers connect to this router’s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable) can communicate with each other and access internet, they must have a valid IP address.

There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the IP address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP address of computers will be assigned by router automatically. It’s recommended for most of computers to use dynamic IP address, it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer, especially when there are a lot of computers in your network; for servers and network devices which will provide services to other computer and users that come from Internet, static IP address should be used, so other computes can locate the server.

Suggestions on IP address numbering plan:

If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your

network, here are some suggestions.

1. A valid IP address has 4 fields: a.b.c.d, for most of home and company users, it’s suggested to use 192.168.c.d, where c is an integer between 0 and 254, and d is an integer between 1 and 254. This router is capable to work with up to 253 clients, so you can set ‘d’ field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 (or any number between 1 and 254), and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field ‘c’.

2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as subnet mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also meets router’s capability of working with up to 253 clients).

3. For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people (like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IP address. Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253, and maintain a list, so everyone can locate those servers easily.

4. For computers which are not dedicated to provide specific service to others, they should use dynamic IP address.

If you don’t really understand the descriptions listed above, don’t worry! We will provide recommended setup values below.

Please follow the following instructions to set wired LAN parameters:

Please click ‘LAN’ menu on the left of web management interface, there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Server’, and ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’. Here are setup instructions for each of them:

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2‐6‐1LANIPsection:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

IP address (1): Please input the IP address of this router.

Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask for this network.

802.1d If you wish to activate 802.1d spanning tree Spanning T ree (3): function, select ‘Enabled’ for setup item ‘802.1d

Spanning Tree’, or set it to ‘Disabled’

DHCP Server (4): If you want to activate DHCP server function of this

router, select ‘Enabled’, or set it to ‘Disabled’.

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled DHCP Server: Enabled

2‐6‐2DHCPServer:

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These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here are descriptions of every setup items:

Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration that every

computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this router from dropdown menu.

Start IP (2): Please input the start IP address of the IP range.

End IP (3): Please input the end IP address of the IP range.

Domain Name (4): If you wish, you can also optionally input the

domain name for your network. This is optional.

Recommended Value if you don’t know what to fill:

Lease Time: Two Weeks (or ‘Forever’, if you have less than 20 computers) Start IP: 192.168.2.100 End IP: 192.168.2.200 Domain Name: (leave it blank)

NOTE:

1. The number of the last field (mentioned ‘d’ field) of ‘End IP’ must be greater than ‘Start IP’, and can not the same with router’s IP address.

2. The former three fields of IP address of ‘Start IP’, ‘End IP’, and ‘IP Address of ‘LAN IP’ section (mentioned ‘a’, ‘b’, and ‘c’ field) should be the same.

3. These settings will affect wireless clients too.

2‐6‐3StaticDHCPLeasesTable:

This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you don’t have to set the IP address for a computer, and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server. Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here.

(If you set ‘Lease Time’ to ‘forever’ in ‘DHCP Server’ section, you can also assign an IP address to a specific computer permanently, however, you will not be able to assign a certain IP address to a specific computer, since IP addresses will be assigned in random order by this way).

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Enable Static Check this box to enable this function, DHCP Leases (1): otherwise uncheck it to disable this function.

MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of the computer or

network device (total 12 characters, with character from 0 to 9, and from a to f, like ‘001122aabbcc’)

IP address (3): Input the IP address you want to assign to this

computer or network device

‘Add’ (4): After you inputted MAC address and IP address

pair, click this button to add the pair to static DHCP leases table.

If you want to remove all characters you just entered, click ‘Clear’.

After you clicked ‘Add’, the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section.

If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’ button (2); if you want to delete all mappings, click ‘Delete All’ (3).

After you finish all LAN settings, please click ‘Apply’ button on this page. After you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on

router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take

effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

2‐7WirelessLANConfigurations

If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network devices which is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of this router to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired-LAN connection. You can also use the built-in security functions to protect your network from being intruded by malicious intruders.

This router supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless bands simultaneously; the wireless settings for both wireless bands are almost the same. The following sections will only highlight the different descriptions between these two selections.

Enter into ‘General Setup’ page, select ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ to configure the wireless settings for the different wireless radio.

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Please follow the following instructions to set wireless parameters:

Please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of

web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser. You must enable wireless function of this router, or the wireless interface of this router will not function. Please select ‘Enable’ (1), then click ‘Apply’ (2) button.

If you want to disable wireless function, please switch hardware button to turn off wireless radio at rear panel of device.

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After you click ‘Apply’(2), the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on

other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the

settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is

rebooting).

2‐7‐1BasicWirelessSettings

Please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of

web management interface, then click ‘Basic Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

2.4GHz Wir eless

5GHz Wir eless

This wireless router can be work in 6 modes:

a. Access Point: Standard wireless AP .

b. Station-Infrastructure: Configure the router to Ethernet device such us

TV, Game player, HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station.

c. AP Bridge-Point to Point: Connect this router with another wireless

router, to expand the scope of network.

d. AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point: Connect this router with up to four

other wireless routers, to expand the scope of network.

e. AP Bridge-WDS: Connect this router with up to four WDS-capable

wireless routers, to expand the scope of network.

f. Universal Repeater: The router can act as Station and AP at the same

time. It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.

NOTE: For ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’ and ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’ mode, wireless router is operated in wireless bridge dedicated mode – wireless router is only used to expand the scope of network, and no wireless clients will be accepted. If you want to use your wireless router to expand the scope of network, and also accept wireless clients, please select ‘AP Bridge-WDS’ or ‘Universal Repeater‘ mode.

Please select a proper operation mode you want to use from ‘Mode’ dropdown menu (1), and continue on other operation mode specific settings:

Access Point - Please go to section 2-7-1-1 Station-Infrastructure - Please go to section 2-7-1-2 AP Bridge-Point to Point - Please go to section 2-7-1-3 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point - Please go to section 2-7-1-4 AP Bridge-WDS - Please go to section 2-7-1-5 Universal Repeater - Please go to section 2-7-1-6

2‐7‐1‐1Setupprocedurefor‘Ac ce s sPoint’:

Please select the radio band you want to use from ‘Band’ dropdown menu (2), and the following message will be displayed:

2.4GHz Access Point Settings

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5GHz Access Point Settings

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Band (2): Please select the radio band from one of following

options:

2.4GHz Band

2.4 GHz (B): this mode only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N): this mode only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 300Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G): this mode only allows 802.11b and

802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G): this mode only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N): this mode allows 802.11b,

802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 300Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz Band

5GHz (A): this mode allows 802.11a wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients).

5GHz (N): this mode allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (A+N): this mode allows 802.11a and

802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, and maximum 150Mbps for 802.11n clients).

5GHz (AC): this mode allows 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (N+AC): this mode allows 802.11n and

802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

5GHz (A+N+AC): this mode allows 802.11a,

802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, maximum 150Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 433Mbps for 802.11ac clients).

NOTE: For 802.11n mode: The router is operating in a 2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration.

SSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number (4): Please select a channel from the dropdown list of

‘Channel Number’. You can choose any channel number you want to use, and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you’re using automatically without any problem. However, it’s still useful to remember the channel number you use, some wireless client supports manual channel number select, and this would help in certain

scenario when there is some radio communication problem.

The available channels numbers for the following band are:

2.4GHz Band

The available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European countries, 1 to 11 for USA.

5GHz Band

The available channel numbers are 36 to 140 (36~ 48, 52~64, 100~ 140) for European countries, and 36 to 48 and 149 to 165 for USA.

Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an

“Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.

NOTE: If you don’t have special reason to limit the type of allowed wireless client, it’s recommended to choose ‘2.4GHz (B+G+N) and 5GHz (A+N+AC) to maximize wireless client compatibility.

TIPS: You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer rate is too slow. There could be some other wireless routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio communication between wireless client and the wireless router.

2‐7‐1‐2Setupprocedurefor‘Station‐Infrastructure’:

In this mode, you can connect the router to Ethernet device such us TV, Game player, HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station and join to a wireless network through an access point or AP

router.

2.4GHz Station (Infrastructure) Settings

5GHz Station (Infrastructure) Settings

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Band (2): Select the band you want to use.

SSID (3): This is the name of wireless network. You can type

the SSID of the network you would like to connect here.

Site Survey (4): When you use this wireless router as a wireless

station for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability, you have to associate it with a working access point. Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby. You can select one access point in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point.

2‐7‐1‐3Setupprocedurefor‘AP Bridge‐PointtoPoint’:

In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with another, to combine two access points and expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of two wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network. This function is very convenient when you need to connect two networks between two buildings. Here are instructions about how to connect two wireless routers together:

2.4GHz AP Bridge (Point to Point) Settings

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5GHz AP Bridge (Point to Point) Settings

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NOTE: Two wireless routers must use the same mode, band, channel number, and security setting!

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Band (2): Select the band you want to use; two wireless

routers must use the same setting.

Channel Select the channel you want to use, two wireless Number (3): routers must use the same setting.

MAC address 1(4): Input the MAC address of another wireless r outer.

Security Click to setting security for this connection Settings (5): (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’

for detailed instructions).

2‐7‐1‐4Setupprocedurefor‘AP Bridge‐PointtoMulti‐Point’:

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In this mode, you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers to expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.

2.4GHz AP Bridge ( Point to Multi-Point) Settings

5GHz AP Bridge ( Point to Multi-Point) Settings

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Band (2): Select the band you want to use; all the wir eless

routers must use the same setting.

Channel Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless Number (3): routers must use the same setting.

MAC address Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 1 to 4 (4 - 7):

Security Click to set security settings for this connection Setting (8): (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’

for detailed instructions).

2‐7‐1‐5Setupprocedurefor‘AP Bridge–WDS’

In this mode, you can expand the scope of network by combining up to four other access points together, and every access point can still accept wireless clients.

NOTE: For WDS mode, the output signal nature is the same as that of normal AP mode.

2.4GHz AP Bridge (WDS) Settings

5GHz AP Bridge (WDS) Settings

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Band (2): Select the band you want to use; all the wir eless

routers must use the same setting.

SSID (3): Input the SSID of your wireless router, the setting

should be the same with other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming.

Channel Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless Number (4): routers must use the same setting.

Associated Clients (5):Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an “Active

Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.

MAC address Input the MAC address of other wireless routers. 1 to 4 (6 - 9):

Security Click to set security settings for this connection Setting (10): (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Security’ for

detailed instructions).

2‐7‐1‐6Setupprocedurefor‘UniversalRepeater’

In this mode, the router can act as a wireless repeater; it can be Station and AP at the same time. It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.

NOTE: For Repeater Mode, this router will demodulate the received signal, checking if this signal is noise for the operating network then have the signal modulated and amplified again. The output power of this mode is the same as that of WDS and normal AP mode.

2.4GHz Universal Repeater Settings

5GHz Universal Repeater Settings

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Band (2): Select the band you want to use, all the wireless

routers must use the same setting.

SSID (3): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’s recommended to change default ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Select the channel you want to use, all the wireless Number (4): clients must use the same setting.

Associated Clients (5): Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button, then an

“Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point.

Root AP SSID (6): In ‘Universal Repeater’ mode, this device can act as

a station to connect to a Root AP. You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here or click ‘Select Site Survey’ button to choose a Root AP.

Site Survey (7): Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless

Site Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points near by. You can select one access point in the table and the router will join wireless LAN through this access point.

After you finish the wireless setting, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on

router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take

effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

2‐7‐2AdvancedWirelessSettings

This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters, if you want to configure these settings, please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Advanced Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

2.4GHz Advanced Settings

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5GHz Advanced Settings

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Fragment Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold ( 1): Do not modify default value if you don’t know

what it is, default value is 2346.

RTS Threshold (2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not

modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.

Beacon Interval (3): Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not

modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100.

DTIM Period (4): Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not

modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 3.

Data Rate (5): Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value.

Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with

each other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically, it’s not necessary to change this

value unless you know what will happen after modification.

N Data Rate (6): Same as above, but only for 802.11n & 802.11ac

clients.

Channel Width (7): Set channel width of wireless radio. You can modify

default value if you know what channel width is you need, default setting is ‘20 MHz’.

Preamble Type (8): Set the type of preamble, do not modify default

value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is ‘Short Preamble’.

Broadcast ESSID (9): Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own

ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless router (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless router can get connected.

CTS Protect (10): Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio

signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g/n wireless access points. It’s recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However, if you set to ‘None’, your wireless router should be able to work fine, too.

Tx Power (11): You can set the output power of wireless radio.

Unless you’re using this wireless router in a really big space, you may not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance security (malicious /

unknown users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless router).

WMM (12): The short of Wi-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the

data transfer performance of multimedia contents

when they’re being transferred over wireless network. If you don’t know what it is / not sure if

you need it, it’s safe to set this option to ‘Enable’.

After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on

router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take

effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

2‐7‐3WirelessSecurity

It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t,

hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent and this will cause serious security problem.

To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click ‘Security Settings’, then follow the following instructions to set wireless security settings:

Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, there are four options:

2‐7‐3‐1Disablewirelesssecurity

When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in proximity will be able to connect your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled (like MAC address access control

- see section 2-7-4, or disable ESSID broadcast).

Only use this option when you really want to allow everyone to use your wireless router, and you don’t care if there’s someone reads the data you transfer over network without your consent.

2‐7‐3‐2WEP‐WiredEquivalentPrivacy

When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WEP encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and

128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than ’64-bit’, but

will reduce some data transfer performance.

Key Format (3): There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex.

When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as key length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the message at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex (10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters.

Default Tx Key (4): You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and you can

decide which key is being used by default here. If

you don’t know which one you should use, select ‘Key 1’.

Encryption Key Input WEP key characters here, the number of 1 to 4 (5-8): characters must be the same as the number

displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if you entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each other.

Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every Authentication (9): user must use a valid account to login to this

wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication. If there is a RADIUS server in you environment, please enable this function. Check this box and another sub-menu will appear:

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RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of radius IP address (11): server here

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of radius Port (12): server here.

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of radius Password (13): password here.

TIPS: Some examples of WEP key (Don’t use those examples; use the one of your own!):

ASCII (5 characters): pilot phone 23561 2Hyux #@xmL ASCII (13 characters): digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3m&n Hex (10 characters): 287d2aa732 1152dabc85 Hex (26 characters): 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd84

To improve security level, do not use those words which can be found in a dictionary or too easy to remember! (‘pilot’ and ‘phone’ listed above are bad examples; just intended to show you how a WEP key look like). Wireless clients will remember the WEP key, so you onl y

After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (10) and the

have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it’s worth to

following message will be displayed on your web browser:

use complicated WEP key to improve security level.

Please click ‘Continue’ to back to previous setup menu; to continue on

other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds while router is rebooting).

2‐7‐3‐3Wi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA):

When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser:

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES),

and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support

the cipher you selected. Pre-shared Select the type of pre-shared key, you Key Format (3): can select Passphrase (8 or more alphanumerical

characters, up to 63), or Hex (64 characters of 0-9,

and a-f). Pre-shared Please input the WPA passphrase here. Key (4): It’s not recommended to use a word that can be

found in a dictionary due to security reason.

After you finish WPA Pre-shared key setting, please click ‘Apply’ button (5) and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher. A driver upgrade would be needed for those clients to use WPA and WPA2 encryption.

2‐7‐3‐4WPARADIUS:

If you have a RADIUS server, this router can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication.

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