Edimax Technology Co 9562181025 User Manual

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Portable 3G Router

(With Rechargeable Li-Battery)

User’s Manual

Version: 1.1

(September, 2011)

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

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

which the receiver is connected.

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

FCC Caution

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer

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

during wireless modes of operation.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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

Special Considerations

This product has an internal antenna and should be operated in its normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the interference .

As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment, users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel, this battery operated standalone personal wireless router, including any attached USB transmitter, should be setup to operate at locations that can provide at least 5 cm separation from users and by-standers during normal operation to comply with FCC RF exposure requirements.

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.

Important Health Information and

Safety Precautions

When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product.

To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

This product is intended for use when supplied with power from the designated battery or power supply unit. Other usage may be dangerous and will invalidate any approval given to this product.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT

 Use the correct external power source

A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.

 Handle battery packs carefully

This product contains a Li-ion battery. There is a risk of fire and burns if the battery pack is handled improperly. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts or circuits, dispose of in fire or water, or expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60˚C (140˚F).

WARNING: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. To reduce risk of fire or burns, do not disassemble, crush, puncture,

short external contacts, expose to temperature above 60° C (140° F), or dispose of in fire or water. Replace only with specified batteries. Recycle or dispose of used batteries according to the local regulations or reference guide supplied with your product.

Note: This product should be operated only with the following designated Battery Pack(s). Model : 445NP120

Take extra precautions

 Keep the battery or portable router dry and away from water or any

liquid as it may cause a short circuit.

 Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery

or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation.

 Do not use a battery that appears damaged, deformed, or discolored, or

the one that has any rust on its casing, overheats, or emits a foul odor.

 Always keep the battery out of the reach of babies and small children, to

avoid swallowing of the battery. Consult the doctor immediately if the battery is swallowed.

 If the battery leaks:

Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing. If already in contact, flush the affected area immediately with clean water and seek medical advice.

Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with eyes. If already in contact, DO NOT rub; rinse with clean water immediately and seek medical advice.

Take extra precautions to keep a leaking battery away from fire as there is a danger of ignition or explosion.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR DIRECT SUNLIGHT

Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the temperature may exceed 60°C (140°F), such as on a car dashboard, window sill, or behind a glass that is exposed to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time. This may damage the product, overheat the battery, or pose a risk to the vehicle.

SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT

Due to the possible interference caused by this product to an aircraft‟s navigation system and its communications network, using this portable router on board an airplane is against the law in most countries. Please don‟t use this portable router when you are on board an aircraft.

ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS

Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Please be aware that sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES

When in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere or where flammable materials exist, the product should be turned off and the user should obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always, clearly marked. These include fueling areas, below deck on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or

particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

INTERFERENCE WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONS

This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics.

If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.

Turn your portable router OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.

Electrical Safety

 Accessories

- Use only approved accessories.

- Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories.

- Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit the battery terminals.

 Faulty and Damaged Products

- Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessory.

- Only qualified personnel must service or repair the phone or its accessory.

General Precautions

You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.

Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device

Do not apply excessive pressure on the device to prevent damaging them and remove the device from your pants‟ pocket before sitting down.

Device getting warm after prolonged use

When using your device for prolonged periods of time, such as when you’re talking on the phone, charging the battery or browsing the web, the device may become warm. In most cases, this condition is normal and therefore should not be interpreted as a problem with the device.

Heed service markings

Except as explained elsewhere in the Operating or Service documentation, do not service any product yourself. Service needed on components inside the device should be done by an authorized service technician or provider.

Protect your Portable Router

 Always treat your portable router and its accessories with care and keep

them in a clean and dust-free place.

 Do not expose your portable router or its accessories to open flames or

lit tobacco products.

 Do not drop, throw or try to bend your portable router or its accessories.  Do not expose your portable router or its accessories to liquid, moisture

or high humidity.

 Do not paint your portable router or its accessories.  Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the

device or its accessories.

 Do not attempt to disassemble your portable router or its accessories,

only authorized personnel must do so.

 Do not expose your portable router or its accessories to extreme

temperatures, minimum –20 and maximum 55 degrees Celsius.

 Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.  Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you

sit down.

Damage requiring service

Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service technician or provider under the following conditions:

 Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into the product.  The product has been exposed to rain or water.  The product has been dropped or damaged.  There are noticeable signs of overheating.  The product does not operate normally when you follow the operating

instructions.

Avoid hot areas

The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Avoid wet areas

Never use the product in a wet location.

Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature

When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device. To avoid damaging the device, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the device.

NOTICE: When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power.

Avoid pushing objects into product

Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered.

Air Bags

Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Store the phone safely before driving your vehicle.

Mounting accessories

Do not use the product on an unstable table, cart, stand, tripod, or bracket.

Avoid unstable mounting

Do not place the product with an unstable base.

Cleaning

Unplug the product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but NEVER use water to clean the portable router.

Small Children

Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone. Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or which could become detached and create a choking hazard.

 CATALOG

CHAPTER I: PRODUCT INFORMATION

1-1 Introduction and safety information

1-2 Safety Information

1-3 System Requirements

1-4 Package Contents

1-5 Familiar with your new Portable 3G router

CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP

2-1 Getting Started

2-2 Build network connection

2-2-1 Build Network Connections for 3G USB modem 2-2-2 Build Network Connections for iPhone

2-3 Connecting to Portable 3G router by web browser 2-3-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup 2-3-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 2-3-3 Windows XP IP address setup 2-3-4 Windows Vista IP address setup 2-4-5 Router IP address lookup

2-4 Using „Quick Setup‟ 2-4-1 Setup procedure for „3G/3.5G‟ 2-4-2 Setup procedure for „Cable Modem‟ 2-4-3 Setup procedure for „Fixed-IP xDSL‟ 2-4-4 Setup procedure for „PPPoE xDSL‟ 2-4-5 Setup procedure for „PPTP xDSL‟ 2-4-6 Setup procedure for „L2TP xDSL‟

2-4-7 Setup procedure for „Telstra Big Pond‟

2-5 Basic Setup 2-5-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization 2-5-2 Change management password 2-5-3 Remote Management

2-6 Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) 2-6-1 Setup procedure for „3G/3.5G‟ 2-6-2 Setup procedure for „Dynamic IP‟ 2-6-3 Setup procedure for „Static IP‟ 2-6-4 Setup procedure for „PPPoE‟ 2-6-5 Setup procedure for „PPTP‟ 2-6-6 Setup procedure for „L2TP‟ 2-6-7 Setup procedure for „Telstra Big Pond‟ 2-6-8 Setup procedure for „DNS‟ 2-6-9 Setup procedure for „DDNS‟

2-7 Wired LAN Configurations 2-7-1 LAN IP section 2-7-2 DHCP Server 2-7-3 Static DHCP Leases Table

2-8 Wireless LAN Configurations 2-8-1 Basic Wireless Settings 2-8-2 Advanced Wireless Settings 2-8-3 Wireless Security 2-8-3-1 Disable wireless security 2-8-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy 2-8-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) 2-8-3-4 WPA RADIUS 2-8-4 Wireless Access Control 2-8-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 2-8-6 Security Tips for Wireless Network

CHAPTER III: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

3-1 Quality of Service (QoS)

3-1-1 Basic QoS Settings 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule

3-2 Network Address Translation (NAT) 3-2-1 Basic NAT Settings (Enable or disable NAT function) 3-2-2 Port Forwarding 3-2-3 Virtual Server 3-2-4 Port Mapping for Special Applications 3-2-5 UPnP Setting 3-2-6 ALG Settings

3-3 Firewall 3-3-1 Access Control 3-3-1-1 Add PC 3-3-2 URL Blocking 3-3-3 DoS Attack Prevention 3-3-3-1 DoS - Advanced Settings 3-3-4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

3-4 Fail Over

3-5 System Status 3-5-1 System information and firmware version 3-5-2 Internet Connection Status 3-5-3 Device Status 3-5-4 System Log 3-5-5 Active DHCP client list 3-5-6 Statistics

3-5-7 Modem Info

3-6 Configuration Backup and Restore

3-7 Firmware Upgrade

3-8 System Reset

CHAPTER IV: APPENDIX

4-1 Hardware Specification

4-2 Troubleshooting

4-3 Glossary

The setup images used in this manual are for reference only. The contents of these images may vary according to firmware version. The official image contents are based on the newest firmware version.

Chapter I: Product Information

1-1 Introduction and safety information

Thank you for purchasing this Portable 3G Router! The smallest router also integrated with Li-battery inside, assists you to set up a wireless network using mobile phone, 3G USB modem or an Ethernet connections anytime and anywhere. When the 3G(UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/EVDO) USB modem card or 3G mobile phone is connected, all computers and network devices can easily to share the 3G mobile Internet connection at high speed. This router also supports xDSL / cable modem internet connection; it is the most cost- efficiency choice for you. With built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network capability, all computers and wireless-enabled network devices (including PDA, cellular phone, game console, and more!) can transfer files for up to 150Mbps (transfer data rate). Stable wireless connection and high bandwidth enable you to enjoy the network applications without any interruption.

Other features of this router including:

 High Internet Access throughput  Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line  Supports up to 253 users  Share a single Cable or xDSL internet connection  Share 3G USB Cellular Modem  Support iPhone Internet tethering

Note : Tethering is not available in all countries. See your carrier for availability.

 LAN/WAN function switchable on the Ethernet Port (10/100M)  Work with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN capability  Supports UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/EVDO cellular network device  Support 3G and xDSL/Cable modem connection fail over  Support DHCP (Server/Client) for easy IP-address setup  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, Modem Info.

 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 Information

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.

10. Always switch the device off before removing the battery.

11. Use only battery and power adapter supplied with the product. The use of any other types may be dangerous.

1-3 System Requirements

 Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem or 3G/3.5 USB

modem.

 Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface

card.

 Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape

Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser).

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

2 1 3

1-4 Package Contents

Before you 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:

□Portable 3G Router (main body, 1 pcs)……………………………. 1 □ Quick Installation Guide and User Manual CDROM (1 pcs) ……. 2

□ A/C Power Adapter (1 pcs) ……………………………………..... 3

□ Li-Battery (1 pcs) ………………………………............................ 4

LED Name

Light Status

Description

PWR On

Router is switched on and correctly powered or the battery is charged completely.

Flashing

Battery power is not enough or the battery is removed, please insert the supplied battery into the router to charge the battery.

Off

Router is powered off.

CHG On

The battery is charging.

Off

The battery is charged completely.

WLAN Off

Wireless network is switched off.

Flashing

Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data).

ETHERNET

ETHERNET port is connected.

1-5 Familiar with your new Portable 3G Router

LED Definitions

Off

ETHERNET port is not connected.

Flashing

ETHERNET activity (transferring or receiving data).

INTERNET On

Router is connected to the Internet.

Off

Router is not connected to the Internet.

Flashing

Router is connecting to the Internet.

Item Name

Description

LAN/WAN Switch

Switch the Ethernet port to LAN or WAN. Switch to WAN function if you want to access to the Internet through your xDSL or Cable modem network service. WAN access can also be a back up for 3G network. Please refer to Section 3-4 for more details.

WPS

Start WPS function or reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings). Press this button and hold for over 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, or press this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function.

ON/OFF

Switch the button to activate or deactivate the router.

DC in

Connect the supplied power adapter to this mini USB port to charge the battery.

RJ-45 Port

Local/ Wide Area Network (LAN/WAN) port.

RJ-45

Right and Left Side Panel

Chapter II: System and Network Setup

2-1 Getting Started

Before you using the router, please follow the following instructions to charge the router.

1. Remove the battery cover in the rear side of the router and insert the

supplied battery into the slot and then put back the cover.

2. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to

the mini USB port of the router to charge the battery.

Note: It takes about four hours to charge the battery.

3. When the battery is charged, the „CHG‟ LED is lit in green color.

When the „CHG‟ LED is not lit, the battery is charged completely.

Note: The „CHG‟ LED is lit in green color when the battery is charged completely if router is activated before charged.

4. Switch the button to „ON‟ to activate the router.

Warning:

1. Always switch the device off before removing the battery.

2. Use only battery and power adapter supplied with the product. The use

of any other types may be dangerous.

Note: There are three ways to activate the router.

1. To use battery.

2. To use power adapter.

3. To use power adapter, at the meanwhile, put the charged battery

into the router and the battery will be charged.

2-2 Build network connection

2-2-1 Build Network Connections for 3G USB modem

Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between your new portable 3G router and your computers, network devices:

1. Connect your computer to the Ethernet port on the right side of the

router for configuring the router.

Note: It is recommended to configure the router through the Ethernet port for the first time setup.

2. Make sure you have switch on the router by switching the „ON/OFF‟

button to „ON‟.

3. Connect your 3G/3.5G USB modem to the USB port located on the

top side of the router.

4. Please check all LEDs on the front side. „PWR‟ LED should be

steadily on in green color, and „ETHERNET‟ and „INTERNET‟ LED should be on if the computer / network / USB device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected.

5. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on, please

recheck the cabling, or jump to „4-2 Troubleshooting‟ for possible reasons and solution.

2-2-2 Build Network Connections for iPhone

A. Please follow the following instructions to setup your iPhone:

1. Click ‘Setting’ button.

2. Click ‘General’ function.

3. Click ‘Network’ function.

4. Click ‘Internet Tethering’ function.

Note: Internet Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.

5. Click the button at the right side of the ‘Internet Tethering’ to enable internet tethering.

6. Click ‘USB Only’ button.

7. You will see the internet tethering function has been activated.

B. Please follow the following instructions to setup the 3G router:

1. Connect your computer to the Ethernet port on the right side of the router for configuring the router.

Note: It is recommended to configure the router through the Ethernet

port for the first time setup.

2. Connect Apple dock connector to USB Cable to your iPhone.

3. Connect the other side of dock connector cable to the USB port located on the top side of the router.

4. Please wait a moment, until a blue status bar on the top of your iPhone tells you when Internet tethering is active.

5. Please check all LEDs on the front side. „PWR‟ LED should be steadily on in green color, „ETHERNET‟ and „INTERNET‟ LED should be on if the computer / network /USB modem device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected.

If „PWR‟ LED is still off and you‟re sure that the battery and all cable connections are connected properly, please contact your dealer of purchase for assistance.

2-3 Connecting to Portable 3G 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 2-3-1

Windows 2000 - please go to section 2-3-2 Windows XP - please go to section 2-3-3 Windows Vista - please go to section 2-3-4

2-3-1 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‟.

2-3-2Windows 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‟.

2-3-3Windows 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, then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear,

and then click „Properties‟

2. Select „Obtain an IP address automatically‟ and „Obtain DNS server

address automatically‟, then click „OK‟.

2-3-4Windows Vista IP address setup:

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

computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and

Tasks, and then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Network, 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‟.

2-3-5 Router IP address lookup

1. After the IP address setup is complete, please click „start‟ -> „run‟ at the

bottom-lower corner of your desktop:

2. Input „cmd‟, then click „OK‟

3. 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.

4. 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‟

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: QuickSetup, 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.

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

HERE!

2-4 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 QuickSetup menu by clicking „QuickSetup‟ button.

And the following message will be displayed:

1. Set Time Zone

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Set Time Please press button, a drop-down list

NOTE: There are several time servers available on internet:

129.6.15.28 (time-a.nist.gov)

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

131.107.1.10 (time-nw.nist.gov)

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

Zone (1): 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 „Next‟ (4) button.

2. Broadband Type

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

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

3G/3.5G - Please go to section 2-4-1 Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-4-2 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-3 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-4 PPTP xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-5 L2TP xDSL - Please go to section 2-4-6 Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-4-7

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.

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3. Basic Setting

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Wireless Module (1): Please click “Enable” to start using the wireless

function of this router, or select “Disable” to close the wireless interface of this router.

Band (2): Please select a Bane type from the dropdown list of

„Band‟, It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or

802.11g or 802.11n mode. You also can select B+G or B+G+N mode to allow the AP select 802.11b,

802.11g and 802.11n connection automatically.

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 name to the one which is meaningful to you, like my

home, office_room1, etc.

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

„Channel Number‟, available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European countries, 1 to 11 for USA. 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.

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.

After you finish with all settings, please click „Next‟ (6) button; if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

4. Security Settings

Please choose the Encryption type you‟re using from the dropdown list of “Encryption”. There are three types of Encryption, they are:

WEP - Please go to section 2-7-3-2 WPA pre-shared key - Please go to section 2-7-3-3 WPA RADIUS - Please go to section 2-7-3-4

If you want to go back to previous step, please press „BACK‟ button on

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the bottom of this page.

2-4-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Country (1): Please select your country from the drop-down

menu.

ISP(2): Please select your ISP provider from the drop-down

menu.

PIN Code (3): Please input Pin Code for your UMTS or HSDPA or

EVDO connection, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.

APN (4): Please input the APN code assigned by your

Internet service provider here.

User Name (5): Please input user name assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Password (6): Please input password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Verify Password (7): Please input password again for confirmation.

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Service (8): Please select your Card type from the drop-down

menu.

AT Dial Script (9): Please input Dialed Number for your UMTS or

HSDPA connection, the default is *99#. This field should not be altered except when required by your service provider.

After you finish with all settings, please click „Next‟ (10) button; if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

2-4-2 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’:

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 „Next‟ (3) button; if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

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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.

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

2-4-3 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’:

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 Gateway (4) Please input the IP address of DNS server provided

by your service provider.

When you finish with all settings, press „Next‟ (5); if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

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2-4-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’:

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 „ONext‟ (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, do not disconnect, 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’.

2-4-5 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.

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Now please go to PPTP settings section:

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.

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 Type (7): Please select the connection type of Internet

connection you wish to use, please refer to last section for detailed descriptions.

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

you wish to use, and refer to last section for detailed descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click „Next (9); if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

2-4-6 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 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 address 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 Out (6): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection

you wish to use, and refer to last section for detailed descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click „Next (7); if you want to go back to previous menu, click „Back‟.

2-4-7 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 Please input the IP address of login server here. IP Address (4):

When you finish with all settings, click „Next (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 30 seconds, then click „OK!‟ button. You‟ll be back to router management interface again, and the router is ready with new settings.

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2-5 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.

2-5-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization

Please follow the following instructions to set time zone and time auto-synchronization parameters:

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:

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

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Time Zone (1): Please select time zone at „Time zone‟ drop-down

list.

Time Server Please input the IP address or host name of time Address (2): server here.

Daylight Please check „Enable‟ Function box, and set the Savings (3): 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.

2-5-2 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:

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.

2-5-3 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‟

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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)

Enabled (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:

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

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 ask 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

the settings will take effect after it reboots.

2-6 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.

3G/3.5G - Please go to section 2-6-1 Dynamic IP - Please go to section 2-6-2 Static IP - Please go to section 2-6-3 PPPoE - Please go to section 2-6-4 PPTP - Please go to section 2-6-5 L2TP - Please go to section 2-6-6 Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-6-7 DNS - Please go to section 2-6-8

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DDNS - Please go to section 2-6-9

2-6-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Country (1): Please select your country from the drop-down

menu.

ISP(2): Please select your ISP provider from the drop-down

menu.

PIN Code (3): Please input Pin Code for your UMTS or HSDPA or

EVDO connection, this is optional, and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.

APN (4): Please input the APN code assigned by your

Internet service provider here.

User Name (5): Please input user name assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Password (6): Please input password assigned by your Internet

service provider here.

Verify Password (7): Please input password again for confirmation.

Service (8): Please select your Card type from the drop-down

menu.

AT Dial Script (9): Please input Dialed Number for your UMTS or

HSDPA connection, the default is *99#. This field should not be altered except when required by your service provider.

After you finish with all settings, please click „Apply‟ (10) button; 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‟ 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 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

2-6-2 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 provider 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:

2-6-3 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’:

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

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

provided by your service provider.

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 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

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

2-6-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’:

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

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.

Type (5): connection you wish to use.

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.

2-6-5 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP’:

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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:

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:

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.

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 here, 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); and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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rebooting).

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

2-6-6 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’:

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.

L2TP Gateway (3): Please input the IP address 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 Out (6): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection

you wish to use, and refer to last section for detailed

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descriptions.

When you finish with all settings, please click „Apply‟ (7); 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.

2-6-7 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’:

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); 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.

2-6-8 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.

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

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

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

by your service provider.

Secondary DNS (2): Please input the IP address of another DNS server

provided by your service provider, this is optional.

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

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

2-6-9 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.

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.

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.

2-7 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.

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

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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:

2-7-1 LAN IP section:

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 Tree (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:

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.

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2-7-2 DHCP Server:

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.

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2-7-3 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).

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‟.

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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 ‟ button (2); if you want to delete all mappings, click „Delete All‟ (3).

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

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2-8 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.

Please follow the following instructions to set wireless parameters:

Please click „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‟re coming here because you want to disable wireless function, please select „Disable‟ (3), then click „Apply‟ (2) button.

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

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

2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps).

2-8-1 Basic Wireless Settings

Please click „Wireless‟ menu on the left of web management interface, then click „Basic Settings‟, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

Here are descriptions of „Band‟ setup items:

BAND (1): Please select the radio band you want to use from

„Band‟ dropdown menu , and the following message will be displayed:

2.4 GHz (B+G) 2.4GHz band, 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) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N) 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and

802.11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for

802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 150Mbps for 802.11n clients).

SSID (2): This is the name of wireless router. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID 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 name to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number (3): Please select a channel from the dropdown list of

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

Associated Clients (4): 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.

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

2-8-2 Advanced Wireless Settings

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

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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.

Channel Width (6): Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify

default value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is ‘Auto 20/40 MHz’.

Preamble Type (7): 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 (8): 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 (9): 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.

WMM (10): 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’, however, default value is ‘Disable’.

After you finish these wireless settings, please click „Apply‟ (13)button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:

2-8-3 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 „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:

2-8-3-1 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.

2-8-3-2 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:

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(5): 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

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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 only have to input the WEP key on wireless client once, and it’s worth to use complicated WEP key to improve security level.

Authentication (6): 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:

RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of radius IP Address (7): server here

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of radius Port (8): server here.

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of radius Password (9): password here.

After you finish WEP setting, please click „Apply‟ button and the

following message will be displayed on your web browser:

2-8-3-3 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:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

WPA Unicast This is the type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available option is WPA2 (AES). 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.

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.

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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:

2-8-3-4 WPA RADIUS:

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

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

WPA Unicast This is the type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available option is WPA2 (AES). You have to make

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