Edimax Technology Co 9562381108 Users Manual

150N Wireless LAN 3G Mobile

Broadband Router

User’s Manual

Version: 1.0

(June, 2011)

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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.

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

1-2 Safety Information

1-3 System Requirements

1-4 Package Contents

1-5 Familiar with your new 3G Mobile Broadband router

CHAPTER II: SYSTEM AND NETWORK SETUP

2-1 Build network connection

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

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

2-3 Using ‘Quick Setup’
2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’
2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’
2-3-3 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed-IP xDSL’
2-3-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’
2-3-5 Setup procedure for ‘PPTP xDSL’
2-3-6 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP xDSL’
2-3-7 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’

2-4 Basic Setup
2-4-1 Time zone and time auto-synchronization
2-4-2 Change management password
2-4-3 Remote Management

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

2-6 Wired LAN Configurations
2-6-1 LAN IP section
2-6-2 DHCP Server
2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases

2-7 Wireless LAN Configurations
2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings
2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings
2-7-3 Wireless Security
2-7-3-1 Disable wireless security
2-7-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
2-7-3-4 WPA RADIUS
2-7-4 Wireless Access Control
2-7-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
2-7-6 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

Note:
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 3G Mobile broadband router! This high
cost-efficiency router is the best choice for Small office / Home office
users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable
modem or 3G 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 IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network capability, all
computers and wireless-enabled network devices (including PDA,
cellular phone, game console, and more!) can connect to this 3G Mobile
broadband router without additional cabling. Compatible with IEEE

802.11n wireless devices also give you the highest speed of wireless
experience ever! With a compatible wireless card installed in your PC,
you can transfer file for up to150Mbps (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:

• Support xDSL or 3G WAN network access and auto failover the
connection.

• Supports UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/CDMA2000 Mobile Internet Service.

• Support NAT/NAPT IP Sharing.

• Support 3G/3.5G/PPPoE/PPTP/Static IP/DHCP/L2TP/Telstra Big Pond

for WAN connection.

• Supports DHCP server to assign IP address automatically.

• Support DMZ/Virtual Server/Port Forwarding.

• Supports Special Applications (Port Trigger).

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• Supports DDNS (DynDNS, TZO).

• Supports VPN Pass Through (IPSec/L2TP/PPTP).

• Supports Anti-DoS Firewall.

• Support IP/MAC/URL Filtering.

• Supports QoS.

• Supports Web-based configuration.

• One wired LAN port (10/100M) and one WAN port (10/100M).

• Work with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN capability.

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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, 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.

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1-3 System Requirements

z Internet connections provided by xDSL or cable modem or 3G/3.5G

USB modem.

z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface

card.

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

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

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

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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:

□ 3G Mobile Router (main body, 1 pcs)…………………………… 1

□ 3dBi Dipole Antenna (1 pcs) …………………………………..... 2

□ Quick Installation Guide (1 pcs) ………………………………... 3

□ User Manual CDROM (1 pcs) ………………………………....... 4

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1-5 Familiar with your new 3G Mobile broadband router

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LED Definitions

LED Name Light Status Description
PWR On The router is powered on.

INTERNET

WLAN

WAN
LNK/ACT

off The router is powered off.
On The router is connected to the

Internet.

Off The router is not connected to the

Internet.

Flashing The router is connecting to the

Internet.
On Wireless WPS function is enabled.
Off Wireless network is switched off.
Flashing 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).

LAN
LNK/ACT

On LAN port is connected.
Off LAN port is not connected.
Flashing LAN activity (transferring or

receiving data).

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Interface Descriptions

A B

C

D

E

G

F

Item Item Name Description
A Radio ON/OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the

wireless functions.

B USB Connect your 3G/3.5G USB modem to the USB

port to share the 3G mobile Internet connection.

C LAN One 10/100M Ethernet LAN Port with

Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connect to computer, switch
or hub for local network sharing.

D WAN One 10/100M Ethernet WAN Port with

Auto-MDI/MDI-X. Connect xDSL or cable
modem through Ethernet cable to this port for
Internet access.

E RP-SMA

Connector

F ON/OFF This is power on/off slide switch. If you want to

G Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear

It is a RP-SMA connector which is used for
connecting to detachable dipole antenna. Please
screw the attached 3dBi dipole antenna with the
package to the connecter.

switch off the router, switch it to Off mode.

all settings) or start WPS function. Press this
button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all

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settings to factory defaults, and press this button
for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function.

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Chapter II: System and Network Setup

2-1 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 3G router and your computers, network devices:

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

top side of the router.

2. Screw the dipole antenna to the RP-SMA connector of the router.

3. Connect your computer, or network device (network-enabled

consumer device other than computers, like game console, or switch /
hub) to the LAN port of the router.

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

4. Connect the router to the wall socket directly.

Note: For better radio signal strength, it is recommended to locate the
router at higher place.

5. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘WLAN’ LED should be

steadily flashing, LAN and INTERNET LEDs should be on if the
computer / network device / USB modem connected to the respective
port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If LEDs are
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.

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2-2 Connecting to 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 2-2-1

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

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’.

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

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2-2-2Windows 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’

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

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2-2-3Windows 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’

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

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2-2-4Windows 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’

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

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2-2-5 Router IP address lookup

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

Input ‘cmd’, then click ‘OK’

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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:

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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: 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.

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HERE!

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 QuickSetup menu by clicking ‘QuickSetup’ button.

And the following message will be displayed:

1. Set Time Zone

1
2

4

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Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Set T ime Please press

button, a drop-down list

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 ‘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.

129.6.15.28 (time-a.nist.gov)

131.107.1.10 (time-nw.nist.gov)

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2. Broadband Type

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

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.

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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
connection, even you’re using a cable modem.

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2-3-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’:

1

2
3
4

5
6
7

8

9

10

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.

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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 ‘Next’ (10) button; if you
want to go back to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

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2-3-2 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’:

1
2

3

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

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

1
2
3

4
5

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 the gateway 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 ‘Next’ (5); if you want to go back
to previous menu, click ‘Back’.

NOTE: Yo u 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.

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2-3-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

1
2
3
4
5
6

7

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).

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When you finish with all settings, please click ‘Next’ (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.

‘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’.

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2-3-5 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.

Now please go to PPTP settings section:

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3
4
5

6

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7
8

9

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’.

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2-3-6 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP xDSL’:

L2TP is another popular connection me thod 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.

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Now please go to L2TP settings section:

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

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

service provider here.

1
2

3
4
5
6

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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’.

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2-3-7 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’:

1
2

3

4

5

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 Addr ess (4):

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

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3. Basic Setting

1

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

2
3

4

5

6

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

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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 r emember 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’.

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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
the bottom of this page.

When all settings are finished, please press ‘OK’ button on the bottom of
this page, 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:

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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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2-4 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.

2-4-1 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:

1
2

3

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4

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(4)’. 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.

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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:

2
3

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Current Please input current passwor d 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:

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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.

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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)

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:

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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: 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

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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.

1

2

3G/3.5G - Please go to section 2-5-1
Dynamic IP - Please go to section 2-5-2
Static IP - Please go to section 2-5-3
PPPoE - Please go to section 2-5-4
PPTP - Please go to section 2-5-5
L2TP - Please go to section 2-5-6

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Telstra Big Pond - Please go to section 2-5-7
DNS - Please go to section 2-5-8
DDNS - Please go to section 2-5-9

2-5-1 Setup procedure for ‘3G/3.5G’:

1

2
3

4

5
6

7

8
9

10

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.

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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).

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2-5-2 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’:

1
2

3

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:

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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).

2-5-3 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’:

1
2

3

4

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.

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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 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.

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2-5-4 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE’:

1
2

3
4

7

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.

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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:

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.

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2-5-5 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:

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:

1
3

4
5
6

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9

7
8

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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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.

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2-5-6 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’:

L2TP is another popular connection me thod 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.

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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.

1
2
3
4
5
6

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 ‘Apply’ (7); and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:

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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.

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2-5-7 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’:

3

1
2

4

5

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:

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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.

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2-5-8 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.

1
2

3

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.

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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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 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.

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2-5-9 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.

1
3

4
5

6

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

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service provider.

Account / Input account or email of DDNS re gistration.
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:

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.

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2-6 Wired LAN Configurations

Before all computers using wired Ethernet connection (i.e. those
computers connect to this router’s LAN port 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.

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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:

2-6-1 LAN IP section:

1
2

3
4

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

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2-6-2 DHCP Server:

1
2

3
4

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.

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2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases

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).

1

2

3

4

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.

1

2

3

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:

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).

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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.

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.

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

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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).

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2-7-1 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:

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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) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless

2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless

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

2.4 GHz (G) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless

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

network client to connect this router (maximum
transfer rate 11Mbps).

network client to connect this router (maximum
transfer rate 150Mbps).

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

network client to connect this router (maximum
transfer rate 54Mbps).

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).

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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

‘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 r emember 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 (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.

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 tr y 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.

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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 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

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2-7-2 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

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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’.

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After you finish these wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ (13)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 30 seconds while router is rebooting).

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2-7-3 Wir eless 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:

2-7-3-1 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(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
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:

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RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of radius
IP Addr ess (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.

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.

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

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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).

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

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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 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.
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:

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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).

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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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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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.

RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of your
IP address (3): Radius authentication server here.

RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your
Port (4): Radius authentication server here. Default setting is

1812.

RADIUS Server Please input the password of your Radius
Password (5): authentication server here.

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

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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).

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2-7-4 Wir eless Access Control

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This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from
connecting to your wireless router; only those wireless devices who have
the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless
router. You can use this function with other security measures described
in previous section, to create a safer wireless environment.

Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned by using this function. Please
click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interface, then click
‘Access Control’, and the following message will be displayed on your
web browser:

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All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering
Table’ (1).

Here are descriptions of every setup items:

Delete (2): If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry,

check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want
to delete, then click ‘Delete’ button. (You can select
more than one MAC addresses).

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Delete All (3): If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here,

please click ‘Delete All’ button.

Enable Wireless To enforce MAC address filtering,

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Access Control (4): you have to check ‘Enable Wireless Access Control’.

When this item is unchecked, wireless router will
not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless
clients.

MAC Address (5): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here,

dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the
MAC address label of your wireless device indicates
‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input
‘aabbccddeeff’.

Comment (6): You can input any text here as the comment of this

MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or
anything. You can input up to 16 alphanumerical

characters here. This is optional and you can leave
it blank, however, it’s recommended to use this field
to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a
memory aid.

Add (7): Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC address and

associated comment to the MAC address filtering
table.

Clear (8): Click ‘Clear’ to remove the value you inputted in

MAC address and comment field.

After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (9) 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

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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.

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