Spectrum RAC2V1K User Manual

User Guide

802.11ac Wave 2 Router

Model Number RAC2V1K

Table of Contents 1 Hardware Setup

1 Hardware Setup

1.1 Getting To Know Your WiFi Router.......................................................................................................2

1.2 Unpack WiFi Router’s box.....................................................................................................................3

1.3 Hardware Features....................................................................................................................................4

1.3.1 Front Panel.......................................................................................................................................4

1.3.2 Rear Panel.......................................................................................................................................5

1.4 Position Your WiFi Router......................................................................................................................6

2 Login to your WiFi Router Web GUI

2.1 Login..............................................................................................................................................................7

2.2 Wizard Setup.............................................................................................................................................10

2.3 Basic Setup................................................................................................................................................13

2.3.1 Router...............................................................................................................................................13

2.3.2 WPS Setup.......................................................................................................................15

2.3.3 LAN Setup....................................................................................................................................17

2.3.4 WAN Setup....................................................................................................................................18

2.3.5 Parental Control.........................................................................................................................23

2.3.6 Services.........................................................................................................................................25

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1.1 Getting To Know Your WiFi Router

This product is designed for the In-Home and Business WiFi service for Spectrum customers. With a custom industrial design, this WiFi Router can be placed in a central location to deliver superior WiFi network coverage.

WiFi Router provides:

1. High performance:

Dual-Core ARM up to 1.7G/1GB DDR RAM.

Dual-Band wireless up to AC2350 (2.4G 150M * 4 + 5G 433M * 4).

Gigabyte 1 x WAN/ 4x LAN Ethernet ports.

2. High security: Firewall/VPN supported.

3. Easy to setup: Friendly wizard, visual setup & maintenance (Basic Mode), complete functions (Advanced Mode).

4. USB-based services: File/media/printer sharing. The WiFi Router is an ideal choice for residential and SMB (Small Business) users who can enjoy a variety of wireless applications and services.

This chapter contains the following contents:

Unpack Your WiFi Router

Hardware Features

Position Your WiFi Router

2.3.7 System...........................................................................................................................................35

2.4 Advanced Setup.....................................................................................................................................36

2.4.1 Network.........................................................................................................................................36

2.4.2 Services Config..........................................................................................................................66

2.4.3 Security.........................................................................................................................................79

2.4.4 QoS................................................................................................................................................92

2.4.5 Admin..........................................................................................................................................100

2.4.6 Tools.............................................................................................................................................104

2.4.7 Status....................................................................................................................................................106

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3 FCC Statement

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1.2 Unpack WiFi Router’s box

1.3 Hardware Features

Open the box and remove the WiFi Router, power adapter, Quick Start Guide, WiFi Network Name and Password Sticker and Ethernet cable.

Before setup please take a moment to become familiar with the Front Panel and Rear Panel of your WiFi Router. Pay particular attention to the LED on the front panel. You should know the surface structure of your WiFi Router only.

1.3.1 Front Panel

The WiFi Router front and back panels feature the status LED and buttons as shown in the following figure

WiFi Router

Figure 1. Check the package contents

Power Adapter

The box contains the following items:

WiFi Router.

AC power adapter.

Quick Start Guide.

WiFi Network Name and Password Sticker.

Ethernet cable If any items are missing or damaged, please contact your Charter Communications. Please keep original packing materials in case you need to return the product for repairing.

Figure 2. WiFi Router front view

Front panel LED status

Off:

Blue Flashing (0.4 second intervals):

Blue Pulsing 1 second intervals:

Blue solid:

Red Flashing:

Red and Blue alternate Pulsing:

Device off. Booting up. Connecting to Internet. Connected to Internet. Connectivity issues (no Internet connection). Updating firmware (or any scenario where device must not be restarted).

Red solid:

LED on front of device will dim to low (65%) when there is no settings activity or

Critical issues (hardware or otherwise).

connectivity issues for 120 hours.

If any settings are changed or connectivity issues occur LEDs will return to normal (100%)

brightness.

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1.3.2 Rear Panel

1.4 Position Your WiFi Router

There are Ethernet and USB connections and buttons shown in the following figure.

The WiFi Router lets you access your network from virtually anywhere within the operating range of your wireless network. However, the wireless communicating distance varies significantly due to placement of the WiFi Router. For example, the thickness and number of walls the wireless signal passes through can limit the range. For best results, WiFi Router is likely to be place like this:

Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate, and

preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices.

So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers.

In an elevated location such as a shelf, keeping the number of walls and ceilings between

the WiFi Router and your other devices to a minimum.

Away from electrical devices that are potential sources of interference. Equipment that might cause interference includes ceiling fans, home security systems, microwaves, computers, the base of a cordless phone, or a 2.4 GHz cordless phone.

Away from any large metal surfaces, such as a solid metal door or aluminum studs. Large expanses of other materials such as glass, insulated walls, fish tanks, mirrors, brick and concrete can also affect your wireless signal.

Factory Reset (pinhole):

WPS Button:

Ethernet (LAN) Port:

Internet (WAN) Port:

USB (3.0) Port:

Power:

Figure 3. WiFi Router rear panel

Press the pinhole and hold over 5 seconds, the WiFi Router will reset to factory. Push the button more than 1 second to activate WPS. Reference

2.3.2 WPS Setup. Connect Ethernet cables for LAN (local area network) connections, e.g. network switch, hub, personal computer or Internet devices. Connect Ethernet cable for WAN (Wide Area Network) connection to modem. This connects the Ethernet and other access lines e.g. modem. Connect a USB Printer, U-Disk or USB drive. For printer and folder sharing, reference 2.3.6 Services. Use the bundled AC adapter to connect your WiFi Router to a power source.

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2 Sign-In Your WiFi Router Web GUI

The WiFi Router contains an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) based on web, which lets administrator easily configure its features through a web browser.

2.1 Sign-In

1. Open a web browser, then key in the WiFi Router’s default IP address: http://192.168.1.1, and click Enter key in the keyboard;;

2. On the sign in webpage, type in its Username and password: admin (admin), then click Login button.

After the administrator has logged into the WiFi Router, some basic information about it will be displayed in the browser.

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On the right top side, there are two command buttons: Change Password and Logout. Please click the Logout button when administrator intends to leave the Web GUI.

When the Change Password button has been clicked, the browser will navigate to the corresponding webpage.

2.2 Wizard Setup

The wizard can navigate the administrator to configure basic settings for the WiFi Router, which makes the set up of the WiFi Router much easier.

Internet Setup

After the administrator has clicked the Wizard button, the Internet Setup page will be displayed.

Connection Type: There are 5 kinds of connection types: DHCP, PPPoE, Static, PPTP and L2TP.

On this page, user should just type in new password in New Password and Retype New Password, then click Apply button. Web GUI user sign in password will be changed.

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1. DHCP: Enable WiFi Router to obtain IP addresses automatically. This setting is the default for Spectrum services. More types of settings, refer to 2.3.4 WAN Setup.

WAN MAC:

Host Name:

DNS 1 & DNS 2:

Click Next.

Network Setup

MAC address of WAN port. This field allows lets administrator provide a name for WiFi Router. Either of them indicates the IP address of a DNS Server.

2. WiFi Password:

A password used by WiFi Router to authenticate wireless connections. These are defaulted from the printed WiFi password on the back of the WiFi Router. You can change it here, but they would no longer match the sticker on your router.

3. When done, click Apply.

Config Overview After click the Apply icon, administrator comes to Config Overview page, which displays a summary of configuration information. If the settings are all correct, administrator should click Apply icon.

After you have clicked Next icon in Internet Setup page, you can come here or you will refer to the below picture.

1. WiFi Network Name: Name for a wireless network, that’s to say it’s used to identify the

wireless network. WiFi devices automatically detect all networks within its communication range. These are defaulted from the printed WiFi network name on the back of the WiFi Router. You can change them here, but they would no longer match the sticker on your WiFi Router.

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2.3 Basic Setup

2.3.1 Router

From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Router.

Wireless:

This module is implemented to configure some basic settings for WiFi Router’s wireless connection.

NOTE: Click Reset Icon in the Web GUI is used to restart the WiFi Router. The WiFi Router

hardware Factory Reset (pinhole) was pressed and hold over 5 seconds, it will reset to factory.

1. WiFi Network Name:

2. WiFi Password:

3. Click Apply.

A unique name that identifies the wireless network. Wireless device can automatically detect all networks within its communication range. The maximum length of a network name (SSID) is 32 characters. A string used for connection authentication. Its length ranges from 8 to 63 characters (letters, numbers or a combination) or from 8 to 64 hex digits.

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2.3.2 WPS Setup

WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) is a wireless security standard that lets the device easily connect a WiFi network. You can trigger the WPS function via the PIN code or WPS button.

8. PIN Code: The WPS PIN code which clients use to connect with the WiFi Router.

9. In the WPS Method field, select Push Button or Client PIN code. If you select Push Button, go to step 10. If you select Client PIN code, go to step 11.

10. Using with WPS button please following these steps: a) Click Start or press the WPS button located on at the rear of the WiFi Router. b) Press the WPS button on your wireless device. This is normally identified by the WPS logo.

11. To set up WPS using the Client’s PIN code, follow these steps: a) Locate the WPS PIN code in wireless device’s in Web GUI. b) Key in the Client PIN code on the text box.

12. Click Start.

Steps to enable WPS (WiFi Protected Setup):

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Router.

2. Frequency:

Selecting operating band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) for WPS function. Each one is enabled separately.

3. Enable WPS:

Selecting [On] to run WPS, which simplifies the process of connecting any device to the WiFi network.

NOTE: Authentication method supported by WPS is: WPA2-Personal. Not supported methods are: Shared Key, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise and RADIUS.

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2.3.3 LAN Setup

2.3.4 WAN Setup

This module makes it easier for administrator to modify the default LAN IP Address.

Steps to modify LAN IP settings:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Router.

2. LAN IP:

3. Subnet Mask:

4. DHCP Server:

NOTE: It’s recommended for administrator to select DHCP Server for LAN IP setting. If not, administrator has to assign IP address to LAN-side device manually.

5. Click Apply.

The LAN IP address of the WiFi Router. Its default value is 192.168.1.1. In IP-based networks, packets are sent to the network devices' specific IP addresses. Subnet mask of WiFi Router. Its default value is 255.255.255.0 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is mostly used to allocate IP address for LAN-side devices. And a DHCP server can inform LAN-side devices of DNS server’s address, default gateway IP and etc. This WiFi Router can allocate 253 IP addresses at most.

Click WAN button to configure the WAN connection settings:

1. Connection Type: Choose the Internet Service type. There are five options are DHCP, PPPoE, Static, PPTP and L2TP. Consult your ISP if you are unsure what kind of WAN connection types to select.

2. If you select DHCP, below show the steps to set

WAN MAC:

To fix this issue, you can do either of the following:

· Contact your ISP and request to update the MAC address associated with your ISP subscription.

· Clone or change the MAC address of the new device to match the MAC address of the original device.

Host Name: This field lets you provide a host name for WiFi Router. Usually it’s

provided by ISP.

DNS 1 & DNS 2: Either of them indicates IP address of a DNS server.

Click Apply.

MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier that identifies your computer or device in the network. ISPs monitor the MAC addresses of devices that connect to their services, and would disallow Internet connection for new MAC addresses.

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3. If you select PPPoE, below show the steps to set

4. If you select Static, below show the steps to set

Username: This field is only available when you set the WAN Connection Type as PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP.

Password: This field is only available when you set WAN Connection Type as PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP.

DNS1 & DNS2: Either of them indicates IP address of a DNS server that WiFi Router will contact.

Click Apply.

NOTE: All of the parameters mentioned above are provided. If you need assistance, please

contact Charter customer service.

• IP:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the IP address in this field.

• Subnet Mask:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the subnet mask in this field.

• Gateway:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the gateway IP address in this field.

• DNS 1 & DNS 2:

• WAN MAC:

Either of them indicates IP address of a DNS server. MAC (Media Access Control) address is a unique identifier that identifies your computer or device in the network. ISPs monitor the MAC addresses of devices that connect to their services, and would disallow Internet connection for new MAC addresses.

To fix this issue, you can do either of the following:

Contact your ISP and request to update the MAC address associated with your ISP

subscription.

Clone or change the MAC address of the new device to match the MAC address of the

original device.

• Click Apply.

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5. If you select PPTP, below show the steps to set

6. If you select L2TP, below show the steps to set

• Username:

This field is only available when you set the WAN Connection Type as PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP.

• Password:

This field is only available when you set WAN Connection Type as PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP.

• Get WAN IP Automatically:

Select Yes to get WAN IP automatically and No to enter IP manually below.

• IP:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the IP address in this field.

• Subnet Mask:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the subnet mask in this field.

• Gateway:

If WAN connection requires a static IP address, key in the gateway IP address in this field.

• Click Apply.

Please refer to PPTP above for relevant settings descriptions and enter the required information.

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2.3.5 Parental Control

Parental Control lets administrator control the Internet access of the client.

Steps to set parental control function:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Parental Control.

2. Enable Parental Control: Select On to enable parental control, Select Off to disable parental control.

3. Client & Schedule List:

•Client Name: Select client from the list. The name in the list stands for the client that is communicating with the WiFi Router.

•Client MAC: MAC address of the selected client.

NOTE: Client Name just makes it easier for technician to distinguish LAN-side devices. The Client MAC in fact specify the device with the Client Name.

•Time Management: Click , then setup the client’s schedule timetable to allow or deny client’s access to Internet.

•Add/Delete: Click or to add/delete the profile.

4. URL Filter List

•URL Filter List: WiFi Router prevents LAN-side device from accessing the URL in list.

•URL Filter: WEB URLs which contain the URLs defined by user. For example, the filter "abc" can filter both "www.abc.com"

•Add/Delete: Click or to add/delete the profile.

5. Keyword Filter List

•Keyword Filter List: WiFi Router prevents LAN-side device from accessing to webpages contain the keyword in list.

•Keyword Filter: WEB URLs which contain the keywords defined by user. For example, the filter "abc" can filter both "www.abc.com"

•Add/Delete: Click or to add/delete the profile.

6. Service Filter List

•Service Filter List: WiFi Router prevents LAN-side device from communicating with remote device with user defined Port Range and Protocol.

•Port Range: Defines the range of port in LAN side. The Port Range can be a single port like "xxxx", or a port range like "xxxx:xxxx".

•Protocol: Select the type of protocol that the Service Filter will use.

•Add/Delete: Click or to add/delete the profile.

7. Click Apply.

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2.3.6 Services

2.3.6.1 USB Printer Sharing

USB Printer sharing lets administrator plug a USB printer to WiFi Router’s USB port and set up the printer server.

Steps to set up USB Printer sharing:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Service > USB Printer sharing.

2. Plug in the USB interface of the printer to the WiFi Router. Confirm your printer has been detected and click Continue.

3. Select one of the following modes to install the printer driver, and click Add printer.

Auto select: Automatically searches for the appropriate printer driver and installs. If there is no corresponding printer driver, the system displays add a printer error; please select the correct printer driver manually.

Select printer driver: Manually select the corresponding Printer brand and model.

Choose PPD File: If the above methods are unable to correctly install the printer driver, then you can upload a PPD File. Select your PPD file and click the upload button.

4. Printer tab displays whether your printer is operating correctly with the print server, as below.

5. To check whether your printer is working correctly or not, input the LAN address (192.168.1.1) for the printer in Windows Finder.

6. Double-click the printer icon and if you see the status interface as shown below, the installation was successful. If an error message prompts that the driver cannot be found, then return to Add Printer settings and select the correct driver.

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7. You can view print status information in the Print Jobs tab.

Active:

Processing:

All Jobs:

All active jobs, including processing and pending jobs. The job currently processing/communicating print data. All print jobs.

2.3.6.2 FTP

FTP Server enables an FTP server to share files from USB disk to other devices via your local area network or via the Internet. This page shows information about the FTP Server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > FTP.

Display information on FTP Server:

1. From the navigation panel, go to go to Basic > Services > FTP.

2. Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your WiFi Router, and your device will be displayed here.

3. Enable FTP:

Click On/Off to enable/disable Internet access to FTP service.

4. Maximum number of Connections:

The maximum number of concurrent connections for the Network Neighborhood or FTP Server.

5. Enable Outside Access:

Select On/Off to enable/disable access to FTP server by wide area network.

6. Outside Access:

The numbers of external service ports (default value: 8021).

7. Safely Remove Disk:

Click to safely remove USB devices. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

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2.3.6.3 Samba

2.3.6.4 WebDAV

Samba Share lets you set up the accounts and permissions for the Samba service. This page shows information about the Samba Server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > Samba.

The client can write operations in WebDAV directory with appropriate permissions. This page shows information about the WebDAV Server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > WebDAV.

From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Services > Samba.

Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your WiFi Router, and your device will be displayed here.

Enable Share:

Device Name:

Work Group:

Safely Remove Disk:

Click the On/Off to enable/disable Internet access to Samba service. Enter a name for your device and you can use this name in your web browser's URL field to quickly access the device as a Network Place service. Group name of the WiFi Router in Network Neighborhood. Click to safely remove the disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Services > WebDAV.

2. Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your WiFi Router, and your device will be displayed here.

3. HTTP Access Port:

4. HTTPS Access Port:

5. Enable Outside Access:

The port to access the WebDAV server for HTTP protocol in the local area network (default value: 80). The port to access the WebDAV server for HTTPS protocol in the local area network (default value: 443). Select On/Off to enable/disable access to WebDAV server by wide area network.

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6. Outside Access HTTP:

The port number of external service ports via HTTP (default value: 8080).

7. Outside Access HTTPS:

The port number of external service ports via HTTPS (default value: 8443).

8. Safely Remove Disk:

Click to safely remove the disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

2.3.6.5 DLNA

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) lets you share audio, image and video. Your WiFi Router lets DLNA-supported devices access multimedia files from the USB disk connected to your WiFi Router. This page shows information about the DLNA Server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > DLNA.

Steps to set DLNA:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Services > DLNA.

2. Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your WiFi Router, and your device will be displayed here.

3. Enable DLNA Media Server:

4. Media Server Name:

Switch DLNA media server on or off. The DLNA server's name, which will be displayed by the media player such as VLC or Windows Media Player.

5. Safely Remove Disk:

Click to safely remove the disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

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2.3.6.6 AFP

2.3.6.7 NFS

An AFP server is a kind of network file sharing server based on AFP protocol implementation, mainly used for file sharing between Linux and MAC systems. This page shows information about the AFP server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > AFP.

Network File System Server is used to share the USB disk with clients via network. Clients can mount the remote disk to a local directory for a faster speed than using a Samba server. This page shows information about the NFS Server and enable or disable it. If you want to set more configurations, please go to Advanced > Servers > NFS.

Steps to set AFP:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Services > AFP.

2. Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your WiFi Router, and your device will be displayed here.

3. Enable Share:

4. Safely Remove Disk:

Click On/Off to enable/disable AFP service. Click to safely remove the disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

Steps to set NFS:

1. From the navigation panel, go to Basic > Services > NFS.

2. Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to the WiFi Router, then device’s name will be displayed here.

3. Enable NFS:

4. Safely Remove Disk:

Enable or disable NFS service. When disabled, users can't access the USB storage via the NFS service. Click to safely remove the disk. When the USB disk is ejected successfully, the USB status shows 'No device '.

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