TP Link MR3420 User Guide

TL-MR3420

300Mbps Wireless 3G Router

Rev: 1.0.0 1910010314

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No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2010 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

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FCC STATEMENT

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

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1)This device may not cause harmful interference.

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 user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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

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FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement

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

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

CE Mark Warning

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

National restrictions

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

	Country	Restriction	Reason/remark
	Bulgaria	None	General authorization required for outdoor use and
			public service

Outdoor use limited to 10 France mW e.i.r.p. within the band

2454-2483.5 MHz

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

	Italy	None	If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
			required
	Luxembourg	None	General authorization required for network and service
			supply(not for spectrum)
	Norway	Implemented	This subsection does not apply for the geographical area
			within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
	Russian Federation	None	Only for indoor applications

Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

For the following equipment:

Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless 3G Router

Model No.: TL-MR3420

Trademark: TP-LINK

We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:

Directives 1999/5/EC

The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents

ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006

ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1:2008& ETSI EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1:2009 EN60950-1:2006

Recommendation 1999/519/EC

EN62311:2008

Directives 2004/108/EC

The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents

EN 55022:2006 +A1:2007

EN 55024:1998+A1:2001+A2:2003 EN 61000-3-2:2006

EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001+A2:2005

Directives 2006/95/EC

The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents

EN60950-1:2006

Directive ErP 2009/125/EC

Audio/Video, information and communication technology equipmentEnvironmentally conscious design

EN62075:2008

Person is responsible for marking this declaration:

Yang Hongliang

Product Manager of International Business

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan,

Shenzhen, P. R. China

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			CONTENTS
Package Contents			..........................................................................................................................	1
Chapter 1.		Introduction.................................................................................................................		2
1.1		Overview .................................................................................................of the Router		2
1.2		Conventions .................................................................................................................		2
1.3		Main Features ..............................................................................................................		3
1.4		Panel Layout ................................................................................................................		3
		1.4.1 ................................................................................................	The Front Panel	3
		1.4.2 ................................................................................................	The Rear Panel	4
Chapter 2. Connecting ...............................................................................................the Router				6
2.1		System ..................................................................................................Requirements		6
2.2		Installation ........................................................................Environment Requirements		6
2.3		Connecting .................................................................................................the Router		6
Chapter 3. Quick Installation .............................................................................................Guide				8
3.1		TCP/IP ...................................................................................................Configuration		8
3.2		Quick Installation .............................................................................................Guide		10
Chapter 4. Configuring ............................................................................................the Router				17
4.1		Login ..........................................................................................................................		17
4.2		Status .........................................................................................................................		17
4.3		Quick Setup................................................................................................................		19
4.4		QSS............................................................................................................................		19
4.5		Network ......................................................................................................................		25
		4.5.1 ...............................................................................................	Internet Access	25
		4.5.2 ...................................................................................................................	3G	26
		4.5.3 ...............................................................................................................	WAN	32
		4.5.4 .....................................................................................................	MAC Clone	42
		4.5.5 .................................................................................................................	LAN	43
4.6		Wireless .....................................................................................................................		44
		4.6.1 ............................................................................................	Wireless Settings	44
		4.6.2 ............................................................................................	Wireless Security	47
		4.6.3 ...................................................................................	Wireless MAC Filtering	51
		4.6.4 .........................................................................................	Wireless Advanced	53
		4.6.5 ...........................................................................................	Wireless Statistics	54
4.7		DHCP .........................................................................................................................		55

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	4.7.1	DHCP Settings ...............................................................................................	55
	4.7.2	DHCP Clients List ...........................................................................................	57
	4.7.3	Address Reservation ......................................................................................	57
4.8	Forwarding .................................................................................................................		59
	4.8.1	Virtual Servers ................................................................................................	59
	4.8.2	Port Triggering ................................................................................................	61
	4.8.3	DMZ................................................................................................................	63
	4.8.4	UPnP ..............................................................................................................	63
4.9	Security ......................................................................................................................		64
	4.9.1	Basic Security.................................................................................................	65
	4.9.2	Advanced Security..........................................................................................	66
	4.9.3	Local Management .........................................................................................	68
	4.9.4	Remote Management .....................................................................................	69
4.10	Parental Control .........................................................................................................		70
4.11	Access Control ...........................................................................................................		73
	4.11.1	Rule ................................................................................................................	73
	4.11.2	Host ................................................................................................................	76
	4.11.3	Target..............................................................................................................	78
	4.11.4	Schedule.........................................................................................................	80
4.12	Static Routing .............................................................................................................		81
4.13	Bandwidth Control ......................................................................................................		83
	4.13.1	Control Settings ..............................................................................................	83
	4.13.2	Rules List........................................................................................................	84
4.14	IP & MAC Binding Setting ..........................................................................................		85
	4.14.1	Binding Setting ...............................................................................................	85
	4.14.2 ARP List..........................................................................................................		87
4.15	Dynamic DNS.............................................................................................................		87
	4.15.1 Comexe.cn DDNS ..........................................................................................		88
	4.15.2 Dyndns.org DDNS ..........................................................................................		89
	4.15.3 No-ip.com DDNS ............................................................................................		89
4.16	System Tools ..............................................................................................................		90
	4.16.1	Time Setting....................................................................................................	91
	4.16.2	Diagnostic.......................................................................................................	92
	4.16.3	Firmware Upgrade..........................................................................................	93
	4.16.4	Factory Defaults .............................................................................................	94
	4.16.5	Backup & Restore...........................................................................................	95

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4.16.6 Reboot ............................................................................................................	96
4.16.7 Password........................................................................................................	96
4.16.8 System Log.....................................................................................................	97
4.16.9 Statistics .........................................................................................................	99
Appendix A: FAQ........................................................................................................................	101
Appendix B: Configuring the PCs.............................................................................................	106
Appendix C: Specifications........................................................................................................	110
Appendix D: Glossary.................................................................................................................	111

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Package Contents

The following items should be found in your package:

¾TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router

¾DC Power Adapter for TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router

¾Quick Installation Guide

¾Resource CD for TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router, including:

•This Guide

•Other Helpful Information

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Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router.

1.1Overview of the Router

TP-LINK understands the need for sharing the 3G/3.75G connection locally that benefits our end users. We realize the convenience with our latest wireless N 3G Routers ----- they give you the freedom to quickly set up a stable and high speed wireless network, up to 300Mbps, on-the-go and share a 3G/3.75G connection. By connecting a UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB Card to the router, a Wi-Fi hotspot is instantly established allowing users to share a Internet connection anywhere 3G/3.75G coverage is available. So whether you’re on the train, camping, or at a construction site, you’ll have a reliable wireless connection to accommodate your networking needs.

3G/WAN Broadband Connection

The TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router provides 3G and WAN (xDSL, static IP, or dynamic IP) two kinds of broadband connections to get on the Internet, you can via the Internet no matter in home or outside on business. Automatic 3G/WAN failover feature just provide nonstop internet connection

Incredibly High Speed

TP-LINK 3G Router provides speeds of 11N speed, up to 300Mbps, 15x that of traditional 11g products, surpasses 11G performance enabling the use of high bandwidth-consuming applications such as HD Videos.

Quick Secure Setup

With just pressing on the 'QSS' button, the router automatically establishes a WPA2 secure connection for solid security in under a minute.

Quality of Service-Qos

QoS acts as a “bandwidth manager” to ensure that those programs that are sensitive to lag are given as much bandwidth as possible to avoid lag. This feature makes an impression immensely when users are streaming video or music and especially when playing online games where lag often means “Game Over”.

1.2Conventions

The Router or TL-MR3420 mentioned in this guide stands for TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router without any explanation.

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1.3Main Features

¾One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX

¾Compatible with UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB dongle

¾Automatic 3G / WAN failover

¾Wireless N speed up to 300Mbps

¾2T2R MIMO, CCA technologies deliver greater coverage and higher speed

¾Wireless security encryption easily at a push of “QSS” button

¾WDS wireless bridge provides seamless bridging to expand your wireless network

¾Backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g devices

¾Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security

¾Supports 3G/Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP Internet access

¾Supports Virtual Server, Special Application and DMZ host

¾Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing

¾Provides Automatic-connection and Scheduled Connection on certain time to the Internet

¾Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing

¾Connects Internet on demand and disconnects from the Internet when idle for PPPoE

¾Provides 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List)

¾Supports Flow Statistics

¾Supports firmware upgrade and Web management

1.4Panel Layout

1.4.1 The Front Panel

Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch

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The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).
	Name		Status		Indication
	PWR		On		Power is on.
			Off	Power is off.
			On		The Router is initializing.
	SYS		Flashing	The Router is working properly.
			Off	The Router has a system error.
	WLAN		Flashing		The Wireless function is enabled.
			Off	The Wireless function is disabled.
	WAN,		On		A device is linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity.
			Flashing		An active device is linked to the corresponding port.
	LAN1-4
			Off	No device is linked to the corresponding port.
			On		The USB 3G dongle is connected.
	3G		Flashing	Data is received or sent through the 3G dongle.
			Off	No device is linked to the USB port.
			Slow Flash		A wireless device is connecting to the network by QSS function.
					This process will last in the first 2 minutes.
	QSS		On		A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by
					QSS function.
			Quick Flash	A wireless device failed to be added to the network by QSS
				function.
					Table 1-1 The LEDs description

) Note:

After a device is successfully added to the network by QSS function, the QSS LED will keep on for about 5 minutes and then turn off.

1.4.2 The Rear Panel

Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch

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

¾Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.

¾POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the

power adapter provided with this TL-MR3420 3G Wireless N Router.

¾WAN: This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet

¾1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s)

¾USB: Connect to the USB Modem.

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¾RESET:

There are two ways to reset to the Router's factory defaults:

1)Use the Factory Defaults function on “System Tools -> Factory Defaults” page in the Router's Web-based Utility.

2)Use the Factory Default Reset button: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the SYS LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings.

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Chapter 2. Connecting the Router

2.1System Requirements

¾Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet)

¾One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.)

¾PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors

¾TCP/IP protocol on each PC

¾Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above

2.2Installation Environment Requirements

¾Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent

¾Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight)

¾Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the Router

¾Operating Temperature: 0 ~40 (32 ~104 )

¾Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing

2.3Connecting the Router

Before installing the Router, make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. After that, please install the Router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry.

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

2.Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network. The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements.

3.Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction.

4.Connect the PC(s) or Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the 3G Router with Ethernet cable, shown in Figure 2-1.

5.The 3G Router supports both 3G and WAN connection, so you can insert 3G USB Modem and Connect the DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port of the 3G Router, shown in Figure 2-1.

6.Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an

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electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically.

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

Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation of the 3G Wireless N Router

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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 3G Wireless N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes.

3.1TCP/IP Configuration

The default IP address of the 3G Wireless N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.

Connect the local PC to the LAN ports of the Router. And then you can configure the IP address for your PC in the following two ways.

¾Configure the IP address manually

1)Set up the TCP/IP Protocol for your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: "Configuring the PC."

2)Configure the network parameters. The IP address is 192.168.1.xxx ("xxx" is any number from 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and Gateway is 192.168.1.1 (The Router's default IP address)

¾Obtain an IP address automatically

1)Set up the TCP/IP Protocol in "Obtain an IP address automatically" mode on your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B: "Configuring the PC."

2)Then the built-in DHCP server will assign IP address for the PC.

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

Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.1.1, and then press Enter.

¾If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-1, it means the connection between your PC and the Router has been established well.

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Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command

¾If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed.

Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command

Please check the connection following these steps:

1.Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?

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The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.

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2.Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

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If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254.

3.2Quick Installation Guide

With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the 3G Wireless N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser.

1.To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the browser.

Figure 3-3 Login the Router

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key.

Figure 3-4 Login Windows

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

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

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Figure 3-5 Quick Setup

3.Click Next, and then Internet Access page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Select a desired Internet access mode and then click Next. The configuration for each mode is similar. Here we take 3G Preferred mode for example.

Figure 3-6 Choose Internet Access Mode

¾3G Preferred

In this mode, the router will try 3G access first. If 3G access fails and WAN access is valid, or if no 3G USB modem is inserted, the router would switch to WAN access. Once the router succeeds to connect to the 3G network, the router would stop the WAN connection and switch back to 3G access immediately.

¾3G Only

In this mode, the router will try 3G access only. WAN access is disabled.

¾WAN Preferred

In this mode, the router will try WAN access first. If the WAN access fails, and 3G access is valid, the router would switch to 3G access. Once the router succeeds to connect to the WAN

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network, the router would stop the 3G connection and switch back to WAN access immediately.

¾WAN Only

In this mode, the router will try WAN access only. 3G access is disabled.

4.The next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. After finishing the configuration on this page, click Next to continue,

Figure 3-7

¾Location - Select the location where you're enjoying the 3G card.

¾Mobile ISP - Select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP. If your ISP is not listed in the Mobile ISP, check the box before Set the Dial Number and APN manually and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below.

¾Dial Number & APN - Fill these two parameters manually after Set the Dial Number and APN manually is checked.

¾Username & Password - Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are optional but case-sensitive.

5.You will then see Figure 3-8. Select Auto-Detect, the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active

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Internet service is successfully detected by the Router.

Figure 3-8

¾If the connection type detected is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP.

Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – PPPoE

¾If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Then you can go on with the wireless configuration.

¾If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-10. Enter the parameters in the corresponding blanks.

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Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - Static IP

6.Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-11.

Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Wireless

¾Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list.

¾SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX

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indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.

¾Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

¾Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

¾Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the Router works on.

¾Channel Width - Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

¾Max Tx Rate - You can limit the maximum transmission rate of the Router through this field.

¾Wireless Security - You can select one of the following security options.

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

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

PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters.

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

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

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

zNo Change - If you chose this option, wireless security configuration will not change!

These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to Section 4.6: “Wireless”.

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

If you don’t make any changes on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-12. Click the Finish button to finish the Quick Setup.

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Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Finish

If there are something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-13. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup.

Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Finish

) Note:

The configuration for 3G Only, WAN Preferred and WAN Only mode is very similar to 3G Preferred mode. Here we just take 3G Preferred for example.

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Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

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

4.1Login

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

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

4.2Status

The Status page provides the current status information about the Router. All information is read-only.

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Figure 4-1 Router Status

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4.3Quick Setup

Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide."

4.4QSS

This section will guide you add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by QSS (Quick Secure Setup) function.

a). Choose menu “QSS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ).

Figure 4-2 QSS

¾QSS Status - Enable or disable the QSS function here.

¾Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.

¾Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the Router to its default.

¾Gen New PIN - Click this button, and then you can get a new random value for the Router's PIN. You can ensure the network security by generating a new PIN.

¾Add device - You can add the new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button.

b). To add a new device:

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

) Note:

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

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

I.By PBC

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the Push Button Configuration (PBC)

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method, you can add it to the network by PBC with the following two methods.

Method One:

Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.

Step 2: Press and hold the QSS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds.

Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.

The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Method Two:

Step 1: Press the QSS button on the front panel of the Router.

Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.

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The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.

The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Method Three:

Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear.

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Figure 4-3 Add A New Device

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

Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.

The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the QSS configuration.

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The QSS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter

II. By PIN

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

Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router

Step 1: Keep the default QSS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear.

Step 2: Choose Enter the new device's PIN and enter the PIN code of the wireless adapter in the field behind PIN in the above figure. Then click Connect.

) Note:

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

Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar in the configuration utility of the QSS as below, and click Next.

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