ZUNIDATA SYSTEMS R4020A Wireless IEEE802.11b/g/n 300Mbps Tiny Router User Manual R4020A Manual NorthLink

ZUNIDATA SYSTEMS, INC Wireless IEEE802.11b/g/n 300Mbps Tiny Router R4020A Manual NorthLink

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Wireless 11n Router Wireless IEEE802.11b/g/n 300Mbps Tiny Router R4020A User Manual Version 1.0 Date: Aug. 22, 2011
Wireless 11n Router iiFCC Certifications Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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 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. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
Wireless 11n Router iiiThis transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022 class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for the latest information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company. Trademarks: All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. Copyright © 2009, All Rights Reserved. Note: The country code selection is for non-US model only and is not available to all US model. Per FCC regulation, all WiFi product marketed in US must fixed to US operation channels only. 以下警語適用台灣地區 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。
Wireless 11n Router ivContents Unpacking Information······················································································································6 Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Router ·················································································7 1.1 General Description···································································································7 1.2 Key Features ·············································································································7 Chapter 2 Installing and Using Wireless Router·········································································8 2.1 Connecting this Router to your network ····································································8 2.2 Configuring the IP address of your computer····························································8 Chapter 3 Management ···········································································································12 3.1 Starting the WEB-Based Management Interface·····················································12 3.2 The Graphic User Interface ·····················································································12 3.3 Setup Wizard···········································································································14 3.4 Operation Mode·······································································································19 3.5 Wireless···················································································································20 3.5.1 Basic Settings··································································································20 3.5.2 Advanced Settings···························································································23 3.5.3 Security············································································································25 3.5.4 Access Control ································································································29 3.5.5 WDS Settings ··································································································30 3.5.6 Site Survey ······································································································31 3.5.7 WPS Settings ··································································································31 3.5.8 Schedule··········································································································32 3.6 TCP/IP Settings·······································································································34 3.6.1 LAN Interface Setup ························································································34 3.6.2 WAN Interface Setup·······················································································36 3.7 Firewall Settings ······································································································44 3.7.1 Port Filter·········································································································44 3.7.2 IP Filter ············································································································45 3.7.3 MAC Filter········································································································47 3.7.4 Port Forwarding·······························································································48 3.7.5 URL Filter·········································································································49 3.7.6 DMZ·················································································································50 3.8 QoS ·························································································································50 3.9 Management ···········································································································51 3.9.1 Status···············································································································51 3.9.2 Statistics ··········································································································52 3.9.3 DDNS Settings ································································································53
Wireless 11n Router v3.9.4 Time Zone Setting ···························································································54 3.9.5 Denial-of-Service·····························································································55 3.9.6 Log···················································································································57 3.9.7 Upgrade Firmware···························································································58 3.9.8 Save/Reload Setting························································································58 3.9.9 Password·········································································································59
Wireless 11n Router 6Unpacking Information Thank you for purchasing the product. Before you start, please check all the contents of this package. The product package should include the following: 1. One Wireless Router 2. One Power Adapter 3. One resource CD, including:  User’s Manual  QIG Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions The Router mentioned in this guide stands for IEEE 802.11n Wireless Router without any explanation.
Wireless 11n Router 7Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Router 1.1 General Description Draft 802.11n Wireless Connectivity The IEEE802.11n Wireless Router provides a better wireless signal for network than existing wireless 802.11g technology. It complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 and IEEE802.11b/g wireless standards. Greater Range and Coverage The router allows multiple users to share one broadband connection, as well as secures your private network. With its built-in switch port and wireless AP, LAN users can share files, printers, or playing network games all at a blazing speed. This technology maximizes the speed and range of your wireless signal to significantly outperform 802.11g devices. Advanced Network Security As for security, it also supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a wireless network or from the Internet. Moreover, supporting for WPA and WPA2 standards ensure that you will be able to use the best possible encryption, regardless of your client devices. In addition, this Wireless 11n Router utilizes dual active firewalls (SPI and NAT) to prevent potential attacks from across the Internet. 1.2 Key Features ¾ Supports 2.4 GHz frequency band ¾ Supports wireless data encryption with WPA, WPA2, Open/ shared key, and pair-wise key authentication services ¾ Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-SA Client mode, Ingress and Egress bandwidth control ¾ Supports authentication for wireless connectivity based on ESSID ¾ Provides MAC access control and hidden SSID function ¾ Support MDI/MDIX auto crossover function ¾ Supports NAT IP Sharing and DHCP server ¾ Supports WAN connection type: Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, DHCP L2TP client ¾ Supports ACL, DOS, Virtual DMZ, DNS relay, UPnP, VPN-Pass through ¾ Supports DDNS (DynDNS, TZO) ¾ Supports firmware upgrade function via Web
Wireless 11n Router 8 Chapter 2 Installing and Using Wireless Router This chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of the Wireless Router. We suggest you go over the whole chapter and then do more advanced operation. 2.1 Connecting this Router to your network Steps to build up the network: ¾ Connect the phone line from the wall socket to the line-in port on the ADSL modem, or the coaxial cable to the line-in port on the Cable modem. ¾ Connect the ADSL or Cable modem to the Ethernet WAN port on the back of the Wireless Router by using the UTP cable. ¾ Plug-in the power adapter to the modem and turn on the power. Install the Ethernet card into the computer by referring to the User Guide that came with the card. ¾ Connect the computer to the Wireless Router by using standard twisted-pair Ethernet cable from the computer’s Ethernet card to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the back of the Wireless Router. ¾ Plug-in the power adapter to the Router and the other side to the wall outlet. 2.2 Configuring the IP address of your computer In order to communicate with this Wireless Router, you have to configure the IP addresses of your computer to make it compatible with the device. Note: The router supports DHCP server and it is enabled as default. Users that configure your IP address as “Obtain an IP address automatically” may skip the following IP configuration instruction. 1. The default network setting of the device: IP address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP Server: enable 2. In the following TCP/IP configuration guide, the IP address “192.168.2.2” is assumed to be your IP address if you want to specify IP addresses manually. Please DO NOT choose “192.168.2.1” as the IP address. For the IP address “192.168.2.1“has been set as the
Wireless 11n Router 9default IP for this device. 3. The following TCP/IP configuration guide uses windows XP as the presumed operation system. Procedures to configure IP addresses for your computer 1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click Start > Settings > Network Connections. If you are in Start menu view, click Start > Control Panel > Network Connections. 2. Right-click on Local Area Connection item and click on Properties.
Wireless 11n Router 10 3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
Wireless 11n Router 11 4. You may choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” (recommend) to get IP address automatically or choose “Use the following IP address” to specify IP addresses manually. Please click the OK button after your configuration.
Wireless 11n Router 12Chapter 3 Management 3.1 Starting the WEB-Based Management Interface The device uses WEB as the management interface. You can use a browser to access the management interface easily. Please follow the steps listed below. 1. Open the Internet WEB browser. 2. Type 192.168.2.1 into the URL WEB address location and press Enter. 3. The Login window appears. - Enter admin in the User Name location (default value). - Enter admin in the Password location (default value). - Click OK button. 3.2 The Graphic User Interface After the password authorization, the information page shows up as the home page of the Graphic User interface. You may click on each folder on left column of each page to get access to each configuration page. Please note that you should click the Save Settings button to apply your configuration to this device. You can also restore the default settings by clicking the Reset Settings button.
Wireless 11n Router 13 If you purchase Wireless 11n 2T2R Router / Travel Router, the Graphic User Interface as follows: If you purchase Wireless 11n 1T1R Router / Travel Router, the Graphic User Interface as follows:
Wireless 11n Router 14 3.3 Setup Wizard If you are using the router for the first time, please follow the procedures of the setup wizard to do a step-by-step configuration. Note: The following instruction does an overall introduction to the Setup Wizard. For detail information to each item, please refer to instruction of each page. 1. To start the Setup Wizard, click the “Next” button to proceed. 2. Select your demanding operation mode and click “Next”.
Wireless 11n Router 15 3. Mark the check box to enable synchronizing time by NTP server. Select the religion you live and a NTP server by clicking the drop list then click “Next”. 4. Specify an IP address and subnet mask for connecting to the router in LAN.
Wireless 11n Router 16 5. Select a WAN access type for the router to connect to Internet. Fill in the parameters that required in each blank, and then click the “Next” button. You may get those parameters from your ISP. WAN Access Type : Static IP, DHCP Client, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP 6. Select the wireless parameters that are used for associating with this router and click “Next”.
Wireless 11n Router 17 \ Items Information Band 2.4GHz(B),2.4GHz(G),2.4GHz(N),2.4GHz(B+G),2.4GHz(G+N), 2.4GHz(B+G+N) Mode AP, Client, WDS, AP+WDS Network Type Infrastructure, Ad-hoc Channel Width 40MHz, 20MHz ControlSideband Upper, Lower Channel Number Auto,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Country This contains USA(FCC), Canada(IC), Europe(ETSI), Spain, France, Japan(MKK) 1.Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. 2.The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user.
Wireless 11n Router 187. Click the drop list to select the encryption type for your wireless network. Fill in the parameters for the encryption type you select and click finish to complete configuration. Encryption type : None, WEP, WPA(TKIP), WPA2(AES), WPA2 Mixed
Wireless 11n Router 19 3.4 Operation Mode To select an operation mode for this router, click on the mode that you want to perform and click the button to execute.
Wireless 11n Router 203.5 Wireless 3.5.1 Basic Settings You can set up the configuration of your Wireless basic settings and monitor the Wireless Clients associate with your router. Items Information Disable Wireless LAN Interface Mark the checkbox to disable interface of Wireless LAN Band To select a band for this device to match 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11b/g, 802.11g/n or 802.11b/g/n. optional parameters: 2.4GHz(B),2.4GHz(G),2.4GHz(N),2.4GHz(B+G),2.4GHz(G+N), 2.4GHz(B+G+N)
Wireless 11n Router 21Mode Configure this device as AP, Client, WDS or AP+WDS. If you set this device as AP or AP+WDS mode, the button is available for you to set up four SSID for this wireless network. Click on this button to do more configurations. Network Type When you configure this device in Client mode, this drop-down list allows users to change the network type into infrastructure mode or ad-hoc mode. Ad-Hoc mode: connects two computers directly without the use of a router or AP. It is also know as a peer-to-peer network. Infrastructure Mode: the wireless network contains at least one wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP. SSID Service set identifier (SSID) for the name of the wireless network. Channel Width Select to use 20MHz or 40MHz as the wireless channel frequency. Control Sideband If you have selected the channel width of 40MHz for this router, you can control this router to use the frequency for a deflection of “Upper” or “Lower.” Channel Number Select a channel for the wireless network of this device. Country This contains USA(FCC), Canada(IC), Europe(ETSI), Spain, France, Japan(MKK) Broadcast SSID If you enable "Broadcast SSID", every wireless station located within the coverage of this wireless router can discover this wireless router easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended. Disabling "Broadcast SSID" can provide better security. WMM This will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they’re being transferred over wireless network. WMM is not available in 11n mode. Data Rate The transmit limitation of data packets of this wireless router. The wireless router will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets. Associated Client Click "Show Active Clients" button, then an "Active Wireless Client Table" pops up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. Enable MAC clone Mark the checkbox to clone the MAC address of the device. This function is only available when you set this router as Client mode. You can also manually set the MAC address in WAN setting. Enable Universal Repeater Mode Mark this checkbox to enable Universal Repeater Mode which acts this device as an AP and client simultaneously.
Wireless 11n Router 22SSID of Extended Interface While you enable the Universal Repeater Mode, you have to specify an SSID for the extended interface. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 1.Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. 2.The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. 1. Multiple APs This is the window that pops up after clicking the button. Select one of the AP, and then click the button “Show”, “Active Wireless Client Table – AP1” windows pops up.
Wireless 11n Router 23 2. Active Wireless Client Table This is the window that pops up after clicking the button. 3.5.2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. We recommend not changing these parameters unless you know what changes will be on this router.
Wireless 11n Router 24 Items Information Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 0 to 2346. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance. RTS Threshold Request To Send threshold. This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications to the value range between 1 and 2347 are recommended. Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a beacon interval value. Default (100ms) is recommended. Preamble Type The length of CRC blocks in the frames during the wireless communication. IAPP To enables multiple AP to communicate and pass information regarding the location of associated Stations. Protection Some 802.11g wireless adapters support 802.11g protections, which allows the adapter search for 802.11b/g singles only. Select
Wireless 11n Router 25“Enabled” to support protection or select “Disabled” to disable this function. Aggregation To aggregate lots of packets into a big one before transmitting packets. This can reduce control packet overhead. Short GI Indicates that the 802.11g network is using a short slot time because there are no legacy (802.11b) stations present RF Output Power Select the signal strength for the wireless network. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3.5.3 Security The Security function protects your wireless network from invasion. We provide WEP and WPA encryption to secure your wireless network. Please select Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA-Mixed in the drop list. If you select none, any data will be transmitted without encryption and any station can access the router. Items Information Select SSID Please choose a SSID you have set for this router in the Wireless > Basic Settings from the drop-down list. The SSID will be shown on the wireless network for recognizing. Encryption There are 5 modes for you to select: Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA-Mixed. Please refer to the following description. 802.1x Authentication Users that do not use this function or connecting to an open-wireless network please skip this part. Please configure the settings in accordance with the Certificated Server.
Wireless 11n Router 26 1. Security Mode -- WEP Items Information Encryption Select a security encryption mode for this router. Authentication There provide three options for selecting: Open System,
Wireless 11n Router 27Shared Key, Auto Key Length Select 64-bit or 128-bit as the key encryption length. Key Format Select ASCII1 or Hex2 to setup the key value. Encryption Key Enter the key according to the key format you select. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations. 2. Security Mode – WPA / WPA 2 Items Information Authentication Mode There are two items, “Enterprise (RADIUS)” and “Personal (Pre-Shared Key)”. You can select the mode by clicking the item. WPA Cipher Suite Select the WPA Cipher Suite to be TKIP or AES. Pre-Shared Key Format To decide the format, select Pass phrase or Hex in the drop list. Pre-Shared Key Enter the Pre-shared Key according to the pre-shared key format you select. This is the shared secret between AP and STA. This field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths. 1 ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127. 2 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.
Wireless 11n Router 283. Security Mode – WPA-Mixed Items Information Authentication Mode There are two items, “Enterprise (WPA-Radius)” and “Personal (Pre-Shared Key)”. You can select the mode by clicking the item. WPA / WPA2 Cipher Suite Select the WPA/WPA2 Cipher Suite to be TKIP or AES. Pre-Shared Key Format To decide the format, select Passphrase or Hex in the drop list. Pre-Shared Key Enter the Pre-shared Key according to the pre-shared key format you select. This field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 293.5.4 Access Control To restrict the clients of Access authentication of Stations, set up the control list in this page. Items Information Wireless Access Control Mode Click on the drop list to choose the access control mode. You may select “Allow listed” to allow those allowed MAC addresses or select “Deny Listed” to ban those MAC addresses from accessing to this device or select “Disable”. MAC Address & Comment Fill in the MAC address that you wish to control, and give a definition to it. Current Access Control list Lists the MAC Access Control Settings you have added before. Click on the list to change configuration. To Delete the station on the list, mark the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all stations on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 303.5.5 WDS Settings When you use this device as WDS or AP+WDS mode, “WDS Setting” function can be operated. Wireless Distribution System allows the router to communicate with other APs wirelessly. To make it work, you must ensure that these APs and the Router are in the same channel. Please add these APs MAC address and comment values into the WDS list. Don’t Forget to Enable the WDS by click the check box of “Enable WDS” and press “Apply Changes” button to save. To Delete the AP on the list, Click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all APs on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. Items Information MAC Address & Comment Fill in the MAC address that you wish to control, and give a definition to it. Data Rate The transmit limitation of data packets of this wireless router. The wireless router will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets. Current WDS AP List Lists the WDS Settings you have added before. Click on the list to change configuration. To Delete the station on the list, mark the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all stations on the list, click
Wireless 11n Router 31“Delete All” to remove all of them. 3.5.6 Site Survey This page shows available wireless network information. When you use this device as a client station (STA), you may connect to other AP or Router. Select one of the lists in the site survey table and click on to connect to other wireless network nearby. The button can be used to scan nearby Router and AP again. 3.5.7 WPS Settings The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. This Router supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar.
Wireless 11n Router 32 Items Information WPS Status You cannot manually select the items here. The WPS Status will change from “UnConfigured” to “Configured” after you enable WPS function and setup a wireless security key for this device. Self-PIN Number If you use this device as a client, you can use this code when trying to connect this device to other AP by using the PIN method. Push Button Configuration Push Button Communication (PBC) method use a simple action of pushing a button on both the AP and the new STA to reach the function of easy setup WPS connection. You can simply click the button in this GUI page. After click on the button, please run the client’s WPS and push the PBC button within 2 minutes. Client PIN Number Personal Identification Number (PIN) method. Users have to fill in the PIN code of enrollee device and click on the button to make communication with other AP. After click on the button, please run the client’s WPS and push the PIN button within 2 minutes. Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3.5.8 Schedule You can configure the schedule via this page. Click “Enable Wireless Schedule”, then config days or time which you want. Wireless will start or stop at your scheduled time. Please do not forget to configure system time before enabling this feature.
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Wireless 11n Router 343.6 TCP/IP Settings 3.6.1 LAN Interface Setup To set up the configuration of LAN interface, private IP of your router LAN port and subnet mask for your LAN segment. Items Information IP Address The IP of your Router LAN port (default 192.168.2.1). Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of you LAN (default 255.255.255.0). All devices on the network must have the same subnet mask to communicate on the network. Default Gateway Enter the IP Address of the router in your network. DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses “automatically.” You can select to use this router as a DHCP client or DHCP server. To give your LAN client an IP, you have to enable “DHCP Server”. If not, manual setting up your client IP is necessary when you want to use
Wireless 11n Router 35the router as your client’s default gateway. DHCP Client Range Specify the DHCP Client IP address range (default start from 150 and end to 200). You can also click the “Show Client” button to list those connected DHCP clients. Static DHCP This function is only available when you use this router as a DHCP server. This router may automatically assign the static DHCP address to the specific clients. Domain Name (Optional) The name of your local domain. 802.1d Spanning Tree To prevent from network loops and preserve the quality of bridged network Clone MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to. MAC cloning feature allows the MAC address reported by WAN side network interface card to be set to the MAC address already registered with the ISP eliminating the need to register the new MAC address with the ISP. This feature does not change the actual MAC address on the NIC, but instead changes the MAC address reported by Wireless Router to client requests. To Change the MAC address, enter it in the text box. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 1. Active DHCP Client List This is the window that pops up after clicking the button. It shows the information of IP/MAC address and expire time of the DHCP clients that have connected with this device.
Wireless 11n Router 36 2. Static DHCP Setup This is the window that pops up after clicking the button. Click on the list to change configuration. To delete the station on the list, mark the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all stations on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. 3.6.2 WAN Interface Setup This page allows users to configure those parameters for connecting to Internet. You may select the Internet connection type from the “My Connection type” drop list and configure parameters for each mode. Five modes for selection: Static, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP, and PPTP mode.
Wireless 11n Router 37 1. Static Mode (fixed IP) Devices that are assigned the same IP address may not be visible on the network. Enter the IP address of the DNS server. The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses.
Wireless 11n Router 38 Items Information IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Fill in the IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway that provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). MTU Size To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger number will enhance the transmission performance. Enter the MTU number in the blank to set the limitation (default 1500 bytes). DNS 1~3 To specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1st, 2nd and 3rd server. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 2. DHCP (Auto Config)
Wireless 11n Router 39 Items Information Host Name The name of this device. MTU Size To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger number will enhance the transmission performance. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation (default 1492 bytes). Attain DNS Automatically If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Attain DNS automatically Set DNS Manually To specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1st, 2nd and 3rd server. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3. PPPoE (ADSL) Items Information
Wireless 11n Router 40Username, Password and Service Name Fill in the User Name, password and service name that provided by your ISP. Connection Type There are three connection types: “Continuous”: always keep connection. “Connect on demand”: bill by connection time. You can set up the idle time for the value. Specifies the number of time that elapses before the system automatically disconnects the PPPoE session. “Manual”: To connect to ISP, click “Connect” manually from the WEB user interface. The WAN connection will not lose its connection even the idle time is out. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP. Idle Time The value specifies the number of idle time that elapses before the system automatically disconnects the PPPoE session. MTU Size To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger number will enhance the transmission performance. Enter your MTU number in the text-box to set the limitation (default 1452 bytes). Attain DNS Automatically If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Attain DNS automatically Set DNS Manually To specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1st, 2nd and 3rd server. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 4. PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a method for implementing virtual private networks (VPNs).
Wireless 11n Router 41 Items Information IP address & Subnet Mask Fill in IP address & Subnet Mask that match the same subnet provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Username and Password Fill in Username and Password that provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Idle Time The value specifies the number of idle time that elapses before the system automatically disconnects the PPTP session. MTU Size To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger number will enhance the transmission performance. Enter the MTU number in the blank to set the limitation (default 1460 bytes). Request MPPE Encryption Mark to enable the Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption function. MPPE compresses data across PPP or VPN
Wireless 11n Router 42links. Request MPPC Compression Mark to enable the Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression function. MPPC can only be used in products that implement the Point to Point Protocol AND for the sole purpose of interoperating with other MPPC and Point to Point Protocol implementations. Attain DNS Automatically If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Attain DNS automatically DNS 1~3 To specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1st, 2nd and 3rd server. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 5. L2TP The Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) provides a standard method for transporting the link layer of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) between a dial-up server and a Network Access Server, using a network connection in lieu of a physical point-to-point connection.
Wireless 11n Router 43Items Information IP address & Subnet Mask Fill in IP address & Subnet Mask that match the same subnet provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Username and Password Fill in the Username and Password that provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). MTU Size To Enable the Maximum Transmission Unit of Router setup. Any packet over this number will be chopped up into suitable size before sending. Larger number will enhance the transmission performance. Enter the MTU number in the blank to set the limitation (default 1460bytes). Attain DNS Automatically If your DNS provide by ISP is dynamic, choose “Attain DNS automatically DNS 1~3 To specify the Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS server translates domain names into IP addresses. Enter the DNS provided by your ISP in 1st, 2nd and 3rd server. 6. Common configurations for WAN interface There are some settings are able to be configured on each WAN access types: Items Information
Wireless 11n Router 44Clone MAC Address When ISP use MAC address authentication (with DHCP), then the MAC address of the Ethernet card attached to your Cable modem must be registered with the ISP before connecting to the WAN (Internet). If the Ethernet card is changed, the new MAC address must be registered with the ISP. MAC cloning feature allows the MAC address reported by WAN side network interface card to be set to the MAC address already registered with the ISP eliminating the need to register the new MAC address with the ISP. This feature does not change the actual MAC address on the NIC, but instead changes the MAC address reported by Wireless Router to client requests. To Change the MAC address, enter it in the text box. Enable Web Server Access on WAN from port To Enable the user to access this Router with WAN port IP address from Internet Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection Mark the check box to enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection and clear the checkbox to disable. Enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection Mark the check box to enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection and clear the checkbox to disable. Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Mark the check box to enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection and clear the checkbox to disable. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3.7 Firewall Settings 3.7.1 Port Filter The firewall could not only obstruct outside intruders from intruding your system, but also restricting the LAN users. Port filter restricts certain type of data packets from your LAN to Internet through the router.
Wireless 11n Router 45 Items Information Enable Port Filtering Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Port Range Fill in the port range that you wish to filter. The valid numbers are 1~65535. Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP, UDP or Both. Comment Input any text to describe this mapping Current Filter Table Lists the Port Filter Settings you have added before. To delete the settings on the list, click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3.7.2 IP Filter The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration.
Wireless 11n Router 46 Items Information Enable IP Filtering Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. Local IP Address Fill in the IP address that you wish to filter. Protocol Select the protocol type of “TCP”, “UDP” or both. Comment Input any text to describe this mapping, Current Filter Table Lists the IP Filter Settings you have added before. To delete the settings on the list, click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 473.7.3 MAC Filter The Wireless Router could filter the outgoing packets for security or management consideration. Items Information Enable MAC Filtering Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that you wish to filter. Comment Input any text to describe this mapping. Current Filter Table Lists the MAC Filter Settings you have added before. To delete the settings on the list, click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 483.7.4 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address. Items Information Enable Port Forwarding Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. IP Address Fill in the IP address that you wish to forward. Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP, UDP or Both. Port Range Fill in the port range that you wish to forward. The valid numbers are 1~65535. Comment Input any text to describe this mapping. Current Port Forwarding Table Lists the Port Forward Settings you have added before. To delete the settings on the list, click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 49 3.7.5 URL Filter The URL Filter allows users to prevent certain URL from accessing by users in LAN. This filter will block those URLs that contain certain keywords. Items Information Enable URL Filtering Mark to enable the configuration, and clear to disable. URL Address Fill in the URL address that you wish to filter. Current Filter Table Lists the URL Filter Settings you have added before. To delete the settings on the list, click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all entries on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
Wireless 11n Router 503.7.6 DMZ To configure it, mark to enable virtual DMZ and then enter the Host IP (private IP address) and click to enact the setting. 3.8 QoS The QoS (Quality of Service) Settings page provides different priority to different users.
Wireless 11n Router 51 3.9 Management 3.9.1 Status This information page shows the current settings of this device. You could check if the parameters match your configuration.
Wireless 11n Router 52 3.9.2 Statistics This page allows users to get information of data transferring condition, and monitor the status and performance of this router including receiving and sending packets. To see the latest report, click button.
Wireless 11n Router 53 3.9.3 DDNS Settings DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) service allows users to connect to this device via a fixed and easy-to–remember hostname. This router supports DDNS service of following service providers: DynDNS (http://www.dyndns.org), TZO (http://www.tzo.com) Please go to one of DDNS service provider’s web page listed above, and get a free DDNS account by the instructions given on their web page.
Wireless 11n Router 54 Items Information Service Provider The website that provides DDNS service. Please select from the drop-down list. Domain Name The hostname that you have applied for the device. User Name/Email DDNS login account. For DynDNS users, please fill in your user name; for TZO users, please fill in your email address. Password/Key The password of your DDNS service account. * Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations. 3.9.4 Time Zone Setting This page allows users to configure the time of the router. To specify manually, fill in the blanks in “Current Time” and click the “Apply Change” button. To synchronize time from a timeserver, please mark the “Enable NTP client update” checkbox, select a NTP server from the drop list or manually enter a NTP server. Click the “Apply Change” button after your configuration.
Wireless 11n Router 55 3.9.5 Denial-of-Service A DoS (Denial of Service) attack attempt to disrupt the network and information system by sending abnormal packets to overload your Internet connection. DoS protect function helps to detect and block those malevolent DoS attack. It is strongly recommended that this setting be left enabled. Please mark to enable the DoS protection function. Manually adjust the value of packet threshold and click to enact the setting.
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Wireless 11n Router 573.9.6 Log This System Log page shows the information of the current activities on the router. To enable system log function: 1. Mark the “Enable Log” checkbox. 2. To see all information of the system, select the “system all” checkbox. To see wireless information only, select the “wireless” checkbox. To send the log information to a certain note, select the “Enable Remote Log” checkbox and fill in the IP address in the “Log Server IP Address” box. 3. Click the button to activate. You could also click the button to refresh the log information or click the button to clean the log table.
Wireless 11n Router 583.9.7 Upgrade Firmware Sometimes a new firmware may be issued to upgrade the system of this device. You could upgrade the firmware you got in this page. To upgrade the firmware, please click on the button, locate the firmware in your computer and then click the button to execute. 3.9.8 Save/Reload Setting The Save/Reload Setting page allows users to backup and download the configuration status of the device or restore the factory default configuration.
Wireless 11n Router 59 Items Information Save Settings to File Click on the button to save the currently configure settings. Load Settings from File Click to select the file that you save, and then click to start the process. Please wait for it to complete. Reset Settings to Default Click to start the process and it will be completed till the status LED starts blinking. 3.9.9 Password To set up the Administrator Account information, enter the Username, New password, and reenter the password on the text box. Don’t forget to click the to save the configuration.
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