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AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Small Bus iness Wireless Router User Manual i AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual PN 613-001217 Rev. A[...]

ii AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - Use r Manual Copyright © 2009 Allied Telesis, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesis, Inc. Microsoft and Internet Explorer are re gistered trademarks of Microsoft Co rporation. Netscape Navigat[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual iii S AFETY N OTICE Do not open service or change any component. Only qualified technicians are allo wed to servi ce the equipment. Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock Check voltage before connecti ng to the power supply. Connecting to the wrong voltage will [...]

iv AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - Use r Manual E LECTRICAL S AFETY AND E MISSIONS S TANDARDS This product meets the fo llowing standards. U.S. Federal Communications Comm ission Interference State ment This equipment has been tested an d found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, p ursuant to P[...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802. 11 b/g/n, Small Busi ness Wireless Router User Manual v This device may not be used for setting up o utdoor radio links in France and in so me areas the RF output power may be limit ed t o 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed informat ion the end-user should cont act the national spectrum autho[...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802. 11 b/g/n, Small Busi ness Wireless Router User Manual vi C ONTENTS Preface ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................... 1 Purpose of Th is Manual ....................................................[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Small Bus iness Wireless Router User Manual vii The Wireless Router Cannot Connec t to the Inter net Correctly ............................................................ 55 Resetting Factory Defa ult Configuratio n ....................................................................................... ..............[...]

viii AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - Use r Manual F IGURES Figure 1: Top and Back panels .............................................................................................................................. ......... 3  Figure 2: Location of the Antenna Connectors ......................................[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual ix Figure 38: System > Schedule .............................................................................................................................. ....... 25  Figure 39: System > Schedule Settin gs .......................................................[...]

x AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - Use r Manual Figure 78: Firewall > URL Filter ............................................................................................................................... ... 44  Figure 79: URL Filter Table .................................................................[...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b /g/n, Small Busine ss Wireless Router User Manu al 1 Pr eface Purpose of This Manual This manual is intended for customers and/o r networ k administrators who are re sponsible for ins talling and maintaining the AT-WR2 304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wir eless Router. Ho w This Manual is Organiz ed This guide contain[...]

2 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - User Manual Contacting Allied T elesis This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as well as s ales and corporate information. Online Suppor t You can request technical support o n line by accessing the Allied Teles is Knowledge Base: http://www[...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b /g/n, Small Busine ss Wireless Router User Manu al 3 Chapter 1: Ov er vie w Thank you for pur chasing Allied Telesi s AT-WR2304N. The AT-WR2304 N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router is a wireless communications router for dev ices on your network. It provides continuous, high-spe ed access between your wire le[...]

4 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - User Manual LEDs The Power LED on the AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Small Busines s Wireless Router is described in Table 1. Table 1: Power LED LED State Description POWER Off The router is not receiving power. On The router is booting or failed to update F/W. Blinking The router[...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b /g/n, Small Busine ss Wireless Router User Manu al 5 Chapter 2: Installation Re view ing Safety Pr ecautions Please review the following safety preca utions before you begin to install the AT-WR230 4N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wire less Router. Warning To prevent electric shock, do not remove the cover. No user-serv[...]

6 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - User Manual Microwave Ovens Microwave ovens operate in the same frequency b and as 802.11g and 802.11b radios; therefore, if you use a microwave oven within range of your wireless network, you may notice network performance degradation. Both your microwave oven and your wirele ss [...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b /g/n, Small Busine ss Wireless Router User Manu al 7 Unpacking the Wireless Router To unpack the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Sm all Business Wireless Router, per form the following procedure: 1. Remove all compone nts from the shippi ng package.  Note: Store the packing m aterial in a safe locat ion. You must use the o[...]

8 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router - User Manual You can try repositioning ant ennas until you get the best signal strength. Using the Wireless Router on a Desktop You can place the AT-WR2304N I E EE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router on a desktop or other flat surface. To place the AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 [...]

AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b /g/n, Small Busine ss Wireless Router User Manu al 9 Figure 5: Attaching the LA N Cable Connecting the Wireless Router to the W AN To connect the AT-WR2 304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Bu siness Wi reless Router to the WAN, perform the following procedure: 1. Locate another RJ45 cabl e, which usually is with modem. 2. Connect[...]

10 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 7: Connecting th e Power Adap ter 2. Verify that the Power LED is orange. If the LED is off, refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . The router is now powered on and ready for the first co nfiguration.[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 11 Chapter 3: PC Setting TCP/IP Configuration For the first configuration, please configure you PC. The following ste p s and screen shot s maybe dissimilar in different operating systems. This manual mainly takes Microsoft Wind ows Vista/XP as examples. <Windows Vista &[...]

12 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 11: Windows Vista Local Area Connection Properties 5. In “General” tab, select both “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, and then click on “Advanced…”. Figure 12: Windows Vista TCP/IP properties 6[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 13 Figure 14: Windows XP/2000 Local Area Connection 3. In “General” tab, select “Internet Pro tocol (TCP/IP)” and then click on “Properties”. Figure 15: Local Area Connection Properties 4. In “General” tab, select both “Obtain an IP address automatically?[...]

14 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual <Mac OS 10.5/10.6 > 1. In Macintosh category, go to “System Conf iguration”. 2. Open “Network” configuration. If there is no “Network” config u ration, select “Show all”. 3. In “Network” window , select “Built-in Ethernet” in “Show”, [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 15 Figure 20: IE Internet Options 4. Uncheck those three boxes , and then click on “OK”. Figure 21: IE LAN Settings 5. Click on “OK” to close all of the w indows.[...]

16 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Chapter 4: Netw ork Configuration First Configuration Before using the equ ipment correctly, you must proce ss first configurati on. Please perform the following procedure:  Note: For firewall and anti-virus programs mig ht in terrupt the configuration, we suggest [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 17 Figure 24: Wizard 5. Depends on the Internet type you chose, you mi ght be promp ted for more information which is provided by you ISP. a. Static IP Address : If you are using static IP Internet service, please select this it em. Figure 25: Wizard > Static IP ) Login [...]

18 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 26: Wizard > Dynamic IP Address ) Login Method : Select “Dynamic IP Address”. ) Hostname : If your ISP does not specify this parameter, k eep default value. ) Mac : Click on “Clone MAC Address” to get MAC address from PC. c. PPP over Ethernet : If yo[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 19 29. AT-WR2304N IEEE 802. 11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router w ill automatically offer a SSID and a key, which are necessary when you pe rform a wireless connectio n. You can change both as you need. Then click on “Next”. Figure 29: Security Level ) SSID : SSID [...]

20 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Chapter 5: Security Security setting is the f irst thing you need to do after you build up a wireless network. To protect your network from unlawful use, please perform the following procedure . WEP WEP encryption is compatible with most wireless devices . If you are [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 21 Hex(26 characters) : Pick from 0~9, a~f, and input 26 characters as the key. ) Enable 802.1x Authentication : 802.1x Auth entication works with RADIUS server. In th is example, please unc heck this box. 3. Click on “Apply” to save the settings.  Note: To make conn[...]

22 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 33: WPA RADUS Encryption 2. Configure the parameter. ) SSID Selection : If you enable more than o n e SSID, select here to config ure. ) Broadcast SSID : E n able or disable SSID broadcast. The defau lt value is “Enable”. ) WMM : Enable or disable W MM func[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 23 Chapter 6: Advanced Setting System This page shows system status, LAN settings, DHCP, log and statistics. Please access by clicking o n “System” on the left side. Status This page displays informatio n about firmware version, WAN/LAN/WLAN settings. Figure 34: System [...]

24 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual ) Lease time : You can set lease time here. Client PC has to request an IP again after a certain portion of the lease time has expired. ) Start IP : You can limit the IP range here. This parameter works in DHCP “Enabled”. ) End IP : You can limi t the IP range her[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 25 Figure 38: System > Schedule ) Enable Schedule Table : Check the box to enable t his function. To add a schedule, per form the following procedure . 1. Click on “Add”. 2. Configure the follo wing parameter. Figure 39: System > Schedule Settings ) Schedule Descr[...]

26 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 41: System > Log ) Save : Click on “Save” to save the log as a text f ile. ) Clear : Click on “Clear” to remove all log infor mation. Monitor This page shows real-time bandwidth info rmation, including WAN and wireless LAN. Figure 42: System > Mon[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 27 Internet This page provides internet s ettings. Please set confi guration according to your In ternet type. If necessary, ask your ISP for assistance. Please access by clicking on “internet” on the left side. Status This page shows current In ternet status. C lick on[...]

28 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual ) Default Gateway : Input the parameter provided by your ISP. ) Primary DNS : Input the pa rameter provided by your ISP. ) Secondary DNS : You can optionally i nput secondary DNS here. Click on “Apply” after configuration. PPPoE If you are using Internet service w[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 29 ) WAN Interface Type : Choose your IP address type according to your situation. If you choose “Static IP Address”, you need to provide IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address. Address”. If you choose “Dynamic IP Address”, please input hostname prov ided[...]

30 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual WDS-P2MP P2MP mode implement is applied to connect two environments wit h different LAN. Both of the AP cannot provide wireless services to users. AP1 and AP2 are both A T -WR2304N Mode: WDS Mode Channel Number: 11 ESSID: AP1 Input AP2 M AC address PC Wir eless User W[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 31 ) Set Security : You can optio nally set wireless security by clicking on “Set Security”. Cli ck on “Apple” to save the sattings. 4. Click on “Apply” and wait for re-booting. AP2 Please set AP2 according the following proc edure. 1. Remove the cable from AP1,[...]

32 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual WDS-Repeater Wi-fi Distributed System (WDS) can efficiency exte nd the range of wireless signal. Both of the wir eless routers provide wireless service. WDS impleme nt requ ires two sets of AT-WR 2304N. Please perform the following procedure . AP1 and AP2 are bo th A [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 33 Figure 53: WDS Security Settings (AP1) 6. Click on “Apply” to save the settings. AP2 Please set AP2 according to the following procedure. 1. Un-plug the cable connecting the PC and AP 1, and connect it to AP2. 2. In managemen t configuration men u, check top-right si[...]

34 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 56: WDS Security Settings (AP2) 6. Unplug the RJ-45 cable , and set the PC to “Obtain an IP address automatically”. Advanced Figure 57: Wireless > Advanced ) Fragment Threshold : The maximum frag ment size. ) RTS Threshold : The maximum RTS poc ket size.[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 35 Figure 58: Wireless > Filter ) Enable Wireless Access Control : Check the box to enable this function. ) Description : Specify a descriptio n for identification. ) MAC Address : Input the MAC address you want to allow. The format is “xxxxxxxxxx”. ) MAC Address Fil[...]

36 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual 1 2 3 4 Figure 60: WPS Button Diagram 2. Open wireless adapter utility, and then find WPS configura tion item. Click on “Rescan” to find the AP. Figure 61: PBC Settings (Wireless Adapter) 3. Click on “PBC” button. T he connection will be built in seconds.  [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 37 Figure 62: PIN Settings (Wireless Adapter) 3. In AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/ n, Small Business Wirele ss Router configuration menu WPS page, input the 8-characher PIN code to “WPS via PIN”. 4. Click on “Start to Process. The connec tion will be built in seconds. Fi[...]

38 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 64: Self PIN Settings (Wireless Router) 2. Open wireless adapter utility, and then find WPS config uration item. Configure the “Config Mode” to “Registrar”, and then input the Self PIN Code. Figure 65: PIN Settings (Wireless Adapter) 3. Click on “PIN?[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 39 ) WPS Current Status : The message “configured” means wi reless encryption is property set. Disable encryptio n function by clicking on “Release Config uration”. ) Self Pin Code : This is the WPS PIN code of AP. You can input this PIN code to wireless adapter. Re[...]

40 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Enable Figure 69: Firewall > Enable ) Firewall : Enable or disable firewall feat ure here. The default value is “En able”. Advanced This page provides VPN functions including PPTP / IP Se c pass through on VPN connection. You can enable by checking the box. Ena[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 41 Figure 71: DMZ Settings 3. Input the “IP Address” and “MAC Address”, an d then click on “Add”. Apply the setting. 4. Go to “Firewall” Æ “DMZ”. Select the PC from “Please se lect a PC”, and then click o n “<“ to add it to “Local IP Addres[...]

42 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual DoS Figure 73: Firewall > DoS ) Block DoS : Enable or disable DoS blocki ng here. The default value is “E nable”. MAC Filter You can restrict LAN and WLAN network by MAC address. Figure 74: Firewall > MAC Filter ) Enable MAC filtering : Check the box to enab[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 43 Figure 75: MAC Address Filter Table  Note: Y ou can remove a rule by checking the item and click i ng on “Delete Selected”, or click on “Delete All” to remove all rules . IP Filter You can restrict network by IP address. IP address listed in the filter table w[...]

44 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 78: Firewall > URL Filter ) Enable URL Blocking : Check the box to enable this function. ) URL/keyword: Input URL or keyword here. ) Current URL Blocking Table : All URL/keyword fi ltering rules are listed here. Figure 79: URL Filter Table  Note: You can [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 45 Port map. Port Mapping re-directs a range of service port from the Internet / WAN Port to a particular LAN IP address. It is helpful when you host se rvers behind the router NAT firewall. Figure 81: Advanced > Port Mapping ) Enable Port Mapping : Check the box to enab[...]

46 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Port fw, Figure 83: Advanced > Port Forwarding ) Enable Port Forwarding : Check the box to enable this function. ) Description : Specify a descriptio n for identification. ) Local IP : Input local IP address. ) Protocol : Select protocol here. ) Local Port : Input [...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 47  Note: Y ou can remove a rule by checking the item and click i ng on “Delete Selected”, or click on “Delete All” to remove all rules . Port tri. Figure 85: Advanced > Port Triggering ) Enable Trigger Port : Check the box to e nable this function. ) Descript[...]

48 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 87: Advanced > ALG UPnP Universal Plug and play (UPnP) automatical ly detects de vices and software which support UPnP in LAN , such as on-line games or MSN Messenger. Figure 88: Advanced > UPnP ) UPnP : Enable or disable UPnP here. The default val u e is[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 49 Figure 90: Advanced > QoS (Priority Queue) 1. Go to Advanced Æ QoS, and then select “Pri ority Queue”. 2. You can additionally assign an un limited IP address which is not limited by all rules . Input the IP address in “Local IP Address”. 3. Assign the priori[...]

50 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual “Max” is selected, the equipment res tricts the rate under specific limitation. ) Rate(bps) : Select a speed you want to allocate to t h e rule. Click on “Add” to add a rule. ) Current QoS Table : All QoS rules are list ed here.  Note: You can remove a rule[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 51 Admin In this page, you can change the config uration menu password. The default username is “ manager ” and the default password is “ friend ”. Figure 94: Tools > Admin ) Old Password : Input old password here to perform change. ) New Password : Input new pas[...]

52 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual  Note: P l e a s e b e r e m i n d e d t h at c h a n g i n g s y s t e m t i m e w i l l a f f e c t l o g f i l e i n f o r m a t i o n . C o n f i g u r e i t only when it is necessary. DDNS For users who use PPPoE or DHCP Internet service, DDNS allows people to[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 53 Diagnosis Figure 98: Tools > Diagnosis ) Address to Ping : Enter an IP address you want to test, and then click on “Start”. ) Ping Result : The result of diagnosis is shown her e. Firmware Figure 99: Tools > Firmware ) Browse… : Click on “Browse…” and s[...]

54 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Back-up Figure 100: Tools > Back-up ) Restore to factory default : Click on “Reset” to restore to factory defa ult value. ) Backup Settings : Click on “Save” to save current setting s as a file. The default file name is config.dlf. ) Restore Setting : You c[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 55 Chapter 7: T r oubleshooting Wh y Can I Not Access Setting P ag e with a Cable Connection • Rechecking your physical connections. Make sure that pow er cable and RJ-45 cables are inserted tightly and LED lights up correctly. If LED does not light up properly, try to sw[...]

56 AT-WR2304N - IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, S mall Business Wireless Router - User Manual Appendix A: T echnical Specifications Ph ysical Specifications Dimensions: 176.34 mm x 1 03.62 mm x 23 .20 mm (W x D x H) (6.94 in. x 4. 07 in. x .91 in.) Weight: 250 g (8 .81 oz.) En vir onmental Specifications Operating Temperature: 0 to 45°C Storage Temperature: -[...]

AT-WR2304N IEE E 802.11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Router User Ma nual 57 Appendix B: Radio Bands Allied Telesis’ s AT-WR2304N IEEE 802. 11 b/g/n, Smal l Business Wireless Rou ter is capable of operatin g in the 2.4GHz (IEEE 802.11b /g/n). IEEE 802.11 n standard provides a major imp rovement in the speed at which data can be transferred over[...]