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F E D E R A L C O M M U N I C A T I O N C O M M I S S I O N I N T E R F E R E N C E S T A T E M E N T FCC P art 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vid e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen[...]

compliance could void the authority to operate equipment. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio fre que nc y exposure limi t s, human proximity to the antenna shall[...]

R & T T E C O M P L I A N C E S T A T E M E N T This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COU NCIL of Marc h 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mut ual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and repla[...]

C A T A L O G CHAPTER I: PRODUCT I NFORMA TION 1-1 Introductio n and safety informatio n 1-2 Safety Informati on 1-3 System Requir ements 1-4 P ackage Contents CHAPTER II: SY STEM AND NETWORK SETUP 2-1 Build networ k connection 2-2 Connecting to w ire less broadband r outer by w eb browser 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/M e IP address setup 2-2-2 Windows 2000[...]

2-5 Setup Internet C onnection (W AN Setup) 2-5-1 Setup procedur e for ‘Dynamic IP’ 2-5-2 Setup procedur e for ‘Static IP’ 2-5-3 Setup procedur e for ‘PPPoE’ 2-5-4 Setup procedur e for ‘PPTP’ 2-5-5 Setup procedur e for ‘L2TP’ 2-5-6 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pon d’ 2-5-7 Setup procedur e for ‘DNS’ 2-5-8 Setup pro[...]

CHAPTER III: AD V ANCED FUNCTIONS 3-1 Quality o f Service (QoS) 3-1-1 Basic QoS Settin gs 3-1-2 Add a new QoS rule 3-2 Network Add res s T ransla ti on (NA T) 3-2-1 Basic NA T Settings (Enable or disable NA T function) 3-2-2 Port Forw arding 3-2-3 Virtual Ser ver 3-2-4 Port Mappin g for S pecial Applications 3-2-5 UPnP Setting 3-2-6 ALG Settings 3-[...]

CHAPTER IV : APPENDIX 4-1 Hardware Specif ication 4-2 T roubleshoo ting 4-3 Glossary[...]

1 C H A P T E R I : P R O D U C T I N F O R M A T I O N 1-1 Introduction and safety informat ion Thank you for pur chasing this wireless broadba nd router! T his high cost-efficienc y router is the best choice for Small office / Home office users, all computers a nd network devices can sha re a single xDSL / cable modem internet connection at high [...]

2 • Easy to use Web-b ased G UI for network configuration and management purposes • Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer (over the Internet) • Auto MDI / MDI-X function for all wired Ethernet ports .[...]

3 1-2 Safety Inf ormation In order to k eep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety ins t ructions: 1. This router is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this router outdoor . 2. DO NO T put this router at or n ear hot or humid places, like kit che n or bathroom. Also, do not left this router in the car in[...]

4 1-3 System Requi rements  Internet connection, provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ-45 Ether net port.  Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface c ard.  We b browser ( Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above , Nets cape Navigator 4.7 or above , Opera web browser , or Safari web browser).  An avai labl[...]

5 1-4 P ackage Conte nts Before you star t ing to use this rou ter , please chec k if t here’ s anything missing in the pac kage , and contact your dealer of pur chase to claim for missing items: □ Broadband Router (Main Bod y , 1 pcs) 1 □ Quick Installation Guid e and User Manual CDROM (1 pcs) 2 □ A/C Power Adapter (1 pcs) 3[...]

6 C H A P T E R I I : S Y S T E M A N D N E T W O R K S E T U P 2-1 Build network connection Please follow the fo llowing instruction to build the ne t work conne ction between your new WIRELESS router and yo ur computers, network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to t he W AN port of router b y Ethernet cable . 2. Connect your computer ,[...]

7 2-2 Connecting to wireless broadband router by web br ows er After the network con nection is built, t he ne xt step you should do is setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work prop erly in your network environmen t. Before you can connec t to the router and start configura tion procedures, your computer must b e able to get [...]

8 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP addr ess f rom a DHCP ser ver ’ and then click ‘OK’.[...]

9 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP ad dress setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located a t lower -left cor ner of you r computer), then click control panel. Double-clic k Network and Dial -up Connections icon; clic k Local Are a Connection, and Local Area Connection Pr operties window will app ear . S elect ‘Inter net Protoc ol (TCP/IP)’ and[...]

10 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP addr ess aut omatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automaticall y’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

11 2-2-3 Windows XP IP addr ess setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located a t lower -left cor ner of you r computer), then click control panel. Double-clic k Network and Inte rnet Connections icon, click Netw ork Connections, then double-click Loca l Area Connection, Local Ar ea Connection Status window will appea r , and then click [...]

12 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP addr ess aut omatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automaticall y’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

13 2-2-4 Windows Vista IP a ddress setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located a t lower -left cor ner of you r computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and T asks , and then click Ma nage Network Connectio ns. Right-click Local Area Network, then select ‘Propertie s’. Local Area Connection Properties window w[...]

14 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP addr ess aut omatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automaticall y’, then click ‘OK’.[...]

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16 2-2-5 Router IP addr ess lookup After the IP address setup is complete , please click ‘start’ -> ‘run’ at the bottom-lower corner of your desk top: Input ‘cm d’, then click ‘OK ’[...]

17 Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key . Please check the IP addr ess followed by ‘Default Gatewa y’ (In this example , the IP addr ess of r outer is 19 2.168.2.1, please note th at this va lue may be differ ent. ) 3. Connect the router’ s management interface b y web browser After your computer o btained an IP address from route[...]

18 Please input user name and password in the field r espectively , default user name is ‘admin’, and default passw ord is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’ button, and you can see the web m anagement inter face of this router: NO TE: If you can’t see the web managem ent interface, and you’ re being prompted to input user name and passwor d a[...]

19 2-3 Using ‘Quick S etup’ This router provide s a ‘Quick Setup’ procedu re , which will help you to complete all requ ired settings you need to access the Inter net in very short time . Please follow the follo wing instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to Quick S etup menu b y clicking ‘QuickSetup’ button. And the [...]

20 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Set Ti me Please press butt on, a drop-down lis t Zone (1): will be shown, and you can c hoose a time zone of the location you live . T im e Server Input the IP address / host name o f t ime server Address (2): here Daylight If t he coun t ry you live uses daylight sav ing, Savings(3): please chec k[...]

21 Please choo se t he broad band (Internet connection) type you’re using in this page . There are six types of Internet connec tion, they are: Cable Modem - Please go to section 2-3-1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-2 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-3 PPTP xDSL - Please go to section 2-3-4 L2TP xDSL - Please go to section 2 -3-5 T[...]

22 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your compute r , t his is optional, and only requir ed if your ser vice pro vider asks you to do so. MAC address (2): P lease input MAC address of your compu ter here , if your ser vice pro vider only permits computer with certain MAC addr ess to access i[...]

23 IP Address (1): Please input IP add ress assigned by your by your ser vice provider . Subnet Mask (2): Please input subnet mask a ss igned b y your servic e provider DNS address (3): Please input the IP address of DNS server pro vided by your ser vice pro vider . Ser vice Provider Please input the IP add ress of DNS ser ver Gateway Address (4) :[...]

24 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet ser vice provider her e . Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y your Internet ser vice provider her e . Ser vice Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service , this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU val[...]

25 2-3-4 Setup procedur e for ‘PPTP xDSL ’: PPTP xDSL req uires two kinds of setting: WAN int erface setting (set up IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we st art from WAN in terface setting: Select the type of ho w you obtain IP addre ss from your service prov ider here . Y ou can cho ose ‘Obtain an IP addre ss a[...]

26 Internet ser vice provid er if you don’t kno w what you should fill in the se fields. Now please g o t o PPTP set tings section: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: User Name (1): Please input user ID (u ser name) assigned by your Internet ser vice provid er here . Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y your Internet[...]

27 Connection Please select the connection type of In t ernet type (7): connection you wish t o use , please refer to last section for detailed de sc riptions. Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet Out (8): connection you wish t o use , and refer to last secti on for detailed descrip t ions . When you finish with a ll settings, pleas[...]

28 Internet ser vice provid er if you don’t kno w what you should fill in the se fields. Now please g o t o L2TP settings sec tion: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: User Name (1): Please input user ID (user name) assigned by your Inter net service provider her e . Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y your Internet [...]

29 When you finish with a ll settings, please click ‘OK (7); if you want to go back to previous menu , click ‘Back’. 2-3-6 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pon d’: This setting only wo rks when you’ re using T elstra big pond ’ s network service in A ustralia. Y ou need to in put: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned b[...]

30 Please click ‘ Apply’ button to pr epare to restart the router , and you’ll see this message: Please wait for about 30 seconds, t hen clic k ‘OK!’ button. Y ou’ll be back to router management interface again, and the router is read y with new settings.[...]

31 2-4 Basic Setup In this chapter , you’ll kno w how to change the time zone , passwo rd, and remote managemen t settings. Please start your web b rowser and log onto router web manageme nt interface , then click ‘General Setup’ but t on on t he left, or click ‘General S et up’ link at the uppe r -right corner of web management interface[...]

32 savings setting , please c heck ‘Enable Function’ box, and set the dura t ion of daylight setting . When you finish, click ‘ Apply’. Y ou’ll see the followi ng message displayed on web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the set tings made and back to web manag em ent interface; press ‘ Apply’ to save the settings made and restar[...]

33 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Current Please input current p assword here . Passwor d (1): New Passwor d (2): Please inpu t new passw ord here . Confirmed Please input new passw ord here ag ain. Passwor d (3): When you finish, click ‘ Apply’. If you wa nt to keep or iginal password unchang ed, click ‘Cancel’. If the pass[...]

34 Please use new passw ord to enter web management interface agai n, and you should be able to l ogin with new passwor d. 2-4-3 Remote Manage ment This router does not al low management access from In ter net, to pr event possible security r isks (especially when you de f ined a weak pa ss wor d, or didn’t chang e default password). Ho wever , y[...]

35 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Host Address (1): Input the IP address of the r emote host you wish to initiate a management access. Port (2): Y ou can define the por t number this router should expect an incoming r equest. If you’ re providing a web ser vice (default port n umber is 80), you should try to use other port number [...]

36 NO TE: When you want to manage t his router fr om anoth er computer on internet, you ha ve to input the IP addr ess and port number of this router . If your Internet service provider assigns y ou wit h a static IP address, it will not be a problem; but if the IP address y our service provider assigns to you will vary every time you establish an [...]

37 2-5 Setup Internet Connection ( W AN Setup) Internet connections setup can be do ne by using ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in c hapter 2-3. However , you can setup W AN connections up b y using WAN con figuration menu. Y ou can also set adva nced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) h ere . T o start configuration, please follow t he follo wing [...]

38 DDNS - Please go to section 2-5-8 WISP - Please go to section 2-5-9 2-5-1 Setup procedur e for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Host Name (1): Please input host na me of your computer , this is optional, and only required if your service pro vider asks you to do so . MAC Address (2 ): Please input MAC addr ess of [...]

39 Please click ‘Continue’ (1) to bac k to previous setup menu; to conti nue on router setup , or click ‘ Apply’ to reboot the ro uter so the settings will take effect (Please wai t for about 30 seconds whil e router is rebooting). 2-5-2 Setup procedur e for ‘Static IP’: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: IP addre ss assigne[...]

40 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

41 ser vice provider her e . Ser vice Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service , this is optional MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here . If you don ’t know , you can use default value . Connection Please select the connection type of In t ernet T ype (5): connection you wish t o use . Continuous – The[...]

42 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

43 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: User Name (1): Please input user ID (u ser name) assigned by your Internet ser vice provid er here . Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y your Internet ser vice provider her e . PPTP Gatew ay (3): Please input the IP addr ess of PPTP gatewa y assigned by your In ter net service pro[...]

44 you wish to use , and refer to sect ion 2-5-3 for detailed descriptions. When you finish with a ll settings, please click ‘ Apply’ (9) button and the following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot t[...]

45 Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y your Internet ser vice provider her e . L2TP Please input the IP address of PPTP gateway Gateway (3 ): assigned b y y our Internet service provider h ere . MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection here . If you don’t know , you can use default v alue . Connection Plea[...]

46 2-5-6 Setup procedur e for ‘T elstra Big Pon d’: This setting only wo rks when you’ re using T elstra big pond ’ s network service in A ustralia. Y ou need to in put: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned b y T elstra. Passwor d (2): Please input the passw ord assigned b y T elstra. Assign login Check this box to c hoose log[...]

47 take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel’ button. 2-5-7 Setup procedur e for ‘DNS’: If you select ‘ Dynamic IP ’ or ‘ PPPoE ’ as Internet connection method, at least one DNS server’ s IP addr[...]

48 After you finish with all set t ings, please click ‘ Apply’ (3) button and the following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 [...]

49 free DDNS accoun t by the instructions given on their webp age . Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Dynamic DNS (1): If you wan t to enable DD NS f unction, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise pl ease select ‘Disabled’. Provider (2) : Select your DDNS service provider her e . Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you ’ve ob[...]

50 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

51 Enable: enable this function and the rou t er can connect to the access points installed by your wir eless ser vice provider . Any clients associated t o the router can access the Internet service through the wirele ss network. Note: In this mo de, if you ar e informed b y your wirele ss ISP that the wirele ss settings of the access poi nt is ch[...]

52 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

53 2-6 Wired LAN Configurations Before all computer s using wired Ethernet connection (i.e . those computer s connect to this router’ s LAN port 1 to 4 by Et her net cable) can communicate with each other and a ccess internet, they must have a valid IP addr ess. There ar e two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP addr ess (set the [...]

54 Please follow the fo llowing instructions to set wir ed LAN parameters: Please click ‘LAN’ menu on t he left of web management interface , there are three setup groups her e: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Ser ver’, and ‘St atic DHCP Leases T able’. Her e are setup instructions for each o f them: 2-6-1 LAN IP section: Here ar e descriptions of [...]

55 2-6-2 DHCP Server: These settings are o nly available wh en ‘DHCP Server ’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’, and here are descr iptions of ever y setup items: Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time ( t he dura t ion that e ver y computer can k eep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned b y this router from dropd own [...]

56 2-6-3 Static DHCP Leases T able: This function allow s you to assign a static IP addr ess to a specific computer forever , so you don’t ha ve to set the IP address for a computer , and still enjoy the ben efit of using DHCP server . Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be a ss igned here . (If you set ‘Lease Time ’ to ‘forever’ in ‘DHC[...]

57 After you clicked ‘ Add’, the MAC address and IP ad dress mapping will be added to ‘St atic DHCP Leases T able’ section. If you wan t to delete a specific item, please che ck the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete Selected’ button (2); if you w ant to delete all mappings, click ‘Delete [...]

58 2-7 Wireless LAN Configu ra ti ons If your computer , PDA, game console , or other network devices wh ich is equipped with wir eless network interface , you can use the wir eless function of this router to let t hem connect to Inter net and share r esources with other computers wit h wired- LA N conne ct ion. Y ou can also use the built-in secur[...]

59 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-1 Basic Wireless Settings Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web management interfa ce ,[...]

60 d. AP Bridge-P oint t o Mu lt i-Point : Connect this router with up to f our other wireless routers, to exp and the scope of network. e . A P Bridge- WDS : Connect this router with u p to f our WDS-capable wireless routers, to expand the scope of netwo rk. f . Universal Repeater : The router can act as Station and AP at the same time . It can us[...]

61 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Band (2): Please select the ra dio band from one of following options: 1 2 3 4 2.4 GHz (B) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b w ireless network client to conn ect this router (maximum transfer rate 11M bps). 2.4 GHz (N) 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n w ireless network client to conn ect this router [...]

62 SSID (3): This is the name of wir eless router . Y ou can type any alphanumerical c haracters here , maximum 32 char act ers. SSID is us ed to identify your own wir eless router from others when there are other wir eless routers in the same ar ea. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’ s recommended t o chang e default SSID value to the on e which[...]

63 2-7-1-2 Setup proced ure for ‘Station-Infras tructure’: In this mode , you can connect the router to Ethernet device such us TV , Game player , HDD&DVD to enable the Ethernet device be a wir eless station and join to a wireless ne t work through an access point or AP router . Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Band (2): Selec[...]

64 MAC address her e . If you are conn ect ing the router to a computer , you can simply pr ess ‘Clone Mac add ress’ button to fill the MAC a ddress field with the MAC address of your co m puter . 2-7-1-3 Setup proced ure for ‘ A P Bridge-P oint to Point’: In this mode , you can connect your wirele ss router with another , to combine two ac[...]

65 Security Click to setting secur ity for this connection Settings (5): (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Securit y’ for detailed instruction s). 2-7-1-4 Setup proced ure for ‘ A P Bridge-P oint to Multi-Point’: In this mode , you can connect your wirele ss router with at least four wir eless routers to expand t he scope o f wireles s [...]

66 for detailed instruction s). 2-7-1-5 Setup proced ure for ‘ A P Bridge – WDS’ In this mode , you can expan d the scope of network by co mbining up to four other access points to gether , and ever y access point can still ac cept wireless clients. Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Band (2): Select the band you w ant to use , al[...]

67 status of all active wir eless stations that are connecting to the acce ss point. MAC address Input the MAC addres s of other wireless rou ters. 1 to 4 (6 - 9): Security Click to set securi ty settings for this connection Setting (10): (Please go to section ‘2-7-3 Wireless Securit y’ f or detailed instructions). 2-7-1-6 Setup proced ure for [...]

68 SSID (3): This is the name of wir eless router . Y ou can type any alphanumerical c haracters here , maximum 32 char act ers. SSID is us ed to identify your own wir eless router from others when there are other wir eless routers in the same ar ea. Default SSID is ‘default’, it’ s recommended t o chang e default ESSID value to the one which[...]

69 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on router setup, or click ‘ Apply’ to reboot the router so the set t ings will tak e effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provide s some advanced con t rol of wirele ss para meters, if you wa[...]

70 Beacon Interval (3): Set the beacon interval o f wireless rad io. Do not modify default v alue if you don’t know wh at it is, default val ue is 100. DTIM Perio d (4): Set the DTIM per iod of wireless radio . Do not modify default val ue if you don’t know what it is, default val u e is 3. Data Rate (5): Set the wireless da t a tran sf er rate[...]

71 WMM (11): The sho rt of Wi-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the data transfer performance of mul t imedia content s when they’r e being transferr ed over wireless netw ork. If you don’t know what it i s / not sure i f yo u need it, it’ s safe to set th is option to ‘Enable’, however , def ault val u e is ‘Disable’. After you finish t[...]

72 2-7-3-1 Disable wir eless security When you select this mode , data encryption is disabled, and ever y wireless device in proximity wil l be able to connect your wireless rou ter if no other security measure is enabled (like M AC address acces s control - see section 2-7-4, or disable ESSID broadcast). Only use this o pt ion when you r eally wa [...]

73 Default Tx Key (4): Y ou can set up to four sets of W EP k ey , and you can decide which key is being used by de f ault her e . If yo u don’t know which on e you should use, select ‘Key 1’. Encrypt ion Key Input W EP k ey characters her e , the number of 1 (5): char act ers must be th e same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ fiel[...]

74 After you finish WEP setting, please click ‘ Apply’ button and the follo wing message will be displa yed on your web bro wser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds wh[...]

75 2-7-3-3 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A): When you select this mode , the wireless router will use WP A encr yption, and the following se t up menu will be shown on your web bro wser: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: WP A Unicast Please select a type of WP A cipher suite . Cipher Suite (2): A vailable options are: WP A (TKIP), WP A2 ([...]

76 2-7-3-4 WP A RADIUS: If you have a RADIUS ser ver , this router can w ork with it and pro vide safer wireless authen t ication. Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: WP A Unicast Please select a type of WP A cipher suite . Cipher Suite (2): A vailable options are: WP A (TKIP), WP A2 (AES), and WP A 2 Mixed. Y ou can select one o f them,[...]

77 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2-7-4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthor ized users from connecting [...]

78 Delete Selected (2): If you w ant to delete a specific M AC addre ss entry , chec k the ‘select’ box of the MAC addr ess you want to delete , then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (Y ou can select more than one MAC addresses). Delete All (3): If you w ant to delete all MAC add resses listed here , please click ‘Delete A ll’ button. En[...]

79 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

80 2-7-5 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WP S ) is the simplest way to build connectio n between wireless ne twork clients and this wireless router . Y ou don ’t have to select encryption mode and inpu t a long encryption passphrase ev er y time when you need to setu p a wireless client, you only have to pre ss a bu t ton on wi[...]

81 Enable WPS (1): Check this box to en able WPS function, unch eck it to disable WPS . WPS Information (2): WPS-related system in for mation will be display ed here: WPS Status: If the wireless securi ty (encr yption) function of this wire less router is properly set, you’ll see ‘C onfigur ed’ message here . If wireless secur ity function ha[...]

82 by client wish t o connect, and click ‘Start PIN’ button. PinCode (4): The ‘WLA N’ LED on t he wir eless router will be steady on when this wireless router is waiting for in com ing WPS request.[...]

83 2-7-6 Security Tip s f or Wireless Netw ork Here ar e som e quick t ips to help you imp rove the securit y level of your wireless network: 1. Never use simple wor ds (like school, apple and computer) as WEP encrypt ion or WP A passphr ase . 2. A complicated (the combination o f number , alphabet, even symbol, and long enough) WEP key and WP A pa[...]

84 C H A P T E R I I I A D V A N C E D F U N C T I O N S 3-1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficien t w ay for computers on the network to share the internet bandwidth with a p romised quality of internet service . Without QoS , all computers and devices on t he network will compete with each other to get in t ernet bandwi[...]

85 Here ar e descriptions of every setting: Enable QoS (1): Check this box to en able QoS function, unselect this box if you don’t w ant to enforce QoS bandwi dth limitations. T otal Downloa d Y ou can set the limit o f total download Bandwidth (2): bandwidth in kbits. T o disable do wnload bandwidth limitation, input ‘0’ here . T otal Upload[...]

86 Move Up (9 ): Y ou can pull up the p riority of the QoS rule you selected b y clicking this button. Move Do wn (10): Y ou can lower the pr iority of the QoS rule yo u selected by clickin g this button. After you finish with all set t ings, please click ‘ Apply’ (11) button and the following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Ple[...]

87 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical c haracters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth limitation o f t his QoS rul e . Y ou have to select the data dir ecti on of this rule (Uplo ad of Download) , and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the t yp[...]

88 Remote IP Specify the remote (de st ination) IP addr ess Address: (e): that will be affected b y this rule . Please input the starting IP addr ess in the left field, and input the end IP addre ss in the right field t o define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP add ress in the left field to define a single IP ad dress. Remote Port Plea[...]

89 3-2 Network Address T ra ns lation (NA T) Network addr ess t rans lations solve the problem if sharin g a single IP address to multiple co mputers. Without NA T , all computers must be assigned with a valid In ter net IP addr ess t o get connec t ed to Internet, but Internet ser vice provider s only provide very few IP addresses to every user . [...]

90 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3-2-2 Port Forwa rding This function allow s you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Intern[...]

91 Enable Port Check this box to enable port mapping , Forwar ding (1): and unchec k this box to disable port mapping . Priva t e IP (2): In put t he IP addr ess of the computer on local netw ork which pro vides inter net service . Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the compu ters connected to the router will be lis ted here . Y ou can e[...]

92 Reset (12): U nselect all mappings. After you finish with all set t ings, please click ‘ Apply’ (13) button and the following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will ta[...]

93 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Enable Virtual Check this box to enable virtual ser ver , Ser ver (1): and unchec k this box to disable virtual ser ver . Priva t e IP (2): Input t he IP addr ess of the computer which provides Internet ser vice . Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the compu ters connected to the router w[...]

94 Reset (9): Remove all inputted values. Virtual Server All existing virtual server mappings will be T able (10): displayed her e . Delete (11): Please select a virtual server mapping by clic king the ‘Select’ box of the mapping, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button to re move the mapping . If there’ s no existing mapping , this button wi[...]

95 Some applications req uire more than one co nnection a time; these applications won’t w ork with simple NA T rules. In order to m ake the se applications work, you can use this function to let these applications w ork. Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Enable (1): Check this box to en able special applications and unchec k this bo[...]

96 from the Popular Applications selection and click ‘ Add’ to save the set t ing to ‘Current T rigger -Port T able . ’ Add (8): Add the setting to the ‘Current T rigger -Port T able . ’ Reset (9): Click ‘Reset’ will clear a ll above setting and you can set up again. Current T rigger -Port A ll the settings for t he special a pplica[...]

97 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while the router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Ca[...]

98 take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-2-6 ALG Settings Application Laye r G atew ay (ALG) is a special function of this router . It includes many prese t routing rules for numerous applicatio[...]

99 Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this page back t o previously-sa ved value , please click ‘Cancel[...]

100 3-3 Firewall Excepting NA T , this router also provide s firewa ll f unction to bloc k malicious intruders from accessi ng your computers on local netw ork. These functions include inbound at tack pr evention, and block outbound tr affics, like block URLs which ha ve pre-defined k eywords. Please follow the fo llowing instructions to enable or [...]

101 take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3-3-1 Access Control This function allow s or denies computers with specif ic MAC addr ess from connecting to the net work; it can also allow o r deny computers with specific IP addre ss , protocol, or port. Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management [...]

102 MAC address (2): or network device her e , dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not requir ed. (i.e . If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff ’ Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the compu ters connected to the router will be lis ted here . Y[...]

103 Filtering (11): filtering , and please select ‘Deny’ or ‘ Allow’ to decide the beha vior of IP filtering table . If you select deny , all IP addresses listed in filterin g table will be denied from connectin g to the network; if you select allow , only IP addresses listed in filtering table will be able to connect to the network, and re[...]

104 please click ‘Cancel’ button. 3-3-1-1 Add PC After button is click ed, the following messag e will be displayed on your we b browser: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Client PC Please input any tex t to describ e this IP a b c d e f[...]

105 Description (a): address, up to 16 alpha numerical characters . Client PC IP Please input the startin g IP address in the left address (b) : field, and input the end IP add ress in the right field to define a range of IP addr esses, or just input the IP address in the lef t field t o define a single IP address. Client PC Please chec k all ser v[...]

106 Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management in t erface , then click ‘URL Blocking’, and the following mes sage will be displayed on your web browser: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Enable URL Check this box to en f or ce UR L Blocking , Blocking (1) : unchec k it to disable URL Blocking . URL/Keyword (2):[...]

107 select more than one MAC addresses). Delete All (7): If you w ant to delete all URL/Keyw ord listed her e , please click ‘Delete A ll’ button. Reset (8): Y ou can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all URL/Keywords. After you finish with all set t ings, please click ‘ Apply’ (9) button, and the following message will be displayed[...]

108 Please click ‘Firewall’ menu on the left of web management in t erface , then click ‘DoS’, and the follo wing message will be displayed o n your web browser: Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Ping of Death (1): Ping of Deat h is a special p acket, and it will cause certain computer to st op responding . Check this box and t[...]

109 connection reque st to con sum e the me m ory of your ser ver , and try to make your server become unu sable . Check this box and the router will filter this kind of traffic out. Advanced Click this button and y ou can set advanced Settings (5): settings of the DoS pre vention method listed abo ve , please see section 3-3-3 -1 ‘DoS – Advanc[...]

110 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Ping of Death (a): Set the threshold of w hen this DoS prevention mechanism will be a ctivated. Please chec k the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequenc y of threshold (how many pac kets per second, minute , or hour), you can also input the ‘Burst’ valu e , which means wh en this number o[...]

111 following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to back t o previous se tup menu; to continue on other setup procedures, or clic k ‘ Apply’ to reboot th e router so the settings will take effect (Please w ait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). If you wan t to reset all settings in this pag[...]

112 Here ar e descriptions of every setup i t ems: Enable DMZ (1 ): Check this box to enab le DMZ function, unchec k this box to disable DMZ fun ct ion. Public IP Y ou can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here . address (2): If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet connection session from dropdo wn menu; if you selec[...]

113 Current All existing public IP addr ess and private IP DMZ T able (7): address mapping will be displayed here . Delete (8): If you want to dele te a specific DMZ entry , check the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entr y you wan t to delete , then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. ( Y ou can select more than one DMZ entries). Delete All (9): If you[...]

114 3-4 System Stat us The functions descr ibed here will provide you w it h system re lat ed information. T o enter syste m status menu, please either click ‘Status’ link located at the upper -right corner of web man agement interface , or click ‘Status’ button in main m enu. 3-4-1 System information and f irmware versi on Y ou can use thi[...]

115 interface , and the following mes sage will be displayed on your web bro wser: This information will v ar y depending on the connection status. 3-4-3 Device Status Y ou can use this functi on to know the status of your rou t er . Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on t he left o f web manage m ent interface , and the following mes sage will [...]

116 3-4-4 System Log All important system e vents are logged. Y ou can use this function t o check the event log of your rou t er . Please click ‘System Log’ menu on t he left of web m anagement int erface , and the following mes sage will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will b e displayed in this page , and here ar e descri[...]

117 The system events will b e displayed in this page , and here ar e descriptions of ever y buttons: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file . Clear (2): Delete all event logs displaye d here . Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display . 3-4-5 Act ive DHCP cl ient list If you’r e using the DHCP server function of this router , you can u[...]

118 3-4-6 Statistics Y ou can use this functi on to check the statistics of wir eless, LAN , and W AN interface of this router . Please click ‘Statistics’ menu on t he left of w eb management interface , and the following message will be displayed on your we b browser: Y ou can click ‘Refresh’ butt on to display late st informat ion.[...]

119 3-5 Configuration Bac kup and Restore Y ou can bac kup all configurations of this rou ter t o a file , so you can mak e several copied of rou ter configuration for secur ity reason. T o bac kup or restore router configura ti on, please follow the f ollowi ng instructions: Please click ‘T ool’ located at the upper -right corner of web manage[...]

120 3-6 Firmware Upgrade The system softw are used b y t his router is called as ‘firmware’, just lik e any applications on your computer , when you rep lace the old application with a new one; your computer will b e equipped with new function. Y ou can a lso use this firmware u pg r ade function to add new functions to your ro uter , even fix [...]

121 firmware upgrade f ile . Please do wnload the latest firmware file fro m our website , and use it to upgrade your router . After a firmware u pg rade file is sele ct ed, click ‘ Apply’ button, and the router will start firmware u pgrade procedure a utomatically . The procedure may take several m inutes, please be patient. 3-7 System Res et [...]

122 C H A P T E R I V : A P P E N D I X 4-1 Hardwar e Specification SoC + RF: Realtek RTL8196C + RTL8188CE Flash: 2MB SDRAM: 16MB WAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 2dBi Dipole Antenna x 1 (1T1R ; 1 antenna is for signal transmitt ing and 1 antenna is for signal receiving) Power: 5VDC, 1A Switching Power Adapter [...]

123 4-2 T r oubl eshooting If you found the router is w orking improperly or stop re sponding to you, don’t panic! Before you con tact your dealer of purch ase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some prob lems can be solved by you within very short time! Scenario Solution Router is not responding t o me when I want to access it by [...]

124 computer directly a ttached to the device provided b y your Internet ser vice provide r . d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and passwor d again. e. Call your Internet s ervice provide and check if there’ s something wrong with their service . f. If you just can’t conne ct t o one or mor e website , but you can still use other internet se[...]

125 c . If you really for get the passwor d, do a hard reset. Router become hot a. This is not a malfunction, if you can keep you r hand on the router’ s case . b. If you smell something wrong or see t he smoke coming ou t from route r or A/C power adapter , please disconn ect the router and A/C power adap t er from utility powe r (m ake sur e it[...]

126 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’ s IP address. When the device sends out a n IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the d evice has to send the packet to its default gatewa y , which will then send it out towar ds the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Conf[...]

127 1’ s followed b y consecutive trailing 0’ s, su ch as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’ s. When both are repre s ented side by side in their binar y forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’ s in t he network mask become part[...]

128 Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T rap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPP oE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-t o-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally crea te d for dial-up conne[...]

129 Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery , and thus is reliable . U DP on the other hand is not reliable . They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a n etwork layer protocol. W AN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically sepa[...]