EnGenius ESR900 manuel d'utilisation

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Le mot vient du latin "Instructio", à savoir organiser. Ainsi, le manuel d’utilisation EnGenius ESR900 décrit les étapes de la procédure. Le but du manuel d’utilisation est d’instruire, de faciliter le démarrage, l'utilisation de l'équipement ou l'exécution des actions spécifiques. Le manuel d’utilisation est une collection d'informations sur l'objet/service, une indice.

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Donc, ce qui devrait contenir le manuel parfait?

Tout d'abord, le manuel d’utilisation EnGenius ESR900 devrait contenir:
- informations sur les caractéristiques techniques du dispositif EnGenius ESR900
- nom du fabricant et année de fabrication EnGenius ESR900
- instructions d'utilisation, de réglage et d’entretien de l'équipement EnGenius ESR900
- signes de sécurité et attestations confirmant la conformité avec les normes pertinentes

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Habituellement, cela est dû au manque de temps et de certitude quant à la fonctionnalité spécifique de l'équipement acheté. Malheureusement, la connexion et le démarrage EnGenius ESR900 ne suffisent pas. Le manuel d’utilisation contient un certain nombre de lignes directrices concernant les fonctionnalités spécifiques, la sécurité, les méthodes d'entretien (même les moyens qui doivent être utilisés), les défauts possibles EnGenius ESR900 et les moyens de résoudre des problèmes communs lors de l'utilisation. Enfin, le manuel contient les coordonnées du service EnGenius en l'absence de l'efficacité des solutions proposées. Actuellement, les manuels d’utilisation sous la forme d'animations intéressantes et de vidéos pédagogiques qui sont meilleurs que la brochure, sont très populaires. Ce type de manuel permet à l'utilisateur de voir toute la vidéo d'instruction sans sauter les spécifications et les descriptions techniques compliquées EnGenius ESR900, comme c’est le cas pour la version papier.

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Tout d'abord, il contient la réponse sur la structure, les possibilités du dispositif EnGenius ESR900, l'utilisation de divers accessoires et une gamme d'informations pour profiter pleinement de toutes les fonctionnalités et commodités.

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    2 IMPORTANT To install this router, please refer to the Quick Start Guide included in the product packaging. To activate and use EnShare ™ refer to the document “Using EnShare” also in the product packaging.[...]

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    3 Chapter 1 Product Overview..............................................................5 Key Features....................................................................................................6  Technical Specications / Software Features...................................8 Physical Interface............................[...]

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    4 Chapter 5 Wireless Encryption.....................................................65  Wi-Fi Protect Access (WPA) Pre-Shared Key..................................66  Conguring Security.................................................................................67  Encryption Type................................[...]

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    5 Chapter1 Product Overview[...]

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    6 Maximumdata ratesare basedon IEEE 802.11standards. Actualthroughput and rangemay varydepending onmany factors includingenvironmental conditions,distance betweendevices, radio interferencein theoperating environment,and mixof devices in the?[...]

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    7 Product Overview A Media Sharing Platform The ESR900 is designed to access and share media for devicesonthehomenetwork.Inadditiontoconnecting homeentertainmentcomponentstoanyofitsavailable GigabitEthernetports,theESR900alsoincludesaUSBport forattachingaUSB?[...]

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    8 Technical Specications Device Interface GigabitWANPort 4GigabitLANPorts USB2.0Port PushButtonforWPS ResetButton IEEE Standards 802.11a/b/g/n Upto900Mbpswirelessspeed withboththe2.4and5GHzfrequencybands 802.3i/u/ab LED Indicators Power WLAN(WirelessConnection) Interne[...]

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    9 Physical Interface Dimensions and Weights Weight:0.5lbs. Diameter:6.36” Height:1.64” 1 WLAN 5 GHz LED 2 WLAN 2.4 GHz LED 3 Power LED 4 WAN Port/(Internet) Status LED 5 WPS (WirelessProtected Setup) LED 6 DC Power Jack —connectstheESRSeriesRoutertoitsDC poweradapter 7 WAN Port[...]

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    10 Chapter2 Controlling the Router Through Its Web Conguration Interface[...]

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    11 Logging In Duringthe Quick Start Guide procedure, you should have successfully logged into the router’s Web Conguration user interface (essentiallytherouter’soperatingsystemthat controlshowitoperates)andestablishedsomeinitialsettings and controls for the router. Ifyouwishtocha[...]

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    12 Viewing the Web Conguration Dash Board TheHomePagescreenoftheWebCongurationinterface,ordashboard,providesaccesstotherouter’ssettingsandcontrols. Home Page Home SetupWizard NetworkSettings USBStorageSharing IPCamViewer Language Logout[...]

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    13 Home Page The Home Page displaystheareaswithintheWeb Congurationtowhichyoucannavigate: Setup Wizard , Network Settings , USB Storage Sharing , IP Cam Viewer , Language , and Logout Home TheHomelinktakesyoubacktothedashboardscreenno matterwhereyouareinthe[...]

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    14 Web Menus Overview System Viewandeditsettingsthataffectsystemfunctionality. Operation Mode CongurethedevicetobearouterorWDSaccesspoint. Status Displaysthesummaryofthecurrentsystemstatus. Schedule Scheduleservicestostartandstopatspecictimesor?[...]

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    15 Internet Viewandeditsettingsthataffectnetworkconnectivity. Status DisplaysasummaryoftheInternetstatusandtypeofconnection. Dynamic IP SetupadynamicIPconnectiontoanISP(InternetServiceProvider). Static IP Setup a static IP connection to an ISP. PPPoE Setup a PPPoE conn[...]

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    16 Wireless 2.4 GHz Viewandeditsettingsfor2.4GHzwirelessnetworkconnectivity. Status Viewthecurrentwirelessconnectionstatusandrelatedinformation. Basic Conguretheminimumsettingsrequiredtosetupawirelessnetworkconnection. Advanced Conguretheadvancednetwork?[...]

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    17 Wireless 5 GHz Viewandeditsettingsfor5GHzwirelessnetworkconnectivity. Status Viewthecurrentwirelessconnectionstatusandrelatedinformation. Basic Conguretheminimumsettingsrequiredtosetupawirelessnetworkconnection. Advanced Conguretheadvancednetworkse[...]

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    18 Parental Controls Viewandeditsettingsforparentalcontrols. Wizard EnableordisabletheParentalControlsfunction.Themenualsoprovidesinforma- tionforconguringparentalcontrolpolicies. Web Monitor Themenuprovidesalogoftheeventsfordenedparentalcontrol[...]

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    19 Guest Network Viewandeditsettingsforaguestnetwork. Selection EnableordisabletheGuestNetworkfunction. DHCP Server Setting ConguretheGuestNetworkDHCPserversettings. DHCP Client List ConguretheGuestNetworkclientlist.[...]

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    20 IPv6 ViewandeditsettingsfortheIPv6protocol. Basic AllowsyoutoenableordisabletheIPv6andIPv6Pass-throughfunctions. Status ShowsIPv6LANconnectiondetails. Static IPv6 ConguretheIPv6protocol. Auto Conguration ConguretheIPv6byobtainingtheinformation?[...]

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    21 Firewall Viewandeditsettingsforthenetworkrewall. Basic Enableordisablethenetworkrewall. Advanced Congurevirtualprivatenetwork(VPN)packets. DMZ RedirectpacketsfromtheWANportIPaddresstoaparticularIPaddressonthe LAN. DoS Enableordisable[...]

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    22 VPN ViewandeditsettingsforVPNtunnelling. Status ViewthestatusofcurrentVPNtunnels. Prole Setting ManuallycongureVPNtunnels. User Setting Congureusers,userIDandpasswordcombinations,andassignaccesstospecic VPNtunnels. Wizard Automaticallycongure[...]

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    23 USB Port Forviewingandeditingsettingsforstoragesharing. EnShare™ EnablesordisablestheEnShareremoteaccessfunction. File Sharing EnablesordisablestheSambasharingfunction. File Server EnablesandcongurestheFileServerfunction. DLNA EnablesthediscoveryofDLNA[...]

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    24 Advanced Viewandcongureadvancedsystemandnetworksettings. NAT EnableordisableNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT). Port Mapping Re-directarangeofserviceportnumberstoaspeciedLANIPaddress. Port Forwarding Congureserverapplicationstosendandreceivedata?[...]

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    25 QoS Conguresthenetworkqualityofservice(QoS)settingbyprioritizingtheuplink anddownlinkbandwidth. Routing Congurestaticrouting. WOL (WakeOnLAN) CongureWakeonLANtoturnonacomputeroverthenetwork.[...]

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    26 Tools Forviewingandconguringtherouter’soperatingsystemandnetworktools settings. Admin Forsettingtheadministrator’spasswordusedtologintotherouter. Time Forconguringthesystemtimeontherouter. DDNS MapsastaticdomainnametoadynamicIP?[...]

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    27 Chapter3 Installation Setup Wizard[...]

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    28 Internet Setup Wizard UsetheWizardtodetectandsetupthe type of Internet connection you need, tosetupasecurewirelessconnection, tocreateanadministratorpasswordto secure the device, or set the router’s date and time properties. TousetheInternetSetupWizard,follow?[...]

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    29 1.DecidehowtosetuptheInternetconnection. Note: It is recommended to let the device setup the Internet connection automatically. • Select Auto Detect tolettheWizardsetuptheInternet connection. • Select Manual Setup to set the properties yourself. 2.Click Next to continue or Prev t[...]

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    30 Settingwirelessencryptionfor2.4GHzand5GHznetworks. Toencryptthewirelesssignalsforeitherorbothofthefrequency  bandsintheESR900router,followthesesteps: 1.EntertherouternameinthewirelessName(SSID)texteld. 2.Selectthesecur[...]

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    31 Setting Your Router’s Administrator Password SetupapasswordtologintotheESRSeriesRouter. 1.Enterapasswordinthe New Password texteld. 2.Enterthesamepasswordinthe Repeat New Password texteld. 3.Click Prev to return to the previous screen, Skip to skip thi[...]

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    32 Setting Your Router’s Time Zone SetupdateandtimesyncronizationontheESRSeriesRouter withacomputeroranNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)server. Tosynchronizedateandtimesettingswithacomputer,follow  these steps: 1.SelectSynchronizewithPC(computer)fromth[...]

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    33 6.Selectthedateandtimevalueswhendaylightssavings time ends in the End Time dropdownlists. 7.Click Prev to return to the previous screen, Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to stop the procedure.[...]

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    34 Status and Save Settings Thisscreenletsyoureview,changeandsaveyourInternet  connection,savewirelesssecuritysettingsorsetupupauser- speciednameforthedefaultEnGeniusDDNSservice. Toreviewormodifythedevicesettings,followthesesteps: 1.Review[...]

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    35 Chapter4 Basic Network Settings[...]

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    36 Note: If a feature or function does not apply to all modes, a note indicates whichmodesareapplicable.Otherwise,itisassumedthefeature or function applies to all modes. Network Settings Viewing System Status Toseeamoredetailedviewoftherouter’sstatusthan  theinformationdisplayed[...]

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    37 Status ToviewtheStatussettings,click System then click Status . Onthe Status page,youcanviewasummaryofthecurrent  routersystemstatusincludingtherouter’s(hardware/software  version,date/time),wirednetwork(LAN)andwirelessnetwork  (WLAN)informati[...]

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    38 WAN Settings Attain IP Protocol DisplaystheIPprotocolinusefortherouter.Itcanbea dynamic or static IP address. IP Address Therouter’sIPaddressasdesignatedbyanISP(InternetService  Provider). Subnet Mask Therouter’sWANsubnetmaskasdesignatedbyanISP[...]

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    39 LAN Settings IP Address Therouter’slocalIPaddress.ThedefaultLANIPaddressis http://192.168.0.1 ToaccesstheWebCongurationinterfacefortherouter,type  thisaddressintotheaddress(URL)eldofyourwebbrowser.  Thiscanonlybedoneinthesame[...]

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    40 WLAN Settings Channel Thecommunicationschannelusedbyallstations,orcomputing devices,onthenetwork. ESSID TheIDvalueofasetofoneormoreinterconnectedbasicservice  sets(BSSs). Security Thesecuritysettingstatus(Default:Disabled). BSSID TheuniqueIDofth[...]

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    41 Guest Network Guest Network Theguestnetworkstatus.(Default:Disabled) IP Address TheGuestNetwork’sLANIPaddress. Subnet Mask TheGuestNetwork’slocalsubnetmask. DHCP Server TheGuestNetworkDHCPsettingstatus(Default:Enabled). Guest Network Interface TheSSID(ServiceSetIde[...]

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    42 Conguring the LAN (Local Area Network) Thesettingsonthispageallowyoutocongurethewired  networksettings.Devicesconnectedtotherouter’sEthernet  portscompriseitsLAN.Therouter’sIPisdenedinthe IP Address eld.Thedefaultsettingoft[...]

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    43 DHCP Server TheDHCPserverassignsIPaddressestothedevicesontheLAN. DHCP Server EnableordisabletheDHCPserver(Default:Enabled). Lease Time ConguretheamountoftimeeachallocatedIPaddresscanbe  usedbyaclient. Start IP TherstIPaddressinthe[...]

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    44 Conguring Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol ThiswindowallowsyoutoviewandcongureDynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)addresses. WARNING! Donotmodifythesettingsinthissectionwithoutathoroughunderstandingoftheparameters. ToviewtheDHCPsettings,c[...]

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    45 Enable Static DHCP IP TherearereasonswhyyoumaywanttoenableastaticIP  addressonaclientdeviceonyourESRrouter’snetwork.  Onoccasion,iftherearepoweroutagesorifyou’verecongured  thesettingsonyourESRrouterandreboot(restart)[...]

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    46 Current Static DHCP Table AllowsyoutoviewtheactivestaticDHCPIPaddressesthat  havebeenmanuallyassignedtoclientdeviceswiththeir  correspondingMACaddresses. No. (Number) DisplaystheIDofthestaticDHCPclientdeviceinthetable. IP Address DisplaystheI[...]

  • Page 47

    47 Conguring Event Logging The logging service records and displays important system informationandactivityonthenetwork.Theeventsarestoredin  amemorybufferwitholderdataoverwrittenbynewerwhenthe  bufferisfull. ToviewtheLogsettings,click System then click Log[...]

  • Page 48

    48 Monitoring Bandwidth Usage Thistoolallowsyoutoviewreal-timebandwidthusageforWAN  (WideAreaNetwork-orInternet),LAN(LocalAreaNetwork)and  WLAN(WirelessLocalAreaNetwork)trafc.FortheESR900,  itshowsboththebandwidthtrafcinboththe[...]

  • Page 49

    49 Conguring the System Language TheESRrouter’sWebCongurationinterfacesupportsmultiple  languages. ToviewtheLanguagesettings,click System, then click Language . Selectthesystemlanguageyouwishtousefromthedrop-down  menu.[...]

  • Page 50

    50 Conguring IP Cameras ThisESRroutersupportsuptofour(4)EnGeniusIPCameras  simultaneously.IfnoIPCameraisdetected,pleasecheckthatthe  IPCamera’sIPaddressandUPnPclientareconguredcorrectly. ToviewtheIPCamerasettings,click System , [...]

  • Page 51

    51 Conguring Internet Settings View Internet Status TheWANSettings,orInternetStatus,pageshowsasummaryof  the current Internet connection information. This section is also shownontheSystemStatuspage. ToviewtheStatussettings,click Internet , then click Status. WAN Settings Toview[...]

  • Page 52

    52 Conguring Dynamic IP DynamicIPaddressingassignsadifferentIPaddresseachtime  adeviceconnectstoanISP(InternetServiceProvider)andmost  commonlyusedbycableISPs. ToviewtheDynamicIP,click Internet then select Dynamic IP . Dynamic IP Hostname Assignana[...]

  • Page 53

    53 DNS Servers TheDNSservertranslatesadomainorwebsitenameintoaURL  (UniformResourceLocator),orInternetaddress.Therearetwo optionstochoosefrom:FromISPorUser-Dened.SelectFromISPto  retrievetheDNSaddressvaluefromtheISP;selectUs[...]

  • Page 54

    54 Conguring Static IP SettingastaticIPaddressallowsanadministratortoseta specicIPaddressfortherouterandguaranteesthatitcannot beassignedadifferentaddress. ToviewtheStaticIPsettings,click Internet , then click Static IP . Static IP IP Address[...]

  • Page 55

    55 Conguring PPPoE Point-to-PointProtocoloverEthernet(PPPoE)isusedmainlyby  ISPsthatprovideDSLmodemstoconnecttotheInternet. ToviewthePPPoEsettings,click Internet , then click PPPoE. Username EntertheusernameassignedbyanISP. Password Enterthepassword?[...]

  • Page 56

    56 Conguring PPTP PPTP(Point-to-PointTunnellingProtocol)isusedinassociation  withvirtualprivatenetworks(VPNs).Therearetwopartsto  aPPTPconnection:theWANinterfacesettingsandthePPTP  settings. ToviewthePPTPsettings,click Internet , then click PPTP[...]

  • Page 57

    57 PPTP Settings User Name EntertheusernameassignedbyyourISP. Password EnterthepasswordassignedbyyourISP. Service IP Address EnterthePPTPserverIPaddressprovidedbyyourISP. Connection ID EntertheconnectionIDprovidedbyyourISP(optional). MTU (Maximum Transmission Uni[...]

  • Page 58

    58 Conguring L2TP L2TP(Layer2TunnelingProtocol)isusedinassociationwith  VPNs(VirtualPrivateNetworks).TherearetwopartstoaL2TP  connection: 1.TheWANinterfacesettings  and 2. The L2TP settings. ToviewtheL2TPsettings,click Internet , then click L2TP . WAN[...]

  • Page 59

    59 L2TP Settings Username EntertheusernameassignedbyanISP. Password EnterthepasswordassignedbyanISP. Service IP Address EntertheL2TPserverIPaddressprovidedbyanISP. Connection ID EntertheconnectionIDprovidedbyanISP(optional). MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) Enter?[...]

  • Page 60

    60 Conguring DS-Lite Dual-StackLite,orDS-Lite,allowsISPstostopIPv4addresses  fromreachingacustomer’snetworkdevicesandonlyuseIPv6. ToviewtheDS-Litesettings,click Internet , then click DS-Lite . DS-Lite Conguration SelectDS-LiteDHCPv6OptionorManualCon[...]

  • Page 61

    61 Wireless LAN Setup ToviewtheWirelessBasicsettings,click Wireless then select Basic . Radio Enableordisablethewirelessradio.Ifthewirelessradiois  disabled,wirelessaccesspointsarenotavailable. Mode Selectthewirelessoperatingmodefortherouter.Twomodes [...]

  • Page 62

    62 Access Point Mode Theseinstructionsapplytoboththe2.4GHzand5GHzfrequencybands.  TherouterbydefaultisalreadyconguredinAccessPointMode.Foroptimumconnectivitytoanumberofdifferentwirelessclient  devices,it’srecommendedthatyoukeep?[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Wireless Distribution System Mode Conguringtherouter’swirelesssettingsforWDS(WirelessDistributionSystem)mode. Channel Selectachanneltoassigntothewirelessnetwork.Validvalues  are from one to eleven in the US and one to thirteen in the EU. MAC Address [#] EntertheMACaddre[...]

  • Page 64

    64 WDS Security Settings Screen SelectingthetypeofWDSencryption(Disable,WEPorWPAPre- SharedKey)forthewirelessnetwork. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key Length Selectbetween64-bitand128-encryption. Key Format SelectthetypeofcharactersusedfortheWEPKey:ASCII (5c[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Chapter5 Wireless Encryption[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared Key WPA Type SelectthetypeofWPA. • WPATemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP):Generates  a128-bitkeyforeachpacket. • WPA2AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES):  Governmentstandardpacketencryptionwhichis stronger than TKIP. Pre-Sha[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Conguring Security Enablingsecurityoptionsonthewirelessnetworktoprevent  intrusionstosystemsonthewirelessnetwork. ToviewtheSecuritysettings,click Wireless then select Security . SSID Selection Selectthewirelessnetworkgroupinwhichyouwishtochange  it[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Click Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard the changes. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared Key WPA Type SelectthetypeofWPAfromthefollowing: • WPA2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) : RECOMMENDED —Governmentstandardpacketencryption  whichisstrongerthanTKIP.  • WPA Tem[...]

  • Page 69

    69 WPA RADIUS UsingaRADIUSservertoauthenticatewirelessstationsand  provide a session key to encrypt data during communications. WPA Type Select the type of Wireless Protected Access (WPA) from the following: • WPA2 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) : RECOMMENDED —Governmentstandardpacketencryption  [...]

  • Page 70

    70 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Authentication Type Selectthetypeofauthenticationfromthefollowing: • Open System: Wirelessstationscanassociatewiththerouter withoutWEPencryption • Shared Key: DevicesmustprovidethecorrespondingWEP  key(s)whenconnectingtotherouter ?[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Conguring Filters WhenEnableWirelessAccessControlisselected,onlywirelessclientswithMACaddresseslistedinthetableareallowedtoconnect  tothewirelessnetwork. ToviewtheFiltersettings,click Wireless then select Filter . Enabling Wireless Access Control Select [...]

  • Page 72

    72 MAC Address Filtering Table No. (Number) Thesequencenumberofthedevice. Description The description of the device. MAC Address TheMACaddressofthedevice. Select Indicatesthedevice(s)thatcanhaveactionsperformedon them. Click Delete Selected to remove selected devices from the list. Click D[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Conguring Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isanquickandeasywaytoassociateanewwirelessclientdevicetotheencryptedrouterusingaPINor  theWPSbuttonsoneachdevice. ToviewtheWPSsettings,click Wireless then select WPS . WPS Enable?[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Conguring Client List Viewthewirelessdevicescurrentlyconnectedtotherouter. ToviewtheClientListsettings,clickWirelessthenselectClient  List. Interface Thetypeofnetworkconnectedtothedevice. MAC Address TheMACaddressofdeviceconnectedtonetwork. Sign[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Chapter6 Advanced Settings[...]

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    76 Conguring Advanced Settings AllowsyoutodenetheAdvancedSettingsavailableontherouter. ToviewtheAdvancedsettings,click Wireless then select Advanced . Fragment Threshold Enterthemaximumsizeofapacketduringdatatransmission.  Avaluetoolowcouldleadto?[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Channel Bandwidth Selectthechannelbandwidth.ThefactorydefaultisAuto20/40MHz.Thedefaultsettingprovidesthebestperformancebyauto selectingchannelbandwidth. Preamble Type Selectthepreambletype.LongPreambleprovidesbetterLANcompatibilityandShortPreamblep[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Setting Up Parental Controls Offensivewebcontentcanbeblockedwhenaparentspecieskeywords.ParentscanalsolimitInternetaccesswithinaspecied  timeandday,witha Schedule . A Policy isaruleprolewhichdescribesthekeywordlterandInternet[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Adding a Control Policy Therouterprovidesawizardtoguideyouthroughsettingupa  newAccessControlPolicy. To start the procedure, click the Add Policy button. Click Next to continue the procedure or Cancel to stop the procedure. Theprocedureconsistsofthefollowingsteps: 1.Enter[...]

  • Page 80

    80 5. Setting up a schedule for the router services. To set up a Service Schedule ,followthesesteps: a. Select Allow from the Schedule option.  b.Clickthedaysthattheschedulewillbeactive.  c.Enterthetimeperiodthattheschedulewillbeactive. 6. Click Prev to return to the p[...]

  • Page 81

    81 7.SetupakeywordandURLlterlist. Tosetupakeyword/URLlterlist,followthesesteps: a. Select Allow from the Filtering option.  b.EnterakeywordorURLinthe URL/Keyword text eld.  c.Clickthe Add buttontoaddtheltertothelist. d. Repeat [...]

  • Page 82

    82 Viewing Parental Policies Availableparentalcontrolpoliciesareshowninatableandeachpolicycanbeenabledordisabled,edited,anddeleted. ToviewtheWebsettings,click Parental Control then select Web Monitor . Enable Clicktoenableordisablethecontrolpolicy. Polic[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Guest Network TheGuestNetworkfunctionenablesyoutoofferInternetconnectivitytovisitorsorguestswhilekeepingothernetworkeddevices (computersandharddrives)andsensitivepersonalorcompanyinformationprivateandsecure. TheGuestNetworkiscontrolledbyth[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Conguring the DHCP Server Setting TheGuestNetworkSSIDshouldbeonadifferentsubnetfromtherouter’sDHCPserver. ToviewtheDHCPServerSettings,click Guest Network then select DHCP Server Settin g. Router IP address DenetherouterIPaddress  fortheGuestnetwork. De[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Viewing the DHCP Client List on the Guest Network Showsthelistofguestclientsregisteredonthenetwork. ToviewtheDHCPClientListsettings,click Guest Network then select DHCP Client List . DHCP Client Table ShowstheIPaddress,  MACaddress,and  expirationtimeofeach  of t[...]

  • Page 86

    86 IPv6 Thereareseveralconnectiontypestochoosefrom:AutoDetection,StaticIPv6,Autoconguration(SLAAC/DHCPv6),PPPoE,IPv6 inIPv4Tunnel,6to4,andLink-local.Ifyouareunsureofyourconnectionmethod,pleasecontactyourIPv6InternetServiceProvider. Enabling I[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Viewing the IPv6 Connection Status ToviewtheStatusinformation,clickIPv6thenselectStatus. IPv6 Connection Information ShowstheIPv6connectiontype,theLANIPv6link-localaddressandtheDHCP-PD. LAN IPv6 Computers List ShowsalistofnetworkcomputersandtheirIPv6connect[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Conguring Static IPv6 ToviewtheStaticIPv6settings,click IPv6 then select Static IPv6 . Use Link-Local Address EnableordisableLANlink-localaddress. IPv6 Address EntertheLAN(local)IPv6addressfortherouter. Subnet Prex Length Enterthesubnetprexlength. Default Gateway En[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Setting Autoconguration ToviewtheAutoCongurationsettings,click IPv6 then select Auto Conguration . Obtain A DNS Server Address Automatically EnableordisableobtainingaDNSserver  automatically. Primary IPv6 DNS Address EntertheprimaryIPv6DNSaddress. Secondary IPv6 DNS Address Enter?[...]

  • Page 90

    90 Conguring PPPoE ToviewthePPPoEsettings,click IPv6 then select PPPoE . Address Mode SelectStaticifyourISPassignedyoutheIPaddress,subnet  mask,gateway,andDNSserveraddresses.Inmostcases,select  Dynamic. IP Address EntertheIPaddress(StaticPPPoEonly)[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Obtain A DNS Server Address Automatically EnableordisableobtainingaDNSserverautomatically. Primary IPv6 DNS Address EntertheprimaryIPv6DNSaddress. Secondary IPv6 DNS Address EnterthesecondaryIPv6DNSaddress. Enable DHCP-PD EnableordisableDHCP-prexdelegation(PD). LAN IPv6 Address[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Conguring 6to4 Toviewthe6to4settings,click IPv6 then select 6to4 . 6to4 Address Enterthe6to4IPaddress. Primary IPv6 DNS Address EntertheprimaryIPv6DNSaddress. Secondary IPv6 DNS Address EnterthesecondaryIPv6DNSaddress. LAN IPv6 Address EntertheLANIPv6address. LAN IPv6 Lin[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Viewing Local Connections ToviewtheLinkLocalsettings,click IPv6 then select Link Local . LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address EntertheLANIPv6link-localaddress. Click Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Firewall Setup Conguring Basic Settings ToviewtheBasicsettings,clickFirewallthenselectBasic. TheESRSeriesRouterrewallautomaticallydetectsandblocksDenialofService(DoS)attacks.URLblocking,packetlteringand statefulpacketinspection(SPI)arealso[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Conguring Advanced Settings TheroutersupportsVPNpass-throughwhichallowsvirtualprivatenetworking(VPN)packetstopassthroughtherewall. ToviewtheAdvancedsettings,clickFirewallthenselectAdvanced. VPN L2TP Pass-through ClickSelecttoallowanL2TPconnection?[...]

  • Page 96

    96 VPN L2TP Pass-through Click Select toallow anL2TPconnectionmethodoveraVPN. VPN PPTP Pass-through Click Select toallowa PPTPconnectionmethodoveraVPN. VPN IPSec Pass-through Click Select toallow anIPSecconnectionmethodoveraVPN. IPv6 Pass-through Click S[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Conguring Demilitarized Zone ConguringadeviceontheLANasaDemilitarizedZone(DMZ)hostallowsunrestrictedtwo-wayInternetaccessforInternet  applications,suchasonlinevideogames,torunfrombehindtheNATrewall.TheDMZfunctionallowstherouter[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Conguring Denial of Service Toenableblockingofdenialofservice(DoS)attacks,selecttheDoSoptionintheFirewallsection.DoSattackscanoodtheInternet  connectionwiththecontinuoustransmissionofdata.BlockingtheseattacksensuresthattheInternet[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Virtual Private Network Setup AVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN)providesasecureconnectionbetweentworemotelocationsortwousersovertheInternet.It  providesauthenticationtosecurelyencryptdatacommunicatedbetweenthetworemoteendpoints.TheShortModelNames[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Conguring a VPN Tunnel Prole ToviewtheStatussettings,clickVPNthenselectStatus. ManuallycongureaVPNtunnelprole. Creating a Prole • Click Add tocreateanewVPNtunnelprole. • Click Edit toeditthesettingsoftheselectedprole. • Cli[...]

  • Page 101

    101 General FormanuallyconguringaVPNtunnelprole. Name: Enterthenameforthisprole. Connection Type: Clickthedrop-downmenutoselectthe  connectiontype(PPTP,L2TP,IPSec,L2TPoverIPSec). Authentication Type: Clickthedrop-downmenutoselectthe authenticati[...]

  • Page 102

    102 SA (Security Association) IKE(InternetKeyExchange)isconguredintwonegotiations.  Phase1authenticatestheVPNClientstoeachotherby  conrmingthematchingPre-SharedKeywiththetwogateways.  IPSecisthePhase2oftheVPNprocess. Manually conguri[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Network Manually conguring a VPN tunnel prole. Security Gateway Type: Clickthedrop-downmenutoselectthe SecurityGatewayType(IPAddress,DomainName) Security Gateway: Enterthegatewayvalueasdenedin  SecurityGatewayType. Local Network Local Address: EntertheIPaddress?[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Advanced Manually conguring a VPN tunnel prole. NAT Traversal: SelectenabletoenabletheNATTraversal  functioninordertohidetheprivateIPaddressfrompublicview. Note: ServicessuchasVoIPrequiretheuseofaprivate  IP address. Dead Peer Detection: Apply: ClickApp[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Conguring a User Setting TheUserSettingfunctionallowsyoutocreateuserproles  inordertosetuploginaccesstotheVPNservice. Name Enterthenameofthenewuserprole. Password Enterthepasswordfortheusername. Conrm Enterthepasswordasecondti[...]

  • Page 106

    106 USB Port TheESR900routerisequippedwithaUSBportforconnectingaharddrivesomediacontentcanbeaccessedortransferredtoother  devicesinthehomeordevicesawayfromhome. Viewing EnShare TheEnSharefeatureallowsyoutoaccessmedia  contentst[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Viewing File Server TheFileServerfunctionallowsyoutoprovidenetworkusersFTPaccesstosharedUSBstoredles. ToviewtheFileServersettings,click USB Port then select File Server . Enable FTP Service SelectthistoenabletheFTPservicetosharelesonthe?[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Viewing DLNA TheDLNAMediaServerfunctionallowsyoutotransferphotos,musicandvideobetweennetworkeddevicesthroughtheESRSeries Router. ToviewtheDLNAsettings,click USB Port then select DLNA . 1. Select Enable toenabletheDLNAMediaServerfunction. 2.Inth[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Advanced Network Settings NAT Setup NetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)allowsusersontheLANtoaccesstheInternetthroughasinglePublicIPAddressormultiple PublicIPAddresses.NATprovidesrewallprotectionfromhackerattacksandallowsformappingLANIPaddre[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Port Mapping Setup PortMappingallowsyoutoredirectaparticularrangeofserviceportnumbersfromtheWANtoaparticularLANIPaddress. ToviewthePortMappingsettings,click Advanced then select Port Mapping . Enable Port Mapping ClickEnablePortMappingtoactivate?[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Current Port Mapping Table Displaysalistofmappedportrangesinuseonthenetwork. No. (Number) Thesequencenumberofthemappedportrange. Description Notesordetailsaboutthemappedportrange. Local IP IP address of the server for the mapped port range. Type Theprotocolusedt[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Port Forwarding Setup PortforwardingenablesmultipleserverapplicationsonaLANtoserveclientsonaWANoverasingleWANIPaddress.Therouter acceptsincomingclientpackets,ltersthembasedonthedestinationWAN,orpublic,portandprotocolandforward[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Current Port Forwarding Table Thetableofcurrentportforwardingcongurations. Click Delete Selected to remove selected devices from the list. Click Delete All to remove all devices form the list. Click Reset the discard changes. Click Apply to save the settings or Cancel to discard changes.[...]

  • Page 114

    114 Port Triggering Setup Someapplications,suchasonlinegames,videoconferencingandVoIPtelephony,requiremultipleportsforinboundandoutbound trafc.Ifanapplicationrequiressimultaneoususeofincomingandanoutgoingports,congureporttriggeringtomapalo[...]

  • Page 115

    115 Public Type Selecttheprotocoltousefortheinboundportfromthefollowing:TCP,UDPorBoth. Click Add toappendanewcongurationtothetableor Reset to discard changes. Current Port Triggering Table Thelistofcurrentporttriggeringcongurations. ClickDeleteS[...]

  • Page 116

    116 Application Layer Gateway Setup TheALG(ApplicationLayerGateway)servesasawindowbetweencorrespondentapplicationprocessessothattheymayexchange information on an open environment. ToviewtheALGsettings,click Advanced then select ALG . Selectthelistedapplicationsthatn[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Universal Plug and Play Setup UPnPhelpsinternetdevices,suchasgamingandvideoconferencing,toaccessthenetworkandconnecttootherregisteredUPnP devices. ToviewtheUPnPsettings,click Advanced then select UPnP . Click Enable or Disable to activate or deactivate UPnP. Click App[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Internet Group Multicast Protocol Setup InternetGroupMulticastProtocol(IGMP)isanetwork-layerprotocolusedtoestablishmembershipinamulticastgroup. ToviewtheIGMPsettings,click Advanced then select IGMP . Click Enable or Disable toactivateordeactivateIGMP. Click Appl[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Quality of Service Setup QoScanprioritizebandwidthusesuchasvideostreaming,onlinegaming,VoIPtelephonyandvideoconferencingtoensurestable andefcientnetworkperformance. ToviewtheQoSsettings,click Advanced then select QoS . Total Bandwidth Settings UplinkSelectthe[...]

  • Page 120

    120 Priority Queue Setnetworkresourceusagebasedonspecicprotocolsorportranges.Incomingpacketsareprocessedbasedontheprotocols’ positionwithinthequeue. Unlimited Priority Queue Local IP Address EnterthelocalIPaddressofadeviceonthenetwork.  Thisdevic[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Bandwidth Allocation Setnetworkresourceusage,forinboundandoutboundtrafc,basedonlocalIPandportranges. Type SelectDownloadorUploadtospecicthedirectionofpacket trafc. Local IP Range EnterthelocalIPrangeofthecurrentconguration. Protocol Selec[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Routing Setup Typicallystaticroutingdoesnotneedtobesetupbecausetherouterhasadequateroutinginformationafterithasbeencongured  forInternetaccess.Staticroutingisonlynecessaryiftherouterisconnectedtonetworkunderadifferentsubnets. [...]

  • Page 123

    123 Wake on LAN Setup WakeonLANsetup(WOL)allowstheadministratortoactivateacomputeroverthenetwork. ToviewtheWOLsettings,click Advanced then select WOL . Enabling WOL over WAN Click Enable WOL over WAN to activate the feature. Server Port Enter the server port of the device to activate. W[...]

  • Page 124

    124 Tools Setup Conguring the Administrator Account Changetherouter’ssystempasswordaswellassetupadevice  toremotelycongurethesettings. ToviewtheAdminsettings,click Tools then select Admin . • Login Name: Keeporchangeexistingloginname • Old Password: Ente[...]

  • Page 125

    125 System Time Setting ChangethesystemtimeoftheESRSeriesRouterandsetupautomaticupdatesthroughanetworktime(NTP)protocolserveror through a computer. ToviewtheTimesettings,click Tools then select Time . Synchronizing with an NTP Server Time Setup SelecthowtheESR[...]

  • Page 126

    126 Synchronizing Time with a Computer Time Setup SelecthowtheESRSeriesRouterobtainsthecurrenttime. Computer Date and Time Displayssystemdateandtimefromacomputer. Enable Daylight Saving Clicktoenableordisabledaylightsavingstime. Start Time Selectthedateandtimewhen?[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) Setup ThemostcommonuseforDDNSisinallowinganInternetdomainnametobeassignedtoacomputerwithavarying(dynamic)IP address.ThismakesitpossibleforothersitesontheInternettoestablishconnectionstothemachin[...]

  • Page 128

    128 Diagnosis that Client Devices Are Connected to the Router Thediagnosisfeatureallowstheadministratortoverifythataclientdeviceisavailableonthenetworkandisacceptingrequest  packets.Ifthepingresultreturnsalive,itmeansadeviceisconnected.Thisfeatu[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Upgrading The Router’s Firmware Firmwareistherouter’ssystemsoftwarethatoperatesandallowstheadministratortointeractwithit. ToviewtheFirmwaresettings,click Tools then select Firmware . WARNING! Upgradingrmwarethroughawirelessconnectionisnotrecommended.?[...]

  • Page 130

    130 Backing Up The Router’s Settings Savethemasacongurationleonyourcomputer. ToviewtheBack-upsettings,click Tools then select Back-up . Restoring to the router’s Factory Default settings ClickResettorestoretheESRSeriesRoutertofactorydefaults. Backup Settings Click [...]

  • Page 131

    131 Rebooting the Router Thisfeatureallowsyoutoreboottherouterintheeventofasystemhanguporotherdisruptiontothenetwork. ToviewtheResetsettings,click Tools then select Reset . Click Apply to reset the device.[...]

  • Page 132

    132 Appendix[...]

  • Page 133

    133 Wall Mounting The Router Thefollowingareinstructionsifyouchoosetomounttherouterona wall. Note: Choosealocationthatiswithinreachofanelectrical outletfortheACadapterandtheDSLorCablemodem. Tomountthedeviceonthewalldothefollowi[...]

  • Page 134

    134 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCC Rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferen[...]

  • Page 135

    135 Industry Canada Statement ThisdevicecomplieswithRSS-210oftheIndustryCanada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interferenc[...]