Linksys WRT160NL manuale d’uso

USER GUIDE Wir eless-N Br oadband Router with Storage Link Model: WRT160NL[...]

About This Guide i Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay sp[...]

T able of Contents ii Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bottom P anel . . . . [...]

T able of Contents iii Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix C: Specic ations 39 Appendix D: W arranty Information 40 Limited W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Appendix E: Regulat or y Information 42 FCC Sta tement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O verview Thank you f or choosing the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link. The Router lets you access the Internet via a wireless connection or thr ough one of its four switched por ts. Y ou can also use the Router to share [...]

Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 2 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Bottom P anel Reset The Reset button is located on the right side of the product label . There ar e two ways to reset the Router to its factor y defaults. Either press and hold the Reset button for approxima tely five seconds, or restore the defaults from the Administr at[...]

Chapter 2 Wireless Sec urity C hecklist 3 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Chapter 2: W ir eless S ecurity Checklist Wir eless net works are convenien t and easy to install, so homes with high-speed I nternet access are adopting them at a rapid pace. Because wireless network ing operates by sending information over radio waves , it ca[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 4 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Chapter 3: A dvanced C onfiguration After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD -ROM), the Router will be ready for use. How ever , if you want to change its advanced settings, use the Router ’ s web-based utility. This chapter describes ea[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 5 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Automatic C onfiguration - DHCP By default, the Router’ s Internet Connection T ype is set to Automa tic Configura tion - DHCP , which should be kept only if your ISP supports DHCP or y ou are connecting through a dynamic IP address. ( This option usually applies t[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link PPTP Server IP Address Y our ISP will pr ovide you with the IP address of the PPTP server . Username and Passwor d Enter the Username and P assword provided b y your ISP . Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time Y ou can configur e the Router to cut the Internet connection [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link broadband I nternet service has been configured with a host and domain name. In most cases , leaving these fields blank will work. MTU MTU is the Maximum T ransmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for I nternet transmission. Select Manual if y[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link amount of time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased” this dynamic IP address. After the time has expired, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The default is 0 minutes, which means one day . Static DNS 1-3 The Domain Name System[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link TZO .com Setup > DDNS > TZO E-mail Address , TZO Key , and Domain Name Enter the settings of the account y ou set up with TZO . Internet IP A ddress The R outer’ s Internet IP address is displayed her e. Because it is dynamic, it will change. Status The statu[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 10 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Route Entries T o set up a static route between the Router and another network, select a number from the drop- down list. Click Delete This En tr y to delete a static r oute. Enter Route Name Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric charac[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 11 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Standard Channel If Standard - 20 MHz Channel is the Channel Width setting, then this setting will be available. Select the appropriate channel for your wireless net work. If you are not sure which channel to selec t, then keep the default, Auto . If W ide - 40MHz C[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 12 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link After the client device has been configured, click 3. OK . Then refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions. Method #3 Use this method if your client device asks for the Router ’ s PIN number . Enter the PIN number listed on this[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 13 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link WP A Ent erprise This option featur es WP A used with a RADIUS ser ver . ( This should only be used when a RADIUS ser ver is connec ted to the Router .) Security Mode > WP A Enterprise Encryption WP A suppor ts two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic e[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 14 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link WEP WEP is a basic encr yption method, which is not as secure as WP A. IMPORT ANT: If you are using WEP encryption, then each device in your wireless network MUST use the same WEP encryption method and key , or else the network will not function properly . Security [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 15 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Wireless Client List Wir eless Client List This screen shows computers and other devices on the wireless network . The list can be sor ted by Client Name, Interface, IP Address , MAC A ddress, and Status . Select S av e to MAC A ddress Filter List f or any device yo[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 16 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. T he default is 100 milliseconds. D TIM Interval This value, between 1 and 255, indicates the inter val of the D elivery Tr affic Indication Message ([...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 17 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Sec urity > VPN P assthrough The VPN Passthrough screen allows you to enable VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPTP , or L2TP protocols to pass through the Router ’ s firewall. Security > VPN P assthrough VPN Passthr ough IPSec P assthrough Internet P rotocol Securit[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 18 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Shared F olders Summar y The Shared F olders Summary screen displays the following information: Display Name, Partition, Shared F older , and Groups with Ac cess. Summary T o exit the Shared Folders Summary scr een and return to the Disk Management screen, click Clo[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 19 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Click Save Settings to apply your changes , or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. Click Close to exit the screen. Storage > Media Ser ver The storage options are available when a USB storage device is connec ted to the USB port of the Router . If the sto[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 20 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Storage > Administra tion The Administr ation screen allows you to manage the user groups and individual users who can access the shared folders. Storage > Administra tion Informa tion Ser ver Name Enter the ser ver name for the Router; it will be used for the[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 21 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Creat e or Edit a User Ac count User Accoun t User Acc ount Name Create a name f or the user . F ull Name Enter the actual name of the user . Description Enter keywords to describe the user . Passw ord Enter the password that the user will use for login Confirm P as[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 22 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Status Policies are disabled by default. T o enable a policy , select the polic y number from the drop -down menu, and select Enabled . T o create a polic y , follo w steps 1-11. Repeat these steps to create additional policies , one at a time. Select a number from [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 23 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link External P or t Enter the external port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with the Internet application documentation for mor e information. Internal P or t Enter the internal port number used by the server or Internet application. Check with [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 24 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link T riggered Range For each application, enter the starting and ending por t numbers of the triggered port number range. Check with the Internet application documentation for the port number(s) needed. F or warded Range F or each application, enter the starting and en[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 25 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link No Acknowledgement If you want to disable the Router’ s Acknowledgement feature , so the R outer will not re-send data if an error occurs , then select Enabled . O ther wise, keep the default, Disabled . Internet Ac cess Priority In this section, you can set the b[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 26 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link MAC A ddress QoS > MAC A ddress Enter a Name Enter a name for your device . MA C Address Enter the MAC address of y our device. Priority Select the appropriate priority : High , Medium (Recommend) , Normal , or Low . Click Add to save your changes. Y our new entr[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 27 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Acc ess via Wireless If y ou are using the Router in a public domain where you are giving wireless access to your guests, y ou can disable wireless access t o the Router’ s web-based utility. Y ou will only be able to access the utility via a wir ed connection if [...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 28 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Log T ype • Select Incoming Log , Outgoing Log , Security Log , or DHCP Client Log . <T ype> Log • The I ncoming Log displays a temporary log of the sourc e IP addresses and destination port numbers for the incoming Internet traffic. The Outgoing Log displ[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 29 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Administra tion > Firmw are Upgrade The F irmwar e Upgr ade screen allow s you t o upgrade the Router ’ s firmware . Do not upgrade the firmware unless you are experiencing problems with the Router or the new firmware has a f eature you wan t to use. Administra[...]

Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 30 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Status > Local Network The L ocal Network screen displays information about the local, wired network. Status > Local Network Local Network Local MAC Addr ess The MAC address of the Router ’ s local, wired int er face is displayed. Router IP Address The Route[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 31 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer c annot connect to the Internet. F ollow these instruc tions until y our computer can connect to the Internet: Make sure that the Router is powered on. The Pow er • LED should be green and not flashing . If the Po wer LED is f[...]

Appendix A T roubleshooting 32 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link system settings . Click the Computer Name tab. The workgroup name is displayed.) I f they differ , then change the workgroup name of the Router . Follow these instructions: Access the web-based utility of the Router . (Refer to 1. Chapter 3: Adv anced Configur ation , pag[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 33 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix B: Ho w to Install and A cc ess USB Stor age Over view This appendix explains how to do the f ollowing: connect and access a USB storage device • map a shortcut to a USB storage device • create a shared folder on a USB storage device •[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 34 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link NO TE: Another option is to use the IP address of the Router . In the A ddress field, enter the local IP address of the Router: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx The default is 192.168.1.1 . Y ou can change this IP address on the S etup > Basic Setup screen; refe[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 35 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link F rom the 4. Drive drop-down menu, select an available drive letter . Select Drive Letter Click 5. Finish . Access Mapped Drive On your desktop , double -click the 1. Computer ic on. Computer Icon NO TE: If the Computer icon is not displayed, then go[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 36 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Right-click the folder you want to share , and click 4. Map Network Drive . ( The default shared folder is named Public .) Map Network Drive F rom the 5. Drive drop-down menu, select an available drive letter . Select Drive Letter Click 6. Finish . A[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 37 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Create a Shared F older Click the 1. Storage tab . Click the 2. Disk tab. Storage > Disk T o create a shared f older , click 3. Creat e Share . Shared F older In the 4. Display Name field, cr eate a name f or the shared folder . If the shared fold[...]

Appendix B Ho w to Install and Access USB Storage 38 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link In the 4. Group Name field, create a name f or the group . In the 5. Description field, enter keywords to describe the group . F rom the 6. Acc ess drop-down menu, selec t the appropriate lev el of access, read and write or read only . Click 7. Creat[...]

Appendix C Specific ations 39 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix C: Specifications Model WRT160NL Standards 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g, Draft 802.11n Ports Internet, Ethernet [1-4], USB, Power Buttons Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Reset LEDs LAN [1-4], Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wireless, Internet, Power Cabling Type CAT 5e # of A[...]

Appendix D Warranty Inf ormation 40 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix D: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardw are pr oduc t against defects in materials and work manship under nor mal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser an[...]

Appendix D Warranty Inf ormation 41 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link DA TED PROOF OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO PROCESS W ARRANT Y CLAIMS. If you are requested to return your product, you will be given a Retur n Materials Authorization (RMA) number . Y ou are responsible for properly packaging and shipping your product to Linksy[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 42 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix E: Regulat or y I nforma tion FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference re[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 43 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme aux normes NMB-003 et RSS210 du Canada. L ’utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes : il ne doit pas produire de br ouillage et 1. il doit accept [...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 44 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link User Inf ormation for Consumer Pr oduc ts Cov ered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W aste Elec tric and Electronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant inf ormation for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consu[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 45 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Eesti (Estonian) - K esk konnaalane inf ormatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sorteerimata olmejäätmetega[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 46 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ekty va 2002/96/EC numat o, kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra paž ymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti k ar tu su nerūšiuo[...]

Appendix E Regula tor y Information 47 Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental par a clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separado[...]

48 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Appendix F : Sof tware End U ser License A greement Cisco Produc ts This product from Cisco Systems, Inc. or its subsidiar y licensing the S oftware instead of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco ”) contains soft ware (including fir mwar e) originating fr[...]

49 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link of the Soft ware or its related Documenta tion, or electronically transfer the S oftware or Documentation from one computer to another or over a network; (ii) alter , merge, modify , adapt, decrypt or translat e the Soft ware or related Documentation,[...]

50 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link In addition, Cisco may collect and store detailed information regar ding your network configuration and usage for the purpose of providing you technical networking suppor t. The information is associated with you only when you provide a unique ID numb[...]

51 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link either the Soft ware or Documentation or both constitutes agreement by the Government that the Sof tware and Documentation are “ commer cial computer soft ware ” and “ commercial computer sof tware documentation, ” and constitutes acceptance o[...]

52 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link freedom to shar e and change free software--to make sure the software is free for all its users. This General P ublic License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any other program whose authors commit to using it. (S[...]

53 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link If the modified program normally reads commands c. interactively when run, y ou must cause it, when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a[...]

54 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to paten t issues), conditions ar e imposed on you (whether by court order , agreemen t or other wise) that contradict the condition[...]

55 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, February 1999 Copyright ( C ) 1991, 1999 F ree Soft ware F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr ank lin Street, F ifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is per mitted t o copy and distribute verbatim copies o[...]

56 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link freedom and the wherewithal t o run that prog ram using a modified version of the Library . The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow . Pa y close attention to the differenc e between a “ work based on the li[...]

57 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Thus, it is not the intent of this sec tion to claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distr ibution of derivative or collec tive works based on the Library . In [...]

58 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link Use a suitable shared librar y mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a cop y of the libr ar y alr eady present on the user ’ s comput er system, rather than copying librar y functions into[...]

59 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up t o the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through an y other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice . [...]

60 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link The OpenSSL toolkit stays under a dual license, i.e. both the c onditions of the OpenSSL License and the original SSLeay license apply to the toolk it. S ee below for the actual license tex ts. Actually both licenses are BSD -style Open Source license[...]

61 Appendix F Sof tware End U ser License Agreement Wir eless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link BUT NO T LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILIT Y AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO E VENT SHALL THE A UTHOR OR CONTRIBUT ORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONS[...]