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Model # AR410W USER’S MANUAL Ver. 1A[...]
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2 Table of Contents 1. Overview .................................................................................................................... .4 1.1 Product F eatures ................................................................................................... 4 1.2 System R equirement s ................................................[...]
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3 4.6.2 Remote Managem ent ....................................................................................... 43 4.7 T ools ...................................................................................................................... . 44 4.7.1 Rest art ..................................................................................[...]
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4 1. Overview 1.1 Product Features ● Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards ● Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance ● Strong network security with WEP and WPA-PSK encryption ● Achieving data rate of up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b; optional 108Mbps is achievable with compat ible wirel[...]
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5 2. Getting S t arted 2.1 Knowing the 802.11g Wireless Router Ports: (LAN Ports): automatically detect the cable type when connecting to Ethernet-enabled computers. (WAN Port): the connection for the Ethernet cable to the cable or DSL modem. (Power): receptor for the power adapter (Reset): restore the router to it s original factory default. LEDs:[...]
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6 Step 4 Power on the router by connecting one end of the supplied powe r adapter to the power jack of the router and connecting the other end to an electrical outlet. Step 5 Power on your computer. Step 6 Make sure the WAN , WL AN , and the LAN ports that the comp uter is connected to are lit. If not, tr y the above steps again.[...]
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7 2.2.2 Verify Connection to Router Step 1 Go to Start , Run , type command (for Windows 95/98/ME) or cmd (for Windows 2000/XP) and click OK . You will see the command prompt as below. Step 2 Type ping 192.168.1.1 and press Enter . You should get four reply responses back. Step 3 If you get Request timed out , or Destination host unreachable , doub[...]
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8 Step 5 Type ipconfig/renew and press Enter . You should get an IP address of 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 – 254). Proceed to the next section. If you don’t get an IP address, reset the router by hol ding in the reset button at the back of the router for 10 seconds while it is ON and try ipconfig/renew again. Step 6 For Windows 9[...]
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9 Step 8 After your IP addre ss is released, click Renew . You should get an IP address of 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 – 254). If you don’t get an IP address, reset the router by holding in the reset butto n at the back of the ro uter for 10 seconds while it is ON and try Renew again. 2.2.3 Configuring the Router Step 1 Open the [...]
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10 Step 3 Click Next at the router’s Setup Wizard. Note: If you don’t see the Setup Wizard, cli ck on the Wizard button on the menu bar. Step 4 Change the router’s password by remo ving the bullets and typing in your new password. OR you may keep the current password ( admin ) and click Next .[...]
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11 Step 5 Select your time zone and click Next . Step 6 You may change the router’s LAN settings or just click Next to keep the default settings.[...]
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12 Step 7 The router will now auto-detect what type of WAN setting your DSL/Cable modem has. You may follow steps 8a through 8f to configure your WAN type. Note: If you are certain that your WAN type is different then from the one detected, you should manually select the prop er WAN type to configure. Step 8a For Obtain IP automati cally (DHCP clie[...]
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13 Step 8b For Fixed IP address , enter the values provid ed by your ISP and click Next . Proceed to Step 9 . Step 8c For PPPoE to obtain IP automatically , enter the User Name and Password required to get online and click Next . Proceed to Step 9 . You may need to include the domain name with your user name. Ex. username@sbcglobal.net[...]
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14 Step 8d For PPPoE with a fixed IP address , enter the User Name and Password required to get online and the IP addre ss provided by your ISP, and click Next . Proceed to Step 9 . You may need to include the domai n name with your user name. Ex. username@sbcglobal.net Step 8e For PPTP , enter the values provided by your ISP and click Next . Proce[...]
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15 Step 8f For L2TP , enter the values provided by your ISP and click Next . Step 9 Choose to Enable or Disable the wireless function of the router. Click Next to accept the default Wireless Network ID ( default ) or change the existing name to fit your current wireless network. You may also change the channel number if needed.7[...]
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16 Step 10 Click Restart to apply the settings. Step 11 Click Close and close the web browser.[...]
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17 3. V erifying Internet Connection Step 1 Login to the router’s confi guration page and click on the Status button. Step 2 Verify that the status for the WAN connection says Connected . Note: If the status is disconnected, click on DHCP Renew (for Cable Modem), or Connect (for DSL Modem). If it is still disconnected, go to the Troubleshooting s[...]
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18 4. W eb Configuration Utility Step 1 Open the web browser and type 192.168.1.1 in the URL Address field and press Enter . Step 2 Enter admin for both the username and the password fields and click OK . 4.1.1 LAN & DHCP Server This page enables you to set the LAN and DHCP properties such as the host name, IP address, subnet mask, and the doma[...]
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19 End IP: Enter an IP address to serve as the end of the IP range that DHCP will use to assign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the router. Domain Name: Enter the local domain name of the network in the text field. This field is optional. Lease Time: Set the lease time for the IP address assigned by the router. Click Apply to save any [...]
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20 4.1.3 Password This screen enables you to set administrative and user passwords. These passwords are used to gain access to the router’s inte rface. The User acc ount can only view the settings but not change them. To change the se ttings, you must log in using the admin account. 4.1.4 Time This screen enables you to set the time and date for [...]
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21 Local Time: Displays the local time and date. Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down list. Default NTP server: Enter a public NTP time server (optional) Daylight Saving: Allows you to enable or disable daylight saving time. When enabled, select the start and end date for daylight saving time. 4.1.5 Dynamic DNS DDNS allows Internet u[...]
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22 4.2 Wireless This section enables you to set wireless co mmunications parameters for the router's wireless LAN feature. 4.2.1 Basic This page allows you to enable and disabl e the wireless LAN function, change the SSID, and select the channel fo r wireless communications. Enable/Disable: Enables and disables wireless LAN via the router. If [...]
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23 Compression, and Dynamic Turbo. This sett ing is backwards compatible with non- Turbo (legacy) devices. Dynamic Turbo mode is only enabled when all dev ices on the wireless network are configured wit h Super G with Dynam ic Turbo enabled. Super G with Static Turbo: Capable of Packet Bursting, Fast Frames, Compression, and Static Turbo. This sett[...]
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24 WEP Key: Select the level of encryption you w ant from the drop-dow n list. The router supports, 64-bit (Hex 10 characters/ASCII 5 characters) and 128-bit encryption (Hex 26 characters/ASCII 13 characters). Example: if you selected to use 64-bits using HEX characters, you would enter 10 Hex characters in each of the four keys below. Key 1 ~ Key [...]
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25 4.2.3 Advanced This screen enables you to configure advanced wireless functions. Beacon Interval: Type the beacon interval in the text box. You can specify a value from 1 to 1000. The default beacon interval is 100. RTS Threshold: Type the RTS (Request-To-Send) threshold in the text box. This value stabilizes data flow. If data flow is irr egula[...]
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26 4.3 S t atus This selection enables you to view the stat us of the router’s LAN and WAN connections, and view logs and statistics pertaining to connections and packet transfers. 4.3.1 Device Information This screen enables you to view the router’s LAN, Wireless, and WAN configuration.[...]
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27 Firmware Version: Displays the current version of the firmware installed. After updating the firmware from Tools - Firmware , check this page to ensure that your firmware is successfully updated. LAN: This field displays the router's LAN interface MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP server status. Click DHCP Table to view a list [...]
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28 Click Refresh to renew log statistics Time: Displays the time and date that the log entry was created. Message: Displays summary information about the log entry. Source: Displays the source of the communication. Destination: Displays the destination of the communication. Note: Displays the IP address of the communication 4.3.3 Log Setting This s[...]
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29 4.3.4 Statistic This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the router LAN and WAN ports (in bytes per second). Click Reset to erase all statistics and begi n logging statistics again. 4.3.5 Wireless This screen enables you to view information about wireless devices that are connected to the router. Connected Time[...]
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30 4.4 Routing This section enables you to set how the r outer forwards data: Static and Dynamic. Routing Table enables you to view the info rmation about the network topology created by the router. 4.4.1 Static This page enables you to set parameters by which the router fo rwards data to its destination if your network has a static IP address. Net[...]
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31 New: Click New to clear the text boxes and add required information to create a new entry. 4.4.2 Dynamic This screen enables you to set NAT parameters. NAT: Click the radio buttons to enable or disable NAT. Transmit: Click the radio buttons to set the desir ed transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1, or RIP 2. Receive: Click the radio buttons to se[...]
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32 4.4.3 Routing Table This screen enables you to view the routing t able for the router. The routing table is a database created by the router that displays the network interconnection topology. Network Address: Displays the network IP addr ess of the connected node. Network Mask: Displays the network (subnet) mask of the connected node. Gateway A[...]
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33 4.5 Access This page enables you to define access restricti ons, set up protocol and IP filters, create virtual servers, define access for special app lications such as games, and set firewall rules. 4.5.1 MAC Filters Enables you to allow or deny Internet a ccess to users within the LAN based upon the MAC address of their network interf ace. Cli[...]
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34 Add: Click to add the user to the lis t at the bottom of the page. Update: Click to update information for the user, if you have changed any of the fields. Delete: Select a user from the table at the botto m of the list and click Delete to remove the user profile. 4.5.2 URL Blocking This page allows you to deny users from ac cessing certain URLs[...]
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35 4.5.3 IP Filter This screen enables you to define a minimum and maximum IP address range filter; all IP addresses falling in the range are not allow ed Internet access. T he IP filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page. ( Note : Click anywhere in the item. Once the line is selected, the fiel ds automatically load the item[...]
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36 4.5.4 Domain Blocking This page allows you to either permit or deny users from accessing certain domains specified in the list. Domain Blocking: choose from Disabled, Allow users to access all domains except “Blocked Domains”, or Deny users to access all domains except “Permitted Domains”. Permitted Domains: enter the domains you wish to[...]
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37 4.5.5 Protocol Filter This screen enables you to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol list you create. The prot ocol filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page. Note: When selecting items in the table at the bottom, click anywhere in the item. The line is selected, and the fields automatically load th[...]
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38 The most common protocols are listed in the table already. Select the protocol you wish to edit. Protocol Filter: Disable List: disables protocol filter Enable List: enables protocol filter. If this is selected, the router will deny Internet access to those protocols that have the filter marked enabled. Edit protocol filter in list: Enable: prot[...]
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39 Enable: Click to enable or disable the virtual server. Name: Type a descriptive name for the virtual server. Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP or UDP) you want to use for the virtual server. Private Port: Type the port number of t he computer on the LAN that is being used to act as a virtual server. Public Port: Type the port number on t he WAN[...]
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40 Enable: Click to enable or disable the application profile. When enabled, users will be able to connect to the application vi a the router’s WAN connection. Click Disabled on a profile to prevent users from ac cessing the applicat ion on the WAN. Name: Type a descriptive name for the application. Trigger: Defines the outgoing communication tha[...]
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41 DMZ Host IP: Type the IP address of the computer. The computer with the specified IP address will have unrestricted two- way access with the Internet. Apply: Click to save the settings. 4.5.9 Firewall Rule This screen enables you to set up the firewall. The router provides basic firewall functions by filtering all the packets that enter the rout[...]
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42 Add: Click to add the rule profile to the table at the botto m of the screen. Update: Click to update information for the rule if you have selected a list item and have made changes. Delete: Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list. New: Click New to erase all fields and enter new information. Priority Up: Select a ru[...]
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43 Community: SNMP system name for exchanging SNMP community messages. The name can be used to limit SNMP messages passing through the network. The default name is 'public.' Trap Receiver: Type the name of the destination PC that will receive trap messages. 4.6.2 Remote Management This screen enables you to set up remo te management. Usin[...]
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44 these applications to work correctly. When not playing games or using these voice applications, it is recommended that Gaming Mode be disabled. PPTP: Enables you to set up PPTP access for remote management. IPSec: Enables you to set up IPSe c access for remote management. IDENT: Choose to close or stealth port 113. 4.7 T ools This page enables y[...]
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45 4.7.2 Settings This screen enables you to save your settings as a profile and load the profiles for different circumstances. You can also load the factory default settings. Save Settings: After you have configured all the settings, click Save to save the current configuration as a profile so that you can load it when necessary. Load Settings: Cl[...]
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46 Please follow the instructions below: 1. Download the latest firmw are from the manufacturer’s w eb site and save it to your disk. 2. Unzip the downloaded file. 3. Click Browse and go to the location of th e unzipped firmware file. 4. Select the file and click Upgrade to update the firmware to the latest release. 5. Verify the firmware is upda[...]
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47 5. T roubleshooting For Cable Modem Users Only Step 1 Log into the router’s LAN Setting page and click WAN . Step 2 Click Clone MAC Address , and click Apply . Step 3 Redo the Setup Wizard. Step 4 Verify the Connection Status as described in Section 3, Verifying Internet Connection . For DSL Users Only Step 1 Go to the router’s Setup Wizard.[...]
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48 For Cable Modem and DSL Users Step 1 Power off the Cable/DSL modem, router, and computer and wait for 5 minutes . Step 2 Turn on the Cable/DSL modem and wait for the lights on the modem to settle down. Step 3 Turn on the router and wait for the lights on the router to settle down. Step 4 Turn on the computer. Step 5 Redo the Setup Wizard. Step 6[...]