Airlink101 AR570W manual

Wireless N 150 Router Model # AR570W User’s Manual Ver. 2A[...]

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

Table of Contents  FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERE NCE STATEMENT ............................ 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCT ION ..............................................................................[...]

3.5.1 Firewall ............................................................................................................................... ...... 66 3.5.2 DoS (Denial-of-Service) ......................................................................................................... 67 3.5.2.1 DoS – Advanced Settings ........................[...]

6 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Airlink101 Wireless N 150 Router AR570W. This product is ideal for home or SOHO users who need greater bandwidth and higher speed for various networking applications, such as VoIP phone, online gaming or online video/audio str eaming. Based on Wireless N technology, the data throughput is[...]

7 Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna The antenna is 3dBi dipole antenna. Radio ON/OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the Router’s wireless function. LED Light Status Description POWER On Router is powered on. On WPS setup is in progress. Off Wireless network is switched off. WLAN Flashing Wireless network is ready and WPS setup[...]

8 Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start security synchronization function (WPS). Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults. Press this button for no longer than 1 second to start security synchronization. 1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. WAN Wid[...]

9 Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Using EZ Setup Wizard Step 1 Insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. Step 2 Click Next to start the configuration.[...]

10 Step 3 Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN port of the router and conn ect the other end to your DSL/Cable modem.  Step 4 Connect one end of another network cable to the L AN port of the router and connect the other end to your computer.[...]

11 Step 5 Power on the Router. It will take about 30 seconds. Step 6 Make sure POWER , WAN , WLAN , and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are lit. If not, try the above steps again. Step 7 Enter the Router’s password to log in to the Router. The default password is “admin”. It is recommended to change the router’s password to p[...]

12 Step 8 Verify the Internet Connection Type the wizard detected. If it is not correct, please configure it manually. Click Next . Note: If you are not sure which Internet Connection Type you use, please contact your Internet Service Provider for this information. Step 9 Enter the settings for your Internet Connection Type. Dynamic IP (Cable Modem[...]

13 Step 10 Please wait while the Wizard trying to connect to the Internet. If you see the window “Internet Connection Succeed”, your router has been successfully connected to the Internet. Please click Next to configure the wireless settings.[...]

14 Step 11 Configure a name for your wireless network. Click Next . Step 12 Configure the security key for your wireless network. Check Enable WPA Pre-Share Key . Enter 8 to 63 characters into WPA-Pre-Share Key. Click Next .[...]

15 Step 13 Verify the settings you just configured for the Router. Click Finish to restart t he Router. Congratulations! Your router configuration has been finished. [...]

16 2.2 Connecting to the Router Wirelessly You must configure your wireless computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to t he router wirelessly with your Vista computer. You can also refer to the manual of your wireless network card regarding how to connect t[...]

17 Step 3 Enter the Security key you configured for the Router (see Step 12 in Chapter 2.1). Click Connect . Step 4 Click on Close . Now the wireless connection has been established succe ssfully with the Router. You should be able to connect to Internet wirelessly now.[...]

18 Chapter 3 Using Web Configuration Utility The Web Configuration Utility contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as: Access Control, QoS (Quality of Service), Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) and other functions. If you have already gone through the EZ Setup Wizard, you do NOT need to [...]

19 Step 2 Enter your user name and password and click OK . (The default user name and password are both “admin”.) Step 3 When you see this page coming up, you have successfully logged in to the router. You can now access the complete features/settings of the router. [...]

20 3.0 Setup Wizard Click on Setup Wizard and start the basic config uration for this router. If you have gone through the EZ Setup Wizard on the provided CD, you do not need to set up the router again. Step 1 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router. You can click on Copy Time from PC . Enable Daylight Saving if it is applicable in your coun[...]

21 Time Server Address Input the IP address / host name of time server here Daylight Savings If the country you live uses day light saving, please check the Enable box and choose the duratio n of daylight savin g. Step 2 Select WAN type by which Internet service you are using. Dynamic IP (for Cable or some DSL users) Click on Dynamic IP if you are [...]

22 Primary DNS Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider. Secondary DNS Please input the IP address of another DNS serve r p rovided by your service provider, this is optional. PPPoE (for DSL users) For DSL users, your Internet type is either Dynamic IP or PPPoE . If you are not sure which one you have, it is sugge[...]

23 Password Please input the password assi gn ed by your Internet service provider here. DNS Address Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose “Obtain an IP addre ss automatically”, or “Use the followi ng IP address” (i.e. static IP address). Primary DNS Please input the IP address of DNS s[...]

24 PPTP PPTP requires two kinds of setting: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and password). Here we start from WAN interface setting: Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here. You can choose “Obtain an IP address automatically, or “Use the following IP address” (i.e.[...]

25 Connection ID Please input the connection ID here, this is optional and you can leave it blank. MTU Please input the MTU value of your network connecti on here. If you don’t know, you can use default value. BEZEQ - ISRAEL Setting item BEZEQ-ISRAEL is only required to check if you’re using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel. Conn[...]

26 Parameter Description User Name Please input user name assigned by your Intern et se rvice provider here. Password Please input the password assi gn ed by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Gateway Please input the IP address of L2TP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here. MTU Please input the MTU value of your network co[...]

27 Password Please input the password assign ed by Telstra. Assign login server manually Check this bo x to choose login server by yourself. Server IP Address Please input the IP addres s of login server here. When you finish with all settings, please click NEXT . Step 3 Keep the default LAN IP and DHCP server settings or modify as needed. Click NE[...]

28 2.4GHz (B): 2.4GHz b and, only allows 802.11b wireless n etwork client to connect to this router (m aximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz b and, only allows 802.11n wireless net work client to connect to this router (m aximum transfer rate 150Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G): 2.4GHz band, only allo ws 802.11b and 8 02.11g wireless network client[...]

29 WPA2(Mixed) Select WPA pre-shared key for Encryption. Enter the settings below: • WPA Unicast Cipher Suite: Select WPA2(Mixed) • Pre-Shared Key Format: Select Passphrase • Pre-shared Key: Enter a key between 8 to 63 characters (alphanumeric, case sensitive). This is the security key for your wireless network Click OK to save the settings. [...]

30 If each field has valid numbers or IP addresses being assign ed, the router is connected to the Internet.          [...]

31 3.1 Network 3.1.1 WAN Use the WAN setting page to change your Internet connection type. The WAN setting page allows you to configure the Internet connection type of your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP and Telstra Big Pond . Please choose one type and co[...]

32 ¾ LAN IP section Parameters Default Description IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the router’s LAN IP address (Yo ur LAN clients’ default gateway IP address). Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree Disable If you wish to activate 802.1d spanning tree fun ction, select “Enabled”, or set it[...]

33 ¾ DHCP Server section Parameters Des cription Lease Time Please choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a spe cific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this router from dropdown me nu. DHCP Client Start IP Please input the start IP address of the IP range. DHCP Client End IP Please input the end IP address of the [...]

34 If you want to delete a specific item, please check the “Select” box of a MAC address and IP address mapping, then click “Delete” button. If y ou want to delete all mappings, click “Delete All”. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel?[...]

35 Parameter Description Enable Static Routing Check/uncheck to di sabl e/enable the NAT function. Destination LAN IP Enter the IP Address of the destination LAN. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask of the destination LAN. Default Gateway This is the gateway IP Address where packets are se nt. Input the gateway IP Address. Hop Count Enter the maximum[...]

36 Reset You can also click ‘R eset’ button unsele c t all. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following mess age will be displayed on y our web browser: You can click “Continue” to back to previou[...]

37 Provider Select a DDNS service provider. Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS. Account The account/username that your DDNS servi ce provider assigned to you. Password/Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in [...]

38 3.2 Wireless 3.2.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for wireless clients to connect to this router. The parameters include SSID, Channel Number, etc. Parameters Default Description Band 2.4 GHz (B+G+N) Please sele ct the radio band from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wirele ss network[...]

39 SSID airlink101 This is the name of your wireless n etwork. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, m aximum 32 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there a re other wireless routers in the same area. It’s recommended to change d efault SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like my[...]

40 Parameters Default Description Encryption You can choo se Disable, WEP, WPA pre-share key, WPA RADIUS for encryption mode. The detailed settings will appear after you choo se an encryption. See 3.2.2.1 to 3.2.2.3 for each encryption type. Enable 802.1x Authentication IEEE 802.1x is an authenticat ion protocol. Every user must use a valid account[...]

41 3.2.2.1 WEP Select “WEP” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WEP to encrypt your wireless network. Parameters Description Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128- bit. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of secu rity, but the throughput will be lower. Key Format You may select to se[...]

42 change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This can improve security very much. Select “WPA Pre-share Key” for the “Encryption” mode if you wish to use WPA-PSK or WPA2- PSK to encrypt your wireless network. Parameters Description WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Available options are: WP A (T[...]

43 Parameters Description WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Please select a type of WPA cipher suite . Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of t hem, but you have to make sure your wireless client suppor t the cipher you sele cted. RADIUS Server IP Address Please input the IP address of y our Radius authenticatio[...]

44 Parameters Description Enable MAC Control Chec k/Un check to enable/ disable wireless MA C control. MAC Address Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here, format ‘xx:xx:xx:xx:x x:xx’. Comment You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or anything. Add Click “Add” button to add th[...]

45 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3.2.4 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters include Au[...]

46 RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller than the RTS thresh old, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CT S mechanism to send this packet. Beacon Interv al The interval of time that this wireless rout er bro adcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not mod[...]

47 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3.2.5 WPS The Airlink101 Wireless 150 Router AR570W has a built-in Easy Setup Button which allows you to conne[...]

48 Step 2 Push and hold the Easy Setup Button on the Adapter until you see the following window pops up on the computer monitor. Step 3 Within the following 2 minutes, push the Easy Setup Button the Router. The WLAN LED will stay solid green instead of blinking. Step 4 The Router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter which will tak[...]

49 Parameters Description Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable W P S . Wi-Fi Protected Setup Information WPS-related system informat ion will be displayed here: WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly se t, you’ll see “Configured” message here. If wirele[...]

50 Configure by Push Button Click “Start PBC” to start Push-Button style WPS setup procedure. This wireless rout er will wait for WPS request s from wireless clients for 2 minut es. The “WLAN” LED on th e wireless router will be steady on for 2 minutes wh en this wireless route r is waiting for incoming WPS request. Configure by Pin Code Pl[...]

51 3.3 Application & Gaming  3.3.1 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Parameter Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Se[...]

52 Public Port Input the port number of Inter net IP address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defin ed above. Comment The description of this setting. Current Virtual Server Table From the table, you can chec k each Virtual Server setting. Delete If you want to delete a setting, check the ‘select’ box of the setti[...]

53 Parameter Description Enable Special Applications Check to enable Speci al Applications, or uncheck to disable. IP Address This is the priv ate IP of t he computer/server behind the NAT firewall. Note: You need to give your PC a fixed/static IP address for Special Applications to work properly. Computer Name This is the computer that you need to[...]

54 From the Current Trigger-Port Table , you can sel ect each Special Application setting by che cking the “Select” checkbox. Parameter Description Delete If you want to delete a setting, check the ‘sele ct’ box of the setting you want to delete, then click ‘Delete’ button. (You can select more than one setting). Delete All If you want [...]

55 Parameter Description Enable DMZ Check/uncheck to enable/disa ble DMZ. Public IP You can select “Dynamic I P ” or “Static I P” here. If you select “Dynamic IP”, you have to select an Internet connection sessio n from drop do wn menu; if you select “Static IP”, pleas e input the IP address that you want to map to a specific privat[...]

56 Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue” to back to previous [...]

57 There are many applications listed here. Please check the box of the special supp ort for applications you need. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browse[...]

58 Parameter Description Enable QoS Check this box to enable Q oS, and unch eck this box to disa ble QoS. Total Download Band width You can set the limit of tota l download bandwidth in kbits. To disable download band width limitation, input 0 here. Total Upload Band width You can set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbit s. To disable upload[...]

59  Parameter Description Rule Name Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alpha numerical charac ters).  Bandwidth Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule. You have to select the data direction of this rule (Upload of Download), and the sp eed of ban dwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the type of QoS: “guarantee” (guaran[...]

60 the limitation on all traffics from / to the specified IP address / port number), select “None”.  Protocol Please sele ct the protocol type of this rule, available options a re T CP and UDP. If you dont know what protocol your appli cation uses, please try “TCP” first, and switch to “UDP” if this rule doesn’t seem s to work. [...]

61 3.4 Access Restrictions This function allows you to configure some Internet access rules for your local comput ers based on the IP address, applications, URL or keywords. 3.4.1 IP & Port Filtering If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.) by their IP addres[...]

62 Parameters Description Client PC Description Please input any text to describe this IP address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP address Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a rang e of IP addre sses, or just input the IP address in the left field to def[...]

63 Add When you finish with all settings, plea se click “Add” to save settings, you’ll be brought back to previous menu, and the rule you just set will appear in cu rrent IP filtering table. After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. Af[...]

64 Parameters Description Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable the MAC filtering function. Please select “Deny” or “Allow” to deci de the behavior of MAC filtering table. If you select Deny, all MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network; if you select Allow, only MAC addresses listed in f[...]

65 Parameter Description Enable URL Filtering Enable/Disable URL Blocki ng. URL/Key word You can e nter the full URL address of a website or an y keyword of certain web content s you want to block. Current URL Blocking Table From the table, you can check each URL filter setting. Delete If you want to delete a setting, check the ‘select’ box of [...]

66 3.5 Security 3.5.1 Firewall Excepting NAT, this router also provides fi rewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your computers on local network. These functions include inbound attack prevention, and block outbound traffics. The Wireless 150 Router AR570W has built in SPI Firewall which is a type of firewall that inspects inc[...]

67 3.5.2 DoS (Denial-of-Service) Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure, by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet IP address and server, the Internet connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffics. This router has a built-in DoS attack prev[...]

68  Parameter Description Ping of Death Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold (ho w many packets per second, minute, or hour), you can also inpu t the ‘Burst’ value, which means when this number of ‘Ping of Death’ packet is re[...]

69 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3.5.3 VPN Pass through   Parameter Description IPsec pass through Check this box and the router will ena[...]

70 3.6 Administration The Administration page allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management port, to upgrade firmware, to save/reload configuration settings, to enable system log, to view the statistics informat ion, and to enable/disable UPnP for the Router. 3.6.1 Time Parameter Description Cur[...]

71 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3.6.2 Management 3.6.2.1 Password You can change the password required to log into the Router’s web configur[...]

72 After you finish with all settings, please click “Apply” button. If you want to reset all settings in this page, please click “Cancel” button. After you clicked Apply, the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click ?[...]

73 3.6.3 Remote Management You can manage this router remotely by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ function. Parameters Description Host Address Input the IP addres s of the remote h ost you wi sh to initiate a management access. “0.0.0.0” means any remote IP address. If you specify an IP address here, then the rout er will only all ow remo[...]

74 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on ot her setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 3.6.4 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware for the Router, you need to download the firmware file and save[...]

75 3.6.5 Configuration Settings The Configuration Settings screen allows you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration settings (Backup)[...]

76 3.6.6 Log All important system events and sy stem security are logged. You can use this functio n to check the log of your router.  Parameters Description Save Save current event log to a text file. Clear Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh Refresh the event log display.[...]

77 3.6.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent an d received on WAN, LAN and Wirel ess LAN. Click Refresh to display the latest information.[...]

78 3.7 Status  The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet, LAN connection, Wireless status, and the curren t firmware version of the Router. 3.7.1 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to view the status of current Internet connectio n.  3.7.2[...]

79 You can use this function to show the Wireless LAN status of your router, including E SSID (the name of your wireless network), Channel number, and Security.  3.7.4 System Status  You can use this function to know the system information and firmware version (Runtime Code Version) of this router.[...]

80 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting  If you have trouble connecting to the Internet, try the following steps: 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 settl[...]

81 Technical Support   E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com  *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate d erived from I EEE standard 802.11 specifica t ions . Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and enviro nme ntal factors, in cluding volume of net work traffic, building mater[...]