EnGenius ESR1200 manual

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    1 quantum beam User M anual Dual Band Wir eless A CI200 R out er with Gigabit P orts and USB ESR1200 version 1.0[...]

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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 draftIEEE 802.11acand 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mi[...]

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    7 Product Overview A Media Sharing Platform The ESR1200 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ESR1200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 802.11ac(draft) 802.11a/b/g/n Upto300Mbpswirelessspeedon2.4GHzfrequency bandand867Mbpson5GHzfrequencyband 802.3i/u/ab LED Indicator[...]

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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 to retu[...]

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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ESR1200router,followthesesteps: 1.EntertherouternameinthewirelessName(SSID)texteld. 2.Selectthesecu[...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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ESR1200,  itshowsboththebandwidthtrafcinbothth[...]

  • 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-Shared Ke[...]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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. • Click Del[...]

  • 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ESR1200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s[...]

  • 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[...]