TP-Link H5S manual

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit REV1.0.0 1910010938[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications ar e subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of th e specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivat[...]

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    FCC ST A TEMENT 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 limit s are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]

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    CE Mark W arning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment , this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and ot her countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) wit hout any limita[...]

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    Cet appareil est conforme aux norms CNR ex emptes de licence d’I ndustrie Canada. Le fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) cet appareil ne doit pas provoquer d’interférences et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interférence, y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhai té de l’appareil. [...]

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    安全諮詢及注意事項 ● 請使用原裝電源供應器或只能按照本產品注明的電源類型使用本產品。 ● 清潔本產品之前請先拔掉電源線。請勿使用液體、噴霧清潔劑或濕布進行清潔。 ● 注意防潮,請勿將水或其他液體潑灑到本產品上。   ● 插槽與開口供通風使用,?[...]

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science a nd T echnology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi St arter Kit Model No.: H5R & H5E T rademark: TP-LINK We d[...]

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    - I - CONTENTS Package C ontent s..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduc tion ......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Ov ervi ew .........................................................................[...]

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    - II - 4.6.4 Wireless MA C Filtering ................................................................................. 43 4.6.5 Wireless Ad v anced ....................................................................................... 45 4.6.6 Wireless S tatistics ....................................................................................[...]

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    - III - 4.15 Parent al Control ....................................................................................................... 86 4.16 Acces s C ontro l ......................................................................................................... 89 4.16.1 Rule ....................................................................[...]

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    - IV - 5.4.1 Wireless S tatistics ....................................................................................... 123 5.5 Power line ............................................................................................................... 124 5.5.1 Network Settings ......................................................................[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 - Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One H5R (A V500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Dual Band Router) ¾ One H5E (A V500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Extender) ¾ One power adapter for the H5R ¾ T wo Ethernet cables ¾ One Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD, including: • This User Guide ?[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 2 - Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the H5R & H5E A V500 Hybrid Wi-Fi S tarter Kit. 1.1 Product Overview The H5R & H5E A V500 Hybrid Wi-Fi S tarter Kit is designed to meet wireless Internet access needs of SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) user s, concentrating on solving the wirel[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 3 - ¾ Provides one 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ 45 Internet port, four 10/100/1000M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 Ethernet ports, supporting A uto MDI/MDIX. ¾ Provides a USB port supporting storage/FTP/Media/Print Server . ¾ Supports AP clone. ¾ Supports WP A/WP A2, WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK authentic ation, [...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 4 - 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 H5R ¾ Front p anel Figure 1-1 Front panel Seven LEDs are located on the router ’s front panel. LED Statu s Description Off The router is off. On The router is on or has completed AP clone. (Power) Blink The router is performing AP clone. Off No storage device or printer is[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 5 - Off The W AN port is not connected. On The W AN port is connected. (W AN) Blink The W AN port is transferring data. Off No LAN port is connected. (LAN) On At least one LAN port is connected. Off The router hasn’t formed a powerline network. On The router has formed a powerline network. (Powerline[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 6 - The following parts are lo cated on the router ’ s front panel. Part Description Wireless antennas Use these antennas to receive and transmit wireless data. ON/OFF switch Use this switch to power on/of f the router . Power socket Use this socket to c onnect the power adapter that is provided with[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 7 - 1.4.2 H5E ¾ Front p anel Figure 1-4 Front panel Four LEDs and one button are located on the extender ’s front panel. LED St a tu s Description Off The extender is of f. Blink Quickly The extender is performing AP clone with the AP CLONE/P AIR button pressed. Blink Slowly The extender is performi[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 8 - ¾ Bottom p anel Figure 1-5 Bottom panel The following parts are lo cated on the extender ’ s b ottom panel. Part Description AP CLONE /P AIR button Use this button to perform AP cl one. For det ails, please refer to 3.2.2 Unify and Extend the Network via AP Clone . Press this button for more tha[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 9 - Chapter 2. Hardware Connection 2.1 System Requirement s ¾ Broadband Internet access serv ice (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/cable modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the router is connected directly to the Ethernet) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet ca[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 10 - Figure 2-1 Hardware connection Figure 2-2 USB connection ) Note: If you want to use the router to share files or printer , plug a USB storage device to the USB port or connect the printer to the r outer with a matching cable.[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 1 - Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic func tions of your A V500 Hybri d Wi-Fi S tarter Kit using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1 and the default subnet mask is 255.2[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 12 - Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these step s: 1. Is the connection bet ween your PC and the router correct? ) Note: The LAN LED on the router and the LEDs on your PC’s adapter should be lit. 2. Is the TCP/IP configur ation for your PC correct? ) No[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 13 - Figure 3-3 Log in to the router After a moment, a login window will appear , similar to Figure 3-4. Enter admin for the user name and p assword, both in lower-c ase letters. Then click the OK button or press the Enter key . Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop up, it m[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 14 - 3. Select Auto-Detect to detect the Internet connection type and then click Next . Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The router provides Auto-Detect func tion and supports five types of WAN connection: Dynamic IP , Static IP , PPPoE/Russian PPPoE , L2TP/Russian L2TP , and PPTP/Russian PPTP . It’s r[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 15 - 2) If the connection type is St atic IP , the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8. Configur e the following pa rameters and then click Next to continue. Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - S tatic IP ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (including yo[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 16 - ¾ Confirm Password - Enter the password again to make sure that the password is correct. Check the radio button of Dy namic / Static IP to activate the secondary connection if your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dy namic/Static IP to connect to a local area network. 4) If the conne[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 17 - Figure 3-1 1 Quick Setup – PPTP ¾ User Name / Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Select St atic IP if IP ad dress, subnet mask, gat eway and DNS server address have bee n provided by your ISP . Then please enter server IP address o[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 18 - Figure 3-12 Quick Setup – Dual Band Selection ¾ 2.4GHz - Y ou can use the 2.4GHz band to connect to many cla ssic wireless devices like gaming consoles, l aptops, DVRs, ect. ¾ 5GHz - This band is less crowded and is used fo r time-sensitive music, video streaming or gaming. Using this band can[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 19 - your country or region is not listed, please contact your loca l government agency for assistance. ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, versi on for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Mode - This field determines the wireless mode which the router works on. z 11b only/11g[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 20 - Figure 3-14 Quick Setup – Wireless 5GHz ¾ Wireless Radio - Displays whether the wirele ss function is enabled or not. ¾ Wireless Network Name - Also called the SSID (Service Set Identification). Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name must be assigned to all wireless devices in you[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 21 - nearby access point. If you select “Auto”, then the router will se lect the best channel automatically. ¾ Wireless Security z Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router wi thout encryption[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 22 - 3. Press the AP CLONE/PAIR button on the ex tender’s bottom and the extender’s Powe r LED will blink quickly. In about 20 seconds, both Powerl ine LEDs will be solid on, indicating that the router and the extender have formed a power line network. Then both Power LEDs will be solid on, indicat[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 23 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will describe the key functions and configuration way of the router ’s W eb management page. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will se e the main menus on the left of the Web-based utility . On the right, there are the corresponding explana[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 24 - Figure 4-1 Router S tatus 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide .[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 25 - 4.4 Network Figure 4-2 Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-2): WA N , LAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1 WAN Choose menu “ Network → WA N ”, an d then you can configure t he IP[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 26 - ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Use These DNS Servers - If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses, select Use These DNS Serve[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 27 - ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) va lue for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recomm ended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provi[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 28 - ¾ Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connec tion can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period ( Max Idle T ime ) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connec tion keeps active all the time, please enter ?[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 29 - ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP . ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The servic e name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is n[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 30 - ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating serv er IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - T ype in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - ns w.bigpond.net.au VIC / T AS / W A / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Max[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 31 - Figure 4-8 W AN - L2TP/Russia L2TP ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ S tatic IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP . Click the Connect button to connect immediately . Click the Disconnect button[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 32 - field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disc onnected although you s pecify a time to Max Idle T ime , because some applications are visiting the Internet continual[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 33 - automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand , check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter “0” in the Max Idle T ime field. Otherwise, enter the nu[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 34 - Figure 4-10 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the rout er . The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your router or reset it in dotted-decimal not ation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size o f the netw[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 35 - Click Restore Factor y MAC to restore the MAC a ddress of In ternet port to the factory default value. Click the Save button to save your settings. ) Note: Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function. 4.5 Dual Band Selection Choose menu “ Dual Band Selection ”, and you can c[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 36 - 4.6 Wireless 2.4GHz Figure 4-13 Wireless 2.4GHz menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): W ireless Settings , WPS , Wireless Security , W ireless MAC Filtering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 37 - the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please c ontact your local governm ent agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button , then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK .[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 38 - 4.6.2 WPS Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz → WPS ”, and then you can the screen as shown in Figure 4-15. This section will guide you to add your client dev ice to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. Figure 4-15 WPS ¾ WPS St atus - Enable or disable the WPS func[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 39 - Figure 4-16 Or you can keep the def ault WPS status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-15. Then choose “ Press the button of the new device in two minutes ” and click Connect , shown in Figure 4-17. Figure 4-17 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the c[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 40 - Step 3: “ Connecting succeeded! ” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-18, which means the client device has succe ssfully connected to the router . III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device Use this method if your client devic e asks for the router’s PIN number . Step 1: On the c[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 41 - Figure 4-19 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless securi ty, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of t he following modes to enable security. ¾ WP A/WP A2-Personal - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentic ation type based on pre-shared[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 42 - Figure 4-20 WP A/WP A2 – Personal • PSK Password - You can enter 8 to 63 ASCII charac ters or 8 to 64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN c ode, which is labeled on the bottom of the router or can be found in Figure 4-15. • Group Key Up date Peri od [...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 43 - Figure 4-22 WEP • Typ e - you can choose the type fo r the WEP security on the drop-do wn list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wirele ss station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexad[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 44 - Figure 4-23 Wireless MAC Filtering ¾ Wireless MAC Filtering - Enable or disable wireless MAC filter ing. T o filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable . The default setting is Disabled . ¾ MAC Address - The wireless st ation's MAC address that you want to filter . ¾ Statu s - The [...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 45 - 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page. Click the Previous button to ret[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 46 - Figure 4-25 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of router . You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 40 and 1000 millis econds for Beacon Interval he[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 47 - ) Note: If you are not familiar with the setting items in this page, it's strongly recommended to keep the provided default values; otherwise it may resu lt in lower wireless network performance. 4.6.6 Wireless Statistics Choose menu “ Wireless 2.4GHz → Wireless S tatistics ”, and then [...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 48 - 4.7 Wireless 5GHz Figure 4-27 Wireless 5GHz menu There are six submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-13): W ireless Settings , WPS , Wireless Security , W ireless MAC Filtering , Wireless Advanced and Wireless St atistics . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the cor[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 49 - the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please c ontact your local governm ent agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the drop-down list, click the Save button , then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK .[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 50 - Figure 4-29 WPS ¾ WPS St atus - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the router's PIN displayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found in the label or User Guide. ¾ Restore PIN - Restore the PIN of the router to its default. ¾ Gen New PIN[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 51 - Figure 4-31 Add A New Device Step 2: Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly . Step 3: The WPS LED blinks for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Step 4: When the WPS LED is solid on, the client device has successfully connected to the router . Step 5: Refer b[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 52 - Step 3: When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router . Step 4: Refer back to your client device or its document ation for further instructions. ) Note: 1) The WPS LED on the router will light on for five minutes if the device has been succe ssfully added to th[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 53 - • Ve r s i o n - you can choose the vers ion of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down list. The default setting is Automatic , which can select WP A-PSK (Pre-shared key of WPA) or WP A2-PSK (Pre-sha red key of WPA) automatica lly based on the wireless station's capability and request. • E[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 54 - Figure 4-35 WP A/WP A2 - Enterprise • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Up date Period - Specify the group key update interval i[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 55 - • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit - You can enter [...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 56 - Figure 4-38 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follo w these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit) . For example:[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 57 - 5. Enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-B 0-00-0B/00-0 A-EB-00-07-5 F in the MAC Address field. 6. Enter wireless station A/B in the Description field. 7. Select Enabled in the Status drop-down list. 8. Click the Save button. 9. Click the Back button. The filtering rules that configured s hould be simil[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 58 - performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. (This value cannot be changed when 11 N-series wireless mode is used.) ¾ DTIM Interval - This value determines the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown fiel[...]

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    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 59 - You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations, click the Refresh button. If the numbers of connected wireless st ations go beyond one page, click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to retu[...]

  • Page 71

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 60 - ) Note: Clicking the Set Local button will make all current network stations leave the router's network since the router's network nam e changes but the st ations' network name remains unchanged. Clicking the Set All button will not change the net work names for the stati ons that a[...]

  • Page 72

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 61 - Click the Add New... button to add a station into current network. The steps are the same as adding a station entry. Figure 4-45 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the curr ent connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to retur[...]

  • Page 73

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 62 - . Figure 4-46 QoS Settings ¾ Simple Application Mapping - The gr oup allo ws you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local dev ice for by pitching on o ne of the following four radios: • Internet - The Internet Application Mapping be use to Internet s[...]

  • Page 74

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 63 - • IGMP Priority - IGMP fr ames are defined by the Internet Group Management Protocol and represent management messages passed bet ween various network infrastructure components. As a management protocol, these frames are by default classified at the highest CAP3 by default. • AV Stream Priorit[...]

  • Page 75

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 64 - 4.10 DHCP Figure 4-48 DHCP menu There are three submenus unde r the DH CP menu (shown in Figure 4-48), DH CP Settings , DHCP Client s List and Address Reserv ation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. 4.10.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “ DHCP → DHCP [...]

  • Page 76

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 65 - of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" th is dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically a ssigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gatewa y - (Optional.) It is suggest[...]

  • Page 77

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 66 - 4.10.3 Address Reservation Choose menu “ DHCP → Address Reservation ”, and then you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-51). When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each tim[...]

  • Page 78

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 67 - Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.11 USB Settings Figure 4-53 USB Settings menu There are five submen[...]

  • Page 79

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 68 - ¾ Volume - The volume name of the USB dr ive the users have access to. ¾ Capacity - The storage capacity of the USB driver. ¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver. ¾ Free - The available space of the USB driver. ¾ Use% - The percentage of the used space. ¾ Shared - Indicates the shared or[...]

  • Page 80

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 69 - 3) To unplug the USB drive, click Eject Disk button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data. 4) Mounted vol umes are subject to the 8-volume limit, so you cannot access more th an 8 volumes on the USB storage device. 5) If you change the [...]

  • Page 81

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 70 - T o set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below: 1. Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this router. 2. Click the Enable/Disable radio box to enable/disable Internet access to FTP from Internet port. 3. Specify a port for the FTP server to use (The default[...]

  • Page 82

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 71 - 4.11.3 Media Server Choose menu “ USB Settings → Media Server ”, and then you can creat e media server that allows you to share stored cont ent w ith other computers and dev ices on your home network and on the Internet. Figure 4-58 Media Server Setting ¾ Server Name - The name of this Medi[...]

  • Page 83

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 72 - Figure 4-60 Media Server Setting 3. Click the Add share fold er button to specify a folder as t he search path of media server. The screen will then appear as shown in Figure 4-61. Figure 4-61 Add New Folder ¾ Display Name - You can enter a display name for the share folder. ¾ Share entire parti[...]

  • Page 84

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 73 - 4. Click the Scan All button to scan all the share folders imm ediately. You can also select the Auto-scan checkbox and select an auto-scan interval . In this case, the media server will automatically scan t he share folders. ) Note: The max share folders number is 6. If you want share a new folde[...]

  • Page 85

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 74 - T o add a new user account, please follow the step s below : 1. Click Add New User button, and the screen will appear as shown in Figure 4-64. Figure 4-64 Add or Modify User Account ¾ User Name - Type the user name that you want to give access to the USB drive. The user name must be composed of a[...]

  • Page 86

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 75 - your router is 192.168.1. x, the default LAN IP of the router will automatically switch from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.0.1 to avoid IP conflict; in this case, please try net use 192.168.0.1 /delete / yes .) 4.12 NA T Choose menu “ NA T ”, and then you can disable or enabl e the NA T and Hardwar[...]

  • Page 87

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 76 - services on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from Internet to this service port will be redirected to the comput er specified by the server IP. Any PC that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP address may ch[...]

  • Page 88

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 77 - ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services already ex ist in the drop-down list. Select the service you want to use from it. ¾ Save - You can click the Save button to save your settings. ¾ Back - You can click the Back button to discard the settings and just go to the virtual Server configura[...]

  • Page 89

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 78 - Figure 4-69 Port T riggering To add a new rule, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New… button, the next screen will pop-up as shown in Figure 4-70. Figure 4-70 Add or Modify a T riggering Entry ¾ T rigger Port - The port for outgoing traffic. An out going connection using this port will [...]

  • Page 90

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 79 - 2. Select a common application from the Common Applications drop-down list, then the T rigger Port field and the Incoming Ports field will be automatic ally filled. If the Common Applications do not have the application you need, enter the T rigger Port and the Incoming Port s manually . 3. Select[...]

  • Page 91

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 80 - DHCP client function dis abled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed wh en using the DHC P function. Figure 4-71 DMZ T o assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable button. 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC tha t is[...]

  • Page 92

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 81 - z External Port - The port which the router opened for the application. z Protocol - The type of protoc ol which is opened. z Internal Port - The port which the router opened for local host. z IP Address - The IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request. z Status - Either Enabled[...]

  • Page 93

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 82 - Figure 4-74 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking mo re state[...]

  • Page 94

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 83 - gateway to support address and port translation fo r certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP , TFTP , H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, click Enable . z TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data [...]

  • Page 95

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 84 - ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. C heck the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protecti on function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take ef fect only when the St atistics in “ S ystem T ool → St atisti[...]

  • Page 96

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 85 - Figure 4-76 Local Management By default, the radio button “ All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility ” is checked. If you want to allow PC s with specific M AC Addresses to access the Setup page of the router's Web-Based Utility locally from in side[...]

  • Page 97

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 86 - ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This router's default re mote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web p ort to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choos[...]

  • Page 98

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 87 - ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC addr ess of the PC that is managing this router. If the MAC Address of your adapter is register[...]

  • Page 99

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 88 - 5. Select from the Effective Time drop-dow n list the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1) you wa nt. If there are not suitable schedul es for you, click the Schedule in red below to go to the Advance Schedule Settings page and create the schedule you need. 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or [...]

  • Page 100

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 89 - Figure 4-80 Parental Control Settings 4.16 Access Control Figure 4-81 Access Control There are four submenus under the A ccess Control menu as shown in Figure 4-81: Rule , Host , Ta r g e t , and Schedule . Click any of them, and you will be abl e to configure the corresponding function. 4.16.1 Ru[...]

  • Page 101

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 90 - ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ [...]

  • Page 102

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 91 - If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ LAN IP Address - Enter the IP address or address rang e of the host in dotted-decimal format (e.g. 192.168.1.23). If the MAC Address is selected, you can see the following item: ¾ MAC Address - Enter the MAC address of the host in [...]

  • Page 103

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 92 - If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items: ¾ Domain Name - Here you can enter 4 domain names, either the full name or the keywords (for example, google). Any domain name with keywor ds in it ( www.google.com , www.google.cn ) will be blocked or allowed. 3. Click Next when f[...]

  • Page 104

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 93 - ¾ Rule - In this field, create a name for the rule . Note that this name should be unique (e.g. Rule_1). ¾ Host - In this field, select a host from the drop- down list for the rule. The default value is the Host Description you set just now. ¾ Target - In this filed, select a target from the dr[...]

  • Page 105

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 94 - 1. Click the submenu Rule of Access Control in the left to return to the Rule List page. Select Enable Internet Access Control and choose "Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Router". 2. We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to f[...]

  • Page 106

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 95 - ¾ Host Description - Here displays the description of t he host and this description is unique. ¾ Information - Here displays the information about the host. It can be IP or MAC. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To add a new entry, please follow the steps below. 1. Click the Ad[...]

  • Page 107

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 96 - 2. In Mode field, select MAC Address from the drop-down list. 3. In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 4. In MAC Address field, enter 00-11-22-33-4 4-AA. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Host Se ttings page and see th[...]

  • Page 108

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 97 - Figure 4-92 Add or Modify an Access T arget Entry 1) In Target Description field, create a unique description fo r the target (e.g. Target_1). 2) In IP Address field, enter the IP address of the target. 3) Select a common service from Common Service Port drop-down list, so that the Target Port wil[...]

  • Page 109

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 98 - Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example : If you desire to restrict the inter net activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings belo[...]

  • Page 110

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 99 - 2. In Schedule Description field, create a uni que description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3. In Day field, select the day or days you need. 4. In Time field, you can select all day-24 hours or you may enter the Start Time and Stop Time in the corresponding field. 5. Click Save to complete[...]

  • Page 111

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 100 - 4.17 Advance d Routing Figure 4-96 Advanced Routing There are two submenus under the Advanced Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-96: St ati c Routing List and System Routing T able . Click any of them, and you w ill be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.17.1 Static Routing List Choose[...]

  • Page 112

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 101 - ¾ Destination Network - The Destination Network is the address of the netwo rk or host that you want to assign to a static route. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP Address is the network portion, and which por tion is the host portion. ¾ Default Gatewa y - This [...]

  • Page 113

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 102 - ¾ Gateway - This is the IP address of the gateway device that a llows fo r contact between the router and the network or host. ¾ Interface - This interface tells you either the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & WLAN (internal wired and wireless networks), or on the WAN (Internet). 4.18[...]

  • Page 114

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 103 - 4.18.2 Rules List Choose menu “ Bandwidth Control → Rules List ”, and then you can vi ew and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below . Figure 4-102 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as ad dress range. ¾ Egress bandw[...]

  • Page 115

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 104 - 4.19 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-104 IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP & MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-104): Bindin g Settings and ARP List . Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed expla[...]

  • Page 116

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 105 - Figure 4-106 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below: 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column. To find an existing entry, follo w the steps below: 1. Click the Find butt[...]

  • Page 117

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 106 - ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the contro lled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. ¾ Configure - Load or delete an item. • Load - Load the item to the [...]

  • Page 118

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 107 - Figure 4-109 Comexe DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the Domain Name your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Passwo rd for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to login the DDNS service. Connec[...]

  • Page 119

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 108 - Figure 4-1 10 Dyndns DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passwo rd for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS se[...]

  • Page 120

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 109 - Figure 4-1 1 1 No-IP DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Passwo rd for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider . 4. Click the Login button to login to the DDNS se[...]

  • Page 121

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 10 - There are nine submenus under the System T ools menu (shown in Figure 4-1 12): T ime Settings , Diagnostic , Firmw are Upgrade , Factory Defaults , Backup & Restore , Reboot, Passwo rd , System Log and St atistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding functi[...]

  • Page 122

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 1 1 - 2. Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY format. 3. Enter your local time in HH/MM/SS format. 4. Click Save . T o set time automatically: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter the address or domain of NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2 . 3. Click the Get GMT button to get system time from In ternet if[...]

  • Page 123

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 12 - Figure 4-1 15 Diagnostic T ools ¾ Diagnostic T ool - Check the radio button to select a diagnostic tool. ¾ Ping - This diagnostic tool test s connectivity , reac hability , and name resolution to a given host or gateway . ¾ T racerout e - This diagnostic tool test s the performance of a conne[...]

  • Page 124

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 13 - The Diagnostic Result s field displays the Ping/Traceroute result. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of t he Internet is fine. Figure 4-1 16 Diagnostic Results ) Note: 1) Only one us er can use the diagnostic tools at one time. 2) "Ping Count", "Pi[...]

  • Page 125

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 14 - 3. Click the Upgrade button. 4. The router will reboot while the upgrading has been finished. ) Note: 1) New firmware vers ions are posted at http://www .tp-link.com and can be dow nloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unle ss the new firmware has a new feature you want to u[...]

  • Page 126

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 15 - 4.21.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “ System T ools → Backup & Restore ”, and then you can save the current configuration of the rout er as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 4-1 19. Figure 4-1 19 Backup & Restore ¾ Click the Backu[...]

  • Page 127

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 16 - ¾ Change the Wireless configurations. ¾ Change the Web management port. ¾ Upgrade the firmware of the router (system will reboot automatically). ¾ Restore the router's settings to factory defaults (system will r eboot automatically). ¾ Update the configuration with the file (system w i[...]

  • Page 128

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 17 - Figure 4-122 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the sending and receiving mailbox addresses, SMTP server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-12 3. Figure [...]

  • Page 129

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 18 - z SMTP Server - Your SMTP server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on to the relevant website for help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP server requires authenticati on. It is required by most mailboxes that need user name an[...]

  • Page 130

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 1 19 - Figure 4-124 S tatistics ¾ Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The default value is disabled. To enable it, click the Enable button. If it is disabled, the function of DoS protecti on in Security settings will be disabled. ¾ Packets Statistics Interval ( 5-60 ) - The default val[...]

  • Page 131

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 120 - Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. Packets The total nu mber of packets received and transmitted by the router. Total Byt es The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets The total number of packets received a[...]

  • Page 132

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 121 - Chapter 5. Configuring the Extender This chapter will describe t he key functions and configurati on way of the extender ’s Web management page. 5.1 Login T o access the web management page of the extender , ope n a web-browser , type http://tplinkextender . net (for wireless connection only) o[...]

  • Page 133

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 122 - Figure 5-1 S tatus 5.3 Network Figure 5-2 Network menu There is only one submenu under the Network menu (shown in Figure 5-2): LAN . Click it, and you will be able to configure t he corresponding function. 5.3.1 LAN Choose menu “ Network → LAN ”, and then you can conf igure the IP parameter[...]

  • Page 134

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 123 - ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address of your extender or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.254). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size o f the network. Normally us e 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: If you change the IP Address of LAN, yo[...]

  • Page 135

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 124 - ) Note: This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 5.5 Powerline Figure 5-6 Powerline menu There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 5-6): Net work Settings and St ation Settings . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding funct[...]

  • Page 136

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 125 - Clicking the Set All button will not change the net work names for the stati ons that are powered off or those whose passwords haven’t been correctly entered in the Station Settings page. 5.5.2 Station Settings Choose menu “ Powerline → S tation Settings ”, and you can view remote station[...]

  • Page 137

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 126 - Figure 5-10 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the curr ent connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previ ous page. ) Note: You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote st ation is connected. If t[...]

  • Page 138

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 127 - Figure 5-12 Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - Displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Displays the current hardware vers ion. The hardwar e version of the upgrade file must accord with the ex tender’s current hardware version. T o upgrade the extender's firmware, [...]

  • Page 139

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 128 - Figure 5-13 Factory Defaults Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. ¾ Default User Name : admin ¾ Default Password : admin ¾ Default IP Address : 192. 168.1.254 ¾ Default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All user-defined settings will be lost [...]

  • Page 140

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 129 - 5.6.4 Reboot Choose menu “ System T ools → Reboot ”, and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the extender via the next screen. Figure 5-15 Reboot the extender Some settings of the extender will take effect only after rebooting, which include ¾ Change the LAN IP Address (syst em [...]

  • Page 141

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 130 - Click the Clear All button to clear all fields. 5.6.6 System Log Choose menu “ System T ools → System Log ”, and then you can view t he logs of the extender. Figure 5-17 System Log ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Clear All - All the logs will be deleted from th[...]

  • Page 142

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 131 - Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router for ADSL/cable users to acces s the Internet? 1) Configure the ADSL/cable modem to RFC1483 bri dge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL/cable modem to the Internet port on the router , an d plug the telephone cord into the Line port [...]

  • Page 143

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 132 - 2) (Optional) If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address of your adapter (which is connected to your ADSL/cable modem duri ng installation), follow the below steps to clone MAC address: a. Choose menu “ Network → MAC Clone ". b. On the MAC Clone page, click Clone MAC Address [...]

  • Page 144

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 133 - Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual se rver Entry ) Note: Your peer side should call you by using your WAN IP, which is displayed on the Status page. 2) How to configure DMZ H ost: Log in to the router , choose menu “ Forw arding → DMZ ". On the DMZ page, click the Enable r adio button an[...]

  • Page 145

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 134 - Figure A-7 B asic Security 4. I want to build a We b Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Change the Web management port number as follows to avoid interference from the Web server port 80: Log in to the router , choose menu “ Security → Remote Management ". On the Remote Management p[...]

  • Page 146

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 135 - 2) Configure Virtual Server as follows: Log in to the router , choose menu “ Forwarding → Virtual Servers ". On the Virt ua l Servers pag e, cl ick Add New . On the Add or Modify a Virtual Server p age, enter “80” in the “Service Port” field, and enter your IP address (for exampl[...]

  • Page 147

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 136 - Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to inst all and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP . First make sure your Ethernet adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Inst all TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the St[...]

  • Page 148

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 137 - 4) In the prompt page that showed below , double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . Figure B-2 5) The TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.[...]

  • Page 149

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 138 - 6) Select Obt ain an IP address automatically and Obt ain DNS server automatically , and click OK . Figure B-3[...]

  • Page 150

    H5R & H5E AV500 Hybrid Wi-Fi Starter Kit - 139 - Appendix C: Specifications H5R: Hardware Features Standards and Protocols HomePlug AV, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a Ports One 10/100/1000M Internet RJ45 port; Four 10/100/1000M Ethernet RJ45 ports; supporting Auto MDI/MDIX; One USB [...]

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