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WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 2 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................... ............................................ ....................................... 4 F EA TURES & B ENEFITS ................................................... ................................... 5 P ACKA GE C ONTENTS ...............................[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 3 Firmware ................................................................... ................................................ ......................... 66 Syslog ........................................................ ................................................ ......................................... 66 [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 4 1 Introduction The WL -308 is a draft 802.11n co mpliant device t hat delivers up to 6x faster speeds than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. It is not only a Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires. There's also a built -in 4-port [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 5 Features & Benefits Features Benefits High Speed Data Rate Up to 300Mbps Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n draft Compliant and backward compatible with 802.11b/g Fully interoperable with IEEE 802.11b/g/n devices Fo ur built-in 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Switch Por[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 6 Package Contents Open the package c arefully , and make sure that n one of the items listed below are m issing. Do not discard the packing materials; in case of return, the d evice must be shipped in its original package. - One WL-308 Gaming Router - One 12V/1.25A Power Adapter - Three 3dBi 2.4GHz Dipole Anten n[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 7 Product Layout Item Label Description 1 LAN Ports (1 – 4) Use an Ethernet cable to connect each port to a computer on your Local Area Network (LAN). 2 Link Port Use an Ethernet cable to connec t this port to your WAN router/modem. 3 DC Connector Use the power cable and connect th e adapter to the power socket [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 8 Back label Item Label Description 1 LAN LED This LED will light up once an Et hernet cable is connected to one of the LAN ports. 2 Link LED This LED will light up once an Et hernet cable is connected to WAN (Internet) port. 3 WLAN LED This LED will light up once the RF (wireless LAN) feature is enabled 4 Power L[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 9 System Requirements The following are the minimum system r equirements in order configure t he device: - PC/Notebook - Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP/2000/VIST A - 1 Free Ethernet port - Wi-Fi card/USB dongle (802.11 b /g/n) – optional - External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 10 2 Understanding the Hardware Hardware Installation You c an place the WL-308 on a desk or other fl at surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Br oadband Rout er in the center of your o ffice (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential source of inter[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 1 1 IP Address Configuration This device can be configured as a Bridg e/R outer or Access Point. The default IP address of the device is 192.168.0.1. In or der to log into this d evice, you must first configure the TCP/IP settings of your PC/Notebook. 1. In the cont rol panel, double click Network Connections and [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 12 3 Internet Connection Wizard This device offers a quick and simple configuration through the use of a wizard. This chapter describes how to use t he wiza rd t o configure t he int ernet settings. Please r efer to Chapter 6 in order to configure the more advanced features of the device. Logging In To configure t[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 13 Select your country from the Count ry list. Select your internet provider. Click Next. Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name and password, M AC address or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, c lick Next . Click APPLY to complete the [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 14 4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wizard Wi-Fi Protec ted Setup is a feature that locks the wireless security settings and prevents the s ettings from being changed by any new external registrar using i ts PIN. Devices can still be added to t he wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Please r efer to Chapter 5 in [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 15 Add a Wireless Device Click on Basic -> Wireless and click on the A dd Wireless Device Wizard button. The wireless wizard will inform you t hat there are two major steps in the process. o Select the configuration metho d for your wireless network o Connect your wireless device Click on the Next button to con[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 16 There a re several ways to add a wi reless device to your network. Access to the wireless network is controlled by a registrar. A registrar only allows devices onto the wireless network if you ha ve entered the PIN, or pressed a sp ecial Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on th e devic e. The router acts as a registr[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 17 Select the Push Button radio but ton and then click on the Next button. Press t he WPS button on the device (which i s located on the left side of the front panel) and then click on the Next but ton.[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 18 5 Advanced Web Configuration Logging In Open a web browser and type in the IP address (defau lt: http://192.168.0.1 ), the web-browser will display th e login page. Fill in the username and password . The default credentials are shown below: After logging in you will see the graphical user interfac e (GUI) o f [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 19 5.1 Home Device All of your Internet and network co nnection details are displayed on this page. The firmware version is also displayed here. Wireless Click on the Wireless link in the nav igation menu. The wireless section allows you to view the wireless clients t hat are connected to the device. - MAC Address[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 20 WISH The WISH Sessions page displays full details of active local wirele ss sessions through your router when W ISH has been enabled. A WISH session is a conversation b etween a program or application on a wirelessly connected LAN-side computer and another compu ter, however connected. - Originator : The IP add[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 21 Logs Click on the L ogs link in th e navigation menu. T he router automatically logs (records) events of possible inter est in its internal memory. If there is not en ough internal m emory for all events, logs of older events a re deleted, but logs of the latest events are retained. The Logs o ption allows you [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 22 Stats Click on the Statistics link in the navigation menu. This page displays the transmitted and rece ived packet statistics of the wired (LAN & WAN) and wireless interface. Click on the Refresh bu tton to refresh the statistics.[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 23 DHCP Click on the DHCP link in the na vigation menu. This page displays the routing details configured for your rout er.  Local : The IP address and, where ap propriate, port numb er of the local application.  NAT : The port number of the LAN-side application as viewed b y the WAN-side application.  In[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 24 5.2 BASIC Network This device c an be configu red as a Router or a Bridge . Select Router mode if the WAN port is connected to t he Internet. Select Bridge if t he device is connected to a local network downs tream from another router. Bridge Mode In this mode, the device fu nctions as a bridge between the n et[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 25 Router Mode In this mode, the device functions as a NAT router and is connected to t he Internet. Select the Router Mode radio but ton.  WAN Port Mode : Select the Router Mode radi o button.  Router IP Address : Specify the IP address of this device.  Subnet Mask : Specify the subnet mask for the IP ad[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 26 Wireless These options allow you to enable/dis able the wireless interfa ce, switch between the 11n, 11b/g and 11b radio band and channel frequency  Enable Wireless: Place a check in this box to enable the wireless int e rface. It is enabled by default.  Wireless Network Name : The SSID is a unique named [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 27 encryption then they could connect to your netw ork. When Invisible mode is enabled, you mus t enter the Wireless Network N ame (SSID) on the client manually to connect to the netwo rk. Click on the Apply button to st ore these settings. Wireless Security Mode To protect your privacy this router supports severa[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 28  Authentication: Selec t Open , or Shared Key . Authentication method from the drop-down list. An open system allows a ny client to authenticate as long as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set. All authentication packets are transm itted without encryption. Shared Key sends a[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 29 o TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is b ased on WEP. o AES. Use AES only. AES (Advanced Encryption Stand ard) is a very secure block based encryption. Note that , if the bridge uses the AES option, the bridge can associate with the access point o[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 30 o TKIP. Use TKIP only. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) provides per-packet key generation and is b ased on WEP. o AES. Use AES only. AES (Advanced Encryption Stand ard) is a very secure block based encryption. Note that , if the bridge uses the AES option, the bridge can associate with the access point o[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 31 WAN The device offer s several types of WAN connections in order to connect to the Internet. - Static IP Address - Dynamic IP Address - PPPoE - PPTP Select the type of Internet Conn ection from the drop-down list.[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 32 Static IP Address Configuration The WAN interface can be configured as Static IP address. In t his type of connection, your ISP provid es you with a dedicated IP address (which doe s not change as DHCP). Select Static IP from the My Internet Connection drop-down list.  IP Address: Specify th e IP address for[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 33  MTU : The Maxi mum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the largest packet size (in bytes ) that the router will send t o the WAN. If LAN devices send larger packets, the router will break them into smaller p ackets. Ideally, you should set this to match the MTU of the connect ion to your [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 34 Dynamic IP Address (DHCP) Conf iguration The WAN interface can be configured as a DHCP Client in which the ISP provides the IP address to the device. This is also known as Dynamic IP. Select the Dynamic IP (DHCP) f rom the My Internet Connection drop-down list.  Host Name : Specify a host name to define your[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 35  Primary / Secondary DNS Address: Specify the primar y a nd secondary IP address, which are assigned by y our ISP.  MTU : The Maxi mum Transmission Unit (MTU) is a parameter that determines the largest packet size (in bytes ) that the router will send t o the WAN. If LAN devices send larger packets, the r[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 36 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) The WAN interface can be configured as PPPoE. This type of connection is usually used for a DSL service and requires a u sername and password to connect. Select the PPPoE from the My Internet C onnection drop-down list.  Address Mode : PPPoE can b e used with a d[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 37 is made as nee ded), Man ual : You have to open up the Web-based management interface and click the Connect button manually any time th at you wish to connect to the Int ernet.  Maximum Idle Time : Specify the time after which t he router will automatically disconnect the curren t session when no data-traffi[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 38 PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling P rotocol) The WAN interfac e c an be configured as PPTP. PPTP (Point to Point T unneling Protocol) uses a virtual private network to connect to your ISP. This method of connection is primarily us ed in Europe. This method of conn ection requires you to enter a username and passwo[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 39  PPTP Gateway IP Address : Specify the IP ad dress of the PPTP gateway.  PPTP Server IP Address : If t he PPTP Server’s IP address is different from the default gateway, then you may specify it here.  User Name : Specify the user name which is provided by your ISP.  Password: Specify the pa ssword[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 40 Advanced Wireless This page allows you to configure th e fragmentation threshold, RTS threshold, beacon period, transmit power, DTIM interval, wireless isolation, WMM and WDS (wireless distribution system).  Transmit Power : You may control the output power of the device by selecting a value from the drop-do[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 41  WDS : Place a check in this box to en able WDS (Wireless Distribution System). When WDS is ena bled, this access point functions as a wireless repeater and is able to wireless ly communicate with other APs via WDS links. Note that WDS is incompatible with WPA -- both features cannot be used at the same time[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 42  WAN Port Speed : You may select a WAN port sp eed from the drop-down list. It is recommended that you select Auto .  Enable M ulticast S treams : Place a check in this box to enable multicast streams. The router uses the I GMP protocol to support efficient multicasting - - tra nsmission of identical cont[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 43 5.3 Firewall Virtual Server The Virtual Server opt ion gives Internet users access to services on you r LAN. This feature is useful for hos ting online services such as FTP, Web , or game servers. For each Virtual Server, you d efine a public p ort on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Add ress a[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 44 Special Application An application rule is u sed to ope n single or multiple ports on your router when the r outer senses data sent to the Internet on a trigger port or port range. An application rule applies to all comp uters on your internal network.  Enable : Place a check in this box to enable th e speci[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 45 Portort Forwarding Multiple connections are required by some ap plications, such as internet games, video conf erencing, Int ernet telephony, and others. T hese applicat ions have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). This section is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in y[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 46 Access Control The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of devices on your network. Use this feature as Parental Controls to only grant access to approved sites, limit web access based on time or dates, and/or bloc k acc ess from applications such as peer-to-peer utilities or games. Wh[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 47  Select a sc hedule from the drop-down list: Always or Never , or you may define a new schedule. Click on the Next button to continue.  Select a machine to which the polic y applies.  Address Type : Select the IP address or MAC address radio button.  IP Address : If you selected IP add ress above, t[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 48  Select a filtering method:  Log Web Access Only : Select this radio but in order to log web access.  Block All Access : Select this radio but in ord er to block all web access.  Block Some Access : Select this radio but in order to block some web access. Click on the Apply button to st ore the chan[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 49 Website Filter This is a type of parental c ontrol feature used to rest rict certain websites form being ac cessed through your net work. These filters can be used for securing and restricting your network.  Website/URL/Domain : Specify the web address that you would like to filter. Do not use “http://” [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 50 Schedules Click on the Schedules link in t he navig ation menu. Schedules can be created for use wit h enforcing rules . For example, if you want to restri ct web access to Mon-Fri from 3pm to 8pm, you could create a schedule sele cting Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, and Fri and enter a Start T ime of 3pm and End Time of [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 51 5.4 Advanced Settings Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS f eature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc.) using a domain name that you have purchased with your dynamically assigned IP a ddress. Mos t broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses. When you use a Dynamic D[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 52 StreamEngine The StreamEngine feature h elps improve the net work performance by p rioritizing applications.  Enable Traffic Shaping : Place a check in the box to enable traffic shaping. When this option is enable d, the r outer restricts the flow of outbound traffic so as not to exceed the WAN uplink b andw[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 53 Click on the Apply button to st ore these settings. Routing This section adds a new entry into the routing table.  Enable : Place a check in this box to enable th e routing table entry.  Name : Specify a name for the rule.  Destination IP : Specify the destination IP address.  Netmask : Specify the [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 54 MAC Address Filter This feature is used to restrict certain MAC address from accessing the Internet. These filters can be used for securing and restricting your network.  Configure MAC Filtering : Select one o f the options from the drop-down list. o Turn MAC Filtering OFF: When "OFF" is select ed,[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 55 Firewall Settings The device provides a t ight firewall by virtue of the way NAT works. Unless you configure the router to the contrary, the NAT does not respond to unsolic ited incoming requests on any po rt, th ereby making your LAN invisible t o Internet cyber attacks. However, some networ k applications can[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 56 application to send data back t hrough a port d ifferent from the one used when the outgoing session was cr eated. o Port And Address Restricted The NAT d oes not forwa rd any incoming connect ion requests with the same po rt address as an already establish connection.  Note : Som e of t hese op tions can in[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 57  Non-UDP/TCP/ICMP LAN Sessions : Place a check in this bo x to enable this feature. When a LAN application that uses a protocol o ther than UDP, TCP, or I CMP initiates a session t o the Internet, the router's NAT can t rack such a session, even though it does not reco gnize the protocol. This feature i[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 58 o IPSec : (VPN) Allows multiple VPN clients to connect to their corporate networks using IPSec. Some V PN clients sup port traversal of I PSec through NAT. This option may interfere with the operation of such VPN clients. If you are having trouble co nnecting with your corporate network, try disabling this opti[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 59 WISH WISH is short for Wireless Intelligent Stream Handling, a technology developed to enhance your expe rience of using a wireless network by prioritizing the traffic of different applications.  Enable WISH : Place a check in this box to enable the WISH feature.  HTTP : Place a check in this box to add H[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 60  Enable : Place a check in this box to enable the WISH rule. A WISH Rule identifies a specific message flow and assigns a priority to that flow. For most applications, the priority classifiers ensure the right priorities and specific WISH Rules a re not required. WISH s upports overlaps between rules. If mor[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 61 Inbound Filter When you use the Virtual Server, Port Forwarding, or Remote Administration features to open specific p orts to traffic from the Internet, you could be increasing the exposure of your LAN to cyber attack s f rom the Internet. In these cases, you can u se Inbound Filters to limit t hat exposure b y[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 62 5.5 Toolbox Time Configuration Click on the Time link in the navigation men u. This feature allows you to configure, update, and maintain th e c orrect time o n th e device’s inter nal system clock as well as configure th e time zone. The date and time of the device c an be configured manually or by synchroni[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 63  Set the D ate and Tim e : Select a date and time from the drop-d own list or do to us e computer’s time and date click on the Co py Your Comput er’s Time Settings button. Click on the Apply button once you have modified the settings. System Settings Click on the System link in the navigation menu. This [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 64 This option allows you to restore a backup configuration from a file to t he dev ice. Click on the Browse button to s elect the file and then c lick on R estore Configuration from a File button. The system then prompts you to reboot the device. Click on the OK button to cont inue. You will then see the Rebootin[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 65 Please wait while the system is rebo oting. Note : Do no un-plug the device during this process as this may c ause permanent damage. Reboot The Device Click on the Reboot the Device button to reboot the device using its current settings. Once the dialog box appears, click on the OK button to confirm the action.[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 66 Firmware Click on the Firmware lin k in the navigation menu. This page allows you to upgrade the firmware of the d evice in order to improve the functionality and performance. This page also displays the current firmware version an d its release date. Ensure that you have download ed the approp riate firmware f[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 67  Enable Logging to a Syslog Server: Place a c heck in t his box to enable Syslog logging.  Syslog Server IP Address: Specify the IP address of the Syslog server. Click on the Apply button once you have modified the settings. Administrator Settings Admin Password You can c hange the pas sword required to l[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 68 System Name Gateway Name : Name of your router. Remote Management The remote management function allows you to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Inactivity Time Out : Time after which you will be automatically logged out of the web-interface. Enable Remote Management : Selec t “Enabled” to [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 69 Appendix A – Specifications Hardware Summary Physical Interface  W AN: One 10/100/1000 Gigabit R J-45  LAN: Fo ur 10/100/1000 Gigabit R J-45  R eset Button (1 second for Reboot, 5 second for Rese t to F act ory Default )  P ower Jack  JT AG (for debug only) LED Status  P ower/ Status  W A[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 70 19 dBm @6Mbps 16 dBm @54Mbps  2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11N) 20 dBm MCS 8 16 dBm MCS 15 Antenna Gain  P eak Gain = 2 dBi  A verage Gain = 1.08 dBi (@ 2.45GHz, H-Plan) Router and Gateway T opology Infrastructure Operation Mode AP/ Router/ WDS Bridge LAN  DHCP Server  Static IP  DNS  UPnP WAN  [...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 71  SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection)  Rule Based (IP Address Ranges, P ort R anges & Schedule)  DMZ (Demilitarized Z o ne) Host  P olicy Based Parental Controls o Time Based Internet Access o Po rt Range / Service Filtering o Internet Domain Restriction o Dynamic URL Filtering (OEM subscription ser[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 72 monitoring Log, Email Alarm Environment & Physical T emperature Range  0 to 50° C (32 °F to 122 °F) - Operating  -40 to 70 ° C(-40 °F to158 °F) - Storage Humidity (non- condensing) 15% ～ 95% typical Dimensions 1 67mm (L) x 108mm (W) x 25mm (H) W eight 295g[...]

WL -308 Gaming R outer Full Manual 73 Appendix B FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d evice, pur suant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provide reasonable protection against harmful inte[...]