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3. Configuring the Router 

After all components in the previous picture are connected and powered up, follow the steps 

below to configure the router.  

 

Step 1

 Open the web browser (Internet Explorer/Mozilla Firefox/Safari/Chrome). If this is the first time, 

the logon page below should appear. Or you can type “smarthub” or “192.168.1.1” on the browser. 

 
. 

Otherwise the regular user page below will appear below after 1

st

 administrator created the user 

profile. 

 

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Summary of Contents for SmartHub AWRT-550N

Page 1: ...SmartHub 802 11 b g n Wireless Router Model AWRT 550N User s Manual Rev 1 0...

Page 2: ...Advanced Wireless Settings 31 6 3 Security 33 6 3 1 Security Firewall 33 6 4 Access Restrictions 35 6 4 1 Access Restrictions Internet Access Policy 35 6 5 Applications Gaming 39 6 5 1 Applications Ga...

Page 3: ...ntering smarthub on any browser and anytime This design makes SmartHub become a very friendly device instead of awkward IP address 3 It can manage a list of user s name and password so that administra...

Page 4: ...ireless data rate of up to 300Mbps with 802 11n draft 2 0 WPS button for easy connection with your WPS support wireless adapters Enjoy HD video streaming gaming and VoIP with powerful 802 11n Wireless...

Page 5: ...e connect one end of the cable to your computer s Ethernet port and connect the other end to one of the LAN ports of the router Step 3 Power on the DSL Cable modem and wait for the lights on the modem...

Page 6: ...to configure the router Step 1 Open the web browser Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Safari Chrome If this is the first time the logon page below should appear Or you can type smarthub or 192 168 1 1...

Page 7: ...elp menu It is very simple and straightforward set up procedure which will not describe in this manual The Cable Modem For most cable modem users you should be able to connect to the Internet without...

Page 8: ...Address click on the MAC Address Clone tab select Enabled and click on the Clone My PC s MAC button Click Save Settings to save the settings If you have trouble connecting to the Internet please refe...

Page 9: ...DSL For DSL users follow the steps below to configure the router Step 1 Select PPPoE from the drop down menu 9...

Page 10: ...wired computer If you have trouble connecting to the Internet please refer to Section 4 Verifying Connection Connect each of your wired computers to an available LAN port on the Router with an Etherne...

Page 11: ...ter to settle down Step 4 Turn on the computer Step 5 Log in to the router and select the Status tab Step 6 Verify that the Internet IP Address Default Gateway and at least one of the DNS fields have...

Page 12: ...ction to the router Please refer to your wireless network card s manual on how to configure these settings SSID default Network Mode BGN Mixed Authentication Open System Channel 6 WEP disabled If you...

Page 13: ...y log in to the router using your computer s web browser 6 1 Setup 6 1 1 Setup Basic Setup This is the default screen when you log in to the router s web configuration utility and select Advanced Set...

Page 14: ...for most cable modem users Usually you should be able to connect to the Internet without changing any configuration If your ISP has provided you with a host name enter it in the optional Host Name fie...

Page 15: ...P address Subnet Mask Default Gateway and DNS server addresses for Internet connection PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a service that applies to connections in Europe only Enter the Int...

Page 16: ...Israel only Enter the Internet connection information provided by your ISP accordingly Telstra Cable Telstra Cable is a service that applies to connections in Australia only Enter the Internet connec...

Page 17: ...1 the Starting IP Address must be 192 168 1 2 or greater but smaller than 192 168 1 253 The default Starting IP Address is 192 168 1 100 Maximum Number of Users Enter the maximum number of PCs that y...

Page 18: ...the Assign this IP field Step 2 Enter the MAC address of the corresponding computer in the To this MAC field Step 3 Check the Add button Step 4 Click Save Settings Time Settings Set up the time zone...

Page 19: ...registered DNS name instead of an IP address Before you enable DDNS you need to register an account with one of the DDNS providers listed in the drop down menu To Enable DDNS select the DDNS provider...

Page 20: ...AC address to access the Internet You can use the following steps to clone your PC s registered MAC address to access the Internet Step 1 Check the radio button Enabled Step 2 Click the Clone My PC s...

Page 21: ...ced Routing You can configure your own static routing table using the Advanced Routing function To see the current routing table click on Show Routing Table button Be sure to click Save Settings to sa...

Page 22: ...6 2 Wireless 6 2 1 Wireless Basic Wireless Settings Wireless Configuration Manual To configure the Wireless settings click radio button Manual 22...

Page 23: ...s 5GHz frequency band Network Name SSID You can change the router s SSID in this field Once you have changed the SSID your network clients need to re connect themselves using the new SSID Channel Sele...

Page 24: ...figure wireless security such as WPA2 or WEP encryption on this screen Note WPA2 Personal is the most secured encryption mode for general users WEP is the most common encryption but the least secured...

Page 25: ...HEX characters 0 F for each key If you selected 128 bits encryption enter 26 HEX characters 0 F for each key TX Key Select a key to be the active key Click Save Settings to save the settings WPA Perso...

Page 26: ...e Security Mode Encryption Select either TKIP or AES as the encryption method Passphrase Enter a passphrase between 8 to 63 characters long Key Renewal Enter the desired key renewal time in seconds Cl...

Page 27: ...KIP or AES as the encryption method RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of your RADIUS server RADIUS Port Enter the port number of your RADIUS server Shared Secret Enter the shared key Key Renewal Ente...

Page 28: ...AES as the encryption method RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of your RADIUS server RADIUS Port Enter the port number of your RADIUS server Default is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the shared key Key Ren...

Page 29: ...ess of your RADIUS server RADIUS Port Enter the port number of your RADIUS server Shared Secret Enter the shared key Encryption Select a level of WEP encryption 64 bits 10 hex digits or 128 bits 26 he...

Page 30: ...he router click on the WPS software button If you choose to use PIN on your client device you need to enter the PIN number generated by the client device into the blank and click Register Connecting t...

Page 31: ...ter by specifying their MAC address and enabling access restriction Select Enabled and choose whether the specified wireless clients will be prevented or permitted to access the wireless network Enter...

Page 32: ...outer but not with each other To use this function select Enabled Frame Burst Frame Burst allows packet bursting which will increase overall network speed Authentication Type The default is set to Aut...

Page 33: ...ges When the Router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadca...

Page 34: ...o the router from internet wan by various protocols like ICMP are denied Internet Filter Place a check to enable various Internet filter including Anonymous Internet Requests Multicast packets NAT Red...

Page 35: ...6 4 Access Restrictions 6 4 1 Access Restrictions Internet Access Policy You can setup policies that deny or allow specific clients to access the internet 35...

Page 36: ...tton to specify the network clients Policy only applies to the PCs that are in the list You can specify each client by its MAC Address or IP Address You can also specify a group of clients by entering...

Page 37: ...ations After you selected Allow Internet accessing for Access Restriction you can configure the Internet applications you want to block Select application port you want to block and click button to ad...

Page 38: ...Click Save Settings to save the settings 38...

Page 39: ...ftp server or online gaming you must open up ports on the router This page allows you to setup single port forwarding for the specified applications Note Before using forwarding you should assign stat...

Page 40: ...to Make sure that you check the Enabled box to activate the setting then click Save Settings to save the settings 6 5 2 Applications Gaming Port Range Forwarding If you want to host ftp server or onli...

Page 41: ...box to activate the setting then click Save Settings to save the settings 6 5 3 Applications Gaming DMZ DMZ De Militarized Zone is a host without the protection of the router s firewall It allows a co...

Page 42: ...e its IP address may change when using the DHCP function Click Save Settings to save the settings 6 5 4 Applications Gaming QoS QoS Quality of Service manages information as it is transmitted and rece...

Page 43: ...ature your wireless client devices in your network must support Wireless WMM No Acknowledgement If you want to disable the Router s Acknowledgement feature so the Router will not re send data if an er...

Page 44: ...t or Voice Device Applications Applications Select the appropriate application If you select Add a New Application follow the instructions in the Add a New Application section Priority Select the appr...

Page 45: ...e Enter the port range that the application will be using For example if you want to allocate bandwidth for FTP you can enter 21 21 Select the protocol TCP or UDP or select Both Priority Select the ap...

Page 46: ...Online Games Games Select the appropriate game Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your changes 46...

Page 47: ...s Enter a Name Enter a name for your network device MAC Address Enter the MAC address of your network device Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your c...

Page 48: ...Ethernet Port Ethernet Select the Ethernet port that you want to configure Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your changes 48...

Page 49: ...MAC address of your voice device Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your changes Click Save Settings to save the settings Summary Summary shows the c...

Page 50: ...tive settings EZ Setup Select to enable or disable EZ Setup If EZ Setup is disabled the user is allowed to access internet whenever he she is connected to the router If enabled the user is required to...

Page 51: ...so that you don t have to manually configure the settings again if you reset the router to factory default UPnP Universal Plug and Play UPnP allows Windows Me and XP to automatically configure the rou...

Page 52: ...Diagnostics screen allows you to perform Ping and Traceroute tests Ping Test Enter the IP or URL Address you wish to ping and click Start to Ping Traceroute Enter the IP or URL Address you wish to tr...

Page 53: ...actory Defaults The Factory Defaults screen allows you to set all the router s settings to the factory default Click on the Restore Factory Defaults button to restore all the settings to default and c...

Page 54: ...e Upgrade The Firmware Upgrade screen allows you to upgrade the router s firmware You must download and unzip the new firmware first from www asante com Click on Browse to browse to the new firmware a...

Page 55: ...6 7 Status 6 7 1 Status Router The Router screen displays various status of the router including the firmware version Click on the Refresh button to reload the screen 55...

Page 56: ...6 7 2 Status Local Network The Local Network screen displays various status about your Local Area Network Click on the DHCP Client Table to display a list of all the DHCP clients in your network 56...

Page 57: ...6 7 3 Status Wireless Network The Wireless Network screen displays various status about your wireless network 57...

Page 58: ...d Features Quality of Service QoS Stateful Packet Inspection SPI DoS VPN Pass through UPnP WiFi Protected Setup PIN Personal Identification Number PBC Push button configuration System Requirement Wind...

Page 59: ...ot expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the f...

Page 60: ...ted or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Europe EU Declaration of Conformity This device complies with the essential requirements of the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC The foll...

Page 61: ...areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 2483 5 MHz For detailed information the end user should contact the national spectrum authority in France 61 0560...

Page 62: ...products used radio frequency interference e g cordless telephones and microwaves as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate This product is based on IEEE draft 802 11n specificatio...

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