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Click Apply.

2.4.1.3.5 Radio

Administrator can set some advanced feature for radio of the router.

Steps to set Radio:

From the navigation panel, go to Advanced > Network > Wireless > Radio.

Summary of Contents for RAC2V1K

Page 1: ...Wireless Router User Manual ...

Page 2: ...7 2 Normal User Settings 8 2 1 Login 8 2 2 Wizard Setup 10 2 3 Basic Setup 17 2 3 1 My Router 17 2 3 2 WPS Setup 18 2 3 3 LAN Setup 20 2 3 4 WAN Setup 21 2 3 5 Parental Control 26 2 3 6 Services 28 2 3 7 System 37 2 4 Advanced Setup 38 2 4 1 Network 38 2 4 2 Services 70 2 4 3 Security 80 2 4 4 QoS 93 2 4 5 Admin 100 2 4 6 Tools 104 2 4 7 Status 106 3 Root User Settings 114 3 1 Login 114 ...

Page 3: ... Multiple NAT 117 3 3 TR 069 118 3 4 Operation Mode 119 3 4 1 Wireless Router Mode 120 3 4 2 Access Point Mode 120 3 4 3 Media Bridge Mode 122 3 5 Admin 125 3 5 1 System 125 3 5 2 Firmware 126 3 6 DFS Test Mode 127 3 9 Fast Roaming 127 3 10 Coverage 129 4 0 FCC Statement 139 ...

Page 4: ...LAN Ethernet ports 2 High security Firewall VPN supported 3 Easy to setup Friendly wizard visual setup maintenance Basic Mode complete functions Advanced Mode 4 Easy to maintain Supports TR069 TR181 5 USB based services File media printer sharing The router is an ideal choice for residential and SOHO Small Office Home Office users who can enjoy a variety of wireless applications and services This ...

Page 5: ...er Adapter Figure 1 Check the package contents The box contains the following items Wireless router AC power adapter plug varies by region Ethernet cable Installation guide If any items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer Please keep original packing materials in case you need to return the product for repairing ...

Page 6: ... front panel 1 3 1 Front Panel The router front and side panels feature the status LED and buttons as shown in the following figure Figure 2 Router front view Front panel LED status Off Device off Blue quick blinking 0 4 second intervals Booting up Blue blinking 1 second intervals Connecting to Internet Blue solid Connected to Internet Red blinking Connectivity issues no Internet ...

Page 7: ...return to normal 100 brightness 1 3 2 Rear Panel There are slots and buttons shown in the following figure Figure 3 Router rear panel Reset Button Push the button and hold for over 15 seconds then router will restart automatically During the process of restart router will restore to factory default settings WPS Button Push the button more than 1 second to activate 2 4G and 5G WPS Reference WPS Set...

Page 8: ...ge For best results router is likely to be place like this Near the center of the area where your computers and other devices operate and preferably within line of sight to your wireless devices So it is accessible to an AC power outlet and near Ethernet cables for wired computers In an elevated location such as a shelf keeping the number of walls and ceilings between the router and your other dev...

Page 9: ...atures through a web browser 2 1 Login 1 Open a web browser then key in the router s default IP address http 192 168 1 1 and click Enter key in the keyboard 2 On the login webpage type in its default Username admin and Password admin then click Login button After administrator has logged in the router some basic information on it will be displayed by the browser ...

Page 10: ...Password and Logout It s highly recommended to click the Logout button who locates on the right top side when administrator intends to leave the webpage When Change Password button has been clicked the browser will navigate administrator to corresponding webpage ...

Page 11: ...wireless router which makes it become easy enough to set up the router Internet Setup After administrator has clicked the Wizard button the Internet Setup page will come up Connection Type There are 5 kinds of connection type DHCP PPPoE Static PPTP and L2TP Consult your ISP if you are unsure which kind of WAN connection type to select 1 DHCP Enable router to obtain IP addresses automatically This ...

Page 12: ...o either of the followings Contact your ISP and request to update the MAC address associated with your ISP subscription Clone or change the MAC address of the new device to match the MAC address of the original device Host Name This field allows administrator to provide a name for router Usually it s named by ISP DNS 1 DNS 2 Either of them indicates the IP address of a DNS Server Click Next 2 PPPo...

Page 13: ...t 3 Static Makes the router use a fixed IP address provided by your ISP This connection type is often used by ADSL service providers IP Assigned by your ISP Subnet Mask Assigned by your ISP Gateway IP address of the gateway Assigned by your ISP DNS 1 DNS 2 Either of them indicates the IP address of DNS server that the router will communicate with WAN MAC MAC address is a unique identifier that ide...

Page 14: ...ord and or IP address Username This field is only available when you set the WAN Connection Type as PPPoE PPTP or L2TP Password This field is only available when you set WAN Connection Type as PPPoE PPTP or L2TP Get the WAN IP Automatically Select Yes to get WAN IP automatically and No to enter IP manually below IP If your WAN connection requires a static IP address key in the IP address in this f...

Page 15: ... DNS Server automatically or No to enter DNS address manually below DNS1 DNS2 Both present the IP address of the DNS server If the device can t communicate with DNS1 it will try to communicate with DNS2 VPN Services IP address or DNS for VPN server Click Next 5 L2TP requires a username password and or IP address provided by your ISP Please reference to PPTP setting above ...

Page 16: ...ere 1 SSID Name for a wireless network that s to say it s used to identify a wireless network Wi Fi devices automatically detect all networks within its communication range if they own the key 2 Key A password used by router to authenticate wireless connections 3 When done click Apply ...

Page 17: ...fig Overview After click the Apply icon administrator comes to Config Overview page which displays a summary of configuration information If the settings are all correct administrator should click Apply icon ...

Page 18: ...sic My Router Note The Reset Icon in the picture is used to restart reboot router manually Wireless This module is implemented to configure some basic settings for router s wireless connection 1 SSID A unique name that identifies the wireless network Wireless device can ...

Page 19: ...eless security standard that allows the device easily connect to a wireless network You can configure the WPS function via the PIN code or WPS button Steps to enable WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 1 From the navigation panel go to Basic My Router 2 Frequency Selecting operating band 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz for WPS function Note If WPS has been enabled and administrator intends to change the frequency please d...

Page 20: ...e The WPS PIN code which clients use to connect with the router 9 In the WPS Method field select Push Button or Client PIN code If you select Push Button go to step 10 If you select Client PIN code go to step 11 10 To set up WPS using the router s WPS button follow these steps a Click Start or press the WPS button found at the rear of the wireless router b Press the WPS button on your wireless dev...

Page 21: ...fic IP addresses 3 Subnet Mask Subnet mask of wireless router Its default value is 255 255 255 0 4 DHCP Server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is mostly used to allocate IP address for lan side devices And a DHCP server can inform lan side deviced of DNS server s address default gateway IP and etc This wireless router can allocate 253 IP addresses at most NOTE It s recommended for adminis...

Page 22: ...ntifier that identifies your computer or device in the network ISPs monitor the MAC addresses of devices that connect to their services and would disallow Internet connection for new MAC addresses To fix this issue you can do either of the following Contact your ISP and request to update the MAC address associated with your ISP subscription Clone or change the MAC address of the new device to matc...

Page 23: ...AN Connection Type as PPPoE PPTP or L2TP Password This field is only available when you set WAN Connection Type as PPPoE PPTP or L2TP DNS1 DNS2 Either of them indicates IP address of a DNS server that wireless router will contact Click Apply NOTE All of the parameters mentioned above are provided If administrator has no idea of these please consult the ISP ...

Page 24: ... of them indicates IP address of a DNS server WAN MAC MAC Media Access Control address is a unique identifier that identifies your computer or device in the network ISPs monitor the MAC addresses of devices that connect to their services and would disallow Internet connection for new MAC addresses To fix this issue you can do either of the following Contact your ISP and request to update the MAC a...

Page 25: ...TP or L2TP Get the WAN IP Automatically Select Yes to get WAN IP automatically and No to enter IP manually below IP If WAN connection requires a static IP address key in the IP address in this field Subnet Mask If WAN connection requires a static IP address key in the subnet mask in this field Gateway If WAN connection requires a static IP address key in the gateway IP address in this field Click ...

Page 26: ...25 6 If you select L2TP Please reference to PPTP above for relevant settings descriptions and enter the required information ...

Page 27: ...s administrator to control the behavior of the router Steps to set parental control function 1 From the navigation panel go to Base Parental Control 2 Enable Parental Control Select On to enable parental control Select Off to disable parental control ...

Page 28: ...ment Click then setup the client s schedule timetable to allow or deny client s access to Internet 7 URL Filter List Router prevents lan side device from accessing the URL in list 8 Add Delete Click or to add delete the profile 9 Keyword Filter List Router prevents lan side device from accessing to webpages contain the keyword in list 10 Add Delete Click or to add delete the profile 11 Service Fil...

Page 29: ...detected and click Continue 3 Select one of the following modes to install the printer driver and click Add printer Auto select Automatically searches for the appropriate printer driver and installs If there is no corresponding printer driver the system displays add a printer error please select the correct printer driver manually Select printer driver Manually select the corresponding printer bra...

Page 30: ...printer is working correctly or not input the LAN address 192 168 1 1 for the printer in Windows Finder 6 Double click the printer icon and if you see the status interface as shown below the installation was successful If an error message prompts that the driver cannot be found then return to Add Printer settings and select the correct driver ...

Page 31: ...sing The job currently processing communicating print data All Jobs All print jobs 2 3 6 2 FTP Server FTP Server enables an FTP server to share files from USB disk to other devices via your local area network or via the Internet This page shows information about the FTP Server For set up FTP Server go to Advanced Servers FTP Server ...

Page 32: ...t connections for the Network Neighborhood or FTP Server 5 Enable Outside Access Select On Off to enable disable access to FTP server by wide area network 6 Outside Access The numbers of external service ports default value 8021 7 Safely Remove Disk Click to safely remove USB devices When the USB disk is ejected successfully the USB status shows No device 2 3 6 3 Samba Samba Share allows you to se...

Page 33: ...e On Off to enable disable Internet access to Samba service Device Name Enter a name for your device and you can use this name in your web browser s URL field to quickly access the device as a Network Place service Work Group Group name of the router in Network Neighborhood Safely Remove Disk Click to safely remove the disk When the USB disk is ejected successfully the USB status shows No device ...

Page 34: ...n about the WebDAV Server To set up WebDAV go to Advanced Servers WebDAV 1 From the navigation panel go to Basic Services WebDAV Server 2 Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your router and your device will be displayed here 3 HTTP Access Port The port to access the WebDAV server for HTTP protocol in ...

Page 35: ...ts via HTTPS default value 8443 8 Safely Remove Disk Click to safely remove the disk When the USB disk is ejected successfully the USB status shows No device 2 3 6 5 DLNA DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance allows you to share audio image and video Your router allows DLNA supported devices to access multimedia files from the USB disk connected to your router This page shows information about the ...

Page 36: ... of network file sharing server based on AFP protocol implementation mainly used for file sharing between Linux and MAC systems This page shows information about the AFP server To setup AFP go to Advanced Servers AFP Steps to set AFP 1 From the navigation panel go to Basic Services AFP 2 Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your router and your device will be displayed her...

Page 37: ... NFS go to Advanced Servers NFS Steps to set NFS 1 From the navigation panel go to Basic Services NFS 2 Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to the router then device s name will be displayed here 3 Enable NFS Enable or disable NFS service When disabled users can t access the USB storage via the NFS service 4 Safely Remove Disk Click to safely remove the disk When the USB dis...

Page 38: ...one Auto Logout and NTP Server Steps to set the System settings 1 From the navigation panel go to Basic System 2 Username name used to login router 3 New Password New login password for router 4 Retype New Password Retype new login password for router 5 Time Zone The time zone used by default 6 Auto Logout Auto logout after a specified period of time 7 NTP Server DNS of a NTP Network Time Protocol...

Page 39: ...38 8 Click Apply 2 4 Advanced Setup 2 4 1 Network 2 4 1 1 WAN Settings 2 4 1 1 1 Internet Settings Router supports several WAN connection types Select the type from the WAN Connection Type dropdown menu ...

Page 40: ...s a static IP address key in the IP address in this field 7 Subnet Mask If your WAN connection requires a static IP address key in the subnet mask in this field 8 Default Gateway If your WAN connection requires a static IP address type in the gateway IP address in this field 9 DNS 1 DNS 2 Either of them indicates an IP address of a DNS server 10 Authentication Use 802 1x MD5 authentication or not ...

Page 41: ... new device to match the MAC address of the original device 18 DHCP Query Frequency Some ISP blocks MAC addresses if the device makes DHCP queries too often To prevent this change the DHCP Query Frequency In the default Aggressive mode if your wireless router does not get a response from the ISP it sends another query after 20 seconds and makes three more attempts In Normal mode if your wireless r...

Page 42: ...il Address User name or email address which has been registered an account in a DDNS provider 6 Password or DDNS Key Password is your registered account 7 Click Apply NOTES DDNS service will not work properly under these conditions When the wireless router is using a private WAN IP address 192 168 x x 10 x x x or 172 16 x x as indicated by yellow text The router works on a network who uses multipl...

Page 43: ...PC on the local network Steps to set up UPnP 愪 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network WAN UPnP 2 Enable UPnP Yes means enable UPnP and No means disable it 3 Advertisement Period Router will broadcast its UPnP information to all devices every advertisement period seconds 4 Advertisement Time To Live Number of hops that an advertisement will be transmited 5 Click Apply 2 4 1 1 4 Port Tri...

Page 44: ...n to this port the Port Trigger mechanism will be activated 6 Protocol Select the type of protocol that the application will use 7 Incoming Port Defines the range of port After Port trigger mechanism has been activated the data from port within this range will be forwarded to the corresponding port of the application who has activated Port trigger mechanism 8 Operation Add Edit or Delete operation...

Page 45: ...rom the LAN The network client does not have access to the Internet directly and vice versa Steps to set up Port Forwarding 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network WAN Port Forward 2 Enable Port Forwarding Check to enable or disable Port Forwarding 3 Well Known Server List Select a pre defined Server list from the drop down menu and the Port Forwarding List will be auto filled 4 Well Kn...

Page 46: ... client s LAN IP address 9 Local Port Enter a specific port to receive forwarded packets Leave this field blank if you want the incoming packets to be redirected to the specified port range 10 Protocol The required protocol Refer to the documentation for the service that you are hosting 11 Operation Add Edit or Delete operation for this item 12 Click Apply Steps to check whether Port Forwarding mo...

Page 47: ... are opened only when an application is making an outgoing connection through the trigger port 2 4 1 1 6 DMZ Virtual DMZ module exposes one client to the Internet allowing this client to receive all inbound packets directed to a Local Area Network Inbound traffic from the Internet is usually discarded and routed to a specific client only if port forwarding or a port trigger has been configured on ...

Page 48: ...device with this IP address expose to Internet Make sure that the server client has a static IP address 4 Enable IPv6 DMZ Check to enable or disable IPv6 DMZ 5 IPv6 Address of Exposed Station The client s LAN IPv6 address that will provide the DMZ service and be exposed on the Internet 6 IPv6 prefix for DMZ setting The IPv6 DMZ address must be in the range of IPv6 prefix Show it for user to set va...

Page 49: ...Passthrough Enable or disable Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a method for implementing virtual private networks 3 L2TP Passthrough Enable or disable In computer networking Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks VPNs or as part of the delivery of services by ISPs It does not provide any encryption or confidentiality by itself 4 IP...

Page 50: ... that defines the protocols to provide audio visual communication sessions on any packet network 8 SIP Passthrough Enable or disable The Session Initiation Protocol SIP is a communications protocol for signaling and controlling multimedia communication sessions The most common applications of SIP are in Internet telephony for voice and video calls as well as instant messaging all over Internet Pro...

Page 51: ...nel go to Advanced Network LAN LAN IP 2 IP Address The LAN IP address of wireless router The default value is 192 168 1 1 In IP based networks data packets are sent to the network devices specific IP addresses 3 Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of wireless router Its default value is 255 255 255 0 4 Click Apply NOTE Any change to the LAN IP module will affect router s DHCP settings ...

Page 52: ... side devices Steps to configure the DHCP server 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network LAN DHCP Server 2 Enable DHCP Server Enable DHCP server function which allows router to act as a DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses to network clients If this function is disabled administrator has to manually set LAN devices 3 Domain Name Domain Name for clients who request IP Address...

Page 53: ...S server DNS Server is used to resolve a DNS into a numerical IP Address By default the router will act as a DNS server 9 WINS Server Windows Internet Naming Service manages interactions of each PC with the Internet If you use a WINS server enter the IP Address of server here 10 Enable Manual Assign fixed IP address for clients 11 MAC MAC address of lan side device 12 IP IP address within DHCP IP ...

Page 54: ...From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network Wireless Basic Basic Basic Basic 2 Frequency Select the frequency band to configure 3 Index Indicates witch SSID is under setting Note At present time the router supports 8 SSIDs So router uses Index parameter to indicate witch SSID is under configuration 4 SSID Enable Switch the SSID on off enable disable ...

Page 55: ... WPA Encryption to encrypt data 9 WPA Pre Shared Key Requires a password of 8 63 characters letters numbers or a combination or 8 64 hex digits to start the encryption process 10 Protected Management Frames Protected Management Frames is a feature to protect some types of management frames like deauthorization disassociation and action frames 11 Max Clients The maximum number of clients allowed 12...

Page 56: ... Enterprise WPA2 Enterprise and RADIUS Steps to set WPS 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network Wireless WPS 2 Frequency Select an operating band 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz for WPS To change the operating band please disable the WPS function first 3 Enable WPS Selecting On to enable WPS This can simplify the process of connecting any device to the wireless network NOTE WPS supports authentication...

Page 57: ...connection 8 To set up WPS using the router s WPS button a Click Start or press the WPS button found at the rear of the wireless router b Press the WPS button on your wireless device This is normally identified by the WPS logo NOTE Check your wireless device or its user manual for the location of the WPS button 9 To set up WPS using the Client s PIN code a Locate the WPS PIN code on your wireless ...

Page 58: ...pply ACL rules 4 SSID Name A name whose length is less than 32 characters is used to identify a wireless network 5 Enable MAC Filter Enable MAC filter or disable 6 MAC Filter Mode Select Accept to allow devices in the MAC filter list to access to the wireless network select Reject to prevent devices in the MAC filter list from access to the wireless network 7 MAC Filter List Enter the MAC address ...

Page 59: ...n done click Apply 2 4 1 3 4 Professional The Professional module provides advanced configuration options NOTE We recommend that administrators use the default settings In this module administrator can configure the followings 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network Wireless Professional ...

Page 60: ...ends for CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC is a method of detecting errors during data transmission Select Enable for a busy wireless network with high network traffic 10 DTIM Interval DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message Interval or Data Beacon Rate is the time interval before a signal is sent to a wireless device in sleep mode indicating that a data packet is awaiting delivery The default valu...

Page 61: ...60 Beamforming 15 Click Apply 2 4 1 3 5 Radio Administrator can set some advanced feature for radio of the router Steps to set Radio 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network Wireless Radio ...

Page 62: ...ting improves transmission speed between router and 802 11g devices 13 Tx Power Adjustment Set the capability for transmission power The maximum value is 100 You can save power and increase security if you don t require full wireless range NOTE Increasing the Transmission Power adjustment values may affect the stability of the wireless network 14 OBSS RSSI Configure OBSS RSSI threshold If OBSS RSS...

Page 63: ...DU Aggregation Set VHT capability field Maximum A MPDU length exponent Value range is 0 to 7 Maximum A MPDU length exponent indicates the maximum length of A MPDU that the station can receive 20 DCS Enable Enable or disable DCS function which is a feature to detect and avoid CW interference 21 Radio Resource Management Enables or disables 802 11k 22 When done click Apply 2 4 1 3 5 Guest The Guest ...

Page 64: ...s Guest 2 Enable Guest Enable disable the guest SSID 3 SSID Name of the Guest wireless network 4 Authentication Method Choose way to exchange authentication data 5 WPA Encryption Choose the encrypting method 6 Network Key Key used to encrypt the authentication data 7 When done click Apply ...

Page 65: ...sed to set some basic functions related to IPv6 For IPv6 service is not yet widely available contact your ISP to make sure whether IPv6 service is provided Steps to set up IPv6 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Network IPv6 ...

Page 66: ...aneous The mode which hosts connected to the LAN interface can get IPv6 addresses When enabled hosts get IPv6 address by simultaneous Stateless and or Stateful requires DHCP pool start and end values When disabled hosts do not get IPv6 addresses simultaneously by Stateless and or Stateful and a mode must be selected instead 12 LAN IPv6 Address Set LAN interface s IPv6 address 13 LAN Prefix Length ...

Page 67: ...3 IPv6 DNS Server 2 IPv6 address for DNS server 24 IPv6 DNS Server 3 IPv6 address for DNS server 25 Port Ranges Valid for Port Forwarding The port ranges are set by Map T mode and the port setting for port forwarding must be in these ranges 26 Click Apply ...

Page 68: ...Route IGMP Proxy IGMP Proxy enables hosts in a unidirectional link routing UDLR environment that are not directly connected to a downstream router to join a multicast group sourced from an upstream network PIM PIM Source specific multicast SSM is used in IPv4 IPv6 and is a method of delivering multicast packets in which the only packets that are delivered to a receiver are those originating from a...

Page 69: ...nable IGMP MLD Snooping Check Yes to enable snooping and Check No to disable snooping IGMP MLD snooping is the process of listening to Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Multicast Listener Discovery MLD network traffic The feature allows a network switch to listen in on the IGMP MLD conversation between hosts and routers By listening to these conversations the switch maintains a map of which ...

Page 70: ...ion check No to disable this function 3 Name A brief description for application 4 Public IP IP address from Charter supplied public IP subnets 5 Local IP Key in the client s LAN IP address not limited to the subnet for the directly connected LAN interface 6 Click On Off to enable disable Internet access to FTP service 7 Click to add this item to the 1 1 NAT List 8 Click Apply NOTE This module onl...

Page 71: ...server to share files from USB disk to other devices via your local area network or via the Internet To set up FTP Server 9 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Services FTP Server 10 Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to the router and your device will be displayed here 11 Click On Off to enable disable Internet access to FTP service ...

Page 72: ...s option to assign read write access R Select this option to assign read only access No Select this option if you do not want to share a specific file folder 2 Click Save Permission to apply the changes Refer to the following descriptions Maximum number of Connections The maximum number of concurrent connections for the Network Neighborhood or FTP Server Enable Outside Access Select On Off to enab...

Page 73: ...ct an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to the router and your device will be displayed here 3 Click On Off to enable disable Internet access to Samba service To create a new account 1 Add new account 2 In the Account and Password fields key in the name and password of your network client Retype the password to confirm Click Add to add the account to the list To add a folder ...

Page 74: ...ermission to apply the changes Refer to the following descriptions Device Name Enter a name for your device and you can use this name in your web browser s URL field to quickly access the device as a Network Place service Work Group Group name of the cascade in Network Neighborhood Note The standard input characters include letters A Z a z digits 0 9 The hyphen and under line _ characters may also...

Page 75: ...nect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your router and your device will be displayed here 3 Click On Off to enable disable Internet access via WebDAV To create a new account 1 Add new account 2 In the Account and Password fields key in the name and password of your network client Retype the password to confirm Click Add to add the account to the list To add a folder ...

Page 76: ... R Select this option to assign read only access 2 Click Save Permission to apply the changes Refer to the following for the descriptions of the fields Enable Outside Access Select On Off to enable disable access to WebDAV server by WAN wide area network Outside Access The port number of external service ports via HTTP default value 8080 Outside Access HTTPS The port number of external service por...

Page 77: ...3 Media Server Name The DLNA server s name which will be displayed by the media player such as VLC or windows media player 4 Media Server Path Setting The methods of setting the folders path which will be shared There are two methods to be chose All Disks Shared means share all of the mounted disks all media Manual Media Server Path means set the folders to be shared manually When Manual is select...

Page 78: ...essfully the USB status shows No device 9 Click Apply 2 4 2 6 AFP An AFP server is a kind of network file sharing server based on AFP protocol implementation mainly used for file sharing between Linux and MAC systems To set up AFP 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Services AFP Server 2 Connect an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive to your router and your device will be displa...

Page 79: ...me and choose the type of access permission that you want to assign for specific users RW Select this option to assign read write access R Select this option to assign read only access No Select this option if you do not want to share a specific file folder 2 Click Save Permission to apply the changes Refer to the following for the descriptions of the fields Guest Login By enabling Guest Login any...

Page 80: ...s the USB storage via the NFS service 4 Clients Clients are users who can access the shared partition specified You can input the proper information into the input field to allow the clients to access the specified shared partition The proper permission format is IP address Read and write permission and if you want to set more than one clients and with different permission you can input the inform...

Page 81: ... access the destination shared partition with the read only permission ro 5 Safely Remove Disk Click to safely remove the disk When the USB disk is ejected successfully the USB status shows No device 2 4 3 Security 2 4 3 1 VPN VPN Virtual Private Network provides a secure communication to a remote computer or remote network using a public network such as the Internet 2 4 3 1 1 PPTP VPN Server The ...

Page 82: ... VPN Server VPN Details The details of PPTP VPN Server Select General or Advanced settings Username and Password The user information of PPTP VPN Server Input the user name and password for the VPN server and click the button 2 Advanced VPN server settings as below Broadcast Support Turns on broadcast relay to clients from the router Authorization Mode Select Authorization Mode MPPE Encryption Sel...

Page 83: ...cts a known problem with your PPTP sessions Incorrect MTU or MRU values cause traffic through the PPTP VPN to fail Client IPAddress The IP address range of PPTP clients Click Apply 2 4 3 1 2 OpenVPN Server The VPN server allows administrator to get access to home network anytime anywhere Steps to set OpenVPN Server 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Security VPN OpenVPN Server Enable VPN S...

Page 84: ...ll create a routed IP tunnel TAP will create an Ethernet tunnel Protocol TCP or UDP server Server Port The TCP UDP port which OpenVPN server will listen on Firewall Firewall configuration for VPN server Auto will create complete firewall configurations External only will create basic firewall configurations and Custom will not create any firewall configurations Authorization Mode Select Authorizat...

Page 85: ...configure all clients to redirect their default network gateway through the VPN causing all IP traffic such as web browsing and DNS lookups to go through the VPN Respond to DNS Push DNS to clients Encryption Cipher Select a cryptographic method This configure item must be copied to the client configure file as well Compression Enable compression on the VPN link If this function is enable here in t...

Page 86: ...ed Security VPN VPN Client 2 VPN Sever list is displayed Click Add Profile to set up VPN Client 3 VPN Server List Current VPN Services which have been configured 4 VPN Type Type of VPN Server access such as PPTP L2TP and OpenVPN 5 Enable Default Route Check Yes to use default route acquiring from VPN Server Check No to use general default route 6 Description Enter a description for reference ...

Page 87: ... authentication password 10 PPTP Options PPTP Encryption method Select Auto for automatic Microsoft Point to Point Encryption MPPE and select No Encryption to disable MPPE Select MPPE 40 for 40 bit MPPE with PPTP Server and select MPPE 128 for 128 bit MPPE with PPTP Server 11 When done click Confirm ...

Page 88: ... Firewall Common 2 Enable Firewall Disabling the firewall will deactivate all related functions 3 Enable DoS Protection A denial of service attack is an explicit attempt to deny legitimate users from using a service or computer resource Enabling this feature can protect the router from DoS attack but it would increase the router s workload 4 Respond to Ping Request from WAN This feature allows rou...

Page 89: ... Enable or disable this module 3 Filter Table List There are two kinds of filter list White List Black List White List can make router serve the specified service defined in the list Black List make router deny serving the specified service 4 Filtered ICMP packet types This field defines a list of LAN to WAN ICMP packets type that will be filtered For example if you would like to filter Echo type ...

Page 90: ... IP For source or destination IP address you can a enter a specific IP address such as 192 168 122 1 b enter IP addresses within one subnet or within the same IP pool such as 192 168 123 or 192 168 or c enter all IP addresses as 8 Port Range For source or destination port range you can either a enter a specific port such as 95 or b enter ports within a range such as 103 315 100 or 65535 9 Protocol...

Page 91: ...e from specified lan side devices Steps to set up Client ACL 愪 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Security IPv4 Firewall Client ACL 2 Enable Client ACL Enable or disable Client ACL function 3 Client MAC address of lan side devices 4 Add Delete Click or to add delete the profile 5 When done click Apply ...

Page 92: ...ty IPv6 Firewall Common 2 Enable Firewall Disabling the firewall will deactivate all related functions 3 Respond to Ping Request from WAN This feature allows router to make a response to ping request from WAN 4 Enable MLD Check Yes to allow MLD packages to be transferred to the router Check No to deny MLD packages 5 Click Apply ...

Page 93: ...Firewall 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Security IPv6 Firewall IPv6 Firewall 2 Enable Service Firewall Enable or disable the IPv6 firewall When disabled all IPv6 packages can input router output router and forward without any limitation 3 Allowed Well Known Server List List of well known servers to be allowed For example ftp samba 4 Service Name The name of the service which will add I...

Page 94: ...m specified host 10 Local Host IPv6 address of the host 11 Add Delete Click or to add delete the profile 12 When done click Apply 2 4 4 QoS QoS Quality of Service QoS module provides different services according to the priority of applications users or data flows In a word it can guarantee a certain level of performance to a data flow 2 4 4 1 Prio Mark 2 4 4 1 1 SSID This module can equip the rout...

Page 95: ...ose the name of t Wi Fi which is going to provide QoS service 3 DSCP Value Its value is used to indicate the priority for uploading data 4 WMM Its value is used to indicate the priority for downloading data 5 Click to add this item to the SSID Mark List 6 Click Apply ...

Page 96: ...t different priorities Steps to set up 1 From the navigation panel go to QoS Prio Mark Server 2 Server IP IP address of remote server 3 DSCP Value It s value is used to indicate priority of connections to the responding server 4 Click to add this item to the Server Mark List 5 Click Apply ...

Page 97: ...the navigation panel go to QoS Prio Mark Client 2 Client MAC address of the lan side device 3 DSCP Value It s value is used to indicate priority of connections to the lan side device 4 Click to add this item to the Server Mark List 5 Click Apply ...

Page 98: ...lication The name of application that is going to use QoS 3 DSCP Value It s value is used to indicate priority of application 4 Click to add this item to the Server Mark List 5 Click Apply 2 4 4 2 Speed Limit This module makes it possible for user to limit the speed of downloading and uploading respectivly ...

Page 99: ...Enable Download Limit Choose the wifi that is going to provide QoS 5 Download Speed The highest speed that the router can provide for data downloading 6 Click Apply NOTE If speed of uploading or downloading set by you is beyond actual value provided by your ISP your setting will take no effect 2 4 4 2 Airtime Fairness The ATF Airtime Fairness ATF module supports mixing rates of WiFi devices to ach...

Page 100: ...scheduling algorithms strict queue and fair queue algorithm which are mutually exclusive Strict queue algorithm follows strict airtime allocation as configured by the user and does not try and utilize any unused bandwidth Fair queue algorithm guarantees the configured airtime in congested environments and it also utilizes any unused bandwidth 5 SSID Set the SSID which will be controlled by ATF 6 P...

Page 101: ... 4 5 1 System The System page allows you to configure your wireless router settings Steps to set System 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Admin System 2 Username Router s login name 3 New Password New password ...

Page 102: ...assword are root MmvGB RY3 MmvGB RY3 MmvGB RY3 MmvGB RY3 7 Remote Log Server IP address of a syslog server to which log messages will be sent in addition to the local destination 8 Time Zone Default time zone is America New York 9 Enable Web Access from WAN Enable or disable remote access via WAN port 10 Auto Logout Auto logout after a specified time 11 Enable WAN Down Notification When there is n...

Page 103: ...nel go to Advanced Admin Configuration 2 Click Save and then the browser will automatically download router s setting files 3 Click Reset to Default this will this resets all settings to factory default settings 4 Click to select setting file the click Upload button this will make the router to be set ...

Page 104: ...on network activities in the router Steps to set router s log 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Admin Log 2 Clear Clear contents in log file 3 Save Download log file from router 4 Refresh Refresh the log window to show the latest log ...

Page 105: ...ble such as ping ping6 traceroute and nslookup Steps to use Diagnostic Tools 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Tools Diagnostic Tools 2 Method Choose a specified method to test network 3 Target Choose target for the test 4 Count Number of times to test 5 Click Diagnose ...

Page 106: ...N side devices Steps to set Wake on LAN 1 From the navigation panel go to Advanced Tools Wake on LAN 2 Target Enter the MAC address of the device to be woken up or select the device name from the list 3 Device Name Name of device 4 MAC Address The format for the MAC address is six groups of two hexadecimal digits separated by colons in transmission order e g 12 34 56 aa bc ef 5 When done click App...

Page 107: ...106 2 4 7 Status 2 4 7 1 System Information System Information displays basic System WAN LAN and USB information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status System Information ...

Page 108: ...information for wireless clients From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Wireless 2 4 7 3 DHCP Lease Show DHCP Lease status information including MAC IP and Hostname information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status DHCP Lease ...

Page 109: ...108 2 4 7 4 Routing Table Show IPv4 and IPv6 routing table and status information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Routing Table ...

Page 110: ...109 2 4 7 5 Port Forwarding This module is used to show port forwarding status information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Port Forwarding ...

Page 111: ...ctive connections status information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Connection List 2 4 7 7 IPv6 Information Shows details on WAN and LAN IPv6 information From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status IPv6 Information ...

Page 112: ...111 2 4 7 8 Snooping Table Displays snooping table for client joins leaves for both wired and wireless client streams From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Snooping Table ...

Page 113: ...cess to Internet through the router From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Current User Table 2 4 7 10 Blocked Users Display current users who are not permitted to get access to Internet through the router From the navigation panel go to Advanced Status Blocked User ...

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Page 115: ...teps to log in Root User s GUI 1 Open a web browser and enter IP address http 192 168 1 1 a43edc96b945ff5d3c624838b54bf3f2 813dbdb6be123e5 ca6 c40542f5e7c4a59f66ca01028597a login html 2 On the login page enter the default root username root and password MmvGB RY3 3 Use the Web GUI to configure various hidden settings of your wireless router 3 2 Router 3 2 1 Static Routing This module allows admini...

Page 116: ...as 192 168 0 0 4 Subnet Mask Indicates how many bits are for network ID and subnet ID For example if the dotted decimal Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 then its Subnet Mask bits is 24 If the destination is a host its Subnet Mask bits should be 32 5 Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway where packets are routed to The specified gateway must be setup and reachable first 6 Metric Metric is a val...

Page 117: ... Router Dynamic Routing 2 RIP Key Authentication Enable or disable RIP key authentication mechanism when switching route with other routers 3 RIP Key Chain RIP key name 4 RIP Key 0 RIP key value of RIP Key 0 5 RIP Key 1 RIP key value of RIP Key 0 6 Dynamic NAT IP Single IP address from Charter supplied public IP subnets used for all internal hosts traffic flow 7 Alias Friendly identifier for manag...

Page 118: ...vigation panel go to Root Router Multiple NAT 2 Enable Multiple NAT Check Yes to enable this function Check No to disable this function 3 Name The name for the item bar 4 Public IP IP address that Host IP will be mapped to 5 Network Host IP IP address of the host reside on lan side 6 Subnet Mask The subnet mask for lan side IP address 7 On Off Enable or disable the multiple NAT rule 8 Click to add...

Page 119: ...management family equipment configuration Steps to set TR 069 1 From the navigation panel go to Root TR 069 2 Enable Remote Management Enable or disable TR 069 remote management 3 ACS Identifier Mark the current choice of connecting the ACS server is CHARTER or TWC 4 URL ACS s address is defined by an URL Router CPE can communicate with an ACS through an valid URL 5 Username Username used to authe...

Page 120: ...alls Each Inform call MUST occur at this reference time plus or minus an integer multiple of the Periodic Inform Interval 8 Periodic Inform Enable Whether or not the CPE MUST periodically send CPE information to the ACS using the Inform method call 9 Connection Request Username Username used to authenticate an ACS making a Connection Request to the CPE 10 Connection Request Password Password used ...

Page 121: ...er are enabled by default UPnP and Dynamic DNS are supported for SOHO and home users Select this mode if you are a first time user or you are not currently using any wired wireless routers Select the wireless router mode and click Apply to jump to the wizard page then refer to 1 wizard setup for normal user setup 3 4 2 Access Point Mode In Access Point AP mode your device connects to a wireless ro...

Page 122: ...55 255 255 0 DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 Either indicates the IP address of DNS server that the wireless router will contact Click Next 2 Assign the wireless network name SSID and security key for 2 4GHz and 5 GHz wireless connections SSID The network name or SSID is a unique name that identifies the wireless network Wi Fi devices automatically detect all networks within range Key A security key is ...

Page 123: ...r multiple media devices such as computer Smart TV game console DVR or media player simultaneously via Ethernet cable To set up the Media Bridge mode you need two devices one configured as a Media Bridge and the other as a router In Media Bridge mode only wireless devices connect directly to the router AP Client devices need to be connected to the Media Bridge with a network cable Select Media Bri...

Page 124: ...k Connect 2 Input LAN IP information and click Apply IP Address The LAN IP address of wireless router The default value is 192 168 1 1 In IP based networks data packets are sent to the network devices specific IP addresses Subnet Mask The LAN subnet mask of wireless router The default value is 255 255 255 0 DNS Server 1 DNS Server 2 Either indicates the IP address of DNS ...

Page 125: ...124 server that the router will contact 3 To display the new configuration information click Apply ...

Page 126: ...assword root s login password and operator s password Steps to change the router login password 1 From the navigation panel go to Root Admin 2 New Password Enter the new password you wish to use 3 Retype New password Retype your new password for confirmation 4 When done click Apply ...

Page 127: ...are This module enable administrator to upgrade firmware through web Steps to upgrade firmware 1 From the navigation panel go to Root Admin Firmware 2 New Firmware File Click to locate the firmware file 3 Click Upload ...

Page 128: ...test mode 3 9 Fast Roaming Set up fast roaming for smooth client roaming between SSIDs Steps to set up Fast Roaming 1 From the navigation panel go to Root Fast Roaming 2 Freq Select 2 4GHz or 5GHz WiFi frequency to configure 3 Index Select which index to configure 4 Enable 11r Enable or disable 11r Fast Roaming 5 Mobility Domain Set 11r mobility domain ...

Page 129: ...128 6 AP BSSID MAC Your our AP s MAC Address 7 AP2 BSSID MAC Other AP s MAC Address 8 NAS Identifier NAS ID of AP ...

Page 130: ...1 From the navigation panel go to Root Coverage 2 Basic Settings Band Steering Enable Enable or disable load balancing logic Whole Home Coverage brings some new steering mechanisms and algorithms in the Load Balancing Daemon lbd to handle more scenarios and make use of features supported on newer Wi Fi devices SSID to match The SSID to match when limiting band steering to only a ...

Page 131: ...o 2 4GHz dB 2 4G RSSI steering dB RSSI value indicating a node associated on 2 4GHz should be steered to 5GHz dB 5 Active Steering Settings Client Tx over Kbps When the client Tx rate increases beyond this threshold generate an indication Kbps STA RSSI threshold dB When evaluating a STA for rate based upgrade steering the RSSI must also be above this threshold dB Client Tx under Kbps When the clie...

Page 132: ...tion on 2 4GHz 5G overload limit Medium utilization threshold for an overload condition on 5GHz 2 4G active steering Medium utilization safety threshold for active steering to 2 4GHz 5G active steering Medium utilization safety threshold for active steering to 5GHz Safe RSSI uplink dB Uplink RSSI in dB above which association will be considered safe 7 Steering Executor Settings ...

Page 133: ...completing steering s BTM steering wait s Time to wait before steering a client via BTM again after completing steering without sending an auth reject s 8 Basic Advanced Recent measurement s Maximum number of seconds elapsed allowed for a recent measurement 9 Station Database Advanced ...

Page 134: ...ements on 2 4GHz band 5G RSSI measurements Number of RSSI measurements on 5GHz band 11 Utilization Monitor Advanced Settings RSSI avg probe requests Number of probe requests required for the RSSI averaging 2 4G check frequency s The frequency to check medium utilization on 2 4GHz 5G check frequency s The frequency to check medium utilization on 5GHz ...

Page 135: ...ue from the one measured on 5GHz RSSI avg probe requests Number of probe requests required for the RSSI averaging Data rate estimate s Seconds between successive stats samples for estimating data rate PHY scaling factor Scaling factor as percentage for converting PHY rate to upper layer rate for airtime computations Continuous measure demo Continuously measure throughput for demo ...

Page 136: ...135 purposes only 11k active scan s Active scan duration used in 802 11k Beacon Report s 11k passive scan s Passive scan duration used in 802 11k Beacon Report request s ...

Page 137: ...e one s Max auth Rejects Max consecutive authentication rejects after which the device is marked as steering unfriendly Unfriendly time s The base amount of time a device is considered steering unfriendly before another attempt s Max unfriendly STAs s The maximum time used for backoff for steering unfriendly STAs Total amount of backoff is calculated as min MaxSteeringUnfriendly SteeringUnfriendly...

Page 138: ... a device is considered BTM steering unfriendly before another attempt to steer via BTM s Unfriendly BTM STAs s The maximum time used for backoff for BTM unfriendly STAs Total amount of backoff is calculated as min MaxBTMUnfriendly BTMUnfriendlyTime 2 CountConsecutiveFailures s BTM STA backoff s The maximum time used for backoff for BTM STAs that fail active steering Total amount of backoff is cal...

Page 139: ...138 14 Steering Algorithm Advanced Settings Downlink rate Mbps Downlink rate in Mbps should exceed at least Low TxRateXingThreshold this value when steering from 2 4GHz to 5GHz due to overload ...

Page 140: ...uipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any c...

Page 141: ...RTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 25 cm between the radiator your body ...

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