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These operating instructions belong with this product. They contain important information for
putting it into service and operating it. This should be noted also when this product is passed
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Therefore look after these operating instructions for future reference!

A list of contents with the corresponding page numbers can be found in the index on page 3.

Version 06/09

MZK-W04NU
Wireless USB Broadband Router

Item-No. 97 21 58

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Summary of Contents for MZK-W04NU

Page 1: ...hould be noted also when this product is passed on to a third party Therefore look after these operating instructions for future reference A list of contents with the corresponding page numbers can be found in the index on page 3 Version 06 09 MZK W04NU Wireless USB Broadband Router Item No 97 21 58 O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S ...

Page 2: ...translation reserved Reproduction by any method e g photocopy microfilming or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor Reprinting also in part is prohibited These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing Changes in technology and equipment reserved Copyright 2009 by Conrad Electronic SE 01_0609_01 HK ...

Page 3: ...rference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment 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 ...

Page 4: ...16 4 1 Enter Setup Wizard 16 4 2 Broadband Type IP Address Info 17 4 2 1 Static IP Address 17 4 2 2 DHCP 18 4 2 3 PPPoE 19 5 Status 20 5 1 System 20 5 2 LAN 20 5 3 WAN 20 5 4 Wireless LAN 21 6 Management 22 6 1 Remote Management 22 6 2 Administrator 23 6 3 Date Time 24 6 4 Firmware Management 25 6 5 Save Load Settings 26 6 6 Load Default Reboot 28 7 LAN 29 8 WAN 30 8 1 Static IP Address 30 8 2 DHC...

Page 5: ...7 2 3 IP Filtering 48 2 4 Firewall Settings 49 3 Wireless LAN 50 3 1 Common Settings 51 3 2 Basic Settings 52 3 3 Security 53 3 4 MAC Filtering 57 3 5 WDS 58 3 6 WPS 59 4 USB 60 4 1 USB Device 60 4 2 File Server Settings 63 4 2 1 Basic Settings 63 4 2 2 User Settings 63 4 3 Bit Torrent 65 4 4 iTunes Server 69 4 5 DLNA Media Server 70 5 Log 71 5 2 System Log 71 6 Konformitätserklärung DOC 72 ...

Page 6: ...thus you can access its settings through Web browsers such as IE Netscape Firefox and so on You can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience instantly MZK W04NU has an USB port and supports BitTorrent download iTunes Server DLNA and NAS func tions With all these features MZK W04NU must be the best solution for both beginners and advanced users Special Featu...

Page 7: ...ghout the network via the router The product also supports USB flash memory 3dBi powerful antenna The 3dBi antenna increases the connection distance and provides steady connection for wireless LAN 1 Contents of Package After purchasing MZK W04NU Wireless Router from a distributor or an agency please open the pack age and check that all the components listed below are included If there is any item ...

Page 8: ...ill be blinking steadily while the wireless reception is fine LAN On Blinking When the connection is established between MZK W04NU and a host the LAN LED will be on And the LAN LED will be blinking when trans mitting or receiving data via LAN port WAN On Off When the connection is established between MZK W04NU and a modem the WAN LED will be on And the WAN LED will be blinking when transmitting or...

Page 9: ... If your modem came with a cable use the supplied cable Otherwise use a standard LAN cable Power Plug the power cord into this port and the other side of the adaptor should be plugged into the socket Button Function Usage Reset Reset to default Press and hold the reset button for 20 seconds and release the button All the settings will be reset to default value after 1 minute Note During the resett...

Page 10: ...ccess Point Mode MZK W04NU s DHCP server will be disabled you will not be able to make WAN settings anymore Also MZK W04NU s IP address will be changed to 192 168 1 250 Router Mode MZK W04NU s DHCP server will be enabled you can make WAN settings under this mode Also MZK W04NU s IP address will be changed to 192 168 1 1 ...

Page 11: ...Cables Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the switching hub ports on MZK W04NU Both 10 Base T and 100 Base T connections can be used simultaneously 4 Connect WAN Cable Connect the DSL or Cable modem to the WAN port on MZK W04NU 5 Power On Power the DSL or Cable modem on and connect the adapter with MZK W04NU and plug the other side of the power cord into the power socket to power on it Whil...

Page 12: ...anty System Requirements Windows Macintosh or Linux based Operating System with an installed Ethernet adapter Network cables Use standard 10 100 BaseT network UTP cables with RJ45 connectors TCP IP protocol must be installed on all PCs For Internet Access an Internet Access account with an ISP and either of a DSL or Cable modem for WAN port usage ...

Page 13: ...S or Start Run and type in command exe and then press enter 2 MS DOS window will appear 3 Type ipconfig after the command of c and then press enter 4 MS DOS will appear your NIC address in the window please take notice of the value of IP Address and Default Gateway 5 The value of Default Gateway is the IP address of MZK W04NU Windows2000 XP 1 Please make sure that you do have the authority to acce...

Page 14: ...eless Router s default IP Address is 192 168 1 1 Note if the AP Router switch has been switched to AP mode MZK W04NU s IP address will be 192 168 1 250 If the IP address has already used by another device the other device must be turned OFF until MZK W04NU is allocated a new IP Address Using Web Browser To establish a connection between your PC and the MZK W04NU Wireless Router 1 Start the WEB bro...

Page 15: ... to enable the settings you ve made If your MZK W04NU Wireless Router does not response and you cannot enter the web configuration page please follow the steps below to check if there is any problem 1 Make sure that MZK W04NU Wireless Router is properly installed and powered on and LAN connection is O K You can test the connection by using Ping command Open MS DOS window or click Start Run on the ...

Page 16: ...C and Internet connection please check the TCP IP set tings on your PC 3 You have to make sure that your PC and MZK W04NU are on the same segment 4 Note if the AP Router switch has been switched to AP mode MZK W04NU s IP address will be 192 168 1 250 3 Switching Language You can set the language of MZK W04NU s configuration web page to your preference Please click the scroll down menu in the upper...

Page 17: ... below to set up MZK W04NU 4 1 Enter Setup Wizard The followings are the most common used connection types Static IP Address DHCP and PPPoE If you want to know more about the other types of WAN configurations please refer to Network LAN Setup configuration page MZK W04NU will automatically detect your WAN connection type Skip the automatic detection process and choose the WAN type manually Next St...

Page 18: ...tatic IP Address to proceed Step 2 The following are the WAN settings please configure the settings according to the real environment IP address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway address provided by your ISP DNS address Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP Finish After finishin...

Page 19: ...eal environment Change MAC address The default MAC address of MZK W04NU is the Network Interface Card s NIC MAC address on the WAN side If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP you may click Enable and enter the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP We do not suggest you to change the default MAC address if your ISP does not ask you to change it Finish After finishing setting up you m...

Page 20: ...the settings according to the real environment USER ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP The password must be alphanumeric charac ters and case sensitive Confirm Password Enter the Password again for verification Finish After finishing setting up you may click here ...

Page 21: ...eft cor ner of the page This page shows the general current system status 5 2 LAN Click the link of LAN on the left side of the page it will show you the current settings of Local Area Net work 5 3 WAN Click the link of WAN on the left side of the page to check the current Internet connection status of MZK W04NU ...

Page 22: ...21 5 4 Wireless LAN Click the link of Wireless LAN on the left side of the page to check the current WLAN settings of MZK W04NU Refresh Press this button and refresh the webpage ...

Page 23: ... the remote management interface Port Enter the connection port number for Remote Management The default value is 80 The changes you made here will be applied after MZK W04NU rebooting itself Reply ping Ping is a common and useful tool to know the connection status of a specified remote network device but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING request da...

Page 24: ...configure the settings again Current Password Please enter the current password of administration USER ID Enter the current USER ID of the administration It has to be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive New Password Enter a new Password of the administration It has to be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive Confirmed Password Please enter the password again for confirmation Apply Clic...

Page 25: ...TP Server 1 2 You can enter the Internet address of an NTP Network Time Protocol Server for your system to synchronize with Time Here shows the current date and time Apply Click this button the system will save the settings and synchronize with NTP Server Clear If there is anything wrong with the configuration you can click Clear to configure the page again Refresh Click this button to update to t...

Page 26: ...h you just downloaded Click Open to use the firmware and then go back to the configuration page and click Firmware Update to start upgrading immediately It is recommended that you should save the settings before upgrading the firmware It takes about 2 3 minutes to upgrade the firmware When upgrading please do not turn off the power of MZK W04NU After finishing upgrading MZK W04NU will restart auto...

Page 27: ...y click Save Settings to file button to save current system settings to your local disk The for mat will be bin file Restore Settings Make sure the saved system setting file is in the local host disk and then click Browse to search for the saved system setting file Click Open to select the system setting file that you want and then click Load Settings from file to start restore the settings ...

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Page 29: ...ue afterward After suc cessfully restoring the system will automatically go back to the homepage Reboot Go to the Load Default Reboot configuration page and then click Reboot to restart the system It may take some time to complete the process please don t turn off the power of the router before the process is completed ...

Page 30: ...ress of the IP address pool LAN IP IP address Here is the IP address of the LAN side of MZK W04NU It is usually the default gateway of the client s PC The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the LAN side of MZK W04NU is 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server DHCP Server Click to Enabled the DHCP server of MZK W04NU Start Address End Address Please enter the first and the last IP ad...

Page 31: ...se choose Static IP Address IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask address provided by your ISP Default Gateway Enter the Gateway address provided by your ISP DNS Server 1 2 Enter the DNS Server s address provided by your ISP Enter the second DNS address however this is option and you may leave it blank Apply Click this button to save the settings Cl...

Page 32: ...ddress on the WAN side If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP you may click Enable and enter the MAC address of NIC provided by the ISP We do not suggest you to change the default MAC address if your ISP does not ask you to change it Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again...

Page 33: ... connecting to certain websites or speeding up the transmission rate Dial On Demand Silent Timeout You may disconnect the connection when there is no activity for a period of time and set the Silent Timeout in the next field Silent Timeout means a period of idle time before you go offline Enter a maximum period of time minute to define the maximum idle time If the silent time is above the defined ...

Page 34: ...the username and password are transmitted in the clear that is in an unencrypted form CHAP Short for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol a type of authentication in which the authentication agent typically a network server sends the client program a random value that is used only once and an ID value Both the sender and peer share a predefined secret Apply Click this button to save the set...

Page 35: ...a network can transmit The default value is 1454 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default setting When using PPPoE connection you may need to change MTU settings to maintain the connection with your ISP however if the incorrect value was entered you may be unable to access certain websites Reduci...

Page 36: ...assword are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name password pairs Typically the passwords stored in the table are encrypted The Basic Authentication feature built into the HTTP protocol uses PAP The main weakness of PAP is that both the username and password are transmitted in the clear that is in an unencrypted form CHAP Short for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol a ...

Page 37: ... and case sensitive Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP The password must be alphanumeric charac ters and case sensitive Confirm Password Enter the Password again for verification MTU MTU means Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes that a network can transmit The default value is 1454 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Onl...

Page 38: ...ck Disconnect to disconnect the connection Auth Type You may choose PAP or CHAP authentication to enhance the security of data transmission PAP Short for Password Authentication Protocol the most basic form of authentication in which a user s name and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name password pairs Typically the passwords stored in the table are encrypted The...

Page 39: ...ddress pool to the requesting computer but you must specify the beginning and ending address of the IP address pool DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server Click to enable the built in DHCP server it will automatically distribute IP addresses to the devices which send request to it Start Address End Address Please enter the first and the last IP addresses which MZK W04NU distribute IP addresses to The IP ...

Page 40: ...r the just entered MAC address or IP address click this button DHCP Lease Status DHCP Lease Status If you already set a range of IP addressed for the DHCP server to distribute the clients who get the IP addresses will be listed here Refresh Click this button to update to the latest status Note if the AP Router switch has been switched to AP mode MZK W04NU s IP address will be 192 168 1 250 DHCP wi...

Page 41: ...r will show the icon of MZK W04NU to inform you that a new device is found and inquire you whether if you want to set a shortcut on the desktop Enable If your operating system supports this function you may check to enable it Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again ...

Page 42: ... and MyDNS jp Dynamic DNS services www dyndns org cybergate planex co jp and MyDNS jp are free services Before enabling DDNS con figuration on the product be sure to access either of the former websites and register your user name password host name and so on CyberGate DDNS CyberGate DDNS You may choose a DDNS provider and then click to enable DDNS function The default status is Disabled Last Upda...

Page 43: ...again for verification Hostname Enter the Hostname which you registered on DynDNS website Interval Choose an interval to renew DNS information You can choose 1 Day 3 Days 5 Days 1 Week or 2 Weeks Wildcard When setting the alias of sub domain name please click to enable this function For example sub domain of www planex dyndns org ftp planex dyndns org and etc can use the same IP address with the h...

Page 44: ...nter the Password or Key which you use to login the service Confirm Password Enter the Password again for verification Hostname Enter the Hostname which you registered on DynDNS website Interval Choose an interval to renew DNS information You can choose 1 Day 3 Days 5 Days 1 Week or 2 Weeks Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you...

Page 45: ...eway through which the target network is reached Metric Enter the hop count number the number of gateways used between the product and target network Interface Select the interface for which static routing is configured Enable Put a check in the check box to enable each route Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clea...

Page 46: ...tion you can connect to computers on your network through PPPoE connection As for IPv6 clients setting please refer to OS manual Enable Click to enabledIPv6 Bridge function Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again ...

Page 47: ...ed in the product to simplify Local Server configuration You may set 32 sets of servers Protocol Select to use TCP or UDP protocol WAN Port Range Enter the source port number for the service or application Server IP Enter the IP address of the PC that serves as local server Server Port Range Enter the destination port number for the service or application Enable Put a check in the check box to ena...

Page 48: ...eck this box to disable DMZ function Client PC IP address Please enter the private IP address that the Internet IP address will be mapped to Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again Adding a client host to DMZ might expose it to a variety of danger such as virus or worm attacks because o...

Page 49: ...ed to this session Protocol Choose to filter TCP or UDP protocol Source IP Netmask Enter the Source IP address which you want to filter and it s Netmask Source PORT Specify the Source PORT which you want to filter Destination IP Netmask Enter the Destination IP address which you want to filter and it s Netmask Source PORT Specify the Destination PORT which you want to filter Apply Click this butto...

Page 50: ...op NetBIOS packets Click Enable and enable the Drop NetBIOS packets function Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again ...

Page 51: ...o protect your network from being intruded by malicious intruders MZK W04NU can simulate four different Access Points APs so you can have four different APs with different settings You can configure these four access points by clicking the Wireless LAN tag on the upper part of the webpage Access Point 1 supports WDS Wireless Distribution System and Access Point 2 supports WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup...

Page 52: ...hould be the same as the wireless APs Frequency Bandwidth Choose a kind of frequency bandwidth 20MHz or 20 40MHz 11G Protection Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless access points Apply Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made MZK W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made Save Click this button ...

Page 53: ...4NU will not appear on the other PC s wireless network list Therefore the Wireless Router AP can block the users without authentication LAN Blocking Click the check box to enable LAN Blocking function Internet Blocking Click the check box to enable Internet Blocking function SSID Blocking Click the check box to enable SSID Blocking function Wireless Separating Enable this function to discard the p...

Page 54: ...git keys to ensure the wireless network privacy and security WPA2 is short for Wi Fi Protected Access 2 It is the follow on security method to WPA for wireless net works that provides stronger data protection and network access control It provides enterprise and con sumer Wi Fi users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access their wireless networks There are two versions...

Page 55: ...to use Open System with 802 1x or WPA authentication Encryption WEP Key 1 4 Passphrase Open System or Shared Key WEP64 bit 10 hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Null Open System WEP64 bit 10 hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Null Open System with 802 1x WEP64 bit Null Null WEP128 bit Null Null Shared Key WEP64 bit 10 hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Nul...

Page 56: ...dding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys haven t been tam pered with AES Short for Advanced Encryption Standard a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It works at multiple network layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128 bits and a key size of 128 192 or 256 bits Pass Phrase It s also named Shared Secret which is used only when enabling WPA PSK WPA2 PSK...

Page 57: ...e or 13 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys RADIUS Server IP Please input the IP address of your RADIUS authentication server here RADIUS Port Please input the port number of your RADIUS authentication server here Default set ting is 1812 RADIUS Pass Phrase Please input the password of your RADIUS authentication server here Apply Click this button to save and apply the settings you just ...

Page 58: ...nect with MZK 04G and eliminate other users Deny Choose this function to deny those users whose MAC addresses were added to the Device List cannot connect with MZK 04G while other users can connect with it Comment Enter any text to describe the MAC address which you want to allow or deny It can be 16 alphanumerical characters at most MAC address Enter the MAC address of your wireless devices here ...

Page 59: ...t Internet Bridge Connect MZK W04NU with another wireless router to expand the range of the network Repeater Connect MZK W04NU with up to four other wireless routers to expand the scope of network MAC address Enter the MAC address of the wireless AP here Apply Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made MZK W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made Save Click this but...

Page 60: ...e and press its WPS button Status You can click Initialize button to start WPS connection You have 2 minutes to go to the wireless device you would like to connect After clicking the Initialize button you have 2 minutes to get to the client device and press its WPS button Apply Click this button to save and apply the settings you just made MZK W04NU will reboot and apply all the changes you made S...

Page 61: ...USB storage device to the product 2 Upload the Addon files in order to activate all the USB storage device management functions 4 1 USB Device Note the hard disk formats supported by the product are FAT32 and EXT3 only 1 Connect a USB storage device to the product MZK W04NU will detect the device and show its Total Size Free Size Description Format Type and Status Unmount Click this button to unmo...

Page 62: ...K W04NU please click on the Addons on the left side of the configuration page 5 You can find the Addon files in the CD which is provided in the product package and those files for mat are pkg Please copy the Addon files to your computer and click Browse ...

Page 63: ...62 6 Choose the file you want to upload and click Install 7 Addons will be shown on the configuration page You can configure different USB storage device set tings here ...

Page 64: ... Workgroup Name Enter the name of workgroup which has already been configured on your com puter For example Workgroup on your computer the Workgroup Name on MZK W04NU must be Workgroup too If a different workgroup name is used the file server icon will not be displayed on My Network window of the computer Server Name Give your File Server a distinguishable name or leave it as default Apply Click t...

Page 65: ...ermission will be allowed to both i write data to the file server and ii delete data in the server Apply Click this button to save the settings Clear If there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click Clear to configure the page again 1 Users with Write permission need to have Read permission as well Be sure to have users with either i Read permission only or ii Read and Write per...

Page 66: ...o use BT download please follow the steps below 1 Set a user who can read and write to manage the BT files 2 Open a web browser and enter 192 168 1 1 on the address column to enter the file server of MZK W04NU 3 Enter the User Name and Password which you set on the User Settings of File Server ...

Page 67: ...ou will see a folder which is named after the USB port Double click on the icon of the USB port which connects the storage device 5 After entering the storage device first you have to add a new folder and then name the folder as Torrent case sensitive ...

Page 68: ...the Torrent folder 7 Go back to the USB Bit Torrent configuration page of MZK W04NU If you successfully put the BT seed file into the Torrent folder Bit Torrent configuration page will show the details of BT seed on Torrent File List Click Start to begin downloading the file ...

Page 69: ... downloading the file you may click Detail on Torrent File List to check the download status of the file 9 After successfully downloading the file you may go to Download folder on the file server to look for the downloaded file ...

Page 70: ... LAN to enjoy the music saved in the iPod Please follow the steps below to use iTunes Server function 1 Save the music into the USB connection storage device 2 Enable the iTunes Server function on the configuration page of the router And give your MZK W04NU a distinguishable Server Name 3 Using the iTunes on computer the router will automatically add the music to its library 4 And all you need to ...

Page 71: ... MZK W04NU After that Enable DLNA Media Server function to let PS3 find the server which the default name is router on its list Enter the Media Server and then you may find the photos or music in each folder which is sorted by PS3 DLNA Media Server Click to enable DLNA Media Server function Media File Path If you want to give Media Server a specific folder which will be shown as a sub folder of Us...

Page 72: ...ZK W04NU this page shows the general current system log 5 2 System Log System Log records every events happened on the MZK W04NU Wireless Router These data are use ful for troubleshooting Refresh Refresh the System Log to get the latest status ...

Page 73: ...Klaus Conrad Strasse 1 D 92240 Hirschau Germany hereby declare that this product complies with the fundamental requirements and the other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC The declaration of conformity of this product is available at www conrad com ...

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