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DG-BR4000N/E User Manual

 

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Summary of Contents for DG-BR4000E

Page 1: ...DG BR4000N E 150Mbps Wireless Broadband Router User Manual V1 0 2012 08 22 As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice...

Page 2: ...urchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in...

Page 3: ...ireless Connection Introduction 14 2 4 Wireless Connection 19 3 Software Installation 22 4 Logging In to the Web Page 35 4 1 Web Configuration 36 4 2 Running Status 40 4 3 Router Status 41 4 4 Clients...

Page 4: ...NS 91 9 Static Routing 92 10 Security Options 94 10 1 Remote Management 94 10 2 WAN Setup 96 11 System Tools 98 11 1 Schedules 98 11 2 SNTP 99 11 3 Backup Settings 101 11 4 Set Password 102 11 5 Route...

Page 5: ...to extend the scope of your network All computers and IEEE 802 11b g n wireless enabled network devices including PDA cellular phone game console and more can connect to this wireless router without...

Page 6: ...Supports restricting IP bandwidth Supports filtering by keyword and domain name Supports wireless security authentication Supports 3 types of WAN connection modes including static IP dynamic IP and PP...

Page 7: ...works normally DO NOT cover these cooling holes DO NOT put this device close to a place where a heat source exists or high temperature occurs Avoid exposing the device to direct sunlight DO NOT place...

Page 8: ...et Explorer 6 0 or above Mozilla Firefox Opera web browser or Safari web browser AC Power socket 100 240V 50 60 Hz 1 4 Package Contents Before you start using this wireless broadband router please che...

Page 9: ...Manual 9 1 5 Get familiar with your new wireless broadband router Top Panel There are 8 LED indicators on the front panel of the wireless router By observing their status you can check whether the dev...

Page 10: ...h is turned on Blink Green Data is being transmitted Off Radio switch is shut off WPS On Green Connection succeeds under Wi Fi Protected Setup Blink Green Negotiation is in progress under Wi Fi Protec...

Page 11: ...hen release the button The unit reboots and restores to factory defaults Power Power socket for connecting the power adapter WAN RJ45 WAN interface for connecting WAN or the uplink network devices LAN...

Page 12: ...Step 3 Connect the power adapter to the power socket of the wireless router 2 1 Operation Range The operation range of the wireless router depends on the actual environment The path and effect of sig...

Page 13: ...g in the coverage range of the wireless router by a wireless client you need to set the APs properly as follows Set the same SSID for different APs The SSIDs of all the computers and PDAs should be co...

Page 14: ...ly Then your PC obtains the TCP IP settings including the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS address automatically through the wireless router If you know the settings of the current LAN interface...

Page 15: ...the network adapter icon and choose Properties from the menu The Local Area Connections Properties window appears Note If multiple network cards are installed on your PC a window other than the Local...

Page 16: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 16 Step 3 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP and the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears...

Page 17: ...address of the network adapter The IP address must be 192 168 2 X X is a number in the range of 2 to 254 If you want to access the Internet through a wireless router you need to enter the default gat...

Page 18: ...se Start Run from the desktop and enter ping 192 168 2 1 Note 192 168 2 1 in the ping command is the default IP address of the LAN interface If the IP address changes enter the current IP address inst...

Page 19: ...ed If you use a wireless network adapter do as follows to establish the connection Step 1 Enable the wireless network adapter on your PC and ensure that the Wireless Zero Configuration tool is availab...

Page 20: ...t SSID of the wireless router is DIGISOL Select the wireless router that you want to connect and click Connect The default wireless security mode is None and you can connect the wireless router direct...

Page 21: ...ss Basic Settings page of the wireless settings For more information about the wireless settings please refer to section 5 1 Wireless Basic Settings Note After your wireless network card connects to t...

Page 22: ...Manual 22 3 Software Installation Insert the Setup CD into your CD ROM drive of notebook desktop computer Explore the CD and execute the Smart Wizard exe file Screen given below will be displayed Clic...

Page 23: ...to the WAN port of the router and the other end to the DSL Cable modem Click Next to continue Connect one end of the provided network cable to one of the LAN ports 1 4 of the router and the other end...

Page 24: ...imately 30 seconds for the router to boot up completely Ensure that all the LED s on the router are ON If not try the above steps again else click Next to continue Enter the Router s password to log i...

Page 25: ...xt to continue Note If you are not sure which Internet Connection Type you use please contact your Internet Service Provider for this information Note The above mentioned steps are the common steps to...

Page 26: ...and click on Next Please wait while the Wizard tries to connect to the Internet If you see the window Internet Connection Successful your router has been successfully connected to the Internet Please...

Page 27: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 27 Configure a name for your wireless network Click Next to continue Click on Next and enter the preshared key in the screen shown below...

Page 28: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 28 Click on Next and the following summary will be displayed with the type of internet connection Static IP Select Static IP in the internet connection types and click on Next...

Page 29: ...and the DNS addresses as shown below Then click on Next Please wait while the Wizard tries to connect to the Internet If you see the window Internet Connection Successful your router has been successf...

Page 30: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 30 Configure a name for your wireless network Click Next to continue Click on Next and enter the preshared key in the screen shown below...

Page 31: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 31 Click on Next and the following summary will be displayed with the type of internet connection PPPoE Select PPPoE in the internet connection types and click on Next...

Page 32: ...ovided by your ISP then click Next Please wait while the Wizard tries to connect to the Internet If you see the window Internet Connection Successful your router has been successfully connected to the...

Page 33: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 33 Configure a name for your wireless network Click Next to continue Click on Next and enter the preshared key in the screen shown below...

Page 34: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 34 Click on Next and the following summary will be displayed with the type of internet connection...

Page 35: ...68 2 1 the default IP address of the wireless router in the address bar and press Enter In the window that is displayed as shown in the following figure set the Language to English enter the user name...

Page 36: ...n set the basic network parameters for accessing Internet by following this wizard To configure the setup wizard do as follows Step 1 After login click Setup Wizard in the navigation bar on the left p...

Page 37: ...igure appears Click Next and the following figure appears Enter the host name provided by the Internet service provider ISP in the Account Name field If the ISP does not provide it you need not modify...

Page 38: ...pears The following table describes parameters in this page Item Description IP Address Enter the IP address of the WAN interface IP Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the WAN IP address It is usually 255 255...

Page 39: ...mmediately The setup wizard is now complete 3 If the detected broadband type is PPPoE the following figure appears Click Next and the following figure appears The following table describes parameters...

Page 40: ...ss of the primary DNS server if necessary Secondary DNS If the ISP provides another DNS server enter the IP address of that DNS server Note The user name and password are case sensitive If you have an...

Page 41: ...DG BR4000N E User Manual 41 4 3 Router Status Choose Running Status Router Status and the Router Status page appears...

Page 42: ...uding the number of sent and received packets at each port The following table describes parameters in this page Item Description System Up Time Displays the time period that the router is running Set...

Page 43: ...f the WAN connection is set to PPPoE Manually Connect the Connection Status page is as shown in the following figure The following table describes buttons in this page Item Description Connect Click t...

Page 44: ...s in this page Item Description Release Click the button to release the IP address Renew Click the button to obtain a new IP address If the WAN connection is set to any other mode you can view the inf...

Page 45: ...rs connected to the router including the IP adress device name and MAC address of each computer Click Refresh to refresh the information of the connected computers 4 5 Network Settings Click Network S...

Page 46: ...bes parameters and buttons in this page Item Description IP Address Set the IP address that a LAN user uses to access the router The default IP is 192 168 2 1 You can change it if necessary IP Subnet...

Page 47: ...ng IP Address The last address in a consecutive IP address pool DHCP Lease Time 1 160 hours After the DHCP lease time elapsed the router automatically assigns new IP addresses for all connected comput...

Page 48: ...the IP address MAC address and device name of a computer then click Add to add an entry to the Address Reservation Table IP Address Enter the IP address to be reserved It must be within the IP address...

Page 49: ...n to the Web configuration page of the router and the default gateway of all hosts in the LAN must be set to the new IP address for Internet access 2 The subnet mask of all hosts in the LAN must be co...

Page 50: ...e appropriate WAN connection and configure the relevant parameters according to the actual requirements Dynamic IP DHCP If you select static IP DHCP the router automatically obtains IP address subnet...

Page 51: ...d by the ISP If the ISP does not provide it select Get Automatically From ISP Router MAC Address Physical address of the router Normally you can select Use Default Address If the ISP requires MAC addr...

Page 52: ...fer to your ISP The following table describes parameters in this page Item Description Does your Internet Connection Require A Login Select No Account Name Enter the host name provided by the ISP If t...

Page 53: ...ecessary Secondary DNS If the ISP provides another DNS server enter the IP address of that DNS server Router MAC Address Physical address of the router Normally you can select Use Default Address If t...

Page 54: ...t PPPoE The following table describes parameters in this page Item Description Does your Internet Connection Require A Login Select Yes Internet Service Provider Select PPPoE Login Enter the user name...

Page 55: ...n is established If you pay for Internet access in the monthly fee mode you are recommended to use this connection mode Manually Connect If you select it you need to manually set dialup connection aft...

Page 56: ...E User Manual 56 select Use This MAC Address you need to enter the MAC address of another computer The format of a MAC address is XX XX XX XX XX XX After the settings are done click Apply to save the...

Page 57: ...as follows The submenu contains Wireless Basic Settings Guest Network WPS Setup Wireless Advanced Settings and Wireless Repeater 5 1 Wireless Basic Settings Choose Wireless Settings Wireless Basic Se...

Page 58: ...n be letters numerals hyphens and any combinations of them The SSID is case sensitive Mode Select the appropriate wireless mode The default is Mixed 802 11b g n 802 11b only The maximum rate is 11 Mbp...

Page 59: ...ess network to prevent unauthorized access and listening You can select None WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES or WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES The following describes the security settings in detail Security...

Page 60: ...s set to 64 bits enter 10 hexadecimal digits The key can be any combination of 0 9 and A F If the Encryption Strength is set to 128 bits enter 26 hexadecimal digits The key can be any combination of 0...

Page 61: ...o encrypt The following table describes parameters related to the WPA2 PSK AES mode Item Description PassPhrase Enter 8 63 characters or 64 hexadecimal digits WPA PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES It allows the c...

Page 62: ...he router has security settings the host in the wireless network must have consistent security settings For example the passwords set on the host and the router must be the same Otherwise the host can...

Page 63: ...o all wireless stations Allow Guest to access My Local network If it is enabled users connected to the network of this SSID can access not only the Internet but also the LAN of the wireless router lik...

Page 64: ...rity mode and password To use this function a wireless client must support WPS If the wireless client does not support WPS you must manually configure the wireless client to ensure that it has consist...

Page 65: ...lient can now visit the LAN PIN mode Select PIN Personal Identification Number and enter the PIN of the network refer to the client of the network card then click Start PIN to start WPS connection The...

Page 66: ...old of fragmentation length If the length of a packet is greater than the value the packet is automatically fragmented into several packets Because too many packets lead to low performance of the wire...

Page 67: ...router through WPS you need to enter PIN on the wireless client Enable WPS Functions in the WPS Setup page are available only after this option is selected If this option is not selected the WPS Setup...

Page 68: ...ireless network cards according to their MAC addresses Add Click the button to add an entry of wireless network card in the Wireless Card Access Setup page that is displayed Edit Select an entry of wi...

Page 69: ...address If the list does not contain your desired wireless network card you can manually enter the MAC address of the wireless network card You can enter up to 16 entries of MAC addresses Device Name...

Page 70: ...eating or bridging Choose Wireless Settings Wireless Repeating Function and the Wireless Repeater page appears The following table describes parameters in this page Item Description Enable Wireless Re...

Page 71: ...f the central base station Basic Station MAC Address Enter the physical address of the central base station Wireless Basic Station In this mode the router serves as the central base station to communi...

Page 72: ...ly the router but cannot access a certain PC in the LAN directly If you want to access a PC in a LAN you need to configure port forwarding on the router and map the desired port to the corresponding P...

Page 73: ...ervice List Displays the information of configured services including the service name start port end port and server IP address Edit Service Click the button to edit a service entry in the Ports Cust...

Page 74: ...e Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer on which the service is to be provided After the settings are done click Apply to save the settings 6 2 Port Triggering Certain applications su...

Page 75: ...the inactive timer at the specified ingress port Upon timeout of the inactive timer the ingress port is disabled Add Service Click the button to add a rule in the Port Triggering Services page that i...

Page 76: ...r TCP UDP Triggering Starting Port The first port to which an application sends a connection request All relevant ports can be open only after connection is established at this starting port Otherwise...

Page 77: ...requires support by the application and operating systems such as Windows ME Windows XP and Windows Vista Choose Forwarding Rule UPnP and the UPnP page appears The following table describes parameter...

Page 78: ...hops and the default is 4 hops UPnP Portable Table This table shows the IP addresses of UPnP devices that are connected to the router and open internal and external ports on the devices It also lists...

Page 79: ...cess Control Click Access Control and the extended navigation menu is shown as follows The submenu contains Block Sites Block Services and QoS Setup 7 1 Block Sites Choose Access Control Block Sites a...

Page 80: ...the Schedules page Always Website blocking is always enabled Type Keyword or Domain Name Here Enter the keyword or domain name that you want to block Domain name For example www facebook com Keyword E...

Page 81: ...N E User Manual 81 Visit Blocked Sites Trusted IP Address Specify the IP address of a computer You need to enter only a numeral in the fourth field After the settings are done click Apply to save the...

Page 82: ...is disabled Per Schedule After you select it and set in System Tools Schedules page service blocking is enabled according to the settings in the Schedules page Always Service blocking is always enable...

Page 83: ...t User defined Then you need to select the protocol enter the service name and specify the port range For services that exist in the drop down list the corresponding information is already preset Prot...

Page 84: ...network card on a computer IP Address Range Network cards that correspond to a range of IP addresses are blocked You need to enter the starting and ending addresses of the IP address range All IP Addr...

Page 85: ...WMM wireless clients must support WMM Turn Internet Qos Access On Enable or disable QoS After it is enabled you can optimize the network access traffics according to the settings in the QoS Priority T...

Page 86: ...AC addresses in the QoS Priority Table Delete Click the button to delete a rule in the QoS Priority Table Add Priority Rule Click the button to set priority policy for an online game an application an...

Page 87: ...elect Add A New Application Priority You can select Highest High Normal or Low Connection Type Indicates the protocol that is used at the port You can select TCP UDP TCP or UDP Starting Port The first...

Page 88: ...n list select Add a new Game Priority You can select Highest High Normal or Low Connection Type Indicates the protocol that is used at the port You can select TCP UDP TCP or UDP Starting Port The firs...

Page 89: ...ct the LAN port that you want to set You can select 1 2 3 or 4 Priority You can select Highest High Normal or Low The QoS Priority Rules page for a MAC address is as follows The following table descri...

Page 90: ...t high priority Priority You can select Highest High Normal or Low Add Click the button to add a priority rule to the MAC Device List Edit Select a priority rule in the MAC Device List and click the b...

Page 91: ...atabase When another user on the Internet tries accessing the domain name the dynamic domain name resolution server returns the correct IP address Click Dynamic DNS and the Dynamic DNS page appears In...

Page 92: ...d of data flow because of routing selection and to improve the forwarding speed of packets You can set the destination IP address subnet mask and gateway to specify a routing rule The destination IP a...

Page 93: ...ess Enter the destination IP address or network that you want to access IP Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the destination IP address Gateway IP Address IP address of the router or host to which packets ar...

Page 94: ...ollows The submenu contains Remote Management and WAN Setup 10 1 Remote Management Choose Security Options Remote Management and the Remote Management page appears The remote management function allow...

Page 95: ...IE or the location bar of Netscape Port Number Specify the port of Web management for accessing the broadband router Allow Remote Access By Set the IP address of the computer on which remote Web mana...

Page 96: ...stricted by the firewall any more In this way the DMZ host can have mutually unrestricted communcation with a user or server on the WAN The following table describes parameters in this page Item Descr...

Page 97: ...the value of MTU size unless it is necessary for your ISP connection NAT Filtering Determines the mode of the router to handle the input traffics Secured It provides a secure firewall that protects pe...

Page 98: ...Tools Click System Tools and the extended navigation menu is shown as follows The submenu contains Schedules SNTP Backup Settings Set Password and Router Upgrade 11 1 Schedules Choose System Tools Sch...

Page 99: ...is page Item Description Days to Block Select every day one day or several days Time of Day to Block Use 24 hour clock If you want to fully restrict access every day select All Day If you want to rest...

Page 100: ...network time server Second NTP time server Enter the URL of the secondary time server Time Configuration Current Router Time Displays the current system time of the router Time Zone Select the time z...

Page 101: ...tory default settings of the router and reboot the router Backup Click Backup and select the path to save the configuration of the router as a local file Restore Click Choose file to select the config...

Page 102: ...g a new configuration file If the new configuration file is incorrect you can import the previous backup file When the configuration file is loading do not power off the router Otherwise the router ma...

Page 103: ...page timeout Its value range is 5 to 30 minutes If you do not operate on a page for a period longer than the set time after login the system switches to the login page when you try performing the nex...

Page 104: ...ftware Step 2 Select the correct upgrade file If you select Clear Config the router restores to the default settings after upgrade If you do not select it the current settings remain Step 3 Click Uplo...

Page 105: ...ed to log out the current login status After logout you need to log in again before accessing the configuration page of the router To log out the router do as follows Step 1 Click Logout under the Sys...

Page 106: ...ce IEEE 802 3 10BASE T Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11n Wireless frequency 2 400 2 4835GHz Wireless transmit power 11b 17 1 5dbm 11g 15 1 5dbm 11n 1...

Page 107: ...e 0 C 45 C Storage temperature 20 C 70 C Operating humidity 10 90 Non condensing Storage humidity 5 90 Non condensing Net Dimension L x W x H 176 8 x 118 7 x 23 5 mm Gross Dimension L x W x H 256 x 15...

Page 108: ...work connection Router is beyond the wireless coverage 1 Place the router near the customer premises equipment CPE 2 Try modifying the channel setting Facing authentication problems 1 Use a computer o...

Page 109: ...AN indicator is off check whether the cable connected to the WAN interface is loose 3 When the WAN indicator is on but does not blink the router is connected to the Internet 4 Reboot your PC 5 Set the...

Page 110: ...re IP addresses such as 192 34 45 8 A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a domain name is requested as in typing Broadbandr...

Page 111: ...a series of four numbers separated by periods which identifies a single unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example 192 168 2 1 It consists of 2 portions the IP network address and the host...

Page 112: ...ethod for routers to route IP packets to their destination ISP Gateway Address see ISP for definition The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP s office ISP I...

Page 113: ...outer s NAT capability you can access Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distin...

Page 114: ...cepted standards Ethernet and the Point to Point Protocol It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers Protocol A protocol is a set of rul...

Page 115: ...performs proper error detection and error recovery and thus is reliable UDP on the other hand is not reliable They both run on top of the IP Internet Protocol a network layer protocol WAN Wide Area N...

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