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1.6.1 Network

Testing

There are two ways to test your Network whether it can work on Internet or not. They are

“Testing with Internet Browser” and “Testing with Dos”.

1.6.2

Testing with Internet Browser

Open an Internet Browser, such as Internet Explore or Netscape. Input a valid web address

you like, for example,

http://www.yahoo.com

in the web address blank and then press

enter. If the website appears, that means your Internet is working under normal situation.

1.6.2.1 Testing

with

DOS

(Windows XP Platform)

Step 1.

Go to

start

Run

Summary of Contents for BR480n

Page 1: ...1 ETOP BR480n 11N Broadband Router User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ing Hardware to 11N Broadband router 19 2 1 1 Hardware Connection and Application for Router Mode 19 2 1 2 Hardware Connection and Application for AP Mode 20 2 1 3 Hardware Connection and Application for Wi Fi AP Mode 20 Chapter 3 One Button Setup 22 3 1 One Button Setup configuration for Router Mode 22 3 2 One Button Setup configuration for AP Mode 24 3 3 One Button Setup configuration for WiFi A...

Page 3: ...ual DMZ 76 5 4 Firewall 77 5 4 1 Port Filtering 78 5 4 2 IP Filtering 79 5 4 3 MAC Filtering 81 5 4 4 URL Filtering 82 5 5 System Management 83 5 5 1 Change Password 83 5 5 2 Upgrade Firmware 84 5 5 3 Save Reload Settings 85 5 5 4 Time Zone Setting 89 5 5 5 UPnP Setting 91 5 6 Log Status 91 5 6 1 Network Config 92 5 6 2 Event Log 92 5 7 Logout 94 Chapter 6 Advance Configuration for AP Mode 95 6 1 ...

Page 4: ...30 7 1 1 LAN Setup 130 7 1 2 LAN Interface Setup 130 7 2 Wireless Setup 132 7 2 1 Wireless Basic Settings 132 7 2 2 Wireless Advanced Settings 137 7 2 3 Wireless Site Survey 138 7 2 4 Wireless Security Setup 139 7 2 5 Wireless Access Control 141 7 2 6 WPS 143 7 3 System Management 147 7 3 1 Change Password 148 7 3 2 Upgrade Firmware 148 7 3 3 Save Reload Settings 150 7 3 4 Time Zone Setting 154 7 ...

Page 5: ...9 4 OS Setting 166 9 5 11N Broadband router Setup 168 9 6 Wireless LAN 170 9 7 Support 172 9 8 Others 173 Chapter 10 Appendices 174 10 1 Operating Systems 174 10 2 Browsers 174 10 3 Communications Regulation Information 174 ...

Page 6: ... Statement The equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body 4 This Transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 5 Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly...

Page 7: ...ntal and your feet flat on the floor The back of the chair should support your lower back lumbar region CE Statement of Conformity Our product has been tested in typical configuration by Ecom Sertech Corp and was found to comply with the essential requirement of Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC 93...

Page 8: ...apter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 11N Broadband router is huge in functionality It provides wired ethernet and wireless WiFi interfaces for different needs It has auto detect to make plug and play more easy ...

Page 9: ...traveler y Three modes to be switched Router AP and WiFi AP y WPS button provides not only an easy and secured wireless network but also a WDS repeater in one push y Multiple APs Supported adds or limits the properties for classed SSID increasing the flexibility and efficiency of the network ...

Page 10: ... 3dBi x1 Transmission Power IEEE 802 11b Mode 7 12 dBm IEEE 802 11g Mode 5 31 dBm IEEE 802 11n HT20 Mode 5 30 dBm IEEE 802 11n HT40 Mode 5 15 dBm Button Reboot button Reset button one sec for reboot ten seconds for restore to factory default setting WPS button When WPS button pushed system will enter WPS mode Operation Requirement Operating Temp 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage Temp 20 C 70 C 4 F 158 F...

Page 11: ...hing to solid the process is completed All settings are back to default Ethernet Port 5 RJ 45 Ethernet 10 100 Ports 1 3 2 LED Indicator Status Description LED Function Color Status Description On System is ready to work Power x 1 System status Green Blinking 120ms 1 Power is being applied and system boot in progress 2 Reset or firmware upgrade in progress Wireless WPS Wireless activity Green On Wi...

Page 12: ...ng 120ms 10Mbps Ethernet Tx Rx activity 1 4 System Requirements To begin with 11N Broadband router you must have the following minimum system requirements If your system can t correspond to the following requirements you might get some unknown troubles on your system XDSL Cable Modem and broadband Internet Account One Ethernet 10 BASE T or 10 100 BASE TX network interface card PC and at least one ...

Page 13: ...he default settings If there is no setting from user it will detect ISP and load corresponding settings 1 6 Get Your IP Automatically Manually After 11N Broadband router connected with your computer please make sure your IP is in the automatic IP position or you adjust it manually in order to activate the Internet network from home to Internet If you don t know how to enter the settings please fol...

Page 14: ...ep 4 1 For getting IP automatically if you are one of the users under 11N Broadband router please skip Use the following IP address and then select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and then click on OK button ...

Page 15: ...le y Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 y Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 Note If you configure your computer s IP Address manually it needs to be on the same network segment For example z IP Address 192 168 1 xxx xxx can be any number between 2 and 253 but it can t be repeated we use 100 to be the example z Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 z Gateway 192 168 1 1 this is the IP address of 11N Broadband router in Route...

Page 16: ...os 1 6 2 Testing with Internet Browser Open an Internet Browser such as Internet Explore or Netscape Input a valid web address you like for example http www yahoo com in the web address blank and then press enter If the website appears that means your Internet is working under normal situation 1 6 2 1 Testing with DOS Windows XP Platform Step 1 Go to start Run ...

Page 17: ...s Step 3 Input ipconfig in the flashing area then press enter You will get an IP Address 192 168 1 100 for example and Default Gateway as 192 168 1 1 Step 4 Ping a legal WAN Address such as 192 168 1 1 If Internet works it will show Reply from 192 168 1 1 bytes 32 time 3ms TTL 64 for example ...

Page 18: ...18 If it can t work it will show Request timed out ...

Page 19: ...g multiple operation modes including Access Point AP mode Router mode and WiFi AP mode You can switch among these modes easily by using 11N Broadband router s 3 way configuration slide switch Warning Before sliding the switch modes please power off the router firstly Moreover please stay over 10 seconds between power off power on condition 2 1 1 Hardware Connection and Application for Router Mode ...

Page 20: ...rt The administrator can set up quickly including LAN Setup Wireless Setup Time Server Setup and Password Setup 2 1 3 Hardware Connection and Application for Wi Fi AP Mode As WiFi AP Mode 11N Broadband Router will be a bridge and supports a wireless LAN The administrator can set up quickly including LAN Setup Wireless Setup Time Server Setup and Password Setup ...

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Page 22: ...mplicated network Instead of numbers of IPs to be memorized you just need to fill in some necessary information and then enjoy the secured internet by clicking the Finished button 3 1 One Button Setup configuration for Router Mode Step 1 Please plug in power The default UPnP of 11N Broadband Router is ON ...

Page 23: ...23 Step 2 Click the Internet Gateway Device to open the login page Step 3 Click One Button Setup on the left of the main menu under router mode ...

Page 24: ...Note System will automatically copy the last 6 numbers of this device s MAC address after your device name WAN Interface Setup Select the WAN Interface from the drop down list WAN Type Setup Please choose the access type Wireless Setup Fill in the ESSID if it is blank and your prefer Encryption type The default is 11N_Mini_Router Finished Click finished button to complete the setting 3 2 One Butto...

Page 25: ...25 Step 1 Please plug in power Step 2 Click the Internet Gateway Device to open the login page Step 3 Click One Button Setup on the left of the main menu under AP mode ...

Page 26: ...ere The default is 11N_Mini_Router Note System will automatically copy the last 6 numbers of this device s MAC address after your device name Wireless Setup Define the SSID and Encryption type Finished Please click finished button to complete the setting 3 3 One Button Setup configuration for WiFi AP Mode Step 1 Please plug in power Step 2 Click the Internet Gateway Device to open the login page ...

Page 27: ...27 Step 3 Click One Button Setup on the left of the main menu under WiFi AP mode ...

Page 28: ...me Name your device here The default is 11N_Mini_Router Note System will automatically copy the last 6 numbers of this device s MAC address after your device name Wireless Site Survey Setting Select the preferred AP for connection and the encryption type Extended Wireless Setup Define the ESSID and Encryption type Finished Please click finished button to complete the setting ...

Page 29: ...29 Note One Button Setup is not completed unless users finish all settings and click Finished button ...

Page 30: ...Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari browser and enter http 192 168 1 1 Default Gateway into browser s blank The default values for User Name and Password are admin all in lowercase letters Click Login to enter ...

Page 31: ...r AP function User can get IP address assigned by ISP wired or wirelessly It also supports NAT and DHCP functions that enable multiple computers to share an Internet connection at the same time Please follow the steps 1 Click Operation Mode 2 Choose Router and click Apply Change ...

Page 32: ...32 3 Click Next 4 Select time zone and NTP server then click Next 5 Set LAN Information then click Next ...

Page 33: ...33 6 Set up WAN Interface then click Next 7 Configure Wireless Basic Settings and click Finished ...

Page 34: ...ired or wireless internet connections NAT function is disabled under AP mode The 11N Broadband Router connects the upper level device only through the Ethernet port and gets its assigned IP address If not the 11N Broadband Router will use the default IP or assigned by the user Please follow the steps 1 Click Operation Mode 2 Choose AP mode then click Apply Change ...

Page 35: ...35 3 Click Next 4 Select time zone and NTP server then click Next 5 Configure Wireless Basic Settings and click Finished ...

Page 36: ...function is disabled under WiFi AP mode The 11N Broadband Router connects the upper level device wirelessly and gets its assigned IP address If not the 11N Broadband Router will use the default IP or assigned by the user Please follow the steps 1 Click Operation Mode 2 Choose WiFi AP and click Apply Change ...

Page 37: ...37 3 Click Next 4 Select time zone and NTP server then click Next ...

Page 38: ...38 5 Choose the access point that you want to connect then click Next 6 Configure Wireless Basic Settings and click Finished ...

Page 39: ...o share the same connection to Internet 5 1 1 WAN Select WAN under the IP Config menu 11N Broadband router supports 3 interfaces and 4 access types Follow the instructions below for each to set up accordingly Choose your WAN Interface and WAN type and click Next its associated settings will show up 5 1 1 1 WAN Interface Ethernet Port If you are using an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet pleas...

Page 40: ...ng the internet via wireless please select Wireless and its associated settings will show up underneath at the same time You can see a list of available Wireless networks Select you preferred one to connect and the Encryption type form the drop down list ...

Page 41: ...41 5 1 1 3 WAN Access Type Static IP If you applied for a Static IP connection type from ISP please follow the steps to set up your WAN connection ...

Page 42: ... t know please check with your ISP 4 MTU Size MTU stands for Maximum Transmission Unit For Static IP connection the default MTU should be provided by computer operating systems OS Advanced users can set the MTU manually for increasing the internet performance The largest number allowed by Ethernet at the network layer is 1500 byte 5 DNS If ISP provides you DNS information please select Attain DNS ...

Page 43: ...memberships You can choose to enable IGMP Proxy to provide service 8 Enable Ping Access on WAN Select Enable Ping Access on WAN will make WAN IP address response to any ping request from Internet users It is a common way for hacker to ping public WAN IP address to see is there any WAN IP address available 9 Enable Web Server Access on WAN This option is to enable Web Server Access function on WAN ...

Page 44: ...c IP connection the default MTU should be provided by computer operating systems OS Advanced users can set the MTU manually for increasing the internet performance The largest number is 1492 byte 3 DNS If ISP provides you DNS information please select Attain DNS automatically otherwise select Set DNS Manually and input the DNS information into the blank 4 Clone MAC Address Copy the MAC address fro...

Page 45: ...ble Ping Access on WAN will make WAN IP address response to any ping request from Internet users It is a common way for hacker to ping public WAN IP address to see is there any WAN IP address available 7 Enable Web Server Access on WAN This option is to enable Web Server Access function on WAN 8 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear ...

Page 46: ...your ISP 2 Password Input your Password supplied by ISP 3 Service Name Input the service name supplied by ISP 4 Connection Type It has three types Continuous Connect on Demand and Manual 5 Idle Time It is the time of inactivity before disconnecting your PPPoE session Enter an Idle Time in ...

Page 47: ...on into the blank 8 Clone MAC Address Copy the MAC address from the device you had registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Address 9 Enable IGMP Proxy The Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is a communications protocol used to manage the membership of Internet Protocol multicast groups IGMP is used by IP hosts and adjacent multicast routers to establish multicast group me...

Page 48: ...ps to set up your WAN connection 1 IP Address Input your IP Address supplied by ISP If you don t know please check with your ISP 2 Subnet Mask Input Subnet Mask normally it is 255 255 255 0 3 Server IP Address Input your Server IP Address supplied by ISP If you don t know please check with your ISP 4 User Name ...

Page 49: ...he PPTP connection that is between the VPN client and the VPN server 8 DNS If ISP provides you DNS information please select Attain DNS automatically otherwise select Set DNS Manually and input the DNS information into the blank 9 Clone MAC Address Copy the MAC address from the device you had registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Address 10 Enable IGMP Proxy The Internet Gro...

Page 50: ...hanges Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 1 1 7 WAN Access Type L2TP If you have applied for a L2TP connection type from ISP please follow the steps to set up your WAN connection 1 Server IP Address ...

Page 51: ...ad registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Address 7 Enable IGMP Proxy The Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is a communications protocol used to manage the membership of Internet Protocol multicast groups IGMP is used by IP hosts and adjacent multicast routers to establish multicast group memberships You can choose to enable IGMP Proxy to provide service 8 Enable Ping A...

Page 52: ...onfigure the settings you want 1 IP Address The default value of LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 for this router 2 Subnet Mask Input Subnet Mask normally it is 255 255 255 0 3 Default Gateway Input ISP Default Gateway Address If you don t know please check with your ISP 4 DHCP Enable or disable DHCP services The DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to...

Page 53: ...at you do not create loops when you have redundant paths in your network Loops are deadly to a network 7 Clone MAC Address Copy the MAC address from the device you had registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Address 8 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 1 3 Dynamic DNS Setting Dynamic DNS a...

Page 54: ...luding DynDNS TZO ChangeIP Eurodns OVH NO IP ODS Regfish embedded in 11N Broadband router 3 Domain Name This field represents the host name you register to Dynamic DNS service and expect to export to the world 4 User Name Email User name is used as an identity to login Dynamic DNS service 5 Password Key Password is applied to login Dynamic DNS service 6 Apply Cancel Click on Apply button to contin...

Page 55: ... 11g wireless transmissions and keeps compatibility with existing IEEE 802 11n devices 11N Broadband router complies with IEEE 802 11b g standard Please select Wireless under the main menu 5 2 1 Wireless Basic Settings Follow the instructions to configure the Wireless settings ...

Page 56: ...dicates the 802 11x interface mode For example 2 4GHz G prevents the 802 11b clients from accessing the router 2 4GHz B G allows both 802 11b and 802 11g clients to access the router There are 6 options 2 4 GHz B G N B G G N B G N from the drop down list 3 Mode Select AP WDS or AP WDS to allow or disallow the wireless operation ...

Page 57: ...ion rate 5 Access defined the access type a LAN WAN the client can access to the Internet and connect to 11N Mobile router s GUI to setup b WAN the client can only access to the Internet 6 Active Client List display the properties of the client which is connecting successfully 7 Apply Changes Please click Apply Changes to initiate or click Reset to cancel 4 Network Type Please select Infrastructur...

Page 58: ...opy the MAC Address for identity of some ISPs 13 Enable Universal Repeater Mode Acting as AP and Client simultaneously Enable Universal Repeater Mode 11N Broadband router will act as a wireless AP and AP client at the same time and able to link to another AP It uses AP client function to connect to a Root AP any AP and uses AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage All the s...

Page 59: ...he AP connectors and the Wireless connecting status 14 SSID of Extended Interface When mode is set to AP and Universal Repeater Mode is enabled user should input SSID of another AP the upper level device in the field of SSID of Extended Interface 15 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data ...

Page 60: ...receiving an RTS the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send CTS frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission Fill the range from 0 to 2347 into this blank 3 Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network Specify a beacon interval value The allowed setting range is 20 1024 ms 4 Preamble Type The preamble also called a header is a sectio...

Page 61: ... Wireless Security Setup 4 encryption types can be selected here please follow the instructions below for each 1 Encryption WEP Enabling WEP can protect your data from eavesdroppers If you do not need this feature select None to skip the following setting 11N Broadband router supports both 64 bit and 128 bit encryption using the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP algorithm Select the type of encryption ...

Page 62: ...t all wireless devices must support the same WEP encryption bit size and have the same key Four keys can be entered here but only one key can be selected at a time The keys can be entered in ASCII or Hexadecimal Select the item from drop down list you wish to use Encryption Key At most four keys can be set A WEP key is either 10 or 26 hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f and A F based on whether you select ...

Page 63: ...red Key type is coding in ASCII and the length is between 8 to 63 characters If the coding is in Hex the key length is 64 characters 3 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 2 4 Wireless Access Control With the MAC address you may allow or disallow the access to your AP ...

Page 64: ...ut the allowed or denied MAC address for example 001122334455 3 Comment You may input the comments for the set MAC Address 4 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Change to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 Current Access Control List In this list all the MAC info you input will be displayed 6 Delete Selected and Delete All Click on Delete Selected to erase...

Page 65: ...s or stations to access them and or wireless repeating in which APs communicate both with each other and with wireless stations at the expense of half the throughput Internet AP Router WDS AP Router WDS Wireless Connection Wired Connection Please follow the instructions to setup WDS connections Step 1 Check the MAC address and Channel number of the device you want to setup WDS with 11N Broadband r...

Page 66: ...menu Wireless Basic Settings of 11N Broadband router Select AP WDS mode and then select the Channel Number Click Apply Changes to save the setting data Step 3 Enter the WDS Settings page select Enable WDS and then input the MAC ...

Page 67: ...to save the setting data Step 4 When the time counts down to 0 you will see the MAC address of the paired device displaying on Current WDS AP List Step 5 Head back to LAN Interface disable DHCP option and then click Apply Changes to save the setting data ...

Page 68: ...nu WDS settings of the paired device and input router s MAC address Click Apply Changes to save the setting data Step 7 After initiating the paired device please check Local Area Connections Click Supports to check out the IP address which is assigned by the paired device Input the MAC address here ...

Page 69: ...69 Step 8 You can input http 192 168 9 9 in IE browser to enter the GUI page of the paired device and make sure the connection 5 2 6 WPS ...

Page 70: ...n WPS can be enabled by 2 methods 1 PBC Push button configuration Method in which the user simply has to push a button either an actual or a virtual one on both WPS devices to connect 2 PIN Personal Identification Number Method in which a PIN has to be taken either from a sticker label or from the web interface of the WPS device This PIN will then be entered in the AP or client WPS device to conne...

Page 71: ...71 or 2 Open the Wireless Utility of your wireless card and click its PBC button to start auto pairing ...

Page 72: ...72 3 While scanning is successful the information of the wireless card appears in the windows below ...

Page 73: ...wireless card Follow its PIN instruction to get a new PIN number Write it down 2 Open menu Wi Fi Protected Setup of 11N Broadband router input the PIN number from the wireless card then click Start PIN Enter the PIN Code you got from the wireless card ...

Page 74: ...It also plays a security role by obscuring the true IP addresses of important machines from potential hackers on the Internet For convenience we called a router having the NAT facility as a NAT enabled router 5 3 1 Visual Server To offer services like WWW FTP provided by a server in your local network accessible for outside users you should specify a local IP address to the server Then add the IP ...

Page 75: ...fy the transport layer protocol TCP or UDP 4 Port Range Enter the Start and End ports in the range you d like to forward If you re just forwarding 1 port set them both equal For example 80 80 or 20 22 5 Comment You can add comments for this port forwarding rule 6 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 7 Current Port...

Page 76: ...orwarding The following figure shows the ip forwarding configuration of your web on a local area network The web server is located on 192 168 1 100 forwarding port is 80 and type is TCP UDP 5 3 2 Visual DMZ Virtual DMZ allows you to expose one computer to Internet so that all inbound packets will be redirected to the computer you set It is useful while you run some applications that use uncertain ...

Page 77: ...Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 4 Firewall The Firewall function helps to protect your local network against attacks from outside It also provides a way of restricting users on the local network from accessing the Internet Additionally it can filter out specific packets to trigger the router to place an outgoing connecti...

Page 78: ...twork 1 Enable Port Filtering Check Enable Port Filtering to start the service 2 Port Range Enter the Start and End ports in the range you d like them to be filtered 3 Protocol Please select the protocol type of the port 4 Comment You can add comments for this Port Filtering rule 5 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input ...

Page 79: ...able 8 Reset You can click Reset to cancel Port Filtering The following figure shows a user limits some applications to use the 80 port All clients inside the local area network can t open the 80 port through this router 5 4 2 IP Filtering Use IP Filter to deny LAN IP addresses from accessing the Internet You can deny specific port numbers or all ports for the specific IP address ...

Page 80: ... address 4 Comment You can add comments for this regulation 5 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 6 Current Filter Table It will display all IP addresses that are filtering now 7 Delete Selected Delete All Click Delete Selected will delete the selected item Click Delete All will delete all items in this table 8 R...

Page 81: ...band router 1 Enable MAC Filtering Check enable or disable to apply MAC Filter function 2 MAC Address Enter the MAC address manually that you want to filter 3 Comment You can add comments for this MAC Filtering rule 4 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 5 Current Filter Table It will display all MAC addresses tha...

Page 82: ...r more keywords that should not appear in URL s Any URL containing one or more of these keywords will be blocked This is a policy independent feature i e it cannot be associated to ACL rules This feature can be independently enabled disabled but works only if firewall is enabled 1 Enable URL Filtering Check enable or disable to apply URL filter function 2 URL Address Enter the URL address into thi...

Page 83: ...lick Delete All will delete all items in this table 6 Reset You can click Reset to cancel Note URL Filtering cannot work when the Visual Server is enabled Please disable Visual Server before activate filter 5 5 System Management 11N Broadband router provides system management including password changing firmware upgrade time setting user s account setting and other detail settings Following is det...

Page 84: ... not to be changed 2 If you forget administrator s password please reset 11N WLAN Mobile Server Router to default setting by pressing the Reset button on the rear panel over 10 seconds And the password will return to admin 5 5 2 Upgrade Firmware There is certain risk while upgrading firmware Upgrading firmware is not recommended unless the significant faulty is found You can upgrade the firmware o...

Page 85: ...ion to do the upgrading 2 The firmware upgrade will not remove your previous settings Reset button On the back of this router there is a reset button If you can not login the administrator page by forgetting your password or the router has problem you can t solve You can push the reset button for 10 seconds with a stick The router will reboot and all settings will be restored to factory default se...

Page 86: ...tore 11N Broadband router to default setting by this function 1 Save Settings To File Step 1 Click on Save button for saving the configuration setting into assigned location A pop window will show up and ask to save config dat file Step 2 Please select the location for example the desktop ...

Page 87: ... appear on the desktop 2 Load Settings From File Step 1 Click on Browse button for searching the saving configuration from hard drive and then click on Upload button to load all the settings into the router Step 2 Select the config dat file ...

Page 88: ...88 Step 3 Click Upload to retrieve Step 4 When you see the screen below the updating is completed Please click OK to return to the main menu ...

Page 89: ...mpleted Please click OK and return to the main menu 5 5 4 Time Zone Setting The System time is the time used by 11N Broadband router for scheduling services You can manually set the time or connect to a NTP Network Time Protocol server If a NTP server is set you will only need to set the time zone If you manually set the time you may also set Daylight Saving dates and the system time will automati...

Page 90: ... If you are in daylight saving time area please enable this item 5 NTP server Please select the NTP server from the pull down list or you can enter the NTP server IP address manually 6 Apply Changes Reset Refresh Please click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data Or you may click on Refresh to update the system time on the screen 7 NTP Serv...

Page 91: ...er devices right to the network with zero configuration meaning easier setup for installing the device on the network The automatic discovery feature enables the device to obtain an IP address present and describe itself to other devices and PCs on the network without having to install drivers but to configure and use those devices After enabling UPNP click My Network Places and user can open the ...

Page 92: ...adband router provides the log list and connection status for user to check 5 6 1 Network Config Network Configuration shows the firmware version and the connection status of LAN WAN and Wireless 5 6 2 Event Log ...

Page 93: ...S Select Wireless DoS or system all to record 3 Enable Remote Log You may choose to enable the remote event log or not 4 Log Server IP Address Please input the log server IP Address 5 Apply Changes Refresh Clear Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Click on Refresh to renew the system time or on Clear to clear all the record ...

Page 94: ...94 After clicking Apply Changes to record the event log it will be shown as the example below 5 7 Logout Click Logout on the bottom menu to exit and go back to GUI login home page ...

Page 95: ...into 11N Broadband Router including LAN and Site Survey 6 1 1 LAN Setup Use this page to set up the local IP address and subnet mask for your router Please select LAN under the IP Config menu and follow the instructions below to enter the LAN setting page to configure the settings you want 6 1 2 LAN Interface Setup ...

Page 96: ...rver will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer if enabled 5 DHCP Client Range Define the DHCP client range and then the DHCP server will assign an IP to the requesting computer from this range The Show Client will display every assigned IP address MAC address and expired time The default range is 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 200 6 802 1d Spanni...

Page 97: ... Address Copy the MAC address from the device you had registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Address 8 Apply Changes Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data 6 2 Wireless Setup Please select Wireless under the main menu 6 2 1 Wireless Basic Settings Follow the instructions to configure the Wireless settings ...

Page 98: ...s the 802 11x interface mode For example 2 4GHz G prevents the 802 11b clients from accessing the router 2 4GHz B G allows both 802 11b and 802 11g clients to access the router There are 6 options 2 4 GHz B G N B G G N B G N from the drop down list 3 Mode Select AP WDS or AP WDS to allow or disallow the wireless operation Multiple APs ...

Page 99: ...e client can access to the Internet and connect to 11N Mobile Router s GUI to setup b WAN the client can only access to the Internet 6 Active Client List display the properties of the client which is connecting successfully 7 Apply Changes Please click Apply Changes to initiate or click Reset to cancel 4 Network Type Please select Infrastructure or Ad hoc The default is Infrastructure The selectio...

Page 100: ...MAC Address for identity of some ISPs 13 Enable Universal Repeater Mode Acting as AP and Client simultaneously Enable Universal Repeater Mode 11N Broadband Router will act as a wireless AP and AP client at the same time and able to link to another AP It uses AP client function to connect to a Root AP any AP and uses AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage All the stations ...

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