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Front Panel

On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s current status.
Below is an explanation of each LED and its description.

LED

Light Status

Description

PWR

Router’s

power

supply

WAN

10/100M

WAN port 100Mbps is connected

OFF

WAN port 10Mbps is connected

WAN

LNK/ACT

WAN is connected

OFF

WAN

connection

Flashing WAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent

LAN

10/100M

LAN port 100Mbps is connected

(Port 1-4)

OFF

LAN port 10Mbps is connected

LAN

LNK/ACT

LAN is connected

(Port

1-4)

OFF

LAN

connection

Flashing LAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent

WLAN-G

Wireless LAN has been activated

OFF

Wireless

LAN

disabled

Flashing

Wireless LAN has Activity (ACT) data being sent

Summary of Contents for NSW-R1

Page 1: ...1 Wireless Broadband Router Manual...

Page 2: ...ireless Basic Settings 23 Step 5 Wireless Security Settings 24 1 51 WEP 25 1 52 WPA TKIP 26 1 53 WPA2 AES 28 1 54 WPA2 Mixed 29 Chapter 2 31 General Settings 31 2 1 System 33 2 1 1 Time Zone Setting 3...

Page 3: ...3 MAC Filtering 52 2 5 4 Port Forwarding 53 2 5 5 DMZ 54 Chapter 3 56 Status 56 3 1 Status 57 3 2 System Log 57 3 3 Statistics 59 Chapter 4 60 Tool 60 4 1 Save Reload Settings 61 4 2 Firmware Upgrade...

Page 4: ...ides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup Support advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Firewall Allow you to m...

Page 5: ...d to your xDSL or Cable modem and is linked to the Internet 3 Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things 1 If problems occur with your router press the router s reset button with a penc...

Page 6: ...cted OFF WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK ACT ON WAN is connected OFF No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent LAN 10 100M ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected Port 1 4 OFF...

Page 7: ...7 Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 2...

Page 8: ...to configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows XP 2c Windows 2000 and 2d Windows NT 2a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then...

Page 9: ...dows XP 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Network Connections The Network Connections window will appear 2 Double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection windo...

Page 10: ...Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connection window double...

Page 11: ...your PC to obtain an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2d Windows NT 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double...

Page 12: ...lowing settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting...

Page 13: ...s obtained an IP address from your router enter the default IP address 192 168 2 1 broadband router s IP address into your PC s web browser and press enter 5 The login screen below will appear Enter t...

Page 14: ...atus information only Tools Chapter 4 If you want to Reset the router because of problems or save your configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools section is the place to do this Menu Descri...

Page 15: ...o upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start configuring settings required by your ISP so th...

Page 16: ...onfigured here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Enable NTP client update Check this box to enable the auto time synchronization function The r...

Page 17: ...NEXT to proceed to the next page step 3 WAN Interface Step 3 WAN Interface In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadband router...

Page 18: ...thernet PPPoE connection 1 34 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection Select one of the WAN types and set the manual s relevant sub section 1 31 1 32 1 33...

Page 19: ...bnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway IP This is the ISP s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP s DNS server IP address Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 4 Wi...

Page 20: ...proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings 1 33 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information requi...

Page 21: ...sword Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 4 Wireless Basic Settings 1 34 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP prot...

Page 22: ...provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection Sometimes called a Connecti...

Page 23: ...de to allow the AP select 802 11b and 802 11g connection automatically Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP Client WDS or AP WDS mode Network Type In client mode you can specify your client to conne...

Page 24: ...k Menu Description None Do not apply any encryption to wireless usage Everyone can access the wireless without permission 1 51 WEP You can select the WEP key length for encryption 64 bit or 128 bit La...

Page 25: ...atically Select one of the Security types and set the manual s relevant sub section 1 51 1 52 1 53 or 1 54 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 51 WEP When you select 64 bit or128 bit WEP...

Page 26: ...t data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption...

Page 27: ...adecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex input 64 di...

Page 28: ...ery much Parameters Description Pre shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the Pre shared Key For example Pa...

Page 29: ...s stations and encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers This can improve security ve...

Page 30: ...e wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Clicking on OK t...

Page 31: ...tup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the rout...

Page 32: ...tion method in order to establish a connection with your ISP same as the Quick Setup Wizard section 2 3 LAN You can specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet Mask enable disable DHCP and select an I...

Page 33: ...Description System Settings 2 1 1 Time Zone Setting Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 2 Password Setup Allows you to sel...

Page 34: ...o enable router to update time from NTP server NTP Server Select one preset time server or manual input a server IP Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now...

Page 35: ...for verification purposes Note If you forget your password you ll have to reset the router to the factory default No password with the reset button see router s back panel Click Apply at the bottom of...

Page 36: ...ings offer the following selections for the router s WAN port Static IP Address DHCP Client PPPoE PPTP and DDNS Parameters Description 2 2 1 Static IP Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2 2...

Page 37: ...P Client for more detail 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this...

Page 38: ...ovider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance...

Page 39: ...his broadband router if you want the router to be your LAN client s default gateway DHCP Client Range You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LA...

Page 40: ...ireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet It supports WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network 2 4 1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for...

Page 41: ...11b and 802 11g connection automatically Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP Client WDS or AP WDS mode Network Type You can set the client mode to Infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode here ESSID default T...

Page 42: ...de router will act as AP and client simultaneously SSID of Extended Set the SSID for the extended wireless interface Interface Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations...

Page 43: ...t use the RTS CTS mechanism to send this packet Beacon Interval The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network Data Rate The Data...

Page 44: ...ns You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router 2 4 3 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions include WEP IEEE 802 11x IEEE 802 11x with...

Page 45: ...A F a f and 0 9 range to be the Pre shared Key For example Passphrase iamguest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in...

Page 46: ...ccess Control List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset w...

Page 47: ...on System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs like the Ethernet does To do this you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate...

Page 48: ...Just click Reset and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove WDS AP from the list If you want to remove some AP from the Current WDS AP List select the MAC addresses you want to rem...

Page 49: ...local network to Internet through the Gateway 2 5 2 IP Filtering IP Filtering allows you to specify which IP can or can not be used to access to internet 2 5 3 MAC Filtering MAC Filtering allows you...

Page 50: ...tion Enable Port Filtering Check this box to enable the port filtering function Add a new entry into the list Fill in the Port Range Protocol and Comment of the filtering rule to be added and then cli...

Page 51: ...ng your local network Parameters Description Enable IP Filtering Check this box to enable the IP filtering function Add a new entry into the list Fill in the Local IP Address Protocol and Comment of t...

Page 52: ...the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network Parameters Description Enable MAC Filtering Check this box to enable the MAC filtering function Add a new...

Page 53: ...t numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwardin...

Page 54: ...the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance secti...

Page 55: ...ar host in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port Public IP address above Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for DMZ to work prope...

Page 56: ...router s WAN LAN interfaces the current firmware version numbers and any illegal attempts to access your network Parameters Description 3 1 Status Shows the router s system information 3 2 System Log...

Page 57: ...tem information Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the router s Uptime Firmware version Wireless Configuration LAN Address information WAN Configura...

Page 58: ...ck this box to enable this function and fill the server IP Address in the Log Server IP Address field System Log This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router It displays any event oc...

Page 59: ...3 3 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless L...

Page 60: ...Reset Parameters Description 4 1 Save Reload Settings You can save the router s current configuration restore the router s saved configuration files and restore the router s factory default settings...

Page 61: ...ore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore Settings to Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router...

Page 62: ...u need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on you...

Page 63: ...open the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254...

Page 64: ...utomatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single unique...

Page 65: ...rotocol over another Below is a list of common applications and protocol port numbers Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H 323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNM...

Page 66: ...rror 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 Network A network t...

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