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GW-WR150N/GW-WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual

3 Hardware Description and Hardware Installation

3.1 Front Panel and LED Status

There are 8 LED indicators on the front panel of the wireless router. By observing
their status, you can judge whether the device runs normally.

The following table describes the status of LED indicators on the front panel.

LED
Indicator

Color

Status

Description

Green

Power is on.

Power

Off

Power is off or the device is down.

Green

Radio switch is turned on.

Green

Blink

Data is being transmitted.

WLAN

Off

Radio switch is shut off.

Summary of Contents for GW-WR150N

Page 1: ...150Mbps Wireless Router GW WR150N GW WR150ND User Manual 150 ...

Page 2: ...ration Range 8 3 5 Roaming 8 4 TCP IP Settings and Wireless Connection Introduction 10 4 1 TCP IP Settings 10 4 2 Wireless Connection Introduction 15 5 Logging In to the Web Page 19 6 Web Configuration 21 6 1 Setup Wizard 21 6 2 Running Status 26 6 3 Network Settings 27 6 3 1 Operating Mode 28 6 3 2 LAN Interface Settings 29 6 3 3 WAN Interface Settings 30 6 3 4 MAC Address Cloning 39 6 4 Wireless...

Page 3: ...Remote Web Management 100 6 8 Access Control 101 6 8 1 MAC IP Port Filter Settings 102 6 8 2 Web URL Filtering 104 6 9 Routing Settings 105 6 9 1 Static Routing Table 106 6 10 IP Bandwidth Control 107 6 10 1 IP Bandwidth Control Settings 108 6 10 2 IP Bandwidth Control List 109 6 11 IP and MAC Binding 110 6 11 1 Static ARP Binding Settings 110 6 11 2 ARP Mapping Table 111 6 12 Dynamic DNS Settings...

Page 4: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual iii 6 13 8 System Log 121 6 13 9 Traffic Statistics 123 7 Troubleshooting 124 ...

Page 5: ...cribes the front panel and the rear panel of the wireless router and the procedures for hardware installation Chapter 4 TCP IP Settings and Wireless Connection Introduction Provides the information about how to configure the TCP IP settings and how to connect the wireless router wirelessly Chapter 5 Logging In to the Web Page Describes how to log in to the wireless router Chapter 6 Web Configurati...

Page 6: ...eb page Support restoring factory default settings Support virtual server Support DMZ demilitarized zone Support DNS proxy and forwarding Support IP bandwidth settings Support MAC and IP filter Support authentication modes of wireless security Support 4 types of WAN connection modes including Dynamic IP DHCP Static IP PPPoE and DHCP Support remote access control Support firewall Support system sta...

Page 7: ...for heat dissipation is necessary to avoid any damage caused by overheating to the device The long and thin holes on the router are designed for heat dissipation to ensure that the device works normally Do not cover these cooling holes Do not put this device close to a place where a heat source exits or high temperature occurs Avoid the device from direct sunshine Do not put this device close to a...

Page 8: ...e network access device It is fully compatible with IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11n standards It can provide reliable and convenient access service for the individual user and SOHO Small Office Home Office 2 2 Packing list Please check whether your packing list includes the following items wireless router x 1 Power adapter x 1 ...

Page 9: ... of the wireless router By observing their status you can judge whether the device runs normally The following table describes the status of LED indicators on the front panel LED Indicator Color Status Description Green On Power is on Power Off Power is off or the device is down Green On Radio switch is turned on Green Blink Data is being transmitted WLAN Off Radio switch is shut off ...

Page 10: ...nel and Interface Description The following table describes the interfaces or the buttons on the rear panel Interface Button Description Reset Press Reset gently for 3 6 seconds with a fine needle inserted into the hole and then release the button The system reboots and returns to the factory defaults Power Power socket for connecting the power adapter WAN WAN interface for connecting WAN or the u...

Page 11: ...Installation 3 3 1 System Requirements Before installing the device please make sure that the following items are ready One Ethernet RJ45 cable 10Base T 100Base T One wireless router A PC is already installed with the TCP IP protocol and the PC can access the Internet 3 3 2 Before You Begin Before you install the device please pay attention to the following items When the device is connected to a ...

Page 12: ...ts are different So the path and effect for signal transmission are different For example the outdoor straight transmission distance for some devices in the open air is up to 150 meters and the indoor straight transmission distance is up to 100 meters 3 5 Roaming Suppose that several APs run in the same network Each AP acts as one BSS and has its coverage range One wireless client terminal e g not...

Page 13: ...at of APs All the BSSs must use the same wireless channel If the encryption function is enabled all the APs should configure the same encryption mode and the encryption key for establishing connection APs must keep the wireless signal covering the whole operation environment and the wireless signal should be continuous Please put the APs to the appropriate places for a better network coverage ...

Page 14: ...terface of is 192 168 1 1 The subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 The DHCP Server is enabled It is recommended you set the network adapter to be Obtain an IP address automatically Your PC acquires IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS address automatically via the AP If you know the setting of the current LAN interface you can manually set the TCP IP properties of the network adapter so that your PC can...

Page 15: ...2 Right click the network adapter icon and choose Properties from the menu The Local Area Connections Properties appears Note If there are several network cards on your PC it may not display the Local Area Connections Properties page It may display other dialog boxes ...

Page 16: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 12 Step 3 Double click the Internet Protocol TCP IP to display the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties page ...

Page 17: ...0Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 13 Step 4 Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address of the network adapter The IP address should belong to the IP network segment 192 168 1 X X is a digit between 2 and 254 ...

Page 18: ...ck OK to finish manual setting Step 6 After finishing setting you may ping the default IP address of the AP to check whether the current connection between PC and the AP is normal Click RUN on the lower left corner of desktop and then enter ping 192 168 1 1 in the dialog box See the following figure ...

Page 19: ...If this IP address is changed and you need to ping the IP address of AP you should enter the current IP address in the dialog box above Step 7 If PC can ping through the default IP address of AP it indicates that the connection between your PC and the AP is normal See the following figure 4 2 Wireless Connection Introduction ...

Page 20: ...ht click the Wireless Network Connection icon and select View Available Wireless Networks Step 2 In the Wireless Network Connection page click Refresh network list and the network list will be refreshed The default SSID of the wireless router is GOLDWEB_XXXXXX XXXXXX is the end 6 digits of MAC address Choose the wireless router e g GOLDWEB_B418A0 that you want to connect and then click the Connect...

Page 21: ...e correct key to connect to the wireless router Step 3 If you are not sure of the available SSID please log in to the router s Web page and view the SSID in the Basic Settings page of the wireless settings For more information about the wireless settings please refer to 6 4 Wireless Settings ...

Page 22: ... WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 18 Note After your wireless network card connects to the wireless router successfully usually you should set the network adapter to be Obtain an IP address automatically ...

Page 23: ...nter the user name admin by default and the password admin by default in the login page After clicking Login in the login page you can log in to the Web page of AP After logging in to the Web page you can view configure and modify the router settings In order to make the settings and changes take effect sometimes you need to reboot the wireless router Caution ...

Page 24: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 20 If you are managing the wireless router by Web pages do not cut off the power supply otherwise it may damage the device ...

Page 25: ...parameters for accessing the Internet by this wizard If you are not familiar with this product or do not have much network knowledge you can follow the on screen instructions and complete the settings easily If you are an expert in wireless network you can exit the wizard and set the functions of the wireless router in the corresponding pages To continue click Next To exit the wizard click Exit Af...

Page 26: ...r the page above will not appear Static Mode fixed IP If you select the Static Mode fixed IP the following page appears The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description IP Address Enter the WAN IP address provided by the ISP It is an essential parameter and you cannot leave it to be blank Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask provided by the ISP The subnet mask may vary according...

Page 27: ...ndary DNS Server Enter the DNS server address provided by the ISP DHCP Auto Config If you select the DHCP Auto Config the wireless router acquires the network parameters via the WAN interface such as the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server address Note In the Running Status page you can view the network parameters assigned by the DHCP server such as the IP address subnet mask gateway and...

Page 28: ...ername Enter the user name provided by the ISP Password Enter the password provided by the ISP Verify Password Enter the password again After setting the WAN connection type click Next to display the following page The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description SSID The maximum character length for SSID is 32 ...

Page 29: ... g n mixed mode default Mode Wireless Security Options Disable Wireless Security Enable or disable the wireless security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK PSK Key Enable or disable the encryption function When selecting this option you need to enter a key in the field of WPA PSK WPA2 PSK PSK Key An encryption key should consist of 8 63 ACSII characters or 8 64 hexadecimal characters Do not modify wireless security...

Page 30: ...on it will keep the default wireless security settings Note All the characters on the keyboard are ASCII code Hexadecimal characters include the digits 0 9 and the letters such as A B C and D After finishing the wireless settings click Next to display the following page Click Finish to complete the wizard settings 6 2 Running Status Choose Running Status to display the Running Status page ...

Page 31: ...information about current running status of the wireless router including the information about LAN wireless and WAN interfaces and the statistical information of the WAN interface 6 3 Network Settings In the Router mode the following figure shows the submenus of the Network Settings ...

Page 32: ... the Operating Mode page The AP provides two types of operation modes including Bridge and Router The parameters in this page are described as follows Mode Description Bridge In the Bridge mode the AP acts as a hub Router In the Router mode the AP allows routing between WAN and LAN or WAN and wireless network NAT Enabled This function can only be used only in the Router mode After NAT is enabled t...

Page 33: ... the LAN Interface Settings page In this page you are allowed to configure the parameters of the LAN interface If necessary you can change the IP address of the LAN interface according to the actual network environment The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description MAC Address Display the MAC address of the LAN interface It cannot be changed IP Address The IP address for th...

Page 34: ...save the settings Note If you have changed the IP address of the LAN interface you need to enter the new IP address to log in to the Web page and the default gateways of all the hosts in LAN must be set to be the new IP address for accessing the Internet The subnet masks of all the hosts in LAN must be set to be the same as the subnet mask in this page 6 3 3 WAN Interface Settings Choose Network S...

Page 35: ... IP PPPoE and DHCP In this page you may choose the proper WAN interface connection type and configure the parameters related to the connection type z Dynamic IP DHCP If you select Dynamic IP DHCP the wireless router acquires the network parameters via the WAN interface such as the IP address subnet mask and gateway If the ISP does not provide any network parameter please select this WAN interface ...

Page 36: ...ult value of MTU Maximum Transmission Unit is 1500 Usually do not change the MTU value You may consult your ISP whether this value needs to be modified Manually set the DNS server Whether to manually set the DNS server DNS Server Displays the DNS server address provided by the ISP After enabling Manually set the DNS server you may set at least one DNS server When connecting the wireless router wil...

Page 37: ...SP The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description WAN Interface Connection Type Select Static IP from the drop down list IP Address Enter the WAN IP address provided by the ISP You are not allowed to leave it to be blank Subnet Mask Enter the WAN subnet mask provided by the ISP The subnet mask may vary according to the network types Generally it is set to be 255 255 255 0 C...

Page 38: ...lue needs to be modified DNS Server The ISP usually provides at least one DNS address If It provides two DNS addresses enter one of them to the field of Secondary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server Enter the DNS server address provided by the ISP After finishing setting click Save to save the settings z PPPoE If the ISP provides the PPPoE connection type it also provides the username and the password...

Page 39: ...escribed as follows Field Description WAN Interface Connection Type Select PPPoE from the drop down list Username Enter the user name provided by the ISP Password Enter the password provided by the ISP Service Name Specify the PPPoE server name if there are multiple PPPoE servers It is optional ...

Page 40: ...propriate connection mode as required The wireless router provides 3 types of connection modes Connect on Demand After selecting this option when there is a network access request from LAN system automatically establishes the network connection If there is no any network request from LAN during Auto Disconnect Waiting Time system will automatically disconnect the connection For the users who pay t...

Page 41: ...Auto Disconnect Waiting Time the system automatically disconnects the connection for protecting your network resources The default value is 15 minutes When the value is set to be 0 it indicates that the connection will not be automatically disconnected You need to set this parameter only in the Connect on Demand mode Need to support the NetSniper Enable or disable the NetSniper function The NetSni...

Page 42: ...n succeeds in the DHCP mode this filed displays the IP address that is automatically acquired from the DHCP server Subnet Mask After the connection succeeds in the DHCP mode this filed displays the subnet mask that is automatically acquired from the ISP Gateway After the connection succeeds in the DHCP mode this filed displays the gateway that is automatically acquired from the ISP DNS Server Seco...

Page 43: ...address please consult your ISP After finishing the settings click Save to save the settings 6 3 4 MAC Address Cloning Choose Network Settings MAC Address Cloning to display the MAC Address Cloning page This page is used to configure the WAN MAC address of the wireless router The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Button Description Enable Enable or disable the MAC address clon...

Page 44: ...o the field of MAC Address Do not clone the MAC address unless the ISP requires you to do so After finishing the settings click the Save button to save the settings Note The MAC cloning function is only for the hosts in the LAN 6 4 Wireless Settings In the router mode the following figure shows the submenus of the Wireless Settings The submenu items of the Wireless Settings are Basic Settings Wire...

Page 45: ... Advanced Wireless Settings Wireless Client List WPS Settings and WDS Settings 6 4 1 Basic Settings Choose Wireless Settings Basic Settings to display the Basic Settings page This page is used to configure the wireless basic parameters The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description ...

Page 46: ...g only 11b g n mixed mode default Channel Select a proper channel from the drop down list The default channel is AutoSelect Broadcast Network Name SSID Whether to broadcast SSID After enabling this function the wireless router will broadcast its SSID and the wireless client can scan the SSID SSID internal isolation Enable or disable the isolation among AP clients If this function is enabled the cl...

Page 47: ...ngs 6 4 2 Wireless Security Settings Choose Wireless Settings Wireless Security Settings to display the Wireless Security Settings page This page allows you to configure the wireless security modes and set the encryption keys to prevent unauthorized access and monitoring Select SSID SSID Select a SSID that you want to configure ...

Page 48: ...rs of Open mode are described as follows Field Description Security Mode Select the Open mode in the drop down list Default Key Select a key as the default key WEP Keys WEP Key1 2 3 4 Set 64 bit or 128 bit key The key format is Hex or ASCII Note When selecting the Hex format you need to set 5 bit or 13 bit hex characters as the WEP key Hex characters include the digits 0 9 and the letters A Z When...

Page 49: ...eters of Shared mode are described as follows Field Description Security Mode Select the Shared mode in the drop down list The Shared mode only supports WEP Default Key Select a key as the default key WEP Keys WEP Key1 2 3 4 Set 64 bit or 128 bit key The key format is Hex or ASCII WEPAUTO Mode ...

Page 50: ...ser Manual 46 The parameter description of WEPAUTO mode please refer to the Open mode WPA Enterprise Mode The parameters of WPA Enterprise mode are described as follows Field Description Security Mode Select the WPA Enterprise in the drop down list ...

Page 51: ...o authenticate the hosts in the wireless network Port The port number that the RADIUS server uses The default port number is 1812 You may change it according to the server setting Shared Secret Set the shared key for accessing the RADIUS server Session Timeout If this value is 0 it indicates that there is no session time limit Idle Timeout Set the idle timeout WPA PSK Mode The parameters of WPA PS...

Page 52: ...enewal Interval Set the key renewal interval The value 0 indicates that system does not renew the key WPA2 Enterprise Mode The parameters of WPA2 Enterprise mode are described as follows Field Description Security Mode Select theWPA2 Enterprise in the drop down list WPA Algorithms You may select TKIP AES or TKIP AES Key Renewal Set the key renewal interval The value 0 indicates ...

Page 53: ...eed Pre Authentication Enable or disable pre authentication IP Address Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS server is used to authenticate the hosts in the wireless network Port The port number that the RADIUS server uses The default port number is 1812 You may change it according to the server setting Shared Secret Set the shared key for accessing the RADIUS server Session Timeout If ...

Page 54: ...lgorithms You may select TKIP AES or TKIP AES Pass Phrase Set 8 bit to 64 bit key in ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval Set the key renewal interval The value 0 indicates that system does not renew the key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mode The parameter description of WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mode please refer to the WPA2 PSK mode WPA WPA2 Enterprise Mode ...

Page 55: ... interval The value 0 indicates that system does not renew the key IP Address Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS server is used to authenticate the hosts in the wireless network Port The port number that the RADIUS server uses The default port number is 1812 You may change it according to the server setting Shared Secret Set the shared key for accessing the RADIUS server Session Time...

Page 56: ...erver RADIUS server is used to authenticate the hosts in the wireless network Port The port number that the RADIUS server uses The default port number is 1812 You may change it according to the server setting Shared Secret Set the shared key for accessing the RADIUS server Session Timeout If this value is 0 it indicates that there is no session time limit Idle Timeout Set the idle timeout Note In ...

Page 57: ...the WAN for controlling the on line permission of the users in the wireless network Choose Wireless Settings Wireless MAC Address Filter to display the Wireless MAC Address Filtering page This page is used to allow or reject the wireless clients to access the wireless network of the wireless router The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Policy The filtering policies...

Page 58: ... wireless clients with the MAC addresses in the MAC Address List to access the wireless network of the wireless router Add MAC Add a MAC address of the wireless client After finishing the settings click the Save button to save the settings 6 4 4 Advanced Wireless Settings Choose Wireless Settings Advanced Wireless Settings to display the Advanced Wireless Settings page ...

Page 59: ...User Manual 55 This page allows you to configure the advanced wireless settings Parameter Description The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description BG Protection Mode You may select On Off or Auto The default BG protection ...

Page 60: ...old value should not be set too low The default value is 2346 RTS Threshold Set the RTS Request to send threshold threshold When the packet size is large than the preset RTS size the wireless router will send a RTS to the destination station to start negotiation When receiving the RTS frame the wireless station will send back a CTS frame to the wireless router to indicate that they can communicate...

Page 61: ...ciency DFS RDRegion Set the register region Different register regions limit the ranges of different frequency WMM capable Enable or disable WMM After enabling WMM the wireless router can process different types of wireless data according to their priority levels APSD Capability Enable or disable APSD After enabling APSD it can decrease the consumption of the power supply device DLS Capable Enable...

Page 62: ...1 uses DCF Distributed Coordination Function scheme of the CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance protocol to reduce the chances of packets collision while one more devices access the wireless media at the same time A client wishing to transmit has to first listen to the channel for a predetermined amount of time so as to check for any activity on the channel If the channel is s...

Page 63: ...at the packets collision among the devices with the same access category can be avoided If collision occurs CW is doubled until it exceeds its maximum value After every successful transmission CW returns to the minimum value The priority queue that succeeds in the competition of sending packets will acquire Txop time to send packets If the txop value is 0 it is limited to be a MSDC MAC Service Dat...

Page 64: ...ou should set a bigger value in the fields of AC_BE and AC_BK Cwmin Cwmin Mini Contention Window also influences the delay time of WMM access category The difference between AC_VI and AC_VO should be smaller but the difference between AC_BE and AC_BK should be bigger Cwmax Cwmax Max Contention Window Txop Txop Opportunity to Transmit may optimize the WMM access Compared to the WMM access that need...

Page 65: ...onfiguration The wireless router provides DLS function Suppose that there are two WMM devices Enter the MAC address of a WMM device in the DLS setting of the other device and then connect the two WMM devices to the wireless router In this way these two WMM devices can transmit message directly If you want to configure WMM DLS do as follows Step1 Prepare two wireless network cards A and B and one w...

Page 66: ...0ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 62 Step3 Enable the DLS function of wireless network cards Enter the MAC address of wireless card A in the WMM page of the wireless network card B and then click the Apply button ...

Page 67: ...ser Manual 63 Step4 If DLS succeeds you can view the MAC address of wireless card A in the WMM page of wireless card B and vice versa 6 4 5 Wireless Client List Choose Wireless Settings Wireless Client List to display the Wireless Client List page ...

Page 68: ...bps Wireless Router User Manual 64 In this page you can view the information of the clients that access the wireless router 6 4 6 WPS Settings Choose Wireless Settings WPS Settings to display the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS page ...

Page 69: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 65 In this page you can configure the WPS settings WPS Settings Configuration ...

Page 70: ...you can configure the parameters related to WPS WPS Settings List WPS settings list displays the preset WPS information such as WPS current status WPS authentication mode and WPS encryption type Click the OOB button in the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS page system displays the WPS default settings See the following figure ...

Page 71: ...t WPS supports three types of operation modes including Enrollee mode Registrar mode and PBC mode Enrollee and Registrar modes need to apply PIN code negotiation Enrollee Mode Step 1 Select the enrollee mode on the wireless client the software of wireless client will generate a random PIN code for example 12345678 Step 2 In the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS page enter the PIN code of wireless client f...

Page 72: ...ter User Manual 68 Registrar Mode Step 1 View the AP PIN in the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS page for example 31668729 Step 2 Select the Registrar mode on the wireless client and enter the PIN code of the wireless router See the following figure ...

Page 73: ...establish connection 6 4 7 WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System WDS is a system that enables the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802 11 network It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the need for a wired backbone to link them as is traditionally required The notable advantage of WDS over other solutions is that it preserves the MA...

Page 74: ... WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 70 System WDS page This page provides three types of WDS modes including Lazy Mode Bridge Mode and Repeater Mode You may also disable WDS Lazy Mode Parameter Description ...

Page 75: ...ows Field Description WDS Mode Select the Lazy Mode in the drop down list Entity Model The physical modes in the drop down list include CCK OFDM and HTMIX Encryption Type The encryption types you can select include NONE WEP 64bits WEP 128bits WPA PSK TKIP and WPA2 PSK AES Encryption Key Set the encryption key ...

Page 76: ... Mode do as follows Step 1 In the Wireless Distribution System WDS page set the WDS mode to be Lazy Mode and set the entity model and encryption type to accord with the peer router A router that needs to connect to the this wireless router by WDS After finishing the settings click the Save button to save the settings The wireless router will work in the Lazy mode Step 2 Enter the Wireless Security...

Page 77: ...less Router User Manual 73 The parameters of Bridge Mode are described as follows Field Description WDS Mode Select the Bridge Mode in the drop down list Entity Model The physical modes in the drop down list include CCK OFDM and HTMIX ...

Page 78: ...orking load of the AP that accesses the Internet In that case the wireless card does not directly communicate with the wireless device that accesses the Internet but it directly communicates with the wireless router Step 1 In the Wireless Distribution System WDS page select the WDS mode to be Bridge Mode Set the entity model and encryption type to accord with the peer router and then enter the MAC...

Page 79: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 75 Repeater Mode Parameter Description ...

Page 80: ...50Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 76 The parameter description of the Repeater Mode please refer to the Bridge Mode Repeater Mode Configuration In the Repeater mode you can use the wireless router to connect to the primary ...

Page 81: ...with the peer router Step 3 In the Wireless Distribution System WDS page set the WDS mode to be Repeater Mode set the entity model and encryption type to accord with the peer router and then enter the MAC address of the peer AP After finishing the settings click the Save button to save the settings The wireless router will work in the Repeater mode Step 4 Choose Wireless Settings Wireless Security...

Page 82: ...PA PSK WPA2 PSK Note In the WDS mode do not set any mixed modes for example WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Do not set all the WDS APs to be Lazy Mode please ensure that at least one WDS AP acts as Root Bridge and enter the MAC address of the wireless router to the other routers For better compatibility please try to adopt the products with the same model to connect to the wireless router Establishing a Network ...

Page 83: ... add more devices to establish a network Suppose that there are two APs One is AP1 and the other is AP2 Enable the DHCP server of AP1 and AP2 The following table shows the settings of AP1 and AP2 Configuring AP1 Step 1 Enter http 192 168 1 1 in the IE address bar and then enter the user name by default admin and the password by default admin to log in to the Web page ...

Page 84: ...e Wireless Distribution System WDS page set the WDS mode to be Bridge Mode and enter the MAC address of the AP2 Step 3 Choose wireless Settings Basic Settings to display the Basic Settings page In this page set the SSID of AP1 AP1 and AP2 must use the same SSID and channel ...

Page 85: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 81 Step 4 Enter the Wireless Security Settings page and disable the security mode ...

Page 86: ... Settings to display the LAN Interface Settings page Set the IP address of AP1 to be 192 168 1 1 and then click the Save button to save the settings Configuring AP2 Step 1 Choose Network Settings LAN Interface Settings to display the LAN Interface Settings page Set the IP address of AP2 to be 192 168 1 2 ...

Page 87: ...al 83 Step 2 In the Wireless Distribution System WDS page set the WDS mode to be the Bridge Mode and enter the MAC address of the AP1 Then click the Save button to save the settings 6 5 DHCP Server The following figure shows the submenus of the DHCP Server ...

Page 88: ... client list 6 5 1 DHCP Service The built in DHCP server can automatically assign the network parameters such as the IP address to the hosts in the LAN User does not need to manually set the IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS server Choose DHCP Server DHCP Service to display the DHCP Service page This page is used to configure the DHCP server ...

Page 89: ...dress of the LAN interface The default gateway is 192 168 1 1 It is optional Primary DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address optional If you are not sure of the DNS server address please consult your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the Secondary DNS server address optional If you are not sure of the DNS server address please consult your ISP After finishing setting click the Save button to ...

Page 90: ...mters in this page are described as follows Filed Description IP Address Set the IP address that is reserved for a host on the LAN side MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the host on the LAN side After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings 6 5 3 DHCP Client List Choose DHCP Server DHCP Client list to display the DHCP Clients list page ...

Page 91: ...list The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Host Name Display the host name MAC Address Display the MAC address of the host IP Address Display the IP address assigned by the DHCP server Lease Time Display the lease time of the IP address Before the lease time of the IP address is over the client software will automatically apply for the lease time 6 6 Forwarding Rul...

Page 92: ...Settings 6 6 1 Virtual Server Firewall can prevent unexpected traffic in the Internet from your host in the LAN The virtual server can create a channel that can pass through the firewall In that case the host in the Internet can communicate with a host in your LAN within certain port range Choose Forwarding Rule Virtual Server to display the Virtual Server page ...

Page 93: ...Address Enter the IP address of the host that provides virtual service in the LAN Port Range Set the service port range that the wireless router provides to the WAN The WAN user acquires the service via the port The port range format is the starting port the end port Protocol Select the protocol for the virtual service You may select TCP UDP or TCP UDP Comment Enter the comment about the virtual s...

Page 94: ...orwarding can realize that When an application generates a connection to the triggered port all the corresponding ports will be opened for establishing connection and providing service Choose Forwarding Rule Port Triggering Settings to display the Port Triggering Settings page In this page you are allowed to view the preset rules add or delete a rule and enable or disable a selected rule Click the...

Page 95: ...GW WR150N GW WR150ND 150Mbps Wireless Router User Manual 91 The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Application Name It provides two options according to the added rules ...

Page 96: ...ort End Trigger Port The end port number that LAN user uses to trigger the open port Trigger Protocol Select the application protocol You may select TCP UDP TCP or UDP A range of ports can be opened from after Trigger The start port number that is opened to WAN A range of ports can be opened to after Trigger The end port number that is opened to WAN Open ports Protocol Select the proper protocol t...

Page 97: ...e DMZ Host Enter the IP address of the DMZ host After finishing the settings click the save button to save the settings 6 6 4 UPnP Settings The hosts can generate the request for port conversion via the UPnP Universal Plug and Play protocol so that the external hosts can access the resources on the internal hosts For example MSN Messenger on Windows ME and Windows XP systems can make use of the UP...

Page 98: ...ications support UPnP protocol can you use this function UPnP function needs operation system support such as Windows ME Windows XP and Windows Vista and application software support 6 7 Security Options The following figure shows the submenus of the Security Options The submenus of the Security Options include Security Settings Advanced Security Settings LAN Web Management and Remote Web Manageme...

Page 99: ... Packet Inspection SPI When the SPI firewall is enabled only the users in the internal network generate the requests and then the connection is established In addition all the requests from the external network will be rejected by the SPI firewall When the SPI firewall is disabled all the requests form the internal network and external network can generate the connections which will make the hosts...

Page 100: ...ode when passing through the NAT gateway It is recommended you enable the ALG functions After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings 6 7 2 Advanced Security Settings The goal of DoS Denial of service attack is using a large quantity of illusive information to exhaust the resources of the destination host The destination host is forced to process the illusive traffic which aff...

Page 101: ...is page are described as follows Field Description Anti DoS Attack Enable or disable the anti DoS attack After enabling this function you are allowed to set the following options Enable filtering ICMP FLOOD attack Enable or disable filtering ICMP FLOOD attack ICMP FLOOD Packet Threshold 5 3600 After enabling the filtering ICMP FLOOD attack if the ICMP packet number reaches the preset threshold val...

Page 102: ...tack Enable or disable filtering TCP SYN FLOOD attack TCP SYN FLOOD Packet Threshold 5 3600 After enabling the filtering TCP SYN FLOOD attack if the TCP SYN packet number reaches the specified threshold value in the specified interval the measure for preventing TCP SYN FLOOD takes effect Deny the PING packet from the WAN interface After enabling this function the computers in the WAN cannot PING t...

Page 103: ...ow all hosts in the LAN to access the Web management page Allow only MAC addresses in the list to access the Web management page Whether allow only MAC addresses in the list to access the Web management page After enabling this function add the MAC addresses to the list MAC Address1 2 3 4 Enter the MAC address in the fields of MAC Address1 2 3 4 After finishing setting click the Save button to sav...

Page 104: ...ote Web Management to display the Remote Web Management page In this page you can set whether the users are allowed to manage the wireless router remotely via the WAN This feature allows you to perform the management tasks from the remote hosts The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Enable Remote Web Management Enable or disable remote Web management Web Management ...

Page 105: ...access the Web page of the wireless router to perform the remote Web management If you change the IP address for remote management for example the default IP address is changed to be 202 96 12 8 only the hosts with the specified IP address e g 202 96 12 8 are allowed to access the Web page If you change the IP address for remote management to be 255 255 255 255 in the case all the hosts in the WAN...

Page 106: ... rules The paramters in this page are described as follows Field Description MAC IP Port Filtering Enable or disable MAC IP Port filtering The default setting is Disable Default Policy Accepted When selecting this option the wireless router will accept all the packets that do not match any rule Dropped When selecting this option the wireless router will reject all the packets that do not match any...

Page 107: ...e data packets match the following parameters the data packets will be discarded The parameters for adding a new rule e g Custom ACL are described as follows Field Description Access Control list Select a filter service in the drop down list Source MAC Address The MAC addresses included in the data packets ...

Page 108: ...ment about the rule Schedule Planning days week Set the day when filter takes effect Schedule Planning Hour Set the time when filter takes effect Action Enable or disable the rule Accept Enable the rule Drop Disable the rule After finishing setting click the Save button to save and apply the settings Note When the hosts in the LAN match the MAC address or IP address the rules of Custom ACL take ef...

Page 109: ...AN Enter the URL that needs to be filtered and then click the Add button to add a new rule If you want to delete a rule select the rule and then click the Delete button to delete the rule 6 9 Routing Settings The following figure shows the submenus of the Routing Settings The submenu of the Routing Settings only includes Static Routing Table ...

Page 110: ...e a routing rule by setting the destination IP address subnet mask and gateway The destination IP address and subnet mask can determine a destination network or a host and then the wireless router will transmit the data packets to the destination network or the host via the gateway Choose Routing Settings Static Routing Table to display the Static Routing Table page In this page you can add or del...

Page 111: ...sk When the range is Net you can set this option Gateway The IP address that the routing rule passes Interface The local legal interface that the routing rule passes You may select LAN WAN or Custom Comment Comment about the rule After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings If you want to delete a self defined rule select the rule and then click the Delete button to delete th...

Page 112: ...h Control IP Bandwidth Control Settings to display the IP Bandwidth Control Settings page After enabling IP bandwidth control you can set the following parameters Field Description Enable IP bandwidth control Enable or disable IP bandwidth control Total Uplink Bandwidth Set the total uplink bandwidth Total Downlink Bandwidth Set the total downlink bandwidth After finishing setting click the Save b...

Page 113: ... IP Bandwidth Control List Choose IP Bandwidth Control IP Bandwidth Control List to display the IP Bandwidth Control List page In this page you can view the preset IP bandwidth control rules add or delete the rules The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Enable Enable or disable the rule IP address Enter the address range of the internal hosts When this field is ...

Page 114: ... After finishing setting click the Add button to add the rule 6 11 IP and MAC Binding The following figure shows the submenus of the IP and MAC Binding The submenus of the IP and MAC Binding include Static ARP Binding Settings and ARP Mapping Table 6 11 1 Static ARP Binding Settings ARP binding is a valid method for preventing ARP cheating by binding the host IP address and the corresponding MAC a...

Page 115: ...ttings to display the Static ARP Binding Settings page In this page you are allowed to enable or disable the IP MAC binding and set the IP MAC binding rule The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description IP Address Enter the host IP address for binding MAC Address Enter the MAC address for binding After finishing setting click the Add button to add a new static ARP binding r...

Page 116: ...fixed DNS and dynamic IP address For the users using the dynamic IP addresses when acquiring the new IP addresses after accessing the Internet the DDNS software will send the IP address to the DDNS server provided by the DDNS provider and refresh the DDNS database When other users in the Internet access the DNS the DDNS server will return the correct IP address Choose Dynamic DNS Settings to displ...

Page 117: ... DNS service website You may select Dyndns org freedns afraid org www zoneedit com and www no ip com in the drop down list UserName Enter your DDNS username Password Enter your DDNS password Dynamic DNS service address Enter the domain name of the DDNS After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings 6 13 System Tools The following figure shows the submenus of the System Tools ...

Page 118: ...em Tools include Network Time Settings Diagnosis Tools Software Upgrade Load Default Settings Export and load settings Reboot System Settings System Log and Traffic Statistics 6 13 1 Network Time Settings Choose System Tools Network Time Settings to display the Network Time Setting page ...

Page 119: ...e Synchronize with the host button and then the wireless router can synchronize its time with your PC Time Zone Select your proper time zone Network time server Enter the URL of the network time server After setting the URL of the network time server the wireless router can synchronize its time with the time server After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings 6 13 2 Diagnosis...

Page 120: ...you can check the connection status between the wireless router and other hosts including the network devices by Ping or Tracert function The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Description Select Select Ping or Tracert to check the connection status of the ...

Page 121: ...packet number of the Ping operation The recommended value is 4 Ping Packet Size The Ping packet size of the Ping operation The recommended value is 64 Ping Timeout Set the Ping timeout If the preset interval is over and no echo is sent back it indicates that the Ping operation fails Tracert Hops Set the tracert hops It is the maximum router number between the wireless router and the host After fin...

Page 122: ... finishing the updating process system reboots and automatically enters the Web page Note Updating the software will make the wireless router return to the factory default settings In order to avoid the settings loss please save the settings before updating the software During updating do not cut off the power or press the Reset button 6 13 4 Load Default Settings Choose System Tools Load Default ...

Page 123: ...outer to your PC By backuping the original settings before updating the software you can avoid data loss of the original settings You can also load the saved or a new configuration file Choose System Tools Export and Load Settings to display the Export and Load Settings page This page is used to save and load a configuration file The parameters in this page are described as follows Field Descripti...

Page 124: ...ireless router will lose Therefore please backup the original settings before loading the new configuration file If you load the incorrect configuration file you may import the original settings on your PC While loading the configuration file do not power off the wireless router otherwise it may damage the device 6 13 6 Reboot Choose System Tools Reboot to display the Reboot page In this page clic...

Page 125: ...n After finishing setting click the Save button to save the settings Note If you forget the password you can press the Reset button for 3 6 seconds and then the wireless router returns to the factory default settings The default username and the password are admin respectively For the sake of the data security it is strong recommended you change the default username and password 6 13 8 System Log ...

Page 126: ...Manual 122 In this page you are allowed to set the log server and view the system log After enabling the remote log server and entering the IP address of the server click the Save button and then the log information can be sent to the remote log server ...

Page 127: ...s Router User Manual 123 6 13 9 Traffic Statistics Choose System Tools Traffic Statistics to display the Traffic Statistics page This page displays the memory status the numbers of transmitted and received data packets of the WLAN and LAN ...

Page 128: ...cessed for configuring the AP 1 Open Web browser i e IE and select Tools Internet Options 2 Click Delete Cookies and Delete Files respectively Why the network connection cannot be established Beyond the wireless coverage 1 Place AP near to the client 2 Try to change the channel setting Authentication problem ...

Page 129: ...iguration 5 Check whether your ADSL cable is connected to the correct interfaces 6 Replace a network cable to connect to the device Why does the Internet access fail 1 Check whether the LEDs status on the ADSL modem and the wireless router is normal 2 Check whether the WAN indicator is on If the WAN indicator is off please check whether the cable connected to the WAN interface is loose 3 When the ...

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