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Network Security 

Improving WLAN Security 

Hiding the WLAN Name 

After you hide the WLAN name, anyone who wishes to connect to the WLAN must enter the 
correct WLAN name. This measure helps improve WLAN security. 

1.

 

Log in to the web management page. 

2.

 

Choose 

Home Network

 tab. 

3.

 

In the navigation tree, choose 

WLAN Settings

4.

 

Select 

WLAN Encryption

 configuration page. 

5.

 

Select the 

Hide broadcast

 check box. 

6.

 

Click 

Save

 

Changing Your WLAN Name and Password 

WLAN access requires the WLAN name and password. To improve your WLAN security, regularly 
change your WLAN name and password. 

1.

 

Log in to the web management page. 

2.

 

Choose 

Home Network

 tab. 

3.

 

In the navigation tree, choose 

WLAN Settings

4.

 

Select 

WLAN Encryption

 configuration page. 

5.

 

In 

SSID

, enter a new WLAN name. 

6.

 

In 

WPA pre-shared key

, enter a new WLAN password. 

7.

 

Click 

Save

Summary of Contents for WS319

Page 1: ...WS319 300Mbps Wireless Router User Guide ...

Page 2: ... Network Access Parameters 14 Setting Dial Up Connection Parameters 15 4 Wireless Connection Setup 22 Setting Up a Wireless Connection Using the WPS Button 22 Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection 22 5 Network Security 25 Improving WLAN Security 25 Hiding the WLAN Name 25 Changing Your WLAN Name and Password 25 Using High Security Encryption Modes 26 Allowing Only Specified Computers to Access...

Page 3: ...Software 40 Power Saving Settings 41 8 Reference Operations 42 Enabling Wireless Configuration on Windows 42 Checking the Computer MAC Address 42 9 FAQs 45 What Can I Do If I Cannot Open the Web Management Page 45 How Can I Restrict My Computer to Specified Websites 45 I Often Need to Restart the WS319 to Display Web Pages What Can I Do 45 What Is the Difference Between Wireless MAC Address Filter...

Page 4: ...ge from your computer smartphone or tablet to easily configure WS319 You can also install the HUAWEI RuMate app on your smartphone or tablet to manage your router High Speed Ethernet Connectivity The WS319 provides WAN ports for Ethernet enabled devices to access the Internet at high speeds Routing The WS319 supports routing It can obtain an IP address through PPP dial up or Dynamic Host Configura...

Page 5: ...ving state when no service is detected Wi Fi function enabled and disabled as scheduled Ports and Buttons No Item Description 1 Power Connects to a power adapter 2 WAN Connects to an Ethernet device that provides Internet access such as a modem or switch 3 LAN1 LAN4 Connects to Ethernet devices such as computers set top boxes STBs and switches 4 WPS Reset WPS button Press the WPS button to start W...

Page 6: ...LED is steady on while the WS319 is powered on off WLAN is disabled WPS Steady on The WS319 is connected to a wireless client such as a computer with a wireless network adapter over the WLAN using the Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS function Blinking The WS319 is attempting to connect to a wireless client over the WLAN using the WPS function Off WPS is disabled LAN Steady on A LAN port is connected to a...

Page 7: ...9 are far from electric appliances that generate strong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens Connecting the WS319 on an Ethernet Broadband Network If you have subscribed to the Ethernet Broadband you can connect the WS319 to an Ethernet port so that multiple computers could access the Internet Connecting the WS319 on a DSL Broadband Network If you have subscribed to digital subscrib...

Page 8: ...ed to the network normal you can add the Laptop computer desktop computer set top box pad smart phone and other devices to the network Powering On With all cables connected plug the power adapter into the wall mounted power outlet to power on the WS319 After the WS319 is powered on the WS319 indicator turns on The following table lists how the indicators behave when the WS319 is operating correctl...

Page 9: ...10 Indicator Expected State Power Steady on Internet Steady on WLAN Steady on WPS Steady off LAN Steady on A LAN port is connected to a computer or other Ethernet device through a network cable ...

Page 10: ...age set the IP address of the computer that will be used for the login On Windows 7 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop Choose Open Network and Sharing Center 2 Choose Change adapter settings Right click Local Area Connection and choose Properties 3 Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 ...

Page 11: ... Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Click OK On Windows XP 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop 2 In the displayed dialog box click Properties ...

Page 12: ... web management page where you can view or set the WS319 parameters 1 Open a browser In the address box enter 192 168 3 1 Press Enter 2 Enter the login password admin by default Click Log in Before you log in to the WS319 web management page ensure that the computer used for the login is connected to the WS319 and has been configured to automatically obtain an IP address or assigned with a static ...

Page 13: ... When you are unsure of the network connection you subscribed to you can select this mode that the device will detect the network connection automatically Connect automatically The account name and password are provided by your Internet Service Provider ISP Connect with user account No parameter is provided by your ISP The IP address is automatically assigned by the ISP Connect without user accoun...

Page 14: ...arameters verify that the WS319 is correctly connected to your computer and you have the dial up connection account name and password provided by your Internet service provider ISP This section demonstrates how to set up a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection on Windows On Windows 7 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center 2 Under Change your n...

Page 15: ... In User name and Password enter the dial up connection account name and password provided by your ISP In Connection name name the dial up connection Select or deselect Allow other people to use this connection Then click Connect ...

Page 16: ...p connection you just set up and choose Create Shortcut from the shortcut menu In the displayed dialog box click Yes On Windows XP 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections 2 Under Network Tasks click Create a new connection 3 In the New Connection Wizard dialog box click Next ...

Page 17: ...18 4 Select Connect to the Internet and click Next 5 Select Set up my connection manually and click Next ...

Page 18: ...6 Select Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password and click Next 7 In ISP Name name the dial up connection Click Next 8 Select Anyone s use or My use only and click Next ...

Page 19: ...20 9 Enter the dial up connection account name and password provided by your ISP and click Next 10 Select Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop and click Finish ...

Page 20: ... successfully set up a PPPoE connection a dial up connection icon is displayed on your computer desktop To connect to the Internet double click the dial up connection icon In the displayed dialog box click Connect ...

Page 21: ...tion For details see the user guide for the wireless device 2 Within 2 minutes press and hold the WPS Reset button on the WS319 for 1 second or more The WPS indicator blinks When the WPS indicator on the WS319 is steady on a connection between the WS319 and wireless device is set up The WPS indicator is on for 300 seconds Manually Setting Up a Wireless Connection The wireless configuration softwar...

Page 22: ...In the wireless network list check the WLAN connection status If the status is Connected the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS319 On Windows XP 1 Click in the lower right corner of your desktop 2 From the wireless network list select the WLAN provided by the WS319 Click Connect 3 In the displayed dialog box enter the WLAN password and click Connect ...

Page 23: ...24 4 In the wireless network list check the WLAN connection status If the status is Connected the computer is wirelessly connected to the WS319 ...

Page 24: ... Settings 4 Select WLAN Encryption configuration page 5 Select the Hide broadcast check box 6 Click Save Changing Your WLAN Name and Password WLAN access requires the WLAN name and password To improve your WLAN security regularly change your WLAN name and password 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select WLAN Encryption co...

Page 25: ...k adapters incompatibility with the selected security mode 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select WLAN Encryption Encryption Settings configuration page 5 Select Security mode for you wanted 6 Select WPA encryption mode for you wanted 7 In WPA pre shared key enter the WLAN password you specified 8 Click Save After the SS...

Page 26: ...og in to the web management page 3 Choose Home Network tab 4 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Access 5 Select WLAN Access Rules configuration page 6 Select the Only allow specific computers in the WLAN check box 7 In Managed LAN devices select the computer name for you wanted 8 Click Save After the password used for accessing a WLAN is changed you need to enter the new password when connecting a...

Page 27: ...e web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Parental Control 4 Select Time Rules configuration page 5 Click New time rule 6 In Rule name enter a filtering rule name you specified 7 In Internet access allowed enter a time zone you specified 8 In Apply to select the computer name for you wanted 9 Click Save ...

Page 28: ...web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Parental Control 4 Select URL Filter configuration page 5 Click New URL filter 6 In URL to block enter the Web site address you specify 7 Select the Manually specify devices check box 8 In Apply to select the computer name for you wanted 9 Click Save ...

Page 29: ...he web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Bandwidth Control 4 Select Bandwidth Control configuration page 5 Select Enable bandwidth control 6 In Egress bandwidth and Ingress bandwidth enter the desired rates 7 Click Save You can configure different bandwidth control policies for different computers The configuration procedure is as follows 1 Click New 2 In Traffi...

Page 30: ...tion QoS classification From the Application drop down list box select the application type you want to control 6 Click Save Configure the Firewall to Prevent Attacks on the Internet The Description of Firewall Level The preset protective levels of the firewall are as follows Level Description High When you set the firewall level of the router to High only the FTP DNS HTTP packet is allowed to pas...

Page 31: ...d to it Set the firewall level based on site requirements to quickly configure the firewall 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Internet tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Network Security 4 Select Firewall configuration page 5 In Firewall level select the firewall level you specified 6 Click Save ...

Page 32: ...same radio channel WLAN name encryption method and encryption key 1 Find and record the wireless MAC addresses of the two WS319 a Log in to the web management page b Choose Home Network tab c In the navigation tree choose WDS Bridge d Select 2 4GHz frequency band configuration page e Under WLAN MAC Address find a character string that is similar to EC 23 3D E0 5E B4 This value is the wireless MAC ...

Page 33: ...Log in to the web management page b Choose Home Network tab c In the navigation tree choose WDS Bridge d Select 2 4G frequency band configuration page e Set Enable to Enable f In Remote bridge MAC address enter the wireless MAC address of other WS319 g Click Save Please select the same non adaptive channel for Channel ...

Page 34: ...d form one large wireless network This means your devices will automatically connect to the strongest wireless network whether you re in the living room study or bedroom the full benefits of a smart connected home 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Home Network tab 3 In the navigation tree choose WLAN Settings 4 Select Smart Coverage configuration page 5 Select the Enable smart coverage ...

Page 35: ...t LAN Interface Settings configuration page 5 In IP address enter a new IP address Such as 192 168 6 1 6 Click Save Use the new IP address to log in to the web management page Changing the Web Management Page Password The correct password are required to log in to the web management page Regular changes to the web management page password can effectively prevent unauthorized users from logging in ...

Page 36: ... 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Maintain tab 3 In the navigation tree choose Device Management 4 Select Back Up or Restore Settings configuration page 5 Click Back Up in the displayed dialog box set the name and storage location of the configuration file Then click OK If you forget the password you can restore the default settings by pressing and holding the WPS Reset button on the r...

Page 37: ...r settings were configured incorrectly log in to the web management page to reload the default configuration file and restore the WS319 to its default settings Perform this operation with caution After the WS319 is restored to its default settings all custom data and settings will be lost and the password will be restored to admin 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Choose Maintain tab 3 In the ...

Page 38: ...ons Restoring Configuration by Importing Backup File If your operations fail after multiple configurations or you want to quickly restore the WS319 to the familiar configuration state you can upload the backup configuration file to restore the configuration Please regularly back up WS319 s configuration file to your computer For example back up WS319 s configuration file before updating its config...

Page 39: ...ware The WS319 can be upgraded online using the web management page Make sure you are connected to the Internet before the upgrade 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Click Maintain Device Management Online Update 3 Click Check to upgrade the WS319 to the latest version During importing the configuration file do not power off the WS319 otherwise the restoring of the WS319 to the normal state may...

Page 40: ... you can set effective time for your WS319 s LED indicators and Wi Fi function 1 Log in to the web management page 2 Click Maintain ECO Setting ECO Setting 3 Select the Enable ECO LED and Enable ECO WLAN check boxes 4 Set Time 5 Click Save ...

Page 41: ...omputer Management window choose Computer Management Local Services and Applications Services 3 In the right pane of the Computer Management window right click WLAN AutoConfig and choose Properties from the shortcut menu 4 In the displayed dialog box check that Service status is Started 5 Click OK to close the dialog box Then close the Computer Management window Checking the Computer MAC Address T...

Page 42: ...ysical Address 70 F3 95 0C 49 4E The 70 F3 95 0C 49 4E string is your computer s MAC address On Windows XP 1 Choose Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections Right click Local Area Connection and choose Status from the shortcut menu ...

Page 43: ...ick the Support tab Under Connection status click Details 3 In Network Connection Details find the line similar to Physical Address 78 AC C0 B0 DF A1 The 78 AC C0 B0 DF A1 string is your computer s MAC address ...

Page 44: ...list I Often Need to Restart the WS319 to Display Web Pages What Can I Do Verify the following 1 Cables are securely connected to WS319 ports Otherwise network stability may suffer 2 Your computer and the WS319 are far from electric appliances that generate strong magnetic or electric fields such as microwave ovens refrigerators and cordless telephones If the problem persists contact your Internet...

Page 45: ...ght About 360 g WLAN standard 802 11b 802 11g 802 11n 2 4GHz Wireless transmission rate 2 4G 802 11b Up to 11 Mbit s 802 11g Up to 54 Mbit s 802 11n 2T2R antenna technology Up to 300 Mbit s Default Settings Parameter Default Value LAN port IP address 192 168 3 1 LAN port subnet mask 255 255 255 0 User name to log in to the web configuration page admin Password to log in to the web configuration pa...

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