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AppendixC

Warranty Information

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RangePlus Wreless Network USB Adapter

Appendx C:  

Warranty Informaton

Limited Warranty

Linksys  warrants  this  Linksys  hardware  product  against 

defects  in  materials  and  workmanship  under  normal 

use for the Warranty Period, which begins on the date of 

purchase by the original end-user purchaser and lasts for 

the period specified below:

One (1) year for new product
Ninety (90) days for refurbished product

This limited warranty is non-transferable and extends only 

to the original end-user purchaser. Your exclusive remedy 

and  Linksys’  entire  liability  under  this  limited  warranty 

will be for Linksys, at its option, to (a) repair the product 

with  new  or  refurbished  parts,  (b)  replace  the  product 

with a reasonably available equivalent new or refurbished 

Linksys  product,  or  (c)  refund  the  purchase  price  of  the 

product  less  any  rebates.  Any  repaired  or  replacement 

products  will  be  warranted  for  the  remainder  of  the 

original Warranty Period or thirty (30) days, whichever is 

longer. All products and parts that are replaced become 

the property of Linksys.

Exclusions and Limitations

This  limited  warranty  does  not  apply  if:  (a)  the  product 

assembly  seal  has  been  removed  or  damaged,  (b)  the 

product has been altered or modified, except by Linksys, (c) 

the product damage was caused by use with non-Linksys 

products, (d) the product has not been installed, operated, 

repaired,  or  maintained  in  accordance  with  instructions 

supplied by Linksys, (e) the product has been subjected to 

abnormal physical or electrical stress, misuse, negligence, 

or accident, (f) the serial number on the Product has been 

altered, defaced, or removed, or (g) the product is supplied 

or licensed for beta, evaluation, testing or demonstration 

purposes  for  which  Linksys  does  not  charge  a  purchase 

price or license fee.
ALL  SOFTWARE  PROVIDED  BY  LINKSYS  WITH  THE 

PRODUCT,  WHETHER  FACTORY  LOADED  ON  THE 

PRODUCT  OR  CONTAINED  ON  MEDIA  ACCOMPANYING 

THE PRODUCT, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY 

OF ANY KIND. Without limiting the foregoing, Linksys does 

not warrant that the operation of the product or software 

will  be  uninterrupted  or  error  free.  Also,  due  to  the 

continual development of new techniques for intruding 

upon  and  attacking  networks,  Linksys  does  not  warrant 

that the product, software or any equipment, system or 

network on which the product or software is used will be 

free  of  vulnerability  to  intrusion  or  attack.  The  product 

may include or be bundled with third party software or 

service offerings. This limited warranty shall not apply to 

such third party software or service offerings. This limited 

warranty  does  not  guarantee  any  continued  availability 

of  a  third  party’s  service  for  which  this  product’s  use  or 

operation may require. 
TO THE  EXTENT  NOT  PROHIBITED  BY  LAW,  ALL  IMPLIED 

WARRANTIES  AND  CONDITIONS  OF  MERCHANTABILITY, 

SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 

PURPOSE  ARE  LIMITED  TO  THE  DURATION  OF  THE 

WARRANTY  PERIOD.  ALL  OTHER  EXPRESS  OR  IMPLIED 

CONDITIONS,  REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES, 

INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  ANY  IMPLIED 

WARRANTY  OF  NON-INFRINGEMENT,  ARE  DISCLAIMED. 

Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long 

an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not 

apply to you. This limited warranty gives you specific legal 

rights, and you may also have other rights which vary by 

jurisdiction.
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT 

WILL LINKSYS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST DATA, REVENUE 

OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, 

INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE 

THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING 

OUT  OF  OR  RELATED  TO  THE  USE  OF  OR  INABILITY  TO 

USE  THE  PRODUCT  (INCLUDING  ANY  SOFTWARE),  EVEN 

IF  LINKSYS  HAS  BEEN  ADVISED  OF  THE  POSSIBILITY  OF 

SUCH  DAMAGES.  IN  NO  EVENT  WILL  LINKSYS’  LIABILITY 

EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT. 

The foregoing limitations will apply even if any warranty 

or  remedy  provided  under  this  limited  warranty  fails  of 

its  essential  purpose.  Some  jurisdictions  do  not  allow 

the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential 

damages,  so  the  above  limitation  or  exclusion  may  not 

apply to you.

Obtaining Warranty Service

If you have a question about your product or experience a 

problem with it, please go to 

www.lnksys.com/support 

where you will find a variety of online support tools and 

information to assist you with your product. If the product 

proves  defective  during  the  Warranty  Period,  contact 

Linksys  Technical  Support  for  instructions  on  how  to 

obtain warranty service. The telephone number for Linksys 

Technical Support in your area can be found in the product 

User Guide and at 

www.lnksys.com

. Have your product 

serial number and proof of purchase on hand when calling. 

A  DATED  PROOF  OF  ORIGINAL  PURCHASE  IS  REQUIRED 

TO PROCESS WARRANTY CLAIMS. If you are requested to 

return your product, you will be given a Return Materials 

Authorization  (RMA)  number.  You  are  responsible  for 

properly packaging and shipping your product to Linksys 

at your cost and risk. You must include the RMA number 

and a copy of your dated proof of original purchase when 

returning your product. Products received without a RMA 

number  and  dated  proof  of  original  purchase  will  be 

Summary of Contents for WRT160N - Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router with Storage Link Model No WRT160N ...

Page 2: ...es a noteworthy website address or e mail address Online Resources Website addresses in this document are listed without http in front of the address because most current web browsers do not require it If you use an older web browser you may have to add http in front of the web address Resource Website Linksys www linksys com Linksys International www linksys com international Glossary www linksys...

Page 3: ...ge Disk 16 Storage Media Server 17 Storage FTP Server 18 Storage Administration 19 Access Restrictions Internet Access 20 Applications and Gaming Single Port Forwarding 21 Applications and Gaming Port Range Forwarding 21 Applications Gaming Port Triggering 22 Applications and Gaming DMZ 22 Applications and Gaming QoS 23 Administration Management 26 Administration Log 26 Administration Diagnostics ...

Page 4: ...tations 39 Obtaining Warranty Service 39 Technical Support 40 Appendix E Regulatory Information 41 FCC Statement 41 FCC Radiation Exposure Statement 41 Safety Notices 41 Wireless Disclaimer 41 Avis de non responsabilité concernant les appareils sans fil 41 User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment WEEE 42 ...

Page 5: ...cted to 10 100 Internet Green Orange The Internet LED lights up green when there is a connection made through the Internet port A flashing LED indicates network activity over the Internet port The LED lights up orange when it is connected to Gigabit and lights up green when it is connected to 10 100 USB Green The USB LED indicates when an external USB hard drive or USB flash disk is connected to t...

Page 6: ...o guess 3 Enable MAC address filtering Linksys routers give you the ability to enable Media Access Control MAC address filtering The MAC address is a unique series of numbers and letters assigned to every networking device With MAC address filtering enabled wireless network access is provided solely for wireless devices with specific MAC addresses For example you can specify the MAC address of eac...

Page 7: ...r s default IP address 192 168 1 1 in the Address field Then press Enter A password request screen will appear Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the User name field blank The first time you open the web based utility use the default password admin You can set a new password from the Administration tab s Management screen Click OK to continue Password Screen Setup Basic Setup The...

Page 8: ...inutes Keep Alive Redial Period If you select this option the Router will periodically check your Internet connection If you are disconnected then the Router will automatically re establish your connection To use this option select Keep Alive In the Redial Period field you specify how often you want the Router to check the Internet connection The default Redial Period is 30 seconds PPTP Point to P...

Page 9: ...eed to specify here User Name and Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP Optional Settings Some of these settings may be required by your ISP Verify with your ISP before making any changes Optional Settings Host Name Domain Name These fields allow you to supply a host and domain name for the Router Some ISPs usually cable ISPs require these names as identification You may h...

Page 10: ...You can enter up to three DNS Server IP Addresses here The Router will use these for quicker access to functioning DNS servers WINS The Windows Internet Naming Service WINS manages each PC s interaction with the Internet If you use a WINS server enter that server s IP Address here Otherwise leave this blank DHCP Reservation Click DHCP Reservation if you want to assign a fixed local IP address to a...

Page 11: ...t IP address is displayed here Because it is dynamic it will change Status The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here Update To manually trigger an update click Update Click Save Settings to apply your changes or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes TZO com Setup DDNS TZO E mail Address TZO Password and Domain Name Enter the settings of the account you set up with TZO Inter...

Page 12: ...e and the destination This feature is Disabled by default Static Routing Select Route Entry number To set up a static route between the Router and another network select a number from the drop down list A static route is a pre determinedpathwaythatnetworkinformationmusttravel to reach a specific host or network Enter the information described below to set up a new static route Click Delete This En...

Page 13: ...default Auto Standard Channel 5GHz Select the channel for Wireless A and Wireless N 5GHz networking If you selected Wide 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting then the Standard Channel will be a secondary channel for Wireless N 5GHz If you are not sure which channel to select keep the default Auto DFS Standard Channel 2 4GHz Select the channel for Wireless B Wireless GandWireless N 2 4GHz netwo...

Page 14: ...ue is 1812 Shared Key Enter the key shared between the Router and the server Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys The default Key Renewal period is 3600 seconds WPA2 Personal Security Mode WPA2 Personal Encryption WPA2 supports two encryption methods TKIP and AES with dynamic encryption keys Select the type of algorithm AE...

Page 15: ...ey Enter the key shared between the Router and the server Encryption Select a level of WEP encryption 64 bits 10 hex digits or 128 bits 26 hex digits The default is 64 bits 10 hex digits Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate WEP keys Then click Generate Key 1 4 If you did not enter a Passphrase enter the WEP key s manually Tx Key Select a key from the drop down menu WEP WEP is a ...

Page 16: ...t checkbox for any device you want to add to the MAC Address Filter List Then click the Add button To retrieve the most up to date information click the Refresh button To exit this screen and return to the Wireless MAC Filter screen click the Close button Wireless Client List MAC 01 50 Enter the MAC addresses of the devices whose wireless access you want to control Click Save Settings to apply you...

Page 17: ...milliseconds The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network DTIM Interval This value between 3 and 255 indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast message...

Page 18: ...is a suite of protocols used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enable PPTP Passthrough Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP allows the Point to Point Protocol PPP to be tunneled through an IP network To allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enable L2TP Passthrough Layer 2 Tunneling P...

Page 19: ...artition If your hard 1 2 3 4 drive is formatted with multiple partitions it will delete them and create a single partition Click Save Settings to apply your changes or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes For more information click Help Storage Media Server An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature Storage Media Server...

Page 20: ...FTP Port Enter the FTP Port number to use The default port is 21 Access This section lets you add FTP folders that can be accessed through the FTP client Click Specify Folder to Access to add a FTP folder to the Access table If you click Specify Folder to Access the FTP Folder screen appears FTP Folder Screen FTP Folder Screen To add an FTP folder Enter a display name that will appear in the Acces...

Page 21: ...User the User Account screen appears User Account User Account Screen To add a new user Enter a user name for the new user Enter the full name and description for the new user Enter a password and enter it again in the Confirm Password field Select Admin or Guest from the Group Member drop down menu You can create a new group in the Group Management section Click Save Settings to save the new chan...

Page 22: ...ess can be managed by a policy Use the settings on this screen to establish an access policy after Save Settings is clicked Selecting a policy from the drop down menu will display that policy s settings To delete a policy select that policy s number and click Delete To view all the policies click Summary Deny or Allow If you select Deny the PC on the Edit List will be denied Internet Access by the...

Page 23: ...rotocol setting Then click Modify To delete an application select it from the Application List Then click Delete Click Save Settings to apply your changes or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes 5 6 7 8 Applications and Gaming Single Port Forwarding The Single Port Forwarding screen allows you to customize port services for common applications When users send these types of requests to your...

Page 24: ...the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router so that when the requested data returns through the Router the data is pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules Applications and Gaming Port Triggering PortTriggering Application Enter the application name of the trigger Triggered Range For each application list the triggered port number ran...

Page 25: ...s in your network must support Wireless WMM If you would like to disable this feature select Disabled Otherwise keep the default Enabled NoAcknowledgement IfyouwanttodisabletheRouter s Acknowledgement feature so the Router will not re send data if an error occurs then keep the default Enabled Otherwise select Disabled Internet Access Priority In this section you can set the bandwidth priority for ...

Page 26: ...l appear in the Summary list Online Games Online Games Games Games Select the appropriate game If you select Add a New Game follow the Add a New Game instructions Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your changes Your new entry will appear in the Summary list Enter a Name Enter any name to indicate the name of the entry Port Range Enter the port rang...

Page 27: ...ice MAC Address Enter the MAC address of your voice device Priority Select the appropriate priority High Medium Normal or Low Click Add to save your changes Your new entry will appear in the Summary list Summary This lists the QoS entries you have created for your applications and devices Priority This displays the bandwidth priority of High Medium Normal or Low Name This displays the application ...

Page 28: ...et Remote Upgrade Select Enabled to be able to upgrade the firmware remotely from the Internet Allowed Remote IP Address Select Any IP Address or manually enter an IP address to allow remote access to the web based utility from the Internet Remote Management Port Enter the port number that will be open to outside access to access the Router s web based utility You will need to enter the Router s p...

Page 29: ... to open the Traceroute Test screen Enter the address of the PC whose connection you wish to test and click Traceroute The Traceroute Test screen will show if the test was successful Click Close to return to the Diagnostics screen Traceroute Test Administration Factory Defaults The Administration Factory Defaults screen allows you to restore the Router s configuration to its factory default settin...

Page 30: ...up Basic Setup screen Select Release IP Address or Renew IP Address as appropriate to release or renew a DHCP lease Click Refresh to update the on screen information Status Local Network The Local Network screen displays information about the local network Status Local Network Local Network Local MAC Address The MAC Address of the Router s local interface is displayed here Router IP Address This s...

Page 31: ...ireless BOnly Wireless A Only or Disabled used by the network Net work Name SSID Displayed here is the name of the wireless network or SSID Radio Band Displayed here is the Radio Band setting selected on the Basic Wireless Settings screen WideChannel DisplayedhereistheWideChannelsetting selected on the Basic Wireless Settings screen Standard Channel Shown here is the Standard Channel setting selec...

Page 32: ...odem and then insert the setup CD into your computer Click Setup and follow the on screen instructions 1 2 3 When you double click the web browser you are prompted for a username and password If you want to get rid of the prompt follow these instructions Launch the web browser and perform the following steps these steps are specific to Internet Explorer but are similar for other browsers Select To...

Page 33: ...ction to the Router Connect an external USB hard drive or USB flash disk to the USB port of the Router Proceed to the next section How to Access the USB Storage How to Access the USB Storage Follow the instructions for your Windows operating system XP or Vista Instructions forWindows XP Click Start Click Search Click Search 1 2 3 1 2 Click Computers or people Click Computers or People Click A comp...

Page 34: ...r admin Click OK Login Screen The Default shared folder of your USB storage appears To access your USB storage double click Default Double click Default 6 7 8 To map the Default shared folder to your computer right click Default Click Map Network Drive Click Map Network Drive Keep the default Drive letter or select the letter you want to use from the Drive drop down menu Click Finish Map Network D...

Page 35: ...rage double click the Default shared folder You can use the Default shared folder as another drive on your network NOTE Repeat steps 1 11 to map the USB storage to each XP computer on your network Instructions forWindowsVista Click Start Click Network Click Network 11 1 2 You will be notified if file sharing is turned off Click the message Click the Message Click Turn on network discovery and file...

Page 36: ...earch field and press the Enter key Double Click WRT600N Computer Category In the User name and Password fields enter admin Click OK Login Screen The Default shared folder of your USB storage appears To access your USB storage double click Default Double Click Default 5 6 7 To map the Default shared folder to your computer right click Default Click Map Network Drive Click Map Network Drive Keep th...

Page 37: ... device you can create shared folders user groups and user accounts Follow the instructions in this section How to Access theWeb Based Utility Toaccesstheweb basedutility launchthewebbrowseron your computer and enter the Router s default IP address 192 168 1 1 in the Address field Then press Enter A password request screen will appear Non Windows XP users will see a similar screen Leave the User n...

Page 38: ...reen click Save Settings to apply your changes or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes Click Close to close the screen How to Create a User Group Click the Storage tab Click the Administration tab 4 5 6 7 1 2 In the Group Management section click Create New Group Storage Administration The Group Account screen appears In the Group Name field enter a name for the new group Group Account In t...

Page 39: ...cription for the new user In the Password and Confirm Password fields enter a password From the Group Member drop down menu select the appropriate group If you want to disable the user account select Account Disabled On the UserAccount screen click Save Settings to save the new changes or click Cancel Changes to cancel the changes Click Close to close the screen On the Administration screen click ...

Page 40: ...AM RF Pwr EIRP in dBm 2 4 GHz Wireless N 16 5 1 5 dbm Typical 5 GHz Wireless N 14 5 1 5 dbm Typical Receiver Sensitivity in dBm 5 GHz Wireless N 73 dBm Typical 2 4 GHz Wireless N 80 dBm Typical Antenna Gain in dBi 2 4 GHz Wireless 3 6 dBi Typical 5 GHz Wireless 3 7 dBi Typical UPnP Supported Security Features WEP WPA WPA2 WEP Key Bits Up to 256 Bit Encryption Environmental Dimensions 7 48 x 5 71 x...

Page 41: ...This limited warranty shall not apply to such third party software or service offerings This limited warranty does not guarantee any continued availability of a third party s service for which this product s use or operation may require TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED T...

Page 42: ...custom duties VAT and other associated taxes and charges Repairs or replacements not covered under this limited warranty will be subject to charge at Linksys then current rates Technical Support This limited warranty is neither a service nor a support contract Information about Linksys current technical support offerings and policies including any fees for support services can be found at www link...

Page 43: ...uce the potential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems the maximum antenna gain of 3 7 dBi permitted for devices in the bands 5250 5350 MHz and 5470 5725 MHz to comply with the e i r p limit and the maximum antenna gain of 3 7 dBi permitted for devices in the band 5725 5825 MHz to comply with the e i r p limits specified for point to point and non point to point operatio...

Page 44: ... Evropská směrnice 2002 96 ES zakazuje aby zařízení označené tímto symbolem na produktu anebo na obalu bylo likvidováno s netříděným komunálním odpadem Tento symbol udává že daný produkt musí být likvidován odděleně od běžného komunálního odpadu Odpovídáte za likvidaci tohoto produktu a dalších elektrických a elektronických zařízení prostřednictvím určených sběrných míst stanovených vládou nebo mí...

Page 45: ...ημα από το οποίο αγοράσατε το προϊόν Français French Informations environnementales pour les clients de l Union européenne La directive européenne 2002 96 CE exige que l équipement sur lequel est apposé ce symbole sur le produit et ou son emballage ne soit pas jeté avec les autres ordures ménagères Ce symbole indique que le produit doit être éliminé dans un circuit distinct de celui pour les déche...

Page 46: ...Ha elavult berendezéseinek felszámolásához további részletes információra van szüksége kérjük lépjen kapcsolatba a helyi hatóságokkal a hulladékfeldolgozási szolgálattal vagy azzal üzlettel ahol a terméket vásárolta Nederlands Dutch Milieu informatie voor klanten in de Europese Unie DeEuropeseRichtlijn2002 96 ECschrijftvoordatapparatuurdie is voorzien van dit symbool op het product of de verpakkin...

Page 47: ...ia pomôže zabrániť prípadným negatívnym dopadom na životné prostredie a zdravie ľudí Ak máte záujem o podrobnejšie informácie o likvidácii starého zariadenia obráťte sa prosím na miestne orgány organizácie zaoberajúce sa likvidáciou odpadov alebo obchod v ktorom ste si produkt zakúpili Slovenčina Slovene Okoljske informacije za stranke v Evropski uniji Evropska direktiva 2002 96 EC prepoveduje odl...

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