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MW305R 

300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 

 

 

Connection Type 

 

 

Connect on Demand -

  In this mode, the internet connection can be terminated 

automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when 
you attempt to access the Internet again.  If you want your internet connection keeps 
active all the time, please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field.

 

Otherwise, enter the number of 

minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. 

 

Connect Automatically -

 The connection can be re-established automatically when it is 

down. 

 

Connect Manually - 

This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on 

Demand mode.  The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a 
specified inactivity period. 

 

L2TP Advanced settings 

 

 

MTU Size (in bytes) -

 The default MTU size is 1480 bytes. It is NOT recommended that you 

change the default MTU size unless required by your ISP. 

 

WAN Rate Settings -

  Select the rate and duplex mode for the WAN port. It is 

recommended to keep the default auto mode. 

Click 

Save

 to make the settings effective. 

5.

 

PPTP

 

Select this type if you connect to a PPTP VPN Server and are provided with a username, 
password, and IP address/domain name of the server by the ISP. 

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Summary of Contents for 6957939000400

Page 1: ...User Guide 300Mbps Wireless N Router MW305R REV2 0 0 1910080034...

Page 2: ...rademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transforma...

Page 3: ...and 2011 65 EU The original EU declaration of conformity may be found at http www mercusys com en ce RF Exposure Information This device meets the EU requirements 2014 53 EU Article 3 1a on the limita...

Page 4: ...will occur due to improper use of the device Please use this product with care and operate at your own risk Explanation of the symbols on the product label Symbol Explanation DC voltage Indoor use on...

Page 5: ...ic Configuration 8 4 1 Device Management 8 4 2 Network 10 4 3 Wireless 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration 13 5 1 Network 13 5 1 1 WAN Settings 13 5 1 2 LAN Settings 22 5 1 3 IPTV 22 5 1 4 MAC Address...

Page 6: ...eb Management 41 5 5 2 Time Settings 42 5 5 3 Firmware Upgrade 43 5 5 4 Factory Default Restore 44 5 5 5 Backup Restore 44 5 5 6 Reboot 45 5 5 7 Change Login Password 46 5 5 8 Diagnostic Tools 46 5 5...

Page 7: ...ww mercusys com The Quick Installation Guide can be found where you find this guide or inside the package of the router Speed Coverage Disclaimer Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates d...

Page 8: ...nd speed which can fully meet the need of Small Office Home Office SOHO networks and the users demanding higher networking performance 1 2 Product Appearance 1 2 1 The Front Panel The router s LED is...

Page 9: ...al PC s WAN Port This port is where you will connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet POWER Socket The power socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided wit...

Page 10: ...router away from devices with strong electromagnetic reference such as Bluetooth devices cordless phones and microwaves 2 2 Connecting the Router Follow the steps below to connect your router If your...

Page 11: ...ent page open a web browser and enter the default domain name http mwlogin net in the address field 2 A login window will appear Create a login password when prompted Then click For subsequent login u...

Page 12: ...ype and enter the corresponding parameters with the information provided by your ISP and click 4 Customize the SSID network name and password or leave them as default It is recommended that you set a...

Page 13: ...MW305R 300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide 5 Click to complete the Quick Setup 7...

Page 14: ...menus are on the left of the page On the right you can configure the corresponding function There are three functions on the Basic page Device Management Network and Wireless The detailed explanations...

Page 15: ...rent upstream and downstream speed of the device Upstream Downstream You can click the button in the column to set the upstream or downstream speed for the device Block Click to remove the device from...

Page 16: ...customize the basic internet settings on the page 1 PPPoE Select this type if you use DSL Digital Subscriber Line service and are provided with a username and password by the ISP 2 Static IP Select th...

Page 17: ...d the router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP 4 L2TP Select this type if you connect to an L2TP VPN Server and are provided with a username password and IP address domain name of the...

Page 18: ...d password on the page SSID Enter a value of up to 32 characters The default SSID is MERCUSYS_XXXX This field is case sensitive Password Enter 8 63 characters using a combination of numbers letters an...

Page 19: ...IPTV MAC Address Settings DHCP Server and IP MAC Binding Click any of them and you can configure the corresponding function 5 1 1 WAN Settings Go to Network WAN Settings you can configure the IP para...

Page 20: ...ity period Max Idle Time and be re established when you attempt to access the Internet again If you want your internet connection keeps active all the time please enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Ot...

Page 21: ...not be configured unless it is necessary for your ISP In most cases leaving these fields blank will work Use ISP Specified IP Address If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the rout...

Page 22: ...ximum Transmission Unit value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 bytes Do not change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP Manually set DNS server If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addre...

Page 23: ...subnet mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Gateway Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Enter on...

Page 24: ...elds are case sensitive Server IP Domain Name Enter the VPN server s IP address or domain name provided by your ISP Internet IP Internet DNS Displays the internet IP address DNS server address assigne...

Page 25: ...be re established automatically when it is down Connect Manually This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically...

Page 26: ...main name provided by your ISP Internet IP Internet DNS Displays the internet IP address DNS server address assigned by your L2TP server Dynamic IP Static IP Select Dynamic IP the IP address and subne...

Page 27: ...Internet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it is down Connect Manually This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on...

Page 28: ...ter the IP address of your router Subnet Mask An address code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask 5 1 3 IPTV Go to Network IPTV you can configure IPTV...

Page 29: ...the set top box to the corresponding LAN port which is predetermined or you have specified 5 1 4 MAC Address Settings Go to Network MAC Address Settings you can configure the MAC address of the WAN o...

Page 30: ...P Server Go to Network DHCP Server you can configure the DHCP Server settings on the page The router is set up by default as a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server which provides the TCP IP...

Page 31: ...inutes Gateway Optional It is recommended to enter the IP address of the LAN port of the router The default value is 192 168 1 1 Primary DNS Optional Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or c...

Page 32: ...ntrolled computer in the LAN IP Address The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN Status Displays whether the MAC and IP address are bound or not Bind Click to add an entry to the...

Page 33: ...f them to configure the corresponding function 5 2 1 Host Network Go to Wireless Host Network you can configure the settings for the wireless host network on this page SSID Enter a value of up to 32 c...

Page 34: ...using only 11g wireless clients 11b only Select if you are using only 11b wireless clients Channel Width Select the channel width from the drop down list The default setting is Auto Transmit Power Sel...

Page 35: ...my local network Select whether to allow wireless devices on the guest network to access your local network The default value is No Upstream Bandwidth The upload speed through the WAN port for Guest...

Page 36: ...Next 3 Enter the wireless parameters of your router It is recommended to set the same SSID and Password as the root router Then click Next 4 Check the parameters and click Finish to complete the setu...

Page 37: ...d to control the internet activities of the child limit the child to access certain websites and restrict the time of surfing Parental Controls Click to enable or disable this function Parental Device...

Page 38: ...the access control in the screen Access Control Click the button to enable or disable Access Control White List Select to allow only the internet activities specified in the table Black List Select t...

Page 39: ...e in the Hosts Under Control column to add a host then click Apply Host Description In this field create a unique description for the host Mode Here are two options IP Address and MAC Address You can...

Page 40: ...ress Range Enter the IP address or address range of the target targets in dotted decimal format Common Service Here lists some common service ports Select one from the drop down list and the correspon...

Page 41: ...lick Configure in the Schedule column you can select Any Time or select Add to add a new schedule Then click Apply Description In this field create a description for the schedule Note that this descri...

Page 42: ...Service Port number of the PC running the service application You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the External Port or enter a specific port number when External Port is a singl...

Page 43: ...ck Save 5 4 2 DMZ Server Go to Advanced Users DMZ Server and then you can view and configure DMZ host on the page The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special...

Page 44: ...s the port is active or not Refresh Click to update the current UPnP settings List 5 4 4 Advanced Routing Go to Advanced Users Advanced Routing and then you can configure the static routing and view s...

Page 45: ...tem Routing List Destination Address The address of the network or host to which the static route is assigned Subnet Mask The subnet mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network porti...

Page 46: ...by the DDNS service provider To set up for Dynamic DNS follow these steps 1 Select your service provider from the drop down list 2 Enable the Dynamic DNS client 3 Enter the username and password of yo...

Page 47: ...rresponding function 5 5 1 Web Management Go to System Tools Web Management and then you can configure the management rule on the page Local Management To allow specific devices to access and manage t...

Page 48: ...s 2 Enter the IP Address you will use when accessing your router from the Internet 3 Enter the port number to be used to access the router between 1024 and 65535 The default value is 8888 4 Click Save...

Page 49: ...Save 5 5 3 Firmware Upgrade Go to System Tools Firmware Upgrade and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the router on the page Hardware Version Displays the current hardware versio...

Page 50: ...Restore and then and you can restore the configurations of the router to factory defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values The default IP address 192 168 1 1...

Page 51: ...hich you want to restore 2 Click Restore to update the configuration with the file you have selected 5 5 6 Reboot Go to System Tools Reboot and then you can click the Reboot button to reboot the route...

Page 52: ...Change Login Password Go to System Tools Change Login Password and then you can change the login username and password of the router on the page To change the router s login password follow the steps...

Page 53: ...ou wish to diagnose Pings Packet Number Specifies the number of Echo Request messages sent The default is 4 Ping Packet Size Specifies the number of data bytes to be sent The default is 64 NOTE You ca...

Page 54: ...stic Results page displays the result of diagnosis 5 5 9 System Log Go to System Tools System Log and then you can view the logs of the router Refresh Refresh the page to show the latest log list Save...

Page 55: ...r internet service provider Reboot your router and try again Open a web browser enter http mwlogin net and run the Quick Setup again For cable modem users reboot the modem first If the problem persist...

Page 56: ...te a new password when prompted Q5 What should I do if I forget my wireless password By default the wireless network has no password If you have set password for the network 1 Connect your computer to...

Page 57: ...r to the adapter s manual if needed 1 Install TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet and click the Network and Shari...

Page 58: ...dow will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default Now you have two ways to configure the TCP IP protocol below Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address auto...

Page 59: ...address is 192 168 1 1 specify the IP address as 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 3 Enter the router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 1 1 in the Default gatew...

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