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User Manual of WDRT-730

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1.2 Product Description

PLANET WDRT-730 with exceptional range and speed can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home

Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.

2.4G & 5G Simultaneous Dual Band Wireless Connectivity

Since there are more and more wireless applications of various electric devices using the radio

frequency of 2.4GHz, the wireless channel of 2.4GHz has been already too crowded for clients to

enjoy the high-speed wireless connection. In order to avoid the wireless interference of each other,

WDRT-730 provides users the radio frequency of 5GHz for watching HD videos or playing online

games. At the same time, other users can still surf the Internet via the original radio frequency of 2.4

GHz simultaneously. It is just like there are 2 totally independent Access Points for you.

Summary of Contents for WDRT-730

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Page 2: ...e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If t...

Page 3: ...onal Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries and other countries following the EU directive 1999 5 EC without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Mil...

Page 4: ...Revision User Manual for PLANET 300Mbps Dual Band 802 11n Wireless Gigabit Router Model WDRT 730 Rev 1 0 May 2012 Part No EM WDRT730_v1 0 2081 E50270 000 III ...

Page 5: ...1 Chapter 4 Quick Installation Guide 13 4 1 Manual Network Setup TCP IP Configuration 13 4 1 1 Obtain an IP Address Automatically 13 4 1 2 Configure the IP Address Manually 15 4 2 Starting Setup in the Web UI 19 Chapter 5 Configuring the Router 22 5 1 Login 22 5 2 General Setup 23 5 2 1 System 23 5 2 1 1 Time Zone 23 5 2 1 2 Password Settings 24 5 2 1 3 Remote Management 25 5 2 1 4 Channel Domain ...

Page 6: ...5 2 7 1 Parent Control 63 5 2 7 2 Access Control 64 5 2 7 3 URL Blocking 66 5 2 7 4 DoS 67 5 2 7 5 DMZ 68 5 3 Status 69 5 3 1 Internet Connection 70 5 3 2 Device Status 70 5 3 3 System Log 71 5 3 4 Security Log 72 5 3 5 Active DHCP Client 72 5 3 6 Statistics 73 5 4 Tools 73 5 4 1 Configuration Tools 74 5 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 74 5 4 3 Restart 75 Chapter 6 Quick Connection to a Wireless Network 76 6...

Page 7: ...VI Appendix B Configuring the PC in Windows 7 88 Appendix C Specifications 93 Appendix D Glossary 95 ...

Page 8: ...choosing PLANET WDRT 730 Before installing the router please verify the contents inside the package box WDRT 730 Wireless Router Quick Installation Guide CD ROM User Manual included Power Adapter Ethernet Cable Stand If there is any item missed or damaged please contact the seller immediately ...

Page 9: ...s of various electric devices using the radio frequency of 2 4GHz the wireless channel of 2 4GHz has been already too crowded for clients to enjoy the high speed wireless connection In order to avoid the wireless interference of each other WDRT 730 provides users the radio frequency of 5GHz for watching HD videos or playing online games At the same time other users can still surf the Internet via ...

Page 10: ...l and flexible bandwidth control function for the administrator to keep enough bandwidth for some applications or limit the maximal bandwidth for some specified clients Now different users who watch HD movies play online games use Internet telephony and download files can finally exist in the same local area network concurrently Powerful Firewall and Complete Access Control Functions The WDRT 730 ...

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Page 12: ...PS Advanced security 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK TKIP AES encryption 802 1x Supports NAT firewall to protect against DoS attacks Supports IP Protocol based access control and MAC address Filtering Supports VPN Pass Through PPTP L2TP IPSec Advanced Networking function for Specific Application Supports Multiple Bandwidth Control QoS based on different local IP addresses and ports Su...

Page 13: ...vate 5GHz wireless WPS function LED Indicators PWR WLAN 2 4G 5G x 2 LAN Link 1000Mbps x 8 WAN Link 1000Mbps x 2 Material Plastic Dimension W x D x H 170 x 110 x 32 mm W x D x H Weight 250g Power Requirement 12V DC 1A Wireless interface Specification Standard Compliance with IEEE 802 11a b g n Frequency Band 2 4GHz 5GHz Transmission Distance Indoor up to 100m outdoor up to 300m it is limited to the...

Page 14: ... with filtering functions IP address filtering Domain Name filtering MAC address filtering Firewall Supports DoS protection Built in DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Support UPnP Dynamic DNS Support Packets Statistics IP MAC Binding IP Port Protocol based Bandwidth Control LAN Session Number Max 10240 Web based HTTP management interface Remote management SNTP time synchronize ...

Page 15: ...ect WDRT 730 to the existing network devices and your computers 2 1 Hardware Description Dimension 170 x 110 x 32 mm W x D x H 2 1 1 The Front Panel The front panel provides a simple interface monitoring the router Figure 2 1 shows the front panel of WDRT 730 Front Panel Figure 2 1 WDRT 730 Front Panel ...

Page 16: ...ring or receiving data Off 5GHz Wireless LAN is disabled 5G WLAN On 5GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled Flashing 2 4GHz Wireless LAN is transferring or receiving data Off 2 4GHz Wireless LAN is disabled 2 4G WLAN On 2 4GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled Flashing An linked device is transferring or receiving data Off No device is linked to the corresponding port LNK ACT LAN1 4 WAN On A device i...

Page 17: ... or deactivate the wireless function Reset the WDRT 730 to the factory default clear all settings or activate WPS function Reset WPS Press for more than 10 seconds to reset the device to factory default Press for less than 5 seconds once to activate 2 4GHz wireless WPS function Press for less than 5 seconds twice to activate 5GHz wireless WPS function WAN Connect to the Cable xDSL Modem or the Eth...

Page 18: ...t is recommended to use Internet Explore 7 0 or above to access the Router 3 2 Installing the Router Before installing the Router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband service successfully at this moment If there is any problem please contact your local ISP After that please install the Router according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug a...

Page 19: ... 1 Hardware Installation of the WDRT 730 Wireless Router Step 5 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet Then power on the Router Step 6 Power on your PC and Cable xDSL Modem ...

Page 20: ...ays Obtain an IP address automatically Configure the IP address manually In the following sections we ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP IP correctly in Windows XP And the procedures in other operating systems are similar First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working and refer to the Ethernet adapter s manual if needed 4 1 1 Obtain an IP Address Automatically Summary Set up the T...

Page 21: ... 730 14 Figure 4 1 4 In the prompt window shown below double click on the Internet Protocol TCP IP Figure 4 2 5 The following TCP IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default ...

Page 22: ...e the IP Address Manually Summary Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx xxx is any number from 2 to 254 Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and Gateway is 192 168 1 1 The Router s default IP address 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button 2 If the Router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 enter IP address 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to...

Page 23: ...io button In the Preferred DNS Server field you can enter the DNS server IP address which has been provided by your ISP Figure 4 4 Now click OK to save your settings Now you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the Router The following example is in Windows XP OS Please follow the steps below 1 Click on Start Run ...

Page 24: ... Windows Vista users type cmd in the Start Search box At the prompt Figure 4 6 Open a command prompt and type ping 192 168 1 1 and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to Figure 4 7 it means the connection between your PC and the Router has been established well ...

Page 25: ...igure 4 8 it means the connection between your PC and the Router has failed Figure 4 8 Failure result of Ping command If the address is 0 0 0 0 check your adapter installation security settings and the settings on your router Some firewall software programs may block a DHCP request on newly installed adapters ...

Page 26: ...to configure and manage the WDRT 730 with the web browser Step 1 To access the configuration utility open a web browser and enter the default IP address http 192 168 1 1 in the web address field of the browser Figure 4 9 Login the Router After a moment a login window will appear Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then click the OK button or press the Enter key Fi...

Page 27: ... Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it After entering the username and password the main screen appears as Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 WDRT 730 Web UI Screenshot Step 2 After successfully login in you can click the Quick Setup button to quickly configure your Router Figure 4 12 Quick Setup Select the corresponding Time Zone of your area and configure the other related options if necessary then clic...

Page 28: ...odem for example Please refer to the instructions in the next chapter for configuring the other Broadband types Figure 4 13 Choose Internet Access Method Step 4 Please enter the Host Name MAC Address and the other option if necessary Then click OK button to make the configuration take effect immediately Figure 4 14 ...

Page 29: ... there are the corresponding explanations and instructions Except the Quick Setup part introduced in the Chapter 4 2 please refer to the following sections for the instructions of the other configurations Figure 5 1 For the following introductions of every function you will see the message below on the screen after clicking the APPLY button every time Just click CONTINUE button to save the setting...

Page 30: ...p contains most parts of the network configuration Figure 5 2 5 2 1 System This option includes some basic configuration and the remote management access function of WDRT 730 Figure 5 3 5 2 1 1 Time Zone You can configure the time settings on the following screen ...

Page 31: ...etting please check Enable box and set the duration of daylight setting Table 5 1 5 2 1 2 Password Settings You can change the factory default password of the Router on the screen as shown in Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Password Please input the current password once and the new password twice to confirm It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default password of the Router The new...

Page 32: ...remote management web port to a custom one by entering that number in the box provided Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port Table 5 2 To access the Router you should type your Router s WAN IP address into your browser s address in IE or Location in Navigator box followed by a colon and the custom port number For example if your Router s WAN addre...

Page 33: ...egulation 5 2 2 WAN You can configure WAN connection type manually here just like it in Quick Setup and set advanced functions like DDNS Dynamic DNS here Figure 5 8 5 2 2 1 Dynamic IP If your ISP provides the DHCP service please choose Dynamic IP type and the Router will automatically obtain IP parameters from your ISP You can see the page as follows Figure 5 9 ...

Page 34: ...in MAC address to access internet If you re using the computer which used to connect to Internet via Cable Modem you can simply click Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer TTL Choose the number of TTL if the local ISP requires you to do so Table 5 3 5 2 2 2 Static IP If your local ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address Subnet Mask and Gatew...

Page 35: ... so Table 5 4 5 2 2 3 PPPoE If your local ISP provides a PPPoE connection choose PPPoE and fill the necessary parameters below Figure 5 11 Figure 5 11 WAN PPPoE Object Description User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Service Name Optional Please give a name to this Internet service MTU Please input the MTU value of your network co...

Page 36: ...connect or disconnect to the ISP immediately TTL Choose the number of TTL if the local ISP requires you to do so Table 5 5 Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Idle Time Out since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 5 2 2 4 PPTP If your ISP provides PPTP connection please select PPTP And enter the following parameters Fi...

Page 37: ... method WAN interface settings must be configured correctly or the Internet connection will fail even the other settings of PPTP are correct Please contact your Internet service provider if you are not sure what you should fill in these fields PPTP Settings Object Description User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive PPTP Gateway Pleas...

Page 38: ... connection be always on Or select Connect on Demand then you can configure Idle Time Out below to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving in a period of idle time Or you can also select Manual Then click Connect or Disconnect buttons to connect or disconnect to the ISP immediately Table 5 6 Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you specify a time ...

Page 39: ...tly or the Internet connection will fail even the other settings of L2TP are correct Please contact your Internet service provider if you are not sure what you should fill in these fields L2TP Settings Object Description User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive L2TP Gateway Please input the IP address of L2TP gateway assigned by your ...

Page 40: ...cannot be terminated although you specify a time to Idle Time Out since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background 5 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond If your ISP provides Big Pond Cable or Heart Beat Signal connection please select Telstra Big Pond And you should enter the following parameters Figure 5 14 Figure 5 14 Object Description User Name Password Enter the User Name an...

Page 41: ... allows the hosting of a website FTP server or e mail server with a fixed domain name named by yourself and a dynamic IP address and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key Figure 5 16 Ob...

Page 42: ... have connected the router to the access point of the ISP wirelessly please setup the WAN connection type in WAN page Figure 5 17 Object Description Disable Enable Enable Station Mode Only Disable disable WISP function Enable enable WISP function and the router can also act as an access point for the wireless clients to associate to it for Internet connection If you are informed by your local ISP ...

Page 43: ...ss ISP enables wireless security you have to follow the same settings in order to access its access point Select the corresponding encryption method for this connection Please refer to the Chapter 5 2 4 3 Security Settings for the detailed instructions Table 5 10 5 2 3 LAN There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers Static IP Address set the IP address for every computer manually and Dy...

Page 44: ... code that determines the size of the network Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask 802 1d Spanning Tree If you need to activate 802 1d Spanning Tree function select Enable Otherwise please set it to Disable DHCP Server If you need to activate DHCP server function of this router to obtain the IP address for every client device select Enable Table 5 11 ...

Page 45: ...P range DHCP Client End IP Please input the end IP address of the IP range Domain Name You can input the domain name for your network optional Table 5 12 Enabling Static DHCP Leases allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever so you don t have to set the IP address for a computer and still enjoy the benefit of using DHCP server Maximum 16 static IP addresses can be assi...

Page 46: ...interfaces separately The wireless settings for both wireless bands are almost the same The following sections will only highlight the different descriptions between these two bands Figure 5 19 5 2 4 1 Basic Settings The parameters here are used for the wireless stations to connect to the WDRT 730 This router can be work in the following 6 wireless modes Figure 5 20 ...

Page 47: ...2 11b g n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps Band 5GHz A for 802 11a clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps A N for 802 11a n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps SSID This is the name of the wireless signal You can type any alphanumerical characters here maximum 32 characters SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless r...

Page 48: ...se because some wireless clients support manual channel number selection And this may help in solving s some radio communication problem The available channel numbers of 2 4GHz and 5GHz are different Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button to show the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point Table 5 14 2 Station Infrastructure Combine the router to...

Page 49: ...and 5GHz A for 802 11a clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps A N for 802 11a n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps SSID This is the name of wireless network You can type the SSID of the network you would like to connect here Site Survey When you use this wireless router as a wireless station for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability you have to associate it with a ...

Page 50: ... g clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps G for 802 11g clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps B G N for 802 11b g n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps Band 5GHz A for 802 11a clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps A N for 802 11a n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps Channel Number Select the channel you want to use two wireless routers must use the sam...

Page 51: ...ith up to four other wireless routers to expand the scope of network Figure 5 24 Object Description Band Please select the band you want to use all the wireless routers connected to each other must use the same setting 2 4GHz N for 802 11n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps B G for 802 11b g clients only and maximal rate is up to 54Mbps G for 802 11g clients only and maximal rate is up...

Page 52: ...connected to each other must use the same setting MAC Address 1 4 Input the MAC address of other wireless routers Security Settings Click Security Settings button to configure wireless encryption for this connection Please refer to the Chapter 5 2 4 3 Security Settings for the detailed instructions Table 5 17 5 AP Bridge WDS Connect this router with up to four WDS capable wireless routers to expan...

Page 53: ...r and the setting should be the same with all other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming Channel Number Select the channel you want to use all the wireless routers connected to each other must use the same setting Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button to see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point MAC Address 1 4 Input the MAC add...

Page 54: ...up to 54Mbps A N for 802 11a n clients only and maximal rate is up to 300Mbps SSID Input the SSID of your wireless router and the setting should be the same with all other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming Channel Number Select the channel you want to use all the wireless routers connected to each other must use the same setting Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button to ...

Page 55: ...ot sure what it is Default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the Beacon Interval of wireless radio Please do not modify the default value if you are not sure what it is Default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM Period of wireless radio Please do not modify the default value if you are not sure what it is Default value is 3 Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value Since ...

Page 56: ...s setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g n wireless access points Tx Power You can adjust the output power of wireless radio Unless you re using this wireless router in a really big space you may not have to set output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unknown users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless router WMM The wil...

Page 57: ...transfer over network without your consent Figure 5 29 Object Description IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encryption the data during communication If there is a RADIUS ser...

Page 58: ... four sets of WEP key and you can decide which key is being used by default here If you don t know which one you should use select Key 1 Encryption Key 1 4 Input Encryption Key characters here the number of the characters must be the same as the number displayed at Key Format field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format And if you select Hex as key...

Page 59: ...shared Key Format Select the type of pre shared key you can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Pre shared Key Please input the WPA passphrase here It s not recommended to use a word that can be easily found in a dictionary due to security reason Table 5 23 4 WPA RADIUS If you have a RADIUS server WDRT 730 can work with it and provide ...

Page 60: ... users from connecting to WDRT 730 only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router You can use this function with other security measures described in previous section to create a safer wireless environment Please Input the MAC address of your wireless devices dash or colon are not required i e If the MAC address label of your wireless...

Page 61: ...ter will not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients Table 5 25 5 2 4 5 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the simplest way to build wireless connection between clients and the wireless router You don t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time but only have to press a button on wireless client and this wireless router then the WPS function will do th...

Page 62: ...de of the wireless client you wish to connect and click Start PIN button The WLAN LED on WDRT 730 will be steady on when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS request Config Mode There are Registrar and Enrollee modes for the WPS connection When Registrar mode is enabled the wireless clients will follow the router s wireless settings for WPS connection When Enrolle mode is enabled the r...

Page 63: ...such unpleasing result from happening Figure 5 35 Object Description Enable QoS Check this box to enable QoS function uncheck this box if you don t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations Total Download Bandwidth You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits To disable download bandwidth limitation input 0 here Total Upload Bandwidth You can set the limit of total upload bandwidth i...

Page 64: ... input the range of local source port number that will be affected by this rule If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90 please input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the single port number like 80 Remote IP Address Specify the remote destination IP address that will be affected by this rule Please input the starting IP address in the left field and input the...

Page 65: ...nly provide very few IP addresses to every user Therefore it is necessary to use NAT to share a single public IP address to multiple computers on local network so everyone can get connected to the Internet Please choose Enable or Disable the NAT function Figure 5 37 5 2 6 1 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of public IP address to the same port...

Page 66: ...t number in the left field and the ending port number in the right field If you only want to redirect a single port number just fill the port number in the left field Comment Please input any text up to 16 alphanumerical characters to describe this rule of port forwarding Table 5 29 5 2 6 2 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on the Internet IP address on WAN port to a speci...

Page 67: ... in LAN which provides Internet service Type Select the type of connection TCP or UDP If you re not sure please select Both Public Port Please select the port number of Internet IP address which will be redirected to the port number of local IP address defined above Comment Please input any text up to 16 alphanumerical characters to describe the redirecting service Table 5 30 5 2 6 3 Special Appli...

Page 68: ... port numbers for this particular application UDP Port to Open This is the out going Outbound range of UDP port numbers for this particular application Comment Please input any text up to 16 alphanumerical characters to describe the service Popular Applications Select the application from the Popular Applications that require multiple connections and click Add to save the setting to Current Trigge...

Page 69: ...on that includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support With these supports those special applications will be able to work with NAT structure There are many applications listed here Please check the box of the special support for the applications you need and then click APPLY button to save the settings Figure 5 42 ...

Page 70: ...se Enable or Disable the Firewall function 5 2 7 1 Parent Control You can set the specific computer and time period for your children to access the Internet Figure 5 44 Object Description MAC Input the MAC address of the computer you want to control i e your child s computer in the MAC field You can also select a MAC address of some computer in the Select dropdown list and copy it by clicking butt...

Page 71: ...Allow to decide the behavior of MAC filtering table Object Description Client PC MAC Address Please input the MAC address of the computer or network device you want to limit to here i e If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates aa bb cc dd ee ff or aa bb cc dd ee ff just input aabbccddeeff Computer Name Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be liste...

Page 72: ...r Manual of WDRT 730 65 characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank Table 5 33 Enable IP Filtering Please select Deny all or Allow to decide the behavior of MAC filtering table Figure 5 46 ...

Page 73: ...eed is not listed above you can create a new service on your own Please select TCP or UDP If you re not sure please select Both Port Range Please input the port range of new service here If you want to specify port 80 to 90 please input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number like 80 Table 5 34 5 2 7 3 URL Blocking If you want to prevent the computers in lo...

Page 74: ...n status of a specified remote network device but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING request data packet to make your internet connection become very slow even unusable Check this box and the router will ignore all inbound PING request but when you activate this function you will not be able to ping your own router from internet too Port Scan Some ma...

Page 75: ...ated Discard Ping from WAN Check the box to activate this DoS prevention mechanism Port Scan Many kind of port scan methods are listed here please check one or more DoS attack methods you want to prevent Sync Flood Like Ping of Death you can set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Table 5 37 5 2 7 5 DMZ Demilitarized Zone DMZ refers to a special area in your local...

Page 76: ...t PC IP Address Please input the private IP address that the Internet IP address will be mapped to Computer Name Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily to select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer Table 5 38 5 3 Status You can use this function to realize the instantaneous information of the router The Info...

Page 77: ...T 730 70 Figure 5 51 5 3 1 Internet Connection You can use this function to know the status of current Internet connection Figure 5 52 5 3 2 Device Status You can use this function to know the information of your router ...

Page 78: ...User Manual of WDRT 730 71 Figure 5 53 5 3 3 System Log All important system events will be logged here You can use this function to check the event log of your router ...

Page 79: ...ork and system security is kept here and you can use this function to check the security event log of your router Figure 5 55 5 3 5 Active DHCP Client If you re using the DHCP server function of this router you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router ...

Page 80: ...s function to check the packet statistics of wireless LAN and WAN interface of this router Figure 5 57 5 4 Tools The functions described here will provide you system tools for the all the settings backup restore firmware upgrade and resetting the router to default settings ...

Page 81: ...ools You can backup all the configurations of this router to a file and restore it someday if necessary Figure 5 59 5 4 2 Firmware Upgrade You can use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your router even fix the bugs of this router Figure 5 60 ...

Page 82: ...puter from the router If the firmware you uploaded is corrupt the firmware upgrade will fail and you may have to return this router to the dealer of purchase to ask for help 5 4 3 Restart If you think the network performance is bad or you found the behavior of the router is strange you can perform a router restart Figure 5 61 ...

Page 83: ...XP Wireless Zero Configuration Step 1 Right Click on the wireless network icon displayed in the system tray Figure 6 1 Step 2 Select View Available Wireless Networks Step 3 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 Select SSID PLANET 2 Click the Connect button Figure 6 2 ...

Page 84: ...n box will appear 2 Enter the encryption key that configured in section 5 6 2 3 Click the Connect button Figure 6 3 Step 5 Check if Connected is displayed Figure 6 4 Some laptops are equipped with an Wireless ON OFF switch for the internal wireless LAN make sure the hardware wireless switch is switch to ON position ...

Page 85: ... network connection tool is similar to wireless zero configuration tool in Windows XP Step 1 Right Click on the network icon displayed in the system tray Figure 6 5 Step 2 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 Select SSID defauld_2 4G 2 Click the Connect button Figure 6 6 If you will be connecting to this Wireless Router in the future checking Connect automatically ...

Page 86: ...f WDRT 730 79 Step 4 Enter the encryption key of the Wireless Router 1 The Connect to a Network box will appear 2 Enter the encryption key that configured in section 5 6 2 3 Click the OK button Figure 6 7 Figure 6 8 ...

Page 87: ...6 9 6 3 Mac OS X 10 x Step 1 Right Click on the network icon displayed in the system tray The AirPort Network Connection menu will appear Figure 6 10 Step 2 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 Select and SSID PLANET 2 Double click on the selected SSID ...

Page 88: ...he encryption key that configured in section 5 6 2 1 Click the OK button Figure 6 12 If you will connect this Wireless Router in the future check Remember this network Step 5 Check if the AirPort is connect to the selected wireless network If Yes then there will be a check symbol in the front of the SSID ...

Page 89: ...ad Step 1 Tap the Settings icon displayed in the home screen Figure 6 14 Step 2 Check Wi Fi setting and select the available wireless network 1 Tap General Network 2 Tap Wi Fi If this is the first time to connect to the Wireless Router it should shows Not Connected ...

Page 90: ...User Manual of WDRT 730 83 Figure 6 15 Figure 6 16 Step 3 Tap the target wireless network SSID in Choose a Network 1 Turn on Wi Fi by tapping Wi Fi 2 Select SSID PLANET ...

Page 91: ...DRT 730 84 Figure 6 17 Step 4 Enter the encryption key of the Wireless Router 1 The password input screen will be displayed 2 Enter the encryption key that configured in section 5 6 2 3 Tap the Join button Figure 6 18 ...

Page 92: ...User Manual of WDRT 730 85 Step 5 Check if the iDevice is connect to the selected wireless network If Yes then there will be a check symbol in the front of the SSID Figure 6 19 ...

Page 93: ...r to obtain an IP address automatically DHCP and see if your computer can get an IP address f If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens contact your dealer of purchase for help g If all the solutions above don t work contact the dealer for help I can t get connected to the Internet a Go to Status Internet Connection menu and check Internet connection status b Please be patient sometime Intern...

Page 94: ...k If someone s transferring big files other people will think Internet is really slow e If this never happens before call you Internet service provider to know if there is something wrong with their network I can t log into the web management interface The password is wrong a Make sure you re connecting to the correct IP address of the router b Password is case sensitive Make sure the Caps Lock li...

Page 95: ...k Adapter is working refer to the adapter s manual if needed 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon and then click the Change adapter settings on the left side of the screen Figure B 1 3 Right click the icon of the network adapter shown in the figure below and select Properties on the prompt window ...

Page 96: ...User Manual of WDRT 730 89 Figure B 1 4 In the prompt page shown below double click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 ...

Page 97: ...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 automatically Choose Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown in the Figure below ...

Page 98: ...92 168 1 1 type in IP address 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 3 Type the Router s LAN IP address the default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the Default gateway field 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button In the Preferred DNS Server field you can type the DNS server IP address which has been provided by your ISP ...

Page 99: ...User Manual of WDRT 730 92 Figure B 5 Now click OK to keep your settings ...

Page 100: ...nds once to activate 2 4GHz wireless WPS function Press for less than 5 seconds twice to activate 5GHz wireless WPS function LED Indicators PWR WLAN 2 4G 5G x 2 LAN Link 1000Mbps x 8 WAN Link 1000Mbps x 2 Material Plastic Dimension W x D x H 170 x 110 x 32 mm W x D x H Weight 250g Power Requirement 12V DC 1A Wireless interface Specification Standard Compliance with IEEE 802 11a b g n Frequency Ban...

Page 101: ...PPPoE PPTP L2TP Telstra Big Pond WISP NAT firewall NAT with ALG Application Layer Gateway Built in NAT server which supports Port Forwarding Virtual Server and DMZ Built in firewall with IP address filtering Domain Name filtering and MAC address filtering Firewall Supports DoS protection Built in DHCP server supporting static IP address distributing Support UPnP Dynamic DNS Support Packets Statist...

Page 102: ...ith IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configure the TCP IP parameters for the all the PC s that are connected to a DHCP server DMZ Demilitarized Zone A Demilitarized Zone allows one local ...

Page 103: ...ss Point and to the wireless network name WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit or 128 bit or 152 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard Wi Fi A trade name for the 802 11b wireless networking standard given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance WECA see http www wi fi net an industry standards group promoting interoperability a...

Page 104: ...he Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to 1999 5 EC R TTE For the evaluation regarding the R TTE the following standards were applied EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 10 EN 301 893 V1 5 1 2008 12 EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 2008 04 EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 2009 05 EN 62311 2008 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 Responsible for marking this declaration if the Manufacturer Authorized represent...

Page 105: ... Router spełnia wszystkie istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w dokumencie Directive 1999 5 EC Ελληνικά ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ PLANET Technology Corporation ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΑΥΤΟ 300Mbps Dual Band 802 11n Wireless Gigabit Router ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 1999 5 ΕΚ Português PLANET Technology Corporation declara que este 300Mbps Dual Band 802 11n Wir...

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