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sponding port (1, 2 or 3).  

If the LED is flashing, the PRT-301W is actively sending or receiving data 
over that port. 

WLAN 

The WLAN LED flashes when the wireless works. 

WAN 

The WAN illuminates when the PRT-301W is powered on and flashes 
when the PRT-301W is actively sending or receiving data over the WAN 
network. 

Summary of Contents for PRT-301W

Page 1: ...Powerline Wireless Router PRT 301W User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...tion This equipment gener ates 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 this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tu...

Page 3: ...uipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufac ture must therefore be allowed at all times to e...

Page 4: ...atus 12 4 1 7 System Log 13 4 1 8 Reboot 13 4 2 WAN 13 4 2 1 Dynamic IP 13 4 2 2 Static IP 14 4 2 3 PPPoE 14 4 2 4 PPTP 15 4 2 5 DNS 15 4 3 LAN 16 4 3 1 LAN Settings 16 4 3 2 DHCP Client List 17 4 4 Wireless 17 4 4 1 Wireless Settings 17 4 4 2 Security Settings 18 4 5 NAT 18 4 5 1 Special Application 18 4 5 2 Virtual Server 19 4 6 Firewall 20 4 6 1 Block WAN Ping 20 4 6 2 Client Filtering 20 4 6 3...

Page 5: ...r Note If any of the above items are missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 1 2 System Requirements Before installation please check the following requirements with your equipment n One RJ 45 Broadband Internet connection n One PC with an installed 10Mbps 100Mbps or 10 100 Mbps Ethernet card n TCP IP network protocol for each PC n UTP network cable with RJ 45 connector n Microsoft Inter...

Page 6: ...n Data Rate 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps Internet Connectivity Internet Connection Fixed IP PPPoE PPTP Dynamic IP Protocol TCP IP NAT DHCP HTTP RIPv1 v2 Advanced Function Virtual Server DMZ Powerline Standard HomePlug Powerline Alliance v1 0 Data Rate Up to 14Mbps over powerline 1 5 Wireless Performance The following information will help you utilizing the wireless pe...

Page 7: ... signal re ception is definitely weak in some certain areas such as location right down the antenna Moreover the original antenna of PRT 301W can be replaced with other external anten nas to extend the coverage Please check the specification of the antenna you want to use and make sure it can be used on PRT 301W 4 WLAN type If PRT 301W is installed in an 802 11b and 802 11g mixed WLAN its performa...

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Page 9: ...WAN port Connect ADSL Cable Modem to the WAN port on PRT 301W Use the cable supplied with your modem If no cable was supplied with your modem please use a RJ 45 Ethernet cable 5 Plug in power adapter and connect to power source After power on PRT 301W will start to operate In the mean time PRT 301W is connected to the powerline network Note ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the PRT 301W Oth...

Page 10: ...RT 301W is actively sending or receiving data over that port WLAN The WLAN LED flashes when the wireless works WAN The WAN illuminates when the PRT 301W is powered on and flashes when the PRT 301W is actively sending or receiving data over the WAN network ...

Page 11: ...dress allows you to monitor and config ure via web browser easily 1 Open your web browser 2 Enter the IP address of your PRT 301W in the address field the default IP address is 192 168 1 1 3 The homepage of PRT 301W appears as below 3 2 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard allows you to complete the initial configurations of PRT 301W with step by step instructions Step 1 Time Zone ...

Page 12: ...ow Click NEXT to continue Step 2 WAN Type Select your Internet connection type in this page Step 3 WAN Settings The contents of this page are depending on which option you selected in previous page Please obtain all necessary information from your ISP and fill the respective fields with proper settings Click NEXT to continue Step 4 DNS ...

Page 13: ...9 Key in the IP address of your DNS server if any Click FINISH to complete the Setup Wizard ...

Page 14: ...er 4 1 1 System Time Set Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down list Daylight Saving Enable this option if necessary Start from End by If the above option is enabled select the start and end time here 4 1 2 Administrator Settings You can change the administrator password and setup remote management options here ...

Page 15: ...ent Enable Select to enable Remote Management option IP Address Type the IP address of the PC that can be used for remote man agement Port Specify the remote management port number 4 1 3 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the PRT 301W with new firmware in this page 1 Download the latest firmware from PLANET web site and save it to your local disk 2 Click Browse and find out the location of the downl...

Page 16: ...by some Internet Service Provider MAC Address By default this field is set to the MAC address of PRT 301W s WAN port If required by your Service Provider you can also use the Clone MAC Address button to copy the MAC address of the Network Interface Card installed in your PC and replace the WAN MAC address 4 1 6 Status This page shows you the connection status for the PRT 301W s WAN LAN interfaces ...

Page 17: ...4 2 WAN The PRT 301W supports four types of Internet connections 4 2 1 Dynamic IP MTU 1400 1492 Type the MTU value in the field It is suggested to set it to 1492 Pre request IP You can leave this field blank if your ISP does not provide related information BigPond If your ISP need you to do the BigPond login please enable this option and fill the username password and server name ...

Page 18: ...e service providers MTU 1400 1492 Type the MTU value in the field It is suggested to set it to 1492 Connection Type There are three options available Dial on Demand when enabled the PRT 301W automatically con nects to the Internet when the LAN PC activates web browser The Idle Time field specifies the time that will elapse before PRT 301W times out a connection Manually Control manually controls t...

Page 19: ...ss your ISP assigns to you My Subnet Mask Type the subnet mask your ISP provides Connection ID Type the connection ID if your ISP provides you the related informa tion MTU 1400 1460 Type the MTU value in this field It is suggested to set it to 1460 Maximum Idle Time Specify the time that will elapse before PRT 301W times out a connection Auto reconnect With this option enabled PRT 301W will try to...

Page 20: ...efault value is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask It is fixed to 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enables this option to allow the router to automatically assign IP address to the LAN clients Starting Address Type the start IP address of the IP pool Ending Address Type the end IP address of the IP pool Lease Time Select the proper expired duration of the IP leased by PRT 301W Local Domain Name Type the local domai...

Page 21: ...d here in order for the wireless client to access the LAN and WAN via PRT 301W DS Channel Select a work channel for wireless communications Wireless Mode There are four options available Select the proper mode according to your practical application Transmitting Rate Select one of the wireless communication data rates It is suggested to set it to Auto SSID Broadcast Enable or Disable SSID Broadcas...

Page 22: ... Key If 64 bits WEP key is selected please choose which key you prefer to use in this field 64 bits WEP Key 1 4 Enter the value of each key The key value must be 10 hexadecimal digits 128 bits WEP Key Enter the key value The key value must be 26 hexadecimal digits 4 5 NAT 4 5 1 Special Application ...

Page 23: ... For example ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300 2400 47624 UDP MSN Game Zone 2 28800 UDP 2300 2400 47624 TCP MSN Game Zone 3 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle net 4 5 2 Virtual Server If you configure the Router as a virtual server remote users accessing services such as Web or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local...

Page 24: ...ication with the security port 113 When you enable the Drop Port Scan Packets enable the Allow to Scan Security Port is recommended 4 6 2 Client Filtering You can filter Internet access for local clients based on IP addresses application types i e HTTP port and time of day For example this screen shows that clients in the address range 192 168 1 50 99 are perma nently restricted from using FTP Por...

Page 25: ...from behind the NAT firewall or after configuring the Special Applications function you can open the client up to unrestricted two way Internet access Enter the IP address of a DMZ host to this screen Adding a client to the DMZ Demilitarized Zone may expose your local network to a variety of security risks so only use this option as a last resort 4 7 Routing 4 7 1 Static Routing ...

Page 26: ...The dynamic routing feature of the router can be used to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network s layout The router uses the dynamic RIP protocol It determines the route that the network packets take based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network 4 7 3 Routing Table...

Page 27: ...own you can start the installation as follows Click on Start Menu Run Enter E Utility setup exe in the appeared box where E is the letter of your CD ROM drive Click on OK button 3 The utility will be installed into your computer and a new icon called Powerline Network Configuration Utility will appear on your desktop 5 2 Use the Powerline Network Utility 1 Double click the Powerline Network Config...

Page 28: ...owerline devices present on your network Click Scan Power line Network to update Powerline network 3 The Security tab shows the default network password is HomePlug Enter your own private network password if needed and click Set Local ...

Page 29: ...t network password with yours Each device password is different and listed on the bottom case label stuck on each Powerline Adapter Enter the device password The format is xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx and click Add Click Set All to activate the new added password and the status column will be shown OK 5 Click OK to close the Utility program ...

Page 30: ...nterface To check the WAN IP address from the Browser interface 1 Launch your Browser and select an external site such as www yahoo com 2 Access the Main Menu of the Router s configuration at http 192 168 1 1 3 Click on Monitor 4 Check that an IP address is shown for the WAN Port 5 If it is NO on active table your Router has not obtained an IP address from your ISP If your Router is unable to obta...

Page 31: ...re connected to your workstation and Router Wrong network configuration Verify that the Ethernet card driver software and TCP IP software are both installed and configured on your PC or workstation Verify that the IP address for your Router and your workstation are correct and that the addresses are on the same subnet Testing the Path from Your PC to a Remote Device After verifying that the LAN pa...

Page 32: ...ISPs restrict access by only allowing traffic from the MAC address of your Broadband Router but some ISPs additionally restrict access to the MAC ad dress of a single PC connected to that modem If this is the case you must configure to allow the Router to borrow the MAC address from the authorized PC ...

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