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Wireless Broadband Router                                                                                                      User manual 

 

 

Step 5:

 Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button 

 

 

 

Step 6:

 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically, and then 

press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for WRT-416

Page 1: ...Wireless Broadband Router User manual 802 11g Wireless Broadband Router WRT 416 User s Manual Page 1 of 47 ...

Page 2: ...eception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the deale...

Page 3: ...member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland Potential Restrictive Use France Only channels 10 11 12 and 13 WEEE Regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed out wheele...

Page 4: ...19 4 1 Status 20 4 1 1 System Status 20 4 1 2 Statistics 22 4 2 WAN Setup 23 4 2 1 Dynamic IP Address 24 4 2 2 PPPoE 24 4 2 3 Static IP 25 4 2 4 PPTP 27 4 2 5 L2TP 28 4 3 LAN Setup 28 4 3 1 LAN Setup 28 4 3 2 DHCP IP Address Reserving 29 4 3 3 DHCP Info 29 4 4 Wireless 30 4 4 1 Basic Settings 30 4 4 2 Security 31 4 4 3 Filter List 34 4 4 4 WDS 35 4 4 5 Advanced 36 4 4 6 Association Table 36 4 5 Ro...

Page 5: ...roadband Router User manual 4 9 3 UPnP Setup 45 4 9 4 System Time Setup 46 4 9 5 WAN Link Status Setup 46 4 9 6 Restore Default Restart System 46 4 9 7 Firmware Upgrade 46 Appendix Ⅰ Specification 47 Page 5 of 47 ...

Page 6: ...ment Cable ADSL modem and an Internet access account for Internet connection One computer with 10 100Base T Ethernet card and TCP IP protocol installed for initial setup Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher for Web configuration 802 11g or 802 11b compliant wireless adapters for wireless connection 1 3 Features 2 4GHz ISM band unlicensed operation Supports WEP WPA Personal WPA2 Personal Dual standard c...

Page 7: ... of WRT 416 in a specific location without testing 3 Antenna adjustment The bundled antenna of WRT 416 is adjustable Firstly install the antenna pointing straight up then smoothly adjust it if the radio signal strength is poor But the signal reception is definitely weak in some certain areas such as location right down the antenna Moreover the original antenna of WRT 416 can be replaced with other...

Page 8: ...AN LED will light up to indicate proper connection 4 Use an Ethernet cable to connect one of the LAN ports on the WRT 416 and the computer you are using to configure the router The corresponding LAN LED will light up to indicate proper connection The LAN ports on the WRT 416 are Auto MDI MDIX thus you can use a straight or crossover Ethernet cable freely 5 Adjust the antennas of WRT 416 Try to adj...

Page 9: ...ables This enables communication among clients such as PCs on the network The LAN ports support either 10 BASE T or 100 BASE T transmission speeds as well as straight through and crossover Ethernet cables Any of these four ports can also serve as an uplink port to other network devices such as another router or switch which allows you to extend your network Reset button Resets your router or reset...

Page 10: ...e via Ethernet recommended or wireless network The WRT 416 is configured with the default IP address of 192 168 1 1 and subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 and its DHCP server is disabled by default 3 1 Setting up TCP IP 3 1 1 Windows 2000 Step 1 Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Step 2 Double click the icon Network and Dial up Connections Step 3 Highlight the icon Local Area Connection right click ...

Page 11: ... Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP then press Properties button Step 5 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Page 11 of 47 ...

Page 12: ...Wireless Broadband Router User manual Step 6 Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 12 of 47 ...

Page 13: ...Wireless Broadband Router User manual 3 1 2 Windows XP 2003 Step 1 Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Step 2 Click Network and Internet Connections Page 13 of 47 ...

Page 14: ...Wireless Broadband Router User manual Step 3 Click Network Connections Step 4 Highlight the icon Local Area Connection right click your mouse Click Properties Page 14 of 47 ...

Page 15: ... Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP then press Properties button Step 6 Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Page 15 of 47 ...

Page 16: ...tings as described in previous section Step 3 Launch the wireless adapter s provided utility and verify that your wireless client is configured with these settings Operation Mode Infrastructure SSID default Authentication Disabled Encryption Off Radio Band 802 11B G If you only finished the wireless settings and didn t configure the wireless adapter s TCP IP settings even your link status indicate...

Page 17: ...ddress of the Wireless Broadband Router at the DOS prompt z For Windows 98 Me Start Run Type command and click OK z For Windows 2000 XP Start Run Type cmd and click OK At the DOS prompt type the following command If the Command window returns something similar to the following Then the connection between the router and your computer has been successfully established If the computer fails to connec...

Page 18: ...Wireless Broadband Router User manual Verify your computer s network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the router and the computer Page 18 of 47 ...

Page 19: ... by default Click OK the management page Don t forget to change the Password in configuration s Authentication to ensure the security When first configuring your router it is recommended that you have an Ethernet cable connected to the router Performing the INITIAL configuration using a wireless connection is not secure and is not recommended After you have finished the initial configuration of th...

Page 20: ...er login z WAN Status This section shows the WAN interface parameters of the wireless router This includes information such as Connection type DHCP PPPoE or Static IP The MAC address of WAN interface IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Backup DNS PPPoE In PPPoE mode if you want to start a connection click on the Connect button to build a PPPoE session Page 20 of 47 ...

Page 21: ... In DHCP mode press Disconnect button to release IP address and press Connect button to renew IP address z LAN Status This section shows the LAN interface parameters of the wireless router This includes information such as The MAC address of LAN interface IP Subnet Mask DHCP Server status Page 21 of 47 ...

Page 22: ...ction status The MAC address of WLAN interface Radio Band SSID Channel number Security mode z System Information This section shows the installed version of the firmware of the WRT 416 4 1 2 Statistics The statistics tab contains following items for monitoring network traffic between interface of types external WAN and internal LAN and WLAN and display System Run Time Page 22 of 47 ...

Page 23: ...cs You can monitor current sent received packets counters of wireless and Ethernet networks To see the latest information click Refresh button 4 2 WAN Setup The WAN Setup screen allows you to specify the Internet type Select the appropriate connection mode according to your ISP Internet Service Provider Page 23 of 47 ...

Page 24: ... for the Clone MAC Address button to work z MTU MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limitation The recommended size entered in the Size field is 1496 You should leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range z DNS Check DNS and enter the IP address to specify DNS server for LAN DH...

Page 25: ...the Router will automatically re establish your connection To use this option click the radio button next to Auto Connect Auto disconnect when idle time out If enabled the router will trigger a PPPoE session for connection to the Internet if any client PC on your WLAN LAN sends out a request for Internet access However the router automatically disconnects the PPPoE session after the WAN connection...

Page 26: ...P had originally connected your Internet connection to Type in this MAC address in this section to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work z MTU MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limita...

Page 27: ...ISP provides z Gateway Type the IP address of Gateway which your ISP provides z Primary Secondary DNS Type the IP address of DNS server which your ISP provides z MTU MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limitation The recommended size entered in the Size field is 1440 Click App...

Page 28: ...f DNS server which your ISP provides z MTU MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission Enter your MTU number in the text box to set the limitation The recommended size entered in the Size field is 1440 Click Apply to save these settings with the Router The System will apply the new settings and start rebooting right away After reboo...

Page 29: ... clients The DHCP pool range is also changeable Click Apply when you have finished the configuration above And the wireless router will be automatically restarted if you change the LAN IP address If you change the private IP address and apply the changes the PC from which you configure the router will lose the communication to the router To reconnect you will need to renew the IP address of the PC...

Page 30: ...e related settings z Booster Mode Enabled this mode can enhance the throughput of data transmission z SSID The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make sure this setting is the same for all points in y...

Page 31: ...ns use the same security function 4 4 2 1 None Transmit data without encryption and authentication This is the default option If you select none any data will be transmitted without Encryption and any station can access the wireless router 4 4 2 2 WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is an encryption method used to protect your wireless data communications WEP uses a combination of 64 bit or 128 bit k...

Page 32: ... 9 range to be the WEP Key z Default Key The Key selected here must match the key selected in the client For example if you select Key 1 here you have to select Key 1 for the client The default is 1 z Key 1 4 Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexadecimal format You can use 64 bits or 128 bits as the encryption algorithm Enter one to four WEP keys in either ASCII or Hexadecimal format Y...

Page 33: ...s in character style and key size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters z Rekey Time sec Specifies the timer the WPA key must changes The change is done automatically between the server and the client The default value is 86400 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 4 4 2 4 WPA2 Personal The WPA2 is a stronger version of WPA You can use a pre shared k...

Page 34: ...The default value is 86400 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 4 4 2 5 WPA WPA2 Personal Auto Select WPA WPA2 can detect Wireless Client authentication information and automatically choose WPA or WPA2 mode to communicate with client Operation is the same as WPA or WPA2 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations 4 4 3 Filter List Th...

Page 35: ...ation z Click Add then this wireless station will be added into the Current Access Control List below z If you want to remove some MAC address select them from the list and then click Delete 4 4 4 WDS You can set the wireless Bridge MAC here This mode is used to connect two or more WRT 416 or WAP 4036 wirelessly z Wireless Bridge MAC If the operating mode of your WRT 416 is WDS or AP WDS you shoul...

Page 36: ...cates how often the Access Point sends out a Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM Lower settings result in more efficient networking while preventing your PC from dropping into power saving sleep mode Higher settings allow your PC to enter sleep mode thus saving power but interferes with wireless transmissions z Transmit Rate The Transmit Rate is the data packets limitation this wireless route...

Page 37: ... added into the Current Routing Table below z Current Routing Table This display shows the valid routing paths in Broadband Router User can view the information about current routing paths z If you want to remove some route entries from the Current Routing Table select the Route entry you want to remove in the table and then click Delete 4 6 NAT Network Address Translation NAT allows multiple user...

Page 38: ...icular service Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server z DMZ Enable disable DMZ z DMZ Host Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port Public IP address above you need to...

Page 39: ...o a specified LAN private IP address and its service port number z Rule Name Define a name for this rule It s just a string z Internal Server IP Enter the host IP address to which the packet will be forwarded The virtual server can be set easily by setting the internal server IP address only You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly z Protoc...

Page 40: ...acket will be on et you want to forward If the rule existed in warded on LAN Check to select the rule and press Delete to delete the rule 4 7 Fire Wall thus limiting the risk of hacker attack and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks 4 7 1 MAC Filtering f the predefined virtual server rule you can choose the rule z Forward Port Enter the port number to which the packet will be ...

Page 41: ... The default is disable z You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consider Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to access internet others are PERMIT Defined items in MAC list are PERM Click Apply when you have selected z MAC Enter the MAC Address of a station z Description Enter the Comment of station z Click Add Then this wired station will be added into the Cur...

Page 42: ...ch you want it is just only a string Source IP Enter the IP address of a station which is you want to setting Predefined Applications Chose the Predefined rule in the list to be allowed or forbade accessing Internet Protocol Port Chose protocol type TCP UDP and enter the single port number or the port range to allow or forbid Action You can choose the rule is be allowed or denied accessing Interne...

Page 43: ...e specified URL site for security or management consideration by URLs Keywords either permitting or blocking access z Press Delete button to delete an existing rule 4 7 4 Ping This page defines rules to prevent WRT 416 WAN and LAN port being scanned Page 43 of 47 ...

Page 44: ...username and password for this service z Information The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here To see the latest DDNS status click Refresh button 4 9 MISC 4 9 1 Login ID Password Setup In factory setting the default password is guest and that for user is also password You can change the default password to ensure that no one can adjust your settings without permission Every time ...

Page 45: ...you to manage the Router from a remote location via the Internet To enable this feature check the Management Port checkbox and click the Apply button z Management Port Enter the desired port number z Click Apply to change the Management Port When you want to access the web based management from a remote site enter http WAN IP Address 8080 e g http 210 66 155 71 8080 4 9 3 UPnP Setup UPnP Universal...

Page 46: ... Full 4 9 6 Restore Default Restart System Restore Factory Defaults To clear all of the AP s settings and reset them to its factory defaults Restart System reboot the AP 4 9 7 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware of your WRT 416 you need to save the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button t...

Page 47: ... 12Mbps OFDM 10 PER 84dBm z 11Mbps CCK 8 PER 82dBm z 9Mbps OFDM 10 PER 87dBm z 6Mbps OFDM 10 PER 88dBm z 5 5Mbps CCK 8 PER 85dBm z 2Mbps QPSK 8 PER 86dBm z 1Mbps BPSK 8 PER 89dBm Antenna Detachable dipole antenna Transmit Power 15dBm 2dBm Wireless Operating Range z Indoor up to 328ft 100M z Outdoor up to 1312ft 400M Note Environmental factors may affect actual range Interface 5 port RJ 45 UTP 1 WA...

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