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Draft 802.11n   

Wireless Broadband Router 

 

User’s Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

February 2009 

Summary of Contents for WR850R

Page 1: ...1 Draft 802 11n Wireless Broadband Router User s Manual February 2009...

Page 2: ...ty responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This d...

Page 3: ...art of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Revisio...

Page 4: ...20 3 1 Start your Web Browser 20 3 2 Setup Wizard 21 3 2 1 Gateway 21 3 2 2 Bridge 24 3 2 3 Wireless ISP 27 3 3 Operation Mode 30 3 4 Wireless 31 3 4 1 Basic Settings 31 3 4 2 Advanced Settings 32 3...

Page 5: ...5 3 7 2 Statistics 44 3 7 3 DDNS 45 3 7 4 Time Zone Setting 45 3 7 5 Log 46 3 7 6 Upgrade Firmware 46 3 7 7 Save Reload Setting 47 3 7 8 Password 47 3 8 Logout 48 4 Troubleshooting 49...

Page 6: ...ge This device also supports the latest wireless security features such as WEP WPA WPA2 and WPS to prevent from unauthorized access 1 1 Features Compliant with IEEE 802 11n draft 2 0 standard Backward...

Page 7: ...nt or received ACT WLAN Flashing Data is being sent or received LINK WLAN On Wireless connection is ready Back Panel Connectors Button Port Description Reset Reset configurations to default You would...

Page 8: ...r jack on the Wireless Router and plug the power cable into an outlet 5 Check LEDs a Once power on Wireless Router Power LED should be on b LAN LED should be on for each active LAN connection c The WA...

Page 9: ...9 2 1 TCP IP Networking Setup Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows 9x Me a Select Start Control Panel Network the window below will appear b Click Properties the window below will appear...

Page 10: ...you restart your system Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system select Specify an IP address and make sure that IP Address and...

Page 11: ...11 d Select DNS Configuration tab and make sure select Enable DNS enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the DNS Server Search Order field then click Add...

Page 12: ...12 Checking TCI IP Setting for Windows NT4 0 a Select Control Panel Network click Protocols tab then select TCP IP protocol window shown as below will appear...

Page 13: ...13 b Click Properties window shown as below will appear...

Page 14: ...rrect addresses in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway c To enter DNS address is provided from your ISP Select DNS tab click Add under DNS Se...

Page 15: ...15 b Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP for the network card on your system then click Properties window shown as below will appear...

Page 16: ...eless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking T...

Page 17: ...ss you are desired select Use the following IP address Make sure enter correct addresses in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Se...

Page 18: ...ction Status to check the Internet status For Macintosh Clients To access Internet via wireless router on Macintosh system the set up procedures are showing below a Open the TCP IP Control Panel b Sel...

Page 19: ...system 2 3 Configure Wireless Station This section describes how to configure all the wireless stations use Wireless Router as an Access Point Each wireless station must have compatible settings as b...

Page 20: ...ssigned you a static IP address or they will assign one to you dynamically If you have received a static IP address what is it b Does your ISP use PPPoE If so what is your PPPoE username and password...

Page 21: ...follow the below brief descriptions 3 2 1 Gateway 1 Setup Operation Mode Gateway In this mode the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL Cable Modem The NAT is enabled and PCs in four LAN...

Page 22: ...synchronizing with a public server over the Internet 3 Setup LAN Interface This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your AP Router Here y...

Page 23: ...hich connects to the WAN port of your AP Router Here you may change the access method to static IP DHCP PPPoE PPTP or L2TP by click the item value of WAN Access type 5 Wireless LAN Setting This page i...

Page 24: ...using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network 3 2 2 Bridge 1 Setup Operation Mode Bridge In this mode all Ethernet ports and wireless interface are bridged toge...

Page 25: ...synchronizing with a public server over the Internet 3 Setup LAN Interface This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your AP Router Here y...

Page 26: ...tup page in the future For Example If the IP address of LAN is 192 168 1 1 and the Netmask is 255 255 255 0 you can setup your computer with fixed IP 192 168 1 2 and Netmask as 255 255 255 0 After tha...

Page 27: ...de Wireless ISP In this mode all Ethernet ports are bridged together and the wireless client will connect to ISP access point The NAT is enabled and PCs in Ethernet ports share the same IP to ISP thro...

Page 28: ...cal area network which connects to the LAN port of your AP Router Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc 4 Setup WAN Interface This page is used to configure the parameter...

Page 29: ...ure the parameters for wireless LAN clients who may connect to your AP Router 6 Wireless Security This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could pre...

Page 30: ...N ports share the same IP to S ISP through WAN port The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPoE DHCP client PPTP client L2TP client or static IP Bridge In this mode all Ethernet ports...

Page 31: ...d connect to the ISP AP in Site Survey page The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPoE DHCP client L2TP client or static IP 3 4 Wireless 3 4 1 Basic Settings This page is used to conf...

Page 32: ...knowledge about the wireless LAN There settings should note be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your AP Router 3 4 3 Security This page allows you setup the wireless securi...

Page 33: ...n Deny Listed is selected these wireless clients on the lust will not be able to connect the AP Router 3 4 5 WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs...

Page 34: ...Fi Protected Setup Using this feature could let your wireless client atomically synchronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle Wi Fi Protected Setup was designe...

Page 35: ...de or press a button use a similarly easy method to start a secure key exchange to retrieve the WPA WPA2 key This function allows you to change the setting for WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS can help y...

Page 36: ...ent utility on Windows platform 2K or XP you will see there is an Wi Fi Protect Setup tab existed click the tab you will see a interface as shown in following figure Figure 2 Push the PBC Push Button...

Page 37: ...ure of RTLTEK WPS When connection is successful you will see the screen as below Figure 4 3 5 TCP IP Settings 3 5 1 LAN Interface This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network w...

Page 38: ...s page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your AP Router Here you may change the Access Method to static IP PPPoE PPTP or L2TP by click the item...

Page 39: ...Internet through the Gateway Use of such filter can be helpful securing or restricting your local network 3 6 2 IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets f...

Page 40: ...e helpful in securing or restricting your local network 3 6 4 Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT fir...

Page 41: ...contain keywords listed below 3 6 6 DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet service without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains d...

Page 42: ...6 7 QoS Use this section to configure Realtek s QoS The QoS settings improve your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or...

Page 43: ...y 1 255 1 is highest Protocol Local IP range Local Port Range Remote IP Range and Remote Port Range 4 Click Save Settings to save QoS configurations 3 7 Management 3 7 1 Status This page shows the cur...

Page 44: ...44 3 7 2 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks...

Page 45: ...that provides you with a valid unchanging internet domain name an URL to go with that possibly ever changing IP address 3 7 4 Time Zone Setting You can maintain the system time by synchronizing with...

Page 46: ...ed to set remote log server and show the system log 3 7 6 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the AP Router firmware to new version Please note DO NOT power off the device during the upload...

Page 47: ...or reload the settings from the file which was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default 3 7 8 Password This page is used to set the account to access the...

Page 48: ...48 3 8 Logout This page is used to logout WLAN AP Webserver Click Apply Change button to logout the webserver And then you will see the below screen...

Page 49: ...anel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol Q2 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timed out error Ans A number of things could be causing this Try the following troubleshooting...

Page 50: ...been selected or access will be blocked f To see if radio interference is causing a problem check if connection is possible when close to the wireless router Remember that the transmission range can b...

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