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Wireless N300 Router

RNX-N300RTV2

User Manual

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Page 1: ...Wireless N300 Router RNX N300RTV2 User Manual...

Page 2: ...erference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circu...

Page 3: ...tional 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 mention...

Page 4: ...2 3 Connecting the Router 6 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 8 3 1 TCP IP Configuration 8 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 10 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 16 4 1 Login 16 4 2 Status 16 4 3 Quick Set...

Page 5: ...11 2 Host 62 4 11 3 Target 64 4 11 4 Schedule 66 4 12 Advanced Routing 67 4 12 1 Static Routing 68 4 12 2 System Routing Table 69 4 13 Bandwidth Control 69 4 13 1 Control Settings 69 4 13 2 Rules List...

Page 6: ...V 4 16 6 Reboot 83 4 16 7 Password 83 4 16 8 System Log 84 4 16 9 Statistics 86 Appendix A FAQ 89 Appendix B Configuring the PC 94 Appendix C Specifications 98 Appendix D Glossary 99...

Page 7: ...ireless N Router Power Adapter for RNX N300RT 300Mbps Wireless N Router Quick Installation Guide Resource CD for RNX N300RT 300Mbps Wireless N Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Not...

Page 8: ...E 802 11g and IEEE 802 11b products With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption WiFi protected Access WPA2 PSK WPA PSK as well as...

Page 9: ...yption security Shares data and Internet access for users supporting Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE Internet access Supports Virtual Server Special Application and DMZ host Supports UPnP Dynamic DNS Stati...

Page 10: ...is a device linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port WPS Slow Flash A wireless device is connecting to the network...

Page 11: ...socket is where you will connect the power adapter Please use the power adapter provided with this PW RN501 PW RN501D 300Mbps Wireless N Router ON OFF The switch for the power 4 3 2 1 LAN These ports...

Page 12: ...perating Temperature 0 40 32 104 Operating Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing 2 3 Connecting the Router Before installing the Router make sure your PC is connected to the Internet through the broadband...

Page 13: ...the power adapter to the power socket on the Router and the other end into an electrical outlet The Router will start to work automatically 7 Power on your PC and Cable DSL Modem Figure 2 1 Hardware...

Page 14: ...his please refer to Appendix B Configuring the PC 2 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...

Page 15: ...lure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct Note The 1 2 3 4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Rou...

Page 16: ...s Wireless N Router The Web based utility can be used on any Windows Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 1 To access the configu...

Page 17: ...Static IP to connect to the Internet It s recommended that you make use of the Auto Detect function If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides you can select the very type and...

Page 18: ...m Password Re enter the password provided by your ISP to ensure the Password you entered is correct If the Password is different from the Confirm Password the screen will appear as shown below Click O...

Page 19: ...he connection type detected is Static IP the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Quick Setup Static IP IP Address This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the In...

Page 20: ...the last unique six numbers of each Router s MAC address This value is case sensitive For example TEST is NOT the same as test Region Select your region from the drop down list This field specifies t...

Page 21: ...sed on pre shared passphrase PSK Password You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For ASCII the key can be made up of any numbers 0 to 9 and any letters A to Z the length should be between 8 and...

Page 22: ...gin After your successful login you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web based utility On the right there are the corresponding explanations and instructions The detailed explanation...

Page 23: ...us 4 3 Quick Setup Please refer to 3 2 Quick Installation Guide 4 4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup function a...

Page 24: ...cally Add Device You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button b To add a new device If the wireless adapter supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can establish a...

Page 25: ...i Fi Protected Setup PIN number Step 1 Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add Device button in Figure 4 2 then the following screen will appear Figure 4 4 Add A New Device Step 2 Ent...

Page 26: ...The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 5 Network Figure 4 5 the Networ...

Page 27: ...s required by your ISP Use These DNS Servers If your ISP gives you one or two DNS addresses select Use These DNS Servers and enter the primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise...

Page 28: ...ed by your ISP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP usually is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Optional Enter the gateway IP address in dotted decimal notati...

Page 29: ...ere is PPPoE connection only This is recommended Dynamic IP You can check this radio button to use Dynamic IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Static IP...

Page 30: ...to access the Internet again Click the Connect button to connect immediately Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be terminated although you sp...

Page 31: ...matically assign DNS addresses to the Router during login please click Use the following DNS servers check box and enter the IP address in dotted decimal notation of your ISP s primary DNS server If a...

Page 32: ...ternet access disconnects Connect Automatically The connection can be re established automatically when it was down Connect Manually You can click the Connect Disconnect button to connect disconnect i...

Page 33: ...Router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand check the radio button If you want your Internet con...

Page 34: ...umber of minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested Caution Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time...

Page 35: ...iately Connect on Demand You can configure the Router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity Max Idle Time If your Internet connection has been terminated d...

Page 36: ...n the background Click the Save button to save your settings Note If you don t know how to choose the appropriate connection type click the Detect button to allow the Router to automatically search yo...

Page 37: ...is MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value Click the Save button to save your settings Note Onl...

Page 38: ...the Wireless menu shown in Figure 4 15 Wireless Settings Wireless Security Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless Advanced and Wireless Statistics Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corr...

Page 39: ...red mode The default setting is 11bgn mixed 11b only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11b 11g only Select if all of your wireless clients are 802 11g 11n only Select only if all of your...

Page 40: ...ame SSID on the air Enable WDS Bridging Check this box to enable WDS With this function the Router can bridge two or more Wlans If this checkbox is selected you will have to set the following paramete...

Page 41: ...security modes supported by the Router WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA PSK Pre Shared Key WPA2 PSK Pre Shared Key Figure 4 18 Wireless Securi...

Page 42: ...WEP key entry is invalid 64 bit You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not promoted or 5 ASCII characters 128 bit You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combi...

Page 43: ...y of WPA automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request Encryption When WPA PSK or WPA is set as the Authentication Type you can select either Automatic or TKIP or AES as Encrypt...

Page 44: ...appear shown in Figure 4 23 Figure 4 23 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry follow these instructions 1 Enter the appropriate MAC Address...

Page 45: ...cess the Router you can configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps 1 Click the Enable button to enable this function 2 Select the radio button Allow the stations specif...

Page 46: ...his value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance because of excessive packets 2346 is the...

Page 47: ...tatus Received Packets and Sent Packets for each connected wireless station Figure 4 25 Wireless Statistics MAC Address The connected wireless station s MAC address Current Status The connected wirele...

Page 48: ...tion for all the PC s that are connected to the Router on the LAN Figure 4 27 DHCP Settings DHCP Server Enable or Disable the DHCP server If you disable the Server you must have another DHCP server wi...

Page 49: ...btain an IP Address automatically DHCP Client List Choose menu DHCP DHCP Client List you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4 28 Figure...

Page 50: ...0 will pop up 2 Enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX XX format and IP address in dotted decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address 3 Click the Save button Figure 4...

Page 51: ...virtual server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function Figure 4 32 Virtual Servers Service Port The numbers of External Ports You...

Page 52: ...ervice and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server To modify or delete an existing entry 1 Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify If you want to delete the entry click the Dele...

Page 53: ...s either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the Router Incoming Ports The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request A response using one of these por...

Page 54: ...the trigger connection is released the corresponding opening ports will be closed 2 Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN w...

Page 55: ...needed UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN Figure 4 37 UPnP Current UPnP Status UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable bu...

Page 56: ...ement and Remote Management Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function Basic Security Choose menu Security Basic Security you can configure the basic security in th...

Page 57: ...ons over Internet Protocol IP networks through the use of cryptographic security services To allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Router keep the default Enabled ALG It is recommended to enable App...

Page 58: ...eck the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function Only when it is enabled will the flood filters be enabled Note Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic S...

Page 59: ...m the Internet cannot access the Router Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port to Router Enable or Disable Forbid Ping Packet From LAN Port to Router The default setting is disabled If enabled the ping pack...

Page 60: ...ou to manage your Router from a remote location via the Internet Figure 4 42 Remote Management Web Management Port Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 This Router s defa...

Page 61: ...f the Copy To Above button below MAC Address of Your PC This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router If the MAC Address of your adapter is registered you can click the Co...

Page 62: ...entry 7 Click the Save button Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list Click the Delete All button to delete al...

Page 63: ...ter www google com in the Allowed Website Name field Select Schedule_1 you create just now from the Effective Time drop down list In Status field select Enable 4 Click Save to complete the settings Th...

Page 64: ...hedule Here displays the schedule selected in the corresponding rule Action Here displays the action the Router takes to deal with the packets It could be Allow or Deny Allow means that the Router per...

Page 65: ...tem LAN IP Address Enter the IP address or address range of the host in dotted decimal format e g 192 168 1 23 If the MAC Address is selected you can see the following item MAC Address Enter the MAC a...

Page 66: ...e ports Select one from the drop down list and the corresponding port number will be filled in the Target Port field automatically For example if you select FTP 21 will be filled in the Target Port au...

Page 67: ...he drop down list for the rule The default value is the Host Description you set just now Target In this filed select a target from the drop down list for the rule The default value is the Target Desc...

Page 68: ...abled access control policy to pass through the Router 2 We recommend that you click Setup Wizard button to finish all the following settings 3 Click the submenu Host of Access Control in the left to...

Page 69: ...Modify To modify or delete an existing entry To add a new entry please follow the steps below 1 Click the Add New button 2 In the Mode field select IP Address or MAC Address If you select IP Address...

Page 70: ...enter the Add or Modify a Host Entry page 2 In Mode field select MAC Address from the drop down list 3 In Host Description field create a unique description for the host e g Host_1 4 In MAC Address f...

Page 71: ...ice from Common Service Port drop down list so that the Target Port will be automatically filled If the Common Service Port drop down list doesn t have the service you want specify the Target Port man...

Page 72: ...ccess www google com only you should first follow the settings below 1 Click Add New button in Figure 4 56 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page 2 In Mode field select Domain Name fro...

Page 73: ...ou can edit or delete an existing schedule To add a new schedule follow the steps below 1 Click Add New button shown in Figure 4 59 and the next screen will pop up as shown in Figure 4 60 2 In Schedul...

Page 74: ...chedule Description field create a unique description for the schedule e g Schedule_1 3 In Day field check the Select Days radio button and then select Sat and Sun 4 In Time field enter 1800 in Start...

Page 75: ...or Modify a Static Route Entry 2 Enter the following data Destination Network The Destination Network is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route Subnet Mask The Su...

Page 76: ...ress 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 portion and which portion is the host portion Gat...

Page 77: ...effect Line Type Select the right type for you network connection If you don t know how to choose please ask your ISP for the information Egress Bandwidth The upload speed through the WAN port Ingres...

Page 78: ...the screen shown below Figure 4 67 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3 Click the Save button 4 14 IP MAC Binding Figure 4 68 the IP MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP MAC Binding...

Page 79: ...ntry you can click the Add New button or Modify button and then you will go to the next page This page is used for adding or modifying an IP MAC Binding entry shown in Figure 4 70 Figure 4 70 IP MAC B...

Page 80: ...age the computer you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list and you could configure the items on the ARP list also This page...

Page 81: ...mic DNS Choose menu Dynamic DNS and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function The Router offers the DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System feature which allows the hosting of a website FTP server or e mail...

Page 82: ...vider 2 Type the User Name for your DDNS account 3 Type the Password for your DDNS account 4 Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service conne...

Page 83: ...r your DDNS account 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here 4 Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service Connection Status The status of the DDNS service c...

Page 84: ...your DDNS account 2 Type the Password for your DDNS account 3 Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4 Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service Connection Status...

Page 85: ...Time Enter your local time in HH MM SS into the right blanks NTP Server 1 NTP Server 2 Enter the address or domain of the NTP Server 1 or NTP Server 2 and then the Router will get the time from the N...

Page 86: ...wn lists in the Start field 3 Select the end time from the drop down lists in the End field 4 Click the Save button to save the settings Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions...

Page 87: ...n problem In this case ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries IP Address Domain Name Type the destination IP address such as 192 168 1 1...

Page 88: ...ersion This displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router s current hardware version To upgrade the Router s firmware follow these instruct...

Page 89: ...configurations of the Router to factory defaults on the following screen Figure 4 81 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values The d...

Page 90: ...to prevent any damage Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen Figure 4 83 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will tak...

Page 91: ...he Router s Web based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router s default user name and password Note The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not includ...

Page 92: ...Settings Set the receiving and sending mailbox address server address validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature as shown in Figure 4 86 Figure 4 86 Mail Account Settings F...

Page 93: ...by intervals but only one could be the current effective rule Enter the desired time or intervals in the corresponding field as shown in Figure 4 86 Click Save to keep your settings Click Back to retu...

Page 94: ...zero Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table Statistics Table IP MAC Address The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics Total Packets The total number of packets received...

Page 95: ...ond at the specified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate Modify Reset Reset the value of he entry to zero Delete Delete the existing entry in t...

Page 96: ...e user name in the User Name field and password in the Password field finish by clicking Connect Figure A 1 PPPoE Connection Type 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on D...

Page 97: ...dress will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Or else type the MAC Address into the WAN MAC Address field The format for the MAC Address is XX XX XX XX XX XX Then click the Save button It will take eff...

Page 98: ...t of your browser and click DMZ submenu On the DMZ page click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the DMZ Host IP Address field using 192 168 1 198 as an example remember to click the Sa...

Page 99: ...ck Remote Management submenu On the Remote Management page type a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Management Port field Click Save and reboot the Router Figure A 8 Remote Management Note...

Page 100: ...fy a Virtual server Entry 5 The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router 1 Make sure the Enable Wireless Router Radio is checked 2 Make sure that the wireless stations SSID accord with the Route...

Page 101: ...he adapter s manual if necessary 1 Configure TCP IP component 1 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Click the Network and Internet Connections icon and then cl...

Page 102: ...rties window 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 add...

Page 103: ...g items available 2 If the Router s LAN IP address is 192 168 1 1 specify the IP address as 192 168 1 x x is from 2 to 254 and the Subnet mask as 255 255 255 0 3 Type the Router s LAN IP address the d...

Page 104: ...300M Wireless Router RNX N300RT 98 USER MANUAL Now click OK to keep your settings...

Page 105: ...8 100 STP maximum 100m LEDs Power System WLAN WAN LAN 1 4 WPS Safety Emissions FCC CE Wireless Frequency Band 2 4 2 4835GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 300Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6Mbps Au...

Page 106: ...radio spectrum at 2 4GHz and backward compatibility with IEEE 802 11b devices and WEP encryption for security DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name t...

Page 107: ...ork 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...

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