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WL-308 Gaming Router

Full Manual

19 dBm @6Mbps

16 dBm @54Mbps

2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11N)

20 dBm MCS 8

16 dBm MCS 15

Antenna Gain

Peak Gain = 2 dBi

Average Gain = 1.08 dBi (@ 2.45GHz, H-Plan)

Router and Gateway

Topology

Infrastructure

Operation Mode

AP/ Router/ WDS Bridge

LAN

DHCP Server

Static IP

DNS

UPnP

WAN

Static IP

DHCP Client

PPPoE

PPTP

Clone MAC

DNS Relay

DDNS-8 Verified Services

Router

NAT/ NAPT

Static Routing- RIPv2

Dynamic Route

Virtual server mapping

IP address mapping

Port Forwarding

Port Triggering

MAC address Filtering

ALG(Application Layer Gateway) support

(RTP/RTSP, AOL, FTP, ICMP, WMP/MMS,

NetMeeting, SIP)

Firewall

Blocking Ping

ICMP Blocking

Summary of Contents for WL-308

Page 1: ...WL 308 Gaming Router Full Manual ...

Page 2: ...G THE PIN 16 USING THE PUSH BUTTON 16 5 ADVANCED WEB CONFIGURATION 18 LOGGING IN 18 5 1 HOME 19 Device 19 Wireless 19 Logs 21 Stats 22 DHCP 23 5 2 BASIC24 Network 24 Wireless 26 WAN 31 Advanced Wireless 40 Advanced Network 41 5 3 FIREWALL 43 Virtual Server 43 Special Application 44 Portort Forwarding 45 Access Control 46 Website Filter 49 Schedules 50 5 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS 51 Dynamic DNS 51 Stream...

Page 3: ...anual 3 Firmware 66 Syslog 66 Administrator Settings 67 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 69 HARDWARE SUMMARY 69 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS 69 ROUTER AND GATEWAY 70 MANAGEMENT 71 ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL 72 APPENDIX B FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 73 ...

Page 4: ...in a single wireless channel The robust signal travels farther maintaining wireless connections up to 3 times farther than standard 802 11g eliminating dead spots and extending network range To protect the data and privacy the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with 64 128 bit encryption It can serve as your network s DHCP Server has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against in...

Page 5: ...SSID Avoids unallowable users sharing bandwidth increases efficiency of the network Firewall supports Virtual Server Mapping DMZ IP Filter ICMP Blocking SPI Avoids the attacks of Hackers or Viruses from Internet Support 802 1x authenticator 802 11i WPA WPA2 AES VPN pass thru mechanisms Provide mutual authentication Client and dynamic encryption keys to enhance security WDS Wireless Distribution Sy...

Page 6: ...ric shock and injury please adhere to the following safety guidelines Carefully follow the instructions in this manual also follow all instruction labels on the device Except for the power adapter supplied the device should not be connected to any other adapters Do not spill liquid of any kind on the device Do not place the device on an unstable stand or table The device may drop and become damage...

Page 7: ... to connect this port to your WAN router modem 3 DC Connector Use the power cable and connect the adapter to the power socket on the wall and the DC inlet into the DC connector 4 WPS WPS Wireless Push Button is used for Wi Fi Protected Setup By pressing this button the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi Fi Prot...

Page 8: ... Ethernet cable is connected to one of the LAN ports 2 Link LED This LED will light up once an Ethernet cable is connected to WAN Internet port 3 WLAN LED This LED will light up once the RF wireless LAN feature is enabled 4 Power LED This LED will light up once the power cable is connected to the DC connector ...

Page 9: ... order configure the device PC Notebook Operating System Microsoft Windows XP 2000 VISTA 1 Free Ethernet port Wi Fi card USB dongle 802 11 b g n optional External xDSL ADSL or Cable modem with an Ethernet port RJ 45 PC with a web browser Internet Explorer Safari Firefox Opera Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables ...

Page 10: ...y from any potential source of interference such as a metal wall or microwave oven This location must be close to a power connection and your ADSL Cable modem Plug one end of the Ethernet cable into the LAN port of the device and another end into your PC Notebook Plug one end of another Ethernet cable to the WAN port of the device and the other end into you cable DSL modem Internet Insert the DC o...

Page 11: ...ntrol panel double click Network Connections and then double click on the connection of your Network Interface Card NIC You will then see the following screen 2 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click on the Properties button This will allow you to configure the TCP IP settings of your PC Notebook Select both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically 3 C...

Page 12: ...ease refer to Chapter 6 in order to configure the more advanced features of the device Logging In To configure the device open a web browser Type http 192 168 0 1 in the address bar and press Enter After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Fill in the username and password The default credentials are shown below Click on the Wizard button to begin the process U...

Page 13: ...ist Select your internet provider Click Next Depending on the chosen provider you may need to enter your user name and password MAC address or hostname in the following window After you have entered the correct information click Next Click APPLY to complete the configuration ...

Page 14: ...trar using its PIN Devices can still be added to the wireless network using Wi Fi Protected Setup Please refer to Chapter 5 in order to configure the more advanced features of the device Logging In Open a web browser and type in the IP address default http 192 168 0 1 the web browser will display the login page Fill in the username and password The default credentials are shown below Username admi...

Page 15: ...wireless device supports push button o Manual Select the radio button if you would like to setup your wireless device manually Refer to chapter 5 in order to manually configure the device The wizard will either display the wireless network settings to guide you through manual configuration prompt you to enter the PIN for the device or ask you to press the configuration button on the device If the ...

Page 16: ...can restore the default PIN at any time Only the Administrator admin account can change or reset the PIN Select the PIN radio button and then click on the Next button Specify the PIN and then click on the Connect button The wireless device configuration is now complete Using the Push Button WPS is used for Wi Fi Protected Setup By pressing the WPS button on the top panel of the device the security...

Page 17: ... Router Full Manual 17 Select the Push Button radio button and then click on the Next button Press the WPS button on the device which is located on the left side of the front panel and then click on the Next button ...

Page 18: ...nu on the top is divided into six main sections 1 Home This shows the basic status of the router 2 Wizard The setup wizard which will guide you through the initial setup 3 Basic This menu includes the network settings wireless settings and WAN settings 4 Firewall This menu includes virtual server special applications port forwarding access control etc 5 Advanced Settings This menu includes DDNS th...

Page 19: ... IP Address The LAN side IP address of the client Mode The transmission standard being used by the client Values are 11a 11b 11g or 11n for 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11n respectively Rate The actual transmission rate of the client in megabits per second Signal This is a relative measure of signal quality The value is expressed as a percentage of theoretical best quality Signal quality can be ...

Page 20: ... client system has requested that the connection be stopped o CW Close Wait the server system has requested that the connection be stopped o TW Time Wait Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed o LA Last ACK Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed o CL Closed The connection is no longer active but the session is be...

Page 21: ...ws you to view the router logs You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of events to view This router also has external Syslog Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility What to View Select the features of which you would like to view the logs Firewall Security System or Router Status View Levels Select the ...

Page 22: ...nual 22 Stats Click on the Statistics link in the navigation menu This page displays the transmitted and received packet statistics of the wired LAN WAN and wireless interface Click on the Refresh button to refresh the statistics ...

Page 23: ...ose Wait the server system has requested that the connection be stopped o TW Time Wait Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed o LA Last ACK Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed o CL Closed The connection is no longer active but the session is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted packets still pendi...

Page 24: ... functions as a bridge between the network on its WAN port and the devices on its LAN port and those connected to it wirelessly Select the Bridge Mode radio button WAN Port Mode Select the Bridge Mode radio button Router IP Address Specify the IP address of this device Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for the IP address Default Gateway Specify the IP address of the upstream router Primary Secon...

Page 25: ...ork net here and you have a LAN side laptop with a name of mark that laptop will be known as mark mynetwork net Note however the entered domain name can be overridden by the one obtained from the router s upstream DHCP server Enable DNS Relay Place a check in this box to enable the DNS relay feature When DNS Relay is enabled the router plays the role of a DNS server DNS requests sent to the router...

Page 26: ...ou want to connect with this router can connect in the same transmission mode you can improve performance slightly by choosing the appropriate Only mode If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Wireless Channel Select a channel from the drop down list The channels available are based on the country s regulation A wireless network uses specif...

Page 27: ...ed network WEP is not as secure as WPA encryption To gain access to a WEP network you must know the key The key is a string of characters that you create When using WEP you must determine the level of encryption The type of encryption determines the key length 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using character...

Page 28: ...d to select Auto if you are not sure which authentication type is used Click on the Apply button to store these settings WPA Personal Wi Fi Protected Access Select the WPA Personal radio button if your wireless network uses WPA encryption WPA Wi Fi Protected Access was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with existing Wi...

Page 29: ...used to generate session keys that are unique for each wireless client Click on the Apply button to store these settings WPA Enterprise Wi Fi Protected Access 802 1x Select the WPA Enterprise radio button if your wireless network uses WPA encryption WPA Wi Fi Protected Access was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with ...

Page 30: ...d Authentication Timeout Specify the number of minutes after which the client will be required to re authenticate RADIUS Server IP Address Specify the IP address of the RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port Specify the port number of the RADIUS server the default port is 1812 RADIUS Server Shared Secret Specify the pass phrase that is matched on the RADIUS Server MAC Address Authentication Place a chec...

Page 31: ...er Full Manual 31 WAN The device offers several types of WAN connections in order to connect to the Internet Static IP Address Dynamic IP Address PPPoE PPTP Select the type of Internet Connection from the drop down list ...

Page 32: ...HCP Select Static IP from the My Internet Connection drop down list IP Address Specify the IP address for this device which is assigned by your ISP Subnet Mask Specify the subnet mask for this IP address which is assigned by your ISP Default Gateway Specify the IP address of the default gateway which is assigned by your ISP Primary Secondary DNS Address Specify the primary and secondary IP address...

Page 33: ...PPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer MAC Address If you need to change the MAC address of the router s WAN side Ethernet interface either type in an alter...

Page 34: ...fine your system or connection Use Unicasting This option is normally turned off and should remain off as long as the WAN side DHCP server correctly provides an IP address to the router However if the router cannot obtain an IP address from the DHCP server the DHCP server may be one that works better with unicast responses In this case turn the Unicasting option on and observe whether the router c...

Page 35: ...values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets unnecessarily and in extreme cases may be unable to establish some connections In either case network performance can suffer MAC Address If you need to change the MAC addr...

Page 36: ... address If you select the Dynamic IP radio button then the IP address in the next field is not required However if you select the Static IP radio button then the IP address in the next field is required User Name Specify the user name which is provided by your ISP Password Specify the password which is provided by your ISP and then verify it once again in the next field Service Name Specify the n...

Page 37: ...WAN If LAN devices send larger packets the router will break them into smaller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connection to your ISP Typical values are 1500 bytes for an Ethernet connection and 1492 bytes for a PPPoE connection If the router s MTU is set too high packets will be fragmented downstream If the router s MTU is set too low the router will fragment packets u...

Page 38: ...sword provided by your ISP to gain access to the Internet The supported authentication protocols are PAP and CHAP Select the PPTP from the My Internet Connection drop down list Address Mode PPTP can be used with a dynamic or static IP address If you select the Dynamic IP radio button then the IIP address in the next field is not required However if you select the Static IP radio button then the IP...

Page 39: ...riod of time Primary Secondary DNS Address Specify the primary and secondary IP address which is assigned by your ISP MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is a parameter that determines the largest packet size in bytes that the router will send to the WAN If LAN devices send larger packets the router will break them into smaller packets Ideally you should set this to match the MTU of the connecti...

Page 40: ...es from degrading the performance Specify a value between 1 and 65535 The default value is 2346 Fragment Threshold Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in order to improve performance on noisy networks Specify a value between 256 and 65535 The default value is 2346 DTIM Interval A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messag...

Page 41: ...hese changes Advanced Network In this section you can configure the UPnP WAN Ping WAN port speed multicast streams and PPPoE pass through settings Enable UPnP Place a check in this box to enable UPnP UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals This router has optional UPnP capability an...

Page 42: ...led if any applications on the LAN participate in a multicast group If you have a multimedia LAN application that is not receiving content as expected try enabling this option Enable PPPoE Pass Through Place a check in this box to enable PPPoE pass through This option controls whether LAN computers can act as PPPoE clients and negotiate the PPP sessions through the router over the WAN ethernet lin...

Page 43: ...e from the Application Name drop down list Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server IP Address Specify the IP address for the virtual server entry Protocol Specify a protocol or select one from the drop down list Public Port Specify the public port number Private Port Specify the private port number Schedule Select a schedul...

Page 44: ...le Web Server Several well known types of virtual server are available from the Application Name drop down list Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server Triggering Ports Specify the outgoing port range that is used by the application Firewall Ports Specify the port range that you would like to open for Internet traffic Sched...

Page 45: ...server for example Web Server Several well known types of virtual server are available from the Application Name drop down list Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server IP Address Specify the IP address for the virtual server entry TCP UDP Ports Specify the TCP or UDP port numbers Schedule Select a schedule Always or Never f...

Page 46: ...ess Control Internet access is restricted for those devices that have an Access Control Policy configured for them All other devices have unrestricted access to the Internet Place a check in the Enable Access Control check box and then click on the Add Policy button This will bring up the Add New Policy wizard The wireless wizard will inform you that there are six major steps in the process o Choo...

Page 47: ...or MAC address radio button IP Address If you selected IP address above then specify the IP address here MAC Address If you need to change the MAC address of the router s WAN side Ethernet interface either type in an alternate MAC address for example the MAC address of the router initially connected to the ISP or click on Clone Your PCs MAC Address Click on the OK button to insert the entry into t...

Page 48: ... Log Web Access Only Select this radio but in order to log web access Block All Access Select this radio but in order to block all web access Block Some Access Select this radio but in order to block some web access Click on the Apply button to store the changes ...

Page 49: ... feature used to restrict certain websites form being accessed through your network These filters can be used for securing and restricting your network Website URL Domain Specify the web address that you would like to filter Do not use http Click on the Save button to store the changes ...

Page 50: ...and Fri and enter a Start Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm Name Specify a name for the schedule Day s Select the days at which you would like the schedule to be effective All Day 24 hrs Place a check in this box if you would like the schedule to be active for 24 hours Start Time If you do not use the 24 hours option you may specify a start time End Time If you do not use the 24 hours option you may...

Page 51: ...tter what your IP address is Enable Dynamic DNS Place a check in this box to enable the DDNS feature Service Address Select a DDNS service provider from the drop down list DynDNS is a free service while TZO offers a 30 day free trial Host Name Specify the website URL User Name Specify the user name for the DDNS service Password Specify the password for the DDNS service and verify it once again in ...

Page 52: ...stated uplink speed for xDSL connections and around 5 kbps lower for cable network connections Manual Uplink Speed Specify an uplink speed or select it from the drop down list If Automatic Uplink Speed is disabled this option allows you to set the uplink speed manually Uplink speed is the speed at which data can be transferred from the router to your ISP Connection Type By default the router autom...

Page 53: ...teway Specify the IP address of the gateway Metric Specify the number of routing hops The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of using this route A value of 1 is the lowest cost and 15 is the highest cost A value of 16 indicates that the route is not reachable from this router When trying to reach a particular destination computers on your network will select the best rout...

Page 54: ... not used to control network access o Turn MAC Filtering ON and ALLOW computers listed to access the network When ALLOW is selected only computers with MAC addresses listed in the MAC Filtering Rules list are granted network access o Turn MAC Filtering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network When DENY is selected any computer with a MAC address listed in the MAC Filtering Rules list is ...

Page 55: ...ecks that packet sequence numbers are within the valid range for the session discarding those packets that do not have valid sequence numbers Whether SPI is enabled or not the router always tracks TCP connection states and ensures that each TCP packet s flags are valid for the current state TCP UDP NAT Endpoint Filtering options control how the router s NAT manages incoming connection requests to ...

Page 56: ...n communicating with certain other types of NAT router symmetric NATs in particular but leaves inbound filters and scheduled access working as expected Enable Port Preservation Place a check in this box to enable Port Preservation NAT Port preservation on by default tries to ensure that when a LAN host makes an Internet connection the same LAN port is also used as the Internet visible port This en...

Page 57: ...ALG is also disabled Application Layer Gateway ALG Configuration Place a check in appropriate feature boxes to enable them Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with network address translation NAT Each ALG provides special handling for a specific protocol or application A number of ALGs for common applications are enabled by default o PPTP Al...

Page 58: ...lient that ships with Microsoft Windows and MSN Messenger The SIP ALG must also be enabled when the Windows Messenger ALG is enabled o FTP Allows FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT o H 323 Netmeeting Allows H 323 specifically Microsoft Netmeeting clients to communicate across NAT server o SIP Allows devices and applications using VoIP Voice over IP to communicate across NAT Some V...

Page 59: ...nter Place a check in this box to add HTTP as a classifier This enables the router to recognize certain audio and video streams generated by a Windows Media Center PC and to prioritize these above other traffic Such streams are used by systems known as Windows Media Extenders such as the Xbox 360 Automatic Place a check in this box for the device to automatically configure the classifiers When ena...

Page 60: ...he rule with the highest priority will be used Name Assign a meaningful name to the WISH rule Priority Select a priority from the drop down list The four priority message flows are o BK Background least urgent o BE Best Effort o VI Video o VO Voice most urgent Protocol Select a protocol from the drop down list Host 1 IP Range Specify the IP range for the rule Host 1 Port Range Specify the port ran...

Page 61: ... hosts that you trust to access your LAN through the ports that you have opened Inbound Filters can be used for limiting access to a server on your network to a system or group of systems Filter rules can be used with Virtual Server Gaming or Remote Administration features Name Specify a name for the inbound filter Action Select Allow or Deny from the drop down list This will apply the inbound fil...

Page 62: ...t your time zone from the drop down list Enable Daylight Saving Place a check in this box to enable daylight savings time Daylight Saving Offset Select the offset from the drop down list Daylight Saving Date Select the daylight savings date from the drop down list Select the starting and ending times for the change to and from daylight saving time For example suppose for DST Start you select Month...

Page 63: ... System Settings Click on the System link in the navigation menu This page allows you to reboot the device using the current settings or restore all the settings to the factory defaults Save To Local Hard Drive This option allows you to save the current configuration of the device into a file Click on the Save Configuration button to begin Save the file on your local disk by using the Save or Save...

Page 64: ...e Please wait while the system is rebooting Note Do no un plug the device during this process as this may cause permanent damage Restore To Factory Default Click on the Restore all Settings to Factory Defaults button This option restores al configuration settings back to the settings that were in effect at the time when the device was shipped from the factory Once the dialog box appears click on t...

Page 65: ...boot the device using its current settings Once the dialog box appears click on the OK button to confirm the action Once the dialog box appears click on the OK button to confirm the action Note The current settings will be lost Click on the OK button to continue You will then see the Rebooting page Please wait while the system is rebooting Note Do no un plug the device during this process as this ...

Page 66: ...ed the appropriate firmware from the vendor s website Connect the device to your PC using an Ethernet cable as the firmware cannot be upgraded using the wireless interface Click on the Browse button to select the firmware and then click on the Upload button Syslog Logs display a list of events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface This log can be referred when an unknown error ...

Page 67: ...ve modified the settings Administrator Settings Admin Password You can change the password required to log into the broadband router s system web based management By default the password is admin Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Username Fill in the current username default admin Password Enter your new password Verify Password Enter your new password ag...

Page 68: ...he Broadband router from a remote site Inactivity Time Out Time after which you will be automatically logged out of the web interface Enable Remote Management Select Enabled to enable the remote management function Remote Admin Port The port number of the remote management web interface Click Apply at the top of the screen to save the above configurations ...

Page 69: ...0 VDC 10 depends on different countries Device 12 V 1 25A Radio Specifications Frequency Band 2 400 2 484 GHz Media Access Protocol Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA CA Modulation Technology OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM DBPSK DQPSK CCK Operating Channels 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe Receive Sensitivity Typical 2 412 2 472G IEEE802 11b 1Rx 93dBm 1Mbps 91...

Page 70: ...re Operation Mode AP Router WDS Bridge LAN DHCP Server Static IP DNS UPnP WAN Static IP DHCP Client PPPoE PPTP Clone MAC DNS Relay DDNS 8 Verified Services Router NAT NAPT Static Routing RIPv2 Dynamic Route Virtual server mapping IP address mapping Port Forwarding Port Triggering MAC address Filtering ALG Application Layer Gateway support RTP RTSP AOL FTP ICMP WMP MMS NetMeeting SIP Firewall Block...

Page 71: ...sing TKIP or AES WPA Enterprise WPA EAP using TKIP 802 1x Authenticator Hide SSID in beacons Wi Fi Protection Setup WPS Auto Channel Selection QoS WMM Intelligent Stream Handling Wireless Intelligent Stream Handling o Automatic Traffic Classification Prioritization o Dynamic Traffic Shaping Packet Fragmentation o Automatic Configuration Management Configuration Web based configuration HTTP Firmwar...

Page 72: ...anual 72 monitoring Log Email Alarm Environment Physical Temperature Range 0 to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Operating 40 to 70 C 40 F to158 F Storage Humidity non condensing 15 95 typical Dimensions 167mm L x 108mm W x 25mm H Weight 295g ...

Page 73: ...measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the...

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