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802.11n WLAN Gigabit Router User’s Manual

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2. Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

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3. 64MB of RAM or above

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4. 25MB free disk space

Package Contents

1. 802.11n WLAN Gigabit Router

2. CD-ROM (Software & Manual)

3. Quick Installation Guide

4. Ethernet Cable (RJ-45)

5. Power Adapter

6. Detachable Antenna (Optional)

Summary of Contents for WRC8500AN

Page 1: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual WELL WRC8500AN Dual Gigabit Router User s Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ... 4 Connecting your device 22 Connecting the Hardware 22 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router Configuration 24 Wireless Connection 36 5 What the Internet WAN access of your own Network now is 38 Internet WAN access is the DHCP client 40 Internet WAN access is the Static IP 40 Internet WAN access is the PPPoE client 42 6 Getting Started with the Web pages 43 Accessing the Web pages 43 Testing your Setup 46 D...

Page 3: ...cs 74 19 Wireless 2 4G Settings 75 20 Advanced Wireless Settings 78 21 Wireless Security Encryption Settings 81 Security Mode OPENWEP WEP Auto 82 Security Mode SHAREDWEP WEP Auto 83 Security Mode WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPAPSKWPA2PSK 84 22 Station List 85 23 AP Wireless Statistics 86 24 MAC IP Port Filtering Settings 87 25 Port Forwarding Setting 89 26 DMZ Settings 91 27 System Security Settings 92 28 Sy...

Page 4: ...nP Control Point Software on Windows ME XP 108 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows ME 108 UPnP Control Point Software on Windows XP with Firewall 109 D Troubleshooting 112 Troubleshooting Suggestions 112 Diagnosing Problem using IP Utilities 114 E Glossary 116 4 ...

Page 5: ...ent Services including IP route and DNS configuration RIP and IP Supports remote software upgrades Plug Play Auto Configuration Auto Provisioning User friendly configuration program accessed via a web browser The 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router has the internal Ethernet switch allows for a direct connection to a 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet network via an RJ 45 interface with LAN connectivity for both th...

Page 6: ...ons Italic text is used for items you select from menus and drop down lists and the names of displayed web pages Bold text is used for text strings that you type when prompted by the program and to emphasize important points Special messages This document uses the following icons to draw your attention to specific instructions or explanations Note Provides clarifying or non essential information o...

Page 7: ... Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 3 64MB of RAM or above 4 25MB free disk space Package Contents 1 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router 2 CD ROM Software Manual 3 Quick Installation Guide 4 Ethernet Cable RJ 45 5 Power Adapter 6 Detachable Antenna Optional 7 ...

Page 8: ...stablished and active Blink Valid WPS packet being transferred green On 10 100MB Ethernet connection established and active Off No Ethernet connection Blink Valid Ethernet packet being transferred WAN LAN 1 2 3 4 Amber On 1000MB Ethernet connection established and active Off No Ethernet connection Blink Valid Ethernet packet being transferred Rear and Right Panel and bottom Side The rear and right...

Page 9: ...to xDSL Cable Modem WLAN Press this button for at least 2 full second to turn off on wireless signals WPS Press this button for at least 0 5 full seconds and the WPS LED will flash to start WPS Now go to the wireless adapter or device and press its WPS button Make sure to press the button within 120 seconds 2 minutes after pressing the router s WPS button RESET Reset button RESET the 802 11n WLAN ...

Page 10: ...utomatically Before starting the 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router configuration please kindly configure the PC computer as below to have automatic IP address DNS Server For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 1 Click on Start Control Panel in Classic View In the Control Panel double click on Network Connections to continue 10 ...

Page 11: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 2 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties 3 Double click on Internet Protocol TCP IP 11 ...

Page 12: ...heck Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue 5 Click Show icon in notification area when connected see screen image in 3 above then Click on OK to complete the setup procedures 12 ...

Page 13: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual For Windows Vista 32 64 1 Click on Start Control Panel View network status and tasks 13 ...

Page 14: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 2 In the Manage network connections click on Manage network connections to continue 14 ...

Page 15: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 3 Single RIGHT click on Local Area connection then click Properties 15 ...

Page 16: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 4 The screen will display the information User Account Control and click Continue to continue 5 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 16 ...

Page 17: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 6 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue 17 ...

Page 18: ... WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual For Windows 7 32 64 1 Click on Start Control Panel in Category View View network status and tasks 2 In the Control Panel Home click on Change adapter settings to continue 18 ...

Page 19: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 3 Single RIGHT click on Local Area Connection then click Properties 19 ...

Page 20: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 4 Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 20 ...

Page 21: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 5 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click on OK to continue 21 ...

Page 22: ...ovider ISP These instructions provide a basic configuration that should be compatible with your home or small office network setup Refer to the subsequent chapters for additional configuration instructions Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect the device to the wall phone port the power outlet and your computer s or network WARNING Before you begin turn the power off for al...

Page 23: ...uter s WAN Port Step 2 Connect the Ethernet cable to LAN Port Connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your PC s Ethernet port to any of the 4 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router s LAN Ports Step 3 Attach the power connector Connect the power adapter to the power inlet POWER of the 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router and turn the power switch ON OFF SWITCH of your 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router on Actual ANTENN...

Page 24: ...sert the supplied CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The CD should auto start displaying the window shown in 3 below If your CD does not start automatically go to Windows Explorer Select your CD drive and double click autorun exe 3 To configure the device please click on Advanced Configuration button 24 ...

Page 25: ...in and then click on OK button 5 From the Internet Settings menu click on WAN 6 Select the WAN Connection Type STATIC fixed IP DHCP Auto config or PPPoE ADSL and enter related parameters that your ISP Internet Services Provider or Network Administrator provided and then click on Apply button 25 ...

Page 26: ...1n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual Examples 6 1 PPPoE ADSL Select PPPoE ADSL from WAN Connection Type drop down list Enter User Name Password and Verify Password offered by the ISP Click on Apply button 26 ...

Page 27: ... Type drop down list Click on Apply button 6 3 STATIC fixed IP Select STATIC fixed IP from WAN Connection Type drop down list Config IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server offered by ISP Internet Services Provider or Network Administrator Click on Apply button 27 ...

Page 28: ...2 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 7 The confirmation is shown as screen below Actual ANTENNA may vary depending on setting Wireless 5G Settings 8 From the Wireless 5G Settings menu click on Basic 28 ...

Page 29: ...1a n mixed mode and 11n only 5G the default settings Network Mode 11a n mixed mode For example you choose 11a n mixed mode 10 Please enter the Network Name SSID and if you want to change the default settings Radio On Off On Network Name SSID RT3883_AP 11 Please click Apply button to continue 29 ...

Page 30: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 12 The confirmation is shown as screen below Actual ANTENNA may vary depending on setting 13 From the Wireless 5G Settings menu click on Security 30 ...

Page 31: ...PSK and WPAPSKWPA2PSK the default settings Security Mode Disable For example you choose the Disable Mode 15 Please click Apply button to continue 16 The confirmation is shown as screen below Actual ANTENNA may vary depending on setting 17 WLAN Router has been configured completely and suitable for Wireless and Internet Connections 31 ...

Page 32: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual Wireless 2 4G Settings 18 From the Wireless 2 4G Settings menu click on Basic 32 ...

Page 33: ...11g only 11b g n mixed mode and 11n only 2 4G the default settings Network Mode 11b g n mixed mode For example you choose 11b g n mixed mode 20 Please enter the Network Name SSID and if you want to change the default settings Radio On Off On Network Name SSID RTDEV_AP 21 Please click Apply button to continue 33 ...

Page 34: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 22 The confirmation is shown as screen below Actual ANTENNA may vary depending on setting 23 From the Wireless 2 4G Settings menu click on Security 34 ...

Page 35: ...PSK and WPAPSKWPA2PSK the default settings Security Mode Disable For example you choose the Disable Mode 25 Please click Apply button to continue 26 The confirmation is shown as screen below Actual ANTENNA may vary depending on setting 27 WLAN Router has been configured completely and suitable for Wireless and Internet Connections 35 ...

Page 36: ...ess configuration menu see user manual on the CD Chapter 14 for 5G or 16 for 2 4G 28 Double click on the wireless icon on your computer and search for the wireless network that you enter Network Name SSID name 29 Click on the wireless network that you enter SSID name to connect the default settings Radio On Off On Network Name SSID RT3883_AP for 5G or RTDEV_AP for 2 4G 36 ...

Page 37: ...pted enter the network key that belongs to your authentication type and key the default settings Security Mode Disable You can later change this network key via the wireless configuration menu see user manual on the CD Chapter 14 for 5G or 16 for 2 4G 32 Click on Connect or Apply 33 Now you are ready to use the Wireless Network to Internet or intranet 37 ...

Page 38: ...w is Now you could check what the Internet WAN access of your network is to know how to configure the WAN port of 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router Please follow steps below to check what the Internet WAN access if your own Network is DHCP Client Static IP or PPPoE Client 1 Click Start Control Panel 38 ...

Page 39: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 2 Double click Network Connections 39 ...

Page 40: ...tic IP 1 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet and you could see string Assigned by DHCP in Details Internet WAN access is the Static IP If you cannot see any Broadband Adapter in the Network Connections your Internet WAN access is DHCP Client or Static IP 1 Click Local Area Connection in LAN or High Speed Internet and you could see string Manually Configured in Details 40 ...

Page 41: ...ick Properties and then you could get the IP settings in detail and write down the IP settings as follow IP Address 10 10 100 110 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 10 10 100 100 Preferred DNS server 10 10 100 100 Alternate DNS Server If you have it please also write it down 41 ...

Page 42: ...N access is PPPoE Client 1 Click Broadband Adapter in Broadband and you could see string Assigned by Service Provider in Details For PPPoE configuration on 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router you ll need following information that you could get from your Telecom or by your Internet Service Provider Username of PPPoE 1234 for example Password of PPPoE 1234 for example 42 ...

Page 43: ...vice A web browser installed on the PC The minimum browser version requirement is Internet Explorer v4 or Netscape v4 For the best display quality use latest version of Internet Explorer Netscape or Mozilla Firefox From any of the LAN computers launch your web browser type the following URL in the web address or location box and press Enter on your keyboard http 10 10 10 254 The first time that yo...

Page 44: ...ou do not need to enter a password See Password 3 Click on OK This is the first page displayed each time you log in to the Web pages Note If you receive an error message or the Welcome page is not displayed see Troubleshooting Suggestions 4 You are now ready to configure your device The homepage for the web pages is displayed 44 ...

Page 45: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual Figure 6 Homepage 45 ...

Page 46: ...o com The LED labeled WAN should blink rapidly and then appear solid as the device connects to the site If the LEDs do not illuminate as expected you may need to configure your Internet access settings using the information provided by your ISP For details see Internet Access If the LEDs still do not illuminate as expected or the web page is not displayed see Troubleshooting Suggestions or contact...

Page 47: ... 255 255 255 0 This is the IP address of the LAN port on the device The LAN port connects the device to your Ethernet network Typically you will not need to change this address See Network Settings LAN Interface DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server enabled with the following pool of addresses 10 10 10 100 through 10 10 10 200 The 802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router maintains a pool of priv...

Page 48: ...Field Description Bridge All Ethernet ports and wireless interfaces are bridged into a single bridge interface The router will work as bridge only Gateway The device work as wireless router The NAT will can set as enable or disable WAN port need to link to the Internet Ethernet Converter The wireless interface is treated as WAN port and the Ethernet ports are LAN ports ...

Page 49: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 8 WideArea Network WAN Settings There are 3 selections for WAN connection type which are STATIC fixed IP DHCP Auto config and PPPoE ADSL 49 ...

Page 50: ... and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 and so on Field Description IP Address Enter the IP address assigned by your service provider Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask assigned by your service provider Default Gateway Enter the IP address assigned by your service provider Primary DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server Enter Primary DNS Server and or Secondary DNS Server assigned by your service provider ...

Page 51: ...the device Field Description Host Name Enter the host name of your computer This is optional and is only required if your service provider asks you to do so MAC Clone Enabled Enable MAC Clone MAC Clone MAC Address Enter the MAC address of your computer if your service provider only permits a computer with a certain MAC address to access the Internet If you re using the computer to connect to the I...

Page 52: ...ter the password assigned by your Internet service provider Verify Password Retype the password to confirm Operation Mode Set the router as Keep Alive or On demand or Manual MAC Clone Enabled Enable MAC Clone MAC Clone MAC Address Enter the MAC address of your computer if your service provider only permits a computer with a certain MAC address to access the Internet If you re using the computer to...

Page 53: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 9 LocalArea Network LAN Settings To set up the configuration of LAN interface private IP of your router LAN port and subnet mask for your LAN segment 53 ...

Page 54: ...network must have the same subnet mask to communicate on the network Primary DNS Server Specify the Primary DNS Server IP Address Secondary DNS Server Specify the Secondary DNS Server IP Address Default Gateway Specify the Default Gateway IP Address Lease Time Choose the length of the time for the device to recycle and give out the IP addresses to the devices in your network default 86400 Statical...

Page 55: ...User s Manual Router Advertisement Enable Disable Router Advertisement DNS Proxy Enable Disable DNS Proxy 10 DHCP Client The information of IP MAC address and expire time of the DHCP clients that have connected with this device 55 ...

Page 56: ...can set a route rule table in here Field Description Destination The destination IP address Range Host Net when select Net there is another Netmask column need to fill out Gateway The gateway for the routing Interface Via LAN WAN or User can define by custom Comment Comment 56 ...

Page 57: ...anual 12 IPv6 User can configure IPv6 in here Static IP Connection User can configure IPv6 Static IP Connection in here Field Description LAN IPv6 Address Subnet Prefix Length Enter LAN IPv6 Address Subnet Prefix Length provided by ISP 57 ...

Page 58: ...ided by ISP Default Gateway Enter Default Gateway provided by ISP Tunneling Connection 6RD User can configure IPv6 Tunneling Connection 6RD in here Field Description ISP 6rd Prefix Prefix Length Enter ISP 6rd Prefix Prefix Length provided by ISP ISP Border Relay IPv4 Address Enter ISP Border Relay IPv4 Address provided by ISP 58 ...

Page 59: ...User can configure IPv6 Tunneling Connection DL Lite in here Field Description WAN IPv6 Address Enter WAN IPv6 Address provided by ISP AFTR Server IPv6 Address Enter AFTR Server IPv6 Address provided by ISP Gateway IPv6 Address Enter Gateway IPv6 Address provided by ISP 59 ...

Page 60: ... User s Manual 13 Wireless 5G Settings You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items 60 ...

Page 61: ...nicate with each other You may want to utilize this feature if you have many guests that frequent your wireless network MBSSID AP Isolation Enable Disable this function BSSID Displays the Basic Service Set Identity BSSID of this router This parameter is the same as the MAC address of LAN port Frequency Channel Select a Frequency Channel Operating Mode Select the Operating Mode Channel BandWidth Se...

Page 62: ...ield Description HT Disallow TKIP Enable Disable the HT Disallow TKIP 20 40 Coexistence Enable Disable the 20 40 Coexistence HT TxStream Select the HT TxStream from the drop down list HT RxStream Select the HT RxStream from the drop down list 62 ...

Page 63: ...14 Advanced Wireless Settings Use the Advanced Setup page to make detailed settings for the Wireless Advanced Setup includes items that are not available from the Basic Setup page such as Beacon Interval Control Tx Rates and Basic Data Rates 63 ...

Page 64: ...e your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 0 to 2346 Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance RTS Threshold Request To Send threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 If you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications to the value range between 1 and 2347 are recommended Tx Power Transmit power You can set the out...

Page 65: ... power saving mode during transmitting DLS Capable Enable Disable this function WMM Parameters You can configure WMM parameters by clicking on the button The configuration window pops up as shown below Manually configure the parameters and click on the Apply button to execute Multicast to Unicast It can receives Multicast streams from the network backbone converts them to Unicast format and routes...

Page 66: ...uter in the Wireless Settings Basic Settings from the drop down list The SSID will be shown on the wireless network for recognizing Security Mode There are 10 modes for you to select Open Shared WEP Auto WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK and WPA PSKWPA2 PSK WPA1WPA2 802 1x Please refer to the following description Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fil...

Page 67: ...ect ASCII or Hex to setup the key value ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject 67 ...

Page 68: ...lect ASCII or Hex to setup the key value ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject 68 ...

Page 69: ...WPA2 PSK and WPAPSKWPA2PSK Pass Phrase Enter a pass phrase encryption key format 8 32 bytes Key Renewal Interval Enter a value to setup the WPA key renewal interval The device regenerates the key in every interval seconds that you have setup without disconnection Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station yo...

Page 70: ...imary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi Fi networks This Router supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar 70 ...

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Page 72: ... out of box configuration WPS Progress Show the WPS current status WPS mode Field Description PIN method Personal Identification Number read the PIN from either a sticker on the new STA or a display PBC method Push Button Communication in which the user simply has to push a button either an actual or virtual one on both the AP and the new STA Users can simply push the PIN Users have to fill in the...

Page 73: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 17 Station List You could monitor stations which associated to this AP here 73 ...

Page 74: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 18 AP Wireless Statistics Wireless TX and RX Statistics 74 ...

Page 75: ...User s Manual 19 Wireless 2 4G Settings You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items 75 ...

Page 76: ...vice Set Identity BSSID of this router This parameter is the same as the MAC address of LAN port Frequency Channel Select a Frequency Channel Operating Mode Select the Operating Mode Channel BandWidth Select the Channel BandWidth Guard Interval Select the Guard Interval MCS Select the MCS Reverse Direction Grant RDG Enable Disable the Reverse Direction Grant RDG Extension Channel Enable Disable th...

Page 77: ...abit Router User s Manual Field Description HT Disallow TKIP Enable Disable the HT Disallow TKIP HT TxStream Select the HT TxStream from the drop down list HT RxStream Select the HT RxStream from the drop down list 77 ...

Page 78: ...20 Advanced Wireless Settings Use the Advanced Setup page to make detailed settings for the Wireless Advanced Setup includes items that are not available from the Basic Setup page such as Beacon Interval Control Tx Rates and Basic Data Rates 78 ...

Page 79: ... high packet error rate you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 0 to 2346 Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance RTS Threshold Request To Send threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 If you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications to the value range between 1 and 2347 are recomme...

Page 80: ... power saving mode during transmitting DLS Capable Enable Disable this function WMM Parameters You can configure WMM parameters by clicking on the button The configuration window pops up as shown below Manually configure the parameters and click on the Apply button to execute Multicast to Unicast It can receives Multicast streams from the network backbone converts them to Unicast format and routes...

Page 81: ...uter in the Wireless Settings Basic Settings from the drop down list The SSID will be shown on the wireless network for recognizing Security Mode There are 10 modes for you to select Open Shared WEP Auto WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK and WPA PSKWPA2 PSK WPA1WPA2 802 1x Please refer to the following description Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fil...

Page 82: ...ect ASCII or Hex to setup the key value ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject 82 ...

Page 83: ...lect ASCII or Hex to setup the key value ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject 83 ...

Page 84: ...WPA2 PSK and WPAPSKWPA2PSK Pass Phrase Enter a pass phrase encryption key format 8 32 bytes Key Renewal Interval Enter a value to setup the WPA key renewal interval The device regenerates the key in every interval seconds that you have setup without disconnection Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station yo...

Page 85: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 22 Station List You could monitor stations which associated to this AP here 85 ...

Page 86: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 23 AP Wireless Statistics Wireless TX and RX Statistics 86 ...

Page 87: ...nagement consideration You can set up the filter against the IP addresses to block specific internal users from accessing the Internet The firewall could not only obstruct outside intruders from intruding your system but also restricting the LAN users Port filter restricts certain type of data packets from your LAN to Internet through the router 87 ...

Page 88: ...n the destination IP address that you wish to filter Source IP Address Fill in the source IP address that you wish to filter Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP UDP or ICMP Dest Port Range Fill in the destination port range that you wish to filter Action Accept or Drop the action Comment Input any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters MAC IP Port Filter Rule List Li...

Page 89: ...omputers on the LAN to a server set up on the LAN You can setup an Internet service on the computer on local network without exposing it on Internet directly You can also build many sets of port redirection to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address 89 ...

Page 90: ...t any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters Virtual Server Field Description Virtual Server Enable Disable IP Address Fill in the IP of your LAN Server Port Range Fill in the port range that you wish to filter Protocol Select the protocol type of TCP UDP or Both Comment Input any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters Virtual Server Mapping List...

Page 91: ...one is used to enable protocols which need to open ports on the router The router will forward all unspecified incoming traffic to the host specified in this page To configure it mark to enable virtual DMZ and then enter the Host IP private IP address and click Apply to enact the setting 91 ...

Page 92: ...f from attacking redirection to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address Field Description Remote Management via WAN Allow Deny Ping from WAN filter Disable Enable Block Port Scan Disable Enable Block SYN Flood Disable Enable Stateful Packet Inspection SPI Disable Enable 92 ...

Page 93: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 28 System Management You may configure administrator account and password NTP settings and Dynamic DNS settings here 93 ...

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Page 95: ... Wireless Device NTP Settings Can set the NTP server here Dynamic DNS Provider The website that provides DDNS service Please select from the drop down list Account DDNS login account For DynDNS users please fill in your user name for No IP users please fill in your email address Password The password of your DDNS service account DDNS The hostname that you have applied for the device 95 ...

Page 96: ...it Router User s Manual 29 Upgrade Firmware Upgrade the firmware to obtain new functionality It takes about 1 minute to upload and upgrade flash and be patient please Caution A corrupted image will hang up the system 96 ...

Page 97: ... 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 30 Settings Management You might save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file restore them by importing the file or reset them to factory default 97 ...

Page 98: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 31 Access Point Status You can check the device status in this page System Info Internet Configuration and LAN settings 98 ...

Page 99: ...ser s Manual 32 Statistic This page allows users to get information of data transferring condition and monitor the status and performance of this router including interface receiving sending packets and receiving sending errors 99 ...

Page 100: ...s NT 4 0 workstations Windows XP PCs 1 In the Windows task bar click the Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon 3 In the LAN or High Speed Internet window right click on the icon corresponding to your network interface card NIC and select Properties Often this icon is labeled Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection dialog box is displayed with...

Page 101: ... install files from your Windows 2000 installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files 7 If prompted click OK to restart your computer with the new settings Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 8 In the Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 9 In the Network and Dial up Connections window right clic...

Page 102: ... the new settings Next configure the PCs to accept IP information assigned by the Wireless Gateway 9 In the Control Panel double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 10 In Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Network icon and then select Properties 11 In the Network Properties dialog box select TCP IP and then click Properties 12 In the TCP IP Settings dialog box click ...

Page 103: ...omatically 13 Click OK twice to confirm and save your changes You will be prompted to restart Windows 14 Click Yes Windows NT 4 0 workstations First check for the IP protocol and if necessary install it 1 In the Windows NT task bar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Network icon 3 In the Network dialog box click the ...

Page 104: ...intain different subnets on your LAN subnets are described in Appendix B Before you begin you must have the following information available The IP address and subnet mask of each PC The IP address of the default gateway for your LAN In most cases this is the address assigned to the LAN port on the Wireless Gateway By default the LAN port is assigned the IP address 10 10 10 2 You can change this nu...

Page 105: ...hone numbers For example a 7 digit telephone number starts with a 3 digit prefix that identifies a group of thousands of telephone lines and ends with four digits that identify one specific line in that group Similarly IP addresses contain two kinds of information Network ID Identifies a particular network within the Internet or intranet Host ID Identifies a particular computer or device on the ne...

Page 106: ...e except all fields set to 0 or all fields set to 255 as those values are reserved for special uses Subnet masks Definition mask A mask looks like a regular IP address but contains a pattern of bits that tells what parts of an IP address are the network ID and what parts are the host ID bits set to 1 mean this bit is part of the network ID and bits set to 0 mean this bit is part of the host ID Sub...

Page 107: ... remaining six bits in field4 for its host IDs ranging from 1 to 62 Note Sometimes a subnet mask does not specify any additional network ID bits and thus no subnets Such a mask is called a default subnet mask These masks are Class A 255 0 0 0 Class B 255 255 0 0 Class C 255 255 255 0 These are called default because they are used when a network is initially configured at which time it has no subne...

Page 108: ...ible networking and automatic discovery for a breadth of device categories from a wide range of vendors This means a device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices DHCP and DNS servers are optional and are used only if available on the network Finally a device can leave a network smoothly and automat...

Page 109: ...t Connections dialog box select Network Connections 3 In the Network Connections dialog box right click on the local area connection entry for your network this will display a menu Select the Properties menu entry 4 In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box select the Advanced tab Disable the Internet Connection Firewall by de selecting the entry with the following label Protect my comput...

Page 110: ... the following entries from the Networking Services window and then click OK If you are using Windows XP select Universal Plug and Play If you are using Windows XP SP1 select Internet Gateway Device discovery and Control Client Universal Plug and Play If you are using Windows XP SP2 select Internet Gateway Device discovery and Control Client UPnP User Interface 6 Reboot your system Once you have i...

Page 111: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual For example from the Network Connections window you should see the Internet Gateway Device 111 ...

Page 112: ...lower quality cables Internet Access My PC cannot access the Internet Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your PC can communicate with the device s LAN IP address by default 10 10 10 2 If it cannot check the Ethernet cabling If you statically assigned a private IP address to the computer not a registered public address verify the following Check that the gatewa...

Page 113: ...moves any custom settings and returns all settings to their default values I cannot access the web pages from my browser Use the ping utility discussed in the following section to check whether your PC can communicate with the device s LAN IP address by default 10 10 10 2 If it cannot check the Ethernet cabling Verify that you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator v4 0 or later Verify ...

Page 114: ...ess on your LAN or a public IP address for an Internet site if known If the target computer receives the message a Command Prompt window is displayed Figure 7 Using the ping Utility If the target computer cannot be located you will receive the message Request timed out Using the ping command you can test whether the path to the Wireless Gateway is working using the preconfigured default LAN IP add...

Page 115: ... you can execute the nslookup command from the Start menu Click the Start button and then click Run In the Open text box type the following Nslookup Click OK A Command Prompt window displays with a bracket prompt At the prompt type the name of the Internet address that you are interested in such as www microsoft com The window will display the associate IP address if known as shown below Figure 8 ...

Page 116: ... voice and video widely used within the Internet ATM data rates range from 45 Mbps to 2 5 Gbps See data rate authenticate To verify a user s identity such as by prompting for a password binary The base two system of numbers that uses only two digits 0 and 1 to represent all numbers In binary the number 1 is written as 1 2 as 10 3 as 11 4 as 100 etc Although expressed as decimal numbers for conveni...

Page 117: ...s a web site a DNS server looks up the requested domain name to find its corresponding IP address If the DNS server cannot find the IP address it communicates with higher level DNS servers to determine the IP address See domain name domain name A domain name is a user friendly name used in place of its associated IP address Domain names must be unique their assignment is controlled by the Internet...

Page 118: ...nsisting of four numbers each from 0 to 255 separated by periods e g 209 191 4 240 An IP address consists of a network ID that identifies the particular network the host belongs to and a host ID uniquely identifying the host itself on that network A network mask is used to define the network ID and the host ID Because IP addresses are difficult to remember they usually have an associated domain na...

Page 119: ...m used to verify whether the host associated with an IP address is online It can also be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name port A physical access point to a device such as a computer or router through which data flows into and out of the device PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol for serial data transmission that is used to carry IP and other protocol data between your ISP a...

Page 120: ... source to destination When TCP and IP are bundled with higher level applications such as HTTP FTP Telnet etc TCP IP refers to this whole suite of protocols Telnet An interactive character based program used to access a remote computer While HTTP the web protocol and FTP only allow you to download files from a remote computer Telnet allows you to log into and use a computer from a remote location ...

Page 121: ... ISP VCI Virtual Circuit Identifier Together with the Virtual Path Identifier VPI the VCI uniquely identifies a VC Your ISP will tell you the VCI for each VC they provide See VC VPI Virtual Path Identifier Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier VCI the VPI uniquely identifies a VC Your ISP will tell you the VPI for each VC they provide See VC WAN Wide Area Network Any network spread over a l...

Page 122: ...802 11n WLAN Gigabit Router User s Manual 122 WWW World Wide Web Also called the Web Collective term for all web sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed via the Internet ...

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