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WLR-2001

300N Wireless 3G Ready Router

(802.11 b/g/n)

User Manual

Revision: 1.0

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Page 1: ...WLR 2001 300N Wireless 3G Ready Router 802 11 b g n User Manual Revision 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...NETWORK SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 8 5WLR 2001 PLACEMENT 8 6SETUP LAN WAN 9 7PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP 10 8BRINGING UP THE WLR 2001 14 9INITIAL SETUP OF THE WLR 2001 14 10CONFIGURATION WIZARD 23 11WIRELESS SETTINGS 25 12FIREWALL SETTINGS 35 13ADVANCED SETTINGS 41 14TOOLBOX SETTINGS 51 ...

Page 3: ...gle wireless channel giving you seamless access to multimedia content Robust RF signal travels farther eliminates dead spots and extends network range For data protection and privacy the WLR 2001 encodes all wireless transmissions with WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption With the inbuilt DHCP Server powerful SPI firewall the WLR 2001 protects your computers against intruders and most known Internet attack...

Page 4: ...ur 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 through Provide mutual authentication Client and dynamic encryption keys to enhance security WDS Wireless Distribution System Make wireless AP and Bridge mode simultaneously as a wireless repeater Theor...

Page 5: ... none of the items listed below are missing Do not discard the packing materials in case of return the unit must be shipped back in its original package 1 WLR 2001 Router 2 220V 240V Power Adapter 3 Quick Install Guide 4 CD User s Manual 5 Warranty card 6 UTP cable ...

Page 6: ...Description Power connector Connect the 12V DC adapter to this port LAN Yellow Connect your PC s or network devices to this port WAN Blue Connect your ADSL Cable modem to this port USB Connect your 3G USB modem to this port ...

Page 7: ...bes the IP address login details SSID security code and WPS button functionality Button Description WPS BUTTON Press 2 seconds for WPS mode Press 10 seconds to reset the router Press 15 Seconds to reset the router to factory defaults ...

Page 8: ...he cable is connected LAN Blue Shows the cable is connected WiFi Blue Shows WiFi activity and WPS Internet Blue Shows the internet connection is active WAN Blue Shows the cable is connected 3G Blue Shows a 3G Dongle is connected Power Red Shows the device is turned on ...

Page 9: ...PC with a Web Browser Internet Explorer Safari Firefox Opera Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables 5 WLR 2001 Placement You can place the WLR 2001 on a desk or other flat surface or you can mount it on a wall For optimal performance place your Wireless Broadband Router in the center of your office or your home in a location that is away from any potential source of interference such as a metal wall or m...

Page 10: ...6 Setup LAN WAN WAN connection LAN connection ...

Page 11: ...7 PC Network Adapter setup Windows XP Enter Start Menu select Control panel select Network Select Local Area Connection icon select properties ...

Page 12: ...lect Internet Protocol TCP IP Click Properties Select the General tab a The WLR 2001 supports DHCP function please select both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically ...

Page 13: ...Windows Vista Seven Enter Start Menu select Control panel select View network status and tasks select Manage network connections Select Local Area Connection icon select properties ...

Page 14: ...Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Click Properties Select the General tab The WLR 2001 supports DHCP function please select both Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically ...

Page 15: ...et The WLR 2001 automatically enters the self test phase During self test phase the Power LED will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation 9 Initial Setup of the WLR 2001 LOGIN procedure 1 OPEN your browser e g Internet Explorer 2 Type http 192 168 0 1 in address bar and press Enter ...

Page 16: ...ound on the backlabel of your router 4 Click OK 5 You will see the home page of the WLR 2001 The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router the UP time hardware information serial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here ...

Page 17: ... a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802 1d Spanning Tree is Disabled by default If the 802 1d Spanning Tree function is enabled this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops DHCP Server Enabled by default You can enable or disable the DHCP server When DHCP is disabled no IP addresses are assigned to clients and you have to use static IP addresses When DHCP server is enab...

Page 18: ...riod is reached IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients Note default IP range 192 168 0 100 192 168 0 200 If you want your PC s to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN or just keep the default site...

Page 19: ...Device Status View the Broadband router s current configuration settings Device Status displays the configuration settings you ve configured in the Wizard Basic Settings Wireless Settings section ...

Page 20: ...plays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable DSL or 3G connection It also displays the router s WAN IP address Subnet Mask and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address the Primary DNS Press Renew button to renew your WAN IP address ...

Page 21: ...C address and expiration time for each DHCP leased client Use the Refresh button to update the available information You can check Enable Static DHCP IP It is possible to add more static DHCP IP s They are listed in the table Current Static DHCP Table IP can be deleted at will from the table Click apply button to save the changed configuration ...

Page 22: ... event occurred after system start up At the bottom of the page the system log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared Clear or it can be refreshed Refresh to get the most updated information When the system is powered down the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file ...

Page 23: ...WLR 2001 Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN LAN WLAN ...

Page 24: ...t the modem is connected and click Next Select your country from the Country list 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 ...

Page 25: ...Click APPLY to complete the configuration ...

Page 26: ...that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router The parameters include Mode ESSID Channel Number and Associated Client Wireless Function Enable or Disable Wireless function here Click Apply and wait for module to be ready loaded ...

Page 27: ...11g mode You can also select B G mode to allow 80211b and 802 11g clients at the same time SSID This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID Channel The channel used by the wireless LAN All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel ...

Page 28: ...can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption When you select Shared Key you should also setup a WEP key in the Encryption page After this has been done make sure the wireless clients that you want to connect to the device are also setup with the same encryption key Fragment Threshold Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be ...

Page 29: ...lity while the Short Preamble can provide better wireless LAN performance Broadcast ESSID If you enabled Broadcast ESSID every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enabling this feature is recommended Disabling Broadcast ESSID can provide better security CTS Protection It is recommended...

Page 30: ...s stations use the same security function and are setup with the same security key Disable When you choose to disable encryption it is very insecure to operate the WLR 2001 Enable 802 1x Auth IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only ...

Page 31: ...lect ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key Key1 Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device 64 bit WEP input 10 digits Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex ...

Page 32: ...ption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers This is the best security available WPA Radius Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently Press Apply...

Page 33: ...ifficulties filling in the fields just click Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove an address from the list If you want to remove a MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC address that you want to remove in the list and then click Delete Selected If you want to remove all the MAC addresses from the list just click the Delete All button Click R...

Page 34: ...PS via PIN code If you want to use the Push Button you have to push a specific button on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client to start the WPS mode and switch the wireless router to WPS mode You can simply push the WPS button of the wireless router or click the Start to Process button in the web configuration interface If you want to use the PIN code you have to know the PI...

Page 35: ...e It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless connection Passphrase Key It shows the passphrase key that is randomly generated by the wireless router during the WPS process You may need this information when using a device which doesn t support WPS WPS via Push Button Press the button to start the WPS process The router will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2 ...

Page 36: ...rs thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks However for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet you can configure a specific client server as a Demilitarized Zone DMZ Note To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply ...

Page 37: ...t the virtual server re directs a particular service Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Enable DMZ Enable disable DMZ Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP Client PC IP Addr...

Page 38: ...f Death Port Scan and Sync Flood If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protects the router from Port Scans Sync Flood Protects the router from Sync Flood attack ...

Page 39: ...accept for the clients in the list below Allow If you select Allow then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below Filter client PCs by IP Fill in IP Filtering Table to filter PC clients by IP Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses Remove PC If you want to remove some PCs from the IP Filtering Table select the PC ...

Page 40: ...want to retype again just click Reset and the fields will be cleared Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the MAC Filtering Table select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want to remove all PCs from the table just click the Delete All button If you want to clear the selection and re select again just click Reset Click Apply at the bottom of the sc...

Page 41: ... address or the keyword of the web site you want to block Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keywords from the Current URL Blocking Table select the URL keyword you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all URL keywords from the table just click Delete All button If you want to clear the selection and re select again just click Reset Click App...

Page 42: ...h as Websites and FTP Select Disable to disable the NAT function Port Forwarding Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Port to a particular LAN IP address It helps you to host servers behind the router NAT firewall Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall ...

Page 43: ...Forwarding setting will be added into the Current Port Forwarding Table below Remove Port Forwarding If you want to remove a Port Forwarding setting from the Current Port Forwarding Table select the Port Forwarding setting that you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want to remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset wi...

Page 44: ...number from the Internet WAN Port to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server Private IP This is the LAN client host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to Private Port This is the port number of the above Private IP host that the below Public Port number will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN to ...

Page 45: ...n this Virtual Server setting will be added into the Current Virtual Server Table below Remove Virtual Server If you want to remove Virtual Server settings from the Current Virtual Server Table select the Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want to remove all Virtual Server settings from the table just click the Delete All button Click Rese...

Page 46: ...is is the out going Outbound range of port numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is TCP UDP or both Public Port Enter the In coming Inbound port or port range for this type of application e g 2300 2400 47624 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type TCP UDP or both Comment The description of this setting Popular applications This sec...

Page 47: ...ent of the setting to be added and then click Add The Special Application setting will be added into the Current Trigger Port Table below If you happen to make a mistake just click Clear and the fields will be cleared Remove If you want to remove Special Application settings from the Current Trigger Port Table select the Special Application settings you want to remove in the table and then click D...

Page 48: ...ou can select applications that need Application Layer Gateway support Enable select enable Application Layer Gateway then the router will let the selected application correctly pass through the NAT gateway ...

Page 49: ...e or Disable the UPnP feature here After you enable the UPnP feature all client systems that support UPnP like Windows XP can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP connect to the internet without having to configure the virtual server sect...

Page 50: ...s rule name Others The rule with a smaller priority number has a higher priority the rule with a larger priority number has a lower priority You can adjust the priority of the rules by moving them up or down Enable Disable QoS You can check Enable QoS to enable QoS functionality for the WAN port Add a QoS rule into the table Click Add then enter a form of the QoS rule Click Apply after filling out...

Page 51: ...enter the detail form of the QoS rule Click Apply after editing the form and the rule will be saved Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click Move Up to make its priority higher You also can select the rule and click Move Down to make its priority lower ...

Page 52: ...password is admin Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Current Password Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations ...

Page 53: ... Address You can set an NTP server address Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration below Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to...

Page 54: ...he host in the Internet that will have management configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site If the Host Address is left 0 0 0 0 this means anyone can access the router s web based configuration from a remote location providing they know the password Port The port number of the remote management web interface Enabled Select Enabled to enable the remote management function Clic...

Page 55: ...upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC Once you ve selected the new firmware file click Apply at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process ...

Page 56: ...actory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router Use the Backup tool to save the Broadband router current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband router Alternatively you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults tool to ...

Page 57: ...Reset You can reset the router s system should any problem exist The reset function essentially re boots your router s system Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations ...

Page 58: ...common DDNS service providers Enable Disable Enable or disable the DDNS function of this router Provider Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Fill in your static domain name that uses DDNS Account E mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above con...

Page 59: ...e net 13 Wireless tools v28 RaLink SDK 3 1 0 0 14 U boot v1 1 3 RaLink SDK 3 1 0 0 15 gcc 3 3 6 RaLink SDK 3 1 0 0 16 Uclibc 0 9 29 RaLink SDK 3 1 0 0 Availability of source code Sitecom Europe BV has made available the full source code of the GPL licensed software including any scripts to control the compilation and installation of the object code in the driver section of this product No Warranty...

Page 60: ...d a work based on the Program means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law that is to say a work containing the Program or a portion of it either verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language Hereinafter translation is included without limitation in the term modification Each licensee is addressed as you Activities other than copying distribution and...

Page 61: ...ibuted need not include anything that is normally distributed in either source or binary form with the major components compiler kernel and so on of the operating system on which the executable runs unless that component itself accompanies the executable If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place then offering equivalent access to copy t...

Page 62: ...t and any later version you have the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later version published by the Free Software Foundation If the Program does not specify a version number of this License you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation 10 If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribu...

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