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Insert one end of the RJ45 Ethernet cable to any of the LAN ports (1, 2,

3, or 4) on the router and the other end to your PC’s Ethernet network

adapter.

Attach the power adapter to the main electrical supply and connect

the power plug into the socket of the router.

Power on your PC.

Notice that the Power and the corresponding port LEDs have lighted

up.

This indicates that connection has been established successfully

between the router and your PC.

Contents

Main i ii iii Technical Support Centres Fax U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and South America iv Page Page Page Page Chapter 1: Introduction T Introducing the Router 2 Chapter 2: Getting to know your Router Key features Compatible w i th IEEE 802.11g/b and IEEE 802.11a standards Easy Management & Configuration Page Security Features Additional Features Page Panel Views NOTICE: Actual product appearance may slightly differ depending Page Panel Description Name Description Wireless interface up and running. Ready for operation. Page Page Chapter 3: Hardware Setup ! Page Chapter 4: Accessing the Web interface Overview of alternatives How to uConfig to the Web Interface Page How to Browse to the Web Interface Chapter 5: Setting Up a WLAN Operation Modes Page Page Page 22 To Set Up a Wireless LAN Follow these steps to setup your wireless LAN for IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g. WLAN Setup (a/b/g) The Wireless Card Disabled Page Page Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Setup : 1: 1 p Page Page Page How to Make Your WLAN More Secure Page Page 32 How to Se tup WEP WEP Page Page 35 How to Setup 802.1x 802.1x 37 WPA Personal 38 Advanced WLAN Settings Follow these steps to change the radio settings of your router. Editing Advanced Settings Page Antenna Control Long Distance Parameters Page WMM Page 45 WMM Parameters (for advanced users) 46 Statistics Follow these steps to v iew the WLAN detailed connections statistics per WLAN station. 3 Virtual AP (Multiple SSID) 48 Follow these steps to setup Virtual AP. Virtual AP Preferred APs (Only available in Client Mode) Antenna Alignment ! Setting Up the Router in Your LAN Page 53 LAN Setup Page 55 The following shows you how to modify the settings of the built-in DHCP server. Advanced DHCP Options Page Bandwidth Control for WAN Bandwidth Control for LAN Page STP Setup Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol 62 SNMP Setup Follow these steps to setup SNMP. SNMP Setup SNMP Trap Chapter 7: Enabling and Disabling Router Setting Up Router 65 Setting Up Access Point Follow these steps to disable the router and switch back as an access point. Disable Router ! Broadband Internet 67 Changing the WAN Type 3 Static IP Static IP Configuration Dynamic IP Configuration Page Follow these steps to setup PPPoE. PPPoE Configuration Page Page Page Page Using NAT ! Page Page Page 80 Follow these steps to setup port forwarding. Port Forwarding Page Page Page Page 3 Routing 87 Static Routing 1 3 Page Telnet/SSH Setup 90 Follow these steps to setup Telnet/SSH. Telnet/SSH Setup 3. TELNET CLI Page Page 94 User Management User Management Web Management Setup Page Remote Management Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Page Parallel Broadband 101 To Enable Parallel Broadband Parallel Broadband can be implemented when: port) in your network. Parallel Broadband Static Address Translation Page 104 DNS Redirection DNS Redirection Dynamic DNS Setup Page Page Page To select DtDNS as DDNS Service Provider Chapter 9: Security Configuration 111 Firewall Configuration Follow these steps to configure the firewall. Firewall Configuration Page Page Page Page 117 Firewall Logs 2 Firewall Logs Packet Filtering 119 Follow these steps to setup packet filtering. Packet Filtering Page Page 122 URL Filtering The URL Filtering feature of the router makes it easy to block certain websites from LAN users. URL Filtering Page 124 Multicast Filtering 2 Multicast Filtering Chapter 10: Web Interface Utilities Using the SYSTEM TOOLS Menu Page Page 128 You can define the System Identity to be utilised as System Name, or as DHCP Client ID. Follow these steps to define a System Identity for your router. System Identity 1 ! 130 Firmware Upgrade ! process is interrupted. 1 Page Page ! Page 135 To Logout Follow these steps to logout. Logout 1 Using the HELP Menu Page Chapter 11: Printer Server Setup Adding A Shared Printer Via LPR in Windows XP Page Page Page Page Page Adding A Shared Printer Via LPR in Windows 2000 Page Page Page Page Page Adding A Shared Printer Via LPR in Windows 98/ME Page Page Page Page Page Removing the Shared Printer from the Router 157 Chapter 12: USB Storage Disk Sharing Page Page Page Page Page Page Accessing Your USB Hard Disk Via FTP Server Accessing Your USB Hard Disk Via Windows File Server Using Windows File Server to Map to Network Drive Page Chapter 13: Webcam Setup and View Configuring Internet Explorer Security 169 Configuring the Webcam Setup To be able to configure the webcam setup, you have to enable it fi rst. Page Page 172 Viewing the Webcam Appendix A: Configuring your PC for network access Adding TCP/IP protocol for Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000 Page 175 Configuring Dynamic IP address allocation Dynamic IP address allocation in Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000: Page 177 Configuring Static IP address allocation Static IP address allocation in Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000: Page 179 Configuring Wireless Network Settings for Windows XP These steps will guide you in configuring your wireless network settings. Microsoft Windows XP: Appendix B: Troubleshooting Solutions to Common Problems Page Page Page Appendix C CLI Commands Page Page Page Page Appendix D: Glossary of Terms List of commonly used terms Page Page Page Page Appendix E: Technical Specifications