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Product Description AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
The product carries the CE Mark
EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.22011& EN 301 489-17 EN EN
CONTENTS
5.4.5
Appendix B Configuring the PC
Appendix A FAQ
Appendix C Specifications
Appendix D Glossary
Package Contents
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1.1 Overview of the router
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.2 Conventions
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1.3 Main Features
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1.4 Panel Layout
Name
Status
RESET/WPS
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1.4.2 The Rear Panel
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On/Off The switch for the power
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2.2 Installation Environment Requirements
Chapter 2. Connecting the router
2.3 Connecting the router
2.1 System Requirements
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Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation Figure 2-2 USB Installation
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Chapter 3. Quick Setup
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Figure 3-4 WAN Connection Type
Dynamic IP
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Static IP
PPPoE/Russian PPPoE
L2TP
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PPTP
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Wireless 2.4GHz/5GHz - Displays whether the wireless function is enabled or not
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Chapter 4. Basic
4.1 Network Map
4.2 Internet
Figure 4-2 Internet
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Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment
Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment
4.4 USB Settings
4.3 Wireless
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4.4.1 File Sharing
Sharing Settings
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Figure 4-9 File Sharing
i. Select Start Run
ii. Enter ftp//192.168.0.121 in the dialog box and click the OK button
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i. Select Start Run
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4.5 Guest Network
4.4.2 Print Server
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Figure 4-12 Guest Network
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Chapter 5. Advanced
5.1 Status
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5.2 Network
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5.2.1 WAN
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Static IP - You can check this radio button to use Static IP as the secondary connection to connect to the local area network provided by ISP
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5.2.2 MAC Clone
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Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment
5.2.3 LAN
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Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function
5.3 Dual Band Selection
5.4 Wireless 2.4GHz
5.4.1 Wireless Settings
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Figure 5-13 Wireless Settings 2.4GHz
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5.4.2 WPS
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I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the router
5.4.3 Wireless Security
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Figure 5-17 Wireless Security
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Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES
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5.4.4 Wireless MAC Filtering
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To modify or delete an existing entry
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5.4.5 Wireless Advanced
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5.4.6 Wireless Statistics
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5.5.1 Wireless Settings
5.5 Wireless 5GHz
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test
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5.5.2 WPS
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5.5.3 Wireless Security
I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the router
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Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES
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5.5.4 Wireless MAC Filtering
To modify or delete an existing entry
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5.5.5 Wireless Advanced
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5.5.6 Wireless Statistics
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5.6 Guest Network
Access And Bandwidth Control
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5.7 DHCP
Wireless 2.4GHz
Wireless 5GHz
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5.7.1 DHCP Settings
5.7.2 DHCP Clients List
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5.7.3 Address Reservation
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To Reserve an IP address
To modify or delete an existing entry
5.8.1 Device Settings
5.8 USB Settings
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5.8.2 File Sharing
Sharing Settings
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Sharing Account
i. Select Start Run
i. Select Start Run
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i. Select Start Run
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5.9 NAT Boost
5.8.3 Print Server
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5.10 Forwarding
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5.10.1 Virtual Servers
To setup a virtual server entry
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To modify or delete an existing entry
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To modify or delete an existing entry
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Once the router is configured, the operation is as follows
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3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other
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5.10.4 UPnP
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5.11 Security
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5.11.1 Basic Security
5.11.2 Advanced Security
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Figure 5-59 Advanced Security
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5.11.3 Local Management
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5.11.4 Remote Management
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5.12 Parental Control
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To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
Figure 5-63 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry
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5.13 Access Control
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5.13.1 Rule
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There are two methods to add a new rule Method One
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Figure 5-67 Quick Setup - Create an Access Target Entry
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Figure 5-68 Quick Setup - Create an Advanced Schedule Entry
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Method Two
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5.13.2 Host
To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
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5.13.3 Target
To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
5.13.4 Schedule
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To add a new schedule, follow the steps below
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5.14 Advanced Routing
Other configurations for the entries
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5.14.1 Static Routing List
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5.15 Bandwidth Control
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5.14.2 System Routing Table
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5.15.1 Control Settings
5.15.2 Rules List
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5.16.1 Binding Settings
5.16 IP & MAC Binding
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To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below
To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below
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To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below
To find an existing entry, follow the steps below
5.16.2 ARP List
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5.17 Dynamic DNS
To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions
5.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS
5.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS
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5.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS
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5.18 IPv6 Support
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WAN
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LAN
1 SLAAC
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5.18.2 IPv6 Setup
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1 DHCPv6
Figure 5-98 DHCPv6
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SLAAC
DHCPv6 Server
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2 Static IPv6
Figure 5-99 Static IPv6
SLAAC
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DHCPv6 Server
3 PPPoEv6
Get IPv6 Address Way
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SLAAC
DHCPv6 Server
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4 Tunnel 6to4
Figure 5-101 Tunnel 6to4
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5.19 System Tools
SLAAC
DHCPv6 Server
5.19.1 Time Settings
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To set time manually
To set time automatically
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To set Daylight Saving
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Figure 5-105 Diagnostic Tools
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5.19.3 Firmware Upgrade
1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time
To upgrade the routers firmware, follow these instructions below
All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored
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4 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware
5.19.6 Reboot
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5.19.7 Password
5.19.8 System Log
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Figure 5-112 System Log
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5.19.9 Statistics
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Figure 5-114 Statistics
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Reset
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Statistics Table
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Appendix A FAQ
1. How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users?
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3. I want to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do?
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Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry
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4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do?
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5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the router
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Appendix B Configuring the PC
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1. Install TCP/IP component
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Figure B-3
2. Verify the network connection between your PC and the router
Please check the connection following these steps
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Appendix C Specifications
Wireless
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Appendix D Glossary
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted
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