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EN 301 893 EN 300 328 V1.7.1 EN 301 489-1 V1.8.12008& EN 301 489-17
Product Description 300Mbps Multi-Function Wireless N Router
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
EN623112008
Chapter 2. Connecting the Router
CONTENTS
Package Contents
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
4.7.2
Appendix C Specifications
Appendix A FAQ
Appendix B Configuring the PCs
Appendix D Glossary
Package Contents
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Flexible Access Control
Simple Installation
1.1 Overview of the Router
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1.3 Main Features
1.2 Conventions
Name
1.4 Panel Layout
1.4.1 The Front Panel
Status
1.4.2 The Rear Panel
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¾ WIFI ON/OFF Press this button to enable or disable Wi-Fi
2.3 Connecting the Router
Chapter 2. Connecting the Router
2.2 Installation Environment Requirements
2.1 System Requirements
Figure 2-1 Hardware Installation
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7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem
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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide
3.1 TCP/IP Configuration
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3.2 Quick Installation Guide
Please check the connection following these steps
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Figure 3-3 Log in the Router
Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type
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Figure 3-5 Quick Setup
Figure 3-8 Quick Setup - MAC Clone
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Figure 3-7 Quick Setup - PPPoE
Figure 3-10 Quick Setup - MAC Clone
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Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - MAC Clone
Figure 3-11 Find MAC Address
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Figure 3-12 Quick Setup - Static IP
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Figure 3-13 Quick Setup - Wireless
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z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters
4.6 Wireless
Figure 3-15 Quick Setup - Finish
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Figure 3-14 Quick Setup - Finish
4.2 Status
Chapter 4. Configuring the Router
4.1 Login
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4.3 Quick Setup
Please refer to 3.2 Quick Installation Guide
Figure 4-1 Router Status
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I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
4.4 WPS
II. Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router
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III. Enter the Router’s PIN on your client device
4.5 Network
4.5.1 WAN
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Figure 4-6 WAN - Dynamic IP
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Figure 4-8 WAN - PPPoE
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down
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Figure 4-10 WAN - BigPond Cable
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NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au
QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au
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Figure 4-11 WAN - L2TP/Russia L2TP
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Figure 4-12 PPTP Settings
z Static IP - Connections which use static IP address assignment
4.5.2 LAN
z Dynamic IP - Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment
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Figure 4-13 LAN
4.5.3 MAC Clone
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Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone
Only the PC on your LAN can use the MAC Address Clone function
4.6 Wireless
4.6.1 Wireless Settings
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Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings
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4.6.2 Wireless Security
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¾ SSID - Select the desired SSID from the drop-down list
Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES
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Figure 4-20 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise
notice in red as shown in Figure
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Figure 4-21 WPA/WPA2 - Personal
4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering
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To modify or delete an existing entry
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4.6.4 Wireless Advanced
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4.6.5 Wireless Statistics
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This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds
4.7.1 DHCP Settings
4.7 DHCP
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4.7.2 DHCP Clients List
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4.7.3 Address Reservation
To Reserve an IP address
To modify or delete an existing entry
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4.8 VPN
4.8.1 IKE
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Figure 4-33 IKE Policy Settings
To modify or delete an existing entry
4.8.2 IPsec
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Figure 4-34 List of IPsec Policy
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¾ Policy Name - Enter the name for the IPsec Policy
To modify or delete an existing entry
4.8.3 Security Alliance List
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Figure 4-36 List of Security Alliance
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4.9 USB Settings
4.9.1 Storage Sharing
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¾ Used - The used space of the USB driver
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To set up your FTP Server, please follow the instructions below
4.9.2 FTP Server
3. The max FTP clients number is
4.9.3 Media Server
To add a new folder, follow the instructions below
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To set up your media server, please follow the instructions below
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Figure 4-44 Media Server Setting
4.9.4 Print Server
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4.9.5 User Accounts
To add a new user account, please follow the steps below
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1. The two default user accounts cannot be deleted
2. Please restart the service for the new settings to take effect
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4.10 Forwarding
4.10.1 Virtual Servers
To modify or delete an existing entry
To set up a virtual server entry
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Figure 4-52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry
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4.10.2 Port Triggering
To add a new rule, follow the steps below
Figure 4-54 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry
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To modify or delete an existing entry
4.10.4 UPnP
Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows
4.10.3 DMZ
3. Incoming Ports ranges cannot overlap each other
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External Port - The port which the Router opened for the application
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4.11 Security
4.11.1 Basic Security
4.11.2 Advanced Security
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Figure 4-59 Advanced Security
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4.11.3 Local Management
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Figure 4-61 Remote Management
4.11.4 Remote Management
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4.12 Parental Control
To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
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¾ Enable - Check this option to enable a specific entry
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7. Click the Save button
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4.13 Access Control
4.13.1 Rule
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There are two methods to add a new rule Method One
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¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule
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If the IP Address is selected, you can see the following item
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If the Domain Name is selected, you will see the following items
Method Two
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Figure 4-71 Add Internet Access Control Entry
Figure 4-72 Host Settings
4.13.2 Host
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To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
4.13.3 Target
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Figure 4-76 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry
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Figure 4-75 Target Settings
To add a new entry, please follow the steps below
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Figure 4-77 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry
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4.13.4 Schedule
To add a new schedule, follow the steps below
4.14 Advanced Routing
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4.14.1 Static Routing List
To add static routing entries
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Other configurations for the entries
4.14.2 System Routing Table
4.15.2 Rules List
4.15.1 Control Settings
4.15 Bandwidth Control
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Figure 4-87 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings
To add/modify a Bandwidth Control rule, follow the steps below
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Figure 4-86 Bandwidth Control Rules List
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4.16 IP & MAC Binding Setting
4.16.1 Binding Settings
To find an existing entry, follow the steps below
To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below
To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below
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4.17 Dynamic DNS
4.16.2 ARP List
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To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions
4.17.1 Comexe.cn DDNS
Figure 4-94 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings
4.17.2 Dyndns.org DDNS
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Figure 4-95 No-ip.com DDNS Settings
4.17.3 No-ip.com DDNS
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4.18.1 Time Setting
4.18 System Tools
To set Daylight Saving
To set time manually
To set time automatically
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4.18.2 Diagnostic
2. The time will be lost if the router is turned off
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4.18.3 Firmware Upgrade
1. Only one user can use the diagnostic tools at one time
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To upgrade the Routers firmware, follow these instructions below
5 The firmware version must correspond to the hardware
All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored
4.18.4 Factory Defaults
4.18.5 Backup & Restore
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4.18.6 Reboot
4.18.7 Password
4.18.8 System Log
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Figure 4-107 Mail Account Settings
4.18.9 Statistics
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¾ Sorted Rules - Choose how the displayed statistics are sorted
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Reset
Statistics Table
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Appendix A FAQ
1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users?
Figure A-3 MAC Clone
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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Figure A-4 Virtual Servers
Figure A-6 DMZ
4. I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do?
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Figure A-9 Virtual Servers
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Figure A-8 Remote Management
5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router
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Appendix B Configuring the PCs
1. Install TCP/IP component
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Figure B-2
Figure B-3
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Appendix C Specifications
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Appendix D Glossary
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hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection