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Wireless-N Broadband Router User`s Manual

1. Click the Statistics menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser Packets Sent 72 Packets Received 1196 Packets Sent 1672 Packets Received 2636 Packets Sent 0 Wireless LAN Ethernet LAN Ethernet WAN Packets Received 0 You can click the Refresh button to display the latest information 157 3 5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this router to a file so you can make several copies of router configuration for security reasons To backup or restore the router configuration follow the instructions below Click Tools located at the upper right side of the web management interface then click Configuration Tools on the left of the web management interface then the following will be displayed on your web browser Backup Settings 1 Roan tn ce E Restore to Factory Default 3 Here are descriptions of every button Backup Press the Save button and you ll be prompted to Settings 1 download the configuration as a file default filename is config bin you can save it as another filename for different versions and keep it in a safe place Restore Press Browse to pick a previously saved Settings 2 configuration file from your computer and then click the Upload button to transfer the configuration file to the router After the configuration is uplo
2. if you have less than 20 computers Start IP 192 168 2 100 End IP 192 168 2 200 Domain Name leave it blank 74 NOTE 1 The number of the last field mentioned d field of End IP must be greater than the Start IP and cannot be the same as the router s IP address 2 The former three fields of IP address of Start IP End IP and IP Address of LAN IP section mentioned a b and c field should be the same 3 These settings will affect wireless clients too 75 2 6 3 Static DHCP Leases Table This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever and still enjoy the benefit of using a DHCP server A maximum of 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here If you set Lease Time to forever in the DHCP Server section you can also assign an IP address to a specific computer permanently however you will not be able to assign a certain IP address to a specific computer since IP addresses will be assigned in random order by this way Enable Static DHCP Leases 1 MAC Address IP Address 001122334455 2 192 168 0 100 Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable Static Check this box to enable this function DHCP Leases 1 otherwise uncheck it to disable this function MAC Address 2 Input the MAC address of the computer or network device total 12 character
3. After you complete these wireless settings click the Apply button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on router setup or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 96 2 7 3 Wireless Security It s very important to set wireless security settings properly If you don t hackers and malicious users can reach your network and access valuable data without your consent and this will cause serious security problems To set wireless security settings click the Wireless menu on the upper right side of the web management interface then click Security Settings and follow the instructions to set wireless security settings Select an encryption method from the Encryption drop down menu there are four options Disable wireless security When you select this mode data encryption is disabled and every wireless device in proximity will be able to connect to your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled like MAC address access control see section 2 7 4 or disable ESSID broadcast Only use this option
4. Click the Firewall menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser Security Settings Firewall The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters thus limiting the risk of hacker attack and defending against a wide array of common attacks However for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet you can configure a specific client server as a Demilitarized Zone DMZ Enable or disable Firewall module function Enable Disable Apply Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable firewall function of this router then click the Apply button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 133 3 3 1 Access Control This function allows or denies computers with a specific MAC address from connecting to the network it can also allow or deny computers with a specific IP address protocol or port Click the Firewall menu on the
5. button for over 10 seconds Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically DHCP and see if your computer can get an IP address Do a firmware upgrade if available and see if the issue remains If all above solutions don t work contact the place of purchase for help 163 Can t get connected to the Internet a Go to Status gt Internet Connection menu and check the Internet connection status b If you connected a computer to the Internet directly before try to do that again and check if you can get connected to the Internet with your computer directly attached to the device provided by your Internet service provider c Check PPPoE L2TP PPTP user ID and passwords again d Call your Internet service provider and check if there s something wrong with their service e If you just can t connect to one or more websites but you can still use other Internet services check the URL Keyword filter f Try to reset the router and try again later g Reset or reboot the device provided by your Internet service provider can t locate my router with my wireless client a Is Broadcast ESSID set to off Please remember that you have to input the ESSID on your wireless client manually if ESSID broadcast is disabled b Are you within range of the wireless router 164 File download is very slow or breaks frequently a Are you
6. 9 button if you want to go back to previous menu click the Back button 38 2 3 5 Setup procedure for L2TP xDSL L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types and all required setting items are the same as a PPTP connection Like PPTP there are two kinds of required settings we ll start from WAN Interface Settings WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP Address Automatically Host Name LEVN CE 1000000000000 Clone MAC Use The Following IP Address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Select how you obtain IP address from your service provider You can choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to the Cable Modem section above or Use the following IP address equal to static IP address refer to the PPPoE xDSL section above WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even thought the PPTP settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know how to fill in these fields Now go to L2TP settings section 39 e L2TP Settings UserName 1392 612 lt MTU 1492 Continuous v nnect JEBEL oor WN gt BACK 7 Here are descriptions of every setup item User Name 1 Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider Pa
7. A WARNING Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing Power supply specifications are clearly stated in 4 1 Hardware Specification Copyright Copyright 2012 Comtrend Corporation All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation No part of this document may be translated transcribed reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation NOTE This document is subject to change without notice Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste The cardboard box the plastic contained in the packaging and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations Never dispose of this electronic equipment along with your household waste you may be subject to penalties or sanctions under the law Instead please be responsible and ask for disposal instructions from your local government Table of Contents Chapter Product Informatio Nossi aeiiae aa aei iaaiiai e a 9 11 Ntro dUCti O Nienna a OE A E E AA AE E E E 9 1 2 System Re UIre ments erre e ete eee ele eee Bh 11 1 3 Package CONTENTS menear r TAE TEA aa oat a saree eat es 12 1 4 Get familiar with your new Wireless n Broadband ROutel c
8. like 80 When you complete all settings click the Add button to save your settings you ll be brought back to the previous menu and the rule you just set will appear in the current IP filtering table If you want to remove all settings in this page click the Reset button 139 3 3 2 URL Blocking If you want to prevent computers in local network from accessing certain websites like pornography violence or anything you want to block you can use this function to stop computers in the local network from accessing the site you defined here This function is useful for parents and company managers Follow the instructions below to set URL blocking parameters Click the Firewall menu on the left of the web management interface then click URL Blocking and the following will be displayed on your web browser Cl Enable URL Blocking 1 ESIE hitp E 3 4 Current URL Blocking Table CN 6 7 8 9 Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking Blocking 1 uncheck it to disable URL Blocking 140 URL Keyword 2 Add 3 Reset 4 Current URL Blocking Table 5 Delete 6 Delete All 7 Reset 8 Input the URL host name or IP address of the website like http www blocked site com or http 11 22 33 44 or the keyword which is contained in URL like pornography cartoon stock or anything Cli
9. uncheck it to disable WPS WPS Information 2 WPS related system information will be displayed here WPS Status If the wireless security encryption function of this wireless router is properly set you ll see Configured message here If wireless security function has not been set you ll see unConfigured 109 PinCode Self This is the WPS PIN code of this wireless router This code is useful when you need to build a wireless connection by WPS with other WPS enabled wireless devices SSID The SSID of this wireless router will be displayed here Authentication Mode The wireless security authentication mode of this wireless router will be displayed here If you don t enable the security function of the wireless router before WPS is activated the router will auto set the security to WPA AES and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection Passphrase Key The wireless security key of the router will be displayed here Config Mode 3 Select Registrar or Enrollee from the drop down Configure by Push Button 4 menu Click Start PBC to start the Push Button style WPS setup procedure This wireless router will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes The WLAN LED on the wireless router will be steady on for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for an incoming WPS request 110 Configure by client PinCode 5 Input the PIN code of the wireless cli
10. 1 C Enable Port Forwarding Select il Both v 5 6 4 j 7 8 te Current Port Forwarding Table OCON 9 10 EEREN er TE ee A eset T AEN eatery i A 13 Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable Port Check this box to enable port forwarding Forwarding 1 and uncheck this box to disable port forwarding 122 Private IP 2 Computer Name 3 Type 4 Port Range 5 Comment 6 Add 7 Reset 8 Port Forwarding Table 9 Input the IP address of the computer on the local network which provides the Internet service Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer Select the type of connection TCP or UDP If you re not sure select Both Input the starting port number in the left field and input the ending port number in the right field If you only want to redirect a single port number just fill the port number in the left field Input any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters Add the mapping to port forwarding table Remove all inputted values All existing port forwarding mappings will be displayed here 123 Delete 10 Select a port forwarding mapping by clicking the Select box of the mapping then click the Delete button to remove
11. 3 eee Enable 4 Here are descriptions of every setup item IP address 1 Input the IP address of this router Subnet Mask 2 Input the subnet mask for this network 802 1d If you wish to activate the 802 1d spanning tree Spanning Tree 3 function select Enabled for setup item 802 1d Spanning Tree or set it to Disabled DHCP Server 4 If you want to activate the DHCP server function of this router select Enabled or set it to Disabled Recommended Values if you don t know what to fill IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 802 1d Spanning Tree Disable DHCP Server Enable 73 2 6 2 DHCP Server e DHCP Server FECALE Forever v DAR a 192 168 0 100 Daaa la 192 168 0 200 AOU N Domain Name These settings are only available when the DHCP Server in the LAN IP section is Enabled and here are descriptions of every setup item Lease Time 1 Choose a lease time the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address of every IP address assigned by this router from the drop down menu Start IP 2 Input the start IP address of the IP range End IP 3 Input the end IP address of the IP range Domain Name 4 If you wish you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional Recommended Values if you don t know what to fill Lease Time Two Weeks or Forever
12. 80 you have to assign the port number in the address bar of the web browser manually For example if the IP address of this router is 1 2 3 4 and the port number you set is 8888 you have to input following address in the address bar of web browser http 1 2 3 4 8888 48 2 5 Setup Internet Connection WAN Setup The Internet connection setup can be completed by using the Quick Setup procedure as described in section 2 3 However you can setup WAN connections by using the WAN configuration menu You can also set advanced functions like DDNS Dynamic DNS here For WAN setup follow these instructions Click the WAN menu on the left of the web management interface Select an Internet connection method depending on the type of connection you re using You can either click the connection method on the left 1 or right 2 If you select the connection method on the right click the More Configuration button after a method is selected O System Tee ee eR WAN WAN i gt Dynamic IP The Wireless Router can connect to your Internet Service Provider with the following methods ib Static IP r Tere errr T 7 7 b gt PPPoE Dynamic IP z Obtains an IP Address automatically from your Service Provider gt PPIP m a PLTP a StaticIP z Uses a Static IP Address Your Service Provider gives a Static IP Address to access Internet services Z BDNS os gt DDNS gt PPPo
13. APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 80 2 7 1 Basic Wireless Settings Click the Wireless menu on the upper right side of the web management interface then click Basic Settings and the following will be displayed on your web browser Basic Settings This page allows you to define ESSID and Channel for the wireless connection These parameters are used for the wireless stations to connect to the Access Point pM Access Point v 2 4 GHz B G N Comtrend_8196c1 APPLY CANCEL This wireless router can work in 6 modes a Access Point Standard wireless AP b Station Infrastructure Configure the router to an Ethernet device such as TV Game player HDD amp DVD to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station c AP Bridge Point to Point Connect this router with another wireless router to expand the scope of the network d AP Bridge Point to Multi Point Connect this router with up to four other wireless routers to expand the scope of the network e AP Bridge WDS Connect this router with up to four WDS capable wireless routers to expand the scope of the network f Universa
14. DDNS DDNS Dynamic DNS is an IP to Hostname mapping service for Internet users who don t have a static fixed IP address Problems will occur when user s want to provide services to other users on the Internet as their IP address will vary every time when connected to the Internet This router supports the DDNS service of several service providers for example DynDNS http www dyndns org TZO http www tzo com Go to one of the DDNS service provider s WebPages listed above and get a free DDNS account by following the instructions given on their webpage DDNS DDNS DynamicDNS allows users to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address You must get a account password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers MECC e ew O Enable Disable Password Key ROWOD 6 APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item 64 Dynamic DNS 1 Ifyou want to enable the DDNS function select Enabled otherwise select Disabled Provider 2 Select your DDNS service provider Domain Name 3 Input the domain name you ve obtained from the DDNS service provider Account Input account or email of DDNS registration E Mail 4 Password Key 5 Input the DDNS service password or key After you complete all settings click the Apply 6 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successf
15. LAN 1 4 Off LAN port is not connected LNK ACT Flashing LAN activity transferring or receiving data 13 Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna 2dBi dipole antenna Reset WPS Reset the router to factory default settings clear all settings or start the WPS function Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults and press this button for less than 5 seconds to start the WPS function 1 4 Local Area Network LAN ports 1 to 4 WAN Wide Area Network WAN Internet port Power Power connector connects to A C power adapter 14 Chapter II System and Network Setup 2 1 Installation Follow the instructions below to build the network connection between your new Wireless router and your computers network devices 1 Connect your xDSL cable modem to the WAN port of the router by Ethernet cable ake H ADSL or p Cable Modem 2 Connect your computers and network devices network enabled consumer devices other than computers like game consoles or a switch hub to an available LAN port of the router r Joternet p 1 Switch Hub LU Goo ADSL or yp Cable Modem I gt o Let _ Oo 15 3 Insert the A C power adapter into the wall socket and then connect it to the Power socket of the router AC Power n Switch Hub ADSL or m Cable Modem 4 Check all LEDs on the
16. are used by this connection v E Clignister tierse bhatwiorks v Py File and Printer Sharing for Misrosoft Networks vA lnternet Protocol nE o x o see ooo eececense socamoog of Tee 42 e e e Install Uninstall k Properties ae e o m Description See ssaa ssar Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks J Show icon in taskbar when connected OK Cancel 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click the OK button 18 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties fe 2 IP address subnet mask Default gateway 19 2 2 2 Windows XP IP address setup 1 Click the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer screen then click control panel Double click the Network and Internet Connections icon click Network Connections then double click Local Area Connection the Local Area Connection Status window will appear and then click the Properties button 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using E AMD PENET Family PCI Ethernet Ad This connection uses the following items v E Client for Microsoft Networks amp File and Ssinteesbayyg for M
17. computers with a certain MAC address to access the Internet If you re using the computer which was used to connect to the Internet via cable modem you can simply press the Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer After you complete all settings click the OK 3 button if you want to go back to previous menu click the Back button 31 2 3 2 Setup procedure for Fixed IP xDSL Static IP Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Address provided to you by your ISP in the appropriate fields IP Address 172 1 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 1 2 DNS Address 3 4 Default Gateway 172 1 1 254 axe aK 5 Here are descriptions of every setup item IP Address 1 Input the IP address assigned by your service provider Subnet Mask 2 Input the subnet mask assigned by your service provider DNS address 3 Input the IP address of the DNS server provided by your service provider Service Provider Input the IP address of the DNS server Gateway Address 4 provided by your service provider You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider incorrect setting values will cause connection problems 32 When you complete all settings press the OK 5 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click the Back button NOTE You can choose this Internet conn
18. front panel The Power LED should be steadily on WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer network devices connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected If the Power LED is not on or any LED you expected to be on is not on check the cabling or jump to 4 2 Troubleshooting for possible reasons and solutions 16 2 2 Connecting to the wireless broadband router by web browser Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically using a dynamic IP address If it s set to use a static IP address or you re unsure follow the instructions below to configure your computer to use dynamic IP address If the operating system of your computer is Windows 2000 go to section 2 2 1 Windows XP go to section 2 2 2 Windows Vista or Windows 7 go to section 2 2 3 17 2 2 1 Windows 2000 IP address setup 1 Click the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer screen then click control panel Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon click Local Area Connection and the Local Area Connection Properties window will appear Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click the Properties button Local Area Connection Properties 2 x General Connect using BY Realtek RTL8029 45 PCI Ethernet Adapter Components checked
19. must choose this option and enter the required information L2TP xDSL Layer Two Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method used in xDSL connections BACK Choose the WAN Internet connection type you re using on this page There are six options for the type of Internet connection Cable Modem go to section 2 3 1 Fixed IP xDSL go to section 2 3 2 PPPoE xDSL go to section 2 3 3 PPTP xDSL go to section 2 3 4 L2TP xDSL go to section 2 3 5 If you re not sure contact your Internet service provider A wrong Internet connection type will cause a connection problem and you will not be able to connect to the Internet If you want to go back to the previous step press the Back button on the bottom of this page 29 NOTE Some service providers use DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to assign IP address to you In this case you can choose Cable Modem as the Internet connection type even though you re using another connection type like xDSL 30 2 3 1 Setup procedure for Cable Modem Dynamic IP Cable Modem Host Name f 1 New EH 000000000000 Clone MAC 2 BAK OK J Here are descriptions of every setup item Host Name 1 MAC address 2 Input the host name of your computer this is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so Input the MAC address of your computer if your service provider only permits
20. password correctly Please retype the user name and password again If you re certain that the user name and password you type are correct please go to 4 2 Troubleshooting to perform a factory reset to set the password back to its default value 26 TIP This page shows the five major setting categories QuickSetup General Setup Status Wireless and Tools You can find the shortcut which leads to these setting categories at the upper right side of every page and you can jump to another category directly by clicking the link you don t have to go back to the first page 27 2 3 Using Quick Setup This router provides a Quick Setup procedure which will help you to complete all the required settings you need to access the Internet in a very short time Follow these instructions to complete the Quick Setup The following will be displayed after logging in 1 Set Time Zone Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana i 1 Time Server Address 192 43 244 18 A Ll Enable Daylight Savings _ 3 Time From To NET 14 Here are descriptions of every setup item Set Time Press button a drop down list Zone 1 will be shown and you can choose the time zone of the location in which you live Time Server Input the IP address host name of the time Address 2 server to use if you don t want to use the default one Daylight If the country you live in uses daylight
21. provider only permits computers with certain MAC address to access the Internet If you re using a computer which is used to connect to the Internet via cable modem you can simply press the Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with the MAC address of your computer After you complete all settings click the Apply 3 button if you want to remove the values you inputted click the Cancel button 51 After you click the Apply button the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue 1 button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on router setup or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 52 2 5 2 Setup procedure for Static IP Static IP If your Service Provider has assigned a Fixed IP address enter the assigned IP Address Subnet Mask and the Gateway IP Address provided IP Address 172 1 1 1 mt 255 255 0 0 9 3 Default Gateway 172 1 1 254 4 APPLY CANCEL Subnet Mask Here are descriptions of every setup item IP address 1 Input the IP address assigned by your service provider Subnet Mask 2 Input subnet mask as
22. remove in the table and then click the Delete button If you want to remove all Special Appliacation settings from the table just click the Delete All button Click the Reset button to clear your current selections 129 Delete 11 Select a special application by clicking the Select box of the mapping then click the Delete button to remove the setting If there s no setting here this button will be grayed out Delete All 12 Delete all settings that exist in the trigger port table Reset 13 Unselect all settings Note Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time After you complete all settings click the Apply 14 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 130 3 2 5 UPnP Setting This function enables network auto configuration for peer to peer communications with this function network d
23. settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know what you should put in these fields Now go to the PPTP settings section 57 e PPTP Settings eS ee 1392 12 lt MTU lt 1492 C Enable For BEZEG network in ISRAEL use ony 1 1000 Minute APPLY CANCEL ONOakrWND 9 Here are descriptions of every setup item User Name 1 Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider Password 2 Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider PPTP Gateway 3 Input the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider Connection ID 4 Input the connection ID this is optional and you can leave it blank MTU 5 Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value BEZEQ ISRAEL 6 If you are connecting to the BEZEQ network in Israel enable this function Connection Select the type of Internet type 7 connection you wish to use refer to section 2 5 3 for detailed descriptions Idle Time Out 8 Input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use and refer to section 2 5 3 for detailed descriptions When you complete all settings click the Apply 9 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings o
24. settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 61 2 5 6 Setup procedure for DNS If you select Dynamic IP or PPPoE as the Internet connection method at least one DNS server s IP address should be assigned automatically However if you have a preferred DNS server or your service provider didn t assign the IP address of the DNS server for any reason you can input the IP address of the DNS server here DNS A DNS Domain Name System server is like an index of IP Addresses and Web Addresses If you type a Web address into your browser such as www broadbandrouter com a DNS server will find that name in its index and find the matching IP address Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience Since your Service Provider may connect you to the Internet through dynamic IP settings it is likely that the DNS server IP Address is also provided dynamically However if there is a DNS server that you would rathe
25. single IP address Input the range of local source port number that will be affected by this rule If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90 input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number like 80 Specify the remote destination IP address that will be affected by this rule Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address Input the range of remote destination port number that will be affected by this rule If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90 input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number like 80 If the remote destination IP address and or port number is universal just leave it blank 118 Traffic Type g Select the traffic type of this rule available options are None SMTP HTTP POP3 and FTP You can select a specific traffic type for this rule if you want to make this rule as an IP address based rule apply the limitation on all traffics from to the specified IP address port number select None Protocol h Select the protocol type of this rule available options are TCP and UDP If you don t know what protocol your application uses try TCP first and switch to UDP if this rule doesn t seem to work
26. the computer You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid Click the Add button to add the MAC address and the associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Remove all inputted values All existing MAC addresses in the filtering table will be listed here 135 Delete 8 Delete All 9 Reset 10 Enable IP Filtering 11 IP Filtering Table 12 Add PC 13 If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry check the select box of the MAC address you want to delete then click the Delete button You can select more than one MAC address If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here click the Delete All button You can also click the Reset button to unselect all MAC addresses Check this box to enable IP address based filtering and select Deny or Allow to decide the behavior of the IP filtering table If you select deny all IP addresses listed in the filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network if you select allow only IP addresses listed in the filtering table will be able to connect to the network and all other network devices will be rejected All exis
27. After you complete all settings click the save button i you ll be brought back to previous menu and the rule you just set will appear in the current QoS table if you did anything wrong you ll get an error message when you click the Save button correct your input by the instructions given by the error message If you want to erase all the values you just inputted Click the Reset button 119 3 2 Network Address Translation NAT Network address translations solve the problem if sharing a single IP address to multiple computers Without NAT all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to the Internet but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to every user Therefore it s necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address to multiple computers on a local network so everyone can get connected to the Internet Follow the instructions below to set NAT parameters 120 3 2 1 Basic NAT Settings Enable or disable NAT function Click the NAT menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser NAT Settings Network Address Translation NAT allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private I
28. E PPP over Ethernet is a common connection method used in xDSL connections F B z DWwisP z i DIPV6 5 PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method used in xDSL connections MBE a OLAN O os n L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method used in xDSL connections ia ee ONAT z z More Configuration f bunnnnnnnnnnnn 2 O Firewall Dynamic IP go to section 2 5 1 Static IP go to section 2 5 2 PPPoE go to section 2 5 3 49 PPTP L2TP DNS DDNS WISP IPv6 go to section 2 5 4 go to section 2 5 5 go to section 2 5 6 go to section 2 5 7 go to section 2 5 8 go to section 2 5 9 50 2 5 1 Setup procedure for Dynamic IP Dynamic IP The Host Name is optional but may be required by some Service Providers The default MAC Address is set to the WAN physical interface on the Wireless Router If required by your Service Provider you can use the Clone MAC Address button to copy the MAC Address of the Network Interface Card installed in your PC and replace the WAN MAC Address with this MAC Address 1 VETEGA 000000000000 Clone MAC 2 APPLY CANCEL 3 Here are descriptions of every setup item Host Name 1 Input the host name of your computer this is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so MAC Address 2 Input the MAC address of your computer if your service
29. IP address and server the Internet connection will become very slow and the server may stop responding because it is not capable of handling too much traffic This router has a built in DoS attack prevention mechanism when you activate it the router will stop the DoS attack for you Follow the instructions below to set DoS prevention parameters Click the Firewall menu on the left of the web management interface then click DoS and the following will be displayed on your web browser DoS Module Ping of Death Discard Ping from WAN d O port Scan O Ps Sync Flood APPLY CANCEL 6 i 2 3 4 5 Here are descriptions of every setup item Ping of Death 1 Ping of Death is a special packet and it will cause certain computers to stop responding Check this box and the router will filter this kind of packet out 143 Discard Ping From WAN 2 Port Scan 3 Sync Flood 4 Advanced Settings 5 Ping is a common and useful tool to know the connection status of a specified remote network device but some malicious intruder will try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of PING request data packets to make your Internet connection become very slow even unusable Check this box and the router will ignore all inbound PING requests but when you activate this function you will not be able to ping your own router from the Internet too Some malicious intruders will try to use a
30. O pe E mail Sending SMTP TCP Part 25 C News Forums NNTP TCP Port 119 C E mail Receiving POP3 TCP Port 110 O Secure HTTP HTTPS TCP Port 443 C File Transfer FTP TCP Port 21 C MSN Messenger TCP Port 1863 E t Telnet Senice TCP Port 23 Oo AIM AOL Instant Messenger TCP Port 5190 O NetMeeting H 323 TCP Port 389 522 E LE 1720 1731 O DNS UDP Port 53 Oo SNMP UDP Port 161 162 C VPN PPTP TCP Port 1723 C VPN L2TP UDP Port 1701 C TCP All TCP Port C UDP All UDP Port Oo Protocol d Port Range e f Here are descriptions of every setup item 138 Client PC Description a Client PC IP address b Client PC Service c Protocol d Port Range e Add f Input any text to describe this IP address up to 16 alphanumerical characters Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address Check all the services you want to allow or deny this IP address to use you can check multiple services If the service you need is not listed above you can create a new service on your own Select TCP or UDP if you re not sure select Both Input the port range of the new service here If you want to specify port 80 to 90 input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number
31. P Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as the Web or FTP 1 Enable or disable NAT module function Enable Disable 2 L_ Amy To enable the NAT function select Enable for Enable NAT module function 1 to disable select Disable After you made the selection click the Apply button 2 and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 121 3 2 2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of an Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on the local network The port number s of Internet IP address and private IP address the IP address on local network must be the same If the port number of Internet IP address and private IP address are different use the Virtual Server function described in the next section Click the NAT menu on the left of the general setup interface then click Port Forwarding and the following will be displayed on your web browser
32. PTP settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know how to fill in these fields Now go to the PPTP settings section 36 Password ALETI E 0 0 0 0 Connection ID Optional LUH 1592 612 lt MTU lt 1492 JFL ANL Enable For BEZEQ network in ISRAEL use only OMe eee Continuous onnect Disconnect Idle Time Out 1C 1 1000 Minute BACK ONoOakhwWND gt 9 Here are descriptions of every setup item User Name 1 Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider Password 2 Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider PPTP Input the IP address of PPTP gateway Gateway 3 assigned by your Internet service provider Connection Input the connection ID This is ID 4 optional and you can leave it blank MTU 5 Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value 37 BEZEQ ISRAEL 6 Connection type 7 Idle Time Out 8 Setting item BEZEQ ISRAEL is only required to Check if you re using the service provided by the BEZEQ network in Israel Select the type of Internet connection you wish to use refer to the previous section for detailed descriptions Input the idle time out of the Internet connection you wish to use and refer to the previous section for detailed descriptions When you complete all settings click the OK
33. The Reboot will be complete when the LED Power light stops blinking APPLY Click the Apply button to reset your router and it will be available again after a few moments 161 Chapter IV Appendix 4 1 Hardware Specification WAN Port 10 100M UTP Port x 1 LAN Ports 10 100M UTP Port x 4 Antenna 2dBi Dipole Antenna x 1 1T1R 1 antenna is for signal transmitting and 1 antenna is for signal receiving Power 5VDC 1A Switching Power Adapter Dimensions 30 H x 127 W x 96 D mm Transmit Power 11n 12dBm 1 5dBm 119 12dBm 1 5dBm 11b 16dBm 1 5dBm Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 10 90 NonCondensing Certification FCC 162 4 2 Troubleshooting If you found the router is working improperly or stops responding please read this troubleshooting section first Scenario Solution Router is not a responding to me when I want to access it by web browser Check the connection of the power cord and network cable of this router All cords and cables should be correctly and firmly inserted into the router If all LEDs on this router are off check the status of the A C power adapter and make sure it s correctly powered You must use the same IP address range which the router uses Are you using MAC or IP address filter Try to connect the router by another computer and see if it works if not restore your router to factory default settings pressing the reset
34. aa bb cc dd ee ff just input aabbccddeeff You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid 106 Add 7 Click the Add button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Clear 8 Click the Clear button to remove the value you inputted in the MAC address and comment field After you complete all settings click the Apply 9 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 107 2 7 5 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the simplest way to build a connection between wireless network clients and this wireless rout
35. aded the router s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Restore to Click this button to remove all the settings Factory Default 3 you made and restore the configuration of this router back to factory default settings 158 3 6 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this router is called firmware just like any applications on your computer when you replace the old application with a new one your computer will be equipped with new functions You can also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your router even fix the bugs of this router To upgrade firmware follow the instructions below Click Tools located at the upper right side of the web management interface then click Firmware Upgrade on the left of the web management interface then the following will be displayed on your web browser This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router s system firmware Enter the path and name of the upgrade file and then click the APPLY button below You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade The system will automatically reboot the router after you finished the firmware upgrade process If you don t complete the firmware upgrade process in the next step you have to reboot the router Click the Next button and the following will be displayed 159 Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Wireless Router s system firmware Enter t
36. ae v z0 SOMTREND CORPORATION Wireless N Broadband Router User s Manual Version A1 0 June 20 2012 Preface This manual provides information related to the installation and operation of this device The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning please contact technical support for immediate service by email at homesupport comtrend com For product updates manual revisions or software upgrades please visit our website at http www comtrend com Important Safety Instructions With reference to unpacking installation use and maintenance of your electronic device the following basic guidelines are recommended Do not use or install this product near water to avoid fire or shock hazard For example near a bathtub kitchen sink or laundry tub or near a swimming pool Also do not expose the equipment to rain or damp areas e g a wet basement Do not connect the power supply cord on elevated surfaces Allow it to lie freely There should be no obstructions in its path and no heavy items should be placed on the cord In addition do not walk on step on or mistreat the cord Use only the power cord and adapter that are shipped with this device To safeguard the equipment against overheating make sure that all openings in the unit that offer exposure to air are not blocked
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38. ck the Add button to add the URL keyword to the URL Keyword filtering table Click the Reset button to remove the value you inputted in the URL Keyword field All existing URL Keywords in the filtering table will be listed here If you want to delete a specific URL Keyword entry check the select box of the MAC address you want to delete and then click the Delete button You can select more than one MAC address If you want to delete all URL Keywords listed here click the Delete All button You can also click the Reset button to unselect all URL Keywords 141 After you complete all settings click the Apply 9 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 142 3 3 3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service DoS is a common attack measure by transmitting a great amount of data or request to your Internet
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40. ct wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting 78 2 7 Wireless LAN Configurations If your computer PDA game console or other network devices are equipped with a wireless network interface you can use the wireless function of this router to allow them connect to the Internet and share resources with other computers with a wired LAN connection You can also use the built in security functions to protect your network from being attacked by malicious intruders Follow these instructions to set wireless parameters Click the Wireless menu at the top of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser You must enable the wireless function of this router or the wireless interface of this router will not function Select Enable 1 then click the Apply 2 button If you re coming here because you want to disable the wireless function select Disable 3 then click the Apply 2 button Wireless The Wireless Router can be quickly configured as a wireless access point for roaming clients by setting the access identifier and channel number It also supports data encryption and client filtering Wireless Module Enable Disable 1 3 ea Je After you click the Apply 2 button the following will be displayed on your web browser 79 Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press
41. cters here the number of characters must be the same as the number displayed in the Key Format field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format and if you select Hex as key format you can use characters 0 9 a f and A F You must input at least one encryption key here and if you inputted multiple WEP keys they should not be same as each other IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only authenticates the user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encrypt the data during communication If there is a RADIUS server in your environment enable this function Check this box and another sub menu will appear RADIUS Server Password 9 99 RADIUS Server IP address 7 RADIUS Server Port 8 RADIUS Server Password 9 Input the IP address of the radius server Input the port number of the radius server Input the port number of radius password TIPS Some examples of WEP key Don t use these examples use the one of your own ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux xmL ASCII 13 characters digitalF AMILY 82Jh26xHy3m amp n Hex 10 characters 287d2aa732 1152dabc85 Hex 26 characters 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd84 To improve the security level do n
42. ctions for staEnable 1 wireless ISP functions Disable disables this function Enable enables this function and the router can connect to the access points installed by your wireless service provider Any clients associated with the router can access the Internet service through the wireless network 66 staEnable SSID 2 Site Survey 3 Note In this mode if you are informed by your wireless ISP that the wireless settings of the access point have changed configure the router in this page to match the settings Enable this function and the router can only allow connection through wired Ethernet cable for WAN access service This is the name of the wireless network Input the SSID name that your ISP provided to you Click the Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points nearby Select the access point designated by your wireless ISP in the table and the router will join the wireless network through this access point Security Settings 4 If the access point enables wireless security you have to follow the same settings in order to access the access point Click to set security settings for this connection go to section 2 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions After you complete all settings click the Apply 5 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser 67 Save settings s
43. d unchanged click the Cancel button 44 If the password you typed in New Password 2 and Confirmed Password 3 field are not the same you ll see the following message Message from webpage A New passwords do not match Retype the new password again when you see the above message If you see the following message ERROR Password is not matched It means the content in Current Password field is wrong click the OK button to go back to previous menu and try to input current password again If the current and new passwords are correctly inputted after you click the Apply button you ll be prompted to input your new password 45 Connect to 192 168 0 1 The server 192 168 0 1 at Default adminfadmin requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection User name fi Password C Remember my password Use the new password to enter the web management interface again 46 2 4 3 Remote Management This router does not allow remote management access from the Internet by default However you can still manage this router from a specific IP address by enabling the Remote Management Function To do so follow the instructions below Click the System menu on the left of the web management interface th
44. e use of PPPoE enter the information below User Name Password Service Name CLUE 1392 612 lt MTU lt 1492 em Rees Continuous he Idle Time Out 1 1000 Minute Ookowhry APPLY CANCEL 7 Here are descriptions of every setup item User Name 1 Input the user name assigned by your Internet service provider Password 2 Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider Service Name 3 Give a name to this Internet service This is optional MTU 4 Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value Connection Select the type of Internet connection you Type 5 wish to use 54 Idle Time Out 6 Continuous The connection will be always kept on If the connection is interrupted the router will re connect automatically Connect On Demand Only connect when you want to surf the Internet Idle Time Out is set to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving after an idle time Manual After you have selected this option you will see the Connect button and Disconnect button click Connect and the router will connect to the ISP If you want to stop the connection click the Disconnect button If you have selected the connection type to Connect On Demand input the idle time out After you complete all settings cl
45. e web management interface then click ALG Settings and the following will be displayed on your web browser ER O comment FTP Support for FTP H323 Support for H323 netmeeting IPsec Support for IPsec passthrough PPTP Support for PPTP passthrough L2TP Support for L2TP passthrough SIP Support for SIP APPLY CANCEL There are many applications listed here Check the box of the special support for applications you need and then click the Apply button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 132 3 3 Firewall Apart from NAT this router also provides a firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your computers on the local network These functions include inbound attack prevention and block outbound traffics like block URLs which have pre defined keywords Follow the instructions below to enable or disable the firewall function
46. ection method if your service provider assigns a fixed IP address also known as a static address to you and doesn t use DHCP or PPPoE protocol Please contact your service provider for further information 33 2 3 3 Setup procedure for PPPoE xDSL PPPoE Enter the User Name and Password required by your ISP in the appropriate fields If your ISP has provided you with a Service Name enter it in the Service Name field otherwise leave it blank User Name Password Service Name OLUR 1392 512 lt MTU lt 1492 eum Rees Continuous Idle Time Out 1 1000 Minute N OOBRWDND BACK Here are descriptions of every setup item User Name 1 Password 2 Service Name 3 MTU 4 Connection Type 5 Idle Time Out 6 Input the user name assigned by your Internet service provider Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider Give a name to this Internet service This is optional Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value Select the Internet connection type you wish to use detailed explanation listed below Input the idle time out detailed explanation listed below When you complete all settings click the OK 7 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click the Back button 34 MTU Please use the defaul
47. elds a b c d for most home and company users it s suggested to use 192 168 c d where c is an integer between 0 and 254 and d is an integer between 1 and 254 This router is capable of working with up to 253 clients so you can set the d field of IP address of router as 1 or 254 or any number between 1 and 254 and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field C In most cases you should use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask which allows up to 253 clients this also meets the router s capability of working with up to 253 clients For all servers and network devices which will provide services to other people like Internet service print service and file service they should use a static IP address Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253 and maintain a list so everyone can locate those servers easily For computers which are not dedicated to providing specific service to others they should obtain an IP address automatically Recommended setup values will be provided below for your convenience Follow the instructions below to set wired LAN parameters Click the LAN menu on the left of the web management interface there are three setup groups here LAN IP DHCP Server and Static DHCP Leases Table Here are the setup instructions for each of them 72 2 6 1 LAN IP section LECUE 192 168 0 1 Rimi ee 255 255 255 0 2 HVALE EN AL Disable
48. elect AP Bridge Point to Point from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed pode AP Bridge Point to Point v 2 4 GHz B G N E 000000000000 APPLY CANCEL AON NOTE The two wireless routers must use the same mode band channel number and security setting Here are descriptions of every setup item Band 2 Select the band you want to use the two wireless routers must use the same setting Channel Select the channel you want to use the two Number 3 wireless routers must use the same setting MAC address 1 4 Input the MAC address of another wireless router Security Click the Security Settings button for this Settings 5 connection Go to section 2 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions 87 2 7 1 4 Setup procedure for AP Bridge Point to Multi Point In this mode you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers to expand the scope of wireless network and all clients wired only AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode of the wireless routers will think they re on the same physical network Select AP Bridge Point to Multi Point from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed a Mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point 1 24 Gre BGN M 2 Chane Naber EIS 3 8 Here are descrip
49. en click Remote Management and the following will be displayed on your web browser i oo S 4 Here are descriptions of every setup item Host Address 1 Input the IP address of the remote host you wish to initiate management access with Port 2 You can define the port number this router should expect an incoming request from If you re providing a web service default port number is 80 you should try to use another port number You can use the default port setting 8080 or something like 32245 or 1429 Any integer between 1 and 65534 47 Enabled 3 Select the field to enable the configuration When you complete all settings click the Apply button and you ll see the following message displayed on the web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Press Continue to save the settings made and go back to the web management interface press Apply to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots NOTE When you want to manage this router from another computer on the Internet you have to input the IP address and port number of this router NOTE The default port number the web browser will use is 80 If the Port setting in this page is not
50. ent you wish to connect and click the Start PIN button The WLAN LED on the wireless router will be steady on when this wireless router is waiting for an incoming WPS request 111 2 7 6 Security Tips for a Wireless Network Here are some quick tips to help you improve the security level of your wireless network 1 Never use simple words like school apple or computer as the WEP encryption or WPA passphrase 2 Acomplicated combination of numbers letters even symbols and long enough WEP key and WPA passphrase is much safer than simple and short ones Remember that the wireless client is capable of keeping the key or passphrase for you so you only have to input the complicated key or passphrase once It s not too troublesome but will greatly improve the security level 3 You can hide the ESSID of this router by setting the Broadcast ESSID option to Disable Your wireless router will not be found by other people in proximity if they re just using the AP scanning function of their wireless client and this can reduce the chance of being intruded 4 Use the Access Control function described in section 2 7 4 so those people who are not in your list will not be able to connect to your network 112 Chapter III Advanced Functions 3 1 Quality of Service QoS Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the Internet bandwidth with a promised quality
51. er You don t have to select the encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client you only have to press a button on the wireless client and on this wireless router and the WPS will do the rest for you This wireless router supports two types of WPS Push Button Configuration PBC and PIN code If you want to use PBC you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch this wireless router to WPS mode too You can push the Reset WPS button of this wireless router or click the Start PBC button in the web configuration interface to do this if you want to use PIN code you have to know the PIN code of wireless client and switch it to WPS mode then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to this wireless router The detailed instructions are listed as follows Click the Wireless menu at the top of the web management interface then click WPS and the following will be displayed on your web browser 108 Enable WPS 1 CI Enable WPS Proxy e WPS Information 2 Wiese clic Unconfigured AC 26470511 SAUA Comtrend_8196c1 P a O e Disable Passphrase Key CRUCO CEA Registrar 3 Configure by Push Button Start PBC 4 Configure by Client PinCode Start PIN 5 e Device Configure Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable WPS 1 Check this box to enable the WPS function
52. evices will be able to communicate with other devices directly and learn about information about other devices Many network devices and applications rely on UPnP function nowadays Click the NAT menu on the left of the web management interface then click UPnP and the following will be displayed on your web browser UPnP Module Enable Disable APPLY CANCEL Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable UPnP function then click the Apply button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 131 3 2 6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway ALG is a special function of this router It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications which require special support With these supports those applications which require special support will be able to work with the NAT architecture Click the NAT menu on the left of th
53. function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer over the Internet 10 1 2 System Requirements An Internet connection provided by xDSL or cable modem with an RJ 45 Ethernet port Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or above Netscape Navigator 4 7 or above Opera web browser or Safari web browser Anavailable AC power socket 100 240V 50 60Hz 11 1 3 Package Contents Before starting to use this router please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your place of purchase to claim for missing items 1 Driver Utility QIG User Manual CD ROM 1 1 Broadband Router 2 1 Ethernet Cable 3 1 Printed QIG 4 WR SOU1 amp WR S002 Wireless N Broadband Router WR 5881 Quick Installation Guide 9 COMTREND 12 1 4 Get familiar with your new Wireless n Broadband Router Front Panel WR 5881 Wireless N Broadband Router e e e POWER WLAN WAN LED Status Description POWER On Router is switched on and correctly powered On Wireless WPS function is enabled Off Wireless network is switched off WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring or receiving data On WAN port is connected WAN Off WAN port is not connected LNK ACT Flashing WAN activity transferring or receiving data On LAN port is connected
54. ge the default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you like myhome office_room1 etc Select a channel from the drop down list of Channel Number available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European countries 1 to 11 for USA You can choose any channel number you want to use and almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you re using automatically without any problem However it s still useful to remember the channel number you use some wireless clients support manual channel number select and this would help in certain scenarios when there is some radio communication problem Associated Clients 5 Click the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point NOTE If you don t have a special reason to limit the type of allowed wireless clients it s recommended to choose 2 4 GHz B G N to maximize wireless client compatibility TIP You can try to change channel number to another one if you think the data transfer rate is too slow There could be some other wireless routers using the same channel which will disturb the radio communication between the wireless client and the wireless router 85 2 7 1 2 Setup procedure for Station Infrastructure In this mode you can connect the router to an Ethernet device such as TV Game player HDD am
55. ger Port Table APPLY CANCEL 14 Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable 1 Check this box to enable special applications and uncheck this box to disable the virtual server IP Address 2 Input the IP address of the computer that you want to open the ports Computer Name 3 Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer TCP Port to Open 4 This is the out going Outbound range of TCP port numbers for this particular application 128 UDP Port to Open 5 This is the out going Outbound range of UDP port Comment 6 numbers for this particular application The description of this setting Popular Applications This section lists the more popular applications that 7 Add 8 Reset 9 require multiple connections Select an application from the Popular Applications selection and click the Add button to save the setting to the Current Trigger Port Table Add the setting to the Current Trigger Port Table Clicking the Reset button will clear all above settings and you can set up again Current Trigger Port All the settings for the special applications will be 10 listed here If you want to remove some Special Application settings from the Current Trigger Port Table select the Special Application settings you want to
56. he path and name of the upgrade file and then click the APPLY button below You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade Eroe APPLY CANCEL Click the Browse button first you ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware upgrade file Download the latest firmware file from our website and use it to upgrade your router After a firmware upgrade file is selected click the Apply button and the router will start the firmware upgrade procedure automatically The procedure may take several minutes please be patient NOTE Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or physically disconnect your computer from the router If the firmware you uploaded is corrupt the firmware upgrade will fail and you may have to return this router to the dealer of purchase to ask for help 160 3 7 System Reset If you think the network performance is bad or you found the behavior of the router is strange you can perform a router reset To do so click Tools located at the upper right side of the web management interface then click Reset on the left of the web management interface then the following will be displayed on your web browser Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or stops functioning you can perform a Reboot Your settings will not be changed To perform the reboot click on the APPLY button below You will be asked to confirm your decision
57. iated Clients Show Active Clients 5 Root AP SSID 6 TONT Site Survey 7 APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item Band 2 Select the band you want to use all the wireless routers must use the same setting SSID 3 This is the name of the wireless router You can type any alphanumerical characters here maximum 32 characters SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area Default SSID is default it s recommended to change default SSID value to the one which is meaningful to you like myhome office_room1 etc 91 Channel Select the channel you want to use all the wireless Number 4 clients must use the same setting Associated Clients 5 Click the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point Root AP SSID 6 In Universal Repeater mode this device can act as a station to connect to a Root AP You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here or click Select Site Survey button to choose a Root AP Site Survey 7 Click the Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points nearby You can select one access point in the table and the router will join the wireless LAN through this access point After you c
58. ick the Apply 7 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY 55 Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 56 2 5 4 Setup procedure for PPTP PPTP requires two kinds of settings WAN interface setting setup IP address and PPTP setting PPTP user name and password Here we start from the WAN interface setting e WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP Address Automatically WENA OOOOO0000000 Clone MAC Use The Following IP Address IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask pERIAI Default Gateway if Select how you obtain an IP address from your service provider You can choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to Cable Modem section above or Use the following IP address i e static IP address The WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even though the PPTP
59. icrosoft Networks toS Packet Scheduler gt Internet Protocol TCP IP of e242 2eq oe a n es w ce coon COTTI St i 9 a a kS Description ea Y Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click the OK button 20 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings OU USES Malton P iddes fel eee eee eee eee eee eee To Obtain DNS server address automatically C Use the tallotang ONS Severaddideseen tnm ot e ene sy 21 2 2 3 Windows Vista Windows 7 IP address setup 1 Click the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer screen then click control panel Click View Network Status and Tasks and then click Manage Network Connections Right click Local Area Network then select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties wi
60. ill be displayed here Click the add button to add a new QoS rule see section 3 1 2 Add a new QoS rule below If you want to modify the content of a specific rule check the select box of the rule you want to edit then click the Edit button Only one rule should be selected at a time If you didn t select a rule before clicking the Edit button you ll be prompted to add a new rule You can delete selected rules by clicking this button You can select one or more rules to delete by checking the select the box of the rule s you want to delete If the QoS table is empty this button will be grayed out and cannot be clicked By clicking this button you can delete all rules currently in the QoS table If the QoS table is empty this button will be grayed out and cannot be clicked 115 Move Up 9 You can pull up the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button Move Down 10 You can lower the priority of the QoS rule you selected by clicking this button After you complete all settings click the Apply 11 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedure
61. ill be displayed on your web browser O Enable Virtual Server 2 k4 Select 3 Both oe i Current Virtual Server Table no conpaurtone Pome Prva pon ope Patera Comment see E E E ma Rn E A ae E O O 1 T 2 IOn Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable Virtual Server 1 14 Check this box to enable the virtual server and uncheck this box to disable the virtual server 125 10 Private IP 2 Computer Name 3 Private Port 4 Type 5 Public Port 6 Comment 7 Add 8 Reset 9 Input the IP address of the computer which provides the Internet service Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer Input the port number of the IP address that provides the Internet service Select the type of connection TCP or UDP If you re not sure select Both Select the port number of the Internet IP address which will be redirected to the port number of the local IP address defined above Input any text to describe this mapping up to 16 alphanumerical characters Add the mapping to the virtual server table Remove all inputted values 126 Virtual Server All existing virtual server mappings will be Table 10 displayed here Delete 11 Select a virtual server
62. ill vary depending on the connection status 152 You can use this function to know the status of your router Click the Device Status menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser Wireless Configuration Access Point DADA Comtrend_8196c1 UUme auto Religie Disable LAN Configuration ECCE 192 163 0 1 STOLA EG 255 255 255 0 Dilana Enable METEO E 00 E0 4C 81 96 C1 This information will vary depending on the device status 153 3 4 4 System Log All important system events are logged You can use this function to check the event log of your router Click the System Log menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser Jan 3 08 24 41 none syslog info syslogd started BusyBox v1 00 pre2 200 EJ E gt J 1 2 3 The system events will be displayed in this page and here are descriptions of every button Save 1 Save current event log to a text file Clear 2 Delete all event logs displayed here Refresh 3 Refresh the event log display 154 3 4 5 Security Log All information about the network and system security is kept here and you can use this function to check the security event log of your router Click the Security Log menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser 2000 01 01 00 00 08 s
63. k block for communication between the Access Point and roaming wireless adapters Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is default setting is Short Preamble Broadcast ESSID 9 Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own CTS Protect 10 Tx Power 11 ESSID or not You can hide the ESSID of your wireless router set the option to Disable so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless router can get connected Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g n wireless access points It s recommended to set this option to Auto or Always However if you set to None your wireless router should be able to work fine too Select the wireless transmitting power level from 10 to 100 When wireless clients are not too far from this Wireless N Range Extender you don t have to select a higher power level since this may cause some individuals to attempt to break into your wireless network if you have a bad password or no password Select from the drop down menu Default is set at 100 95 WMM 12 This stands for Wi Fi MultiMedia it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they re being transferred over wireless networks If you don t know what it is not sure if you need it it s safe to set this option to Enable however default value is Disable
64. l Repeater The router can act as Station and an AP at the same time It can use the Station function to connect to a Root AP and use the AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage NOTE For AP Bridge Point to Point and AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode the wireless router operates in wireless bridge dedicated mode the wireless router is only used to expand the scope of the network and no wireless clients will be accepted If you want to use your wireless router to expand the scope of the network and also accept wireless clients please select AP Bridge WDS or Universal Repeater mode Select the operation mode you want to use from the Mode drop down menu 1 and continue on other operation mode specific settings AP go to section 2 7 1 1 Station Infrastructure go to section 2 7 1 2 AP Bridge Point to Point go to section 2 7 1 3 AP Bridge Point to Multi Point go to section 2 7 1 4 AP Bridge WDS go to section 2 7 1 5 Universal Repeater go to section 2 7 1 6 82 2 7 1 1 Setup procedure for Access Point Select Access Point from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed Access Point v RH Comtrend_8196c1 Channel Number 0O AOON Associated Clients Here are descriptions of every setup item Band 2 Select the radio band from one of following options 83 2 4 GHz B 2 4GHz band only all
65. left of the general setup interface then enable the Firewall module by selecting the radio button and click Apply Next click Access Control and the following will be displayed on your web browser 1 Cl Enable MAC Filtering Deny Allow Current MAC Filtering Table Eas is Enei DEn PUMA cat oe ie eee ecco Client PC Description Client PC IP Address cle Samie Proen ontange Seea f H 2 16 Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable MAC Check this box to enable MAC address based Filtering 1 filtering and select Deny or Allow to decide the behavior of the MAC filtering table If you select deny all MAC addresses listed in the filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network if you select allow only MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be able to connect to the network and all other network devices will be rejected 134 Client PC MAC address 2 Computer Name 3 Comment 4 Add 5 Reset 6 Current MAC Filtering Table 7 Input the MAC address of the computer or network device here dash or colon are not required i e If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates aa bb cc dd ee ff or aa bb cc dd ee ff just input aabbccddeeff Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of
66. mapping by clicking the Select box of the mapping then click the Delete button to remove the mapping If there s no existing mapping this button will be grayed out Delete All 12 Delete all mappings existing in the virtual server table Reset 13 Unselect all mappings After you complete all settings click the Apply 14 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved value click the Cancel button 127 3 2 4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection at a time these applications won t work with simple NAT rules In order to make these applications work you can use this function to let these applications work 1 C Enable Special Applications IP Address TCP Port to m UDP Port to ooo DOD lt lt Select Popular Applications Select Game a at 7 te Current Trig
67. mputer obtained an IP address from the router start your web browser and input the IP address of the router in the address bar f Wireless Router Windows Internet Explorer O gt http 192 168 0 1 v The following should be shown 25 Connect to 192 168 0 1 The server 192 168 0 1 at Default admin admin requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without 4 secure connection User name admin Password eoece C Remember my password Input the user name and password in their respective fields the default user name is admin and the default password is admin then press the OK button and you can see the web management interface of this router 52 f gt D Wireless N Broadband Router Quick Setup Status General Setup Wireless Tools 1 Time Zone Time Zone 2 WAN Type 3 IP Address Info Set the time zone of the Wireless Router This information is used for log entries and firewall settings Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana x eerie Time Server Address 192 43 244 18 C Enable Daylight Savings Hh f Time From To NEXT NOTE If you can t see the web management interface and you re being prompted to input the user name and password again it means you didn t input the username and
68. nd threshold parameter controls what size data packet number of bytes the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 93 Beacon Interval 3 DTIM Period 4 Data Rate 5 N Data Rate 6 Channel Width 7 The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 100 Configures the DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message send period Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is default value is 3 Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically it s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification Same as above but only for 802 11n clients Set channel width of wireless radio Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is default setting is Auto 20 40 MHz 40MHz provides better network speed for 802 11n wireless clients However if there are 802 11b g clients connecting to this Wireless N Range Extender it will switch to 2OMHz mode automatically 94 Preamble Type 8 The Preamble type defines the length of the CRC Cyclic Redundancy Chec
69. ndow will appear select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click the Properties button EP Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection This connection uses the following items v 0 Client for Microsoft Networks V E QoS Packet Scheduler v a v 25 v v v Link Layer Topology Discovery Install e Properties Ts Description ETER Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 22 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click the OK button 21x General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings y z Ei senthe foloveing IP pddressm mmmn mmmmmmm mmmn Obtain DNS server address automatically aan ERETO AAg DNS er dde dgepr nnn nmm m m n Preferred DNS server 23 2 2 4 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete click start gt run at the bottom lower corner of your desktop o home user y Internet nA My Documents 2 Internet Explorer oe i 4 My Recent Documents gt J E mail Outlook Express 5 p t My Pic
70. of Internet service Without QoS all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get Internet bandwidth and some applications which require guaranteed bandwidth like video streaming and network telephone will be affected therefore an unpleasing result will occur like the interruption of video audio transfer With this function you can limit the maximum bandwidth or give a guaranteed bandwidth to a specific computer 113 3 1 1 Basic QoS Settings Follow the instructions below to set QoS parameters Click the Qos menu on the left of the general setup interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser 1 M Enable QoS Sic Crom sri hwtiumeM Select 0 kbits 2 CEECEE CECL Select D kbits 3 4 Current QoS Table E o FTP 0 100 O 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Here are descriptions of every setting Enable QoS 1 Check this box to enable the QoS function unselect this box if you don t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations Total Download You can set the limit of total download Bandwidth 2 bandwidth in kbits To disable download bandwidth limitation input O here 114 Total Upload Bandwidth 3 Current QoS Table 4 Add 5 Edit 6 Delete 7 Delete All 8 You can set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbits To disable upload bandwidth limitation input O here All existing QoS rules w
71. omplete the wireless settings click the Apply button after you click Apply the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on router setup or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while router is rebooting 92 2 7 2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters if you want to configure these settings click the Wireless menu on the upper right side of the web management interface then click Advanced Settings and the following will be displayed on your web browser e z3a7___ o 2347 100 201024 ms 3d to 4 5 6 Auto 20 40 MHZ 20 MHZ 7 Short Preamble O Long Preamble 8 Enable Disable 9 OAuto OAlways None 10 11 WEE O Enable Disable 12 Here are descriptions of every setup item Fragment The threshold number of bytes for the Threshold 1 fragmentation boundary for directed messages It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2346 RTS Threshold 2 The RTS Request To Se
72. on box and set the duration of daylight setting When you finish click the Apply button You ll see the following message displayed on the web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Press the Continue button to save the settings and go back to the web management interface press the Apply button to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots NOTE You can refer to the instructions given in the last chapter Using Quick Setup for detailed descriptions on time zone settings 43 2 4 2 Change management password The default password of this router is admin and it s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the web browser To change the password follow the instructions below Click the System menu on the left of the web management interface then click Password Settings and the following will be displayed on your web browser NO Confirmed Password 3 Here are descriptions of every setup item Current Input current password Password 1 New Password 2 Input new password Confirmed Input new password again Password 3 When you finish click the Apply button If you want to keep the original passwor
73. on with other security measures described in previous sections to create a safer wireless environment Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned by using this function Click the Wireless menu on the upper right side of the web management interface then click Access Control and the following will be displayed on your web browser e MAC Address Filtering Table 1 It allows 20 entries only LS SB 1 11 22 33 44 55 66 0O o 2 3 Enable Access Control fF macnais comment O 7 8 i 9 All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in the MAC Address Filtering Table 1 Here are descriptions of every setup item 105 Delete 2 Delete All 3 Enable Access Control 4 MAC Address 5 Comment 6 If you want to delete a specific MAC address entry check the select box of the MAC address you want to delete and then click the Delete button You can select more than one MAC address If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here click the Delete All button To enforce MAC address filtering you have to check Enable Wireless Access Control When this item is unchecked the wireless router will not enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here dash or colon are not required i e If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates aa bb cc dd ee ff or
74. ot use words which can be found in a dictionary or words too easy to remember pilot and phone listed above are bad examples just intended to show you what a WEP key looks like Wireless clients will remember the WEP key so you only have to input the WEP key on the wireless client once and it s worth using a complicated WEP key to improve the security level After you complete the WEP settings click the Apply button and the following will be displayed on your web browser 100 Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 30 seconds while the router is rebooting 2 7 3 2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA When you select this mode the wireless router will use WPA encryption and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser a WPA pre shared key vi 1 WPACKIP OWPAQ AES OWPA2 Mixed 2 a 3 4 5 Here are descriptions of every setup item WPA Unicast Select a type of WPA cipher suite Cipher Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed You can select any one of them but
75. own menu if you select Static IP input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address Input the private IP address that the Internet IP address will be mapped to Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer Click the Add button to add the public IP address and associated private IP address to the DMZ table Click the Reset button to remove the values you inputted in Public IP address and Client PC IP address field All existing public IP address and private IP address mapping will be displayed here 149 Delete 8 If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry check the select box of the DMZ entry you want to delete then click the Delete button You can select more than one DMZ entry Delete All 9 If you want to delete all DMZ entries listed here click the Delete All button Reset 10 You can also click the Reset button to unselect all DNZ entries After you complete all settings click the Apply 11 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous se
76. ows 802 11b wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 11Mbps 2 4 GHz N 2 4GHz band only allows 802 11n wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 300Mbps 2 4 GHz B G 2 4GHz band only allows 802 11b and 802 11g wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802 11b clients and maximum 54Mbps for 802 11 clients 2 4 GHz G 2 4GHz band only allows 802 11 wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 54Mbps 2 4 GHz B G N 2 4GHz band allows 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless network clients to connect to this router maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802 11b clients maximum 54Mbps for 802 11g clients and maximum 300Mbps for 802 11n clients NOTE For 802 11b and 802 11g mode the signals can be transmitted only by antenna 1 The antenna in the right side of the rear panel For 802 11n mode The router is operating in a 1T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration 1 antenna is for signal transmitting and 2 antennas are for signal receiving 84 SSID 3 Channel Number 4 This is the name of the wireless router You can type any alphanumerical characters here maximum 32 characters The SSID is used to identify your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area The default SSID is default it s recommended to chan
77. p DVD to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station and join a wireless network through an access point or AP router Select Station Infrastructure from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed pM Station Infrastructure 2 4 GHz B G N Comtrend_8196c1 A ON Here are descriptions of every setup item Band 2 Select the band you want to use SSID 3 This is the name of the wireless network You can type the SSID of the network you would like to connect to here Site Survey 4 When you use this wireless router as a wireless station for an Ethernet network device to have wireless capability you have to associate it with a working access point Click the Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points nearby You can select one access point in the table and it will join the wireless LAN through this access point 86 2 7 1 3 Setup procedure for AP Bridge Point to Point In this mode you can connect your wireless router with another to combine two access points and expand the scope of the wireless network and all clients wired only AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode of the two wireless routers will think they re on the same physical network This function is very convenient when you need to connect two networks between two buildings S
78. port scanner to know how many ports of your Internet IP address are open and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so Check this box and the router will block all traffics that are trying to scan your Internet IP address This is another kind of attack which uses a lot of fake connection request to consume the memory of your server and tries to make your server become unusable Check this box and the router will filter this kind of traffic out Click this button and you can set advanced settings of the DoS prevention methods listed above see section DoS Advanced Settings below 144 After you complete all settings click the Apply 6 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 145 3 3 3 1 DoS Advanced Settings When you click the Advanced button in the DoS menu the following will be displayed on your web bro
79. r press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click Continue to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 59 2 5 5 Setup procedure for L2TP e L2TP Settings fp teerName innect Disconnect OORUN APPLY CANCEL 7 Here are descriptions of every setup item User ID 1 Password 2 L2TP Gateway 3 MTU 4 Connection type 5 Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider Input the IP address of L2TP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value Select the type of Internet connection you wish to use refer to section 2 5 3 for detailed descriptions 60 Idle Time Input the idle time out of Internet connection Out 6 you wish to use and refer to section 2 5 3 for detailed descriptions When you complete all settings click the Apply 7 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save
80. r right side of the web management interface Wir less N Broadband Router Quick Setup t Status General Setup Wireless Tools 1 Time Zone Time Zone 2 WAN Type 3 IP Address Info Set the time zone of the Wireless Router This information is used for log entries and firewall settings Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana _ Time Server Address 192 43 244 18 Daylight Savings Enable r Time From lt 30us To Ja 2 4 1 Time zone and time auto synchronization Follow the instructions below to set time zone and time auto synchronization parameters Click the General Setup menu at the upper right side of the web management interface and then select System on the left menu bar followed by Time Zone ir less N Broadband Router Quick Setup Status General Setup Wireless Tools System b Time Zone Time Zone b Password Settings Set the time zone of the Wireless Router This information is used for log entries and firewall settings b Remote Management OWAN Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana v OLAN Time Server Address 192 43 244 18 OQos Daylight Savings 0 mae ONAT Time From 8003 To Ja O Firewall APPLY _ __ CANCEL 42 Select the time zone from the Set time zone drop down list and input the IP address or host name of the time server If you want to enable the daylight savings setting check the Enable Functi
81. r use you need to specify the IP Address of that DNS server The primary DNS will be used for domain name access first in case the primary DNS access failures the secondary DNS will be used Primary DNS 1 Secondary DNS 2 3 APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item DNS Address 1 Input the IP address of the DNS server provided by your service provider Secondary Input the IP address of another DNS DNS Address 2 server provided by your service provider This is optional NOTE Only the IP address can be inputted here DO NOT use the hostname of DNS server i e only numeric characters and dots are accepted 10 20 30 40 Correct dns serviceprovider com Incorrect 62 After you complete all settings click the Apply 3 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 63 2 5 7 Setup procedure for
82. restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 70 2 6 Wired LAN Configurations Before all computers using wired Ethernet connections i e those computers that connect to this router s LAN port 1 to 4 by Ethernet cable can communicate with each other and access the Internet they must have a valid IP address There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers static IP address set the IP address for every computer manually and dynamic IP address IP addresses of computers will be assigned by the router automatically It s recommended for most of computers to obtain an IP address automatically as it will save a lot of time on setting IP addresses for every computer For servers and network devices which will provide services to other computers and users that come from Internet a static IP address should be used so other computers can locate the server 71 Suggestions on IP address numbering plan If you have no idea on how to define an IP address plan for your network here are some suggestions 1 A valid IP address has 4 fi
83. s or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 116 3 1 2 Add a new QoS rule After you click the Add button in the QoS menu the following will appear Rule Name brnchuliuees Download Kbps Local IP Address Local Port Range Pd Remote IP Address Pd Remote Port Range LELIT None v AGORIR TCP a b C d e f g h Save Here are descriptions of every setup item Rule Name a Give a name to this QoS rule up to 15 alphanumerical characters Bandwidth b Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule You have to select the data direction of this rule Upload or Download and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps then select the type of QoS guarantee guaranteed usable bandwidth for this rule or max set the maximum bandwidth for the application allowed by this rule 117 Local IP Address c Local Port Range d Remote IP Address e Remote Port Range f Specify the local source IP address that will be affected by this rule Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a
84. s with characters from 0 to 9 and from a to f like 001122aabbcc 76 IP address 3 Input the IP address you want to assign to this computer or network device Add 4 After you inputted the MAC address and IP address pair click this button to add the pair to the static DHCP leases table If you want to remove all the characters you just inputted click the Clear button After you clicked the Add button the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to the Static DHCP Leases Table section e Static DHCP Lease Table It allows 16 entries only NO MAC Address IP Address 1 00 11 22 33 44 55 192 168 0 100 Li 2 If you want to delete a specific item check the Select box of a MAC address and IP address mapping 1 then click the Delete button 2 if you want to delete all mappings click the Delete All 3 button After you complete all LAN settings click the Apply button on the bottom of this page After you click Apply the following will be displayed on your web browser 77 Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on router setup or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effe
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87. savings Savings 3 check the Enable Function box and choose the duration of daylight savings After you complete all settings click the Next 4 button NOTE There are several time servers available on the Internet 129 6 15 28 time a nist gov 132 163 4 101 time a timefreq bldrdoc gov 131 107 1 10 time nw nist gov If you found that the time of router is incorrect try another time server Cable Modem A connection through a cable modem requires minimal configuration When you set up an account with your Cable provider the Cable provider and your Wireless Router will automatically establish a connection so you probably do not need to enter anything more Fixed IP xDSL Some xDSL Internet Service Providers may assign a Fixed IP Address for your Wireless Router If you have been provided with this information choose this option and enter the assigned IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Address for your Wireless Router PPPoE xDSL If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided you with a Password and a Service Name then your ISP uses PPPoE to establish a connection You must choose this option and enter the required information PPTP xDSL If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided you with a Password Local IP Address Remote IP Address and a Connection ID then your ISP uses PPTP to establish a connection You
88. signed by your service provider Service Provider Input the IP address of the DNS Gateway Address 3 server provided by your service provider After you complete all settings click the Apply 4 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click Continue to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 53 2 5 3 Setup procedure for PPPoE PPPoE Enter the PPPoE User Name and Password assigned by your Service Provider The Service Name is normally optional but may be required by some Service Providers Enter a Idle Time in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time then the connection will be dropped You can enable the Connect on Demand option to automatically re establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If your Internet Service Provider requires th
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90. ssioni een eai i eee a aae a aiae aa aaa aai aiia 4 2 Tr blesho ting ss neri ee Chapter I Product Information 1 1 Introduction This Comtrend WR 5882 is an excellent choice for Small office Home office users allowing computers and network devices to easily share a single xDSL cable modem Internet connection Easy installation procedures allow any computer user to setup a network environment in a very short time And when the number of computers and network enabled devices increase you can expand the number of network ports by simply attaching a Comtrend switch to extend the scope of your network In addition all computers and IEEE 802 11b g n wireless enabled network devices including PDA cellular phone game console etc can connect to this wireless router without additional cabling Other features of this router include e Allows multiple users to share a single Internet line e Supports up to 253 users e Access private LAN servers from the Internet e Works with IEEE 802 11b g n wireless LAN devices e Supports DHCP Server Client for easy IP address setup e Advanced network and security features like Special Applications QoS DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control and Firewall Easily monitor the router s status with built in functions such as DHCP Client Log System Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for network configuration and management purposes Remote management
91. ssword 2 Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider L2TP Gateway 3 Input the IP address of L2TP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider MTU 4 Input the MTU value of your network connection If you don t know you can use the default value Connection Select the type of Internet connection you wish type 5 to use please refer to last section for detailed descriptions 40 Idle Time Input the idle time out of Internet connection Out 6 you wish to use and refer to last section for detailed descriptions When you complete all settings click the OK 7 button if you want to go back to previous menu click the Back button Upon clicking the OK 7 button you ll see the following displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully Please press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect APPLY Click the Apply button to prepare to restart the router and you ll see this message System Restarting Please wait After the countdownthen click the OK button You ll be brought back to the router management interface again and the router is ready with new settings 41 2 4 Basic Setup In this chapter you ll learn how to change the time zone password and remote management settings Start your web browser and log into the router web management interface and then click the General Setup link at the uppe
92. t value if you don t know what it is or ask your service provider for a proper value Connection Type There are 3 options Continuous keep Internet connection alive do not disconnect Connect on Demand only connects to the Internet when there s a connection attempt Manual only connects to the Internet when the Connect button on this page is pressed and disconnects when the Disconnect button is pressed Idle Time Out Specify the time to shutdown the Internet connection after no Internet activity is detected by minute This option is only available when connection type is Connect on Demand 35 2 3 4 Setup procedure for PPTP xDSL PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of settings WAN interface setting setup IP address and PPTP setting PPTP user name and password Here we start from the WAN interface setting WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP Address Automatically Host Name New CEEA 000000000000 Clone MAC Use The Following IP Address IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Select how you obtain and IP address from your service provider here You can choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to Cable Modem section above or Use the following IP address i e static IP address WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even though the P
93. tart Static IP a 2000 01 01 00 00 09 SNTP connect to TimeServer 192 435 244 168 2000 01 01 00 00 09 FIREWALL WAN IP is 192 168 1 10 setting firewall 2000 01 01 00 00 19 SNTP connect fail 2000 01 01 00 22 43 DNS dns restart 2000 01 01 00 22 48 start Static IP 2000 01 01 00 22 49 SNTP connect to TimeServer 192 43 244 18 2000 01 01 00 22 49 FIREWALL WAN IP is 192 166 1 10 setting firewall 2000 01 01 00 22 59 SNTP connect fail Mi lt j B The system events will be displayed in this page and here are descriptions of every button Save 1 Save current event log to a text file Clear 2 Delete all event logs displayed here Refresh 3 Refresh the event log display 155 3 4 6 Active DHCP client list If you re using the DHCP server function of this router you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router Click the Active DHCP client menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser IP Address MAC Address Time Expired Second 192 168 0 100 00 25 11 af fd f8 forever All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be displayed here You can click the Refresh button to display the latest information 156 3 4 7 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of wireless LAN and WAN interfaces of this router
94. the mapping If there s no existing mapping this button will be grayed out Delete All 11 Delete all mappings that exist in the virtual server table Reset 12 Unselect all mappings After you complete all settings click the Apply 13 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 124 3 2 3 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port on an Internet IP address on WAN port to a specified port of an IP address on the local network so you can setup an Internet service on the computer on the local network without exposing it on the 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 Click the NAT menu on the left of the web management interface then click Virtual Server and the following w
95. the same with other wireless routers for the convenience of roaming 89 Channel Select the channel you want to use all the wireless Number 4 routers must use the same setting Associated Clients 5 Click the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point MAC address Input the MAC address of other wireless routers 1 to 4 6 9 Security Click to set security settings for this connection Settings 10 Go to section 2 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions 90 2 7 1 6 Setup procedure for Universal Repeater In this mode the router can act as a wireless repeater it can be a Station and an AP at the same time It can use the Station function to connect to a Root AP and use the AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage Select Universal Repeater from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed NOTE For Repeater Mode this router will demodulate the received signal checking if this signal is noise for the operating network then have the signal modulated and amplified again The output power of this mode is the same as that of WDS and normal AP mode Universal Repeater v 1 ECU 2 4 GHz B G N 2 SPER Comtrend_8196c1 3 Channel Number f v 4 Assoc
96. ting IP addresses in the filtering table will be listed here Click this button to add a new IP address to the IP filtering table up to 20 IP addresses can be added Refer to section Add PC below 136 Delete 14 If you want to delete a specific IP address entry check the select box of the IP address you want to delete then click the Delete button You can select more than one IP address Delete All 15 If you want to delete all the IP addresses listed here click the Delete All button After you complete all settings click the Apply 16 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 137 3 3 1 1 Add PC After this button is clicked the following will be displayed on your web browser Client PC Description a Client PC IP address b a PC Service HTTP TCP Port 80 3128 8000 8080 8081
97. tinue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 147 3 3 4 Demilitarized Zone DMZ Demilitarized Zone DMZ refers to a special area in your local network This area resides in the local network and all computers in this area use a private IP address too But these private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address so other people on Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ Follow the instructions below to set DMZ parameters Click the Firewall menu on the left of the general setup interface then click DMZ and the following will be displayed on your web browser 1 V Enable DMZ Dynamic IP Session 1 2 3 4 O Static IP cs Select xi e Current DMZ Table E T T ee OS ee TO T E 11 Here are descriptions of every setup item 148 Enable DMZ 1 Public IP address 2 Client PC IP address 3 Computer Name 4 Add 5 Reset 6 Current DMZ Table 7 Check this box to enable the DMZ function uncheck this box to disable DMZ function You can select Dynamic IP or Static IP If you select Dynamic IP you have to select an Internet connection session from the drop d
98. tions of every setup item Band 2 Select the band you want to use all the wireless routers must use the same setting Channel Select the channel you want to use all the wireless Number 3 routers must use the same setting MAC address Input the MAC address of the other wireless 1to4 4 7 routers Security Click the Security Settings button for this Settings 8 connection Go to section 2 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions 2 7 1 5 Setup procedure for AP Bridge WDS In this mode you can expand the scope of the network by combining up to four other access points together and every access point can still accept wireless clients Select AP Bridge WDS from the Mode drop down menu 1 and the following will be displayed NOTE For WDS mode the output signal nature is the same as that of normal AP mode AP Bridge WDS v 2 4 GHz B G N SAIDH Comtrend_8196c1 Channel Number v Associated Clients Show Active Clients CEGE 000000000000 EEEH 000000000000 Wer Goreecmes oo0000000000 WENER E 000000000000 Security Settings Security Settings s is a O O0 NOOOA AAOUO N gt APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item Band 2 Select the band you want to use all the wireless routers must use the same setting SSID 3 Input the SSID of your wireless router the setting should be
99. tup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 150 3 4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with system related information To enter the system status menu click the Status link located at the upper right side of the web management interface 3 4 1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to view the system information and firmware version of this router Click the Status link located at the upper right side of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser System Model Wireless Router Up Time Oday 0h 3m 14s Hardware Version Rev A Boot Code Version 1 0 Runtime Code Version 1 09 NOTE Information displayed here may vary 151 3 4 2 Internet Connection Status You can use this function to view the status of the current Internet connection Click the Internet Connection menu on the left of the web management interface and the following will be displayed on your web browser pve imeem Fixed IP connect eee ee 172 1 1 1 ST GC a 255 255 0 0 Eimer icone 1 2 1 1 254 AELE 00 E0 4C 81 96 C9 Primary DNS 0 6 8 8 Secondary DNS This information w
100. tures jes Command Prompt 2 My Music ws My Computer xi MSN B Control Panel Windows Media Player Set Program Access and Defaults 33 Windows Messenger ka Printers and Faxes 5 Tour Windows XP 2 Help and Support Files and Settings Transfer Search Wizard I a A Log Off oJ Turn OFF Computer Input cmd then click the OK button Type the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you cmd Cancel Browse 24 Input ipconfig and then press the Enter key Check the IP address followed by Default Gateway In this example the IP address of the router is 192 168 0 1 ex C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe BEE C Documents and Settings home user gt ipconf ig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix z IP Address 192 168 0 100 Subnet Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway s 192 168 0 1 t C Documents and Settings home user gt NOTE If the IP address of the Default Gateway is not displayed or the address is followed by an IP Address that begins with 169 please recheck the network connection between your computer and router and or go to the beginning of this chapter to recheck every step of the network setup procedure Connect to the router s management interface by web browser After your co
101. uccessfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 68 2 5 9 Setup procedure for IPv6 IPv6 WAN IPv6 Settings Link local only 1 Meme ree fes0 2e0 4cfi fes1 96c9 64 LAN IPv6 Settings 2 AALA ee feo0 2e0 4cfi fed1 96c1 64 IPv6 Address 3 Subnet Prefix Length 64 4 APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item WAN IPv6 Settings 1 Select the required transition mechanism as assigned by your service provider LAN IPv6 Settings 2 Select the auto configuration method for IPv6 IPv6 Address 3 Input the IPv6 address for the LAN port Subnet Prefix Length 4 Default is set at 64 Only change if required to do so by your ISP 69 After you complete all settings click the Apply 5 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to
102. ully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting If you want to reset all the settings in this page back to previously saved values click the Cancel button 65 2 5 8 Setup procedure for WISP If the network service provided by your service provider is through a wireless network select this mode After you have connected the router to the access point of the service provider wirelessly set up the WAN connection type in the WAN page WISP In this mode all ethernet ports are bridged together and the wireless client will connect to ISP access point The NAT is enabled and PCs in ethernet ports share the same IP to ISP through wireless LAN You must set the wireless to client mode first and connect to the ISP AP in Site Survey page The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPOE DHCP client PPTP client or static IP O Disable Enable staEnable 1 e Basic Settings SSID e Security Settings N ALE Disable v 4 5 APPLY CANCEL Here are descriptions of every setup item Disable Enable There are three sele
103. using the QoS function Try to disable it and try again b Try to reset or reboot the router and see if it s better after that c If this never happened before call your Internet service provider to know if there is something wrong with their network can t log onto the web management interface password is wrong a Make sure you re connecting to the correct IP address of the router b The password is case sensitive Make sure the Caps Lock light is not illuminated c If you forget the password do a hard reset by holding in the reset button for 10 seconds The date and time of all event logs are wrong a Adjust the internal clock of the router 165
104. when you really want to allow everyone to use your wireless router and you don t care if there s someone reads the data you transfer over the network without your consent 97 2 7 3 1 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode the wireless router will use WEP encryption and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser wer oS Hex 10 Characters x DE reyon ey lia C Enable 802 1x Authentication 6 APPLY CANCEL ar WN Here are descriptions of every setup item Key Length 2 There are two types of WEP key length 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format 3 There are two types of key format ASCII and Hex When you select a key format the number of characters of key will be displayed For example if you select 64 bit as key length and Hex as key format you ll see the message at the right of Key Format is Hex 10 characters which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters 98 Default Tx Key 4 Encryption Key 1 5 Enable 802 1x Authentication 6 Enable 802 1x Authentication amp RADIUS Server IP address 7 Pee e 1812 8 You can set up to four sets of WEP key and you can decide which key is being used by default here If you don t know which one you should use select Key 1 Input the WEP key chara
105. word ak WN gt 6 Here are descriptions of every setup item WPA Unicast Select a type of WPA cipher suite Cipher Suite 2 Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed You can select any one of them but you have to make sure your wireless client supports the cipher you selected RADIUS Server Input the IP address of your IP address 3 Radius authentication server RADIUS Server Input the port number of your Port 4 Radius authentication server Default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Input the password of your Radius Password 5 authentication server 103 After you complete all settings click the Apply 6 button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 30 seconds while the router is rebooting 104 2 7 4 Wireless Access Control This function will help you to prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router only those wireless devices who have the MAC address you assigned here can gain access to your wireless router You can use this functi
106. wser DoS Module EE Ping of Death 5 Packet s per Secon Burst5 a E Discard Ping from WAN b NMAP FIN 7 URG PSH xmas tree Another Xmas tree Port Scan Null scan SYN RST SYN FIN SYN only unreachable port C Sync Flood 30 Packets per Second Bust d APPLY CANCEL e Here are descriptions of every setup item Ping of Death a Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Check the Ping of Death box and input the frequency of threshold how many packets per second minute or hour you can also input the Burst value which means when this number of Ping of Death packet is received in a very short time this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Discard Ping Check the box to activate this DoS prevention From WAN b mechanism 146 Port Scan c Many kinds of port scan methods are listed here check one or more DoS attack methods you want to prevent Sync Flood d Like Ping of Death you can set the threshold when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated After you complete all settings click the Apply e button and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to con
107. you have to make sure your wireless client supports the cipher you selected Pre shared Select the type of pre shared key you Key Format 3 can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f 101 Pre shared Input the WPA passphrase Key 4 It s not recommended to use a word that can be found ina dictionary due to security reasons After you complete the WPA Pre shared key setting click the Apply button 5 and the following will be displayed on your web browser Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY Click the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue on other setup procedures or click the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 60 seconds while the router is rebooting NOTE Some wireless clients especially those manufactured before 2003 only support WEP or WPA TKIP cipher A driver upgrade would be needed for those clients to use WPA and WPA2 encryption 102 2 7 3 3 WPA RADIUS If you have a RADIUS server this router can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication VU Meee iene VWPATKIP OWPA2 AES OWPA2 Mixed RADIUS Server IP address WUT 1812 RADIUS Server Pass

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