Planet WRT-415, User Manual

Page 1: ...802 11g Wireless Broadband Router WRT 415 User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no gua...

Page 3: ...suites according to EN 300 328 2 has been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient CE in which Countries where the product may be used freely Germany UK Italy Spain Belgium Netherlands Portugal Greece Ireland Denmark Luxembourg Austria Finland Sweden Norway and Iceland France except the channel 10 through 13 law prohibits the use of other channels Safety This equipment is designed wi...

Page 4: ...Rev 1 0 January 2007 Part No EM WRT415v2 ...

Page 5: ...RE THROUGH WEB BROWSER 6 3 1 WIZARD 7 3 2 WAN 10 3 2 1 Connection Type 10 3 2 2 Dynamic DNS 14 3 3 WIRELESS 15 3 3 1 Basic 15 3 3 2 Security 16 3 3 2 1 WEP 16 3 3 2 2 WPA 17 3 3 2 3 WPA2 18 3 3 3 Advanced 20 3 4 LAN 21 3 4 1 Basic 21 3 4 2 DHCP 22 3 5 ACCESS CONTROL 23 3 5 1 Filters 23 3 5 2 Virtual Server 28 3 5 3 Special AP 29 3 5 4 DMZ 30 3 5 5 Firewall Rule 31 3 6 SYSTEM 32 3 6 1 Password 32 3...

Page 6: ... 6 6 Statistic 38 3 6 7 Restart 39 3 6 8 Firmware 40 3 6 9 Configuration 41 3 6 10 UPnP 41 3 6 11 Ping Test 42 3 6 12 Remote Management 43 APPENDIX A TCP IP SETTINGS FOR PC 44 WINDOWS 95 98 ME 44 WINDOWS 2000 45 WINDOWS XP 46 ...

Page 7: ...rast the older WEP encryption required the keys to be changed manually For home users that will not incorporate a RADIUS server in their network the security for the WRT 415 will still be much stronger than ever before Utilizing the PSK Pre Shared Key mode of WPA the WRT 415 will obtain a new security key every time it connects to the 802 11g network You only need to enter your encryption informat...

Page 8: ...EE 802 11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation Data Transfer Rate 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps auto sense 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 802 11g auto sense Ethernet 10Mbps half duplex 20Mbps full duplex Fast Ethernet 100Mbps half duplex 200Mbps full duplex Topology Star Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps Typical 70dBm 10 PER Packet Error Rate 11Mbps Typical 85dBm 8 PER Packet Error Rate TX Power 15dBm ...

Page 9: ...mine the exact operating range of WRT 415 in a specific location without testing 3 Antenna adjustment The bundled antenna of WRT 415 is adjustable Firstly install the antenna pointing straight up then smoothly adjust it if the radio signal strength is poor But the signal reception is definitely weak in some certain areas such as location right down the antenna Moreover the original antenna of WRT ...

Page 10: ...t one of the LAN ports on the WRT 415 and the computer you are using to configure the router The corresponding LAN LED will light up to indicate proper connection The LAN ports on the WRT 415 are Auto MDI MDI X thus you can use a straight or crossover Ethernet cable freely 5 Adjust the antennas of WRT 415 Try to adjust them to a position that can best cover your wireless network The antenna s posi...

Page 11: ... 5 Green Link is established 3 Blinking Green Packets are transmitting or receiving Green Link is established 4 Blinking Green Packets are transmitting or receiving ...

Page 12: ... your web browser 2 Enter the IP address of your WRT 415 in the address field default IP address is http 192 168 1 1 3 A User Name and Password dialog box will appear Please enter your User Name and Password here Default User Name and Password are both admin Click OK 4 When the user name password is correct you will see the WRT 415 web page as below ...

Page 13: ...ow below will appear Please click Next and follow the steps to configure WRT 415 Click the Wizard If you do not want to display wizard by itself next time select No option from display wizard next time and click update In the future you can still have wizard appeared by clicking Wizard button on left panel of WRT 415 s web page To configure WRT 415 please follow the steps below to complete the con...

Page 14: ... the time zone that belongs to your location Click NEXT Step 3 Set LAN connection and DHCP server You can set the IP address subnet mask and enable or disable DHCP server function When DHCP server is enabled please ensure your LAN IP Address is on the same IP range of DHCP Server Click NEXT to continue Step 4 Set Internet connection Please select your Internet connection type click NEXT ...

Page 15: ...disable the wireless interface If the Wireless LAN is enabled you should set a ESSID and Channel for the wireless client to access Click NEXT to continue Step 6 Restart Please click the RESTART button to save the settings and restart WRT 415 In the following web page please click CLOSE to close the Setup Wizard window ...

Page 16: ...t whether you want to specify an IP address manually or want DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically When Specify IP is selected type the IP address subnet mask and default gateway in the fields Your ISP will provide you with this information DNS 1 2 Please type one DNS numbers into DNS 1 fields If your ISP has provide more DNS Server information to you please type the other DNS number to DNS 2...

Page 17: ... one DNS numbers into DNS 1 fields If your ISP has provide more DNS Server information to you please type the other DNS number to DNS 2 User Name Type your PPPoE user name Password Type your PPPoE password Connect on Demand Enables or disables the connect on demand function which enables WRT 415 to initiate a connection with your ISP when an Internet request is made to the WRT 415 When enabled the...

Page 18: ...e the IP address of Gateway which your ISP provides DNS Type the IP address of DNS server which your ISP provides Server IP Name Type the IP address or name of server which offers Internet service Your ISP will provide you with this information PPTP Account Type your PPTP account PPTP Password Type your PPTP password PPTP Verify password Confirm your PPTP password again Auto reconnect If this func...

Page 19: ...e the IP address of Gateway which your ISP provides DNS Type the IP address of DNS server which your ISP provides Server IP Name Type the IP address or name of server which offers Internet service Your ISP will provide you with this information L2TP Account Type your L2TP account L2TP Password Type your L2TP password L2TP Verify password Confirm your L2TP password again Auto reconnect If this func...

Page 20: ...isable DDNS function here DDNS Server Address WRT 415 supports 3 DDNS provider DynDns org EasyDns com and No IP com Please select the one which you registered to Host Name Enter the host name you registered to DDNS provider User Name Enter the user name you registered to DDNS provider Password Enter the password of your registered account ...

Page 21: ...cess the LAN and WAN via the WRT 415 Channel Select a work channel for wireless communications The channel of any wireless device must match the channel selected here in order for the wireless device to access the LAN and WAN via the WRT 415 Extended Range Mode Enable and disable the wireless Extended Range enhancement SSID Broadcast If disabled no SSID is broadcast If enabled the SSID of WRT 415 ...

Page 22: ...f A F a f and 0 9 in the WEP Key entry field Alternatively you may enter digit hexadecimal values in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 WEP Key Select the level of encryption you want from the drop down list WRT 415 supports 64 and 128 bit encryption Key 1 Key 4 There are 4 keys available please ensure you have enter correct number for the key values with different Key Length and coding Hex or ASCII as ...

Page 23: ...r 2 Enter the IP address communicate port number and shared secret key of your secondary RADIUS server Note As soon as RADIUS authentication is enabled all the wireless client stations that are connected to the Router currently will be disconnected The wireless clients must be configured manually to authenticate themselves with the RADIUS server to be reconnected If WPA PSK is selected the screen ...

Page 24: ...RT 415 supports two cipher types for WPA2 encryption TKIP and AES The wireless stations must use the same cipher type to build the connection RADIUS Server 1 Enter the IP address communicate port number and shared secret key of your ...

Page 25: ...hentication is enabled all the wireless client stations that are connected to the Router currently will be disconnected The wireless clients must be configured manually to authenticate themselves with the RADIUS server to be reconnected If WPA2 PSK is selected the screen appears as below Please enter a hard to guess passphrase between 8 and 63 characters in the field ...

Page 26: ...d in the field If packet transfer error rates are high choose values between 256 and 2346 until packet transfer rates are minimized Please note that setting the fragmentation threshold value may diminish system performance DTIM Interval Type a DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message interval in the field You can specify a value between 1 and 255 The default value is 3 TX Rates MBps Select one of ...

Page 27: ... Host Name Type the host name in the text box The host name is required by some ISPs The default host name is Wireless Router IP Address This is the IP address of the router The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask Type the subnet mask for the router in the text box The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 28: ...All DHCP client computers are listed in the table at the bottom of the page providing the host name IP address and MAC address of the client Lease Time Select the proper expired duration of the IP leased by DHCP server Start IP Type an IP address to serve as the start of the IP range that DHCP will use to assign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the WRT 415 End IP Type an IP address to ...

Page 29: ...Use this field to create a table to which Internet access is denied or allowed The user profiles are listed in the table below Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line is selected and the fields automatically load the item s parameters which you can edit Name Type the name of the user MAC Address Type the MAC address of the user s network adapter Add...

Page 30: ...or disable the IP address filter Range Start Type the minimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range End are not allowed to access the Internet Range End Type the minimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range Start are not allowed to access the Internet Add Click to add the IP range to the table at the bottom of the s...

Page 31: ... the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block If you find any type before adding it and want to retype again just click it from the Blocking list and the file will be delete Enable Disable Enable or Disable the URL blocking function of the WLAN Router Add Click to add the specific URL to the URL blocking list Del Selected a URL from the blocking list then click the Del but...

Page 32: ...users to access all domains except Permitted Domains Blocked Permitted Domains List domains you will Blocked or Permitted Apply Click to add domain to the Blocked Permitted Domains list Del Select a user from the table at the bottom of the list and click Del to remove the user profile If Protocol Filters is selected in the Filter Type field the screen appears as below This page enables you to allo...

Page 33: ...ist items in section under Add Protocol Filter Edit Protocol Filter in List Use this section to create a profile for the protocol you want to deny Internet access to Enable Click to enable or disable the protocol filter Name Type a descriptive name for the protocol filter Protocol Select the protocol TCP UDP or ICMP you want to deny Internet access to from the pull down list Port Range If you are ...

Page 34: ...ort numbers to the correct LAN server The Virtual Sever profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Enable Click to enable or disable the virtual server Name Type a descriptive name for the virtual server Protocol Select the protocol TCP or UDP you want to use for the virtual server Private Port Type the port number of the computer on the LAN that is being used to act as a virtual s...

Page 35: ...hibited by NAT The special applications profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Enable Click to enable or disable the application profile When enabled users will be able to connect to the application via the WRT 415 WAN connection Click Disabled on a profile to prevent users from accessing the application on the WAN Name Type a descriptive name for the application Trigger Define...

Page 36: ...date Click to update information for the special application if you have selected a list item and have made changes Delete Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list Clear Click Clear to erase all fields and enter new information 3 5 4 DMZ This screen enables you to create a DMZ for those computers that cannot access Internet applications properly through the WRT 415 and ...

Page 37: ...rofiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Enable Click to enable or disable the firewall rule profile Name Type a descriptive name for the firewall rule profile Action Select whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule Inactive Timeout Type the timeout period in seconds in this field If the network is inactive for the specified duration the router refuses the incoming...

Page 38: ...ormation for the rule if you have selected a list item and changed Delete Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information Priority Up Select a rule from the list and click Priority Up to increase the priority of the rule Priority Down Select a rule from the list and click Priority Down to decrease the priority of the ...

Page 39: ...ain for confirmation User Users can type a password to be used for logging in to the system The password must be typed again for confirmation 3 6 2 Time This screen enables you to set the time and date for the router s real time clock select your time zone specify an NTP server and enable or disable daylight saving ...

Page 40: ...nable the WRT 415 to automatically synchronize the time with Internet NTP server Set the Time Select the date and time from the pull down lists and click Set Time to set the WRT 415 s internal clock to the correct date and time Daylight Saving Enables you to enable or disable daylight saving time When enabled select the start and end date for daylight saving time ...

Page 41: ...om ISP for the WAN port Click DHCP Renew to get a new IP addresses from ISP for the WAN port Wireless Displays the WRT 415 wireless connection information including the WRT 415 wireless interface MAC address SSID status which channel is being used and whether WEP is enabled or not LAN This field displays the WRT 415 LAN interface MAC address IP address subnet mask and DHCP server status Click DHCP...

Page 42: ...essage list Last Page View the last page of the log message list Previous Page View the page just before the current page Next Page View the page just after the current page Clear Log Delete the contents of the log and begin a new log Refresh Renew log statistics Time Displays the time and date that the log entry was created Message Displays summary information about the log entry Source Displays ...

Page 43: ...mediately Syslog Server Type the IP address of the Syslog Server if you want the WRT 415 to listen and receive incoming SysLog messages Log Type Select what items will be included in the log System Activity Displays information related to WRT 415 operation Attacks Displays information about any malicious activity on the network Dropped Packets Displays information about packets that have not been ...

Page 44: ...Statistic This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the WRT 415 LAN WLAN and WAN ports in bytes per second Click Reset to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics again ...

Page 45: ... 39 3 6 7 Restart Click Restart to restart the system in the event the system is not performing correctly ...

Page 46: ...k Browse and find out the location of the downloaded file 3 Select the file and click Upgrade to update WRT 415 to the latest firmware Please follow the below instructions Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer s Web site and save it to disk Click Browse and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file Select the file and click Upgrade to update the firmware to the latest release...

Page 47: ...RT 415 UPnP function UPnP is more than just a simple extension of the Plug and Play peripheral model It is designed to support zero configuration invisible networking and automatic discovery for a breadth of device categories from a wide range of vendors With UPnP a device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of o...

Page 48: ... 42 3 6 11 Ping Test You can ping an IP address or host which is present on the Internet Type the IP address or host name in the field and click Ping The results will be shown in short time ...

Page 49: ... the range of IP addresses that can be used for remote access Allows to Ping WAN Port This function allows remote users to ping WRT 415 WAN port IP address Enable Click to enable or disable WAN port pinged function Remote IP Range Type the range of IP addresses that can ping from remote locations Gaming mode If you are experiencing difficulties when playing online games or even certain application...

Page 50: ... 2000 XP and are as follows Windows 95 98 ME 1 Click on the Network neighborhood icon found on the desktop 2 Click the right mouse button and a context menu will be show 3 Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting screen 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically on the IP address field 5 Select Disable DNS in the DNS field ...

Page 51: ...hen open the Network dialup connection applet Double click on the Local area network connection icon Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 In the Local area network status window click on Properties 2 In the Local area network connection window first select TCP IP setting and then select Properties 3 Set both IP address and DNS to Automatic configuration ...

Page 52: ...e cursor and click the right button on the My Network Place icon Select properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 Set IP address to Obtain an IP address automatically 2 Set DNS to Obtain DNS server address automatically ...