Planex MZK-W04N-XX, User Manual

Page 1: ...MZK W04N XX Draft IEEE 802 11n Wireless Broadband Router English Version 1 0 USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Draft IEEE 802 11n Wireless Broadband Router MZK W04N XX ...

Page 3: ... any operational problems while conÀguring or setting up the product you may contact with our Customer Service Department or ask the agent or the distributor from which you bought the product for help Moreover during warranty if you Ànd any defect or breakdown of the product you may bring the product assembly and its warranty card to our company or to where you bought the product to ask for repair...

Page 4: ...ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a c...

Page 5: ... compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements please avoid direct contact to the transmitting antenna during transmitting This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved ...

Page 6: ...r2 Setup Configuration 11 1 Client s Computer Setup 11 2 Web Configuration 13 3 Quick Setup 17 3 1 Time Zone 17 3 2 Broadband Type IP Address Info 18 4 System 24 4 1 Time Zone 24 4 2 Password Settings 25 4 3 Remote Management 26 4 4 RIP 27 4 5 SNMP 28 5 WAN 29 5 1 Dynamic IP 29 5 2 Static IP 30 5 3 PPPoE 31 5 4 PPTP 33 MZK W04N XX Contents ...

Page 7: ...onfiguration 43 1 Wireless 43 1 1 Basic Settings 44 1 2 Advance Settings 46 1 3 Security Settings 49 1 3 1 Disabled 52 1 3 2 WEP 53 1 3 3 WPA pre shared key 55 1 3 4 WPA RADIUS 57 1 4 Access Control 59 1 5 WPS 60 2 QoS 61 3 NAT 63 3 1 Port Forwarding 64 3 2 Virtual Server 66 3 3 Special Applications 68 MZK W04N XX ...

Page 8: ... 2 URL Blocking 75 4 3 DoS 76 4 4 DMZ 78 5 Status 80 5 1 Internet Connection 80 5 2 Device Status 81 5 3 System Log 81 5 4 Security Log 82 5 5 Active DHCP Client 82 5 6 Statistics 83 6 Tool 83 6 1 Configuration Tool 84 6 2 Firmware Upgrade 87 6 3 Restart 89 MZK W04N XX Contents ...

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Page 10: ...h Web browsers such as IE Netscape Firefox and so on You can set up and configure the settings easily and completely and enjoy the convenience instantly MZK W04N XX has embedded with IEEE802 11b g and Draft N wireless communication standard All the PCs and network devices including PDA mobile phone game console and other digital appliances with wireless functions can surf online wirelessly through...

Page 11: ...s called NAT Network Address Translation MZK W04N XX can let at most 253 users connect online œxDSL Static IP Cable Modem Support The Wireless Router has a 10 100BaseT Ethernet port for connecting a DSL or Cable Modem All popular DSL and Cable Modems are supported œPPPoE Support The Internet WAN port connection supports PPPoE PPP over Ethernet œDynamic IP Address On the Internet WAN port connectio...

Page 12: ...s Stations The IEEE 802 11g standard provides for backward compatibility with the standard 802 11g Wireless stations œ3dBi Antennas 3dBi PR SMA antennas can make data transmission rate faster and the radio coverage can be larger and have less dead spots œSpeeds to 300Mbps All speeds up to the 802 11n maximum of 300Mbps theoretical value are supported œWireless LAN Security WEP WPA WPA PSK Support ...

Page 13: ...Servers on your LAN using a domain name even if your IP address is not fixed œDMZ One PC on your local LAN can be configured to allow unrestricted 2 way communication with Servers or individual users on the Internet œURL Filter Use the URL Filter to block access to undesirable Web sites by LAN users œInternet Access Log See which Internet connections have been made œQoS Support ƖSecurity Features ...

Page 14: ...ttacks DoS Denial of Service attacks can flood your Internet connection with invalid packets and connection requests using so much bandwidth and so many resources that Internet access becomes unavailable The Wireless Router incorporates protection against DoS attacks ...

Page 15: ...ed If there is any item missing or damaged please contact with the distributor or the agency at once œMZK W04N XX Wireless Broadband Router x 1 œAC Adapter x 1 œUTP Cable x 1 œShort Cord x 1 œUserŅ s Manual x 1 œWarranty Card x 1 If plug the AC adapter which includes in the product package into a socket with different voltage power supply it will cause damage and that is not included in warranty ...

Page 16: ...d between MZK W04N XX and a modem the WAN LED will be on And the WAN LED will be blinking when transmitting or receiving data via WAN port WAN 10 100 On Off When the data transmission rate reaches 100Mbps the WAN LED will be on If the rate is only 10Mbps the LED will be off LAN Link Act On Blinking When the connection is established between MZK W04N XX and a modem the LAN LED will be on And the LA...

Page 17: ... this port and the other side of the adaptor should be plugged into the socket Button Function Usage WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Please refer to WPS conÀguration chapter Reset Reset to Default Press the button for 3 5 seconds and then unplug the power cord but do not release the Reset button and wait for 3 seconds before plugging the power cord back Release the Reset button and MZK W04N XX will auto...

Page 18: ...sure that the wireless router and the DSL Cable modem are not powered on yet For best Wireless reception and performance the Wireless Router should be positioned in a central location with minimum obstructions between the Wireless Router and the PCs Also if using multiple Access Points adjacent Access Points should use different Channels 3 Connect LAN Cables Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs ...

Page 19: ... ready in a short time Plug the AC Adapter which comes with MZK W04N XX in a different voltage power supply will cause damage on MZK W04N XX and it is not included in warranty System Requirements œWindows Macintosh or Linux based Operating System with an installed Ethernet adapter œNetwork cables Use standard 10 100BaseT network UTP cables with RJ45 connectors œTCP IP protocol must be installed on...

Page 20: ... to distribute IP to your host In addition the default IP address of MZK W04N XX is ņ192 168 1 1 Ň If your operating system is Windows 98 2000 XP you may be able to use command of ņipconfigŇ to inquire whether you have the correct IP address or not If you are using Linux Unix Like system you can use ņifconfigŇ to check your NIC Network Interface Card address The instructions are as follows œWindow...

Page 21: ...inux Unix Like 1 At first please make sure that your NIC are already enabled and works properly 2 And be sure you have ņrootŇ number or your already are one of the members of a ņrootŇ group 3 Please type ņifconfigŇ of ņifconfig aŇ after ņ Ň and then press enter 4 It will appear your present NIC address in the window please take notice of the value of ņIPAddressŇ and ņGateway Ň 5 The value of ņGate...

Page 22: ...is ņ192 168 1 1 Ň If the IP address has already used by another device the other device must be turned OFF until MZK W04N XX is allocated a new IP Address Using UPnP After set up and powered on the MZK W04N XX Wireless Router if your Windows system supports UPnP an icon for the Wireless Router will appear in the system tray notifying you that a new network device has been found and offering to cre...

Page 23: ...ault IP Address of the MZK W04N XX Wireless Router Press ņEnterŇ on your keyboard and the pop up will ask you to enter the User Name and Password to get into the program 3 Enter the default User Name ņAdminŇ and Password ņ0000Ň and then click ņOKŇ to enter the system You can also put a check in the ņRemember my passwordŇ check box and next time you do not need to enter password to enter the system...

Page 24: ...entering the system MZK W04N XX will show you the homepage During configuration you can use the links on the top of the page to navigate Besides it is necessary that after configuring you should click ņApplyŇ to enable the settings youŅve made ...

Page 25: ...blem can be either disorder of connection or the conflict between your PCŅs IP address and the routerŅs IP address 2 If your PC uses static IP address the IP address must between in the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254 in order not to occupy the MZK W04N XXŅs default IP address ņ192 168 1 1 Ň In addition the subnet mask must be ņ 255 255 255 0 Ň To know more details of your PC and Internet conne...

Page 26: ...ft upper page to start setting up MZK W04N XX Wireless Broadband Router You can finish setting up the router and begin to connect Internet just through a few simple and easy steps Please follow the instructions below to set up MZK W04N XX 3 1 Time Zone You can set the system time according to the time zone where you locate now ...

Page 27: ...u want to set up Daylight Savings please click ņEnable FunctionŇ check box first and then set up the time period œNextĈAfter finishing choosing the time zone please click ņNextŇ to continue setting up 3 2 Broadband Type IP Address Info The followings are the most common used connection types Cable Modem Fixed IP xDSL and PPPoE xDSL If you want to know more about the other types of WAN configuratio...

Page 28: ...WAN settings please configure the settings according to the real environment œHost NameĈEnter the host name of your PC and this is optional It is only required when your service provider asks you to do so œMAC addressĈThe default MAC address of MZK W04N XX is the Network Interface CardŅs NIC MAC address on the WAN side If you were asked to use the NIC provided by the ISP you may click ...

Page 29: ...ge it œBackĈIf you want to go back to the previous step please click this button œOKĈAfter finishing setting up you may click here ƖFixed IP xDSL 1 If you have already had a Static IP address you can choose this entry and use the wizard to configure Click ņFixed IP xDSLŇ to proceed 2 The following are the WAN settings please configure the settings a ccording to the real environment ...

Page 30: ... œDNS addressĈEnter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP œService Provider Gateway AddressĈEnter the Default Gateway address provided by your ISP œBackĈIf you want to go back to the previous step please click this button œOKĈAfter finishing setting up you may click here ƖPPPoE 1 If you use PPPoE you may choose this entry and use the wizard to configure Click ņPPPoE xDSLŇ to proceed ...

Page 31: ...ransmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes that a network can transmit The default value is 1454 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default setting When using PPPoE connection you may need to change MTU settings to maintain the connection with your ISP however if the incorr...

Page 32: ...me OutĈIdle Timeout means a period of idle time before you go offline Enter a maximum period of time seconds to define the maximum idle time If the idle time is above the defined maximum idle time it will go offline immediately You can set the value to be 0 or Auto Reconnect to disable this function œBackĈIf you want to go back to the previous step please click this button œOKĈAfter finishing sett...

Page 33: ...choose the time zone for MZK W04N XX œTime Server AddressĈYou can enter the Internet address of an NTP Network Time Protocol Server for your system to synchronize with œDaylight SavingsĈIf you want to set up Daylight Savings please click ņEnable FunctionŇ check box first and then set up the time period œApplyĈClick this button the system will save the settings and synchronize with NTP Server œCanc...

Page 34: ... you have to restore the whole systems and then configure the settings again œCurrent PasswordĈEnter the current Password of the administration Enter 30 alphanumeric characters at most œNew PasswordĈEnter a new Password of the administration Enter 30 alphanumeric characters at most œConfirmed PasswordĈPlease enter the password again for confirmation œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings an...

Page 35: ... you must have a static IP before performing remote management œHost addressĈEnter the IP address of the remote management interface œPortĈEnter the port number of the remote management port œEnabledĈClick the check box to enable remote management function œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can clic...

Page 36: ...ers exchange routing table information With RIP routers periodically exchange entire tables œEnable DisableĈChoose to ņEnableŇ or ņDisableŇ RIP function The default setting is disabled œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again ...

Page 37: ...ormation Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requesters œEnable DisableĈChoose toņEnableŇ or ņDisableŇ SNMP function The default setting is disabled œCommunityĈOnly the effective Community can access data on the agent program ņPublicŇ is the most common Community œTrap ReceiverĈPlease enter the IP address of the Trap Receiver œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the ro...

Page 38: ...s Router provides many kinds of access You can configure the WAN side according to the real environment Click ņMore ConfigurationŇ to proceed 5 1 Dynamic IP If you automatically get the IP address from your ISP or use the Cable Modem please choose ņDynamic IPŇ from the above page ...

Page 39: ...ApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again 5 2 Static IP If you do not need to make a dial up connection and your ISP provides you a static IP address please choose ņStatic IPŇ from the above page œISP address assigned by your Service ProviderĈEnter the IP addre...

Page 40: ...ccording to the provided information The name must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive œMTUĈMTU means Maximum Transmission Unit the largest physical packet size measured in bytes that a network can transmit The default value is 1454 Please set up the MTU according to your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default setting When ...

Page 41: ...request Select ņManualŇ and whenever you restart the system or the connection is stopped you have to manually set up to reconnect to your ISP œIdle Time OutĈIdle Timeout means a period of idle time before you go offline Enter a maximum period of time seconds to define the maximum idle time If the idle time is above the defined maximum idle time it will go offline immediately You can set the value ...

Page 42: ... This kind of interconnection is known as a virtual private network VPN WAN Interface Settings œObtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP addressĈ Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider You can choose ņObtain and IP address automaticallyŇ equal to DHCP please refer to ņCable ModemŇ section above or ņUse the following IP addressŇ it means static IP add...

Page 43: ... unable to access certain websites Reducing the packet size can help connecting to certain websites or speeding up the transmission rate œBEZEQ ISRAELĈņBEZEQ ISRAELŇ is only required when you Ņre using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel œConnection TypeĈThere are three connection typeęContinuousă Connect On DemandăManualĄSelect ņContinuousŇ and whenever you restart the system or the c...

Page 44: ...sed to support virtual private network L2TP is original from CisicoŅs Layer 2 Forwarding L2F and MicrosoftŅs Point toPoint Tunneling Protocol PPTP L2TP provides additional security features other than PPTP L2TP acts as data link layer protocaol for tunneling network traffic between clients and VPN server over an Internet It builds up Point to Point Protocol PPP sessions within an L2TP tunnel WAN I...

Page 45: ...o your system environment Only enter a new MTU when your ISP requires otherwise please leave it as the default setting When using PPPoE connection you may need to change MTU settings to maintain the connection with your ISP however if the incorrect value was entered you may be unable to access certain websites Reducing the packet size can help connecting to certain websites or speeding up the tran...

Page 46: ...lick ņCancelŇ to configure the page again 5 6 Telstra Big Pond If youŅre using the Internet service provided by Telstra Big Pond in Australia You may need to do the following settings according to the information provided by your ISP œUser NameĈEnter the User Name provided by your ISP The ID must be alphanumeric characters and case sensitive œPasswordĈEnter the Password provided by your ISP The pa...

Page 47: ...DNS server or your ISP do not give you an IP address of DNS server you can configure the DNS settings on this page œDNS addressĈEnter the DNS address provided by your ISP œSecondary DNS Address optional ĈEnter another DNS address provided by your ISP however this is option and you may leave it blank œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything w...

Page 48: ...m the list The default status is Disabled œProviderĈScroll down the list to choose a service provider œDomain NameĈEnter the Domain Name which you registered œAccount E MailĈEnter the Account or E Mail which you use to login the service œPassword KeyĈEnter the Password or Key which you use to login the service œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is...

Page 49: ...X Wireless Router has a built in DHCP server which can automatically assign an IP address to those computers devices on the LAN private network If you enable DHCP server the client host will obtain an IP address automatically Whenever you turn on the computer it will automatically load the proper TCP IP settings from MZK W04N XX The DHCP server will allocate an unused IP address from the IP addres...

Page 50: ...of every IP address assigned by this router from dropdown menu œStart IP End IPĈPlease enter the first and the last IP addresses which MZK W04N XX distribute IP addresses to The IP addresses in this range can get assigned IP addresses from MZK W04N XX However all the PCs on the same LAN should use the same subnet mask œDomain NameĈIf you have already registered a domain name you can enter your dom...

Page 51: ...k ņResetŇ œMAC addressĈEnter the MAC address of the PC or network device œIP addressĈEnter the IP address you want to assign to the PC or network device œAddĈAfter entering the MAC address and IP address click this button to add the settings to Static DHCP Leases Table œClearĈIf you want to clear the just entered but not added MAC address or IP address click this button œApplyĈClick this button to...

Page 52: ...less function of this router to let them connect to Internet and share resources with other computers with wired LAN connection You can also use the built in security functions to protect your network from being intruded by malicious intruders Choose ņEnabledŇ or ņDisabledŇ the Wireless function The default value is ņEnabledŇ After modifying the settings please click ņApplyŇ to save the settings a...

Page 53: ...evices can communicate with each other or can communicate with a wired network ŚAP Bridge Point to PointĈConnect MZK W04N XX with another wireless router to expand the range of the network ŚAP Bridge Point to Multi PointĈConnect MZK W04N XX with up to four other wireless routers to expand the scope of network ŚAP Bridge WDSĈConnect MZK W04N XX with up to four WDS capable wireless routers to expand...

Page 54: ...uch as and Using special characters or symbols could cause wireless connection difficulties œChannel NumberĈHere shows the channels provided by the local wireless connection The setting of the channels of the wireless network should be the same as the wireless APs œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you ...

Page 55: ...ue can define the maximum packet sized so the packets bigger than this size will be segmented If you set the lower value and found there is higher packets error value you can set the value higher however that may decrease the whole performance of MZK W04N XX The default value is 2346 and you can set a value between 256 2346 œRTS ThresholdĈHere you can define the minimum value of RTS Request to Sen...

Page 56: ...nel width of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you donŅt know what it is default setting is ņAuto 20 40 MHzŇ œPreamble TypeĈA preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including synchronization and start frame delimiter It can also define the length of CRC cyclic redundancy check blocking There are two Preambles Short and Long When the tra...

Page 57: ... of Wi Fi MultiMedia it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when theyŅre being transferred over wireless network If you donŅt know what it is or not sure if you need it itŅs safe to set this option to be ņEnableŇ however default value is ņDisableŇ œNot ForwardingĈEnable this function to discard the packets between wireless adapters œApplyĈClick this button to save the...

Page 58: ... enabling this mode there is no need authentication to access AP or wireless NIC Pre Shared Key Only those who are sharing the same key with the AP can connect with it WEP WEP is short for Wired Equivalent Privacy a security protocol for WLANs defined in the 802 11b standard WEP is designed to provide the same level of security as that of a wired LAN WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data...

Page 59: ...e keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys havenŅt been tampered with AES is short for Advanced Encryption Standard AES is a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It has a fixed block size of 128 bits and a key size of 128 192 or 256 bits Pass Phrase Pass Phrase also named Shared Secret which is used only when enabling WPA PSK aut...

Page 60: ... hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Null Open System WEP64 bit 10 hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Null Open System with 802 1x WEP64 bit Null Null WEP128 bit Null Null Shared Key WEP64 bit 10 hex characters Null WEP128 bit 26 hex characters Null WPA TKIP Null Null AES Null Null WEP64 bit Null Null WEP128 bit Null Null WPA WPA TKIP Null 8 63 characters AES Null 8 63 c...

Page 61: ...the IP address of your RADIUS authentication server here œRADIUS Server PortĈPlease input the port number of your RADIUS authentication server here Default setting is 1812 œRADIUS Server PasswordĈPlease input the password of your RADIUS authentication server here œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you c...

Page 62: ...ex characters œKey LengthĈThere are four types of WEP key settings please set the key depending on the real environment According to the type and length there are four WEP Key types ŚHexadecimal Only ņA F Ň ņa f Ň and ņ0 9Ň are allowed to be set in a WEP key ŚASCII Numerical values characters or signs are all allowed to be arranged into a WEP key It is more recognizable for user Ś64 bit Enter 10 d...

Page 63: ...3 54 MZK W04N XX œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again ...

Page 64: ...t for Advanced Encryption Standard a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It works at multiple network layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128 bits and a key size of 128 192 or 256 bits ŚMixed Mixed encryption type œPre shared Key Format Pre shared KeyĈPassphrase also named Shared Secret which is used only when enabling WPA PSK authentication A passphrase is a string o...

Page 65: ...e encryption process which will generate four WEP keys automatically œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again ...

Page 66: ...IP It is short for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP scrambles the key using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys havenŅt been tampered with ŚAES Short for Advanced Encryption Standard a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It works at multiple network layers simultaneously and has a fixed block size of 128 bits and a key size of 128...

Page 67: ...X RADIUS authentication server here œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again ...

Page 68: ...ss router will not perform MAC address filtering on wireless clients œMAC addressĈEnter the MAC address of your wireless devices here dash or colon are not required œCommentĈEnter any text to describe the MAC address which you want to allow It can be 16 alphanumerical characters at most œAddĈClick ņAddŇ button to add the save apply the settings and then the added MAC address will be listed on the ...

Page 69: ... and you may complete the setup of wireless configuration and encryption within a simple click on a button œEnable WPS Click this button to activate WPS function œConfigure via Push Button Click the ņStart PBCŇ button and then there pops up a warning dialog box to tell you that you should go to the station side within 2 minutes to click ņPBCŇ button œConfigure via Client PinCode You can enter the ...

Page 70: ...oad BandwidthĈYou can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits To disable download bandwidth limitation input ń 0Ņ here œTotal Upload BandwidthĈYou can set the limit of total upload bandwidth in kbits To disable download bandwidth limitation input ń 0Ņ here œCurrent QoS TableĈAll the added QoS rules will be listed here œAddĈClick this button to add a new QoS rule œEditĈIf you want to mod...

Page 71: ...ant to cancel the check you just made you may click ņResetŇ œMove Up Move DownĈSelect the QoS rule which you want to move If you want to make the rule prior just click ņMove UpŇ if you want to make the rule posterior just click ņMove DownŇ œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to con...

Page 72: ...with a valid Internet IP address to get connected to Internet but Internet service providers only provide very few IP addresses to each user Therefore itŅs necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address to multiple computers on local network so everyone can get connected to Internet Click ņEnableŇ to start using this nice function The default setting is ņEnableŇ ...

Page 73: ...ck this box to enable port mapping or uncheck this box to disable port mapping œPrivate IPĈEnter the IP address of the computer on local network which provides internet service œTypeĈSelect the type of connection TCP or UDP If youŅre not sure please select ņBothŇ œPort RangeĈEnter the starting port number in the left field and input the ending port number in the right field If you only want to red...

Page 74: ...ĈIf you want to remove a single port forwarding you may choose the item and click ņDelete SelectedŇ or if you want to delete all the clients you can click ņDelete AllŇ If you want to cancel the check you just made you may click ņResetŇ œAddlyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configu...

Page 75: ...coming access request to the specific port it will forward the request to the corresponding internal server which means the external request for accessing a specific port will be reassigned to a different port œEnable Virtual ServerĈCheck this box to enable virtual server or uncheck this box to disable virtual server œPrivate IPĈPlease enter the IP address of the server on the LAN side which provi...

Page 76: ...e ports you should assign a range of port for it œCommentĈEnter any text to describe this virtual server It can be 16 alphanumerical characters at most œAddĈClick ņAddŇ button to add the virtual server rule to the Current Virtual Server Table œResetĈDelete the just entered but not added value œCurrent Virtual Server TableĈAll the entered triggering port will be listed here œDelete Selected Delete ...

Page 77: ...bout the applications such as port number which normally can be available from the application providers Moreover you have to check ņEnableŇ before add or edit an application œEnableĈ Check this box to enable virtual server or uncheck this box to disable virtual server œIP AddressĈEnter the IP address of the computer which provides Internet service œTCP Port to Open UDP Port to OpenĈEnter a port o...

Page 78: ...t TableĈAll the entered triggering port will be listed here œDelete Selected Delete All ResetĈIf you want to remove a single special application rule you may choose the item and click ņDelete SelectedŇ or if you want to delete all the clients you can click ņ Delete AllŇ If you want to cancel the check you just made you may click ņResetŇ œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the...

Page 79: ...ill show the icon of MZK W04N XX to inform you that a new device is found and inquire you whether if you want to set a shortcut on the desktop œEnable DisableĈIf your operating system supports this function you may enable it œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page...

Page 80: ...the page Network traffic that matches the service definition service must be enabled as well will be managed by the selected Application Layer Gateway œEnableĈClick the check boxes which you want to apply with the Special Applications Enable the ALG can let specific two way applications be used in the open environment œName CommentĈThere are many applications listed here Please check the check box...

Page 81: ...f accessing to MZK W04N XX œEnable or disable Firewall module functionĈPlease select ņEnable Ň or ņDisableŇ to enable or disable firewall function of this router the click ņApplyŇ button The following page will show you that settings have been saved Please click ņContinueŇ to back to previous setup menu and continue on other setup procedures or click ņ ApplyŇ to reboot the router so the settings w...

Page 82: ...work if you select allow only MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be able to connect to the network and rejecting all the other network devices œClient PC MAC addressĈPlease enter the MAC address of computer or network device here dash or colon are not required œCommentĈYou can enter any text here as the comment of this MAC address You can enter up to 16 alphanumerical characters here Thi...

Page 83: ...sses listed in filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network if you select allow only IP addresses listed in filtering table will be able to connect to the network and rejecting all the other network devices œIP Filtering TableĈAll the entered IP address will be listed here œDelete Selected Delete All ResetĈIf you want to remove a single filtering rule you may choose the item and c...

Page 84: ...nd then the website related to these strings will be blocked and cannot be connected with œAddĈClick ņAddŇ button to add the URL keyword to the URL Keyword filtering table œResetĈDelete the just entered but not added value œDelete Selected Delete All ResetĈIf you want to remove a single blocking rule you may choose the item and click ņDelete SelectedŇ or if you want to delete all the clients you c...

Page 85: ...est you to set the appropriate amount of Anti DoS functions according to your real needs as to meet the balance between the efficiency and the security œPing of DeathĈPing of Death is a special packet and it will cause certain computer to stop responding Check this box and the router will filter this kind of packet out œDiscard Ping From WANĈPing is a common and useful tool to know the connection ...

Page 86: ...dress œSync FloodĈThis is another kind of attack which uses a lot of fake connection request to consume the memory of your server and try to make your server become unusable Check this box and the router will filter this kind of traffic out œAdvanced SettingsĈClick this button and you can set advanced settings of the DoS prevention method listed above œApplyĈClick this button to save the settings ...

Page 87: ...ynamic IPŇ or ņStatic IPŇ If you select ņDynamic IPŇ you have to select an Internet connection session from dropdown menu if you select ņStatic IPŇ please input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address œClient PC IP addressĈPlease enter the private IP address that the Internet IP address wil be mapped to œAddĈClick ņAddŇ button to add the public IP address and associate...

Page 88: ...save the settings and restart the router œCancelĈIf there is anything wrong with the settings you made you can click ņCancelŇ to configure the page again Adding a client host to DMZ might expose it to a variety of danger such as virus or worm attacks because of unrestricted Internet access therefore only use this option as the last means Besides before using DMZ function you should update the up t...

Page 89: ...K W04N XX please click ņStatusŇ on the right upper corner of the page This page shows the general current system status 5 1 Internet Connection Click the link of ņInternet ConnectionŇ on the left side of the page to check the current Internet connection status of MZK W04N XX ...

Page 90: ... and LAN 5 3 System Log System Log records every events happened on the MZK W04N XX Wireless Router These data are useful for troubleshooting but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of data and affect the performance œSaveĈSave current event log to a text file œClearĈDelete all event logs displayed here œRefreshĈRefresh the event log to get the latest status ...

Page 91: ...t log to get the latest status 5 5 Active DHCP Client If youŅre using the DHCP server function of MZK W04N XX you can use this function to check all the active DHCP leases issued by this router Please click ņActive DHCP clientŇ link on the left of web management interface and the following message will be displayed on your web browser œRefreshĈAll information about active DHCP leases issued by thi...

Page 92: ... the packet counters for data transmission status of WLAN LAN and WAN œRefreshĈClick this button to refresh the statistics of the packet counters 6 Tool After entering the configuration homepage click ņToolŇ link on the upper right of the page to use the backup restore and upgrade functions ...

Page 93: ...ading you can use this function to save current system settings or upload the previous settings after upgrading the firmware œBackup Settings You may click ņSaveŇ button to save current system settings to your local disk The format will be ņ binŇ file ...

Page 94: ...lick ņOpenŇ to select the system setting file that you want and then click ņUploadŇ to start restore the settings After restoring the settings please click ņOKŇ to go back to the homepage œReset Click ņResetŇ and then click ņOKŇ on the pop up dialog box the system will reset to the factory default value afterward After successfully restoring to default please click ņOKŇ to go back to the homepage ...

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Page 96: ...firmware file which you just downloaded Click ņOpen Ň to use the firmware and click ņApply Ň After the dialog box pops up and ask you if you want to continue upgrading the firmware you can click ņOKŇ to start upgrading immediately Upgrading firmware will not change any settings but it is recommended that you should save the settings before upgrading the firmware It takes about 2 3 minutes to upgra...

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Page 98: ...89 3 Chapter3 Advanced Setup Configuration 6 3 Reset Go to the ņResetŇ configuration page and then click ņApplyŇ to restart the system ...

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