PRO-NETS WR861R, User Manual

Page 1: ...11n Wireless Broadband Router User s Manual APRIL 2011 ...

Page 2: ...r help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference recei...

Page 3: ...formation Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Revision History Revision History V1 1st Release ...

Page 4: ...n Utility 22 3 2Setup Wizard 23 3 2 1 Operation Mode 24 3 2 2 Time Zone Setting 25 3 2 3 LAN Interface Setup 25 3 2 4 WAN Interface Setup 26 3 2 5 Wireless Basic Settings 26 3 2 6 Wireless Security Setup 27 3 3Operation Mode 28 3 4Wireless 28 3 4 1 Basic Settings 28 3 4 2 Advanced Settings 30 3 4 3 Security 32 3 4 4 Access Control 33 3 4 5 WDS Setting 34 3 4 6 Site Survey 36 3 4 7 WPS 36 3 4 8 Sch...

Page 5: ...5 URL Filter 56 3 6 6 DMZ 57 3 6 7 VLAN 58 3 7QoS 59 3 8Route Setup 61 3 9Management 62 3 9 1 Status 62 3 9 2 Statistics 64 3 9 3 DDNS 65 3 9 4 Time Zone Setting 65 3 9 5 Denial of Service 66 3 9 6 Log 67 3 9 7 Upgrade Firmware 68 3 9 8 Save Reload Setting 69 3 9 9 Password 70 ...

Page 6: ...security features that guarantee the best security for users This product is made in ISO9001 approved factory and complies with FCC part 15 regulations and CE approval 1 1 Features Up to 150 Mbps data transfer rates at 802 11n Wireless Backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b g Built in 4 port 10 100 Ethernet switch with auto speed sensing Supports NAT NAPT DHCP Server Client Supports VPN pass throug...

Page 7: ...server Port Trigger Support Virtual DMZ host Support DNS Proxy Support Dynamic DNS Support UPnP Internet Gate Device Security Support 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption Support WPA WPA2 802 11i security Support MAC ACL MAC Access Control List Support WDS Wireless Distribution System Support WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Support PAP CHAP MS CHAP MS CHAPv2 authentication Support 802 1x RADIUS Server Firewal...

Page 8: ...ure 0 C 40 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 0 C 70 C Supported OS Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista Win7 Mac and Linux Regulations FCC CE RoHS Compliant RoHS Compliant 1 3 Package Contents One Wireless AP Router with 2 antennas One External Power Adapter One CD ROM user s manual One RJ 45 Ethernet Cable 1 4 System Requirements Computers with an installed Ethernet adapter Valid Intern...

Page 9: ...Slow Blinking WLAN is successfully connected WLAN Blinking Data is being sent or received On LAN port is successfully connected LAN 1 2 3 4 Blinking Data is being sent or received Back Panel Connectors Button Port Description Reset Reset configurations to default You would use the reset button only when a program error has caused your Wireless AP router to hang Press the button and hold after 6 se...

Page 10: ...Ds a Once power on Wireless Router Power LED should be on b LAN LED should be on for each active LAN connection c The WAN LED should be on when the DSL or cable modem is connected Warning Only use the power adapter is provided from this package use other power adapter may cause hardware damage 2 PC Configuration To communicate and configure 802 11n AP router the PC on your LAN must install TCP IP ...

Page 11: ...s 192 168 1 1 with PC connected to the LAN port PC in the network can communicate with the DHCP IP address allocated to 802 11n router 2 1 TCP IP Networking Setup Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows 9x Me a Select Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network the window below will appear b Click Properties the window below will appear and then click IP Address tab ...

Page 12: ...e you restart your system Wireless Router will obtain an IP address for this system If you decide to use fixed IP address for your system select Specify an IP address and make sure that IP Address and Subnet Mask are correct c Select Gateway tab and enter correct gateway address in New gateway field then click Add ...

Page 13: ... Enable DNS enter the DNS address provides from your ISP in the DNS Server Search Order field then click Add Checking TCI IP Setting for Windows NT4 0 a Select Control Panel Æ Network window below will appear click Protocols tab then select TCP IP protocol ...

Page 14: ...3 b Click Properties window below will appear Select the network card on your system from Adapter field If you decide to use IP address from Wireless Router select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server ...

Page 15: ...r s IP address as Default Gateway c To enter DNS address is provided from your ISP Select DNS tab click Add under DNS Service Search Order list then enter DNS Server IP address in TCP IP DNS Server window and click Add Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows 2000 a Select Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network and Dial up Connection and right click Local Area Connection then click Properties ...

Page 16: ...15 b Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP for the network card on your system then click Properties window below will appear ...

Page 17: ...ust set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows XP a Click Start select Control Panel Æ Network Connection and right click Local Area Connection then select Properties window below will appear b Select Internet...

Page 18: ...P Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows Vista a Click Start Æ Control Panel Æ Manage Network Connections and right click Local Area Connection then select Propertie...

Page 19: ...18 b Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click Properties window below will appear ...

Page 20: ...empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK Checking TCP IP Settings for Windows 7 a Click Start Æ Control Panel Æ Double click Network and Sharing Center icon Æ Select Local Area Connection Local network your ADSL hooked up with Æ Select Properties Æ Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties Configure ...

Page 21: ...20 Configure IP Address Manually c Select Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server addresses ...

Page 22: ... in IP Address and Subnet Mask fields You must set Wireless Router s IP address as Default Gateway If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address is provided by your ISP then click OK You can use ping command under DOS prompt to check if you have setup TCP IP protocol correctly and if your computer has successfully connected to this route...

Page 23: ...me including system configuration performance monitoring system maintenance and administration 3 1 Access Web Based Configuration Utility To access the Web Based Configuration Utility you have to launch your Internet Browser MS IE 6 0 or later Netscape Navigator 4 7 or later Step1 Enter Wireless Router s default IP address as http 192 168 1 1 in the Address field then press Enter Step2 Login dialo...

Page 24: ...23 Step3 After log in you can see the Main menu as below 3 2 Setup Wizard This page guides you to configure wireless broadband router for first time ...

Page 25: ...24 3 2 1 Operation Mode This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode ...

Page 26: ...25 3 2 2 Time Zone Setting This page is used to enable and configure NTP client 3 2 3 LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask ...

Page 27: ...26 3 2 4 WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure WAN access type 3 2 5 Wireless Basic Settings ...

Page 28: ... is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band Mode Network Type SSID Channel Number Enable Mac Clone Single Ethernet Client 3 2 6 Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security ...

Page 29: ...nctions are not supported Wireless ISP Switch Wireless interface to WAN port and all Ethernet ports in bridge mode Wireless interface can do all routers functions Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 4 Wireless 3 4 1 Basic Settings This page is used to con...

Page 30: ...ose equipment that supports six different wireless networking technologies 2 4 GHz B 2 4 GHz G 2 4 GHz B G 2 4 GHz N 2 4 GHz G N and 2 4 GHz B G N Mode Click to select the WLAN AP Client WDS AP WDS wireless mode Default set to AP mode Network Type While Mode is selected to be Client Click to select the network type infrastructure or Ad hoc SSID Specify the network name Each Wireless LAN network us...

Page 31: ...Data Rate Select the transmission data rate from pull down menu Data rate can be auto select 1M to 54Mbps or MCS Associated Clients This table shows MAC address transmission reception packet counters and encrypted status for each associated wireless clients Enable Mac Clone Single Ethernet Client Take Laptop NIC MAC address as wireless client MAC address Client Mode only Enable Universal Repeater ...

Page 32: ...the transmission efficiency in condition of noisy environment or too many clients Default setting is 2347 Beacon Interval Beacon Interval means the period of time between one beacon and the next one The default value is 100 the unit is millisecond or 1 1000 second Lower the Beacon Interval to improve transmission performance in unstable environment or for roaming clients but it will be power consu...

Page 33: ...on 20 40MHz Coexist Click to enable or disable the Coexist function RF Output Power To adjust transmission power level 3 4 3 Security This page allows you setup the wireless security Turn on WEP WPA WPA2 by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network Select SSID Select the SSID from multiple APs Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless acces...

Page 34: ...er Suite for WPA encryption WPA2 Cipher Suite Select the Cipher Suite for WPA2 encryption Pre Shared Key Format While Encryption is selected to be WPA Select the Pre shared key format from the pull down menu The format can be Passphrase or Hex 64 characters WPA Personal Pre Shared Key only Pre Shared Key Fill in the key value WPA Personal Pre Shared Key only Enable Pre Authentication Click to enab...

Page 35: ...t shows the registered clients that are allowed to link to this WLAN Broadband Router Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be access right removed from this WLAN Broadband Router Delete All Click to delete all the registered clients from the access allowed list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 4 5 WDS Setting Wi...

Page 36: ...complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Set Security Click button to configure wireless security like WEP 64bits WEP 128bits WPA TKIP WPA2 AES or None Show Statistics It shows the TX RX packets rate statistics Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be access right removed from this WL...

Page 37: ... shows the encryption status Signal It shows the power level of current AP Refresh Click the Refresh button to re scan site survey on the screen Connect Click the Connect button to establish connection 3 4 7 WPS This page allows you to change the setting for WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Using this feature could let your wireless client atomically synchronize its setting and connect to the Access Poin...

Page 38: ... automatically when client join PBC mode Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Current Key Info Authentication It shows the Authentication is opened or closed Encryption It shows the Encryption mode Key It shows the Encryption key Client PIN Number Fill in th...

Page 39: ...ngs 3 5 1 LAN Interface This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your WLAN Broadband Router Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc ...

Page 40: ...ress and end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses client with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address from the range Show Client Click to open the Active DHCP Client Table window that shows the active clients with their assigned IP address MAC address and time expired information Server mode only Static DHCP Select enable or disable the Static DHCP function from pull down menu S...

Page 41: ...e device must still request an IP address from the DHCP server IP Address If you select the Set Static DHCP on LAN interface fill in the IP address for it MAC Address If you select the Set Static DHCP on LAN interface fill in the MAC address for it Comment Fill in the comment tag for the registered Static DHCP Static DHCP List It shows IP Address MAC Address from the Static DHCP Delete Selected Cl...

Page 42: ...tic IP support on WAN interface There are IP address subnet mask and default gateway settings need to be done IP Address If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill in the IP address for it Subnet Mask If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill in the subnet mask for it Default Gateway If you select the Static IP support on WAN interface fill in the default gateway for...

Page 43: ... enable WAN ICMP response Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from WAN side Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable IPSec packet pass through Enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet p...

Page 44: ...e select Set DNS Manually if the DHCP support is selected Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2 DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to ...

Page 45: ...interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Service Name Fill in the service name of Service Name The default value is empty Connection Type Select the connection type from pull down menu There are Continuous Connect on Demand and Manual three types to s...

Page 46: ...dress Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Enable IGMP Proxy Click the checkbox to enable IGMP Proxy Enable Ping Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable WAN ICMP response Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from WAN side Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection Click the ...

Page 47: ...ction Get the WAN IP Automatically Click to select PPTP Dynamic support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a PPTP server IP Address If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the IP address for it Subnet Mask If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the subnet mask for it Gateway If you select the Static PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the...

Page 48: ...ional field User Name If you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPTP server Password you select the PPTP support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPTP server MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size The default value is 1400 Request MPPE Encryption Click the checkbox to enable request MPPE encryption ...

Page 49: ...tion Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet pass through Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Note PPTP Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the Gateway IP A...

Page 50: ...erver Server Domain Name Assign Domain Name and dispatch to L2TP servers It is optional field User Name If you select the L2TP support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPTP server Password you select the L2TP support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPTP server MTU Size Fill in the MTU size of MTU Size The default value is 1400 ...

Page 51: ...connection Click the checkbox to enable IPSec packet pass through Enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet pass through Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and reco...

Page 52: ...ed Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for DHCP support DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2 DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Enable uPNP Click the checkbox to enable uPNP function Enable IGMP Proxy Click the checkb...

Page 53: ...wall 3 6 1 Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network ...

Page 54: ...start port and end port and the protocol also put your comments on it The Protocol can be TCP UDP or Both Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the ports 3 6 2 IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network ...

Page 55: ...e IP address and the protocol also put your comments on it The Protocol can be TCP UDP or Both Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the IP address 3 6 3 MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network ...

Page 56: ...comments on it Comments let you know about whys to restrict data from the MAC address 3 6 4 Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT fi...

Page 57: ...ess that hosted in local network behind the NAT firewall fill in the IP address protocol port range and your comments The Protocol can be TCP UDP or Both The Port Range is for data transmission Comments let you know about whys to allow data packets forward to the IP address and port number 3 6 5 URL Filter URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet ...

Page 58: ...L address 3 6 6 DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network Typically the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic such as Web HTTP servers FTP servers SMTP e mail servers and DNS servers ...

Page 59: ... fill in the IP address of DMZ host that can be access from the WAN interface 3 6 7 VLAN Enter in below table are used to configure VLAN settings VLANs are created to provide the segmentation services traditionally provided by routers VLANs address issue such as scalability security and network management ...

Page 60: ...59 3 7 QoS Entries in this table improve your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or Web ...

Page 61: ...eature 2 Choose Uplink Downlink Speed Automatic or Manual 3 Select Address Type IP or Address 4 Configure QoS Rules Mode Guaranteed Minimum bandwidth Restricted Maximum bandwidth Uplink Downlink Bandwidth Comment 5 Click Apply Changes to save QoS configurations ...

Page 62: ... Routing Information Protocol which is very common on small networks Static Route It menu allows you to define your own static routes for network traffic Follow the instructions below to define a static router 1 Enter the target IP address in the textbox near IP Address 2 Enter the subnet mask in the textbox near Subnet Mask 3 Enter the gateway IP address in the textbox near Gateway 4 Enter the nu...

Page 63: ...the device includes system wireless Ethernet LAN and WAN configuration information System Uptime It shows the duration since WLAN AP Router is powered on Firmware version It shows the firmware version of WLAN AP Router Wireless configuration Mode It shows wireless operation mode Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency SSID It shows the SSID of this WLAN AP Router The SSID is the uni...

Page 64: ...WLAN AP Router Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for LAN interfaces outgoing data packets DHCP Server It shows the DHCP server is enabled or not MAC Address It shows the MAC address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router WAN configuration Attain IP Protocol It shows how the WLAN AP Router gets the IP address The IP address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by DH...

Page 65: ...n the wireless LAN interface Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface Ethernet LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet LAN interface Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the Ethernet LAN interface Ethernet WAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the ...

Page 66: ...namic DNS service to have DNS with dynamic IP address Enable DDNS Click the checkbox to enable DDNS service Service Provider Click the drop down menu to pickup the right provider Domain Name To configure the Domain Name User Name Email Configure User Name Email Password Key Configure Password Key 3 9 4 Time Zone Setting Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration ...

Page 67: ...previous configuration setting Refresh Click the refresh the current time shown on the screen 3 9 5 Denial of Service This page is used to enable and setup protection to prevent attack by hacker s program It provides more security for users Enable DoS Prevention Click the checkbox to enable DoS prevention Whole System Flood Per Source IP Flood Enable and setup prevention in details Select ALL Clic...

Page 68: ...how all log of wireless broadband router Wireless Only show wireless log DoS Only show Denial of Service log Enable Remote Log Click the checkbox to enable remote log service Log Server IP Address Input the remote log IP address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings Refresh Click the refresh the log shown on the screen ...

Page 69: ...r Clear log display screen 3 9 7 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version Please note do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system ...

Page 70: ...eb firmware image to the WLAN Broadband Router Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 9 8 Save Reload Setting This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file that was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default ...

Page 71: ...the configuration files then click the Upload button to update the selected configuration to the WLAN Broadband Router Reset Settings to Default Click the Reset button to reset the configuration parameter to factory defaults 3 9 9 Password This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point Empty user name and password will disable the protection ...

Page 72: ...e of the password input is invisible fill in the password again for confirming purpose Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to empty means to apply no web management login control Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting ...