Toto Link n500rdg, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual TOTOLINK Dual Band Wireless N Router ...

Page 2: ...ace 8 4 2 Changing Password 10 4 3 Internet Setup 10 4 3 1 DHCP User 11 4 3 2 PPPoE User ADSL 11 4 3 3 Static IP 12 4 4 Wireless Setup 2 4GHz 13 4 4 1 Shared Key WEP 13 4 4 2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Recommended 14 4 5 Wireless Setup 5GHz 14 4 6 Firmware Upgrade 14 5 ADVANCED SETUP 16 5 1 Network 16 5 1 1 Internet Status 16 5 1 2 LAN Status 16 5 1 3 Internet Setup 17 5 1 4 LAN DHCP Server 17 5 2 Wireless ...

Page 3: ...tup 33 5 7 5 Switch Setup 34 5 8 System 34 5 8 1 System Log 35 5 8 2 Admin Setup 35 5 8 3 Firmware Upgrade 36 5 8 4 System Time 36 5 8 5 Config Backup Restore 37 5 8 6 Misc Setup 37 Copyright Statement All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only as the upgrading of software and hardware They are subject to change without notice No part of the specific...

Page 4: ... to access Internet by DHCP PPPoE Static IP and can deliver up to 600Mbps wireless data rate Since it provides Wireless Multibridge WDS and VPN Server settings this router can be also used as Repeater VPN Server and Wireless AP So it is a high performance and cost effective solution for home and small offices 2 2 Features Complies with IEEE 802 11n g b a standards Advanced MIMO technology enhances...

Page 5: ...ered on 2 4G This indicator lights blue when the router s 2 4G wireless enabled 5G This indicator lights blue when the router s 5G wireless enabled WAN When the WAN port is connected successfully the indicator lights blue While transmitting or receiving data through the WAN port the indicator blinks blue 1 2 3 4 LAN When one of the LAN ports has a successful connection the corresponding indicator ...

Page 6: ...factory default settings WPS If you have client devices you can press this button to quickly establish a secured connection between router and client devices WAN This port is used to connect the DSL cable Modem or Ethernet 1 2 3 4 LAN This port connects to local PC Note Press and hold RST WPS button for less than 5 seconds the router will enable WPS function Press and hold WPS RST button for more ...

Page 7: ... blue 2 About 5 seconds later only Power Enabled wireless 2 4G 5G and the connected LAN LEDs keep lighting CPU keeps flashing Other LED is off 3 3 Set up the Computer The default IP address of the Router is 192 168 1 1 the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 Both of these parameters can be changed as you want In this guide we will use the default values for description Connect the local PC to the...

Page 8: ...your PC has not connected to the Router successfully Please check it following below steps 1 Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct If correct the LAN port on the Router and LED on your PC s adapter should be lit 2 Is the TCP IP configuration for your PC correct Since the Router s IP address is 192 168 1 1 your PC s IP address must be within the range of 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 254...

Page 9: ...Router is easy to configure and manage Connect to the Router by typing 192 168 1 1 in the address field of Web Browser Then press Enter key It will show up the following page Click Setup Tool icon to access the Web Interface of the Router Then below window will pop up that requires you to enter valid User Name and Password Enter admin for User Name and Password both in lower case letters Then clic...

Page 10: ...status of Router On the left it is the guide bar Note If the above screen does not prompt it means that your web browser has been set to using a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it ...

Page 11: ...f the router or change a new one New Password new password is used for administrator authentication Re type New Password new password should be re entered to verify its accuracy Admin Email Setup we will discuss later 4 3 Internet Setup Click Basic Setup Internet Setup this page is used to configure the parameters for Internet Network WAN access modes include DHCP PPPoE and Static IP Note password...

Page 12: ...dynamic IP address from your ISP Internet Service Provider automatically No need to do any settings here 4 3 2 PPPoE User ADSL If you use ADSL virtual dial up to connect Internet please choose this option Your ISP must have provided the User ID and Password ...

Page 13: ...e IP address provided by your ISP Knowledge Extension Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a virtual private and secure connection between two systems that enables encapsulated data transport It replies on two widely accepted standards PPP and Ethernet It connects users through an Ethernet to the Internet with a common broadband medium such as wireless device or cable modem All the users...

Page 14: ...k that required you could click Apply to make all the settings work 4 4 Wireless Setup 2 4GHz This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters and encryption methods Operation choose Start to enable your 2 4G wireless network to access Internet wirelessly SSID This is your wireless network name If you want to access Internet wirelessly search for this SSID and connect to it You can define ...

Page 15: ...A Enterprise or called WPA 802 1x WPA2 means Wi Fi Protected Access 2 it is the current most secure method of wireless security and required for 802 11n performance Please set one Encryption key password for your wireless network to prevent being occupied by others 4 5 Wireless Setup 5GHz This setting is similar to 2 4GHz but the Mode and Channel are different You can just keep the default setting...

Page 16: ...o not power off the device during the uploading process because it may cause damage to your system After finishing the settings above you d better restart your computer and the Router to connect to Internet successfully Then you can enjoy the high speed and high stability Internet through this Router ...

Page 17: ... have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN Also they should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Wireless Router 5 1 Network Click the plus sign beside Network menu to show up all Network parameters you could set up 5 1 1 Internet Status This page shows the WAN Status of this Router 5 1 2 LAN Status This page shows you LAN Status of your Router ...

Page 18: ...rnet Setup You can also reconfigure the parameters on this page 5 1 4 LAN DHCP Server Click LAN DHCP Server you will enter the page that allows you configure the LAN port and DHCP Server IP Address This is the IP address to be represented by the LAN including WLAN ...

Page 19: ...o every PC connected with the router Lease Time the IP addresses given out by the DHCP server will only be valid for the duration specified by the lease time Increasing the time ensure client operation without interrupt but could introduce potential conflicts Lowering the lease time will avoid potential address conflicts but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it will acquire...

Page 20: ...Setup Click Wireless Setup you will be able to configure the basic wireless function We have discussed this setting on Wireless Setup 2 4GHz 5 2 3 Multiple BSS This page is used to create multiple SSID for different LANs ...

Page 21: ...Bridge In this mode the router is used as an AP to get other router s signal Wireless WAN The same function as Wireless Bridge but the only setting difference is that Wireless WAN need not to stop the DHCP Server SSID Click Search AP choose the SSID of your Primary Router Authentication Please refer to Wireless Setup 2 4G Note Both these two repeater methods can help you to expand the wireless cov...

Page 22: ...otocol for connecting two access points wirelessly Usually it can be used for the following application 1 Provide bridge traffic between two LANs though the air 2 Extend the coverage range of a WLAN To meet the above requirement you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS ...

Page 23: ...t with the encryption of WPA and WPA2 It is enabled by default 5 2 8 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup is for advanced parameter settings For common users please just keep the default configuration Channel Bandwidth this is the spectral width of the radio channel Supported wireless channel spectrum widths 20MHz is the standard channel spectrum width ...

Page 24: ...rame first while data is sent only after a handshake with an AP is completed Stations respond with the CTS frame to the RTS which provide clear media for the requesting station to send the data CTS collision control management has a time interval defined during which all the other stations hold off the transmission and wait until the requesting station will finish transmission Fragment Threshold s...

Page 25: ...o a specific device behind the NAT firewall This setting is only necessary when you want to host some sort of servers like a Web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway s NAT firewall LAN IP You can set the IP Address that you defined the rule for Protocol Choose which particular protocol type should be forwarding Here you can choose UDP TCP External Port Set the WAN...

Page 26: ... DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time Any PCs whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and should have a new static IP Address assigned to it because its IP Address may be changed when using the DHCP function 5 4 3 Port Trigger You can achieve some special purposes by this setting 5 4 4 Misc Setup Misc setup provides FTP Private Port Multicast Forward a...

Page 27: ...lus sign beside Firewall menu to show up all the parameters contained see below 5 5 1 Internet Access Control Internet Access Control provides multiple security protection It can achieve MAC Port IP filtering Internet access time control and other functions that enable user to control Internet access ...

Page 28: ...27 5 5 2 Net Detector Net Detector provides some basic virus protection function that allows user to have a safer network communication ...

Page 29: ...28 5 5 3 Mgmt Access List 5 5 4 Misc Setup Misc Setup Generally maintain the default 5 6 Utility Click the plus sign beside Utility menu to open up all the parameters contained please see below ...

Page 30: ...set by you Assigned IP This should be in the same network with your LAN IP Click Add You can create at most 5 VPN accounts by this router After setup you need to provide the VPN Account Password and your WAN IP address to anyone that needs them The VPN Client should follow right steps to make a successful VPN connection 5 6 2 DDNS DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server is to achieve a fixed domain name t...

Page 31: ...d IP and can also name the fixed network system In order to set up DDNS please follow the below steps 1 Choose your service provider 2 Type in User Name for your DDNS account 3 Type in Password for your DDNS account 4 Host Name the domain names are displayed here Click Add to apply the modification 5 6 3 WOL Users can use this Wake On Line function to start the PC remotely 5 6 4 Host Scan It allow...

Page 32: ...31 5 7 Traffic Click the plus sign beside the Traffic menu to show up all the parameters contained see below 5 7 1 QoS Setup This page is used to control the wireless speed of connected PC ...

Page 33: ...t need to do the below settings Mode You could select minimum bandwidth or maximum bandwidth IP You should type in the IP addresses range of PC in LAN Protocol Any Protocol you want to control bandwidth External Port You need to enter the range of external ports that you want to control bandwidth 5 7 2 Connection Info This page indicates the present connection information of the Wireless Router us...

Page 34: ...on Max UDP connection Max ICMP connection and Max connection of each PC These settings are only for advanced users common users are not recommended to change them 5 7 4 Wired Port Setup This page shows the connection status of the PC connected with your router by cables ...

Page 35: ...34 5 7 5 Switch Setup This page is used to specify the LAN port data transmission 5 8 System Click the plus sign beside the System menu to open up all the parameters contained please see below ...

Page 36: ...ystem Log System Log shows the working status of the wireless router user can check the running status information here 5 8 2 Admin Setup We have discussed Account Setup before here we focus on Admin E mail Setup ...

Page 37: ...erver to receive it 5 8 3 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to 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 5 8 4 System Time You can set the time server and time zone for your wireless Router system time ...

Page 38: ...gs to a file and reload the settings from the file which was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default 5 8 6 Misc Setup Misc Setup provides Host name Auto Saving Auto Redirection Login page setup UPNP setup and Restart System functions ...