Cisco WRT310N User manual

USER GUIDE
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Model: WRT310N

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Table of Contents
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Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Chapter 1: Product Overview 4
Front Panel..................................................4
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Placement Positions ............................................4
Chapter 2: Wireless Security Checklist 6
General Network Security Guidelines .................................6
Additional Security Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 3: Advanced Conguration 7
Setup > Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setup > DDNS................................................11
Setup > MAC Address Clone.......................................12
Setup > Advanced Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Wireless > Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter......................................16
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Security > Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Security > VPN Passthrough.......................................19
Access Restrictions > Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Applications and Gaming > Single Port Forwarding........................21
Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Applications & Gaming > Port Range Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Applications and Gaming > DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Applications and Gaming > QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Administration > Management.....................................25
Administration > Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Administration > Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Administration > Factory Defaults ...................................27
Administration > Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Status > Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Status > Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Status > Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Appendix A: Troubleshooting 30
Appendix B: Specications 31
Appendix C: Warranty Information 32
Limited Warranty..............................................32
Exclusions and Limitations........................................32
Obtaining Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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Appendix D: Regulatory Information 34
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Safety Notices................................................34
Industry Canada Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Avis d’Industrie Canada..........................................35
Wireless Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Avis de non-responsabilité concernant les appareils sans l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste
Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) ..............................36
Appendix E: Software License Agreement 40
Software in Linksys Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Software Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Chapter 1 Product Overview
4
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Ch
apter 1:
P
ro
d
uct Overview
T
hank
y
ou
f
or choosing the Links
y
s Wireless-N Gigabit
Router. The Router lets you access the Internet via a
wireless connection or through one of its four switched
p
orts. You can a
l
so use t
h
e Router to s
h
are resources, suc
h
a
s computers. A variety o
f
security
f
eatures help to protect
your data and your privacy while online. Security features
i
nclude WPA2 securit
y
, a State
f
ul Packet Inspection (SPI)
f
irewall and NAT technology. Con
f
iguring the Router is
easy using the provided browser-based utility
.
Front Panel
1, 2, 3, 4
(
Green/Blue)
T
hese numbered LEDs,
correspon
d
ing wit
h
t
h
e num
b
ere
d
ports on t
h
e
Router’s back panel, serve two purposes. The
LED is solidly lit when the Router is connected
to a device through that port. It
f
lashes to
i
ndicates network activity. Green indicates
Gigabit speeds, and blue indicates 10/100
spee
d
s
.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
If
y
ou have
client devices, such as wireless ada
p
ters, that
support Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup, t
h
en
y
ou can
u
se Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup to automatica
lly
configure wireless security for your wireless
n
etwor
k
(s).
T
o use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, run the Setup
W
izard, or refer to the“Wireless > Basic Wireless
S
ettings” section of “Chapter 3: Advanced
Con
f
i
g
uration”.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED (Blue/Amber
)
I
t
l
ig
h
ts up
bl
ue w
h
en wire
l
ess securit
y
is
e
n
ab
l
ed.
Th
e
LED
f
l
as
h
es
b
l
ue
fo
r
t
w
o
m
inutes durin
g
Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
T
h
e LED
l
i
gh
ts up am
b
er i
f
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
a
n
e
rr
o
r
durin
g
the W
i
-
Fi Protected Setu
p
p
rocess. Make
sure t
h
e c
l
ient
d
evice supports W
i
-
Fi Protecte
d
S
etup.WaituntiltheLEDiso
ff
,andthentr
y
again.
The LED flashes amber when a W
i
-
F
i Protecte
d
S
etup session is active, an
d
a secon
d
session
b
e
g
ins. The Router supports one session at a
time. Wait until the LED is off before starting the
n
ext Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup session
.
Wireless
(
B
l
ue
)
Th
e Wire
l
ess LED
l
ig
h
ts up
wh
e
n
t
h
e
wir
e
l
ess
featu
r
e
i
s
e
n
ab
l
ed.
I
f
t
h
e
LED
i
s flashing, the Router is actively sending or
r
eceiving
d
ata over t
h
e networ
k.
Internet
(
B
l
ue
)
T
h
e Internet LED
l
ig
h
ts up
w
h
en t
h
ere is a connection ma
d
e t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
Internet port. A flashin
g
LED indicates networ
k
a
ctivit
y
over t
h
e Internet port
.
Power (Blue
)
The Power LED li
g
hts up and will
sta
y
on w
h
i
l
e t
h
e Router is powere
d
on. W
h
en
the Router
g
oes throu
g
h its sel
f
-dia
g
nostic
m
ode during every boot-up, this LED will flash.
Wh
en t
h
e
d
iagnostic is comp
l
ete, t
h
e LED wi
ll
b
e so
l
i
dly
l
it
.
B
a
c
k
P
a
ne
l
Internet
T
his Gigabit port is where you will
connect
y
our ca
bl
e or DSL Internet connection.
1, 2, 3, 4
Th
ese Giga
b
it ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect
the Router to com
p
uters and other Ethernet
n
etwor
k
d
evices on your wire
d
networ
k
.
Reset
Th
ere are two wa
y
s to reset t
h
e Router’s
f
actory de
f
aults. Either press and hold the Reset
Buttonforapproximatelyfiveseconds,orrestore
the de
f
aults
f
rom Administratio
n
>
F
actor
y
De
f
aults in the Router’s web-based utility.
Power The Power port is where you will
connect t
h
e power a
d
apter
.
Placement Positions
Th
ere are two wa
y
s to p
hy
sica
lly
insta
ll
t
h
e Router. T
h
e
f
irst way is to place the Router horizontally on a surface.
Th
e secon
d
wa
y
is to mount t
h
e Router on a wa
ll.
Horizonta
l
P
l
acement
T
he Router has four rubber feet on its bottom panel. Place
t
h
e
R
oute
r
o
n
a
l
e
v
e
l
su
r
face
n
ea
r
a
n
e
l
ect
ri
ca
l
out
l
et.

Chapter 1 Product Overview
5
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Wall-Mounting Placement
T
h
e
R
oute
r h
as
t
w
o
w
a
ll-m
ou
n
t
s
l
ots
o
n i
ts
botto
m
p
anel. The distance between the slots is 152 mm
(
6 inc
h
es
)
.
T
w
o
sc
r
e
w
s
a
r
e
n
eeded
to
m
ou
n
t
t
h
e
R
oute
r
.
Suggested Mounting Hardware
2
.5-
3
.
0
m
m
4
-
5
mm
1
-
1
.
5
mm
N
ote: Mounting hardware illustrations are not
†
true to sca
l
e.
NOTE:
L
inks
y
s is not responsible
f
or damages
incurred by insecure wall-mounting hardware.
F
ollo
w
these
in
st
r
uct
i
o
n
s:
Determine where you want to mount the Router. Make
1.
s
ure that the wall
y
ou use is smooth, flat, dr
y
, and
s
turd
y
. Also make sure the location is within reach o
f
a
n
e
l
ect
ri
ca
l
out
l
et.
Dri
ll
two
h
o
l
es into t
h
e wa
ll
. Ma
k
e sure t
h
e
h
o
l
es are
2
.
152 mm (6 inc
h
es) apart
.
In
se
r
t
a
sc
r
e
w in
to
eac
h h
o
l
e
a
n
d
l
ea
v
e
3
mm
3.
(
0.12 inches) of its head ex
p
osed
.
Maneuver t
h
e Router so t
h
e wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots
l
ine up
4.
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
t
w
o
sc
r
e
w
s.
P
l
ace t
h
e wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots over t
h
e screws an
d
s
l
i
d
e5.
t
he Router down until the screws
f
it snugl
y
into the
wa
ll-m
ou
n
t
s
l
ots.
152 mm
W
a
ll
Mounting Temp
l
ate
Print t
h
is page at 100% size.
Cut a
l
on
g
t
h
e
d
otte
d
l
ine, an
d
p
l
ace on t
h
e wa
ll
to
d
ri
ll
precise spacin
g.

Chapter 2 Wireless Security Checklist
6
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Ch
apter 2:
Wire
l
ess Securit
y
C
h
ec
kl
is
t
W
ire
l
ess networ
k
s are convenient an
d
eas
y
to insta
ll
, so
homes with hi
g
h-speed Internet access are adoptin
g
them
a
t a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by
sending in
f
ormation over radio waves, it can be more
v
u
ln
e
r
ab
l
e
to
in
t
r
ude
r
s
t
h
a
n
a
t
r
ad
i
t
i
o
n
a
l wir
ed
n
et
w
o
rk
.
Like signals from your cellular or cordless phones, signals
f
rom
y
our wireless network can also be intercepted. Since
you cannot physically prevent someone
f
rom connecting
to your wireless network, you need to take some additional
steps to
k
eep
y
our networ
k
secure.
1. Change the default wireless
network name or SSID
W
ireless devices have a default wireless network name
or Service Set Identi
f
ier (SSID) set b
y
the
f
actor
y
. This
i
s the name o
f
your wireless network, and can be up
to 32 characters in length. Linksys wireless products
use
l
in
k
s
y
sas the de
f
ault wireless network name. You
should chan
g
e the wireless network name to somethin
g
u
nique to distinguish your wireless network from other
wire
l
ess networ
k
s t
h
at ma
y
exist aroun
d
y
ou,
b
ut
d
o not
u
se personal in
f
ormation (such as your Social Security
n
umber) because this information may be available for
a
n
y
one to see when browsing
f
or wireless networks.
2. Change the default password
For wire
l
ess pro
d
ucts suc
h
as access points an
d
routers,
you will be asked
f
or a password when you want to change
their settings. These devices have a default password set
by
the
f
actor
y
. The Links
y
s de
f
ault password is a
d
mi
n
.
Hackers know these de
f
aults and may try to use them
to access your wireless device and change your networ
k
settings. To t
h
wart an
y
unaut
h
orize
d
c
h
anges, customize
the device’s password so it will be hard to
g
uess
.
3. Enable MAC address filtering
Linksys routers give you the ability to enable Media Access
Control (MAC) address filtering. The MAC address is a
u
nique series o
f
numbers and letters assigned to ever
y
n
etworkin
g
device. With MAC address
f
ilterin
g
enabled,
wireless network access is provided solely for wireless
devices with speci
f
ic MAC addresses. For example,
y
ou can
speci
f
y the MAC address o
f
each computer in your home
so that only those computers can access your wireless
n
etwor
k
.
4. Enable encryption
Encr
y
ption protects
d
ata transmitte
d
over a wire
l
ess
n
etwork. Wi-Fi Protected Access
(
WPA/WPA2
)
and Wired
Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels of security
f
or wireless communication
.
A
network encrypted with WPA/WPA2 is more secure
than a network encrypted with WEP, because WPA/WPA2
u
ses d
y
namic ke
y
encr
y
ption. To protect the in
f
ormation
a
s it passes over the airwaves, you should enable the
highest level of encryption supported by your networ
k
equ
i
pment.
W
EP is an older encryption standard and may be the
only option available on some older devices that do not
support WPA.
Genera
l
Networ
k
Securit
y
Gui
d
e
l
ine
s
W
ireless network security is useless if the underlying
n
etwor
k
is not secure.
Password protect all computers on the network and
s
i
ndividually password protect sensitive files
.
C
h
ange passwor
d
s on a regu
l
ar
b
asis
.
s
Install anti-virus so
f
tware and personal
f
irewall
s
software.
Disable
f
ile sharing (peer-to-peer). Some applications
s
m
ay open
f
ile sharing without your consent and/or
knowledge.
Additional Security Tip
s
Keep wireless routers, access points, or gateways away
s
f
rom exterior walls and windows
.
T
urn wire
l
ess routers, access points, or gatewa
y
s
s
o
ff
when they are not being used (at night, during
vacations)
.
Usestrongpassp
h
rasest
h
atareat
l
easteig
h
tc
h
aracters
s
i
n len
g
th. Combine letters and numbers to avoid usin
g
standard words that can be found in the dictionary.
WEB: F
o
r m
o
r
e
in
fo
rm
at
i
o
n
o
n wir
e
l
ess
s
ecurity, visit www.linksys.com/securit
y

Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration
7
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Ch
apter 3:
A
dvanced Configuration
Af
ter setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located
on the CD-ROM), the Router will be ready
f
or use. However,
i
f you’d like to change its advanced settings, use the
Router’s we
b
-
b
ase
d
uti
l
it
y
. T
h
is c
h
apter
d
escri
b
es eac
h
web page o
f
the utility and each page’s key
f
unctions. You
can access the utility via a web browser on a computer
connecte
d
to t
h
e Router
.
T
he web-based utility has these main tabs: Setup,
W
ireless, Security, Access Restrictions, Applications &
Gaming, A
d
ministration, an
d
Status. A
dd
itiona
l
ta
b
s wi
ll
b
e available a
f
ter you click one o
f
the main tabs
.
NOTE: When first installing the Router, you
s
h
ou
ld
use t
h
e Setup Wizar
d
on t
h
e Setup
CD-ROM. I
f
y
ou want to con
f
igure advanced
settin
g
s, use this chapter to learn about the
we
b
-
b
ase
d
uti
l
it
y.
How to Access t
h
e We
b
-Base
d
Uti
l
it
y
T
oaccesstheweb-based utility, launch the webbrowseron
y
our computer, and enter the Router’s default IP address,
192
.
1
68.
1
.1
,
in the A
dd
r
ess
f
ield. Then, press
E
n
te
r
.
A
lo
g
in screen will appear. (Non-Windows XP users will
see a simi
l
ar screen.
)
Leave t
h
e
U
ser name field blank. The
f
irst time
y
ou open the Web-based utilit
y
, use the de
f
ault
p
assword
ad
mi
n
.
(You can set a new
p
assword from the
Ad
ministration ta
b
’s
Management
screen.) Click
t
OK
t
o
K
co
n
ti
n
ue.
L
o
g
in
S
creen
S
etu
p
> Basic Setu
p
T
he first screen that a
pp
ears is the
B
asic Setu
p
screen. This
all
ows
y
ou to c
h
ange t
h
e Router’s genera
l
settings.
S
etu
p
> Basic
S
etu
p
Internet Setu
p
T
he Internet Setup section configures the Router to your
Internet connection. Most o
f
this in
f
ormation can be
obtained through your ISP
.
I
nternet Connection T
y
p
e
S
elect the t
y
pe of Internet connection
y
our ISP provides
f
rom the drop-down menu. These are the available t
y
pes
:
A
utomatic Confi
g
uration - DHC
P
s
S
tatic IP
s
PPPo
E
s
PPTP
s
L2TP
s
T
e
l
stra Ca
ble
s
Automatic Con
f
iguration - DHC
P
B
y
de
f
ault, the Router’s Internet Connection T
y
pe is set
to
A
utomatic Confi
g
uration - DHC
P
, which should be
kept onl
y
if
y
our ISP supports DHCP or
y
ou are connecting
t
h
roug
h
a
dy
namic IP a
dd
ress. (T
h
is option usua
lly
app
l
ies
to cable connections.
)
I
nternet Connection Type > Automatic Configuration - DHC
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S
t
a
tic I
P
I
f
you are required to use a permanent IP address to
connect to the Internet
,
select Static I
P
.
I
nternet
C
onnection T
y
pe >
S
tatic I
P
Internet IP Address This is the Router’s IP address, when
seen from the Internet. Your ISP will provide
y
ou with the
IP Address
y
ou need to speci
fy
here
.
Subnet Mask This is the Router’s Subnet Mask, as seen
by
users on t
h
e Internet (inc
l
u
d
ing
y
our ISP). Your ISP wi
ll
p
rovi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e Su
b
net Mas
k.
Default Gateway Your ISP will provide you with the IP
a
ddress of the ISP server
.
DNS 1-3
Y
our ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
at
l
east one DNS
(Domain Name System) server IP address.
PPPoE
S
ome DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol
over Ethernet) to establish Internet connections. If
y
ou are
connecte
d
to t
h
e Internet t
h
rou
gh
a DSL
l
ine, c
h
ec
k
wit
h
your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. If they do, you will have
to ena
bl
e
P
PPo
E
.
Internet
C
onnection Type > PPPo
E
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Password provided by your ISP
.
Service Name If provided by your ISP, enter the Service
N
ame.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
your Internet connection has been terminated due to
i
nactivit
y
, Connect on Deman
d
ena
bl
es t
h
e Router to
a
utomatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection as soon as
y
ou
a
ttempt to access the Internet a
g
ain. To use this option,
se
l
ect
C
onnect on Deman
d
. In t
h
e
M
ax I
dl
e Tim
e
field
,
enter the number o
f
minutes
y
ou want to have elapsed
b
efore your Internet connection terminates. The default
Max I
dl
e Time is 1
5
m
i
nutes
.
Keep Alive: Redial Period
If
you select this option,
t
he Router will periodically check your Internet
connection. I
f
y
ou are disconnected, then the Router
w
ill automatically re-establish your connection. To use
t
his o
p
tion, select
K
ee
p
Aliv
e
. In the Redial Perio
d
field,
d
y
ou speci
fy
how o
f
ten
y
ou want the Router to chec
k
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et
co
nn
ect
i
o
n
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
i
s
30
seconds.
PP
T
P
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that
a
pp
l
ies to connections in Europe on
ly.
Internet
C
onnection Type > PPT
P
I
f
y
our ISP supports DHCP or
y
ou are connecting through
a
dynamic IP address, then select
Obta
in
a
n IP A
dd
r
ess
A
utomatica
lly
. If
y
ou are required to use a permanent IP
add
ress to connect to t
h
e Internet, t
h
en se
l
ect Speci
fy
an
IP A
dd
r
ess
.
Then confi
g
ure the followin
g:
Specify an IP Address
s
Th
is is t
h
e Router’s IP a
dd
ress
,
a
s seen
f
rom the Internet. Your ISP will provide
y
ou
w
ith the IP Address you need to specify here
.
Subnet Mask
s
T
h
is is t
h
e Router’s Su
b
net Mas
k,
as
seen b
y
users on the Internet (including
y
our ISP). Your
I
SP will provide you with the Subnet Mask
.
Default Gateway
s
Y
our ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e
I
P
add
r
ess
of
t
h
e
I
S
P
se
rv
e
r
.
DNS 1-3
s
Your ISP will provide you with at least one
DNS (Domain Name S
y
stem) server IP a
dd
ress
.
PPTP Server IP Address
Y
our ISP will provide
y
ou with
t
h
e
IP
add
r
ess
o
f
t
h
e
PPTP
se
rv
e
r
.
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Password provided b
y
y
our ISP
.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
t
he Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
y
our Internet connection has been terminated due to

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i
nactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to
a
utomatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection as soon as
y
ou
a
ttempt to access the Internet a
g
ain. To use this option,
select
C
onnect on Deman
d
. In the
M
ax Idle Tim
e
field,
enter the number o
f
minutes
y
ou want to have elapsed
b
e
f
ore your Internet connection terminates. The de
f
ault
Max Idle Time is 1
5
minutes
.
Keep Alive: Redial Period
If
y
ou select this option, the
Router will periodically check your Internet connection. I
f
y
ou are disconnected, then the Router will automatically
r
e-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection. To use t
h
is option, se
l
ect
Keep Aliv
e
.
In
t
h
e
Red
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
field, you specify how often
d
y
ou want the Router to check the Internet connection. The
de
f
ault value is 3
0
secon
d
s
.
L2TP
L2TP is a service t
h
at app
l
ies to connections in Israe
l
on
ly.
Internet Connection Type > L2TP
Server IP Address This is the IP address of the L2TP
S
erver. Your ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e IP A
dd
ress
y
ou
n
eed to specify here
.
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Passwor
d
provi
d
e
d
by
y
our ISP
.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
your Internet connection has been terminated due to
i
nactivit
y
, Connect on Deman
d
ena
bl
es t
h
e Router to
a
utomatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection as soon as
y
ou
a
ttempt to access the Internet a
g
ain. To use this option,
se
l
ect
C
onnect on Deman
d
. In t
h
e
M
ax I
dl
e Tim
e
field
,
enter the number o
f
minutes
y
ou want to have elapsed
b
efore your Internet connection terminates. The default
Max I
dl
e Time is 1
5
m
i
nutes
.
Keep Alive: Redial Period
If
y
ou select this option,
t
he Router will periodically check your Internet
connection. If
y
ou are disconnected, then the Router
w
i
ll
automatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection. To use
t
his o
p
tion, select
K
ee
p
Aliv
e
.
In
t
h
e
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
field,
d
y
ou specif
y
how often
y
ou want the Router to chec
k
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et
co
nn
ect
i
o
n
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
i
s
30
seco
n
ds.
T
e
l
str
a
C
able
T
elstra Cable is a service that a
pp
lies to connections in
A
ustralia only
.
I
nternet Connection Type > Telstra Cable
Server IP Address This is the IP address of the Heartbeat
S
erver. Your ISP wi
ll
provi
d
e
y
ou wit
h
t
h
e IP A
dd
ress
y
ou
n
eed to specify here
.
Username and Password
E
nter t
h
e Username an
d
Passwor
d
provi
d
e
d
by
y
our ISP
.
Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can confi
g
ure
the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been
i
nactive
f
or a speci
f
ied period o
f
time (Max Idle Time). I
f
your Internet connection has been terminated due to
i
nactivit
y
, Connect on Deman
d
ena
bl
es t
h
e Router to
a
utomatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection as soon as
y
ou
a
ttempt to access the Internet a
g
ain. To use this option,
se
l
ect
C
onnect on Deman
d
. In t
h
e
M
ax I
dl
e Tim
e
field
,
enter the number o
f
minutes
y
ou want to have elapsed
b
efore your Internet connection terminates. The default
Max I
dl
e Time is 1
5
m
i
nutes
.
Keep Alive: Redial Period
If
y
ou select this option,
t
he Router will periodically check your Internet
connection. If
y
ou are disconnected, then the Router
w
i
ll
automatica
lly
re-esta
bl
is
h
y
our connection. To use
t
his o
p
tion, select
K
ee
p
Aliv
e
.
In
t
h
e
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
field,
d
y
ou specif
y
how often
y
ou want the Router to chec
k
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et
co
nn
ect
i
o
n
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
R
ed
i
a
l P
e
ri
od
i
s
30
seco
n
ds.
Optiona
l
Setting
s
S
ome of these settings ma
y
be required b
y
y
our ISP. Verif
y
with
y
our ISP be
f
ore making an
y
changes
.
Optional Setting
s
Host Name and Domain Name These fields allow
y
ou to
suppl
y
a host and domain name
f
or the Router. Some ISPs,
u
sually cable ISPs, require these names as identification.
You ma
y
have to check with
y
our ISP to see if
y
our
b
roadband Internet service has been con
f
i
g
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host and domain name. In most cases, leaving these fields
bl
an
k
wi
ll
wor
k
.
MTU MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It speci
f
ies
the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission.
S
elect Manual i
f
y
ou want to manuall
y
enter the largest
p
acket size that is transmitted. To have the Router select
the best MTU for your Internet connection, keep the
de
f
ault setting,
A
uto
.
Size
W
h
e
n M
a
n
ua
l i
s
se
l
ected
in
t
h
e
MT
U
field, this option
U
i
s enabled. Leave this value in the 1200 to 1500 range. The
de
f
ault size depends on the Internet Connection T
y
pe
:
DHCP, Static IP, or Telstra:
s
1500
PPP
oE:
s
14
92
PPTP or L2TP:
s
146
0
Networ
k
Setup
Th
e Networ
k
Setup section c
h
anges t
h
e settings on t
h
e
n
etwork connected to the Router’s Ethernet ports.Wireless
setup is performed through the Wireless tab
.
R
outer I
P
Th
is presents
b
ot
h
t
h
e Router’s IP A
dd
ress an
d
Su
b
net
Mask as seen by your network
.
R
oute
r IP
D
H
C
P
S
erver
S
ettin
g
T
he settings allow
y
ou to con
f
igure the Router’s D
y
namic
Host Confi
g
uration Protocol (DHCP) server function. The
Router can be used as a DHCP server for
y
our network. A
DHCP server automaticall
y
assigns an IP address to each
computer on your network. If you choose to enable the
Router’s DHCP server option, ma
k
e sure t
h
ere is no ot
h
er
DHCP server on
y
our network.
DH
C
P
S
erver
S
ettin
g
DHCP Server
D
HCP is enabled by factory default. If you
al
rea
d
y
h
ave a DHCP server on your networ
k
, or you
d
on’t
want a DHCP server
,
t
h
en se
l
ect
D
isa
bl
e
d
(
no ot
h
er DHCP
f
eatures will be available)
.
DHCP Reservation Click this button if you want to assign
a
f
ixed local IP address to a MAC address.
DH
C
P Reserv
a
ti
o
n
You will see a list o
f
DHCP clients with the
f
ollowin
g
i
nformation: Client Name
,
Interface
,
IP Address
,
and
MAC A
dd
ress.
DH
C
P R
ese
rv
at
i
o
n
Select Clients from DHCP Table
s
C
li
c
k
t
h
e
Se
l
ect
c
h
ec
k
bo
x
to
r
ese
rv
e
a
c
li
e
n
t
’
s
IP
add
r
ess.
Th
e
n
c
li
ck
Add
C
l
ients
.
Manually Adding Client
s
To manuall
y
assign an IP
a
ddress, enter the client’s name in the En
te
r
C
li
e
n
t
N
ame field. Enter the IP address
y
ou want it to have in
t
h
e
Assi
g
n IP Addres
s
f
i
e
l
d.
En
te
r i
ts
MA
C
add
r
ess
in
t
h
e
T
o
Thi
s
MA
C
A
dd
r
ess
fi
e
l
d.
Th
e
n
c
li
ck
Add
.
Clients Alread
y
Reserve
d
A
li
st
o
f DH
C
P
c
li
e
n
ts
a
n
d
t
h
e
ir fix
ed
l
oca
l IP
add
r
esses
will be displa
y
ed at the bottom of the screen. If
y
ou
want to remove a client
f
rom this list, clic
k
Re
m
o
v
e
.
C
li
c
kSave Settin
gs
to apply your changes, or clic
k
C
ance
l
C
h
anges to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges. To view t
h
e
m
ost up-to-date in
f
ormation, clic
k
Ref
r
esh
.
T
o
e
xi
t
t
hi
s
screen, click
C
l
ose
.
Start IP Address
E
nter a value for the DHCP server to
sta
r
t
wi
t
h wh
e
n i
s
suin
g
IP addresses. Because the Router’s
d
efault IP address is 192.168.1.1, the Start IP Address must
b
e 192.168.1.2 or greater,
b
ut sma
ll
er t
h
an 192.168.1.253.
The de
f
ault Startin
g
IP Address is
1
92
.
1
68.
1
.
1
00
.
Maximum Number of Users
E
n
te
r
t
h
e
m
a
xim
u
m
n
umber of PCs that
y
ou want the DHCP server to assign
I
P addresses to. This number cannot be
g
reater than 253.
Th
e
de
f
au
l
t
i
s
50
.
IP Address Range
D
ispla
y
ed here is the range of available
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P
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Client Lease Time
T
he Client Lease Time is the amount
o
f
time a network user will be allowed connection to the
Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the
a
mount of time, in minutes, that the user will be “leased
”
this d
y
namic IP address. A
f
ter the time is up, the user will
b
e automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The
default is
0
minutes, which means one day
.
Static DNS 1-3
T
h
e Domain Name S
y
stem (DNS) is
h
ow
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et
t
r
a
n
s
l
ates
do
m
a
in
o
r w
ebs
i
te
n
a
m
es
in
to
I
nternet addresses or URLs. Your ISP will provide you with at
l
east one DNS Server IP Address. I
f
y
ou wish to use another,
e
nter that IP Address in one o
f
these
f
ields.You can enter up
t
o three DNS Server IP Addresses here. The Router will use
t
hese
f
or quicker access to
f
unctioning DNS servers
.
WINS The Windows Internet Namin
g
Service (WINS)
m
anages each PC’s interaction with the Internet. If you
u
se a WINS server
,
enter t
h
at server’s IP A
dd
ress
h
ere.
O
therwise, leave this blank.
Time Setting
Time Zone
S
elect the time zone in which your networ
k
f
unctions
f
rom this drop-down menu. (You can even
a
utomatically adjust
f
or daylight saving time.
)
Time
S
etting
C
li
c
k
S
ave Settin
gs
to apply your changes, or clic
k
Ca
n
ce
l
Ch
ange
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
S
etu
p
> DDN
S
T
he Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS)
f
eature. DDNS lets
y
ou assign a fixed host and domain
n
ame to a d
y
namic Internet IP address. It is use
f
ul when
you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other
server
b
e
h
in
d
t
h
e Router.
Be
f
ore
y
ou can use this
f
eature,
y
ou need to sign
up
for DDNS service with a DDNS service
p
rovider,
www.d
y
ndns.org or www.TZO.com. If
y
ou do not want to
u
se this
f
eature, keep the de
f
ault settin
g
,
D
i
sab
l
ed
.
DDN
S
D
DN
S
S
ervice
I
f
y
our DDNS service is provided b
y
D
y
nDNS.org, then
se
l
ect
D
ynDNS.or
g
from the drop-down menu. If your
DDNS service is provi
d
e
d
by
TZO, t
h
en se
l
ect TZO.co
m
.
T
h
e
featu
r
es
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
o
n
t
h
e
DDN
S
screen will var
y
,
depending on which DDNS service provider you use.
D
y
nDN
S
.or
g
Setup > DDNS > DynDN
S
Username Enter the Username for
y
our DDNS account
.
Password Enter the Password
f
or
y
our DDNS account
.
Host Name
T
he is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS
serv
i
ce.
System
S
elect the D
y
nDNS service
y
ou use:
Dy
nam
i
c
,
Stat
i
c
, or
Custo
m
.
Th
e
de
f
au
l
t
se
l
ect
i
o
n i
s
D
ynami
c
.
Mail Exchange (Optional)
E
nter the address of
y
our mail
exchange server, so e-mails to
y
our D
y
nDNS address go to
your mail server.
Backup MX This feature allows the mail exchange server
to be a backup. To disable this
f
eature, keep the de
f
ault,
Di
sab
l
ed
.
To enable the feature, select En
ab
l
ed
.
If you
a
re not sure which setting to select, keep the default,
Di
sab
l
ed
.
Wildcard This settin
g
enables or disables wildcards
f
or
y
our host. For example, if
y
our DDNS address is
myplace.dyndns.or
g
and
y
ou enable wildcards, then
x
.myplace.dyndns.or
g
will work as well (x is the wildcard).
T
o disable wildcards, keep the default,
D
isa
bl
e
d
.To ena
bl
e
wildcards, select En
ab
l
ed
.
I
f
y
ou are not sure which setting
to select, kee
p
the default, Di
sab
l
ed
.
Internet IP Address T
h
e Router’s Internet IP a
dd
ress is
d
isp
l
a
y
e
d
h
ere. Because it is
dy
namic, it wi
ll
c
h
ange
.
Status Th
e
status
o
f
t
h
e
DDN
S
se
rvi
ce
co
nn
ect
i
o
n i
s
d
isp
l
a
y
e
d
h
ere.
Update
T
o manuall
y
trigger an update, click this button
.
C
li
c
k
S
ave Settin
gs
to apply your changes, or clic
k
Ca
n
ce
l
Ch
ange
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.

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Wireless-N Gigabit Router
T
ZO.co
m
Setu
p
> DDNS > TZO
E-mail Address, TZO Key, and Domain Name Enter the
settings o
f
the account
y
ou set up with TZO
.
Internet IP Address Th
e
R
oute
r’
s
In
te
rn
et
IP
add
r
ess
i
s
displayed here. Because it is dynamic, it will change
.
Status The status o
f
the DDNS service connection is
displayed here.
Update
T
o manually trigger an update, click this button
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
C
ance
l
C
han
g
e
s
to cancel your changes
.
S
etup > MAC Address Clone
A
MAC a
dd
ress is a 12-
d
igit co
d
e assigne
d
to a unique
p
iece o
f
hardware
f
or identi
f
ication. Some ISPs will require
you to register a MAC address in order to access the
Internet. I
f
y
ou do not wish to re-register the MAC address
with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you have
currently registered with your ISP to the Router with the
MAC Address Clone
f
eature
.
S
etup > MAC Address Clone
MAC A
dd
ress C
l
on
e
Enabled/Disabled To
h
ave t
h
e MAC A
dd
ress c
l
one
d,
se
l
ect
En
ab
l
ed
.
MAC Address
E
nter the MAC Address re
g
istered with
y
our ISP
h
ere
.
Clone My PC’s MAC
Cl
i
ck
th
i
s
butto
n
to
clo
n
e
the
MA
C
a
ddress of the computer you are using
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
Cance
l
Ch
an
g
e
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
S
etup > Advanced Routin
g
Th
is screen is use
d
to set up t
h
e Router’s a
d
vance
d
f
unctions. Operating Mode allows
y
ou to select the
type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing
a
utomatica
lly
a
d
justs
h
ow pac
k
ets trave
l
on
y
our networ
k
.
S
tatic Routin
g
sets up a
f
ixed route to another networ
k
dest
in
at
i
o
n
.
S
etup > A
d
vance
d
Routing
Advanced Routin
g
NAT
Enabled/Disabled
If
this Router is hosting
y
our network’s
connection to the Internet, kee
p
the de
f
ault,
E
n
ab
l
ed
.
I
f
a
not
h
er router exists on
y
our networ
k
, se
l
ect Disa
bl
e
d
.
Wh
en t
h
e NAT setting is
d
isa
bl
e
d
,
dy
namic routing wi
ll
b
e
e
n
ab
l
ed.
Dy
namic Routing (RIP
)
Enabled/Disabled This feature enables the Router to
a
utomatica
lly
a
d
just to p
hy
sica
l
c
h
anges in t
h
e networ
k
’s
layoutandexchangeroutingtableswiththeotherrouter(s).
Th
e Router
d
etermines t
h
e networ
k
p
ac
k
ets’ route
b
ase
d
on the
f
ewest number o
f
hops between the source and
the destination. When the NAT settin
g
is enabled, the
D
y
namic Routing feature is automaticall
y
disabled. When
the NAT settin
g
is disabled, this
f
eature is available. Select
En
ab
l
ed
to use the Dynamic Routing feature
.
S
tatic Routing
A
static route is a pre-
d
etermine
d
pat
h
way t
h
at networ
k
i
n
f
ormation must travel to reach a speci
f
ic host or network.
Enter the information described below to set u
p
a new
static route.

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Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Route Entries
T
o set u
p
a static route between the Router
a
nd another network, select a number
f
rom the drop
-
do
wn li
st.
C
li
c
k Delete This Entry
to
de
l
ete
a
stat
i
c
r
oute.
Enter Route Name Enter a name for the Route here,
u
sing a maximum o
f
25 alphanumeric characters
.
Destination LAN IP
T
h
e
D
est
in
at
i
o
n LAN IP i
s
t
h
e
add
r
ess
of the remote network or host to which you want to assign
a
stat
i
c route
.
Subnet Mask Th
e
Sub
n
et
M
as
k
dete
rmin
es
whi
c
h
p
ortion of a Destination LAN IP address is the networ
k
p
ortion, an
d
w
h
ic
h
portion is t
h
e
h
ost portion.
Gateway This is the IP address o
f
the gateway device that
a
llows for contact between the Router and the remote
n
etwor
k
or
h
ost
.
Interface This inter
f
ace tells you whether the Destination
IP Address is on the LAN &Wireles
s
(Ethernet and wireless
n
etwor
k
s
)
or t
h
e
WAN
(
Internet
)
.
C
li
c
k
S
how Routin
g
Tabl
e
to view the static routes you
have already set up
.
A
dvanced Routin
g
> Routin
g
Table
Routing Table
For eac
h
route
,
t
h
e Destination LAN IP a
dd
ress
,
Su
b
net
Mask, Gatewa
y
, and Inter
f
ace are displa
y
ed. Clic
k
R
e
fr
esh
to u
p
date the information. Clic
k
C
l
ose
to
e
xi
t
t
h
is screen
.
C
li
c
k
S
ave Sett
i
n
gs
to appl
y
y
our changes, or clic
k
Ca
n
ce
l
C
han
g
e
s
to cancel your changes
.
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settin
g
s
T
he basic settin
g
s
f
or wireless networkin
g
are set on this
sc
r
ee
n
.
T
here are two wa
y
s to configure the Router’s wireless
n
etwork(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup
.
W
i-Fi Protected Setup is a feature that makes it easy to set
u
p
y
our wireless network. If
y
ou have client devices, such
a
s wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup,
then you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup
.
Wireless Configuration
T
o manuall
y
configure
y
our
wire
l
ess networ
k
, se
l
ect
Ma
n
ual
.
Pr
oceed
to
the
“B
as
i
c
W
ireless Settin
g
s” section. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup,
select Wi-Fi Protected Setu
p
. Proceed to the “Wi-Fi
Protecte
d
Setup” section
.
Basic Wire
l
ess Settin
gs
W
ireless > Basic Wireless Settin
g
s (Manual Setup)
Network Mode
F
rom t
h
is
d
rop-
d
own menu,
y
ou can
select the wireless standards running on
y
our network. I
f
you have Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B devices in
y
our network, keep the default setting, Mixe
d
.
If
y
ou have
onl
y
Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in
y
our network,
se
l
ect
BG-Mix
ed
. If you have only Wireless-N devices,
se
l
ect Wire
l
ess-N On
ly
.
If
y
ou have onl
y
Wireless-G
devices, select
W
ireless-G Onl
y
. I
f
y
ou have onl
y
Wireless-
B devices, select
W
ireless-B Only
.
If you do not have any
wire
l
ess
d
evices in
y
our networ
k
, se
l
ect
D
isa
bl
e
d
.
Network Name (SSID) T
he
SS
ID i
s
the
n
et
w
o
r
k
n
a
m
e
shared amon
g
all points in a wireless network. The
S
SID must be identical for all devices in the wireless
net
w
o
r
k.
I
t
i
s
case
-
se
n
s
i
t
iv
e
a
n
d
m
ust
n
ot
e
x
ceed
3
2 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard).
Make sure this setting is the same for all points in
y
our
wire
l
ess networ
k
. For a
dd
e
d
securit
y
,
y
ou s
h
ou
ld
c
h
ange
the default SSID
(
l
inksys) to a uni
q
ue name
.
Radio Band
F
or best performance in a network using
W
ire
l
ess-N, Wire
l
ess-G an
d
Wire
l
ess-B
d
evices,
k
eep t
h
e
default,
W
i
de
- 4
0
MHz
C
h
a
nn
e
l
.
F
o
r Wir
e
l
ess
-G
a
n
d
W
ire
l
ess-B networ
k
ing on
ly
, se
l
ect Stan
d
ar
d
- 20MHz
Cha
nn
el
.
I
f
y
ou are not sure which radio band to select,
kee
p
the default,
Auto
.
NOTE: If
y
ou select Wide - 40MHz Channel for
t
h
e Ra
d
io Ban
d
settin
g
, t
h
en Wire
l
ess-N can use
two channels: a primary one (Wide Channel)
an
d
a secon
d
ar
y
one (Stan
d
ar
d
C
h
anne
l
). T
h
is
will enhance Wireless-N per
f
ormance
.
Wide Channel
If
you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel
f
or
th
e Ra
d
io Ban
d
setting, t
h
en t
h
is setting wi
ll
b
e avai
l
a
bl
e
f
or
y
our primar
y
Wireless-N channel. Select an
y
channel
f
rom the drop-down menu. I
f
you are not sure which
c
hannel to select, kee
p
the default,
A
ut
o
.

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Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Standard Channel
I
f you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel
or Standard - 20MHz Channel
f
or the Radio Band setting,
then this settin
g
will be available. Select the channel
f
or
W
ireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B networking. I
f
y
ou selected Wide – 40MHz Channel
f
or the Radio Band
setting, then the Standard Channel will be a secondary
channel for Wireless-N
.
SSID Broadcast W
h
en wire
l
ess c
l
ients surve
y
t
h
e
l
oca
l
a
rea
f
or wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the
Router’s SSID, keep the de
f
ault setting,
E
na
bl
e
d
. I
f
y
ou
do not want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select
Disabled
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
C
ance
l
C
han
g
e
s
to cancel your changes
.
Wi-Fi Protected Setu
p
T
h
e
r
e
a
r
e
t
hr
ee
m
et
h
ods
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e.
Use
t
h
e
m
et
h
od
t
h
at
a
pplies to the client device you are configuring
.
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
Wi-Fi Protected Setup > Con
g
ratulations
NOTE: Wi-Fi Protected Setup con
f
igures one
client device at a time. Re
p
eat the instructions
f
or each client device that su
pp
orts Wi-Fi
P
rotecte
d
Setup
.
M
eth
od
#1
Use this method i
f
your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected
S
etu
p
b
utton
.
C
l
ic
k
or press t
he
1.
Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup
b
utton on
t
h
e
c
li
e
n
t
de
vi
ce.
C
l
ic
k
t
h
e
2.
Wi
-
Fi Protecte
d
Setu
p
b
utton on t
h
is
s
c
reen.
Af
ter the client device has been con
f
i
g
ured, clic
k
3.
OK
.
Then refer back to your client device or its
documentation
f
or
f
urther instructions
.
M
eth
od
#
2
Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected
S
etu
p
PIN num
b
er
.
En
te
r
the
PIN n
u
m
be
r in
the
1.
f
i
e
l
d
o
n
t
hi
s
sc
r
ee
n
.
C
li
c
k
2.
Re
g
iste
r
.
A
fter the client device has been configured, clic
k
3.
OK
.
Then re
f
er back to
y
our client device or its
docu
m
e
n
tat
i
o
n
fo
r
fu
r
t
h
e
r in
st
r
uct
i
o
n
s.
M
ethod #3
Use this method if your client device asks for the Router’s
PIN num
b
er.
Enter the PIN number listed on this screen. (It is also
1.
listed on the label on the bottom of the Router.
)
Af
ter the client device has been con
f
igured, clic
k
2
.
OK
.
Then re
f
er back to your client device or its
documentation for further instructions
.
Th
e Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup Status, Networ
k
Name (SSID),
S
ecurity, Encryption, and Passphrase are displayed at the
b
ottom of the screen
.
NOTE: I
f
y
ou have client devices that do not
support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, note the wireless
settings, and then manually configure those
cl
ient
d
evices
.
Wire
l
ess > Wire
l
ess Securit
y
T
he
Wireless Security
screen configures the security of
y
y
our wire
l
ess networ
k
. T
h
ere are six wire
l
ess securit
y
m
ode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal,
W
PA Enter
p
rise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enter
p
rise, RADIUS,
a
nd WEP. (WPA stands
f
or Wi-Fi Protected Access
,
which
i
s a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP
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15
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
f
or Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These
six are brie
f
l
y
discussed here. For detailed instructions
on con
f
iguring wireless security
f
or the Router, re
f
er to
“
Chapter 2: Wireless Security.
”
Wire
l
ess Securit
y
S
ecurit
y
Mod
e
S
elect the security method for your wireless network. I
f
y
ou do not want to use wireless securit
y
, keep the de
f
ault,
Di
sab
l
ed
.
W
PA Pers
o
n
al
NOTE: I
f
y
ou are using WPA, alwa
y
s remember
that each device in your wireless network MUS
T
u
se t
h
e same WPA met
h
o
d
an
d
s
h
are
d
k
e
y
, or
else the network will not
f
unction properl
y.
Securit
y
Mo
d
e > WPA Persona
l
Passphrase
E
nter a Pass
p
hrase of 8-63 characters.
Key Renewal Enter a Ke
y
Renewa
l
perio
d
, w
h
ic
h
instructs
theRouterhowo
f
tenitshouldchangethe encr
y
ptionke
y
s.
T
he default Group Key Renewal period is
3600
seco
n
ds.
W
PA2 Persona
l
Securit
y
Mo
d
e > WPA2 Persona
l
Encryption WPA2 supports two encryption methods,
T
KIP an
d
AES, wit
h
dy
namic encr
y
ption
k
e
y
s. Se
l
ect t
h
e
t
y
pe o
f
algorithm, AE
S
or
T
KIP
o
r AE
S
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
i
s
TKIP
o
r AE
S
.
Passphrase
E
nter a Pass
p
hrase of 8-63 characters.
Key Renewal Enter a Ke
y
Renewa
l
perio
d
, w
h
ic
h
instructs
theRouterhowo
f
tenitshouldchangethe encryption keys.
T
he default Group Key Renewal period is
3
6
00
seconds.
WP
A Enterpris
e
T
his o
p
tion features WPA used in coordination with a
RADIUS server. (T
h
is s
h
ou
ld
on
ly
b
e use
d
w
h
en a RADIUS
server is connected to the Router.
)
S
ecurit
y
Mo
d
e > WPA Enterprise
RADIUS Server En
te
r
t
h
e
IP A
dd
r
ess
o
f
t
h
e
RADI
US
ser
v
er.
RADIUS Port Enter the port number o
f
the RADIUS
se
rv
e
r
.
Th
e
de
f
au
l
t
v
a
l
ue
i
s
18
1
2
.
Shared Secret
E
nter t
h
e
k
e
y
s
h
are
d
b
etween t
h
e Router
a
n
d
the
se
rv
e
r
.
Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs
the Router how often it should change the encr
y
ption
ke
y
s. The de
f
ault Ke
y
Renewal period is
3600
seco
n
ds.
W
PA2 Enter
p
ris
e
T
his option
f
eatures WPA2 used in coordination with a
RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS
server is connecte
d
to t
h
e Router.
)
S
ecurit
y
Mo
d
e > WPA2 Enterprise
Encryption
W
PA2 supports two encryption methods,
T
KIP an
d
AES, wit
h
d
ynamic encryption
k
eys. Se
l
ect t
h
e

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16
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
type of algorithm, AE
S
or
T
KIP or AES
.
The default is
TKIP
o
r AE
S
.
RADIUS Server En
te
r
t
h
e
IP A
dd
r
ess
of
t
h
e
RADI
US
server
.
RADIUS Port Enter the port number o
f
the RADIUS
se
rv
e
r
.
Th
e
defau
l
t
v
a
l
ue
i
s
18
1
2
.
Shared Secret
E
nter the key shared between the Router
a
n
d
t
h
e server
.
Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs
the Router how often it should change the encryption
ke
y
s. The de
f
ault Ke
y
Renewal period is 3600 secon
d
s
.
RADI
US
T
his option
f
eatures WEP used in coordination with a
RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS
server is connected to the Router.)
Security Mode > RADIUS
IMPORTANT: I
f
y
ou are using WEP encr
y
ption,
a
lways remember that each device in your
w
ire
l
ess networ
k
MUST use t
h
e same WEP
encr
y
ption met
h
o
d
an
d
encr
y
ption
k
e
y
, or e
l
se
y
our wireless network will not
f
unction properly.
RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of the RADIUS
ser
v
er.
RADIUS Port Enter the
p
ort number o
f
the RADIUS
server. The default value is
18
1
2
.
Shared Secret
E
nter t
h
e
k
e
y
s
h
are
d
b
etween t
h
e Router
a
n
d
t
h
e
se
rv
e
r
.
Encryption Select a level of WEP encr
y
ption,
4
0/64
b
its (10
h
ex
d
i
g
its
)
or
104/128
b
its (26
h
ex
d
i
g
its
)
.
T
h
e
de
f
au
l
t
i
s
4
0/64 bits (10 hex di
g
its
)
.
Passphrase
E
nter a Passp
h
rase to automatica
lly
generate
W
EP
k
e
y
s. T
h
en c
l
ic
k
Ge
n
e
r
ate
.
Key 1-4
I
f you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP
k
e
y
(s) manua
lly.
TX Key
S
elect which TX (Transmit) Key to use. The de
f
ault
i
s
1
.
W
E
P
W
EP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure
a
s WPA.
Security Mode > WEP
Encryption Select a level of WEP encr
y
ption,
4
0/64
b
its (10
h
ex
d
i
g
its
)
or
104/128
b
its (26
h
ex
d
i
g
its
)
.
T
h
e
de
f
au
l
t
i
s
4
0/64 bits (10 hex di
g
its
)
.
Passphrase
E
nter a Passp
h
rase to automatica
lly
generate
W
EP
k
e
y
s. T
h
en c
l
ic
k
Ge
n
e
r
ate
.
Key 1-4
I
f you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP
k
e
y
(s) manua
lly.
TX Key
S
elect which TX (Transmit) Ke
y
to use. The de
f
ault
is
1
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
C
ance
l
Ch
an
g
e
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
Wire
l
ess > Wire
l
ess MAC Fi
l
ter
Wireless access can be filtered b
y
using the MAC addresses o
f
t
h
e wire
l
ess
d
evices transmitting wit
h
in
y
our networ
k
’s ra
d
ius
.

Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration
17
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Wire
l
ess > Wire
l
ess MAC Fi
l
ter
Wire
l
ess MAC Fi
l
te
r
Enabled/Disabled To
f
ilter wireless users b
y
MAC Address,
e
ither permittin
g
or blockin
g
access, select En
ab
l
ed
. I
f
you
d
o not wish to filter users by MAC Address, keep the default
s
ett
i
ng, Disa
bl
e
d
.
A
ccess Restricti
o
n
Prevent
Se
l
ect
t
hi
s
to block wireless access by MAC
A
ddress. This button is selected b
y
default
.
Permit
S
e
l
ect t
h
is to a
ll
ow wire
l
ess access
by
MAC
A
ddress. This button is not selected by de
f
ault
.
M
AC Address Filter List
Wireless Client List
Cl
ic
k
t
h
is to o
p
en t
h
eWire
l
ess C
l
ient
List
s
c
reen
.
t
W
ir
eless
Cl
i
e
n
t
Li
st
W
ir
eless
Cl
i
e
n
t
Li
st
T
his screen shows com
p
uters and other devices on
t
h
e wire
l
ess networ
k
. T
h
e
l
ist can
b
e sorte
d
b
y C
l
ient
Name
,
Inter
f
ace
,
IP Address
,
MAC Address
,
and Status.
Se
l
ect
Sa
v
e
to
MA
C
A
dd
r
ess
Fil
te
r Li
st
f
or any device
you want to a
dd
to t
h
e MAC A
dd
ress Fi
l
ter List. T
h
en
c
l
ic
k
A
dd
.
T
o retrieve the most u
p
-to-date in
f
ormation, clic
k
Refres
h
.
To exit t
h
is screen an
d
return to t
h
eWire
l
ess
MA
C
Fi
lter
screen, click
r
Close
.
MAC 01-50
E
n
te
r
t
h
e
MA
C
add
r
esses
of
t
h
e
de
vi
ces
w
h
ose wire
l
ess access you want to
bl
oc
k
or a
ll
ow
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
C
ance
l
C
han
g
e
s
to cancel your changes
.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Setting
s
Th
is A
d
vance
d
Wire
l
ess Setting
s
screen is use
d
to set up
the Router’s advanced wireless
f
unctions. These settin
g
s
s
h
ou
ld
on
l
y
b
e a
d
juste
d
b
y an expert a
d
ministrator as
i
ncorrect settings can reduce wireless per
f
ormance
.
W
ire
l
ess > A
d
vance
d
Wire
l
ess Settings
A
d
v
a
nce
d
Wireles
s
AP Isolation
T
hi
s
i
so
l
ates
a
ll wir
e
l
ess
c
li
e
n
ts
a
n
d
wir
e
l
ess
devices on your network from each other. Wireless devices
wi
ll
b
e a
bl
e to communicate wit
h
t
h
e Router
b
ut not
with each other. To use this
f
unction, select
E
n
ab
l
ed
.
A
P
Isolation is disabled by default.
Frame Burst Ena
bl
ing t
h
is option s
h
ou
ld
provi
d
e
y
our
n
etwork with
g
reater per
f
ormance, dependin
g
on the
m
anufacturer of your wireless products.To use this option,
keep the de
f
ault, Ena
bl
e
d
. Ot
h
erwise
,
se
l
ect
D
isa
bl
e
d
.
Authentication Type Th
e
defau
l
t
i
s
set
to
A
uto
,
which
a
llows either Open System or Shared Key authentication
to
b
e use
d
. Wit
h
Open S
y
stem aut
h
entication, t
h
e sen
d
er
a
nd the recipient do NOT use aWEP key
f
or authentication.

Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration
18
Wireless-N Gigabit Router
W
ith Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient
u
se a WEP ke
y
f
or authentication. Select
Sh
are
d
Ke
y
to
only use Shared Key authentication
.
Basic Rate
T
he Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate
o
f
transmission but a series o
f
rates at which the Router
ca
n
t
r
a
n
s
mi
t.
Th
e
R
oute
r will
ad
v
e
r
t
i
se
i
ts
B
as
i
c
R
ate
to
t
h
e
otherwirelessdevicesin yournetwork, sothey knowwhich
r
ates wi
ll
b
e use
d
. T
h
e Router wi
ll
a
l
so a
d
vertise t
h
at it wi
ll
a
utomatically select the best rate
f
or transmission. The
default setting is Defaul
t
,
when the Router can transmit
a
t a
ll
stan
d
ar
d
wire
l
ess rates (1-2M
b
ps, 5.5M
b
ps, 11M
b
ps,
1
8Mb
p
s, and 24Mb
p
s). Other o
p
tions are
1
-2Mb
ps
,
f
or
u
se with older wireless technology, and
All
,
when the
Router can transmit at a
ll
wire
l
ess rates. T
h
e Basic Rate
i
s not the actual rate o
f
data transmission. I
f
you want to
specify the Router’s rate of data transmission, configure
t
h
e Transmission Rate setting
.
Transmission Rate Th
e
r
ate
of
data
t
r
a
n
s
mi
ss
i
o
n
s
h
ou
l
d
b
e set depending on the speed of your wireless network.
You can select
f
rom a range o
f
transmission speeds, or
y
ou
ca
n
se
l
ect
A
uto
to have the Router automatically use the
f
astest
p
ossible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallbac
k
f
eature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible
connection speed between the Router and a wireless
client. The default is Auto
.
N Transmission Rate The rate o
f
data transmission
should be set depending on the speed o
f
y
our Wireless-N
n
etworkin
g
. You can select from a ran
g
e of transmission
spee
d
s, or
y
ou can se
l
ect
A
ut
o
to
h
ave t
h
e Router
a
utomaticall
y
use the
f
astest possible data rate and enable
the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will ne
g
otiate the
b
est possi
bl
e connection spee
d
b
etween t
h
e Router an
d
a
wir
e
l
ess
c
li
e
n
t.
Th
e
defau
l
t
i
s
A
uto
.
CTS Protection Mode
T
he Router will automatically
u
se CTS (C
l
ear-To-Sen
d
) Protection Mo
d
e w
h
en
y
our
W
ireless-N and Wireless-G products are experiencin
g
severe
p
roblems and are not able to transmit to the
Router in an environment with heav
y
802.11b traffic. This
f
unction boosts the Router’s abilit
y
to catch all Wireless
-
N and Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease
p
erformance. The default is
A
ut
o
.
Beacon Interval Enter a value between 1 and 65,535
m
illi
seco
n
ds.
Th
e
B
eaco
n In
te
rv
a
l v
a
l
ue
in
d
i
cates
t
h
e
f
requenc
y
interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet
b
roadcast b
y
the Router to s
y
nchronize the wireless
net
w
o
rk
.
Th
e
de
f
au
l
t
v
a
l
ue
i
s
100
.
DTIM Interval T
h
is va
l
ue
,
b
etween 1 an
d
255
,
in
d
icates
the interval o
f
the Deliver
y
Tra
ff
ic Indication Message
(DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informin
g
clients of the next window for listening to broadcast
a
nd multicast messa
g
es. When the Router has bu
ff
ered
b
roadcast or multicast messa
g
es for associated clients, it
sen
d
s t
h
e next DTIM wit
h
a DTIM Interva
l
va
l
ue. Its c
l
ients
h
ea
r
t
h
e
beaco
n
s
a
n
d
a
w
a
k
e
n
to
r
ece
iv
e
t
h
e
b
r
oadcast
a
nd multicast messages. The default value is
1
.
Fragmentation Threshold This value speci
f
ies the
m
aximum size for a packet before data is fra
g
mented
i
nto multiple packets. If
y
ou experience a high packet
error rate,
y
ou ma
y
s
l
ig
h
t
ly
increase t
h
e Fragmentation
T
hreshold. Settin
g
the Fra
g
mentation Threshold too low
m
a
y
result in poor network performance. Onl
y
minor
reduct
i
o
n
of
t
h
e
defau
l
t
v
a
l
ue
i
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
ded.
In m
ost
cases, it should remain at its default value o
f
23
4
6
.
RTS Threshold S
h
ou
ld
y
ou encounter inconsistent
d
ata
f
low, onl
y
minor reduction o
f
the de
f
ault value, 2
3
4
7
,
i
s
r
ecommended. If a network
p
acket is smaller than the
p
reset RTS t
h
res
h
o
ld
size, t
h
e RTS/CTS mec
h
anism wi
ll
n
ot
b
e ena
bl
e
d
. T
h
e Router sen
d
s Request to Sen
d
(RTS)
f
rames to a particular receivin
g
station and ne
g
otiates
the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the
wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS)
f
rame
to acknowled
g
e the ri
g
ht to be
g
in transmission. The RTS
T
hreshold value should remain at its default value o
f
23
4
7
.
C
li
c
k
S
ave Settin
gs
to apply your changes, or clic
k
Ca
n
ce
l
Ch
ange
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
S
ecurit
y
> Firewa
ll
T
he Firewal
l
screen is used to configure a firewall that can
l
f
ilter out various t
y
pes o
f
unwanted tra
ff
ic on the Router’s
l
oca
l n
et
w
o
rk
.
Security > Firewal
l
Firew
a
l
l
SPI Firewall Protection To use firewall
p
rotection,
keep the default selection, Ena
bl
e
d
.
To turn off firewall
p
rotection, select
D
i
sab
l
ed
.
Internet Filte
r
Filter Anonymous Internet Requests
T
hi
s
featu
r
e
ma
k
es
i
t
m
o
r
e
d
iffi
cu
l
t
f
o
r
outs
i
de
use
r
s
to
w
o
rk
t
h
e
ir
wa
y
into
y
our network. This feature is selecte
d
b
y
default.

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Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Deselect the feature to allow anonymous Internet
r
equests
.
Filter Multicast
M
ulticastin
g
allows
f
or multiple
transmissions to s
p
ecific reci
p
ients at the same time. I
f
m
u
l
ticasting is permitte
d
, t
h
en t
h
e Router wi
ll
a
ll
ow IP
m
ulticast packets to be
f
orwarded to the appropriate
computers. Select this feature to filter multicasting. This
f
eature is not selected b
y
de
f
ault
.
Filter Internet NAT Redirection
T
his
f
eature uses port
f
orwarding to block access to local servers from local
n
etworked computers. Select this
f
eature to
f
ilter Internet
NAT redirection. It is not selected by de
f
ault
.
Filter IDENT (Port 113)
T
his feature kee
p
s
p
ort 113 from
b
eing scanned b
y
devices outside o
f
y
our local network.
T
his
f
eature is selected by de
f
ault. Deselect this
f
eature to
disable it
.
We
b
Fi
l
ter
Proxy Use of WAN proxy servers may compromise the
Gatewa
y
’s securit
y
. Den
y
ing Prox
y
wi
ll
d
isa
bl
e access to
a
ny WAN proxy servers. Select this
f
eature to enable proxy
f
iltering. Deselect the feature to allow proxy acces
s
.
Java Java is a programming language
f
or websites. I
f
y
ou
deny Java, you run the risk o
f
not having access to Internet
sites created using this programming language. Select
this
f
eature to enable Java
f
iltering. Deselect the
f
eature
to allow Java usa
g
e
.
ActiveX
A
ctiveX is a programming language for websites.
I
f
y
ou den
y
ActiveX,
y
ou run the risk o
f
not having access to
Internet sites created usin
g
this pro
g
rammin
g
lan
g
ua
g
e.
S
elect this feature to enable ActiveX filtering. Deselect the
f
eature to allow ActiveX usage
.
Cookies
A
cookie is data stored on your computer and
u
sed by Internet sites when you interact with them. Select
this
f
eature to
f
ilter cookies. Deselect the
f
eature to allow
cookie usa
ge
.
Click
S
ave Setting
s
to apply your changes, or clic
k
C
ancel
Ch
ange
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
S
ecurity > VPN Passthroug
h
Th
eVPN Passt
h
roug
h
screen a
ll
ows
y
ou to ena
bl
e VPN
t
unnels usin
g
IPSec, PPTP, or L2TP protocols to pass throu
g
h
t
he Router’s firewall.
Security > VPN Passthrough
V
PN Passt
h
rou
gh
IPSec Passthrough
I
nternet Protoco
l
Securit
y
(IPSec) is
a
suite o
f
protocols used to implement secure exchan
g
e
of packets at the IP layer. To allow IPSec tunnels to pass
through the Router, keep the default, Ena
bl
e
d
.
PPTP Passthrough
P
oint-to-Point Tunne
l
in
g
Protoco
l
(PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be
tunne
l
e
d
t
h
roug
h
an IP networ
k
. To a
ll
ow PPTP tunne
l
s to
p
ass throu
g
h the Router, keep the de
f
ault, En
abled
.
L2TP Passthrough
L
ayer 2 Tunneling Protocol is the
m
et
h
o
d
use
d
to ena
bl
e Point-to-Point sessions via t
h
e
Internet on t
h
e La
y
er 2
l
eve
l
. To a
ll
ow L2TP tunne
l
s to pass
throu
g
h the Router, keep the default, En
ab
l
ed
.
C
l
ic
k
S
ave Sett
i
ng
s
to app
ly
y
our c
h
anges, or c
l
ic
k
C
ance
l
Ch
an
g
e
s
to cance
l
y
our c
h
anges
.
Access Restr
i
ct
io
ns > Internet Access
Th
e
I
nternet
A
ccess screen a
ll
ows
y
ou to
bl
oc
k
or a
ll
ow
speci
f
ic kinds o
f
Internet usa
g
e and tra
ff
ic, such as Internet
a
ccess, desi
g
nated services, and websites durin
g
specific
d
a
y
s an
d
times
.