SWEEX LW150 User manual
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LW150 Sweex Wireless 150N Router
Please notice! On the included CD-ROM you will find the Setup Wizard. This easy install procedure will show you how
to setup the router step-by-step.
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Package contents
In this package you will find:
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Terminology list
This manual will contain a number of technical terms. It is important to know what they mean before you begin
installing and configuring the router.
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Product description
Front
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There are three ways of installing the router:
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Simple setup
Simple setup is done in 7 steps:
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Advanced setup
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Configuration 3: PPTP
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Configuration 5: Static IP
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Wireless network configuration
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Method 1: WPA
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Method 3: WEP
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ADDRESSES4HEADDRESSESTHEROUTERITSELFANDBROADCASTADDRESSMAYALSONOTBEUSED
Port forwarding (virtual server) and DMZ setup
&ORCERTAINAPPLICATIONSDEVICESANDSERVERSITMAYBENECESSARYSOSETUPPORTFORWARDINGFORTHEMTOOPERATEPROPERLYBEHINDTHEROUTERSFIREWALL
4HISISBECAUSEBYDEFAULTTHEFIREWALLBLOCKSALLINCOMINGCONNECTIONSANDALLOWSONLYOUTGOINGCONNECTIONS&ORTECHNICALREASONSTHEBUILTIN
FIREWALLISINHERENTTOTHEROUTINGFUNCTIONANDCANNOTBEDISABLEDCOMPLETELY
0ORTFORWARDINGINSTRUCTSTHEROUTERTOACCEPTANINCOMINGCONNECTIONONACERTAINPORTANDFORWARDITTOTHE)0ADDRESSOFADEVICEINYOURLOCAL
NETWORK0LEASENOTETHATUSEOFTHETERMPORTINTHISCHAPTERREFERSTO4#0OR5$0PORTSANDISNOTRELATEDTOTHEPHYSICAL7!.AND,!.PORTSATTHE
BACKOFTHEROUTER
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4OSETUPPORTFORWARDINGLOGINTOTHEROUTERASDESCRIBEDINTHEh!DVANCEDSETUPvCHAPTERANDCLICKh6IRTUAL3ERVERvnh0ORT2ANGE&ORWARDINGvIN
THEMENUONTHELEFT9OUWILLSEETHEFOLLOWINGSCREEN
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SELECTTHEDESIREDPROTOCOLCHECKTHEh%NABLEvCHECKBOXANDCLICKTHEh!PPLYvBUTTON4OFORWARDMULTIPLEADJACENTPORTSATONCEJUSTENTERTHEFIRST
PORTINTHEh3TART0ORTvFIELDANDTHELASTPORTINTHEh%ND0ORTFIELDv
)TISNOTPOSSIBLETOFORWARDMORETHANPORTRANGES
&ORA$-:CLICKh$-:vINTHEMENUONTHELEFTENTERTHE)0ADDRESSOFTHEDEVICECHECKTHEh%NABLEvCHECKBOXANDCLICKTHEh!PPLYvBUTTON
!"#$%&'()*(+&%#,-)..///#1 012#%2%3///#45%6
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Traffic Control
4RAFFICCONTROLISALSOKNOWNAShBANDWIDTHMANAGEMENTv)TALLOWSYOUTOARTIFICIALLYRESTRICTBANDWIDTHFORONEORMOREDEVICESONYOURNETWORK
4HISCANBEUSEFULWHENFOREXAMPLEYOUNEEDTORESERVEBANDWIDTHFORA6/)0PHONEORYOUWANTTORESTRICTTHEBANDWIDTHAVAILABLETOPEERTO
PEERAPPLICATIONS
4OSETUP4RAFFIC#ONTROLLOGINTOTHEROUTERASDESCRIBEDINTHEh!DVANCEDSETUPvCHAPTERCLICKh4RAFFIC#ONTROLvINTHEMENUONTHELEFTANDCHECKTHE
h%NABLEvCHECKBOX9OUWILLSEETHEFOLLOWINGSCREEN
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ORUSEASPEEDTESTINGWEBSITETOMEASUREYOURBANDWIDTHANDLOWERTHEOUTCOMEBY.EXTYOUCANSTARTCREATINGRULES%NTERTHEDESIRED
PORTSANDPROTOCOLSTHATTHERULESHOULDAPPLYTOORSELECTAPREDEFINEDSERVUCEANDSETTHE)0ADDRESSOFYOURDEVICEORAN)0RANGEFORMULTIPLE
DEVICESANDSETTHEDESIREDGUARANTEEDANDMAXIMUMBANDWIDTH.EXTCLICKTHEh!PPLYvCHECKBOXANDCLICKTHEh!DDvBUTTONTOADDTHERULE7HEN
DONEADDINGRULESCLICKTHEh!PPLYvBUTTON
.OTE7HENAPPLYINGTRAFFICCONTROLRULESTOACERTAINDEVICEITISADVISABLETOGIVEITASTATIC$(#0)0ADDRESSFIRST/THERWISETHEDEVICEMAYCHANGE
)0ADDRESSANDTHERULEWILLNOLONGERAPPLYORAPPLYTOADIFFERENTCOMPUTERINSTEAD
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4OSETUPTHE#LIENT&ILTERLOGINTOTHEROUTERASDESCRIBEDINTHEh!DVANCEDSETUPvCHAPTERANDh3ECURITY3ETTINGSvINTHEMENUONTHELEFTAND
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POLICIES
.OTE7HENAPPLYINGA#LIENTFILTERINGPOLICYTOACERTAINDEVICEITISADVISABLETOGIVEITASTATIC$(#0)0ADDRESSFIRST/THERWISETHEDEVICEMAY
CHANGE)0ADDRESSANDTHEPOLICYWILLNOLONGERAPPLYORAPPLYTOADIFFERENTCOMPUTERINSTEAD
Troubleshooting
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s 4HE#$7IZARDCANNOTCONNECTTOTHEROUTERAND)CANNOTACCESSTHEROUTERAThttp://192.168.15.1/. Windows
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Windows XP
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)NTHECONTROLPANELCLICKh.ETWORKAND)NTERNET#ONNECTIONSANDOPENTHEh.ETWORK#ONNECTIONSvICON)FYOURCONTROLPANELISIN#LASSIC6IEW
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