SWEEX LW310V2 User manual
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LW310V2 Sweex Wireless 300N 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.
• DonotexposetheSweexWireless300NRoutertoextremetemperatures.Donotplacethedeviceindirectsunlightorinthedirectvicinityof
heatingelements.
• DonotusetheSweexWireless300NRouterinextremelymoistordustysurroundings.
• Protectthedeviceagainstpowerfulshocksandfalls–theymaydamagetheinternalelectronics.
• Neverattempttoopenthedeviceyourself,therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Openingthedevicewillcausethewarrantytolapse.
Package contents
In this package you will find:
• Wireless300Nrouter
• Poweradapter
• Networkcable
• CD-ROMwithdriver,softwareandthismanual
Ifyoufindthatanyofthepackagecontentsaremissing,pleasereturnthepackagetothesalespointwhereitwasbought.
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.
• Router:Thisistheproductyouhavejustbought.Arouteractsasaboundarybetweentwonetworks,WANandLAN.
• Networkcable.Anetworkcableisusedforconnectingnetworkdevicessuchascomputers,modemsandrouters.Youmayalreadyhavesucha
cable,thecableinthepackagecontentsisintendedtoconnecttheroutertoyourmodem.
• ISP:InternetServiceProvider,thisisthecompanythatsuppliesyouyourInternetconnection.
• Broadbandmodem:Fromhereon:modem.YourmodemisthedeviceyoualreadyhaveorthathasbeensuppliedtoyoubyyourISPthat
currentlyprovidesyourinternetconnection.ThetwomostcommonmodemtypesarecablemodemsandADSLmodems,butotherkindsof
modemsalsoexist.
• LAN:LANstandsfor“LocalAreaNetwork”,inthecaseofthisrouter,theLANconsistsofthefouryellowportsandthewirelessnetwork.Withthe
router,allyourcomputerswillformasingleLAN.
• WAN:WANstandsfor“WideAreaNetwork”,inmostcasesthismeanstheInternet.
• Wirelesssecurity:Bydefault,therouter’swirelessnetworkisnotsecured.Thismeansthatanyoneinrange(includingyourneighbours)can
connecttothenetworkanduseyourinternetconnection.Wirelesssecurityprotectsyournetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.
SweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwirelessnetworkafterinstallationusingeithertheWPAorWPSmethodsexplainedfurtheroninthe
“securingyourwirelessnetwork”chapterofthismanual.
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Product description
Front
1. PowerLED: Thislightindicatesthattherouterreceivespower.
2. SYSLED: AconstantlyblinkingSYSlightindicatescorrectfunctioningoftherouter.
3. WPSLED: Whenthislightblinks,itispossibletoconnecttotherouterwithaWPSenableddevice.Formoreinformation,see
thechapter:“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”.
4. WLANLED: Thislightindicatesthatthewirelessnetworkisactive.Aflickeringlightindicateswirelessactivity.
5. LANPort1-4LED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectiononthecorrespondingLANport.Aflickeringlightindicatesnetworkactivity.
6. WANPortLED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectionontheWANport.AflickeringlightindicatesWANactivity.
Back
1. ACpowerinput: Connectthesuppliedpoweradaptertothisinput.Iftheadapterislostitcanbereplacedbyasimilarmodelwith9V
ACoutputand1.2Acurrentrating
2. WANport: ConnectthenetworkcablecomingfromyourISPmodemtothisport.UponasuccessfulWANconnection,theWAN
lightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.Thisisaprerequisiteforinternetaccess.
3. LANport1-4: Youcanconnectanetworkcablecomingfromacomputertothisport.Whenthecomputeristurnedonthe
correspondinglightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.
4. WPSbutton: ThisbuttonactivatesWPSwirelesssecurity.FormoreinformationonWPS,seethechapter“Securingyourwireless
network”.Thisbuttonalsofunctionsastheresetbutton,formoreinformationontheresetprocedurerefertothe
troubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
Installing the router
There are three ways of installing the router:
• TheInstallationWizardprogramincludedontheCD
• TheSimplesetupdescribedinthismanual
• TheAdvancedsetupalsodescribedinthismanual.
Thewizardandsimplesetupassumedefaultsettingsandwillworkformostusers.Ifyouareanadvanceduserorifyouknowwhichsetupmethod
yourISPrequires,youmayproceedtotheadvancedsetupimmediately.
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Simple setup
Simple setup is done in 7 steps:
1. Disconnectthepowertoyourmodem.Ifoneormorecomputerswereconnectedtoyourmodemusinganetworkcable,disconnectthem.
2. UsetheincludednetworkcabletoconnectyourmodemtotheblueWANportoftherouter.Donotconnectanycomputersyet!
3. Connectthepowertoyourmodemandwaituntilitslightsindicatenormaloperation
4. Connectthepowertotherouter,andwait1minutetogivetheroutertimetostartupandconfigureitself.Thisisimportant!
5. Ifyouhaveanycomputersorotherdevicesthatwerealreadyconnectedbyanetworkcable,youcannowconnectthesecablestotheyellow
LANportsoftherouter.
6. Waitanotherminute.Yourrouterisnowinstalled!Wiredcomputersnowhaveinternetaccess,forwirelesscomputersoneadditionalstepis
required,followtheinstructionsbelowfortheWindowsversionyouhave.
Connecting to a wireless network
• WindowsXP:Rightclickonyourwirelessadapter’siconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”:
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Awindowtitled“Chooseawirelessnetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectthe“SweexLW310V2”entry,clickthe“Connect”buttonand
followtheinstructionsonscreen:
• WindowsVista:RightclickontheNetwork&SharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen,andclick“Connecttoanetwork”:
Awindowtitled“Connecttoanetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectthe“SweexLW310V2”entry,clickthe“Connect”buttonandfollow
theinstructionsonscreen:
Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnearthenetworkandthetext:“Thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirements
ofthenetwork”,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
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IfyouhaveWindowsVistawithServicePack2orFeaturePackforWirelessinstalledandyouareconnectingtherouterforthefirsttime,Vista
willallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.Afterconnectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen.
EnterthePINcodeonthelabelonthebottomofyourrouterandclick“Next”:
Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetwork,enterasecuritykeyandclick“Next”tobeginconfiguringthe
router:
Note:Itisveryimportantthatyouwritedownthesecuritykeyandkeepitinasecureplace,itisrequiredtoaddolder,non-WPSenableddevices
(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskipthe“Wirelessnetwork
configuration”and“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”chaptersofthismanual.
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• Windows7:Windows7willindicatewhenwirelessnetworksareavailable.Youcanrecognisethisbythefollowingiconinthebottom-rightof
yourscreen:
Note:Ifyouseeasmallredcrossthroughtheicon,nonetworksareinrangeofyourcomputer.Pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingsectionofthis
manualifthisisthecase.
Clicktheiconandalistofwirelessnetworkswillappear,selectthe“SweexLW310V2network,checkthe“ConnectAutomatically”checkbox,
click“Connect”andfollowtheinstructionson-screen:
Whenyouconnectforthefirsttime,Windows7willallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.After
connectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen:
Afterclicking“OK”youwillbeaskedforthePINcodeofyourrouter.Youcanfindthiscodeprintedonthelabelonthebottomoftherouter.Fill
inthecodeandclick“Next”:
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Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetworkandclicknexttobeginconfiguringtherouter:
Note:ThedefaultsecuritymethodwiththissetupprocedureisWPA2.IfadeviceinyournetworkdoesnotsupportWPA2,youcanchangethe
securitymethodbyclickingthe“Advanced”button.
Whentherouterisconfigured,youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Note:Itisveryimportantthatyouwritedownthesecuritykeyandkeepitinasecureplace,itisrequiredtoaddolder,non-WPSenableddevices
(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskipthe“Wirelessnetwork
configuration”and“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”chaptersofthismanual.
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Advanced setup
AdvancedsetupcanbedonewhenyouknowexactlywhichsettingsyourISPrequiresorwhenthesimplesetupfails.
Thereare6possibleconfigurations.Wehavelistedthemwithinstructionsonhowtoconfigurethem.Toknowwhichsettingmatchesthesettings
requiredbyyourISP,lookatthelistofprovidersfurtheroninthismanual.ThelistismadeoutofISP’sandtheircorrespondingservices.Behindeach
serviceislistedtherequiredsetting.
Note:Ifanyofthesettingsbelowdonotworkimmediately,itisrecommendedtopowerdownyourmodem,waitafewminutesandthenconnect
thepowertoyourmodemagain.
Logging in to the router:
Foradvancedsetup,itisrequiredthatyoulogintotheroutertomanuallyconfigureitcorrectlyforyourinternetconnection.Tologintotherouter,
startInternetExplorer,emptytheaddressbarandenter:http://192.168.31.1/,thenpressEnter.Thefollowingwindowshouldappear:
Enter“sweex”asusernameand“mysweex”aspassword,thenclickOK.Ifyouareunabletologin,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionof
thismanual.Thefollowingscreenshouldappear.Clicknexttostarttheadvancedsetup.Ifyouseeadifferentscreen,click“InternetConfiguration”
inthemenuontheleft:
YoushouldseetheInternetConfigurationWizardscreen:
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Youcannowproceedwiththeadvancedsetupusingoneoftheconfigurationsdescribedfurtheron.
Checking if the router is successfully connected to the internet
Forconfigurations1–4,itispossibletocheckintherouterifyouhaveaworkinginternetconnection.Afterapplyingtheconfiguration,therouter
willprocessthechangesandtakeyoutothe“SystemStatus”page.Ifthisdoesnothappen,youcanclick“SystemStatus”inthemenuontheleft.
Thestatuspagelooksasfollows:
Whentherouterhassuccessfullyconnectedtotheinternet,itwilldisplay“InternetConnection:Connected”
Configuration 1: DHCP with MAC address clone
CertainISP’srequireaspecificMACaddresstobeconnectedtotheirmodem.IfthisisthecaseforyourISP,itispossibletoclonetheMACaddress
fromyourcomputertotherouter’sWANport,sothatyourISPwillaccepttherouterontheirnetwork.
Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe
connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.
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Clickthe“DynamicIP/DHCP”button,youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Clickthe“CloneMACAddress”button.YoushouldseetheMACAddresschange.Thenclickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”
Configuration 2: PPPoE
IfyourISPrequiresthePPPoEconnectiontype,clickthe“PPPoE”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Enteryouraccountname(username)thathasbeenprovidedtoyoubyyourISPinthe“Account”fieldandthecorrespondingpasswordinthe
“Password”field.CloneyourMACaddressonlyifthisisrequiredbyyourISP.
Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe
connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.
Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.
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Configuration 3: PPTP
IfyourISPrequiresthePPTPconnectiontype,clickthe“PPTP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.
Configuration 4: L2TP
L2TPisverysimilartoPPTP.IfyourISPrequirestheL2TPconnectiontype,clickthe“L2TP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.
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Configuration 5: Static IP
Toconfiguretherouter’sWANportforastaticIPaddress,clickthe“StaticIP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,cloneyourMACaddressonlyifthisisrequiredbyyourISP.
Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe
connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.
Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.
Configuration 6: 802.1x
Toconfiguretherouter’sWANportfora802.1xbasedauthenticatedconnection,clickthe“802.1X”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Filloutallfieldsasrequired.Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.
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Wireless network configuration
Itisrecommendedtoonlyadjustwirelesssettingsfromacomputerconnectedtotherouterbynetworkcable,especiallywhenchangingwireless
securitysettings.Thiswillpreventtheconnectionfrombeinglostifyouaccidentallyapplyincorrectsettings.
Toadjustthewirelessnetworkconfiguration,firstlogintotherouterasdescribedinthe“AdvancedSetup”chapter,thenclick“WirelessNetwork”in
themenuontheleftside.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
SSID
ThemostimportantsettinginthisscreenistheSSID,thisisthenameofyourwirelessnetwork,usedforidentificationpurposes.WhenSSID
broadcastisenabled,youandeveryoneelseinrangeofyournetworkcanseethenameinthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks.
ItisrecommendedthatyouchangetheSSID,thedefaultSSID“SweexLW310V2”cancauseconflictsifmultipleroutersofthismodelareinrange
ofeachother.WhenchangingtheSSID,youwillneedtoconnecttoyourwirelessnetworkagainasdescribedinthechapter“Connectingtoa
wirelessnetwork”.
Channel
TheChannelsettingcontrolsthefrequencyonwhichtheroutertransmitsitswirelesssignal.Withthedefaultoption,“AutoSelect”,therouterwill
scanallchannelswhenpoweredupandautomaticallyselectthechannelwiththebestsignalconditions.Changingthechannelisonlyrecommended
whenyouexperiencepoorwirelessperformanceoftherouter.
Other settings
Thesesettingsareforexpertsonlyandnormallydonotneedtobechanged.Thedefaultsettingsprovideanoptimalmixbetweenperformanceand
compatibility.Thisalsoappliestotheadvancedsettingspageaccessibleinthemenuontheleft.
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Afterchanginganyofthesettings,clickthe“Apply”buttontoapplythechanges.
Securing your wireless network
Wirelesssecurityprotectsyourwirelessnetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.Sweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwireless
network.Securingyournetworkshouldonlybedoneafterinternetaccessthroughtherouterhassuccessfullybeensetup.
Therearethreemethodsforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork:
• WPA/WPA2isamanualmethodofsecuringyournetwork.Youconfigureasecuritykeyandonlydeviceswiththiskeycanaccessthenetwork.
Youhavetomanuallyenterthekeyineachdevicethatyouwanttograntaccess.WPAissupportedbyWindowsXPServicePack2andnewer
andbymostotherdevices.Itiscurrentlytherecommendedmethodforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork.WPA2isanupgradetoWPAandrequires
atleastWindowsXPServicePack3.
• WPSisbuiltontopofWPAandenablesautomaticconfigurationandexchangeofWPAkeysthroughaPINcodeorthesimplepushofabutton.
WPSissupportedbyWindowsVistaServicePack2andWindows7.UnderWindowsXP,WPSsupportisdependentonsoftwareorutilities
providedbythemanufacturerofyourwirelessnetworkadapter.
• Someolderdevices,from2005orbeforeandinsomecasesWindows98,ME,2000andolderWindowsXPversions(beforeServicePack2)
maynotsupportWPA,inthiscaseyouwillhavetofallbacktotheolderWEPmethodforwirelesssecurity.WEPisnotrecommendedfornormal
operationsinceitisnolongerconsideredfullysecurebytoday’sstandards.
TheSecuritySettingspagecanbeaccessedbyclicking“WirelessNetwork”–“SecuritySetings”inthemenuontheleftside.
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Method 1: WPA
SecuringyournetworkwithWPAisdonein2steps:
1. Selectthefollowingsettings:
SecurityMode:“MixedWPA/WPA2Personal”
WPAAlgorithms:TKIP&AES
PassPhrase:Hereyouhavetosetthesecuritykey(password)foryourwirelessnetwork.Thisshouldbeadifficulttoguesswordorphrase.The
minimumlengthforthepassphraseis8characters.Wealsorecommendyoutowritethepassphrasedownandstoreitneartherouter.Ifthe
passphraseislostyoupleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
2. Whenfinished,clickthe“Apply”button.Ifyouwereconnectedwirelessly,youwillnowobservethatyourconnectionislost.Followthesteps
describedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”sectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.
Method 2: WPS
Forthismethodnoadditionalsettingsarerequired,simplypushtheWPSbuttonatthebackoftherouter.Afterafewseconds,theWPSlightatthe
frontoftherouterwillstarttoblink.Aslongasthelightblinks,youareabletoconnectyourWPSenableddevicetotherouter.Afterasuccessful
connection,theWPSlightwillstopblinking.ToconnectanotherWPSenableddevice,simplypushthebuttonagainbeforeconnecting.
AfteraWPSsecuredconnectionhasbeensetupforthefirsttime,allpreviouslyconnecteddeviceswilllosetheirconnection.Youwillhaveto
connectthemusingthesameWPSmethodorbymanuallyenteringtheWPAkeyasdescribedbelow.
Toconnectanon-WPSdevicetoaWPSsecuredrouter,click“WirelessNetwork”-“WPSSettings”inthemenuontheleftside,the“WPSKey
(ASCII)”istheWPAkeyyoucanuseforconnectingnon-WPSenableddevices.
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Method 3: WEP
SecuringyournetworkwithWEPisdonein2steps:
1. Selectthefollowingsettings:
SecurityMode:“MixedWEP”
DefaultKey:“Key1”
WEPKey1:Hereyouhavetosetthesecuritykey(password)foryourwirelessnetwork.Thisshouldbeadifficulttoguess5lettercombination,
or,ifyouchangethekeymodefrom“ASCII”to“HEX”,a10digitcode.WealsorecommendyoutowritetheWEPkeydownandstoreitnear
therouter.Ifthekeyislostyoupleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
2. Whenfinished,clickthe“Apply”button.Ifyouwereconnectedwirelessly,youwillnowobservethatyourconnectionislost.Followthesteps
describedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”sectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.
Advanced features
Inthischapterwewilldescribesomeoftheadvancedfeaturesintherouter.Thefollowingsectionsassumebasicknowledgeofcomputernetworking
technologyandterminology.
Static DHCP
Bydefault,therouterdynamicallyassignsIPaddressestoallconnecteddevicesthroughtheDHCPprotocol.Thisisthemostuser-friendlymethod
ofnetworkconfigurationbutitcanalsoleadtoIPaddressesthatchangeovertimeorwhenadevicereconnects.Incertaincasesthisisundesirable
behaviour,forexamplewhenyouuseportforwardingitisnecessaryforthedevice’sIPaddresstoremainconstant.Onepossiblesolutionisto
configureastaticIPaddressinthedeviceitselfbutthiscancauseproblemswhenyoualsousethedeviceonothernetworks.Anothersolutionisto
instructtheroutertoalwaysassignthesameIPaddresstothedevice.ThisiscalledstaticDHCPorDHCPaddressreservation.
TosetupstaticDHCPforadevice,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterandclick“DHCPServer”–“DHCPList&
Binding”inthemenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
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ToconfigureadeviceforastaticDHCPaddress,filloutthedesiredaddressandthedevice’scorrespondingMACaddressintheStaticIPsection,then
clickthe“Add”buttonand“Apply”.LookatthelisttoseetheIPandMACaddressesofallautomaticallyconfigureddevicescurrentlyactiveonyour
network.
Note:DonotassignstaticDHCPaddressesintherange192.168.31.100to192.168.31.200!Thisrangeisalreadyusedfordynamicallyassigned
addresses.Theaddresses192.168.31.1(therouteritself)and192.168.31.255(broadcastaddress)mayalsonotbeused.
Port forwarding (virtual server) and DMZ setup
Forcertainapplications,devicesandservers,itmaybenecessarysosetupportforwardingforthemtooperateproperlybehindtherouter’sfirewall.
Thisisbecausebydefault,thefirewallblocksallincomingconnectionsandallowsonlyoutgoingconnections.Fortechnicalreasonsthebuilt-in
firewallisinherenttotheroutingfunctionandcannotbedisabledcompletely.
PortforwardinginstructstheroutertoacceptanincomingconnectiononacertainportandforwardittotheIPaddressofadeviceinyourlocal
network.PleasenotethatuseofthetermportinthischapterreferstoTCPorUDPportsandisnotrelatedtothephysicalWANandLANportsatthe
backoftherouter.
DMZisaspecialcaseofportforwardingwheretherouterisinstructedtoforwardallincomingconnectionstothespecifiedaddress.
Tosetupportforwarding,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterandclick“VirtualServer”–“PortRangeForwarding”in
themenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Toforwardasingleport,enterthedesiredportnumbertwiceinthefirstemptyrule,entertheIPaddressthattheportshouldbeforwardedtoand
selectthedesiredprotocol,checkthe“Enable”checkboxandclickthe“Apply”button.Toforwardmultipleadjacentportsatonce,justenterthefirst
portinthe“StartPort”fieldandthelastportinthe“EndPortfield”.
Itisnotpossibletoforwardmorethan10portranges.
ForaDMZ,click“DMZ”inthemenuontheleft,entertheIPaddressofthedevice,checkthe“Enable”checkboxandclickthe“Apply”button.
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Traffic Control
Trafficcontrolisalsoknownas“bandwidthmanagement”.Itallowsyoutoartificiallyrestrictbandwidthforoneormoredevicesonyournetwork.
Thiscanbeusefulwhen,forexample,youneedtoreservebandwidthforaVOIPphoneoryouwanttorestrictthebandwidthavailabletopeer-to-
peerapplications.
TosetupTrafficControl,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapter,click“TrafficControl”inthemenuontheleftandcheckthe
“Enable”checkbox.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
FirstentertheWANuploadbandwidthanddownloadbandwidthinkbps.Asarule,takethespeedsadvertisedbyyourISPandlowerthemby10%
oruseaspeedtestingwebsitetomeasureyourbandwidth,andlowertheoutcomeby5%.Nextyoucanstartcreatingrules.Enterthedesired
port(s)andprotocol(s)thattheruleshouldapplytoorselectapredefinedservuce,andsettheIPaddressofyourdeviceoranIPrangeformultiple
devicesandsetthedesiredguaranteedandmaximumbandwidth.Nextclickthe“Apply”checkboxandclickthe“Add”buttontoaddtherule.When
doneaddingrules,clickthe“Apply”button.
Note:Whenapplyingtrafficcontrolrulestoacertaindevice,itisadvisabletogiveitastaticDHCPIPaddressfirst.Otherwisethedevicemaychange
IPaddressandtherulewillnolongerapply,orapplytoadifferentcomputerinstead.
Client filtering
Clientfilteringallowsyoutoselectivelydisableinternetaccessfordevices,basedonatimeschedule.
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TosetuptheClientFilter,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterand,“SecuritySettings”inthemenuontheleftand
checkthe“Enable”checkbox.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:
Intheaboveexample,allaccesstotheinternetisblockedfrom22:00onwards,until07:00inthemorning.Thereisamaximumof10access
policies.
Note:WhenapplyingaClientfilteringpolicytoacertaindevice,itisadvisabletogiveitastaticDHCPIPaddressfirst.Otherwisethedevicemay
changeIPaddressandthepolicywillnolongerapply,orapplytoadifferentcomputerinstead.
Troubleshooting
Thischapterofthemanualwillexplainanumberofcommonissuesthatyoumayrunintoandpossiblesolutions.
• TheCDWizardcannotconnecttotherouterandIcannotaccesstherouterathttp://192.168.31.1/. Windows
indicates that I have a working network connection.
• ThisissuemayarisefromincorrectIPsettingsonyourcomputer.Youcancheckandadjustyoursettingsasfollows:
Windows XP
1. Clickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ControlPanel”
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2. Inthecontrolpanel,click“NetworkandInternetConnectionsandopenthe“NetworkConnections”icon.IfyourcontrolpanelisinClassicView,
youmayopenthe“NetworkConnections”iconstraightaway.
3. RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexamplethe“LocalAreaConnection”,andclick“Properties”from
thecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps3to6foreachconnection.
4. Theconnection’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selectthe“InternetProtocol”fromthelistofitemsandclickthe“Properties”Button:
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