ZBTlink CSW-WR246 User manual

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Manual
Mode CSW-WR246
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Tableof Contents
1. Product Overview
1.1SimplyDescription
1.2MainFeature.
1.3Specification
2. HardwareDescription
2.1ProductAppearance
2.1.1FrontPanel
2.1.2BackPanel
2.2Reboot
2.3SystemRequirements
2.4InstallCondition
3. TCP/IPSetting
4. Configuration Guide
4.1StartandLogin
4.2Status
4.2.1Overview
4.2.2Firewall
4.2.3RoutingList
4.2.4SystemLog
4.2.5KernelLog
4.2.6Processes
4.2.7RealtimeGraphs
4.3System
4.3.1System
4.3.2Administration
4.3.3Software
4.3.4Startup
4.3.5 ScheduleTasks
4.3.6 MountPoints,LEDConfiguration
4.3.7Backup/FlashFirmware
4.3.8Reboot

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4.4Service
4.4.1DynamicDNS
4.5Network
4.5.1Interfaces
4.5.2Wireless
4.5.3DHCP/DNS Hostnames,StaticRoutes
4.5.4Firewall
4.5.5QOS
4.6Log Out
4.7FlashFirmware
5.FAQ

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1. ProductOverview
n1.1SimplyDescription
CSW-WR246provide an easywaytoexpendyourwired Ethernet towireless. It works
well on gateway, and you couldconfigureit viaWeb.Itcouldmeet bothenterpriseand the
home’srequirementseconomically, itsusercouldbrowserthe internet and timeandanywhere.
It hasmulti-function ,highly-perfomanceandeasyinstall.Will beyourbest choicetobuildyour
ownWLAN.Aboutthewireless security, CSW-WR246 providesmulti-protection, supportunable
SSIDbroadcast , alsoprovide 64/128/152bitWEPencryption , supportforWPA/WPA-PSK,
WPA2/WPA2-PSK securitymechanism,inordertoprotect yourdata.Complywith802.11a/
802.11n/802.11g/ 802.11b/ 802.113/802.113u/802.11ACstandardhas300Mbps, Oursmart
antennamanagement,makestheCSW-WR246 performsmuchbetterthanothersimilarproduct
inWiFitransmissiondistance,perfectlycompitablewithothernetworkdevice.
n1.2Featuresand Specification
u1.2.1MainFeatures
ØProvide 510M/100MEthernet ports
ØDHCPserver
ØSupport RTS/CTSprotocol, ensurethecommunicationquality
ØRoamingtechnology, efficient wireless connect
ØDHCPservestaticIPaddress
ØWeb manage
u1.2.2Specification
ØComplywith802.11n/802.11g/802.11bstandard
ØSupportTCP/IP DHCP ICMPprotocol
ØAuto MDI/MDIXport
ØIndictorLED,poweradapter(12V 2.5A)
ØWorktemperature0 -40
ØOperatingHumidity：10%~90%non-condensing
2. Hardware Description
n2.1Panel Layout
u2.1.1FrontPanel

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Pic2-1Front Panel
IndictorLED(Will adjust withthe specificmode)
Indictor LED Description Function
POWER PowerLED KeepON-Powerin
KeepOff-NoPower
PCIE PCIE Flashing-PCIE modulework
KeepOff-PCIE modulenot work
LAN LANLED
On-The relevantport connect
Off-Noconnecttothe relevant
port
Flashing-Datatransmission on
the relevantport
WLAN WifiLED Off -Wireless function unable
On-Wireless functionenable
u2.1.2BackPanel

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Pic2-2Back Panel
Port(Will adjust withthespecificmode)
Port Description Function
DC PowerPort Connect thesuppliedpower
adapter.
LAN LANPort (RJ45) Connect tothedevicesinthe
LAN, suchasHUB, switchesor
PC
WAN WANPort (RJ45) Connect totheWANdevice, data
exchangewiththe internet
Button(Will adjust withthe specificmode)
Button Description Function
RESET/WPS RESET/WPS
Multi-function button
Rest: Press for8seconds
WPS: Press onetimes.
Antenna 4*5Dbiomniexternal
antenna Wireless datatransferand receive
n2.2 Rest
If you want torest tothefactorydefaultsettings, pleasereferthebelowsteps
1)Toplugthepoweradapter.
2)Whenthe routerworks normally, press theREST/WPS buttonfor8seconds.
3)All the router’sLEDswilloffandthen on again, wait until it worknormally.
4)Whenabove3stepsdone, the routerwill rest tothefactorydefault setting.

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Warming:
Beforestepsfinishing, don tcutthepoweroff, or itwill breakyour router.
n2.3SystemRequirements.
ØNetworkcardand Ethernet cable
ØTCP/TPnetsoftware(Windows95 orhigherversion haspre-install)
ØIE 5.0orhigherversion
n2.4 Install Condition
When you install therouter, pleasereferthebelow
ØPut the devicehorizontally
ØKeepawayfromanyheatdevice
ØDonotput it insomeplacewhichistoodirtyortoo humidity.
Remark:
Theenvironmentwill effectthetransferdistance , recommendusing environment:
Temperature: 0~40 ,Humidity: 10%~95%RH
3. TCP/IPConfiguration
Beforeusingthedevice, you needtoconfigurethenetworkcorrectly, thismanualisbased
on the Windows2000/XP, the IPofthedeviceis192.168.1.1, subnetmask is255.255.255.0.
Firstly, connect yourPCtotheLANport, and thenyou canconfigurethe IPof yourPCin2
ways.
²SettheIP
Set yourPC’sIPas192.168.1.xxx(xxxcouldbe anynumberin2~254),subnetmask
tobe255.255.255.0,default gateway192.168.1.1,DNS server192.168.1.1
²AutosettheIPbytheDHCPserver.
Set the TCP/IPto “automaticallyget IPaddress”, aftersetting, you couldusethe
Pingcommand tocheckifthedevicehasconnectedtothePC. Foran example,in
Windows2000, run thecmd.exe, and the enterping192.168.1.1Ifthe screenshowsas
the below, meansOK,the deviceconnectedtothePC.
If it showsasbelow, it meansfail

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When itfailstoconnect, you couldcheck asbelow.
1)：If thehardwareconnectinright way?
>>TherelevantLEDtothePCmustbeon
2)：If yourPC’sTCP/IPsetsright?
>>IftheIPofthedevice is192.168.1.1, your PC sIPmustbe192.168.1.xxx(xxxshould
be2~253)
4. ConfigurationGuide
n4.1Startand Login
Therouterprovide the UI basedonthe IE, thissolutioncouldworkinanyMSWindows,
MacintoshorUNIXsystem. Runthebrowser, unablethe VPN(ifthe VPNisworking), and then
inputthe192.168.1.1inbrowser.Afterdoingthat, you will see theloginpage, you shouldenterit
astheadminister, whichmeansyou shouldentertheusername: root /Password: admin,and
thenclick the “login”
ThesystemoftheZBT-CSW-WR246 isOpenWrt

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4-1Loginwebpage
When everythinggoeswell, the browserwill showasthe4-2.Thereareseveraltag, click
sometag, you couldconfigurerelevantfunction settings.
4-2
I will explaineachmenu.
n4.2us
u4.2.1Overview

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Click the “Overview”You couldcheck the runninginformation, included system
information,Memory, network, DHCPleases,wireless and associatestations,as4.2.1
4.2.1Status
ØSystem: Routername, Routermodel,Firmwareversion,Kernelversion,LocalTime,Uptime,
Loadaverage.
ØMemory:Totalavailable, Free, Caches, Buffered
ØNetwork:The connection statusof theWANport.
ØDHCPLeases:Showthe IPaddress ,MAC,and theLeasetime
ØWireless:It isaboutthe wireless status,willincluded SSID, Mode,WorkChannel,Bitrates,
the MACofthe wireless interface, the Encryption of thetransmission.
ØAssociate: Showsthe statusof all thedeviceconnect totherouterviaWireless
u4.2.2Firewall
Click the firewall tag, you couldcheck the firewall statusof thedevice

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4.2.2
u4.2.3Routing List
Click the status-routes,you couldcheck the routinglist of thedevice, thecurrentlyactiveon
the device.
4.2.3
u4.2.4System Log
Click theSystemLog, you couldcheck the runningstatusandthe operatehistory

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4.2.4
u4.2.5KernelLog
Click the KernelLog, you couldcheck someinformation aboutthedevice’ssystem
u4.2.6Processes
Click theprogresses,you couldcheck anoverviewovercurrentlyrunningsystemprocessesand
their status.SuchasCPUusage, Memoryusage.You couldhangup,terminateoreven kill the
program, dependsonyourrequirements.

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Asthe4.2.6
4.2.6
u4.2.7Realtime Graphs
Click the RealtimeGraphs,you couldcheck the load,traffic, wireless andconnectionof the
device.
图4.2.7
u4.3.1System
Click the Systemtag, you couldcheck and edit somebasicinformation of thedevice,
includingLocaltime, Hostname, timezone.

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4.3.1
u4.3.2Administration
You can edittheadministratorpasswordforaccessingthe device
u4.3.3Software
Click the softwarepage, you coulddownload and install the package , donot operateit
without aprofessionalengineer.
u4.3.4Startup
Click totheStartuppage,You can enableordisableinstalledinit scriptshere. Changeswill
appliedafteradevicereboot, do notoperateit without aprofessionalengineer.
u4.3.5ScheduleTasks

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Thisisthe systemcrontabinwhichscheduled tasks can be defined. do notoperateit
without aprofessionalengineer.
u4.3.6 MountPoints,LEDConfiguration
Dosomeeditionaboutthe system, do notoperateit without aprofessionalengineer.
u4.3.7Backup/FlashFirmware
You couldupgradethe firmwareorbackupit inthispage,asbelow.
4.3.7
u4.3.8Reboot
Selectmenu systemtorestart,you canrestart yourdevice.
When you click theReboottag, thedevicewillreboot.
n4.4.Service
u4.4.1DynamicDNS
DynamicDNS allowsthat yourroutercanbereachedwithafixed hostnamewhilehavinga
dynamicallychangingIPaddress
n4.5Network
u4.5.1Interfaces
Click the Interfacetag,you couldcheck the wired port’sstatusand edit it.

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4.5.1
u4.5.2Wireless
Click the Interfacetag,you couldcheck the wireless port’sstatusandeditit.
4.5.2
u4.5.3DHCP/DNS、Hostnames, StaticRoutes,
You couldeditthesesettinginrelevantpage.do notoperateitwithout aprofessional
engineer.
u4.5.4Firewall
Thefirewall createszonesoveryournetworkinterfacestocontrolnetworktrafficflow
Pic4.5.4
u4.5.5QOS
WithQoS you can prioritizenetworktrafficselectedbyaddresses,portsorservices.

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Pic4.5.5
n4.6Log out
Click the LogOut tag,you will logout the website.
Moredetailsaboutthesystem. Pleasereferthe https://openwrt.org/
n4.7FlashFirmware
Operatethiskeeptherouterconnectingcomputerstatus.
First, usesharpitemPressingthe RESETbutton as “Picture1”below, then poweron therouter.
Second,setthe computerTCP/IP intostaticIP192.168.1.X(Xmeansanynumberbetween 2to
255 )andSubnetmaskinto255.255.255.0
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Third,keyin192.168.1.1intobrowser, comeinto “Firmwarerecoverypage”asbelowpic.
(thissystemdevelopedbasedonChinese,sothe pageshowsChineseword)
Click “Brower ”button findthefirmware “root_uImage.uImage”fromyourcomputer,doubleclick
“root_uImage.uImage”tohangonit. Then click “刷新固件”tostart uploading
(Duringuploadingtime,don’tmoveorpoweroffthe router!! Otherwisewillcausethe router
dead!!)

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About100seconds,thefileuploadsuccess will show“升级完毕”asbelowpictureshow.And
the routerwill automaticrestart

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Fourth,Set thecomputerTCP/IP intoautomaticobtainIP