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    Wireless N 300 Green Router Model # AR686W User ’ s Manual Ve r. 1 A[...]

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    Copyright Copyright © Airlink101, 201 1. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, st ored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any fo rm or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the pri[...]

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    T able of Content s CHAPTER 1 PRODU CT INFOR MA TION .................................................................................................. ............ 1 1.1 I NTRODUCTION A ND SAFETY INFORMA TIO N ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ........[...]

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    3.4.7 Schedule Rule ............................................................................................................ ................................84 3.5 T OOLBOX ........................................................................................................................................................... 86 3.5.1 V iew Lo[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Product Information 1.1 Introduction and safety information Congratulations on your purchase of the Airlink101® AR686W Wireless N 300 Green Router . This Router is recommended to be used with Air Link101 ® Wireless N 300 products to provide the best performance. The high bandwidth combined with extended wireless coverage delivers fast[...]

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    2 1.2 Package Contents Before you start using this router , please check if there is anything missing in the package, and cont act your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: 1. Wireless N 300 Green Router with 2 un-detachable Antennas 2. Power Adapter 3. Setup CD 4. Quick Installation Guide 5. Ethernet Cable[...]

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    3 1.3 Familiar with your new Green Router A. Front Panel LED Status Description Status Blinking (Green) Device status is working properly. On (Green) Network device is connected Blinking Data access WAN Off Not connected On (Green) Network device is connected Blinking Data access LAN 1~4 Off Not connected On (Green) Wireless feature is on Blinking [...]

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    4 B. Back Panel Item Name Description Antennas These antennas are un-det achable 1.8dBi dipole antennas. 1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. W AN Wide Area Network (W AN / Internet) port. PWR Power connector , connect s to A/C power adapter .[...]

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    5 Chapter 2 Configure the Router 2.1 Connect the Router to your network Note: Prior to connecting the router , be sure to power of f your computer , DSL/Cable modem, and the router . Ste p 1 Connect one end of a network cable to the WA N port of the router and connect the other end of the cable to the DSL/Cable modem. Ste p 2 Power on the modem. St[...]

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    6 Ste p 4 Plug the power adapter to t he router and connect it to an electrical outlet. Step 5 Power on your computer. Ste p 6 Check LEDs of the router: make sure Statu s , WA N , W. L A N , and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are ON.[...]

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    7 2.2 Configure the Router with EZ Setup Wizard Ste p 1 Insert the Setup CD into CD-ROM drive. Ste p 2 When the autorun menu pops up, click EZ Setup Wizard. Note: If the autorun menu does not show up on your monitor , please go to Computer Æ CDROM drive Æ Wizar d , and execute “ EZWizard.exe ”.[...]

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    8 Windows 7 and V ista users: an AutoPlay window po ps up on screen, please make sure you give permission to run the setup program by clicki ng Autorun.exe . Ste p 3 Select your language and click Next .[...]

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    9 Ste p 4 Click on Wiz ard . Ste p 5 Please make sure your computer is c onnected to one of the 4 LAN port s of the router , and your modem is connected to the W AN port of the router .[...]

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    10 Step 6 Click Next to configure the basic wireless settings. The default wireless encryption setting is disabled. It is suggested to select WPA2-PSK for be st wireless secu rity. Step 7 Configure the SSID (wirele ss network name, i.e. Airlin k101), Channel, Security and Key. Enter 8~63 characters into Key box, then click Next .[...]

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    11 Ste p 8 Click Next and the wizard will detect your W AN se ttings, or you can select your W AN type manually by checking “Let me select W AN service by myself”. Ste p 9 Enter the settings based on your W AN service type. Cable (Dynamic IP) If you are using cable Internet service, your W AN type is “Dynamic IP”. Y ou do not need to config[...]

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    12 DSL (PPPoE or Dynamic IP) For DSL users, your WA N type is either PPP oE or Dynamic IP . Y ou can try both types and determine which one works for you. For PPPoE connection, please enter the user name and password provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Note: Depending on the ISP , you may need to include the domain name with your user[...]

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    13 Step 10 V erify the settings you have configured. Click Next to save the settings and reboot the router . This will t ake about 30 seconds. Ste p 1 1 Click Next to test the Internet Connection, or you can ignore the test, just open the Internet browser and verify if you are connected to the Internet. If you cannot connect to t he Internet, pleas[...]

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    14 Step 12 After the W AN service test completed, click Finish . The wizard will open the web configuration page for t he router automatically unless you uncheck the checkbox below “Open the default web browser to access the advanced configuration”. Y ou will see the status of t he router on the web configurat ion p age brought up by the web br[...]

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    16 2.3 Configure the Router with Web Configuration Utility Another approach to configure t he router is using the Wizard in the Web Configuration Utility . The wizard will guide y ou setting up the basic settings of this router . Y ou do not need to go through the wizard again if you have finished 2.2 Configure the Router with EZ Setup Wizard. In o[...]

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    17 Ste p 3 When you see this following page pop s up, you have successfully logged into the router . Select Wiza rd and click on Enter to start the Setup Wizard. Step 4 Click Next to start the Setup Wizard.[...]

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    18 Ste p 5 T o change the System Passw ord, enter the current password, new password and reconfirm the new password. (The default password is ‘admin’.) If you do not wish to change the password, please leave all fields blank. Click Next . Ste p 6 Select Auto Detecting W AN T ype to let the Wizard detect which Internet connection you are using o[...]

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    19 For Cable Users: Please select Obt ain an IP address from ISP autom atically (Dynamic IP Address) . For DSL Users: Y ou may select either Obt ain an IP address from IS P automatically (Dynamic IP Address) or Some ISPs require the use of PPPoE to connect to their services (PPP over Ethernet) depending on the type of modem provided by your ISP (In[...]

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    20 Ste p 7 Configure the WAN settings accordin g to the WAN type you selected. Dynamic IP Address: Click on Clone MAC . PPP over Ethernet: Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP . Note: Depending on the ISP , you may need to in clude the dom ain name with your user name. Example: username@sbcglobal.net[...]

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    21 Ste p 8 Keep the default SSID (wireless network name: Airlink101) or change it to a desired name, so you can always recognize your wireless network with it, for example ‘myHome’. Select a channel number for your wireless network. Click Next . Ste p 9 Set up Wireless Security for your router . It is recommended to select WP A2-PSK (AES) for s[...]

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    22 Type in 8 to 63 characters into Preshare Key box. Click Next . WPA2-PSK (AES) is the most secured enc ryption mode for general users but some older wireless adapters may not support it. T herefore, please make sure all wireless devices on your network support this security type. Step 10 V erify the information you have configur ed. If everything[...]

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    23 Ste p 1 1 When you see the below window , you are su ccessfully connected to the Internet. Click Finish . Congratulations! Y our router configurat ion has been finishe d. Please go to 2.4 Connect to the Router Wirelessly .[...]

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    24 2.4 Connect to Router Wirelessly Y ou must configure the wirele ss adapter from your computer in order to esta blish a wireless connection to the router . In this secti on, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirelessly with your Windows 7 computer . Y ou can also refer to the manual of your wirele ss adapter on how to [...]

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    25 Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration You can make advanced configurations on this router through Web C onfiguration Utility to meet your network’s needs, such as: Virtual Server, Access Control, Network Security, etc. If you have already gone th rough the Setup Wizard, you do NOT need to configure anything here for you to start using the Internet.[...]

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    26 Ste p 3 When you see this page pop s up, you have successfully logged in to the router . Select Advanced Setup and click Enter to access the complete features and settings of this router .[...]

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    27 3.1 Basic Setting Y ou can configure LAN, Internet connec tion type, DHCP , wireless settings and system password for the router in this p age.[...]

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    28 3.1.1 Primary Setup This page allows you to specify an IP address fo r your router, and configure the Internet connection settings. Parameter Description LAN IP Address The local IP address of this router. Y ou can chang e it if necessary . WAN Ty pe Displaying the current WAN (Wide Area Network, i.e. Internet) connection type you configured for[...]

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    29 3.1.1.1  WAN  Type  If you need to change router ’s W AN type, please click Change in the Primary Setup menu. Y ou will see the following page. Select a W AN type from the list and click Save . A. Static IP Address: Click on Static IP Address if your I SP (Internet Service Provider) has provided you a set of IP addresses for your Inte[...]

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    30 A) Static IP Address Enter the WAN IP address, WAN Subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, Primary D NS , and Secondary DNS addresses pr ovided by your ISP. After you’ve finished all settings, click Save to save the settings and click Reboot . The change will take effect after rebooting the router.[...]

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    31 B) Dynamic IP Address Parameter Description Host Name Please input the host name of your router; this is optional and only required if your service provide r asks you to do so. WAN’s MAC Addre ss Please input MAC address of your comp uter here if your ISP only permits computer with certain MAC address to access Internet. If you are using the c[...]

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    32 C) Dynamic IP Address with Ro ad Runner Session Management: Please enter the account and password prov ided by your T elstra Big Pond ISP . Parameter Description Account Please input user name of your account assigned by T elstra. Password Please input the password assigned by T elstra. Login Server Please input the IP address of login server he[...]

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    33 D) PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) Parameter Description PPPoE Account Enter the User Name for your DS L account, you can obt ain this information from your ISP . PPPoE Password Enter the Password for your DSL account, you can obtain this information from your ISP . Primary DNS This feature allows you to assign a Primary DNS Server . Y ou can obtain t[...]

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    34 enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. Connection Control There are 3 modes for you to control the Internet connectio n: Connect-on-demand: Router will conn ect to the ISP when its clients send o utgoing packets. Auto Reconnect (Al ways-on): Router will keep the connection to the ISP af ter the connection is establi shed. Manually: Route[...]

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    35 E) PPTP Parameter Description IP Mode Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: S tatic IP Ad dress or Dynamic IP Address. My IP Address Enter the IP addre ss assigned by your ISP if you select S tatic IP Address. My Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP if you select S tatic IP Address. Gatew[...]

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    36 obtain this information fro m your ISP . PPTP Pass word Enter the password for you r PPTP account here. Y ou can obt ain this information from your ISP . Connection ID Enter the connection ID if your ISP requires it. This is optional. Maximum Idle Time This feature allows you to set up the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your P[...]

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    37 E) L2TP Parameter Description IP Mode Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: S tatic IP Ad dress or Dynamic IP Address. IP Addres s Enter the IP addre ss assigned by your ISP if you select S tatic IP Address. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask assigned by your ISP if you select S tatic IP Address. W AN Gatew[...]

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    38 this information from your ISP . Maximum Idle Time This feature allows you to set up the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your L2TP sess ion. Set it to zero or enable “Auto-reconnect” to disabl e this feature. Connection Control There are 3 modes for you to control the Internet connectio n: Connect-on-demand: Router will con[...]

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    39 3.1.2 DHCP Server This page allows you to configure the DHCP settings for your router. Press button “More>>” for more options. Parameter Description DHCP Server Select Disable or Enable the DHCP server . Lease Time This is DHCP dynamic IP leas e time assigned to the DHCP clients. Please enter a nu mber between 5 to10080. 10080[...]

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    40 Minutes = 7 days. IP Pool S t arting/Ending Address Whenever there is a reque st from a network client, the DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP addre ss pool to the requesting computer . Y ou must specify a range by entering the starti ng / ending address of the IP addre ss pool. Domain Name This is optional.[...]

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    41 3.1.3 Wireless You can set parameters that ar e used for wireless clients to connect to this router. The parameters include SSID, Channel Number, Encryption, etc. Parameters Default Description W i r e l e s s R a d i o Enable Enable or disable wireless function. Wireless Off Schedule# Disable Select a pre-defined schedule rule from the drop-dow[...]

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    42 following options: 1 1b/g/n mixed: 2.4GHz band, allows 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1n wireless net work clients to con nect to this router (maximum transfer rate 1 1Mbps for 802.1 1b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.1 1g clients, and maximum 300Mbps for 802.1 1n client s*). 1 1b Only: 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.1 1b wireless network client s [...]

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    43 Configuring Security - WEP Note: IEEE802.11n only supports WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK AES encryption. If you use WEP as your encryption, wireless data rate will drop to 54Mbps (802.11g standard). Key Mode : Select HEX or ASCII. You can sele ct ASCII (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal (in the “a~f” and “0 ~9” range) for the key format. WEP : S[...]

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    44 Configuring Security - WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an adv anced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key (PSK) to authenticate wireless stati ons and encrypt data during communication, so the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This can greatly improve your wireless security.WPA2-PSK AES is the most [...]

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    45 Configuring Security – 802.1x and RADIUS When the 802.1x function is enabled, wireless users must authentic ate this router first to use the network service. The most common me thod of implementing 802.1x is by having a RADIUS Server (contain an authentication database) on your LAN, so the router can work simultaneously with it and get user&ap[...]

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    46 Configuring Security - WPA / WPA2 Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA) is designed to improve data protection and implement access control for Wireless LAN system. It en crypts frames transmitted through wireless module using the key dynamically obtained from RADIUS Server. Encryption : Select either AES or TKIP. It is suggested to select AES if all you[...]

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    47 3.1.3.1  WDS  The Wireless Distribution System (WDS ) provides wireless point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint bridging for deployment over large area. With the WDS feature, the Wireless LAN coverage can be easily extended. Note: WDS-enabled routers or APs from diffe rent m anufacturers are not guaranteed to work with AR686W. It is recomm[...]

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    48 3) Configure a unique different SSID for every router/AP in order to distinguish each unit on your wireless LAN. 4) Configure a static IP addr ess for every router/AP. Make sure all IP addresses are based on the same subnet mask, and out of your DHCP client range. Parameters Description AP Mode AP Only : WDS function is disabled. WDS Only : The [...]

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    49 3.1.3.2  Easy  Setup  Button  (WPS TM  compatible)  The AR686W Wireless N 300 Green Router has a built-in Easy Setup Button (WPS TM compatible) which allows you to build secured wireless c onnection between your wireless adapters and the r outer quickly and easily. Please make sure your wireless device supports this feature as [...]

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    50 Step 3 Within the following 1 minute, push the WPS Button on the Router and hold for less than 1 second. The wireless LED will start blinking quickly. Step 4 The Router will now start the handshak e wit h the wireless adapt er, which will take about 30 seconds. When you see the window si milar to t he one below, the connection has been establish[...]

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    51 T o configure the WPS settings of the router , go to Advanced > Basic Setting > Wireless , and click on WPS “Enter” button. There are two methods to activate WPS – PIN and PBC. 1) PIN (Personal Identificati on Number) Y ou can check “Cu rrent AP PIN” and enter the numbers generated by this router displaying in “C urrent PIN of [...]

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    52 Or , you can check “Configure Wireless S tat ion”, and enter the PI N generated by the wireless client computer into Enrollee PIN , and then click T rigger button to st art WPS. 2) PBC (Push Button Configuration) Y ou can choose to press the hardware button on the front panel of t he router , or select Configure Wireless S tation, Software b[...]

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    53 Parameters Description WPS Select Enable or Disable WPS function. WPS State It displays “Idle” when there is no WPS session g oing on, “Processing” whe n WPS is in progress, or “Complete” when WPS is finished. WPS Status It displays “Configured” if WPS setup is succe ssful, or “Unconfigured” if WPS setup fails. Click Save aft[...]

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    54 3.1.4 Change Password You can change the password required to log into the Router’s web c onfiguration utility. The default password is “admin ”. It is suggested to change the administrator’s default password as soon as you start to use the R outer, and store it in a safe place. The password consists of 0 to 9 alphanumeric characters, an[...]

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    55 3.2 Forwarding Rules Y ou can configure V irtual Server , Special IP and Miscellaneous sett ings in this page.[...]

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    56 3.2.1 V irtual Server If you want to host a HTTP/FTP server or allo w remote access to your IP camera on the LAN from the Internet, you must set up port forwarding rules on the router in order to direct incoming traffic to the se rver or IP Camera. This page allows you to set up to 20 port forwarding rules for the specified applications. Paramet[...]

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    57 Enable Check to enable this forwarding rule. Schedule Rule# Enter a Schedule Rule number to enabl e the forwarding rule only within the desired time frame. Please refer to 3.4.7 Schedule Rule for detai led setting instructions. Y ou can set 0 to enable the forwarding rule always. If you assign a schedule rule (for example, 9am to 5pm) to ID#1, u[...]

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    58 applications, and the ID you wish to fill the setting in. Click Copy to and the setting you selected will be filled into the specifi c ID. T rigger Enter an outbound port number assign ed by the application. Incoming Port s When the trigger p acket is detected, the inbound packet s to the specified port numbers a re allowed to pass through the N[...]

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    59 application still doesn’t work on your computer af ter you open DMZ, you can try to enable Super DMZ for that computer . Super DMZ (IP Passthrough) Select Super DMZ when your computer or server on the Local Area Network needs to allow access from the Interne t with a real public IP address. With IP Passthrough configured, all IP traf fic, not [...]

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    60 3.3 Security Setting You can configure Internet access rules fo r your local computers based on Packet Filters, Domain Filters, URL Blocking, MAC Access Control and Miscellaneous settings in this page.[...]

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    61 3.3.1 Packet Filters Packet Filters allows you to control acce ss to a network by analyzing the incoming and outgoing packet s and letting them pass or halti ng them based on the IP address of the source and destination. Outbound Filter applies on all outbound packets but Inbound Filter applies only on packet s that are des tined to Vi rtual Ser[...]

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    62 For each rule, you can define: • Source IP address • Destination IP address • Destination port address • Protocol: TCP or UDP or both. Parameters Description Outbound Check/uncheck Ena ble to enable/disable the Packet Filtering. Packet Filter Outbound Filter applies on all outbound packets b ut Inbound Filter applies only on pa ckets tha[...]

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    63 Rule for detai led setting instructions. Set 0 to let the filtering rule always take ef fect. Inbound Filter Click Inbound Filter button to go to Inbound Packet Filter setting s. Click on Save after you’ve finished all settings. Click on Inbound Filter to config ure inbound traffic filters.[...]

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    64 3.3.2 Domain Filters Y ou can block users from accessing specific domains on the internet. This feature can help parent s to manage the Internet usage fo r their children (i.e. Parental Control). Parameter Description Domain Filter Check/Unche ck Enable box to enable/disable Domain Filter . Log DNS Query Check/Unche ck Enable box to enable/disab[...]

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    65 Action Che ck Drop or Log or both to determine the actions of router , when user attempt s to access the restricted domain. According to the settings in the screenshot above: Link request to www .abc.com will be dropped and recorded in log file. Link request to www .cde.co m will be allowed but will be recorded in log file. Link request to www .[...]

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    66 3.3.3 URL Blocking Y ou can block access to certain websites or web content s from local PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords. The major difference between “Domain Filter” and “URL Block ing” is that Domain F ilter requires user to input a su ffix (like .com or .org, etc), while URL Blocking requires user to input a keywor[...]

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    67 individually . Schedule Rule# Enter a Schedule Rule number to activate the filtering rule only within the desired time frame. Please refer to 3.4.7 Schedule Rule for detai led setting instructions. Set 0 to let the filtering rule always take ef fect. Click on Save after you’ve finished all settings. 3.3.4 MAC Access Control MAC Access Control [...]

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    68 3.3.4.1 MAC Address Control This feature allows you to control Inte rnet access based on MAC address and time schedule. Parameters Description MAC Access Control Check this box to enable the MAC filtering function. All settings in this page will t ake effect on ly when Enable is checked. Connection Control Check this box to enable the rule that [...]

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    69 DHCP Client s Select a DHCP client from t he drop down list. Select an ID number and click Copy T o . The client’s MAC address will be copied to the ID you selected; you do no t need to enter it manually . MAC Address Input the MAC address of your compute r / network device. C Check this box to allow the wired/wi reless client to c onnect to t[...]

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    70 3.3.5 Miscellaneous Parameters Description Remote Administrator Host/ Port This feature enables you to perform administration t ask from remote host. If this feature is enabled, only the specified IP address can perform remote administ ration. Setting the specified IP addre ss as 0.0.0.0 indicates any host can connect with this product to perfor[...]

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    71 connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handl e too much traffic. VPN PPTP Pass-Throu gh Check this box and the router will en able PPTP p ackets to pass through the router for VPN connection VPN IPSec Pass-Through Check this bo x and the router will enable IPsec pa ckets to p ass through the[...]

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    72 3.4 Advanced Setting This page allows you to set up S ystem T i me, System Log, Dynamic DNS, QoS Rule, SNMP , Routing and Schedule Rule, and other advanced settings.[...]

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    73 3.4.1 System T ime T o specify correct system time for your router is very important. It will af fect the schedule rule and system logs. This router provides 3 ways to configure the system date and time: 1) Synchronize with time server . (The r outer must connect to the Internet.) > Select Get Date and T ime by NTP Protocol 2) Synchronize wit[...]

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    74 time server . (The router must be connected to the Internet to be able to synchronize time.) Tim e S e r ve r Select a time server here. Time Zone Y ou can select your local time zone here. The router will synchronize time according to your time zone sel ection. PC Date and Time Select “Set Date and T ime using PC’ s Date and Time”, and ro[...]

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    75 3.4.2 System Log Y ou can enable this function to log all import ant system event s for y our router . This p age provides upports two methods to export system logs to specific destination by means of syslog (UDP) and SMTP (TCP). Parameters Description IP Address of Syslog Server Enter the host IP of destination where sy stem log will be sent to[...]

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    76 '/'. If you do not specify port number , the default value is 25. For example, "mail.abc.com" or "192.168.1.100/25". Email Addresses Enter the Email addresses of the recipient s who will receive these logs. Y ou can assign mo re than 1 recipient by using ';' or ',' to separate these Email address[...]

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    77 3.4.3 Dynamic DNS Parameter Description DDNS Select Disable or Enable DDNS fun ction. Provider A DDNS provider provides servic e for you to bind your IP (even private IP) with a certain Domain na me. Choose a desired provider . Provider Website Click Provider We bsite to go to the selected DDNS provider ’s website. Host Name Y ou can register [...]

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    78 3.4.4 QoS Rule Quality of Service provides an efficient wa y for computers on the network to share the Internet bandwidth with a promised quality of Internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will co mpete with one another to get Internet bandwidth, and some applications which r equire guaranteed bandwid th (like vid[...]

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    79 rule. Remote IP Address S pecify a remote (destination) IP address that will be af fected by this rule. Port s Please input the range of remote (destination) po rt number that will be affected by this rule. If you want to apply this rule on port 80 to 90, please input “80-90”; if you want to apply this rule on a single port, just input the p[...]

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    80 3.4.5 SNMP Configure the router to allow administrative computers to control it through SNMP(Simple Network Management Protocol). Parameter Description Enable SNMP Y ou must check either Local or Remote or both to enable SNMP function. If Local is checked, this device will respond to requests from LAN. If Remote is checked, this device will resp[...]

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    81 3.4.6 Routing Routing T able allows you to determine which physi cal interface address to use for outgoing IP dat a grams. If you have more than one router and subnet, you will need to enable routing table to allow p ackets to fi nd proper routing path and allow dif ferent subnets to communicate with each other . For static routing, you can spec[...]

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    82 For Example: Configuration on S tatic Routing Destination Subnet Mask Gateway H op Enabled 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.123.216 1 √ 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.123.103 1 √ When Client3 wants to send an IP data gram to 192.168. 0.2, it will use the above table to determine that it has to go via 192.168.123.103 (a gateway), and if i[...]

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    83 St atic Routing Select Enable or Disable to enabl e or disable S tatic Routing function. Destination Enter a destination IP address. The Destination IP is the address of the remote network or host to which you want to assi gn a static route. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask. The Subnet Mask d etermines which portion of a Destination IP addres s[...]

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    84 3.4.7 Schedule Rule You can configure schedule rules to contro l the time frame of network access. Parameter Description Schedule Check or uncheck Enable to enabl e or disable the schedule rule. Rule# Displaying rule numbers. Rule Name Displaying rule names that have been added to the schedule rule table. Action Click on Edit to modify the sched[...]

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    85 3.4.7.1  Add  New  Rule  Y ou can add a new schedule rule in this page. Parameter Description Name of Rule# Enter a name for the new rule. System T ime Displays the current system time of the router for you to verify if this matches with the date/time of wh ere you are located. Y ou can refer to 3.4.1 on how to modify the system time[...]

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    86 3.5 T oolbox The Toolbox page allows you to view syst em logs, upgrade firmware, save/reload configuration settings, reset fa ctory default settings, reboot t he router, and perform ping test.[...]

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    87 3.5.1 V iew Log Y ou can view , download, and clear the syst em logs stored in the router here.[...]

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    88 3.5.2 Firmware Upgrade You can view the current firmware version of router in this page. To upgrade the firmware for the router, you must use a comput er that is wired connected to the router. You need to download the firmware from www.airlink101.com and save it to your local hard disk first. You may need to unzip it if it is a .zip file. Click [...]

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    89 3.5.3 Backup Setting Y ou can save the router ’s factory default sett ings to your local hard disk by clicking on Backup Setting and save it as a .bin file. On ce you need to restore the settings, please go to Firmware Upgrade page and load the .bin file you saved. 3.5.4 Reset to Default T o restore the router settings to factory default, clic[...]

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    90 3.5.6 Miscellaneous Parameter Description MAC Address for W ake-on-LAN W ake-on-LAN is a technology that enab les you to power up a networked device re motely . In order to use this feature, the targ et device must be W ake-on-LAN ena bled and you have to know the MAC address of this device. Enter the MAC add ress of the device and click W ake U[...]

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    91 Chapter 4 S t atus The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet connection, Wi reless, NAT status, and the statistics information of the Router.[...]

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    92 4.1 System S tatus Y ou can view the status of current Internet connection. By clicking Renew and Releas e, you can renew and release the W AN IP addre ss obtained from the ISP (Internet Service Provider). 4.2 Wireless S tatus Y ou can view the Wireless LAN status of yo ur router , including SSID (the name of your wireless network), Channel numb[...]

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    93 4.4 NA T S tatus Click NA T S tatus on the bottom of the S tatus page to view NA T S tatus.[...]

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    94 Chapter 5 Appendix 5.1 Hardware Specification St andards • IEEE 802.1 1b / g / n • IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab Frequency • 2.4GHz Port s • 1 x 10/100Mbps W AN port • 4 x 10/100Mbps LAN port Antenna type • T wo 1.8dBi un-detachable dipole antennas Operation Modes • AP • WDS Bridge • AP+WDS Bridge Security • WEP 64/128-bit • [...]

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    95 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com T oll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www .air link101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 spec ifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditio ns and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and constr[...]