Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AR675W del fabbricante Airlink101
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Wireless N Green Router Model # AR675W User’s Manual Ver. 1A.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCT ION ........................................................................................................... 6 1.1 F EATURES .....................................................................................
3.6.1 Time ............................................................................................................................... ........... 78 3.6.2 Password ..................................................................................
6 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your pu rch ase of the AR675W Wireless N Green Route r. The Wirele ss N Green Router is recommen ded to be u sed with Ai rLink101® Wireless N products to provide the best performance.
7 Back Panel LED Light Status Description POWER Solid Green Router is powered on. Solid Green WPS setup is in progre ss. Off Wireless network is swit ched off. WLAN Flashing Green Wireless network is rea dy and WPS set up is not in progress. Solid Green WAN port is connected.
8 Item Name Description Antenna A/B These antennas are 3dBi dipole antenna s. Radio ON/OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless functions. Reset / Security Sync Reset the router to factory default se ttings (clear all settings) or start security synchronizatio n function.
9 Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2.1 Building Network Connection Please follow the instructions below to b uild t he network conne ction between the Router and your computers, as well as network devices: Step 1 Connect your DSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router with an Ethernet cable.
10 Step 3 Connect the A/C power adapter to the electri c al outlet, and then connect it to the ‘Power’ socket of the router. Please check all LEDs on the front pan el .
11 2.2 Configuring the Router – Setup Wizard Step 1 Open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mo zilla Firefox) and type 192.168.2.1 in the URL address bar and press Enter . Step 2 Enter admin for both the user name and password and click OK .
12 Step 3 Click on Setup Wizard . Step 4 Click Nex t to start the Setup Wizard..
13 Step 5 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router. Click Nex t . The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect functions such as Log entries and Fire wall settings. Parameter Description Enable NTP client update Check this box to enable the auto time synchronizatio n function.
14 The LAN Interface settings allow you to conf igure the parameters for local area network. Parameter Description IP Address This is the router’s local port IP addre ss (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). The default IP Address is ‘192.
15 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. L2TP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) connection. Cable Modem For cable modem, select DHCP Client and cli ck Next . Continue to Step 8 .
16 Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n. Note: Depending on the ISP, you may need to inclu de the domain name with your username. Example: username@sbcglobal.net Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n.
17 Parameters Description IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has provided for you. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Default Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway. DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP addre ss.
18 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet . Your ISP should provide all the information requi red in this section. Contin ue to Step 8 . Parameter Description Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway.
19 Menu Description Mode Please select the radio ba n d from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wirele ss network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.
20 Channel Width Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is ‘40 MHz’. Control SideBand Select the Upper or Lower band for you r Control Sideband. While Upper band is sel ected, the channels you can select are from channel 5 to channel 11.
21 Parameters Description Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WEP key length will provide hig her level of security, but the throughput will be lower.
22 WPA(TKIP) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-sh ared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt dat a duri ng com munication.
23 WPA2(AES) / WPA2-Mixed Select WPA2 (AES) for Security Mod e, and ente r a Pre-Sh ared Key between 8 to 63 characte rs (alphanumeric, ca se sensitive). Wi-Fi Protected Access 2(WPA2) is an advanced security standard. You can u se a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and enc rypt data during communication.
24 Step 10 Click OK to finish the Setup Wizard. After your router restarts, you will go back to the Status page with valid IP address a ssigned by you ISP or configured by yourself (i.e. Static IP). Now you should be able to conn ect to the Internet.
25 2.3 Connecting to the Router Wirelessly You must configure your wireless computer in order to establish a wireless conne ction to the router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirele ssly with your Vista computer.
26 Step 3 Enter the Security key you configured for t he Router (se e Step 8 in Sectio n 2). Click Connect . Step 4 Click on Close . Now the wireless conne ction has b een established successfully with the Router.
27 2.4 Troubleshooting If you have trouble connecting to the Internet, try the following step s. Step 1 Power off the Cable/DSL modem, router, and computer and wait for 5 minutes . Step 2 Turn on the Cable/DSL mod em and wait for the lights on the modem to settle down.
28 Chapter 3 Using Web Configuration Utility The Web Configuration Utilit y contains advanced features that a llow you to configure the rout er to meet your network’s needs such a s: Multiple AP, Acce ss Contro l, QoS (Quality of Service), Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) and other functions.
29 3.1 Network 3.1.1 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen to change your Internet con nection type. The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following select ions for the router’s WAN port, Static IP Address , DHCP Client , PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP and DDNS .
30 Parameters Description IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. (e.
31 Enable IGMP Proxy Check this box if you want to enable the router as IGMP proxy to implement multicast routing. Keep default if you don’t know what it is. Enable FTP ALG on Port If you have built up a FTP server in your network, you can enable this function to let the FTP traffics correctly pass tho ugh the NAT gateway of the router.
32 Parameters Description Host Name Please enter the host name, this is optional, and only requi red if your service provider asks you to do so. MTU Size MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) det ermine the maximum size of each packet in any transmiss ion within the network.
33 Enable IGMP Proxy Check this box if you want to enable the router as IGMP proxy to implement multicast routing. Keep default if you don’t know what it is. Enable FTP ALG on Port If you have built up a FTP server in your network, you can enable this function to let the FTP traffics correctly pass tho ugh the NAT gateway of the router.
34 Parameters Description User Name Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password Please input the password assign ed by your Internet service provider here.
35 Enable IGMP Proxy Check this box if you want to enable the router as IGMP proxy to implement multicast routing. Keep default if you don’t know what it is. Enable FTP ALG on Port If you have built up a FTP server in your network, you can enable this function to let the FTP traffics correctly pass tho ugh the NAT gateway of the router.
36 Parameters Description Attain IP Automatically Select this option if your ISP will assign IP Address to your router directly. Please contact your ISP if you don’t know what you should select. Set IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you.
37 “ Manual ” - only connects to Internet whe n ‘Connect’ button on this page is pressed, and disconn ect s when ‘Disconnect button is pressed. Idle Time Please input idle time out. Specify the time to shutdown internet connection after no internet activity is detected after a while.
38 the NAT gateway of the router. Enter the port number of your FTP server. Keep default if you don’t know what it is. TTL F or some special applications, you might need to change the TTL value for the packets routing to your router. Please select ‘TTL Standard’, ‘TTL+1’, ‘TTL=1’ or ‘User Defined” to define a value.
39 Attain IP Automatically Select this option if your ISP will assign IP Address to your router directly. Please contact your ISP if you don’t know what you should select. Set IP Manually This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you.
40 DNS 1~3 Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider. Clone MAC Address For some applications, you may need to designate a spe cific MAC address for the router.
41 Parameters Default Description IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the router’s LAN IP addre s s (Yo ur LAN clients default gateway IP addres s). Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. Default Gateway Specify the default gateway for LAN segment.
42 Static DHCP Specify the Static DHCP Addresses for your LAN clients. Domain Name Enter the domain name of your LAN interface if there is one. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
43 Selected’ button. (You can select more than one setting). Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, plea se cli ck ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
44 Password/Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
45 3.2 Wireless 3.2.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wire less stations to connect to this router. Th e parameters include SSID, Channel Number and etc. Parameters Default Description Disable Wireless Check this box to disable wireless LA N.
46 2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11 g wireless network client to conne ct this ro uter (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps*). 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802. 11n wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.
47 wireless router (set the option to ‘Disabl e’), so only people those who know the SSID of your wireless router can get co nne cted. WMM The short of Wi-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they’re being transferred over wireless network.
48 Parameters Default Description Enable Check this box if you want to enable multiple access points . Band Please select the radio ba n d from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to conne ct this ro uter (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
49 change this value unless you know what will happen after modification. Broadcast SSID Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own SSID or not. You can hide the SSID of your wireless router (set the option to ‘Disabl e’), so only people those who know the SSID of your wireless router can get co nne cted.
50 Parameters Default Description Select SSID If you have configured multiple access points, please s elect the access point you want to configure. Security Mode You can choo se no encryption, WEP, WPA, WPA2 or WPA2 mixed mode for security. 802.1x Authentication IEEE 802.
51 Parameters Description Authentication There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associate with this wirele ss route r without WEP encryption.
52 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a- f" and "0-9" range) or 13-dig it ASCII charac ters as the encryption keys. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
53 Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules belo w. Hex: input 64-digit Hex values (in the “A -F”, “a-f” and “0- 9” range) or at least 8 cha r acter p ass phrase as the pre- shared keys.
54 Pre-shared Key Format You may select to select Passphra se (al phanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A -F”, “a -f” and “0- 9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key. Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is u se d to authenticate and en cry pt data transmitted in the wireless network.
55 Personal (Pre-Shared key). If you enable ‘Enterpri se (RADIUS)’, please go to section 3.2.2.5 for more information. WPA Encryption Mode You can choose TKIP or AES for WPA key method. WPA2 Encryption Mode You can choose TKIP or AES for WPA2 key method.
56 Parameters Description Radius Server IP Address The IP address of external RADIUS server. Radius Server Port The service port of the external RA DIUS server. Radius Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
57 Parameters Description Wireless Access Control Mode E nable/Disable wireless ac cess control. You can choose ‘Allow Listed’ if you allow the MAC Addresses listed in the following table to conne ct to the router; choose ‘Deny Listed’ if you deny the MAC Addressed listed in the following table to connect to the router.
58 3.2.4 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN pa rameters of this router. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Preamble Type, etc. It is suggested not to change these parameters unless you kn ow what effect the changes will have on this router.
59 Preamble Type The “Long Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide b etter wi reless LAN performance. IAPP If you enable “IAPP”, it will allow wireless station roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LA N.
60 Parameters Description Enable Wireless Schedule Check this box to enable wirele ss schedule. Days Select to enable the wireless access poi nt every day or some other weekdays. Time Designate a period of hours in a day to enable the wireless access point.
61 Please make sure this feature is enabl e d on t he Router (see the screenshot above). In the instructions below, we are going to use the Airlink101 WLAN M onitor utility comes with the AWLL6077, Airlink101 Wireless N adapter as an example. Step 1 Go to the computer with Airlin k101 Wireless N adapter, AWL L607 7 connected.
62 Step 3 Push the Security button the Router for 3 seconds . The WLAN LED will stay solid green instead of blinking. Step 4 The Router will now start the handshake with the wireless adapter which will take about 2 minutes. When you see the window similar to th e one below , the conne ction has been established.
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64 3.3 Application & Gaming 3.3.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a pa rticular range of service port nu mbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP addr ess. It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall.
65 Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, plea se cli ck ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
66 know its IP address and cl ick o n the << button to add the IP address to the left blank. If you do not see any computer after you click on the drop-d own menu, sel ect the option “Refresh” and y ou will be given a list of computers that are conne cted to your network.
67 by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allo ws you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LA N.
68 Parameter Description Enable QoS Che c k this box to enable QoS, and uncheck this box to disable QoS. Automatic Uplink Speed Check this box to enable automatic upli nk spee d. Manual Uplink Speed (Kbps) You can set the limit of uplink speed in Kbps.
69 Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, plea se cli ck ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
70 3.4 Access Restrictions The AR675W Wireless N Gree n Router provides ext ensive ways to rest rict lo cal users to access Internet. 3.4.1 Port Filtering If you want to restrict users fr om accessing certain Internet app lications/ services (e.g.
71 Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations. 3.4.2 IP Filtering If you want to restrict users fr om accessing certain Internet app lications/ services (e.
72 Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, plea se cli ck ‘Delete All’ button. Reset You can also click ‘Reset’ button to unselect all. Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations.
73 Delete Selected If you want to delete a specific MAC addre ss e ntry, check the ‘select’ box of the MAC address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You ca n select more than one MAC addresses). Delete All If you want to delete all MAC addresses listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button.
74 Delete Selected If you want to delete a setting, check the ‘sele ct’ box of the setting you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one setti ng). Delete All If you want to delete all settings listed here, plea se cli ck ‘Delete All’ button.
75 3.5 Security 3.5.1 Firewall Enable Ping Access on WAN: When this functio n is enable d, other people are allowed to ping the IP address of the router given by your ISP. Click <Apply Changes> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configu rations.
76 Click < Apply Chan ges > at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configurations. 3.5.3 VPN Passthrough Parameter Description.
77 Enable IPsec pass through Check this box and the router will en able IPsec packets On VPN connection pass through the router for VPN connection.
78 3.6 Administration The Administration page allows you to specify a time zone, to change the syste m password and to specify a remote management port, to upgrade firmware, to sa ve/reload configuration settings, to enable system log, to view the statistics in formation, and to enable/disable UPnP for the Router.
79 3.6.2 Password You can change the password requi red to log into the Router's web configuration utility. The default user name and password are “admin”. It is suggested to change the admi nistrato r’s default password as soon as you start to use the Rout er, and store it in a safe pla ce.
80 3.6.3 Remote Management Enable the remote management so an authori zed u s er can config ure the Route r from a remote site. You can specify a port for the remot e manag eme nt. Click < Apply Chan ges> at the bottom of the screen to save the abo ve configu rations.
81 To upgrade the firmware for the Router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and click on Bro wse to select it, then clic k Upload to start the upgrade proce s s. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete).
82 3.6.6 Reboot 3.6.7 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters Description Enable Log Check this box to enable the logging syst em.
83 System all This page shows the cu rre nt syst em log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after syst em start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be cleared with Clear button or it can be refresh ed by Refresh button to get the most updated situation.
84 Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and receive d on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 3.6.9 UPnP Check the box to enable UPnP feature here. A fter you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPn P , like Windo ws XP, can discover this router automatically.
85 3.7 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of you r router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet, LAN connection, Wi rele ss status, and the current firmware version of the Router. 3.7.1 Internet Connection Status 3.
86 3.7.3 Wireless Status 3.7.4 System Status.
87 Technical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from I EEE standard 802.11g and draft 802.1 1n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary.
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Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Airlink101 AR675W. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Airlink101 AR675W insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
