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802.11n Wireless Broadband Router WNRT-620 User’s Manual.
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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the Following t wo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful in terfere n ce, and (2) this Device must accept any interference received, including interfer enc e that may cause undesired operation.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCT ION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ....................................................................................
7.6 S TAT I S T I C S ............................................................................................................... 87 CHAPTER 8 T OOLS .................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction - 1 - Thank you for purchasin g WNRT -620. T his manual gu ide s you on how to install and pr operly use the WNRT -620 in o rder to take full advantage of its features.
1.1 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: • One WNRT-620 • One Power Adapter • One CD Disk • One Quick Installation Guide • One Ethernet Cable Note: If any of the above items are missing, please contact your supplier for su pport.
1.2 Features z Compliant with IEEE 802.1 1n (Draft 2.0) wireless technology z Provides up to 300Mbps data rate z Support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) z Backward compatible with 802.1 1g / 802.1 1b standard z Farther coverage, less dead spaces and high er throughput wit h 80 2.
1.3 Specification S tandard IEEE 802.1 1b/g, 802.1 1n Draft 2.0 Signal T ype 1 1b mode: DSSS 1 1g mode: OFDM 1 1n mode: OFDM, MIMO Modulation 1 1b mode: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK 1 1g mode: 64 QAM, 16 QAM, QP.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation - 5 - Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessary that you have enough information a bout the WNRT -620..
2.1 Hardware Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the WNRT -620. T h e b e s t place for your WNRT -620 is usually at the center of your wireless net work, with li ne of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2. Adjust the antennas of WNRT -620.
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2.2 LED Indicators LED Color STATE MEANING On Device power on Off Device power off PWR Green Blinking During boot up procedure Blinking Transmitting or receiving d ata through the Wireless LAN WLAN Or.
Chapter 3 Web Login Web configuration provides a user-fri endly graphica l user interface ( web pages) to manage your WNRT -620. A WNRT -620 with an assigned IP address w ill allows you to monito r and configure via w eb browser (e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape).
Section Description Quick Setup Select your Internet conn ection type and th en input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Chapter 4 Quick Setup - 11 - This section describes the b asic co nfiguration of the WN RT -620 an d allows you to co nnect to Internet easily ..
4.1 Time Zone The time information is used for Log entri es and Firewall settings. Y ou can keep the default Time Server address or set a new IP address for your router to synchronize its time. Click “Next” to continue. Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the countr y yo u are currently in.
4.2 Broadband Type Before establishing the Internet connection, pleas e be sure to check with your ISP , and obtain all necessary information from them. Broadband Description Cable Modem ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Please refer to section 4.
4.2.1 Cable Modem With Cable Modem connectio n, the ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP may also require you to fill in add itional information su ch as Host Name and MAC ad dress (see scr een below).
4.2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if you’re ISP has given you a specifie d IP address. Y our ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameters Description IP address assigned by your Service Provider The IP address that you’re ISP should provide you.
4.2.3 PPPoE xDSL Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol for Internet connectivity . Y our ISP should provide all the information like user nam e, password required in this section. - 16 - Parameters Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.
network application software, computer viru s or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends network packe t s to the Internet in the background, even when you are not usi ng the Internet. So pl ease turn off your computer when you are not usi ng it.
explanation on MAC address). Use the following IP address Select it if the ISP provides you a st atic IP to connect to the PPTP server . IP Address This is the IP address that your IS P has given you to establish a PPTP connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provid ed by your ISP (e.
press “OK”, you will see a web screen to pro mpt you the configurations s ave successfully . Please refer to section 4.2.7 for the information of this screen. 4.2.5 L2TP xDSL Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect to the Interne t.
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provid ed by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP’s Gateway . User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the L2TP connection.
4.2.6 T elstra Big Pond Select T elstra Big Pond if you are liv e in Australia and your ISP requires this protocol to conn ect to th e Internet. Y our ISP should provide all the infor mation required in this section. Parameters Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the connection.
Please wait for 30 seconds for WNRT -620 restart. After rest art procedure finished, pl ease click “OK” to return to HOME screen . - 22 -.
Chapter 5 General Setup After click on the “General Setup” button at the main Page, you should see the screen belo w . The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to conf igur e th.
5.1 System This section shows how to setup the Broadband ro ut er ’s system T ime Zone, Password and Remote Management Administrator . 5.1.1 T ime Zone The T ime Zone allows WNRT -620 to allocate its time on the settings configured here; it will affect log display functions such as Securit y Log and Firewall settings.
T ime Server Address Y ou ca n keep the default IP address or enter a new T ime Server Address for this device to synchronize its time. Y ou can also r efer to the web site http://www .ntp. org to find a nearest time server . Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight saving s into account.
5.1.3 Remote Management Y ou ca n specif y a Host IP address that can perform remote management from Internet. Parameters Description Host Address The IP address of the host on Internet t hat will have management / configuration access to the Broadband router .
5.2 WAN The WAN Settings screen allows you to specif y the ty pe of Internet connection. T he W AN settings of fer the following selections for the router ’s W AN port, Dynamic IP , St atic IP , PPPoE , PPTP , L2TP , and T elstra Big Pond .
5.2.2 St atic IP If S tatic IP is selected, your ISP should provide al l the information re quir ed in this screen. Please refer to the section 4.2.2 for more settings of this option. 5.2.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires PPPoE protocol to connect to the Internet.
5.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect to the Interne t. Y our ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
5.2.6 T elstra Big Pond Select T elstra Big Pond if you r ISP requires the T elstr a Big Pond protocol to con nect you to the Internet. T elstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Y our ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
Parameters Description DNS address This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you can specify your own preferr ed D NS server IP address. Secondary DNS Address (optional) This is optional. Y ou can enter another D NS server ’s IP address as a backup.
Parameters Description Dynam ic DNS Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router . P r o v i d e r S e l e c t a D D N S service provider . The default setting is “DynDNS”. Domain name Y our static domain name that use DDNS. Account / E-mail The account that your DDNS service provide r assigned to you.
5.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allo ws you to specify a pr ivate I P address for your router ’s LAN interface. - 33 - Parameters Description LA N IP Please input the IP address of this router . IP Address Designate the Access Point’s IP Address.
S tart IP/End IP Y ou c an designate a particular IP address range for yo ur DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. By defau lt the IP range is from: S tart IP 192.168.0.100 to End IP 192.168.0.200 . Domain Name Y ou ca n specif y the Domain Name for your Access Point.
5.4 Wireless This screen allows you to Enabl e/Disable WNRT -620 wireless function. Parameters Description Enable/Disable Y ou can select to “ Enable ” or “ Disable ” the Wireless interface. After selected, please click “Apply” to make the settings effect.
5.4.1 Basic Settings WNRT -620 supports not only Access Point f unction, but also provides Bri dge and WDS mode. Please Refer to “Chapter 6 W ireless Configuration ” know the det ails settings of wireless Basic Settings. In Default, WNRT -620 will work with AP mode.
Parameters Description Fragment Threshold “Fragment Threshold” specif ies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be trans mitted.
N Data Rate Table HT20 HT40 MCS Index Data rate (Mbps) @ 400ns GI 0 7.2 15.0 1 14.4 30.0 2 21.7 45.0 3 28.9 60.0 4 43.3 90.0 5 57.8 120.0 6 65.0 135.0 7 72.2 150.0 8 14.444 30.0 9 28.889 60.0 10 43.333 90.0 11 57.778 120.0 12 86.667 180.0 13 115.556 240.
Then the access point will just allow the clients t hat with the same encryption keys connected. Y ou can use WEP encryption in “AP mode”, “S tation-Ad Hoc mode”, “S tation-Infrastructure mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. If you would like to enabl e 80 2.
After configuration complete, ple n. Then you will see a r 5.4.3.2 802.1X nticati on protocol. Every user must use a valid account to logi n to this Access ase click “Apply” button to save the co nfigu ratio screen to prompt you the settings are saving successf ul l y.
Parameter Description Encryption Please select “WP A pre-share d key” in this option. WP A (TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security . WP A2 (AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key fr equently .
Parameter Description Encryption Please select “WP A RADIUS” in this option. WP A (TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security . WP A2 (AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key fr equently .
5.4.4 Access Control WNRT -620 pro vides MAC Address Filtering, which pr events the unauth orized users from accessi ng your wireless network. Parameters Description Enable Wireless Access Control Enable or disable the MAC Address Filterin g function.
5.4.5 WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simples t way to build connection betwee n wireless net work clients and this wireless router . Y ou don’t have to select encryption mode a nd input a lo.
Mode here. Passphrase Key Confirming your Identity Key Store Pass-phrase. It is allowed you to easily remember the key what you may want to remember is that if the passphrase is used, Device Configure Configure via Push Button Click ‘S tart PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup procedure.
5.5 QoS Quality of Service (QoS) refers to t he capability of providing better service to selected network traffic. The primary goal of QoS is to provide priorit y incl uding dedic ated bandwidth, controlled jitter and late ncy (required by some real-time and interactive traffic), and improved loss character istics.
Reset If you want to erase all values you just entered, please clic k “Reset” to clear your current selections. After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the confi gur ation. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successful ly.
the configuration. Local IP Address Please enter the IP address of the local PC. Local Port Range Please enter the port range. Remote IP Address Please enter the IP address of the PC from remote site. Remote Port Range Please enter the port range. T raffic T ype Select the traffic ty pe of the packets t hat this rule will apply to.
5.6 NAT Network Address Translation (NA T) allows multiple user s at your local site to access the Internet via a single legal IP Address. NA T provides Firewall prot ection from hack er attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Priv ate IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP .
5.6.1 St atic Routing After you disable NA T mode, you can enable S tatic Routin g to turn off NA T function of this router and let this router forward packet by your routing policy .
Reset Click “Reset” will clear your current selections . After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the confi gur ation. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are saving successful ly. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT -620 with new conf iguration.
before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared. Reset Click “Reset” will clear your current settings to allows you to enter aga in.
Private IP This is the LAN client/host IP address t hat the Public Port number packet will be sent to. Note: Y ou need to give your LAN PC cli ents a fixed/static IP address f or Virtual Server to work properly .
5.6.4 Special Applications Some applications require multiple co nnections, su ch as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can confi gure the router to supp ort multiple connections for these types of applications.
Delete Selected If you want to remove some items from the “Current Trigger Port T able”, select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click “Delete Selected”. Delete All If you want to remove all items from the table, just click this button.
Parameters Description UPnP Feature Enable or Disable UPnP function. After configuration complete, pleas e click “Ap ply” button to save the configur ation.
5.6.6 ALG Settings Y ou can select applications that need “Appl ication Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Description Enable Y ou can sel ect to enable “Application Layer Gateway” of an application and then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NA T gat eway .
5.7 Firewall WNRT -620 provides e xtensive firewall protection by restricting connecti on parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide a rray of common Internet attacks.
- 59 - Parameters Description Enable MAC Filtering Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enabl e MAC Filtering. If select “Deny”, all PCs will be allowed to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below . If select “Allow”, all PCs will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below .
Delete All If you want to delete all PCs. Please click this button. After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the confi gur ation.
Client PC Description Please input a ny text to describe this IP address, up to 16 alphanumerical characters. Client PC IP Addresses Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input t.
Add URL / Keyword Fill in “URL / Keyword” and then click “Add”. Y ou can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, ju st click "Reset" and the field will be cleared.
Please see section 5.7.3.1 ‘Do S – Advanced Settings’ belo w . After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the confi gur ation.
settings or “Apply” to go back to “Denial of Service Feature” configur ation setting. - 64 -.
5.7.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Inte rnet application (e.g. Games) prop erly from behind the NA T firewall, you can open the client up to unres tricted two- way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration In this chapter , you can Enable/Disable wireless function an d configure the WNRT -620 work in different operating mode.
6.1 AP Mode This mode is set to WNRT -620 by default. It served as a transparent Media Access Control (MAC) brid ge between wi red and wireless ne twork. Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. You m ay set WNRT-620 to other operating mode by select other operatin g mode.
information about this screen. - 68 -.
6.2 Station-Infrastructure Mode WRT-620 ser ves as a wireless station (infrastru cture). Connected to a PC or a small LAN (no more than 5 PCs), it allows the PC or smal l LAN able to access the wireless net work via Access Point. - 69 - Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode.
You may press “ Refresh ” to get the new Access Point and select one of them to click “ Done ” to connect. WLAN MAC Keep default setting : WRT-620 will use it’s own MAC address to access the wireless LAN. Press “MAC Clone” button : It will use PC’s MAC address to access the wireless LAN.
6.3 AP Bridge Point to Point Mode This function allows WNRT-620 to bridg e 2 wired Ethernet networks wirelessly. Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. Y ou may set WNRT -620 to other operating mode by select other operatin g mode.
6.4 AP Bridge Point to Multi-point Mode This function allows WNRT-620 to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless connection. Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. You m ay set WNRT-620 to other operating mode by select other operatin g mode.
settings or “Apply” to restart WNRT -620 with new conf iguration. Pleas e refer to section 4.2.7 for mor e information about this screen. - 73 -.
6.5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode If you want WNRT -620 to bridge to other WNRT -620 and provide access for other wireless clients at the same time, you have to set the WNRT -620 to “AP Bridge - WDS”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge - WDS” function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”.
Channel 1-1 1 ( North America) Associated Client You may press “ Show Active Clients ” button to check the connected client information. After the button pressed, y ou will see the di alog box as be lo w. You may press “ Refresh ” to get the ne w client table or “ Close ” to close this dialog box.
6.6 Universal Repeater Mode - 76 - Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operatio n mode. Y ou may set WNRT -620 to other operating mode by select other operatin g mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WNRT -620 to oper ate in 802.1 1b on l y . 2.
You may press “ Refresh ” to get the ne w client table or “ Close ” to close this dialog box. Root AP SSID In “Universal Repeater mode”, this devic e can act as a st ation to conne ct to a Root AP . Y ou should enter the SSID of the Root AP here.
6.7 Security Setting of Bridge Mode In “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, you can click “Set Securit y” to add encryption for the communi cation between the bridged access points.
Parameter Description Key Length Y ou c an select the 64 or 128-bit ke y to encrypt transmitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher lev el of security , but the throughput will be lower .
- 80 - Parameter Description Encryption Please select “WP A pre-share d key” in this option. WP A (TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security . WP A Unicast Cipher Suite WP A2 (AES) This use CCM P protocol to c hange encryption key fr equently .
Chapter 7 Status The S tatus screen allows you to monitor the current st atus of your router . Y ou can use the S tatus page to monitor the connection status of W AN and LAN interf aces, the current f.
7.1 Internet Connection View WNR T -620’s current Internet connecti on status and other related information. - 82 -.
7.2 Device Status View WNR T -620’s current configuration settings. The Device S tatus displays the configuration settings of WLAN and LAN. - 83 -.
7.3 System Log This screen will show you the real -time information of WNRT -620. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current system log of WNRT -620. It displays the working information about WNRT -620. About the bottoms of the p age, the system log can be saved to a local fil e by press “Save” button.
7.4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the current security log of WNRT -620. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. About the bottoms of the page, the security log can be save d to a local file by press “Save” button.
7.5 Active DHCP Client View your client's information that is currently linked to WNRT -620's DHCP server . Parameters Description DHCP Client T able This page shows all the DHCP clients currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client T able” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each Clien t.
7.6 Statistics View the st atistics of packets sent and received on WLAN, LAN and WAN. - 87 - Parameters Description S tatistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WLAN, LAN and WAN.
Chapter 8 Tools This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Config uration T ools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (u pgrade system firmware) and Reset.
8.1 Configuration Tools The Configurat ion T ools screen allo ws you to “Back up” the router ’ s current confi guration setting. Saving the configuration settings provi des an add ed pr otection and conveni ence when problems occu r and you have to reset to factory default.
8.2 Firmware Upgrade This page pro mpt you it allows you to upgra de the router ’ s firmware. Please press “Next” to continue. Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgra de WNRT -620’s system firmware.
restart, you can start using the router . - 91 -.
- 92 - 8.3 Reset Y ou can reset the router ’ s system shou ld a ny pr oblem exist. The reset function is essentially Re-boot your router . Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding corre ctly or in some way stop s functioning, you can perform a reset.
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