WRT300N-DD User Manual
Contents Features ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Configuring the Router ..................................................................................................................... 3 1 Operation Mode ............................................................................................................................. 8 2 Internet Settings ..........................................
Features ► Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards. ► 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. ► Adopts 2x to 3x eXtended Range wireless LAN transmission technology. ► Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer rates. Up to 300Mbps ► Provides WEP,WPA,WPA2,WPA2 Mixed authentication, TKIP/AES encryption security.
You can configure and manage the router. There are six main menus on the left of the web pages. Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus. The six main menus are: Operation Mode, Internet Settings, Wireless Settings, Firewall, Storage, Administration. To apply any settings you have altered on the page, please click the Apply button. There are three buttons at the top of the menus, "open all" ,"close all" and "Ralink". Open all: open all the sub-menu. Close all: close all the sub-menu.
Statistic: Click the "Statistic" button, the page will display the Ralink SoC statistics. You can see the information of send and receive packets in all ports.
System Management: Click the "Management" button, enter into the system management setting page. You can set the account to access the web server of Access Point, NTP settings and DDNS settings here. Click the "Apply" button to enable configuration to take effect. Click the "Cancel" button to cancel the setting.
DDNS: The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the router. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.zoneedit.com or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1.
4. Click the Apply button to apply to the DDNS service. 1 Operation Mode You can setup different modes to LAN and WLAN interface for NAT and bridging function. Click "Apply" button to enable configuration to take effect. Click "Cancel" button to cancel the settings. 2 Internet Settings There are five submenus under the Internet Settings menus: WAN, LAN, DHCP clients, Advanced Routing, QoS.
2.1 WAN You can configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of your Access Point. Here you may change the access method to static IP, DHCP, PPPoE , L2TP, PPTP or 3G by click the item value of WAN Connection type. a. If you choose Static IP, you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP.
You should type the following parameters into the spaces provided: IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Primary DNS Server - (Optional) Enter the DNS address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the router to automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Dynamic IP/ Static IP ¨ Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect from your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time).
User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Address Mode: Dynamic and Static. Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP's IP address or the domain name. f. If you choose 3G, you can select the following parameters. 3G Mode: you can select the USB 3G modem, OPTION ICON 225, NU MU-Q 101, HUAWEI E169, BandLuxe C270. 2.
Note: a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the router and you must change the DHCP Client Range at the same time.
b. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will not take effect, until they are re-configured. c. If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will change accordingly at the same time. 2.3 DHCP clients You can see DHCP clients list in this page. 2.4 Advanced Routing You may add and remote custom Internet routing rules, and enable dynamic routing exchange protocol here.
2.5 QoS If you enable QoS, you can set the Upload Bandwidth and Download Bandwidth. Click "Submit" button to enable configuration to take effect.
3 Wireless Settings There are six submenus under the Wireless Settings menus: Basic, Advanced, Security, WDS, WPS, Station List. 3.1 Wireless Network You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication, such as Network Name (SSID) and Channel. The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items.
3.2 Advanced Use the Advanced Setup page to make detailed settings for the Wireless. Advanced Setup includes items that are not available from the Basic Setup page, such as Beacon Interval, Control Tx Rates and Basic Data Rates. 3.3 Security Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring.
3.4 WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup You could setup security easily by choosing PIN or PBC method to do Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
You can see WPS summary, such as WPS SSID, WPS Auth Mode. Click the "Generate" button, generate PIN number; WPS mode: you can setup WPS mode to PIN or PBC method. 3.5 Station List You can view the user's station which associated to this AP here.
4 Firewall There are five submenus under the Firewall Settings menus: MAC/IP/Port Filtering, Port Forwarding, DMZ, System Security and Content Filtering. 4.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering You may setup firewall rules to protect your network from virus, worm and malicious activity on the Internet. You can set MAC/IP/Port Filtering is enabled or disabled.
filtering rules of MAC/IP/Port Filtering, either dropped or accepted. MAC Address---to fill the MAC Address you want to filtering. Dest IP Address --- fill the destination IP address you want to filtering. Source IP Address ---fill the source IP address you want to filtering. Protocol ---Select which protocol is to be used, either TCP, UDP or ICMP. Dest Port Range---Fill the range of the destination port which you want to filtering.
To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Enable the DMZ Settings, enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ IP Address field, Click the Apply button. 4.4 System Security You may configure the system firewall to protect AP/Router itself from attacking. 4.5 Content Filtering You can setup Content Filter to restrict the improper content access. Webs URL Filter Settings: When you setup URL filtering, you should pay attention to the following: 1. Don't enter symbols, such as http:// 2.
5 Administration There are eight submenus under the Administration menus: Management, Upload Firmware, Settings Management, Status, Statistics, System Command, System Log, SDK History.
5.1 Management You may select language, configure administrator account and password, NTP settings, and Dynamic DNS settings here. Click "Apply" button, to enable the configuration to take effect. Click "Cancel" button to upset.
5.2 Upload Firmware Upgrade the Ralink SoC firmware to obtain new functionality. It takes about 1 minute to upload upgrade flash and be patient please. Caution! A corrupted image will hang up the system. Click "Browse" button, select the upgrade software, then click the "Apply" button. 5.3 Setting Management You might save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file, restore them by importing the file, or reset them to factory default.
5.4 Status You can see the status of Ralink SoC platform in this page.
5.5 Statistics Take a look at the Ralink SoC statistics. 5.6 System Command Run a system command as root, you can enter system commands such as ping.
5.7 System Log This page allows you to query the logs of the router. The router can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened of the router. Click the "Refresh" button to refresh the logs. Click the "Clear" button to clear all the logs.
5.8 SDK History This page you can see the version of the router, and information the driver update, reference design, new feature, and the peripheral components.
Appendix: Glossary 2x to 3x eXtended Range WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this based client and access point can range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.
direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security.
FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
