PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Rev: 1.0.
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.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS Package Contents..................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................2 1.1 Overview of the Router .......................................................................................................2 1.2 Conventions ............................................................
4.6.5 4.7 4.8 4.9 Wireless Statistics................................................................................................ 46 DHCP ............................................................................................................................... 47 4.7.1 DHCP Settings..................................................................................................... 47 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ....................................................................................
4.15.2 No-ip.com DDNS ................................................................................................. 79 4.16 System Tools.................................................................................................................... 80 4.16.1 Time Settings....................................................................................................... 80 4.16.2 Diagnostic ...........................................................................................................
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ Power Adapter for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. The 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 1.2 Conventions The Router or PW-RN401/PW-RN401D mentioned in this guide stands for PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router without any explanation. ) Note: The two devices of PW-RN401 and PW-RN401D are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take PW-RN401D for example throughout this Guide. The differences between them are: ¾ PW-RN401 Router with one fixed antennas. ¾ PW-RN401D Router with one detachable antenna. 1.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 1.4 Panel Layout 1.4.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel sketch The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name PWR SYS WLAN WAN, 1,2,3,4 (LAN) WPS Status Indication Off Power is off. On Power is on. On The Router is initializing. Flashing The Router is working properly. Off The Router has a system error. Off The Wireless function is disabled.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 1.4.2 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel sketch The following parts are located on the rear panel (View from left to right). ¾ POWER: The Power socket is where you will connect the power adapter. Please use the power adapter provided with this PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router. ¾ WAN: This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari 2.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 6. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. Press the power switch, and then the router will start to work. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command ¾ If the result displayed is similar to the Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router is failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit. 2.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. 1.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 3-5 Quick Setup 3. Click Next, and then WAN Connection Type page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 WAN Connection Type The Router provides Auto-Detect function and supports three popular ways PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the Auto-Detect function.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case sensitive. If you have difficulty with this process, please contact your ISP. 2) If the connection type detected is Dynamic IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Then you can go on with the wireless configuration. 3) If the connection type detected is Static IP, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-8.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 3-9 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be Wireless_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address).
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of following options to enable security. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. z PSK Password - You can enter ASCII or Hexadecimal characters.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. Figure 4-1 the main menu The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-2 Router Status 4.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide".
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wifi Protect Setup) function. a) Choose menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-3 ). Figure 4-3 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the Router can be found in the label or User Guide.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: When press and hold the WPS/Reset Button for more than 8 seconds, you will reset the router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS Button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset Button on the front panel of the Router.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-3, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-4 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose “Press the button of the new device in two minutes” and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my access point” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-3, then the following screen will appear.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access point or a registrar” in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shown.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-3. c) You will see the following screen when the new device successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1. The WPS LED on the Router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. 2.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.5 Network Figure 4-5 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in Figure 4-5): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.5.1 LAN Choose menu “Network → LAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the LAN on the screen as below. Figure 4-6 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the Router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 1. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows (Figure 4-7): Figure 4-7 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If you find error when you go to a website after entering the DNS addresses, it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly. You should contact your ISP to get DNS server addresses. ¾ Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) Click the Save button to save your settings. 2.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Primary/Secondary DNS - (Optional) Enter one or two DNS addresses in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Click the Save button to save your settings. 3. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-9): Figure 4-9 ¾ WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Connect on Demand - In this mode, the Internet connection can be terminated automatically after a specified inactivity period (Max Idle Time) and be re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-10 PPPoE Advanced Settings ¾ MTU Size - The default MTU size is “1480” bytes, which is usually fine. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP. ¾ Service Name/AC Name - The service name and AC (Access Concentrator) name should not be configured unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. In most cases, leaving these fields blank will work.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If your ISP provides BigPond Cable (or Heart Beat Signal) connection, please select BigPond Cable. And you should enter the following parameters (Figure 4-11): Figure 4-11 ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name. ¾ Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router access the Internet again. If you want your Internet connection keeps active all the time, please enter “0” in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet access disconnects. ¾ Connect Automatically - The connection can be re-established automatically when it was down. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-12 L2TP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ 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.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, check the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-13 PPTP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the Router to disconnect from 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.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4.5.3 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router MAC Clone Choose menu “Network → MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below, Figure 4-14: Figure 4-14 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4.6.1 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Wireless Settings Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Settings”, you can configure the basic settings for the wireless network on this page. Figure 4-16 Wireless Settings ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto. so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Enable WDS - Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can bridge two or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following parameters as shown in Figure 4-17. Make sure the following settings are correct. Figure 4-17 ¾ SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-18 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-19.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided here. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius server. • Radius Port - Enter the port number of the Radius server. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-22 Wireless MAC Filtering To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. ¾ MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter. ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. ¾ Description - A simple description of the wireless station. To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the Add New… button.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Save button to save this entry. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4.6.4 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless → Wireless Advanced”, you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 4-24 Wireless Advanced ¾ Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended. ¾ Enable Short GI - This function is recommended for it will increase the data capacity by reducing the guard interval time. ¾ Enabled AP Isolation - This function can isolate wireless stations on your network from each other. Wireless devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.7 DHCP Figure 4-26 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-26), DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP → DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 4-27.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up, the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4.7.3 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Address Reservation Choose menu “DHCP → Address Reservation”, you can view and add a reserved address for clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-29).When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return the previous page. 4.8 Forwarding Figure 4-31 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in Figure 4-31): Virtual Servers, Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (in XXX – YYY format, XXX is the start port number, YYY is the end port number). ¾ IP Address - The IP Address of the PC providing the service application. ¾ Protocol - The protocol used for this application, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the Router). ¾ Status - The status of this entry, either Enabled or Disabled.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 3. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Save button. Click the Enable/Disabled All button to make all entries enabled/disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return the previous page. ) Note: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on “Security → Remote Management” page to be any other value except 80 such as 8080.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Incoming Ports Range - The port or port range used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response using one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port sections). Every group of ports must be set apart with ",". For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051, 2085, 3010-3030.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 3. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. ) Note: 1. When the trigger connection is released, the corresponding opening ports will be closed. 2. Each rule is allowed to be used only by one host on LAN synchronously. The trigger connection of other hosts on LAN will be refused. 3.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-37 UPnP ¾ Current UPnP Status - UPnP can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Enable or Disable button. ¾ Current UPnP Settings List - This table displays the current UPnP information. • App Description - The description provided by the application in the UPnP request. • External Port - The external port the Router opens for the application. • Protocol - The type of protocol the Router opens for the application.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-39 Basic Security ¾ Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable. z TFTP ALG - To allow TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable. z H323 ALG - To allow Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT, keep the default Enable.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router DoS protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function. Only when it is enabled, will the flood filters be enabled. ) Note: Dos Protection will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in “System Tool → Traffic Statistics” is enabled. ¾ Enable ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the ICMP-FLOOD Attack Filtering.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-41 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-42 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-43 Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-44 Add or Modify Parental Control Entry For example: If you desire that the child PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router z Click Add New... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. z Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. z In Status field, select Enable. 4. Click Save to complete the settings.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-47 Access Control Rule Management ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 8. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 5. Click Add New... button to add a new rule as follows: z In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for example Rule_1. z In Host field, select Host_1. z In Target field, select Target_1. z In Schedule field, select Schedule_1. z In Action field, select Allow. z In Status field, select Enable. z Click Save to complete the settings.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D z 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-51. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. 3. Click the Save button to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-52 Target Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be an IP address, a port, or a domain name. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-53 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry Figure 4-54 Add or Modify an Access Target Entry For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the LAN to access www.google.com only, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-52 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list, 4.11.4 Schedule Choose menu “Access Control → Schedule”, you can view and set a Schedule list in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-55. The Schedule list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-55 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. ¾ Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-56 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.com only from 18:00 to 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday, you should first follow the settings below: 1. Click Add New... button shown in Figure 4-55 to enter the Advanced Schedule Settings page. 2. In Schedule Description field, create a unique description for the schedule (e.g. Schedule_1). 3.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-57 Static Routing To add static routing entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-57, you will see the following screen Figure 4-58. Figure 4-58 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry 2. Enter the following data. ¾ Destination IP Address - The Destination IP Address is the address of the network or host that you want to assign to a static route.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.13 Bandwidth Control Figure 4-59 There are two submenus under the Bandwidth Control menu as shown in Figure 4-59. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-61 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Ingress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix download bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0. ¾ Enable - This displays the status of the rule. ¾ Modify - Click Modify to edit the rule.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.14 IP& MAC Binding Figure 4-63 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-63): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.14.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-65 IP & MAC Binding Settings To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-64. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Find the desired entry in the table. 2. Click Modify or Delete as desired on the Modify column.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.14.2 ARP List To manage the computer, you could observe the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding entries as shown in Figure 4-67. Figure 4-67 ARP List ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.15.2 No-ip.com DDNS If you select www.no-ip.com, the page will appear as shown in Figure 4-69. Figure 4-69 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.16 System Tools Figure 4-70 The System Tools menu Choose menu “System Tools”, you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.16.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router NTP Server Prior - Enter the address for the NTP Server, then the Router will get the time from the NTP Server preferentially. In addition, for some built-in common NTP Servers, the Router can get time automatically once it connects the Internet. To configure the system manually: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter date and time in the right blanks. 3. Click Save to save the configuration. To configure the system automatically: 1.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure 4-72 ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Diagnostic Tools Diagnostic Tool - Check the radio button to select one diagnostic too. z Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway. z Traceroute - This diagnostic tool tests the performance of a connection. ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Ping Timeout - Set the waiting time for the reply of each Ping packet. If there is no reply in the specified time, the connection is overtime. ¾ Traceroute Max TM - The max number of hops for a Traceroute connection. Click Start to check the connectivity of the Internet. The Diagnostic Results page displays the result of diagnosis. If the result is similar to the following screen, the connectivity of the Internet is fine.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file. 3. Click the Upgrade button. ) Note: 1. New firmware versions are posted at our website and can be downloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-76 Backup & Restore Configuration ¾ Click the Backup button to save all configuration settings as a backup file in your local computer. ¾ To upgrade the Router's configuration, follow these instructions. • Click the Browse… button to locate the update file for the Router, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box. • Click the Restore button.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router 4.16.7 Password Choose menu “System Tools → Password”, you can change the factory default user name and password of the Router in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-78. Figure 4-78 Password It is strongly recommended that you should change the factory default user name and password of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-79 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not. ¾ Mail Settings - Set the receiving and sending mailbox address, server address, validation information as well as the timetable for Auto Mail Feature, as shown in Figure 4-80.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure 4-80 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for Help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Click Back to return to the previous page. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Packets Statistics Interval （5-60） - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval indicates the time section of the packets statistic. Select the Auto-refresh checkbox to refresh automatically. Click the Refresh button to refresh the page. ¾ Sorted Rules - Choose how displayed statistics are sorted. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 2. 2. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. How do I configure the Router to access the Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Log in to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking Save.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure A-4 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Virtual Servers - 93 -
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure A-5 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.169 as an example, remember to click the Save button.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure A-7 4. 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Basic Security I want to build a WEB Server on the LAN, what should I do? 1) Because the WEB Server port 80 will interfere with the WEB management port 80 on the Router, you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference. 2) To change the WEB management port number: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click "Remote Management" submenu.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, configure to the Router by typing 192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 4) 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Figure B-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and Router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the following items available. 2 If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, specify the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the Router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D Figure B-4 Now, click OK to keep your settings.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g Compatible with 802.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using 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. ¾ 802.
PW-RN401/PW-RN401D ¾ 150Mbps Wireless Lite-N Router WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.
