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54Mbps Wireless Broadband Router WRT-414 User’s Manual.
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Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environme nt.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 1 1.1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.
5.2.6 T elstra Big Pond ............................................................................................................. 29 5.2.7 DNS ........................................................................................................
CHAPTER 8 T OOLS ...................................................................................................................... 76 8.1 C ONFIGURA TION T OOLS .....................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasin g WRT -414. This manual guides you on how to install and p roperly use the WRT -414 in order to take full advantage of its features.
WA N P o r t 1 x 10/100 Base-TX, Auto-MDI/MDI-X LAN Port 4 x 10/100 Base-TX, Auto-MDI/MDI-X Antenna Dipole Antenna * 1 Data Encryption 64 bit / 128 bit WEP , WP A-PSK, WP A, WP A2 Frequenc y 2.4GHz - 2.484GHz Sensitivity 1 1g @ PER < 10% 54Mbps: -71.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessar y that you have enough information a bout the WRT -414. 2.1 Hardware Connection 12V DC RESET ANT WAN 1 2 3 4 + 1.
2.2 LED Indicators LED Color STATE ME ANING On Device power on Off Device power off PWR Green Blinking During boot up procedure. Blinking Transmitting or receiving data through the Wireless LAN WLAN O.
Chapter 3 Web Login Web configuration provides a user-fri endly graphica l user interface (web pages) to manage your WRT -414. A WRT -414 with an assigned IP address will allows you to monitor and c onfigure via web browser (e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape).
to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup This section contains configurations for the Broad band router ’s advance functions such as: Port Forwarding, Virtual Server , Access Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, DMZ, S pecial appl icat ions and other functions to meet your LAN requirements.
Chapter 4 Quick Setup This section describes the basic c onfigurati on of the WRT -414 an d allo ws you to connect to Internet easily . 4.1 Time Zone The time information is used for Log entri es and Firewall settings. Y ou can kee p the default Time Server address or set a new IP address for your router to synchronize its time.
4.2 Broadband Type Before establishing the Internet connection, please 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 address (see scr een below).
4.2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a s pecified IP address. Y our ISP should provide al l the information required in this section. Parameters Description IP address assigned by your Service Provider The IP address that your 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. Parameters Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.
packets have been sent (no one using the Inte rnet) during this specified period, the router will automatically disconnec t the connection from your ISP . Note: This “idle timeout” function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software, computer virus or hack er attacks from the Internet.
Parameter Description Obtain an IP address Select it if the ISP requ ires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically . Host Name T y pe in the host name provided by your ISP if any ; otherwise, just leave it blank. MAC Address T o connect to the Internet, your ISP w ill require a MAC address from you r PC.
some network application software, comp uter virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software se nds network p ackets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not usin g the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you are not usin g it.
button to replace the WAN port MAC addr ess with the MAC address of that PC. T o find out the PC’s MAC address, see Appendix A. (also s ee Glossary for an explanation on MAC address. Use the following IP address Select it if the ISP provides you a st atic IP to connect to the L2TP server .
When the configuration finishe d ple ase click “OK” to next step or click “Back” to previous step. After 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.
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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 contain advanced fe a tures that allow you to conf igure th.
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5.1.1 Time Zone The T ime Zone allo ws WRT -414 to allocate its time on the settings configured here, it will affect log display functions such as Securit y Log and Firewall settings. Parameter Description Set T ime Zone Select the time zone of the country you are c urrently in.
5.1.2 Password Setup This screen allows you to cha nge the ma nagement password. Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Broadba nd router . Ne w Pa ss wo rd E nt er you r n ew pas s wo rd .
5.1.3 Remote Management Y ou can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management from Internet. Parameters Description Host Address The IP address of the host on Inter net that will have mana gement / configuratio n access to the Broadband router .
T elstra Big Pond . Please select one of the connection type s and click “More Confi guration” button or select the option on the left window for configurarion.
5.2.1 Dynamic IP If Dynamic IP is selected, your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address. Please refer to the section 4.2.1 for more settings of this option.
5.2.2 St atic IP If S tatic IP is selected, your ISP should provide al l the information required 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. Y our ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
5.2.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect to the Internet. Y our ISP should provide all the information required in this section.
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 your ISP requires the T elstr a Big Pond protocol to connect 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.
5.2.7 DNS A Domain Name S ystem (DNS) server is like an inde x of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser , such as www . rout er .com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs prov ide a DNS server for efficiency and convenience.
5.2.8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. Y ou must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service pro viders. This router supports DynDNS and TZO. Parameters Description Dynam ic DNS Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router.
Parameters Description LA N IP IP Address Designate the Access Point’s IP Address. This IP Address should be uni que in your network. The default IP Address is 192. 168.0.1 . Subnet Mask S pecif y a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. The Subnet Mask of the Access Point is fixed and the value is 255.
settings or “Apply” to restart WRT-414 with new configuration. 5.4 Wireless This screen allows you to Enabl e/Disable WRT -414 wireless function. Parameters Description Enable/Disable Y ou can select to “ Enable ” or “ Disable ” the Wireless interface.
5.4.1 Basic Settings WRT -414 supports not only Access Point function, but als o provides S tation, Bridge an d WDS mode. Please Refer to “Chapter 6 Wireless Conf iguration ” know the details settings of wireless Basic Settings. In Default, WRT -414 will work with AP mode.
Parameters Description Authentication T ype Normally , you can leave this at “A uto”, so that W ireless St ations can use either method ("Open System" or "Shared Key".). If you wish to use a particular met hod, select the approp riate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key".
private network, disabl ing “Broadcast ESSID” can provide better securit y . IAPP If you enable “IAPP”, the a ccess point will automatically broadcast information of associated wireless stations to its neighbors. This will help wireless station roaming smoothly between access poi nts.
5.4.3.1 WEP When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key , you have to enter WE P keys to encrypt data. Y ou can generate the key by yo urself. Y ou can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key . Then the access point will just allow the clients t hat with the same encryption keys connected.
128-bit WEP: input 26-d igit Hex val ues (in the “A-F ”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the en cryption keys. Enable 802.1x Authentication Check this box if you want to enable 802.1x authentic ation with WEP encryption.
After configuration complete, pleas e click “Ap ply” button to save the configuration. T hen you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for co nfigure other settings or “Apply” to restart WRT-414 with new configuration.
Hex: input 64-digit Hex values (in t he “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre-shared keys. After configuration complete, pleas e click “Ap ply” button to save the configuration. T hen you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully.
5.4.4 Access Control WRT -414 provides MAC Addr ess Filter ing, which preve nts the unauthor ized users from accessin g your wireless network. Parameters Description Enable Wireless Access Control Enable or disable the MAC A ddress Filtering function.
feature, it is important to make sure the rules are not conflicted with each other . Parameters Description Add When you want to add a new QoS rule, pres s this button and refer to section 5.5.1 to add a new QoS rule. Edit When you want to edit the existing Qo S rule, press this button and refer to section 5.
After press Add or Edit button in QoS screen, you wi ll see the web screen belo w for us er to setup their QoS rule. Parameters Description Rule Name Please give a name to the QoS Rule Bandwidth Y ou can limit the maximum b andwidth consumed by this rule by selecting “Maximum”.
Network Address Translation (NA T) allo ws multiple user s at your local site to access the Internet via a single legal IP Address. NA T provides Firewall prot ection from hacker 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 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allo ws you to re-direct a pa rticular rang e of service port numbers (from the Internet/W AN Ports) to a p articular LAN IP addr ess. It help s you to host some servers behind the firewall. Parameters Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Fo r warding.
Current Port Forwarding T able Delete Selected If you want to remove some MAC addr ess from the “Curre nt Access Control List”, select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click “Delete Selected”. Delete All If you want remove all MAC addresse s from the table, just click this button.
Note: Y ou need to give yo ur LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly . Private Port T his is the port number (of the above Private IP host) that the below Public Port number will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN (to the LAN Server/Client IP).
5.6.3 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 support multipl e connections for these types of applications.
for this popular application int o the input fields. Add Add the settin gs into the “Current T rigger Port T able”. Reset Click “Reset” will clear your current settings to allows you to enter aga in.
5.6.4 UPnP UPnP is more than just a simple extension of t he Plug and Pl ay peripheral model. It is designed to support zero-configuration, "i nvisible" networking, and automatic disc overy for a breadth of device categories from a wide range of vend ors.
5.6.5 ALG Settings Y ou can select applications th at need “Application Layer Gate way” to support. Parameters Description Enable Y ou can select to enable “Applicat i on Layer Gateway” of an application and then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NA T gat ew ay .
Parameters Description Enable/Disable Y ou can select to enable or disable th e firewall function. After selected, please click “Apply” to ma ke the settings effect. After configuration complete, pleas e click “Ap ply” button to save the configuration.
5.7.1 Access Control This screen allows you to restrict users from a ccessing c ertain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc. ). Network administrator can define the traffic type permitted in your LAN and control which PC client can have a ccess to these services.
in the list below . Add PC Y ou can click “Add PC” to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses. Please refer to section 5.7.1.1. Remove PC If you want to remove some PCs f rom the "IP Filtering T able", select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected".
Note: Y ou need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for the Access Control rule to work properly . Client PC Service Y ou can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services you want to block. Protocol This allows you to select UD P , TCP or Both protocol types.
be cleared. Remove URL / Keyword If you want to remove some URL keyword from the "Current URL Blocking T able", select the URL ke yword you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want re move all URL keyw ord from the table, just click "Delete All" button.
After configuration complete, pleas e click “Apply” butto n to save the configu ration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the setti ngs ar e save successfu lly. You may pr ess “Continue” for configur e other settings or “Apply” to restart WRT-414 with new configuration.
After configuration complete, pleas e click “Ap ply” button to save the configuration. T hen you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for co nfigure other settings or “Apply” to restart WRT-414 with new configuration.
Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration In this chapter , you can Ena ble/Disable wireless function and co nfigure the WRT -414 work in different operating mode. Please refer to belo w sections to know the details configuration of each operating mode. 6.1 AP Mode This mode is set to WRT -414 by default.
Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operatio n mode. You may set WRT- 414 to other operating mode by select other operating mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WRT-414 to op erate in 802.11b only. 2.4GHz (G): It forces the WRT-414 to operate in 802.
You may press “ Refresh ” to get the new client table or “ Close ” to close this dialog box. After configuration complete, pleas e click “Apply” button to save the confi guration. Then yo u will see a screen to prompt you the settings are sa ve succ essfully.
Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. You may set WRT-414 to other operating mode by select other oper ating mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WRT-414 to operate in 802.11b only. 2.4GHz (G): It forces the WRT-414 to operate in 802.
Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. You may set WRT-414 to other operating mode by select other oper ating mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WRT-414 to operate in 802.11b only. 2.4GHz (G): It forces the WRT-414 to operate in 802.
Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. You m ay set WRT-414 to other op erating mode by select other operatin g mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps. 2.4GHz (G): It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps.
6.5 AP Bridge - Point to Multipoint Mode This function allows WRT -414 to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet net works together by wireless connection. Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operatio n mode. You may set WRT- 414 to other operating mode by select other operating mode.
configure the detail settings. After configuration complete, p leas e click “Apply” button to save the confi guration. Then yo u will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save succe ssfully. You ma y press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restar t WRT-414 with ne w configurati on.
WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-loc ated WLANs. Please make sure that the ESSI D of all stations in the same WLAN net work are the same. The default value is “ default ”. Channel Numb er Select the appropriate c hannel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings.
In “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, ““AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, you can click “Set Securi ty” to add encr yption for the communication between the bridged acc ess p oints. This can protect your wireless net work.
Format (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key . For example: Passphrase: iamguest Hex (64 characters): 12345ab cde Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted between t he bridged access points.
Chapter 7 Status The S tatus screen allo ws 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 interfaces, the current f.
7.2 Device Status View WR T-414’ s current configuration settings. The Device S tatus displays the configuration settings of WLAN and LAN. - 71 -.
7.3 System Log This screen will show you the r eal-time information of WRT -414. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current syst em log of WRT -414. It displays the working information about WRT -414. About the bottoms of the p age, the system log can be saved to a local fil e by press “Save” button.
Parameters Description Security Log This page show s the current security log of W R T -414. It displays any ill egal attempts to access your network. About the bottoms of the page, the security log can be saved to a local file by press “Save” button.
Parameters Description DHCP Clie nt T able This p age shows all the DHCP clients currently connected to your net work. The “Active DHCP Client T able” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each Clien t. Use the R efresh button to get the most updated situation.
Parameters Description S tatistics Sho ws the counters of packets sent and received on WLAN, LAN and W AN. - 75 -.
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 allows you to “Back up” the router ’s current configuration setting.
Parameters Description Configuration T ools Use the " Backup " tool to save WRT -414 current configuration to a file named "config.bin" in yo ur PC. Y ou can then use the " Restore " tool to restore the saved configur ation to WRT -414.
Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade WRT -414’s system firmware. T o upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router , you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and ent er that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.
restart, you can start using the router . 8.3 Reset Y ou can reset the router ’s system should any pr oblem e xist. The reset function is essentia lly 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.
Appendix A Network Adapter Information 1. In Window’s open the Command Prompt program. 2. T ype “ipconfi g /all” and press “Enter” key . Then you can see the inf ormations of your network adapter . Y our PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.
Appendix B Frequently Ask Question Q. Can I run an application from a remo te computer over the w ireless network? A. This will depend on whether or not the applic ation is designed to be used over a network. Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it supp orts operation over a n et work.
large wired network. If you have much more clients has to connected via wireless, please set W AP-4033 to Bridge mode. Bridge mode will be suit to connect wired LANs together . Q. Is WRT -414 Bridge mode compatible with other bridge mode device? A. Y es.
Appendix C Glossary Access Point Access points are way stations in a wireless LAN that are c onn ected to an Ether net hub or server. Users can roam within the range of access points and th eir wireless device connections are passed from one access point to the next.
transferring large files or uploadi ng the HT ML pages for a Web site to the W eb server. Gateway Gateways are computers that conv ert protoc ols enabling different networks, applications, and operatin g systems to exchange information. Host Name The name given to a computer or c lient station that acts as a source for information on the net work.
Messages larger than the MTU are divided i nto small er packets. NA T NA T (Network Address T ranslation - als o known as IP masquerading) enables an organiza tion to present itself to the Internet with one address. NA T c onverts the address of each LAN node into one IP address for the Internet (and vice versa ).
Server Servers are typically powerful and fast machines t hat store programs and data. The programs and data are shared by client machine s (workstations) on the network. SMTP SMTP (Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol) is the standard Inte rnet e-mail protocol.
delivery isn't necessary (for exampl e, real-time video and audio where packets can be dumped as there is no time for retransmitting the data). Vir t u a l S er v er s Virtual servers are client servers (such as Web server s) that shar e resources with other virtual serve rs (i.
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