Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ZSR4174WE Zonet
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Table of Cont ents Chapter 1 Introdu ction..............................................................................1 1.1 W elcome.......................................... ................................................1 1.2 Fea tures...........
4.5.6 Change Password................................... ..................................2 9 4.5.7 System Log.......................................................... ...................29 Chapter 5 Client+AP Mode...................................
7.6 Security Settings............................... ..............................................58 7.6.1 C lient F ilter . ................................. ............................................58 7.6.2 URL Filter ...........................
1 Chapter 1 Int roduct ion 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing Z onet ZSR4174WE – 802.11 n P ortable A ccess Poi nt/R outer . ZSR4174WE is a portable wire less AP/Router with up to 1 50Mbps tran smission rate. I t supports fiv e working modes: wireless AP , Client+AP , WDS+AP , WISP Router and Wireless Router .
2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installati on 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 Top Panel LED Indicator Action Description ON ZSR4174WE i s in AP worki ng mode AP O FF AP mode off ON ZSR4174WE i s in Client+AP worki ng mod.
3 2.1.2 Rear Panel Item Name Description POWER Use the USB cabl e applied with ZSR4174WE to connect w ith power adapter ap plied or USB port of P C AP Mode: A LAN 10/100Mbp s RJ45 port for connecti ng to the router/modem, l ocal PC or switch/hub .
4 2.2 System Requirements Computer or netw ork devi ces with wired or wi reless network i nterface card TCP/IP protocol must be i nstalled on each PC Web browser Microsoft Internet Exp lorer 6.0 or late r Computer wi th an avail able USB2.
5 2.4 Hardware Connection Note: Befor e connecting ZS R4174W E, b e sure t o p ower off you r computer, DS L/Cable m odem, and ZSR41 74WE. 1. Connect one end of the cabl e to your broadb and router, P C or Switch/Hub port and connect the other end to the L AN port of ZSR4174WE.
6 Chapter 3 Configure your comput er 3.1 TCP/IP Address Setting Default IP A ddress: 192.1 68.2.1 Default Subnet Ma sk: 255.2 55.255.0 3.1.1 Windows XP 1. Cli ck Start Control Panel Network and Internet Co nnections 2. Click Network Connections. 3. Right click Local Area Connection an d select Properties .
7 4. Select In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 5. Sel ect Obtain an IP ad dress automaticall y and Obtain DNS server address automati cally . Cli ck OK to sav e the config ur ations. 6. Or se lect U se the following IP address and enter the IP address as 192.
8 3.1.2 Windows Vista/7 1. Cli ck Start Control Panel Network and Internet. 2. Click Network and Sharing Ce nter. 3. Click Local Area Connection and t hen Local Area C onnection Status window will pop-out.
9 4. Click Prope rties from Local A rea Connection Stat us. 5. Sel ect Internet Protocol Versio n 4 (TCP/IPv4) and cl ick Properties ..
10 6. Sel ect Obtain an IP ad dress automaticall y and Obtain DNS server address automati cally . Cli ck OK to sav e the config ur ations. 7. Or se lect U se the following IP address and enter the IP address as 192.168.2.X ( X is from 2 to 253), Subnet mask.
11 Chapter 4 Wireless AP Mode (Defau lt) 4.1 Log in This section is showing you how to configure your new ZSR4174WE through the W eb-ba sed Confi gur ation Utility . 1. Open an Internet Explorer, ty pe 192.1 68.2.1 in the add ress bar, and then p ress Enter .
12 4.2 Setup Wizard Default mode of ZSR4174 WE is AP Mode. 1. When Setup Wi zard appears, click Next to continue. 2. Configu re Wireless Basic Settings , and then cli ck Next .
13 3. Configu re Wireless Security Setting s , and then cl ick Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings . 4. Click App ly and ZSR4174WE will reboot automati cally to activ at e AP mode.
14 In AP mode, ZSR4174WE will act as a central h ub for different wireless LAN cli ents. For exampl e, when trav eling to a hote l that has high-speed internet a ccess, you can connect to the intern et through ZSR4174 WE which is connected to an Ethernet cable in the r oom.
15 4.3 LAN Settings MAC Address: ZSR4174WE’ s physical MAC address on your local network is unchangeabl e. IP Mode: ZSR4174 WE provi des two IP modes: Static IP: Fill the network address.
16 4.4 Wireless Settings 4.4.1 Basic Settings Network Mode: Sup ports 11 b, 1 1g, 11b/g mixed, 11b/g/n mix ed modes. Default v alue is 11b /g/n mixed mode. SSID: Mai n Service Set Identi fier . It’s the nam e of your wireless network. Default v alue is Wirel ess_N.
17 Channel Bandwi dth: Select the channel bandwi dth from 20M or 2 0/40M to improv e the wir eless performance. Guard Interval: In telecommuni cations, guard interv a ls are used to ensur e that distinct transmi ssions do not i nterfere with one another .
18 4.4.2 Wireless Security Settings Security Settings contains seven Authentication T ypes, including D isabl e, Open, Shared, Mix ed WEP , WPA -P ersonal , WP A2-P ersonal, and Mi xed W P A/WPA2-P ersonal . 4.4.2.1 Mixed WEP WEP (Wired E quivalent Privacy) is an encr yption method used to protect your wireless data communi cations.
19 Default Key: Y ou can set up to four sets of WEP key , and you can decide which key i s being used by default here. WEP Key1, 2, 3, 4: Input WEP key cha r acters here, the number of chara cters must be the same as the number display ed at “K ey F ormat” fi eld.
20 4.4.2.3 WPA2-Personal The WPA2 i s a stronger version of WPA. WPA Algorithms: Sel ect one encrypti on type, AES, TKIP or TKIP&AES . Pass Phrase: Enter the k ey whi ch must hav e 8-63 ASCII char act ers. Key Renewal Interva l: Specifi es the timer the WPA key must changes.
21 4.4.2.4 Mixed WPA/WPA2-Personal WPA Algorithms: Sel ect one encrypti on type, AES, TKIP or TKIP&AES . Pass Phrase: Enter the k ey whi ch must hav e 8-63 ASCII char act ers. Key Renewal Interva l: Specifi es the timer the WPA key must changes.
22 4.4.3 Advanced Settings ZSR4174WE p rovides some a dv anced control of wireless par am eters. BG protection Mode: Auto by defau lt. Y ou can also sel ect On or Off . Basic Data Rates: F o r di fferent requirement, y ou can select one of the sui table Basic Data Rat es.
23 4.4.4 WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the s implest way to build connection between wireless network client s and ZSR4174WE. Y ou don’t ha ve to select encrypti on mod e and i nput a .
24 WPS Encrypt Type : The encrypti on type used by WPS. WPS key: The effecti ve key gener ated b y ZSR4174WE aut omatically . AP PIN: The P IN code used by default. Reset OOB: When clicki ng the button, the WPS client will be idle state, and WPS indicat or will b e tur ned off .
25 4.4.6 Connection Status Click Refresh to upd ate the wi reless connection i nformation. MAC Address: Shows th e connecting P C’ s MAC address.
26 4.5 System Tools 4.5.1 Time Settings This function is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off ZSR4174WE, the time setti ngs will disappear . However , ZSR4174WE will automatically obtai n the GMT time a gain once it access to the Intern et.
27 4.5.2 Backup/Restor e Backup: Click to b ack up ZSR4174WE’ s configurati ons. Browse: Click t o browse the path where y ou w ant to sav e fil es. Restore: Click t o restore ZSR4174WE’ s con figur ations. 4.5.3 Restore to Facto ry Default Settings Restore to Factory Default Settings: Click to restore to defau lt setti ngs.
28 4.5.4 Upgrade Browse: Click t o browse the path to the u pgr aded firm ware fil es. Upgrade: Click to start upgr ade firmw are. IMPORTANT: D o not power off t he system during the firmware upgra de to avoid damaging. ZSR41 74WE will reboot automatica lly after the upgrade.
29 4.5.6 Change Password The new password sh ould b e less than 14 char acters. User Name: Enter a new user name. Old Password: Enter the old password. New Password: Enter a n ew password. Re-enter to Confirm: R e-enter to confirm the new password.
30 Chapter 5 Client+AP Mode 5.1 Setup Wizard 1. Select Client+AP on top banner and t hen select Setup Wizard on the l eft list. Click Next to contin ue. 2. Confi gure Client Settings , and then cli ck Next . SSID: Input the SSID of the AP you want to connect.
31 3. Configu re Wireless Basic Settings , and then cli ck Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.1 Basic Settings . 4. Configu re Wireless Security Setting s , and then cl ick Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings .
32 5. Click App ly and ZSR4174WE will reboot automati cally to activ at e Client+AP m ode. NOTE : Two access points must use the same channel nu mber, extension chann el, and security sett i ng. 6. After acti vating Client+AP mode su ccessfully, web page will be displayed as b elow.
33 5.2 LAN Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 3 LAN Settings . 5.3 Wireless Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 4 Wireless Settings .
34 Chapter 6 WDS+AP Mode 6.1 Setup Wizard 1. Select WDS+AP on top banner a nd then select Setup Wizard on th e left li st. Click Next to contin ue. 2. Configu re WDS Settings , and then click Next . NOTE: Maximum four (4) ZSR417 4WE is allowed to conne ct in WD S+AP mode.
35 3. Configu re Wireless Basic Settings , and then cli ck Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.1 Basic Settings . 4. Configu re Wireless Security Setting s , and then cl ick Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings .
36 5. Click App ly and ZSR4174WE will reboot automati cally to activ at e WDS+AP mode. NOTE : Two access points must use the same channel nu mber, extension chann el, and security sett i ng. 6. After a ctivating WDS+AP mode success fully, w eb page will be di splayed as bel ow.
37 6.2 LAN Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 3 LAN Settings ..
38 6.3 Wireless Settings 6.3.1 Basic Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.1 Basic Settings . 6.3.2 Wireless Security Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings . 6.3.3 Advanced Settings For more detail , please refer to 4.
39 6.3.5 WDS Settings WDS (Wi reless Di stribution System) i s used to expand wireless cov er age area . ZSR4174WE p rovides th ree modes: Lazy , Bridge and R epeater .
40 6.3.6 Access Control For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.5 Access Control . 6.3.7 Connection Status For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.6 Connection Status .
41 6.4 System Tools For more detail s, please refer to 4.5 System Tools ..
42 Chapter 7 WISP Mod e 7.1 Setup Wizard 1. Select WISP on top ban ner and then sel ect Setup Wizard on the l eft list. Click Next to contin ue. 2. Confi gure WISP Settings , and then cli ck Next . SSID: Input the SSID of the AP you want to connect.
43 3. Select one Internet connecti on type you’re usi ng in Connection Method , and then click Next . a. Dynamic IP (vi a DHCP) The default method is Dynamic IP . It means your IP address keeps changing every ti me you connect. Y ou do not need to enter the i nformation.
44 b. Stati c IP Fill the network address information from your ISP in the I P Address, Subnet Mask, Gatew ay a nd Primary DNS serv er fiel ds and click Next . c. ADSL Virtual Di al-up (via P PPoE) Enter the User Nam e and P assword pr ovided by y our ISP , and click Next .
45 e. PPTP Enter the Server IP Addr ess, User Name, and Password provided by your ISP , an d click Next . PPTP (PP T unneling Protocol) p rovides two ad dress modes. Dynamic IP: If the PPTP offered by y our ISP i s Dynami c IP , please se lect Dynami c IP .
46 4. Confi gure Wireless Basic S ettings , and then cli ck Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.1 Basic Settings . 5. Confi gure Wireless Security Settings , and then click Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings .
47 6. Cli ck Apply and ZSR417 4WE will reboot autom atically to a ctiv ate WISP mode. NOTE : Two access points must use the same channel nu mber, extension chann el, and security sett i ng. 7. After acti vating WISP mode succe ssfully, web page will be di splayed as below.
48 7.2 Advanced Settings 7.2.1 LAN Settings MAC Address: ZSR4174WE’ s physical MAC address on your local network is unchangeabl e. IP Address: ZSR4174WE’ s LAN IP address ( not your PC’s IP address). Once you modify the IP address, you need to remember it for the W eb-based Utility login next time.
49 7.2.2 WAN Settings 7.2.2.1 PPPoE Connection Mode: Show your current conn ection mode. Account: Provided b y your ISP . Password: Pro vided by y our ISP . MTU: Maxim um T ransmission Uni t. It is the siz e of largest dat agr am that can be sent ov er a network.
50 7.2.2.2 Dynamic IP MTU: Maxim um T ransmission Uni t. It is the siz e of largest dat agr am that can be sent ov er a network. The defau lt v alue i s 150 0. Do NO T m odify it unl ess necessary . 7.2.2.3 Static IP IP Address: Enter the W AN IP ad dress pro vided by your ISP .
51 7.2.2.4 L2TP L2TP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by y our ISP . User Name: Enter L2TP username. Password: Enter L2TP password. MTU: Maximum T r ansmission Unit, y ou may need to cha nge i t for optimal performance wi th your specific ISP .
52 7.2.2.5 PPTP PPTP Server IP: Enter t he Server IP provided by y our ISP . User Name: Enter PPTP username pro vided by y our ISP . Password: Enter PPTP password pro vided by y our ISP . MTU: Maximum T r ansmission Unit, y ou may need to cha nge i t for optimal performance wi th your specific ISP .
53 7.2.3 DNS Settings DNS Settings: Select the checkbox t o enable the DNS ser ver . Primary DNS Address: Enter t he necessary address pro vided by y our ISP . Secondary DNS A ddress: Enter the sec ond address i f your ISP pro vides, whi ch is optional.
54 7.3 Wireless Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 4 Wireless settings ..
55 7.4 DHCP Server 7.4.1 DHCP Server DHCP Server: Select the checkbox to enable DHCP server . IP Address Star t/End: Enter the r ange of IP address for DHCP serv er distri bution.
56 7.5 Virtual Server 7.5.1 Port Range Forward ing This secti on deals with the port r ange forwardi ng mainly . The Port Ran ge Forw ardi ng allows you to se t up a range of public serv ices such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specializ ed Internet appli cations to an assigned IP address on y our LAN.
57 7.5.2 DMZ Settings The DMZ(D emilita rized Z one) function is to allow one computer i n LAN to be exposed to the Internet for a special -purpose service as Inter net gami ng or videoconferencing . DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer y ou w ant to expose.
58 7.6 Security Settings 7.6.1 Client Filter T o benefit your further management to the comp uters in the LAN, you can control some ports access to Int ernet by data pack et filter func tion. Client Filtering Sett ings: Se lect the ch eckbox to enab le client fil ter .
59 7.6.2 URL Filter If you want to prevent computers in local n etwork from accessing certain website (like pornogr aphy , vi olence, or anythi ng y ou want to block), you can use thi s function to stop computers i n local network from accessing the sit e you defined here.
60 7.6.3 MAC Filter MAC Filtering Settings: S elect the checkb ox to enabl e MAC address fi lter . Access Policy: Selec t one number fr om the drop-down menu. Enable: Select the checkb ox to enabl e the access poli cy . Delete the Policy: Cl ick Clear button to clear all setti ngs for the poli cy .
61 7.6.4 Prevent Network Attack This function is t o protect the int ernal network fr om ex otic attack such as S YN Fl ooding attack, Sm urf attack, LAND attack, etc. Once detect ing the unknown attack, ZSR4174WE w ill restrict its ban dwidth automatical ly .
62 7.6.5 Remote WEB Management This functi on is to all ow the network adm inistr ator to ma nage ZSR41 74WE remotely . If you w ant to access ZSR41 74WE from outside the l ocal network, pl ease select the Enable . Enable: Select the ch eckbox to ena ble remote web ma nagement.
63 7.6.6 WAN Ping The ping test i s to check the status of y our internet connection. When disabling the tes t, the system wil l ignore the pi ng test from W AN.
64 7.7 Routing Settings 7.7.1 Routing Table The main duty for ZSR4174 WE is to look for a b est path f or every data frame, and tr ansfer this da ta frame to destination. So, it’ s essenti al for ZSR4174WE to choose the best path. In order to finish this function, man y tr ansferring p aths are sav ed in ZSR4174WE f or choosin g when needed.
65 7.8 System Tools 7.8.1 Time Settings For more detail , please refer to 4. 5.1 Time Settings . 7.8.2 DDNS DDNS (Dynami c Doma in Name Syst em) i s to assi gn a fixed host and dom ain name to a dynamic Int ernet IP address, w hich is u sed to monitor h osting website, FTP serv er and so on behind ZSR4174WE.
66 7.8.5 Upgrade For more detail , please refer to 4. 5.4 Upgrade . 7.8.6 Reboot For more detail , please refer to 4. 5.5 Reboot. 7.8.7 Change Password For more detail , please refer to 4. 5.6 Change Pa ssword. 7.8.8 System Log For more detail , please refer to 4.
67 Chapter 8 Wireless R outer Mode 8.1 Setup Wizard 1. Select Wireless Router on top banner and then select Setup Wizard o n the left list. Click Next to contin ue. 2. Select one Internet connecti on type you’re usi ng in Connection Method , and then click Next .
68 b. Stati c IP Fill the network address information from your ISP in the I P Address, Subnet Mask, Gatew ay a nd Primary DNS serv er fiel ds and click Next . c. ADSL Virtual Di al-up (via P PPoE) Enter the User Nam e and P assword pr ovided by y our ISP , and click Next .
69 e. PPTP Enter the Server IP Addr ess, User Name, and Password provided by your ISP , an d click Next . PPTP (PP T unneling Protocol) p rovides two ad dress modes. Dynamic IP: If the PPTP offered by y our ISP i s Dynami c IP , please se lect Dynami c IP .
70 3. Confi gure Wireless Basic S ettings , and then cli ck Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.1 Basic Settings . 4. Confi gure Wireless Security Settings , and then click Next . For more detail , please refer to 4. 4.2 Wireless Security Settings .
71 5. Cli ck Apply and ZS R4174WE w ill reboot aut omatically to activ ate Wirel ess Router mode. 6. After activating Wireless Router mode successfully, web pa ge will be displ ayed as below. In Wir eless R outer mode, ZSR4174WE will beha ve as the router with wi reless NA T function and DHCP sever .
72 8.2 Advanced Settings 8.2.1 LAN Settings For more detail , please refer to 7. 2.1 LAN settings . 8.2.2 WAN Settings For more detail , please refer to 7. 2.2 WAN settings . 8.2.3 MAC Address Clone MAC Address: The MAC address regi stered with y our Internet servi ce provid er .
73 8.3 Wireless Settings For more detail , please refer to 6. 3 Wireless Settings . 8.4 DHCP Server For more detail , please refer to 7. 4 DHCP Server . 8.5 Virtual Server For more detail , please refer to 7. 5 Virtual Server . 8.6 Security Settings For more detail , please refer to 7.
74 Appendix 1: Product Features & Specif ications Features: Integrates rout er , wireless a ccess point, a nd firewall in one Complies with IEEE802.
75 Specifications: Standards IEEE 802. 11n, IEEE 802.1 1g, IEEE 802.11b standar ds Chipset Ra link: R T305 0 OS Windo ws 2 00 0, X P, V ist a, 7 User interface Easy to use user configuration software .
76 Appendix 2: Troublesh ooting Q1. I can not login to th e Web interface of ZSR4174WE after en tering the IP address in the ad dress field Step 1: Check Z SR4174WE if it works well. On ce the device is powered on for a f ew seconds, the LAN/ WAN indicator on the panel w ill start flashing.
77 Q5. How to configure and access t he Internet vi a Dynamic IP ? In Setup Wizard of the W eb utili ty interface, select “Dynamic IP” connection type and click “Save” to activate it. As so me ISPs bind the user computer’ s MAC address, you need to cl one ZS R4174WE’ s WAN M AC address to the bindi ng PC’s MAC address.
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