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Wireless N300 High power Router Contents COPYRIGHT STATEMENT .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........................................................................
Wireless N300 High power Router 6.5 Remote Web Management ................................................................................................................................................. 46 6.6 Time Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46 6.7 Change Password ................................................................................................
Wireless N300 High power Router Chapter 1 Product Overview 1 Package Contents Unpack the box and verify that the package contains the following: Wireless N300 High Power Router Power Adapter Install Guide Ethernet Cable Resource CD If any of the above items is incorrect, missing, or damaged, please contact your reseller for immediate replacement. 2 Getting to Know Your Router Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and back panels and the label.
Wireless N300 High power Router ◈ Back Panel Button & Interface: Port PWR WAN LAN 1/2/3 WPS/RST WiFi Function Description The power adapter is connected and you can use the provided adapter to supply power. Usually for connecting Ethernet cable Usually for connecting computers, switches, etc. When you press this button for over 7 seconds, files set by the router will be deleted and restored to default factory; for 1 second, WPS-PBC will be enabled and the WPS LED will be blinking accordingly.
Wireless N300 High power Router Chapter 2 Installation and Quick Setup Guide 1 Physical Installation 1.1 Preparation Before connecting Ethernet cables, please verify the following items: Item Description Wireless N300 High Power Router Used with the provided power adapter PC Installed with IE8 or other better web browsers.
Wireless N300 High power Router 2. Connect one of the LAN ports on the Device to the NIC port on your PC using an Ethernet cable. 3. Connect your router’s WAN port to the existing modem’s RJ45 port (usually blue) with an Ethernet cable. 4. Log in to Web manager to set up Internet connection. 2 Internet Connection Setup 2.1 Configure PC Configure your PC obtain IP address automatically. If you are not clear about this, please refer to Appendix 1 Configure PC. 2.2 Log in to Web Manager 1.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3. Enter admin in the password field on the appearing login window and then click OK. 4. Now you may access the device’s home page for quickly setting up Internet connection and wireless security. 5. If you fail to log in to it, please refer to Appendix 2 FAQs. 2.
Wireless N300 High power Router 2.3 Internet Connection Setup Common Internet connection types are available on the home page: PPPoE and DHCP. DHCP Select DHCP (Dynamic IP) if you can access the Internet as soon as your computer directly connects to an Internet-enabled ADSL/Cable modem; configure a security key (8-63 characters) to secure your wireless network and then click OK.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3 Verify Internet Connection Settings System automatically skips to the status page when you finish all needed settings on the home page. Here you can see the system status and WAN connection status of the device. 1. If you find "Connected" and a WAN IP address displayed there (as shown below), you have got a wired internet access now. 2.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3. If "Connecting" is displayed and no WAN IP address is seen, try refreshing the page five times. And if it still displays "Connecting" try steps below: 1). Contact your ISP for assistance if you are using the DHCP connection type. 2). Read the connection diagnostic info on WAN status. Note: Below diagnostic info will be displayed on particular occasions for your reference: You have connected to the Internet successfully.
Wireless N300 High power Router 4 Connect to Device Wirelessly Having finished above settings, you can search the device's wireless network (SSID) from your wireless devices (notebook, iPad, iPhone, etc) and enter a security key to connect to it wirelessly. Windows 7 1. If you are using Windows 7 OS, do as follows: 1) Click Start and select Control Panel. 2) Click Network and Internet. 6.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3) Click Network and Sharing Center. 4) Click Change adapter settings. 5) Select a desired wireless connection and click Connect/Disconnect. 7.
Wireless N300 High power Router 6) Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect. 7) Enter the security key and click OK. 8) You can access the Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you have selected. 8.
Wireless N300 High power Router Windows XP 2. If you are using Windows XP OS, do as follows: 1) Click Start and select Control Panel. 2) Click Network Connections. 3) Right click Wireless Network Connection and then select View Available Wireless Networks. 9.
Wireless N300 High power Router 4) 5) Select the desired wireless network, click Connect, enter the security key and then click OK. You can access the Internet via the device when "Connected" appears next to the wireless network name you selected. 10 .
Wireless N300 High power Router Chapter 3 Advanced Settings 1 Advanced 1.1 Status Here you can see at a glance the operating status of the device. If WAN port displays Disconnected, please refer to 3 Verify Internet Connection Settings. 11 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 1.2 Internet Connection Setup PPPoE Select PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) if you used to connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that requires a username and a password and enter the user name and password provided by your ISP. 12 .
Wireless N300 High power Router Static IP Select Static IP if your ISP provides all the needed info. You will need to enter the provided IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS address(es) in corresponding fields. Internet connection Type: Select Static IP. IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. Consult your ISP if you are not clear. Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP.
Wireless N300 High power Router PPTP Select PPTP (Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses a PPTP connection. The PPTP allows you to connect a router to a VPN server. For example: A corporate branch and headquarter can use this connection type to implement mutual and secure access to each other’s resources. Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection type. PPTP Server Address: Enter the IP address of a PPTP server. User Name: Enter your PPTP User Name.
Wireless N300 High power Router L2TP Select L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) if your ISP uses an L2TP connection. The L2TP connects your router to a L2TP server. For Example: A corporate branch and headquarter can use this connection type to implement mutual and secure access to each other’s resources. Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection type. L2TP Server Address: Enter the IP address of a L2TP server. User Name: Enter your L2TP username.
Wireless N300 High power Router PPPoE Dual Access PPPoE dual access only supported in special Area e.g. Russia. Internet connection Type: Displays the current Internet connection type. PPPoE User Name: Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. PPPoE Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. DO NOT change it from the factory default value unless necessary. Service Name: Description of PPPoE connection. Leave blank unless otherwise required.
Wireless N300 High power Router 1.3 MAC Clone Some Internet service providers (ISPs) require end-user’s MAC address to access their network. This feature copies the MAC address of your network device to the router. MAC Address: Configure device’s WAN MAC address. Clone MAC Address: Click to copy your PC's MAC address to the device as a new WAN MAC address. Restore Default MAC: Reset device’s WAN MAC to factory default. 1.4 WAN Speed Here you can set the speed and duplex mode for WAN port.
Wireless N300 High power Router 1.5 LAN Settings Click Advanced > LAN Settings to enter the screen below: LAN MAC Address: Displays device's LAN MAC address, which is NOT changeable. IP Address: Device's LAN IP address. The default is 192.168.0.1. You can change it according to your need. Subnet Mask: Device’s LAN subnet mask, 255.255.255.0 by default. OK: Click to save your settings. Note： If the default IP address is changed, you must enter the new IP address to log in. 1.
Wireless N300 High power Router 1.7 DHCP Server The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an automatic configuration protocol used on IP networks. If you enable the built-in DHCP server on the device, it will automatically configure the TCP/IP settings for all your LAN computers (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS etc), eliminating the need of manual intervention.
Wireless N300 High power Router 2 Wireless Settings 2.1 Wireless Basic Settings If you want to create a WLAN for sharing Internet connection, simply click Wireless-> Wireless Basic Settings. Change the SSID, you can name it whatever you like. For example, select 2437MHz (channel 6) and leave other options unchanged and then click OK. SSID: This is the public name of your wireless network. The default is Foscam_XXXXXX. XXXXXX is the last six characters in the device's MAC address.
Wireless N300 High power Router Note: You can also select other security modes as you need. WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup makes it easy for home users who know little of wireless security to establish a home network, as well as to add new devices to an existing network without entering long passphrases or configuring complicated settings. Simply enter a PIN code or press the software PBC button or hardware WPS button (if any) and a secure wireless connection is established.
Wireless N300 High power Router PIN: On the wireless security page, enable WPS, select PIN and enter the 8-digit PIN code from network adapter; then, within 2 minutes, enable WPS/PIN on the client device. Note： With WPS successfully enabled, the WPS LED on the router keeps blinking for about 2 minutes, and during this time, you can enable WPS on a wireless adapter; if the adapter successfully joins the wireless network, the WPS LED will display a solid light.
Wireless N300 High power Router 2.3 Access Control The Access Control feature allows you to specify a list of devices to Permit or Forbid a connection to your wireless network via the devices’ MAC addresses. All other devices not listed as Permitted will be Forbidden and vice versa. 1. Select the wireless network (SSID) you wish to enable Access Control on. 2. MAC Address Filter: Select Permit or Forbid from the drop-down list. 3.
Wireless N300 High power Router 2. 3. Select the AP you wish to connect, such as Foscam-000248, click OK, and click Close Scan； Enter the wireless security key of the selected SSID , and click OK. 24 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 4. Save the settings and the router will reboot automatically. 5. Internet Connection Setup: Click Advanced>Internet Connection Setup, select Internet Connection Setup, such as DHCP, and click OK. 6. Click Advanced>Status and the connection status displays Connected. 25 .
Wireless N300 High power Router Note： When the settings finished, remember to enter Internet Connection Setup to set up Internet connection. Verify that the SSID, channel, and security mode on the page match those of the added wireless network. If not, manually correct them. For the normal wireless connection between two routers, do not change this router’s SSID settings, including SSID, channel, security mode and security key.
Wireless N300 High power Router 7. Enter the wireless security key of the selected SSID ,and click OK. 8. Save the settings and the router will restart automatically. 27 .
Wireless N300 High power Router WDS Bridge Mode Wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them. Note: The Access Points you select must support WDS. For example: As seen in the figure above, PC1 and PC2 access the Internet via a wireless connection to Router 1.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3. Click Wireless>Wireless Security to check router one’s wireless security settings. 29 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 4. Verify that DHCP server is enabled on Router 1: Click Advanced>DHCP Server. 5. Set the LAN IP address of Router 2 to a different address yet on the same net segment as Router 1. As shown below: Router 1: LAN IP: 192.168.0.1; Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0; Router 2: LAN IP：192.168.0.10; Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0; Then do as follows: 1. Configure Router 2: 1) Wireless Working Mode: Select WDS Bridge Mode. 2) Click Open Scan to search for Router 1. 30 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 3) Select the wireless network to connect click OK, and click Close Scan; 4) Enter the wireless security key of the selected SSID ,and click OK. 31 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 6) Click OK on the prompt window; 32 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 7) Go to DHCP Server to disable the DHCP on Router 2. Now you have finished all settings on Router 2 required for WDS. 2. Configure Router 1: 1. 2. Go to wireless section on Router 1 and specify WDS (or WDS Bridge) as its wireless working mode. Manually enter Router 2's MAC address (Also, you can use the Scan option as mentioned above) and click OK to finish your settings. 2.
Wireless N300 High power Router 3 QoS 3.1 Bandwidth Control Use this section to manage bandwidth allocation to devices on your LAN. If there are multiple PCs behind your router competing for limited bandwidth resource, then you can use this feature to specify a reasonable amount of bandwidth for each such PC, so that no one will be over stuffed or starved to death. Enable Bandwidth Control: Check or uncheck the box to Enable or disable the bandwidth control feature.
Wireless N300 High power Router 5. Check Enable. 6. Click Add To List 7. Click OK. 3.2 Traffic Statistics Traffic Statistics allows you to see at a glance how much traffic each device in your network is using. Enable Traffic Statistics: Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the Traffic Statistics feature. To see at a glance how much traffic each device in your network is using, enable this option. However usually, disabling it may boost your network performance.
Wireless N300 High power Router Start/End Port: Specify a range of ports between 1~65535 (for a single port, enter the port number in both Start and End fields, say, 21 for FTP). Contact corresponding service provider if you don't know the port number of the service to use. LAN IP: Specify the internal host’s IP address. Be sure to statically assign the host’s IP address to make this function constant. Protocol: Specify the protocol required for the service utilizing the port(s).
Wireless N300 High power Router Note: If you include port 80 on this section, you must set the port for remote (web-based) management to a different number than 80, such as 8080, otherwise the virtual server feature may not take effect. 4.2 DMZ Host The DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) function disables the firewall on the router for one device for a special purpose service such as Internet gaming or video conferencing. Enabling DMZ host may expose your local network to potential attacks.
Wireless N300 High power Router Note: Once enabled, the DMZ host loses protection from device's firewall and becomes vulnerable to attacks. 4.3 DDNS Dynamic DNS or DDNS is a term used for the updating in real time of Internet Domain Name System (DNS) name servers. Dynamic DNS or DDNS is a term used for the updating in real time of Internet Domain Name System (DNS) name servers.
Wireless N300 High power Router Enable UPnP: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the UPnP feature. OK: Click to complete your settings. 4.5 Static Routing When there are several routers in the network, you may want to set up static routing. Static routing determines the path of the data in your network. You can use this feature to allow users on different IP domains to access the Internet via this device. It is not recommended to use this setting unless you are familiar with static routing.
Wireless N300 High power Router 4.6 Routing Table This page displays the device core routing table which lists destination IP, subnet mask, gateway, hop count and interface. The principal task for a router is to look for an optimal transfer path for each data packet passing through it, and transfer it to the specified destination. To complete this work, the router stores and maintains related data of various transfer paths, i.e. establishing a routing table, for future route selection. ５Security 5.
Wireless N300 High power Router Time: Specify a time period for a current rule to take effect. If the field is set to 0:00-0:00, the rule will be applied 24hrs/day. Day(s): Select a day or several days for a current rule to take effect. If Sun-Sat is selected, the rule will apply 7days/week. Enable: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the feature. OK: Click to activate your settings. Example: If you want to disallow all computers on your LAN to access youtube.
Wireless N300 High power Router 8) OK: Click to save your settings. 5.3 Client Filter Settings This section allows you to set the times specific clients can or cannot access the Internet via the devices’ assigned IP addresses and service port. Forbid Only: Only PCs listed as Forbidden will be forbidden from accessing specified services; others are not restricted; Permit Only: Only PCs listed as permitted will be permitted to access specified services; others will be forbidden.
Wireless N300 High power Router 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) Filter Mode: Select Forbid Only. Access Policy: Select an access policy number, say, 1, from the drop-down list. Policy Name: Briefly describe the current rule, say, 123. Start IP: Enter 100. End IP: Enter 120. Port: Enter 1-65535 to forbid all Internet services and applications. Type (or Protocol): Select Both. Time: Select 0 for all fields to apply the rule 24hrs/day. Day(s): Select Sun-Sat to apply the rule 7days/week.
Wireless N300 High power Router The factory default settings are listed below: IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 6.3 Backup/Restore Backup: Once you have configured the device the way you want, you can save these settings to a configuration file on your local hard drive that can be later imported to your device in case that the device is restored to factory default settings. To do so, follow instructions below: 1.
Wireless N300 High power Router Click the Restore button to reset your device to previous settings. 6.4 Syslog Here you can view the record of the device’s operations. After 150 records, the earliest log(s) will be cleared automatically. 45 .
Wireless N300 High power Router 6.5 Remote Web Management This allows the device to be configured and managed remotely from the Internet via a web browser. Enable: Check/uncheck to enable/disable the DMZ host feature. Port: This is the management port to be open to external access. The default setting is 8080. Do NOT change it unless instructed by your ISP. IP Address: Here you can specify the IP Address Range for remote management (When set to 0.0.0.
Wireless N300 High power Router Note: Configured time and date info will be lost when the device gets disconnected from power supply. However, it will be updated automatically when the device reconnects to the Internet. To activate time-based features (e.g. firewall), the time and date info shall be set correctly, either manually or automatically. 6.7 Change Password This section allows you to change login password for accessing device’s Web-based interface for better security.
Wireless N300 High power Router Appendix 1 Configure PC In this section we explain how to configure your PC’s TCP/IP settings. Windows 7 Step 1: Click the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop. Step 2: Click Open Network and Sharing Center. Tip: If you cannot find the icon on the bottom right corner of your desktop, follow steps below: Click Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center. Step 3: Click Local Area Connection -> Properties.
Wireless N300 High power Router Step 5: Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK. Step 6: Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window (see Step 4 for the screenshot). Windows XP Step 1: Right click My Network Places on your desktop and select Properties. Step 2: Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties. Step 3: Scroll down to find and double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 49 .
Wireless N300 High power Router Step 4: Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically and click OK. Step 5: Click OK on the Local Area Connection Properties window (see Step 3 for the screenshot). 50 .
Wireless N300 High power Router Appendix 2 FAQs This section provides solutions to problems that may occur during installation and operation of the device. If your problem is not covered here, please feel free to go to www.foscam.us to find a solution or email your problems to: support@foscam.us. We will be more than happy to help you out as soon as possible. 1. Q: I entered the device’s LAN IP address in the web browser but cannot access the utility. What should I do? a.
Wireless N300 High power Router Appendix 3 Safety and Emission Statement 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. This device complies with EU 1999/5/EC. NOTE: (1) The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
