WL-326 300N Wireless 3G Ready Router (802.11bgn draft 2.0) User Manual Revision: 1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1KEY FEATURES .................................................................................................................................4 2PACKAGE CONTENTS .....................................................................................................................5 3PRODUCT LAYOUT...........................................................................................................................6 4NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .........................................
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the WL-326 Wireless Network Broadband Router. The WL-326 is compliant with draft 802.11n v 2.0 up to 6 times faster than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with 802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. The WL-326 is not only a Wireless Access Point, but also doubles as a 2-port full-duplex Switch that connects your wired-Ethernet devices together at.
1 Key Features Features Advantages Incredible Data Rate up to Heavy data payloads such as 300Mbps* MPEG video streaming IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 Compliant Fully Interoperable with IEEE and backward compatible with 802.11b / IEEE802.11g 802.11b/g compliant devices with legacy protection USB port for 3G USB modem Wireless internet everywhere, even without broadband availability. Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Switch Ports Scalability, extend your network.
2 Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped back in its original package. 1. WL-326 Router 2. 220V~240V Power Adapter 3. Quick Install Guide 4. CD (User’s Manual) 5. Warranty card 6.
3 Product Layout Port Description Power connector Connect the 12V DC adapter to this port LAN (Yellow) Connect your PC’s or network devices to this port WAN (Blue) Connect your ADSL/Cable modem to this port USB Connect your 3G USB modem to this port
Back label The back label describes the IP address, login details, SSID, security code and WPS button functionality. Button Description WPS BUTTON Press 2 seconds for WPS mode Press 10 seconds to reset the router Press 15 Seconds to reset the router to factory defaults.
LED Definition From left to right. Port Description LAN (Blue) Shows the cable is connected. LAN (Blue) Shows the cable is connected. WiFi (Blue) Shows WiFi activity and WPS. Internet (Blue) Shows the internet connection is active. WAN (Blue) Shows the cable is connected. 3G (Blue) Shows a 3G Dongle is connected. Power (Red) Shows the device is turned on.
4 Network + System Requirements To begin using the WL-326, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements: • PC/Notebook. • Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP/2000/VISTA • 1 Free Ethernet port. • Wi-Fi card/USB dongle (802.11 b/g/n) – optional. • External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45), or a 3G USB modem. • PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera) • Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables.
6 Setup LAN, WAN WAN connection: LAN connection:
7 PC Network Adapter setup Windows XP • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network].
• Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. a. The WL-326 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
Windows Vista • Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [View network status and tasks] -> select [Manage network connections].
• Select [Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)] =>Click [Properties]. • Select the [General] tab. The WL-326 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
8 Bringing up the WL-326 Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to a wall outlet. The WL-326 automatically enters the self-test phase. During self-test phase, the Power LED will be lit continuously to indicate that this product is in normal operation. 9 Initial Setup of the WL-326 LOGIN procedure 1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer). 2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and press [Enter].
3. Type user name and password (default is admin/admin). 4. Click OK. 5. You will see the home page of the WL-326. The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router: the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version information is displayed here.
LAN settings The LAN tab gives you the opportunity to change the IP settings of the WL-326. Click at the bottom of this screen to save any changes. IP address 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. 802.1d Spanning Tree is Disabled by default. If the 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
Lease Time Forever. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached. IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. Note: default IP range 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200.
Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configuration settings. Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings / Wireless Settings section.
Internet Status This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL or 3G connection. It also displays the router’s WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as MAC address, the Primary DNS. Press Renew button to renew your WAN IP address.
DHCP Client Status DHCP This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The table shows the assigned IP address, MAC address and expiration time for each DHCP leased client. Use the Refresh button to update the available information. You can check Enable Static DHCP IP. It is possible to add more static DHCP IP’s. They are listed in the table Current Static DHCP Table. IP can be deleted at will from the table. Click apply button to save the changed configuration.
WL-326 Log View the operation log of the WL-326. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
WL-326 Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN & WLAN.
10 Configuration Wizard Click Wizard to configure the router. The Setup wizard will now be displayed; check that the modem is connected and click Next. Select your country from the Country list. Select your internet provider. Click Next. Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name and password, MAC address or hostname in the following window. After you have entered the correct information, click Next.
Click APPLY to complete the configuration.
11 Wireless Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Wireless Function Enable or Disable Wireless function here. Click Apply and wait for module to be ready & loaded.
Basic Settings Mode Allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge or WDS mode. Band Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You can also select B+G mode to allow 80211b and 802.11g clients at the same time. SSID This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted. All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID. Channel The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel.
Advanced Settings This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included are Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, and Preamble Type. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on the router. Authentication Type There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption.
Beacon Interval is the interval of time that this wireless router broadcasts a beacon. A Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets. The access point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets. N Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest data rate can be fixed.
Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included are WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function, and are setup with the same security key. Disable When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to operate the WL326. Enable 802.1x Auth IEEE 802.
WEP When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys. Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the throughput will be lower.
WPA Pre-shared Key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers. This is the best security available. WPA-Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard.
ACL This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. Enable wireless access control Enables the wireless access control function Adding an address into the list Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click "Add". The wireless station will now be added into the "Current Access Control List" below.
WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select the encryption mode and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when you try to setup a wireless connection. You only need to press a button on both wireless client and wireless router, and WPS will do the rest for you. The wireless router supports two types of WPS: WPS via Push Button and WPS via PIN code.
WPS Current Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here. Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’. Self Pin Code This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may need this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled wireless devices. SSID This is the network broadcast name (SSID) of the router. Authentication Mode It shows the active authentication mode for the wireless connection.
12 Firewall Settings The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Note: To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply.
DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall restrictions to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application (e.g.
Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protects the router from Port Scans. Sync Flood Protects the router from Sync Flood attack.
Access You can restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.). Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services. Deny If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet accept for the clients in the list below. Allow If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below.
Filter client PC by MAC Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Filtering. Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will be cleared. Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table", select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected".
URL block You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking. Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block.
13 Advanced Settings Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT function.
Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP. Comment description of this setting. Add Port Forwarding Fill in the "Private IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table" below.
Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number.
(service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be redirected to the above Private IP address host in your LAN. Comment The description of this setting. Add Virtual Server Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the "Current Virtual Server Table" below.
Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video Conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or both.
selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you specified. Add Special Application Fill in the "Trigger Port", "Trigger Type”, “Public Port”, "Public Type", "Public Port" and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add".
ALG You can select applications that need “Application Layer Gateway” support. Enable select enable “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let the selected application correctly pass through the NAT gateway.
UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically, so you don’t have to configure your PC and it can easily access the Internet through this router. UPnP Feature You can enable or Disable the UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without having to configure anything.
QoS QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address and port number. You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth. This can let you have a better experience in using critical real time services like Internet phone, video conference …etc.
Edit a QoS rule Select the rule you want to edit and click “Edit”, then enter the detail form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after editing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click “Move Up” to make its priority higher. You also can select the rule and click “Move Down” to make its priority lower.
14 TOOLBOX Settings Password change options You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, the password is: admin. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Current Password Fill in the current password to allow changing to a new password. New Password Enter your new password. Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes.
Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. Time Server Address You can set an NTP server address. Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account.
Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site. If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.
Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
Backup Settings The Backup screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration settings. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g. when you first purchased the router).
Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially re-boots your router’s system. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers. Enable/Disable Enable or disable the DDNS function of this router. Provider Select a DDNS service provider. Domain name Fill in your static domain name that uses DDNS. Account/E-mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you.
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