Wireless N 300 Green Router Model # AR686W User’s Manual Ver. 1A
6 Step 4 Plug the power adapter to the router and connect it to an electrical outlet. Step 5 Power on your computer. Step 6 Check LEDs of the ro
7 2.2 Configure the Router with EZ Setup Wizard Step 1 Insert the Setup CD into CD-ROM drive. Step 2 When the autorun menu pops up, click EZ Setup
8 Windows 7 and Vista users: an AutoPlay window pops up on screen, please make sure you give permission to run the setup program by clicking Autorun.e
9 Step 4 Click on Wizard. Step 5 Please make sure your computer is connected to one of the 4 LAN ports of the router, and your modem is connected t
10 Step 6 Click Next to configure the basic wireless settings. The default wireless encryption setting is disabled. It is suggested to select WP
11 Step 8 Click Next and the wizard will detect your WAN settings, or you can select your WAN type manually by checking “Let me select WAN service by
12 DSL (PPPoE or Dynamic IP) For DSL users, your WAN type is either PPPoE or Dynamic IP. You can try both types and determine which one works for you.
13 Step 10 Verify the settings you have configured. Click Next to save the settings and reboot the router. This will take about 30 seconds. Step 11
14 Step 12 After the WAN service test completed, click Finish. The wizard will open the web configuration page for the router automatically unless you
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16 2.3 Configure the Router with Web Configuration Utility Another approach to configure the router is using the Wizard in the Web Configuration Util
17 Step 3 When you see this following page pops up, you have successfully logged into the router. Select Wizard and click on Enter to start the Setup
18 Step 5 To change the System Password, enter the current password, new password and reconfirm the new password. (The default password is ‘admin’.) I
19 For Cable Users: Please select Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically (Dynamic IP Address). For DSL Users: You may select either Obtain an I
20 Step 7 Configure the WAN settings according to the WAN type you selected. Dynamic IP Address: Click on Clone MAC. PPP over Ethernet: Enter the
21 Step 8 Keep the default SSID (wireless network name: Airlink101) or change it to a desired name, so you can always recognize your wireless network
22 Type in 8 to 63 characters into Preshare Key box. Click Next. WPA2-PSK (AES) is the most secured encryption mode for general users but some olde
23 Step 11 When you see the below window, you are successfully connected to the Internet. Click Finish. Congratulations! Your router configuration ha
24 2.4 Connect to Router Wirelessly You must configure the wireless adapter from your computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the rout
25 Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration You can make advanced configurations on this router through Web Configuration Utility to meet your network’s needs
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT INFORMATION...
26 Step 3 When you see this page pops up, you have successfully logged in to the router. Select Advanced Setup and click Enter to access the complete
27 3.1 Basic Setting You can configure LAN, Internet connection type, DHCP, wireless settings and system password for the router in this page.
28 3.1.1 Primary Setup This page allows you to specify an IP address for your router, and configure the Internet connection settings. Parameter D
29 3.1.1.1WANTypeIf you need to change router’s WAN type, please click Change in the Primary Setup menu. You will see the following page. Sele
30 A) Static IP Address Enter the WAN IP address, WAN Subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, Primary DNS , and Secondary DNS addresses provided by your ISP. A
31 B) Dynamic IP Address Parameter Description Host Name Please input the host name of your router; this is optional and only required if your
32 C) Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management: Please enter the account and password provided by your Telstra Big Pond ISP. Paramete
33 D) PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) Parameter Description PPPoE Account Enter the User Name for your DSL account, you can obtain this information f
34 enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. Connection Control There are 3 modes for you to control the Internet connection: Connect-on-de
35 E) PPTP Parameter Description IP Mode Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: Static IP Address or Dyn
3.4.7 Schedule Rule...
36 obtain this information from your ISP. PPTP Password Enter the password for your PPTP account here. You can obtain this information from your I
37 E) L2TP Parameter Description IP Mode Select the type of how you obtain IP address from your service provider here: Static IP Address or Dynam
38 this information from your ISP. Maximum Idle Time This feature allows you to set up the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your
39 3.1.2 DHCP Server This page allows you to configure the DHCP settings for your router. Press button “More>>” for more options. Paramet
40 Minutes = 7 days. IP Pool Starting/Ending Address Whenever there is a request from a network client, the DHCP server will automatically allocat
41 3.1.3 Wireless You can set parameters that are used for wireless clients to connect to this router. The parameters include SSID, Channel Number, E
42 following options: 11b/g/n mixed: 2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to this router (maximum tr
43 Configuring Security - WEP Note: IEEE802.11n only supports WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK AES encryption. If you use WEP as your encryption, wireless data rat
44 Configuring Security - WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key (PSK) to aut
45 Configuring Security – 802.1x and RADIUS When the 802.1x function is enabled, wireless users must authenticate this router first to use the networ
1 Chapter 1 Product Information 1.1 Introduction and safety information Congratulations on your purchase of the Airlink101® AR686W Wireless N 300 Gre
46 Configuring Security - WPA / WPA2 Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA) is designed to improve data protection and implement access control for Wireless LAN
47 3.1.3.1WDS The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) provides wireless point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint bridging for deployment over large ar
48 3) Configure a unique different SSID for every router/AP in order to distinguish each unit on your wireless LAN. 4) Configure a static IP address
49 3.1.3.2EasySetupButton(WPSTMcompatible) The AR686W Wireless N 300 Green Router has a built-in Easy Setup Button (WPSTM compatible) which allo
50 Step 3 Within the following 1 minute, push the WPS Button on the Router and hold for less than 1 second. The wireless LED will start blinking qui
51 To configure the WPS settings of the router, go to Advanced > Basic Setting > Wireless, and click on WPS “Enter” button. There are two metho
52 Or, you can check “Configure Wireless Station”, and enter the PIN generated by the wireless client computer into Enrollee PIN, and then click Trigg
53 Parameters Description WPS Select Enable or Disable WPS function. WPS State It displays “Idle” when there is no WPS session going o
54 3.1.4 Change Password You can change the password required to log into the Router’s web configuration utility. The default password is “admin”. It
55 3.2 Forwarding Rules You can configure Virtual Server, Special IP and Miscellaneous settings in this page.
2 1.2 Package Contents Before you start using this router, please check if there is anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purch
56 3.2.1 Virtual Server If you want to host a HTTP/FTP server or allow remote access to your IP camera on the LAN from the Internet, you must set up p
57 Enable Check to enable this forwarding rule. Schedule Rule# Enter a Schedule Rule number to enable the forwarding rule only within the desir
58 applications, and the ID you wish to fill the setting in. Click Copy to and the setting you selected will be filled into the specific ID. Trigger
59 application still doesn’t work on your computer after you open DMZ, you can try to enable Super DMZ for that computer. Super DMZ (IP Passthrough)
60 3.3 Security Setting You can configure Internet access rules for your local computers based on Packet Filters, Domain Filters, URL Blocking, MAC A
61 3.3.1 Packet Filters Packet Filters allows you to control access to a network by analyzing the incoming and outgoing packets and letting them pass
62 For each rule, you can define: • Source IP address • Destination IP address • Destination port address • Protocol: TCP or UDP or both. Parame
63 Rule for detailed setting instructions. Set 0 to let the filtering rule always take effect. Inbound Filter Click Inbound Filter button to go to I
64 3.3.2 Domain Filters You can block users from accessing specific domains on the internet. This feature can help parents to manage the Internet usa
65 Action Check Drop or Log or both to determine the actions of router, when user attempts to access the restricted domain. According to the setting
3 1.3 Familiar with your new Green Router A. Front Panel LED Status Description Status Blinking (Green) Device status is working properly. On (G
66 3.3.3 URL Blocking You can block access to certain websites or web contents from local PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords. The ma
67 individually. Schedule Rule# Enter a Schedule Rule number to activate the filtering rule only within the desired time frame. Please refer to 3.
68 3.3.4.1 MAC Address Control This feature allows you to control Internet access based on MAC address and time schedule. Parameters Description M
69 DHCP Clients Select a DHCP client from the drop down list. Select an ID number and click Copy To. The client’s MAC address will be copied to the I
70 3.3.5 Miscellaneous Parameters Description Remote Administrator Host/ Port This feature enables you to perform administration task from remote
71 connection will become very slow, and server may stop responding because it is not capable to handle too much traffic. VPN PPTP Pass-Through Chec
72 3.4 Advanced Setting This page allows you to set up System Time, System Log, Dynamic DNS, QoS Rule, SNMP, Routing and Schedule Rule, and other adv
73 3.4.1 System Time To specify correct system time for your router is very important. It will affect the schedule rule and system logs. This router
74 time server. (The router must be connected to the Internet to be able to synchronize time.) Time Server Select a time server here. Time Zone Yo
75 3.4.2 System Log You can enable this function to log all important system events for your router. This page provides upports two methods to export
4 B. Back Panel Item Name Description Antennas These antennas are un-detachable 1.8dBi dipole antennas. 1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 t
76 '/'. If you do not specify port number, the default value is 25. For example, "mail.abc.com" or "192.168.1.100/25".
77 3.4.3 Dynamic DNS Parameter Description DDNS Select Disable or Enable DDNS function. Provider A DDNS provider provides service for you to bin
78 3.4.4 QoS Rule Quality of Service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share the Internet bandwidth with a promised quality o
79 rule. Remote IP Address Specify a remote (destination) IP address that will be affected by this rule. Ports Please input the range of remo
80 3.4.5 SNMP Configure the router to allow administrative computers to control it through SNMP(Simple Network Management Protocol). Parameter De
81 3.4.6 Routing Routing Table allows you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing IP data grams. If you have more than one
82 For Example: Configuration on Static Routing Destination Subnet Mask Gateway Hop Enabled 192.168.1.0 255.2
83 Static Routing Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable Static Routing function. Destination Enter a destination IP address. The Destinat
84 3.4.7 Schedule Rule You can configure schedule rules to control the time frame of network access. Parameter Description Schedule Check or unch
85 3.4.7.1AddNewRule You can add a new schedule rule in this page. Parameter Description Name of Rule# Enter a name for the new rule. Syste
5 Chapter 2 Configure the Router 2.1 Connect the Router to your network Note: Prior to connecting the router, be sure to power off your computer, DS
86 3.5 Toolbox The Toolbox page allows you to view system logs, upgrade firmware, save/reload configuration settings, reset factory default settings,
87 3.5.1 View Log You can view, download, and clear the system logs stored in the router here.
88 3.5.2 Firmware Upgrade You can view the current firmware version of router in this page. To upgrade the firmware for the router, you must use a co
89 3.5.3 Backup Setting You can save the router’s factory default settings to your local hard disk by clicking on Backup Setting and save it as a .bin
90 3.5.6 Miscellaneous Parameter Description MAC Address for Wake-on-LAN Wake-on-LAN is a technology that enables you to power up a networked de
91 Chapter 4 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the Internet
92 4.1 System Status You can view the status of current Internet connection. By clicking Renew and Release, you can renew and release the WAN IP addre
93 4.4 NAT Status Click NAT Status on the bottom of the Status page to view NAT Status.
94 Chapter 5 Appendix 5.1 Hardware Specification Standards • IEEE 802.11b / g / n • IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab F
95 Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum
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