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6aiZgcViZ HZije BZi]dY 8dc[^\jg^c\ ndjg L6C BZY^V 6XXZhh 8dcigdaaZg B68 6YYgZhh !LL NETWORK COMPONENTS INCLUDING CARDS ADAPTERS AND ROUTERS HAVE A UNIQUE hSERIAL NUMBERv CALLED A -!# ADDRESS 9OUR )NTERNET 3ERVICE 0ROVIDER MAY RECORD THE -!# ADDRESS OF YOUR COMPUTER S ADAPTER AND ONLY LET THAT PARTICULAR COMPUTER CONNECT TO THE )NTERNET SERVICE 7HEN YOU INSTALL THE 2OUTER ITS OWN -!# ADDRESS WILL BE hSEENv BY THE )30 AND MAY CAUSE THE CONNECTION NOT TO WORK "ELKIN HAS PROVIDED THE ABILITY TO CLONE CO
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Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & HZXjg^c\ ndjg L^";^ CZildg` (ERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN MAXIMIZE THE SECURITY OF YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK AND PROTECT YOUR DATA FROM PRYING EYES AND EARS 4HIS SECTION IS INTENDED FOR THE HOME HOME OFFICE AND SMALL OFFICE USER !T THE TIME OF THIS 5SER -ANUAL S PUBLICATION THERE ARE THREE ENCRYPTION METHODS AVAILABLE ' ( ) CVbZ +)"W^i L^gZY :fj^kVaZci Eg^kVXn &'-"W^i L^gZY :fj^kVaZci Eg^kVXn L^";^ EgdiZXiZY 6XXZhh"I@>E L^i] EgdiZXiZY 6XXZhh !
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ &'-"7^i L:E !S A RESULT OF BIT 7%0 S POTENTIAL SECURITY WEAKNESSES A MORE SECURE METHOD OF BIT ENCRYPTION WAS DEVELOPED BIT ENCRYPTION INCLUDES A KEY LENGTH OF BITS PLUS ADDITIONAL BITS OF SYSTEM GENERATED DATA BITS TOTAL 3OME HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS REFER TO BIT AS BIT ENCRYPTION -OST OF THE NEW WIRELESS EQUIPMENT IN THE MARKET TODAY SUPPORTS BOTH BIT AND BIT 7%0 ENCRYPTION BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE OLDER EQUIPMENT THAT ONLY SUP
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & LE6 L^";^ EgdiZXiZY 6XXZhh 70! IS A NEW 7I &I STANDARD THAT WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE UPON THE SECURITY FEATURES OF 7%0 4O USE 70! SECURITY THE DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE OF YOUR WIRELESS EQUIPMENT MUST BE UPGRADED TO SUPPORT 70! 4HESE UPDATES WILL BE FOUND ON THE WIRELESS VENDOR S WEBSITE 4HERE ARE TWO TYPES OF 70! SECURITY 70! 03+ NO SERVER AND 70! WITH RADIUS SERVER ' ( ) LE6 EZghdcVa"EH@ cd hZgkZg USES WHAT IS KNOWN AS A PRE SHARED * + , LE6 :ciZgeg^
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ H]Vg^c\ i]Z HVbZ CZildg` @Znh -OST 7I &I PRODUCTS SHIP WITH SECURITY TURNED OFF 3O ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR NETWORK WORKING YOU NEED TO ACTIVATE 7%0 OR 70! AND MAKE SURE YOUR WIRELESS NETWORKING DEVICES ARE SHARING THE SAME NETWORK KEY CZildg` `Zn2 BnEVhhldgY L^gZaZhh < 9Zh`ide 8VgY CZildg` `Zn2 BnEVhhldgY CZildg` `Zn2 BnEVhhldgY L^gZaZhh < GdjiZg L^gZaZhh < CdiZWdd` 8VgY CZildg` `Zn2 LGDC< EVhhldgY L^gZaZhh < 9Zh`ide 8VgY 4HE 7IRELESS ' $ESKTOP #ARD CANNOT A
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & Jh^c\ V =ZmVYZX^bVa @Zn ! HEXADECIMAL KEY IS A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS FROM !n& AND n BIT KEYS ARE FIVE TWO DIGIT NUMBERS BIT KEYS ARE TWO DIGIT NUMBERS ' &OR INSTANCE ( 6; %; )7 8( 9) 2 +)"W^i `Zn ) )N THE BOXES BELOW MAKE UP YOUR KEY BY WRITING IN TWO CHARACTERS BETWEEN !n& AND n IN EACH BOX 9OU WILL USE THIS KEY TO PROGRAM THE ENCRYPTION SETTINGS ON YOUR 2OUTER AND YOUR WIRELESS COMPUTERS * + , - CdiZ id BVX jhZgh/ /RIG
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ L:E HZije +)"7^i L:E :cXgnei^dc & 3ELECT h BIT 7%0v FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU '# !FTER SELECTING YOUR 7%0 ENCRYPTION MODE YOU CAN ENTER YOUR KEY BY TYPING IN THE HEX KEY MANUALLY OR YOU CAN TYPE IN A PASSPHRASE IN THE h0ASSPHRASEv FIELD AND CLICK h'ENERATEv TO CREATE A KEY ! HEX HEXADECIMAL KEY IS A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND LETTERS FROM !n& AND n &OR BIT 7%0 YOU NEED TO ENTER HEX KEYS &OR INSTANCE 6; %; )7 8( 9) 2 +)"W^i L:E `Zn (# #LICK h!P
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & &'-"7^i L:E :cXgnei^dc CdiZ id BVX jhZgh/ 4HE 0ASSPHRASE OPTION WILL NOT OPERATE WITH !PPLE !IR0ORT 4O CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR YOUR -AC COMPUTER SET THE ENCRYPTION USING THE MANUAL METHOD DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT SECTION 3ELECT h BIT 7%0v FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU '# !FTER SELECTING YOUR 7%0 ENCRYPTION MODE YOU CAN ENTER YOUR KEY MANUALLY BY TYPING IN THE HEX KEY OR YOU CAN TYPE IN A PASSPHRASE IN THE h0ASSPHRASEv FIELD AND CLICK h'ENERATEv TO CREATE A
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 8]Vc\^c\ i]Z L^gZaZhh HZXjg^in HZii^c\h 9OUR 2OUTER IS EQUIPPED WITH 70! 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS THE LATEST WIRELESS SECURITY STANDARD )T ALSO SUPPORTS THE LEGACY SECURITY STANDARD 7%0 7IRED %QUIVALENT 0RIVACY "Y DEFAULT WIRELESS SECURITY IS DISABLED 4O ENABLE SECURITY YOU MUST FIRST DETERMINE WHICH STANDARD YOU WANT TO USE 4O ACCESS THE SECURITY SETTINGS CLICK h3ECURITYv ON THE h7IRELESSv TAB LE6 HZije CdiZ/ 4O USE 70! SECURITY ALL YOUR CLIENTS MUST BE U
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ )# #LICK h!PPLY #HANGESv TO FINISH 9OU MUST NOW SET ALL CLIENTS TO MATCH THESE SETTINGS & ' ( ) * , LE6' HZije - &ROM THE h3ECURITY -ODEv DROP DOWN MENU SELECT h70! 70! 0ERSONAL 03+ v '# &OR h%NCRYPTION 4ECHNIQUEv SELECT h4+)0v 4HIS SETTING WILL HAVE TO BE IDENTICAL ON THE CLIENTS THAT YOU SET UP .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 8dc[^\jg^c\ ndjg 7Za`^c L^gZaZhh < 8VgYh id jhZ HZXjg^in EaZVhZ CdiZ/ 4HIS SECTION PROVIDES YOU WITH THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR "ELKIN 7IRELESS ' #ARDS TO USE SECURITY !T THIS POINT YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE YOUR 7IRELESS 2OUTER SET TO USE 70! OR 7%0 )N ORDER FOR YOU TO GAIN A WIRELESS CONNECTION YOU WILL NEED TO SET YOUR 7IRELESS ' .OTEBOOK #ARD AND 7IRELESS ' $ESKTOP #ARD TO USE THE SAME SECURITY SETTINGS 8dccZXi^c\ ndjg XdbejiZg id V l^gZaZhh
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 8dccZXi^c\ ndjg XdbejiZg id V l^gZaZhh cZildg` i]Vi gZfj^gZh LE6"EH@ cd hZgkZg / $OUBLE CLICK THE h3IGNAL )NDICATORv ICON TO BRING UP THE h7IRELESS .ETWORKv SCREEN 4HE h!DVANCEDv BUTTON WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW AND CONFIGURE MORE OF YOUR #ARD S OPTIONS '# 5NDER THE h7IRELESS .ETWORK 0ROPERTIESv TAB SELECT A NETWORK NAME FROM THE h!VAILABLE .ETWORKSv LIST AND CLICK h#ONFIGUREv (# 5NDER h.
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 8dccZXi^c\ ndjg XdbejiZg id V l^gZaZhh cZildg` i]Vi gZfj^gZh LE6 l^i] gVY^jh hZgkZg / $OUBLE CLICK THE h3IGNAL )NDICATORv ICON TO BRING UP THE h7IRELESS .ETWORKv SCREEN 4HE h!DVANCEDv BUTTON WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW AND CONFIGURE MORE OF YOUR #ARD S OPTIONS '# 5NDER THE h7IRELESS .ETWORKS 0ROPERTIESv TAB SELECT A NETWORK NAME FROM THE h!VAILABLE .ETWORKSv LIST AND CLICK h#ONFIGUREv (# 5NDER h.
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HZii^c\ je LE6 [dg L^gZaZhh 9Zh`ide VcY L^gZaZhh CdiZWdd` 8VgYh i]Vi VgZ CDI BVcj[VXijgZY Wn 7Za`^c )F YOU DO ./4 HAVE A "ELKIN 70! 7IRELESS $ESKTOP OR 7IRELESS .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HZii^c\ je L^cYdlh ME L^gZaZhh CZildg` Ji^a^in id jhZ LE6"EH@ )N ORDER TO USE 70! 03+ ENSURE YOU ARE USING THE 7INDOWS 7IRELESS .ETWORK 5TILITY BY DOING THE FOLLOWING 5NDER 7INDOWS 80 CLICK h3TART #ONTROL 0ANEL .ETWORK #ONNECTIONSv '# 2IGHT CLICK ON h7IRELESS .ETWORK #ONNECTION 0ROPERTIESv AND SELECT h0ROPERTIESv (# #LICKING ON THE h7IRELESS .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ )# 5NDER THE h7IRELESS .ETWORKSv TAB CLICK THE h#ONFIGUREv BUTTON AND YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING SCREEN & ' ( ) * , . *# &OR A HOME OR SMALL BUSINESS USER SELECT h70! 03+v UNDER h.
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ Jh^c\ i]Z 6XXZhh Ed^ci BdYZ CdiZ/ 4HIS ADVANCED FEATURE SHOULD BE EMPLOYED BY ADVANCED USERS ONLY 4HE 2OUTER CAN BE CONFIGURED TO WORK AS A WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT 5SING THIS MODE WILL DEFEAT THE .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ L^gZaZhh GVc\Z :miZch^dc VcY 7g^Y\^c\ 7IRELESS RANGE EXTENSION AND BRIDGING WORKS WITH THE FOLLOWING MODELS ONLY & $ 7IRELESS ' 0LUS 2OUTER & $ 7IRELESS ' 2OUTER & $ 7IRELESS ' 2ANGE %XTENDER !CCESS 0OINT 0LEASE MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST FIRMWARE VERSION FOR THE 2OUTER OR !CCESS 0OINT FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE AT ]iie/$$lZW#WZa`^c#Xdb$hjeedgi & ' ( ) * L]Vi ^h V L^gZaZhh 7g^Y\Z4 GVc\Z :miZch^dc 2ANGE EXTENSION WILL EXTEND THE WIRELESS C
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 6YY^c\ 6cdi]Zg CZildg` HZ\bZci L^gZaZhhan "RIDGING AN !CCESS 0OINT TO YOUR 7IRELESS 2OUTER ALLOWS YOU TO ADD ANOTHER NETWORK SEGMENT IN ANOTHER AREA IN THE HOME OR OFFICE WITHOUT RUNNING WIRES #ONNECTING A NETWORK SWITCH OR HUB TO THE !CCESS 0OINT S 2* JACK WILL ALLOW A NUMBER OF COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO THE SWITCH ACCESS TO THE REST OF THE NETWORK
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HZii^c\ je V 7g^Y\Z 7ZilZZc ndjg L^gZaZhh GdjiZg VcY V HZXdcYVgn 6XXZhh Ed^ci "RIDGING YOUR "ELKIN 2OUTER TO A SECONDARY !CCESS 0OINT REQUIRES THAT YOU ACCESS THE 2OUTER S !DVANCED 3ETUP 5TILITY AND ENTER THE -!# ADDRESS OF THE !CCESS 0OINT IN THE APPROPRIATE AREA 4HERE ARE ALSO A FEW OTHER REQUIREMENTS EA:6H: 7: HJG: ID ;DAADL I=: HI:EH 7:ADL! 86G:;JAAN# &IND THE !CCESS 0OINT S -!# ADDRESS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE !CCESS 0OINT 4HERE ARE TWO -!# ADDRESSES O
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ *# &ROM A COMPUTER ALREADY CONNECTED TO YOUR 2OUTER ACCESS THE !DVANCED 3ETUP 5TILITY BY OPENING YOUR BROWSER )N THE ADDRESS BAR TYPE IN h v $O NOT TYPE IN hWWWv OR hHTTP v BEFORE THE NUMBER CdiZ/ )F YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR 2OUTER S )0 ADDRESS USE THAT )0 ADDRESS +# 9OU WILL SEE THE 2OUTER S USER INTERFACE IN THE BROWSER WINDOW #LICK h7IRELESS "RIDGEv ' ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN 9OU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING SCREEN & ' ( ,#
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & 8dc[^\jg^c\ i]Z ;^gZlVaa 9OUR 2OUTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A FIREWALL THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR NETWORK FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMON HACKER ATTACKS INCLUDING ' s )0 3POOFING ( s 39. FLOOD s ,AND !TTACK ) s 5$0 FLOODING s 0ING OF $EATH 0O$ * + s $ENIAL OF 3ERVICE $O3 s )#-0 DEFECT , s )0 WITH ZERO LENGTH s 2)0 DEFECT - s 3MURF !TTACK s &RAGMENT FLOODING . s 4#0 .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 8dc[^\jg^c\ >ciZgcVa ;dglVgY^c\ HZii^c\h 4HE h6IRTUAL 3ERVERSv FUNCTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO ROUTE EXTERNAL )NTERNET CALLS FOR SERVICES SUCH AS A WEB SERVER PORT &40 SERVER 0ORT OR OTHER APPLICATIONS THROUGH YOUR 2OUTER TO YOUR INTERNAL NETWORK 3INCE YOUR INTERNAL COMPUTERS ARE PROTECTED BY A FIREWALL COMPUTERS OUTSIDE YOUR NETWORK OVER THE )NTERNET CANNOT GET TO THEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT BE hSEEN v ! LIST OF COMMON APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN CASE Y
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & HZii^c\ 8a^Zci >E ;^aiZgh 4HE 2OUTER CAN BE CONFIGURED TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE )NTERNET EMAIL OR OTHER NETWORK SERVICES AT SPECIFIC DAYS AND TIMES 2ESTRICTION CAN BE SET FOR A SINGLE COMPUTER A RANGE OF COMPUTERS OR MULTIPLE COMPUTERS ' ( ) * , 4O RESTRICT )NTERNET ACCESS TO A SINGLE COMPUTER FOR EXAMPLE ENTER THE )0 ADDRESS OF THE COMPUTER YOU WISH TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO IN THE )0 FIELDS & .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HZii^c\ B68 6YYgZhh ;^aiZg^c\ 4HE -!# ADDRESS FILTER IS A POWERFUL SECURITY FEATURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SPECIFY WHICH COMPUTERS ARE ALLOWED ON THE NETWORK !NY COMPUTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE NETWORK THAT IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE FILTER LIST WILL BE DENIED ACCESS 7HEN YOU ENABLE THIS FEATURE YOU MUST ENTER THE -!# ADDRESS OF EACH CLIENT COMPUTER ON YOUR NETWORK TO ALLOW NETWORK ACCESS TO EACH 4HE h"LOCKv FEATURE LETS YOU TURN ON AND OFF ACCESS TO THE NETWORK E
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ :cVWa^c\ i]Z 9Zb^a^iVg^oZY OdcZ 9BO 4HE $-: FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO SPECIFY ONE COMPUTER ON YOUR NETWORK TO BE PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE FIREWALL 4HIS MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE FIREWALL IS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH AN APPLICATION SUCH AS A GAME OR VIDEO CONFERENCING APPLICATION 5SE THIS FEATURE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS 4HE COMPUTER IN THE $-: IS ./4 PROTECTED FROM HACKER ATTACKS & ' ( ) * , .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 7adX`^c\ Vc >8BE E^c\ #OMPUTER HACKERS USE WHAT IS KNOWN AS hPINGINGv TO FIND POTENTIAL VICTIMS ON THE )NTERNET "Y PINGING A SPECIFIC )0 ADDRESS AND RECEIVING A RESPONSE FROM THE )0 ADDRESS A HACKER CAN DETERMINE THAT SOMETHING OF INTEREST MIGHT BE THERE 4HE 2OUTER CAN BE SET UP SO IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO AN )#-0 PING FROM THE OUTSIDE 4HIS HEIGHTENS THE LEVEL OF SECURITY OF YOUR 2OUTER 4O TURN OFF THE PING RESPONSE SELECT h"LOCK )#-0 0INGv & AND CLICK h!PPL
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & Ji^a^i^Zh IVW 4HIS SCREEN LETS YOU MANAGE DIFFERENT PARAMETERS OF THE 2OUTER AND PERFORM CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS ' ( ) * , .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ GZhiVgi^c\ i]Z GdjiZg 3OMETIMES IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO RESTART OR REBOOT THE 2OUTER IF IT BEGINS WORKING IMPROPERLY 2ESTARTING OR REBOOTING THE 2OUTER WILL ./4 DELETE ANY OF YOUR CONFIGURATION SETTINGS GZhiVgi^c\ i]Z GdjiZg id GZhidgZ CdgbVa DeZgVi^dc #LICK THE h2ESTART 2OUTERv BUTTON '# 4HE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR #LICK h/+v (# 4HE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR 2ESTARTING THE 2OUTER CAN TAKE UP TO SECONDS )T IS IMPORTANT NOT TO TURN OFF
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & GZhidg^c\ ;VXidgn 9Z[Vjai HZii^c\h 5SING THIS OPTION WILL RESTORE ALL OF THE SETTINGS IN THE 2OUTER TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS )T IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR SETTINGS BEFORE YOU RESTORE ALL OF THE DEFAULTS #LICK THE h2ESTORE $EFAULTSv BUTTON ' ( ) * + 4HE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL APPEAR #LICK h/+v , .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HVk^c\ V 8jggZci 8dc[^\jgVi^dc 9OU CAN SAVE YOUR CURRENT CONFIGURATION BY USING THIS FEATURE 3AVING YOUR CONFIGURATION WILL ALLOW YOU TO RESTORE IT LATER IF YOUR SETTINGS ARE LOST OR CHANGED )T IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BACK UP YOUR CURRENT CONFIGURATION BEFORE PERFORMING A FIRMWARE UPDATE #LICK h3AVEv ! WINDOW CALLED h&ILE $OWNLOADv WILL OPEN #LICK h3AVEv '# ! WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT THE LOCATION WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE THE CONFIGURA
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & 7HEN THE SAVE IS COMPLETE YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING WINDOW #LICK h#LOSEv ' ( 4HE CONFIGURATION IS NOW SAVED ) * 4HIS OPTION WILL ALLOW YOU TO RESTORE A PREVIOUSLY SAVED CONFIGURATION + , . #LICK h"ROWSEv ! WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT THE LOCATION OF THE CONFIGURATION FILE !LL CONFIGURATION FILES END WITH A h CONFv ,OCATE THE CONFIGURATION FILE YOU WANT TO RESTORE AND DOUBLE CLICK ON IT &% && &' hZXi^dc GZhidg^c\ V EgZk^d
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ '# 9OU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE #LICK h/+v (# )# ! REMINDER WINDOW WILL APPEAR )T WILL TAKE UP TO SECONDS FOR THE CONFIGURATION RESTORATION TO COMPLETE #LICK h/+v ! SECOND COUNTDOWN WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN 7HEN THE COUNTDOWN REACHES ZERO THE 2OUTER S CONFIGURATION WILL BE RESTORED 4HE 2OUTER S HOME PAGE SHOULD APPEAR AUTOMATICALLY )F NOT TYPE IN THE 2OUTER S ADDRESS DEFAULT INTO THE NAVIGATION BAR OF YOUR BROWSER
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & JeYVi^c\ i]Z ;^gblVgZ &ROM TIME TO TIME "ELKIN MAY RELEASE NEW VERSIONS OF THE 2OUTER S FIRMWARE &IRMWARE UPDATES CONTAIN FEATURE IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES TO PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST 7HEN "ELKIN RELEASES NEW FIRMWARE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FIRMWARE FROM THE "ELKIN UPDATE WEBSITE AND UPDATE YOUR 2OUTER S FIRMWARE TO THE LATEST VERSION ' ( ) * + , - 8]ZX`^c\ [dg V CZl KZgh^dc d[ ;^gblVgZ 4HE h#HECK &IRMWAREv & BUTTON ALLOWS YOU TO INSTANTLY CHECK FOR A NEW VERS
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ 9dlcadVY^c\ V CZl KZgh^dc d[ ;^gblVgZ )F YOU CLICK THE h#HECK &IRMWAREv BUTTON AND A NEW VERSION OF FIRMWARE IS AVAILABLE YOU WILL SEE A SCREEN SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING 4O DOWNLOAD THE NEW VERSION OF FIRMWARE CLICK h$OWNLOADv '# ! WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT THE LOCATION WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE THE FIRMWARE FILE 3ELECT A LOCATION 9OU CAN NAME THE FILE ANYTHING YOU WANT OR USE THE DEFAULT NAME "E SURE TO SAVE THE FILE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU CA
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ (# 7HEN THE SAVE IS COMPLETE YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING WINDOW #LICK h#LOSEv & ' ( ) * + , JeYVi^c\ i]Z GdjiZg¼h ;^gblVgZ '# - )N THE h&IRMWARE 5PDATEv PAGE CLICK h"ROWSEv ! WINDOW WILL OPEN THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRMWARE UPDATE FILE .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ (# 4HE h5PDATE &IRMWAREv BOX WILL NOW DISPLAY THE LOCATION AND NAME OF THE FIRMWARE FILE YOU JUST SELECTED #LICK h5PDATEv )# 9OU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE #LICK h/+v *# 9OU WILL SEE ONE MORE MESSAGE 4HIS MESSAGE TELLS YOU THAT THE 2OUTER MAY NOT RESPOND FOR AS LONG AS ONE MINUTE AS THE FIRMWARE IS LOADED INTO THE 2OUTER AND THE 2OUTER IS REBOOTED #LICK h/+v +# ! SECOND COUNTDOWN WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN 7HEN THE COUNTD
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ & 8]Vc\^c\ HnhiZb HZii^c\h 4HE h3YSTEM 3ETTINGSv PAGE IS WHERE YOU CAN ENTER A NEW ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD SET THE TIME ZONE ENABLE REMOTE MANAGEMENT AND TURN ON AND OFF THE .!4 FUNCTION OF THE 2OUTER HZii^c\ dg 8]Vc\^c\ i]Z 6Yb^c^higVidg EVhhldgY 4HE 2OUTER SHIPS WITH .
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ HZii^c\ i]Z I^bZ VcY I^bZ OdcZ 4HE 2OUTER KEEPS TIME BY CONNECTING TO A 3IMPLE .ETWORK 4IME 0ROTOCOL 3.
Jh^c\ i]Z LZW"7VhZY 6YkVcXZY JhZg >ciZg[VXZ :cVWa^c\$9^hVWa^c\ C6I CZildg` 6YYgZhh IgVchaVi^dc CdiZ/ 4HIS ADVANCED FEATURE SHOULD BE EMPLOYED BY ADVANCED USERS ONLY ' ( ) * + , - :cVWa^c\$9^hVWa^c\ JEcE 50N0 5NIVERSAL 0LUG AND 0LAY IS YET ANOTHER ADVANCED FEATURE OFFERED BY YOUR "ELKIN 2OUTER )T IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT OFFERS SEAMLESS OPERATION OF VOICE MESSAGING VIDEO MESSAGING GAMES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS THAT ARE 50N0 COMPLIANT 3OME APPLICATIONS REQUIRE THE 2OUTER S FIREWALL TO BE CONFIGURED IN A S
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BVcjVaan 8dc[^\jg^c\ CZildg` HZii^c\h )N ORDER FOR YOUR COMPUTER TO PROPERLY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR 2OUTER YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE YOUR 0# S 4#0 )0 SETTINGS TO $(#0 BVcjVaan 8dc[^\jg^c\ CZildg` 6YVeiZgh ^c L^cYdlh '%%%! CI! dg ME #LICK h3TARTv h3ETTINGSv THEN h#ONTROL 0ANELv '# $OUBLE CLICK ON THE h.ETWORK AND DIAL UP CONNECTIONSv ICON 7INDOWS OR THE h.
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IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & %ASY )NSTALL CANNOT FIND MY 2OUTER ' Hdaji^dc/ )F THE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD IS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE 2OUTER DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ( )F THE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD IS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE 2OUTER DURING ) THE INSTALLATION PROCESS THERE MAY BE THIRD PARTY FIREWALL SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON THE COMPUTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE )NTERNET %XAMPLES OF THIRD PARTY FIREWALL SOFTWARE ARE :ONE!LARM "LACK)#% 0# 0ROTECTION -C!FEE 0ERSONAL &IREWALL AND .
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ 4HE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD CANNOT CONNECT MY 2OUTER TO THE )NTERNET Hdaji^dc/ )F THE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD IS NOT ABLE TO CONNECT THE 2OUTER TO THE )NTERNET PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING ITEMS 5SE THE TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONS WITHIN THE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD )F THE TROUBLESHOOTING SCREEN DOES NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY CLICK ON THE h4ROUBLESHOOTv BUTTON IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE %ASY )NSTALL 7IZARD WINDOW '# )F YOUR )30 REQUIRES A USER NAME AND PASSWORD MAKE SURE THAT YO
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ '# 5NPLUG THE CABLE OR $3, MODEM FROM ITS POWER SOURCE FOR THREE MINUTES !FTER THREE MINUTES PLUG THE MODEM BACK INTO ITS POWER SOURCE 4HIS MAY FORCE THE MODEM TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE THE 2OUTER (# 5NPLUG THE POWER TO YOUR 2OUTER WAIT SECONDS AND THEN RECONNECT THE POWER 4HIS WILL CAUSE THE 2OUTER TO REATTEMPT COMMUNICATION WITH THE MODEM )F THE h7!.
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IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ ) CAN T CONNECT TO THE )NTERNET WIRELESSLY BUT MY NETWORK NAME IS LISTED Hdaji^dc/ )F THE NAME OF YOUR NETWORK IS LISTED IN THE h!VAILABLE .ETWORKSv LIST PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO CONNECT WIRELESSLY #LICK ON THE CORRECT NETWORK NAME IN THE h!VAILABLE .ETWORKSv LIST '# )F THE NETWORK HAS SECURITY ENCRYPTION ENABLED YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THE NETWORK KEY &OR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SECURITY SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED h3ECURING YOUR 7I &I .
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & '# 5SING A COMPUTER THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE 2OUTER VIA A NETWORK CABLE AS OPPOSED TO WIRELESSLY ENSURE THAT h"ROADCAST 33)$v IS ENABLED 4HIS SETTING IS FOUND ON THE 2OUTER S WIRELESS h#HANNEL AND 33)$v CONFIGURATION PAGE )F YOU ARE STILL UNABLE TO ACCESS THE )NTERNET AFTER COMPLETING THESE STEPS PLEASE CONTACT "ELKIN 4ECHNICAL 3UPPORT ' ( ) * EgdWaZb/ -Y WIRELESS NETWORK PERFORMANCE IS INCONSISTENT $ATA TRANSFER IS SOMETIMES SLOW 3IGNAL STRENGTH IS POOR ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY EST
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ THE TRANSMISSION RATE 4O CHANGE THIS PROPERTY GO TO THE 7INDOWS #ONTROL 0ANEL OPEN h.
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7IRED %QUIVALENT 0RIVACY 7%0 SECURITY ON A "ELKIN 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR "ELKIN !CCESS 0OINT Hdaji^dc/ ,OG INTO YOUR 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR !CCESS 0OINT /PEN YOUR WEB BROWSER AND TYPE IN THE )0 ADDRESS OF THE 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR !CCESS 0OINT 4HE 2OUTER S DEFAULT IS THE G !CCESS 0OINT S DEFAULT IS ,OG INTO YOUR 2OUTER BY CLICKING ON THE h,OGINv BUTTON IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN 9OU WILL BE ASKED TO ENTER YO
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7IRED %QUIVALENT 0RIVACY 7%0 SECURITY ON A "ELKIN CLIENT CARD 7IRELESS .ETWORK #ARD OR !DAPTER Hdaji^dc/ 4HE CLIENT CARD MUST USE THE SAME KEY AS THE 7IRELESS ' 2OUTER OR ACCESS POINT &OR INSTANCE IF YOUR 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR ACCESS POINT USES THE KEY !!""## THEN THE CLIENT CARD MUST BE SET TO THE EXACT SAME KEY $OUBLE CLICK THE h3IGNAL )NDICATORv ICON TO BRING UP THE h7IRELESS .
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & $O "ELKIN PRODUCTS SUPPORT 70! ' Hdaji^dc/ CdiZ/ 4O USE 70! SECURITY ALL YOUR CLIENTS MUST BE UPGRADED TO DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE THAT SUPPORT IT !T THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION A SECURITY PATCH DOWNLOAD IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE FROM -ICROSOFT 4HIS PATCH WORKS ONLY WITH THE 7INDOWS 80 OPERATING SYSTEM ( ) $OWNLOAD THE PATCH HERE * HTTP WWW MICROSOFT COM DOWNLOADS DETAILS ASPX &AMILY)$ D CE B A ABEC DC E DISPLAYL ANG EN + 9OU ALSO NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST DRIV
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS 70! SECURITY ON A "ELKIN 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR "ELKIN !CCESS 0OINT FOR A HOME NETWORK Hdaji^dc/ &ROM THE h3ECURITY -ODEv DROP DOWN MENU SELECT h70! 03+ NO SERVER v '# &OR h%NCRYPTION 4ECHNIQUEv SELECT h4+)0v OR h!%3v 4HIS SETTING WILL HAVE TO BE IDENTICAL ON THE CLIENTS THAT YOU SET UP (# %NTER YOUR PRE SHARED KEY 4HIS CAN BE FROM EIGHT TO CHARACTERS AND CAN BE LETTERS NUMBERS OR SYMBOLS OR SPACES 4HIS SAME KEY
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS 70! SECURITY ON A "ELKIN 7IRELESS 2OUTER OR "ELKIN !CCESS 0OINT FOR A BUSINESS Hdaji^dc/ )F YOUR NETWORK USES A RADIUS SERVER TO DISTRIBUTE KEYS TO THE CLIENTS USE THIS SETTING 4HIS IS TYPICALLY USED IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ' ( ) * &ROM THE h3ECURITY -ODEv DROP DOWN MENU SELECT h70! WITH SERVER v '# &OR h%NCRYPTION 4ECHNIQUEv SELECT h4+)0v OR h!%3v 4HIS SETTING + , WILL HAVE TO BE IDENTICAL ON THE CLIENTS THAT YOU
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS 70! SECURITY ON A "ELKIN CLIENT CARD 7IRELESS .ETWORK #ARD OR !DAPTER FOR A HOME NETWORK Hdaji^dc/ #LIENTS MUST USE THE SAME KEY THAT THE 7IRELESS ' 2OUTER OR ACCESS POINT USES &OR INSTANCE IF THE KEY IS h3MITH &AMILY .ETWORK +EYv IN THE 7IRELESS ' 2OUTER OR ACCESS POINT THE CLIENTS MUST ALSO USE THAT SAME KEY $OUBLE CLICK THE h3IGNAL )NDICATORv ICON TO BRING UP THE h7IRELESS .
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ & ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS 70! SECURITY ON A "ELKIN CLIENT CARD 7IRELESS .ETWORK #ARD OR !DAPTER FOR A BUSINESS ' ( Hdaji^dc/ $OUBLE CLICK THE h3IGNAL )NDICATORv ICON TO BRING UP THE h7IRELESS .ETWORK 5TILITYv SCREEN 4HE h!DVANCEDv BUTTON WILL ALLOW YOU TO VIEW AND CONFIGURE MORE OPTIONS OF YOUR CLIENT CARD '# /NCE THE h!DVANCEDv BUTTON IS CLICKED THE "ELKIN 7IRELESS ,!.
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ EgdWaZb/ ) AM HAVING DIFFICULTY SETTING UP 7I &I 0ROTECTED !CCESS 70! SECURITY AND ) AM ./4 USING A "ELKIN CLIENT CARD FOR A HOME NETWORK Hdaji^dc/ )F YOU ARE ./4 USING A "ELKIN 70! 7IRELESS $ESKTOP OR 7IRELESS .
IgdjWaZh]ddi^c\ +# 4YPE IN YOUR ENCRYPTION KEY IN THE h.ETWORK KEYv BOX >bedgiVci/ %NTER YOUR PRE SHARED KEY 4HIS CAN BE FROM EIGHT TO CHARACTERS AND CAN BE LETTERS NUMBERS OR SYMBOLS 4HIS SAME KEY MUST BE USED ON ALL OF THE CLIENTS THAT YOU SET UP ,# #LICK h/+v TO APPLY SETTINGS & ' ( ) * + , .
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