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MWN-WAPR300N Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Medialink Products, LLC. All the products and product names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Medialink Products, LLC. Without the permission of Medialink Products, LLC. any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce or translate it into other languages.
MWN-WAPR300N Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION ...................... 1 1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................1 1.2 LED INDICATORS AND PORT DESCRIPTION .................1 CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT INSTALLATION ........................ 4 CHAPTER 3 HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR COMPUTER’S ETHERNET (LAN) CONNECTION. ....... 5 3.1 HOW TO SET THE NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS...........5 3.2 LOG IN TO THE ROUTER ...........................................10 3.3 FAST INTERNET ACCESS ...............
MWN-WAPR300N 5.2.3 WPA2-PSK (WPA2-PERSONAL)..........................35 5.2.4 WEP ...................................................................36 5.3 MAC FILTER ...........................................................36 5.4 CONNECTION STATUS..............................................37 CHAPTER 6 DHCP SERVER ............................................. 38 6.1 DHCP SERVER .......................................................38 6.2 DHCP CLIENT LIST ..............................................
MWN-WAPR300N 10.7 CHANGE USERNAME/PASSWORD ...........................55 10.8 SYSLOG ................................................................55 APPENDIX 1 GLOSSARY .................................................. 57 APPENDIX 2 PRODUCT FEATURES .............................. 57 APPENDIX 3 FAQ ............................................................... 58 APPENDIX 4 CLEAR WIRELESS CONFIGURATION . 59 APPENDIX 5 REGULATORY INFORMATION..............
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Medialink Wireless 300N Router! This router is extremely easy to setup and easy to use. It supports 802.11n devices and is backwards compatible with 802.11b/g devices. The router can support various types simultaneously without slowing down your network. The Medialink wireless router includes a router, wireless AP, four-port Fast Ethernet (10/100) switch and firewall.
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MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 2 Product Installation 1. Please use only the included power adapter to power your router. (NOTE: Use of an unmatched power adapter could cause damage to this product). 2. Please connect the router’s LAN port to your computer with an Ethernet cable and connect your broadband line provided by your ISP to the router’s WAN port. 3.
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 3 How to configure your computer’s Ethernet (LAN) connection. (Please note that most computers are already configured correctly and do not require this step.) 3.1 How to Set the Network Configurations Network Configurations under Windows XP 1. Right click “My Network Places” on your computer desktop and select “Properties”. 2. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”.
MWN-WAPR300N 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Or if you want to specify a Static IP Address for your computer, select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: IP Address: 192.168.8.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.8.
MWN-WAPR300N DNS server: You should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP. Otherwise, you can enter 192.168.8.1. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Network Configurations under Windows 7 1. Click the network icon on the lower right corner of your computer desktop, and then click” Open Network and Sharing Center”. 2. Click “Change adapter settings” on the left side of the window.
MWN-WAPR300N 3. Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”. 4. Double click” Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)". 5.
MWN-WAPR300N automatically”. Click “OK” to save the configurations. Or if you want to specify a Static IP Address for your computer select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway as follows: IP Address: 192.168.8.XXX: (XXX is a number from 2~254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 192.168.8.1 DNS server: You should input the DNS server address provided by your ISP. Otherwise, you can enter 192.168.8.1. Click “OK” to save the configurations.
MWN-WAPR300N 3.2 Log in to the Router 1. To access the Router’s Web-based Utility, launch a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter http://192.168.0.1 Press “Enter”. 2. You will be prompted to Login. The Default Username is “admin” and the Default Password is “admin” as well. Click Apply to enter the router’s GUI. 3. Note: To change the Login Credentials once you are logged in, go to “Advanced Settings” > “System Tools” > “Change Username/Password”.
MWN-WAPR300N 3.3 Fast Internet Access Two kinds of fast access methods are provided on the router’s web-based utility or GUI: DHCP and PPPoE (aDSL Virtual Dial-Up). If you select DHCP, you can choose to change the Wireless SSID (name of network) and/or the Wireless Password if you want. Then click “Apply” to complete the settings. If you select PPPoE, you only need to enter the DSL Username and DSL Password.
MWN-WAPR300N default is “password” and you can change it whenever you want. 3.4 Default Wireless Settings Your Medialink router is set by default to have a Wireless SSID “medialink”. This is the name of your network that will appear in a list to choose from on any device in range of the router. The default wireless security settings on your router are WPA-Personal using AES Algorithm for encryption. You can choose to you other security methods in the Advanced Settings.
MWN-WAPR300N Gateway: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router. DNS Server: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router. Alternate DNS Server: Obtained from ISP, modem, or router. Connection Type: displays your current access method. LAN MAC Address：displays the Router’s LAN MAC Address. WAN MAC Address：displays the Router’s WAN MAC Address. System Time：displays the system’s updated time.
MWN-WAPR300N 4.2 WAN Settings Click “Advanced Settings” > “WAN Settings” to enter the following screen: PPPoE (aDSL Virtual Dial-up) Mode: Shows your current connection mode. ISP Username (or Email): Enter the Username provided by your ISP. ISP Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit is the size of the largest data packet that can be sent over the network. The default value is 1492.
MWN-WAPR300N times. Otherwise, enter the minutes to be elapsed before you are disconnected from the Internet. Connect Manually: Connect to the Internet by users manually. Connect on Fixed Time: Connect to the Internet during the time you fix automatically. Click “Apply” when finished. NOTE: The “Connect on Fixed Time” goes into effect only when you have set the current time in “Time Settings” from “System Tools”.
MWN-WAPR300N (optional) Click “Apply” when finished. Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connection mode is Dynamic IP, it means every time you access the Internet, you will get a different IP Address. You do not need to enter any parameters in this mode, just Click “Apply” to apply the setting. PPTP Mode: Show your current connection mode. PPTP Server Address: The IP address or domain name of the destination server is used to specify the destination address for the PPTP connection.
MWN-WAPR300N or “Static”. If your ISP doesn’t provide the IP address, please select “Dynamic”. IP Address: Please enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet mask: Please enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP, generally it is 255.255.255.0 or similar. Gateway: Please enter the gateway provided by your ISP. Click “Apply” when finished. L2TP Mode: Shows your current connection mode.
MWN-WAPR300N LAN MAC Address: The Router’s LAN MAC Address, which is unchangeable. IP Address: The Router’s LAN IP Address (not your PC’s IP address and not the WAN IP Address that your router acquires from your modem/ISP). The default value is 192.168.8.1. You can change this when necessary. Subnet Mask: The Router’s LAN Subnet Mask. The default value is 255.255.255.0 Click “Apply” when finished.
MWN-WAPR300N that your ISP connection will work properly. MAC Address: The MAC Address to be registered with your Internet Service Provider. Clone MAC Address: Copies your PC’s MAC Address. Make sure you are using a computer that does work properly when connected directly to your modem and that your computer is currently connected to your Medialink router via Ethernet. Restore Default MAC Address: Restores the MAC Address to the default factory MAC Address. Click “Apply when finished.
MWN-WAPR300N 4.6 WAN Speed This page allows you to set the connection speed of the WAN port. It is not recommended to adjust this setting. 4.7 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth control is used to limit the data traffic of LAN computers when accessing the Internet. It can simultaneously control maximum of 254 PCs' traffic. In addition, IP address range configuration is supported. Enable Bandwidth Control: enables or disables the internal IP bandwidth control. The default is disabled.
MWN-WAPR300N Upload/Download: specifies the traffic direction for the selected IP addresses. Bandwidth Range: The maximum and minimum upload/download data traffic of the hosts in specified IP range. The unit is KByte/sec. The uplink of upload and download cannot exceed the WAN port bandwidth limitation range (by default is 1500 or 1492). Enable: enables the current edited rule. Otherwise, the rule will not go into effect.
MWN-WAPR300N And then add a download rule as shown in the picture below. 1. Enter 192.168.8.2 in the both IP address fields 2. Select download in the Upload/Download field. 3. Enter 80-90 in the bandwidth range field 4. Select “Enable” 5. Click “Add to list” 6. Click “Apply” to finish the download rule settings. Example 2 Set the download rate of all computers within the range of 192.168.8.2--192.168.8.254 as 100-120KByte/s, and the upload rate as 20-30KByte/s, as shown in the picture below.
MWN-WAPR300N Download Rule: 4.8 Traffic Statistics Traffic statistics is used to display the bandwidth that LAN devices have used. Enable Traffic Statistics: Enable the Medialink router to calculate the traffic used by the LAN devices. By default, Traffic Statistics is disabled to improve the router’s data packet processing ability. When this function is enabled, the webpage will refresh automatically every five minutes, meanwhile, each computer’s traffic value will refresh automatically.
MWN-WAPR300N Uplink Rate: The data speed of data sent from the device per second, the unit is KByte/s. Downlink Rate: The data speed of data received by the device per second, the unit is KByte/s.
MWN-WAPR300N 4.10 WAN Medium Type / Range Extender Wired WAN and Wireless WAN Wired WAN: In this mode, a network cable is directly connected to the WAN port. Wired WAN is the default mode. Wireless WAN: This mode can be used if your ISP provides a wireless connection service or if you want to use it to amplify your existing wireless network. SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the identity of the wireless device to which you wish to connect the Medialink router.
MWN-WAPR300N How to use Wireless WAN to create a Wireless Bridge from your existing Wireless Router: LAN IP Address: First make sure the LAN IP Address of your Medialink router is on a different network segment than your connecting device. If the LAN IP Address of your existing wireless router or ISP’s wireless device is 192.168.0.1 then the LAN IP Address of your Medialink router must be 192.168.XXX.YYY where XXX does not equal “0”. YYY can be anything from 1~254.
MWN-WAPR300N Note: The Signal Strengh is displayed in dBm (-). It is not a percentage. Therefore the lowest number is the strongest signal. Select Your Network: Select the SSID that you wish to have your Medialink router connect to in order to extend the signal. The SSID and corresponding MAC Address and Channel will be added to the fields above automatically. If your network’s SSID is hidden you will have to manually enter it as seen below. Note that the channel and MAC have been automatically copied.
MWN-WAPR300N Security: The SSID (in this example), Security Mode, Algorithm and Key have been manually entered and exactly match the settings on the existing wireless router. If you do not know the Security Settings of your existing router, consult your existing router’s User Manual. Apply: Scroll down and click “Apply” to finalize the settings. Power Cycle: After you are finished, power down both devices.
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 5 Wireless Settings 5.1 Wireless Basic Settings Enable Wireless Function: Select to enable the router’s wireless features; Wireless Working Mode: This router provides two kinds of working modes: deselect to disable it and all functions related with wireless will be disabled. Wireless Access Point(AP) and WDS Bridge Mode Wireless Access Point (AP) Network Mode: Select one mode from the drop-down list. 11b mode：Select it if you have only Wireless-B clients in your network.
MWN-WAPR300N SSID will be isolated from other devices that wirelessly connect to the Secondary SSID. AP Isolation is enabled by default. Broadcast (SSID): Select “Enable” to enable the router’s SSID to be detected by wireless devices. The default is enabled. If you disable it, the wireless devices must know the SSID for communication for it will be hidden. Channel: The channel currently used by the router. Select an effective channel (from 1 to 11 or AutoSelect) of the wireless network.
MWN-WAPR300N AP MAC Address: Input the MAC address of another (opposing) wireless router that supports WDS that you want to connect. Example: This example shows how to bridge two MWN-WAPR300N routers. First check the following settings: First MWN-WAPR300N (connected to your ISP) LAN IP Address: SSID: Channel: Extension Channel:
MWN-WAPR300N Wireless Security: Wireless Working Mode: WDS Bridge Mode DHCP Server: Enabled (will be disabled as the last step of this configuration) Connect the Second MWN-WAPR300N to the First MWN-WAPR300N wirelessly: 1. Click “Open Scan” and select the First MWN-WAPR300N from the list and click the ”OK” button on the dialog box and then the corresponding wireless MAC address will be added to the AP MAC address field automatically. 2.
MWN-WAPR300N 5.2 Wireless Security Settings The Medialink router is secured by default using WPA-PSK with AES Algorithm for encryption. The default Key is “password”. WPA-PSK is very secure and very compatible with most devices. For stronger security, choose WPA2-PSK with AES. For even more universal security that is still very strong choose Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK with TKIP&AES. Older devices may only support WEP security. 5.2.
MWN-WAPR300N WPS Settings: To enable or disable WPS function. The default is “Enable”. WPS Mode: PBC (Push-Button Configuration) and PIN code. PBC: Select the PBC and click “Apply”, or press and hold the WPS button on the back panel of the device for about one second. The WPS LED indicator will be flashing for 2 minutes, which means the WPS is enabled. During this time (flashing WPS LED), you can enable the wireless client to implement the WPS/PBC negotiation between them.
MWN-WAPR300N WPA Algorithms: Provides TKIP [Temporal Key Integrity Protocol] or AES [Advanced Encryption Standard]. Key: Enter the pass phrase that consists of 8-63 ASCII characters excluding these five characters \ , ' ; " Key Renewal Interval: Set the key’s renewal period, which tells the device how often it should change the dynamic keys. It is not recommended to change this setting. 5.2.
MWN-WAPR300N [Advanced Encryption Standard]. Key: Enter the pass phrase that consists of 8-63 ASCII characters excluding Key Renewal Interval: Set the key’s renewal period, which tells the device how these five characters \ , ' ; " often it should change the dynamic keys. It is not recommended to change this setting. 5.2.4 WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides 40-bit or 128-bit encryption to your wireless network.
MWN-WAPR300N MAC Address Filter: “Permit” allows the clients in the list to be the only clients to be able to access the wireless network, “Forbid” prevents the clients in the list from accessing the wireless network but allows every one else. MAC Address: Input the MAC address of the each wireless client to implement the filter policy. Click “Add”. Repeat for additional clients. MAC Address list: Shows the added MAC addresses. You can add or delete them. Click “Apply” when finished. 5.
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 6 DHCP Server 6.1 DHCP Server DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is used to assign an IP address to the computers on the LAN/private network. When you enable the DHCP Server, the DHCP Server will allocate automatically an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer when “Obtain an IP Address Automatically” is configured. You can specify the start and end address of the IP Address pool here: DHCP Server: Check “Enable” to enable DHCP server.
MWN-WAPR300N Host Name: The name of the device whose IP is allocated by the DHCP server. IP Address: Enter the IP address which needs static binding. This name is generated by the device itself. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the device you want to bind. Click “Add” to add the entry in the list. Lease time: The remaining time length of the corresponding IP address lease.
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 7 Virtual Server 7.1 Port Range Forwarding Start/End Port: Enter the start/end port number which ranges the External ports used to set the server or Internet applications. LAN IP: Enter the IP address of the PC or device which you want to set as the server. Protocol: Select the protocol (TCP/UDP/Both) for the application. If you are not clear about the protocol you are using, you can select “Both”. Enable: Click the Enable checkbox to bring the rule into effect.
MWN-WAPR300N to enable your friends to access to these files on your computer. Suppose that your FTP server or your computer’s static IP address is 192.168.8.10, and you want your friends to access the server through the default FTP port: 21 and use TCP protocol. Please follow the steps below to configure. 1.Enter 21 in both start port and end port fields, or you can also select FTP from the well-known service port and port 21 will be added to the corresponding fields automatically. 2. Enter 192.168.8.
MWN-WAPR300N NOTE: If you set the service port of the virtual server as 80, you must set the Web management port on Remote Web Management screen to be any value except 80 such as 8080. Otherwise, there will be a conflict which will disable the virtual server. 7.2 DMZ Settings The DMZ Settings screen allows one local computer or device to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Gaming or VoIP. DMZ hosting forwards all ports to one device.
MWN-WAPR300N Enable UPnP: Click the checkbox to enable the UPnP. Chapter 8 Security Settings 8.1 Client Filter Settings You can enable Client Filter to control LAN computers’ access to some or all ports: Filter Mode: You can select either “Permit only” or “Forbid only”. Access Policy: Select a number from the drop-down list. Policy Name (Optional): A simple description of the policy. You can leave it blank if you want. Start/End IP: Enter the start/end IP address.
MWN-WAPR300N end time. The Time cannot cross over midnight. Day(s): Select the day(s) to run the access policy. The start day must be earlier Enable: To enable/disable the access policy. than the end day. Example1 Only Permit the Kids’ computers at the IP addresses 192.168.8.100~192.168.8.120 to access the Internet from 9am to 9pm. 8.2 MAC Address Filter You can limit certain computers’ access to Internet by using MAC Address Filter.
MWN-WAPR300N Filter mode: You can select “Forbid only” or “Permit Only”. Access Policy: Select a number from the drop-down list. Policy Name (Optional): A simple description of the policy. You can leave it blank if you want. MAC Address: Enter the MAC address you want the policy to apply to. Time: Select the time range. The start time must be earlier than the end time. The Time cannot crossover midnight. Day(s): Select the day(s) to run the access policy.
MWN-WAPR300N Filter Mode: “Forbid only” is the only mode. Access Policy: Select a number from the drop-down list. Policy Name (Optional): A simple description of the policy. You can leave it blank if you want. Start/End IP: Enter the start/end IP address. URL Character String: Time: Select the time range. The start time must be earlier than the end time. The Specify the URL or keyword that you want to block. Time cannot crossover midnight.
MWN-WAPR300N NOTE: Enter only one domain name or keyword for each access policy. So, if you want to filter multiple domain names or keywords, you need to set multiple access policies. There is no way for any router to filter https:// addresses since they are encrypted so there is sometimes a way around this filtering process depending on the website and if the user knows this. 8.4 Remote Web Management This section instructs how to allow the network administrator to manage the Router remotely.
MWN-WAPR300N IP Address: Specify the range of the Public IP addresses of the computers on the Internet for remote management. NOTE: 1. If you want to log into your Medialink router’s Web-based Utility via port 8080, you need to use the format of WAN IP address: port (for example http ： //220.135.211.56:8080) to implement remote login. 2. If your WAN IP address starts and ends with 0.0.0.0, it means all hosts on the Internet can implement remote Web management.
MWN-WAPR300N A static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Destination Network IP Address: The destination host or IP segment you visit. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask, generally it is 255.255.255.0 Gateway: The entry IP address of the next router. NOTE: 1. The gateway must be at the same network segment as the router’s LAN IP Address. 2.
MWN-WAPR300N Chapter 10 System Tools 10.1 Time Settings This section is to configure the router’s system time. You can set it manually or obtain the GMT time from the Internet. Time Zone: Select the time zone where you are operating the Router from the drop-down list. Customized time: Enter the time you wish to configure. This time is automatically acquired from your connected computer’s time settings. Use the Customized Time section to apply Daylight Savings Time.
MWN-WAPR300N Main features: 1. Most ISP connections provide a dynamic IP address and the DDNS is used to capture the changeable IP address and match it to a fixed domain. Then users can have access to the Internet to communicate with others outside the network. 2. DDNS can help you to establish a virtual host in your home or company. DDNS: Click the radio button to enable or disable the DDNS service. Service provider: Select one from the drop-down list and click “Sign up” for registration.
MWN-WAPR300N Backup Settings: Click the Backup button to back up the router’s settings and select a path to save them. Click the “Save” button to save the configuration files. Restore Setting: Click the “Browse” button to select the backup files.
MWN-WAPR300N Click the “Restore” button to restore previous settings. 10.4 Restore to Factory Default This screen allows you to restore all settings to the factory default values. Restore to factory default: Click this button to restore to default settings. Factory default settings: Username: admin Password: admin Wireless SSID: medialink Wireless Password: password Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/AES IP Address: 192.168.8.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 10.
MWN-WAPR300N WARNING: BE SURE TO USE A COMPUTER THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROUTER VIA ETHERNET TO ADJUST THE FIRMWARE. Backup your settings: First Backup a copy of your router’s settings using the Backup/Restore section. Browse: Then in the Firmware screen, click Browse to select the upgrade file that you have downloaded and saved to your computer from www.medialinkproducts.com/support Upgrade: Click this button to start the upgrading process.
MWN-WAPR300N Reboot the router: Click this button to reboot the router. 10.7 Change Username/Password This section is to set a new password to better secure your router and network. Old Username: Enter the old username. New Username: Enter the new username. Old password: Enter the old password. New password: Enter a new password. Confirm new password: Re-enter to confirm the new password. NOTE: The default username and password is admin.
MWN-WAPR300N Refresh: Click this button to update the log. Clear: Click this button to clear the currently shown log.
MWN-WAPR300N Appendix 1 Glossary Channel: A distinct frequency range within the 2.4 GHz wavelength. There are 11 available channels in North America ranging from 2412 MHz to 2462MHz. SSID: SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network. Your network’s SSID should be unique to your network and identical for all devices within the network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 20 characters.
MWN-WAPR300N Supports hidden SSID function and MAC Address-based access control Supports WMM to make your audio and video smoother Supports SNTP Supports UPnP and DDNS Supports WDS to extend wireless network Supports Wireless WAN and allows access to ISP’s wireless hotspots to share Internet access with multiple computers or the ability to extend an existing wireless network via a Wireless Bridge. Supports Virtual Server functions such as Port Forwarding and DMZ host.
MWN-WAPR300N 3. The device is telling me that the password I am entering is incorrect. Make sure you are entering the password exactly how it is entered in the router. The password is case-sensitive. You can check to see how yours is set by logging into the router’s web-based utility. Open an Internet Browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter the following IP address into the address bar: http://192.168.8.1 Log in using the default Username: admin and Password: admin.
MWN-WAPR300N 3. Click “Wireless Network Configuration” and clear the corresponding wireless configuration file as shown below. Clear Wireless configuration file under windows 7 1. Right click “Network” and click “Properties”.
MWN-WAPR300N 2. Click “Manage wireless networks” on the left side of the window. 3. Delete the corresponding configured file in the “Manage wireless networks”. Appendix 5 Regulatory Information EU Declaration or Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Medialink Products, LLC. declares that this Wireless Broadband Router is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
MWN-WAPR300N equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
