User's Manual

N300 Wireless Router WNR2000v3 User Manual
Contents ix
v1.0, September 2010
Allowing Inbound Connections to Your Network ..........................................................5-11
How Your Computer Accesses a Remote Computer through Your Router ...........5-11
How Port Triggering Changes the Communication Process ..................................5-13
How Port Forwarding Changes the Communication Process ................................5-14
How Port Forwarding Differs from Port Triggering .................................................5-15
Configuring Port Forwarding to Local Servers ..............................................................5-16
Adding a Custom Service .......................................................................................5-17
Editing or Deleting a Port Forwarding Entry ...........................................................5-18
Configuring Port Triggering ..........................................................................................5-18
Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS) .......................................................................5-22
Wireless Repeating Function .................................................................................5-23
Setting Up the Base Station ...................................................................................5-24
Setting Up a Repeater Unit ....................................................................................5-26
Chapter 6
Fine-Tuning Your Network
Assessing Your Speed Requirements ............................................................................6-2
Optimizing Your Network Bandwidth ..............................................................................6-3
Optimizing Wireless Performance ..................................................................................6-5
Changing the MTU Size .................................................................................................6-6
Quality of Service (QoS) .................................................................................................6-7
Using WMM QoS for Wireless Multimedia Applications ...........................................6-8
Configuring QoS for Internet Access ........................................................................6-8
Universal Plug and Play ...............................................................................................6-13
Chapter 7
Troubleshooting
Quick Tips .......................................................................................................................7-1
Troubleshooting Basic Functions ...................................................................................7-3
Cannot Access the Router Main Menu ...........................................................................7-4
Cannot Access the Internet ............................................................................................7-5
Troubleshooting a Network Using the Ping Utility ..........................................................7-6
Testing the LAN Path to Your Router .......................................................................7-7
Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device .....................................7-8
Problems with Date and Time ........................................................................................7-8