PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This 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.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview of the Router................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Conventions .............................................................................
4.8 4.9 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List ........................................................................................... 55 4.7.3 Address Reservation ...................................................................................... 55 Forwarding ................................................................................................................. 56 4.8.1 Virtual Servers ................................................................................................ 57 4.8.
4.16.8 System Log..................................................................................................... 95 4.16.9 Statistics ......................................................................................................... 97 Appendix A: FAQ .......................................................................................................................... 99 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs..........................................................................................
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ Power Adapter for PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ Resource CD for PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router. 1.1 Overview of the Router The 3G Wireless Lite-N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ PW-3G401 Router with one fixed antenna. ¾ PW-3G401D Router with one detachable antenna. 1.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router The Router’s LEDs and the WPS/Reset Button are located on the front panel (View from left to right). Name Status PWR SYS WLAN WAN, LAN1-4 On Power is on. Off Power is off. On The Router is initializing. Flashing The Router is working properly. Off The Router has a system error. Flashing The Wireless function is enabled. Off The Wireless function is disabled. On A device is linked to the corresponding port but there is no activity.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ ON/OFF: The switch for the power. ¾ WAN: This WAN port is where you will connect the DSL/cable Modem, or Ethernet ¾ 1,2,3,4 (LAN): These ports (1, 2, 3, 4) connect the Router to the local PC(s) ¾ USB: Connect to the USB Modem. ¾ Wireless antenna: To receive and transmit the wireless data.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 2. Connecting the Router 2.1 System Requirements ¾ Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet) ¾ One DSL/Cable Modem that has an RJ45 connector (which is not necessary if the Router is connected directly to the Ethernet.) ¾ PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors ¾ TCP/IP protocol on each PC ¾ Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 , Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above 2.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 6. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The Router will start to work automatically. 7. Power on your PC and Cable/DSL Modem.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your 3G Wireless Lite-N Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes. 3.1 TCP/IP Configuration The default IP address of the 3G Wireless Lite-N Router is 192.168.1.1. And the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be changed as you desire. In this guide, we use all the default values for description.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 3-1 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to Figure 3-2, it means the connection between your PC and the Router has failed. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? ) Note: The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN ports which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 2. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct? ) Note: If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. 3.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility, it is easy to configure and manage the 3G Wireless Lite-N Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser. 1.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 3-5 3. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Quick Setup Click Next, and then Internet Access page will appear, shown in Figure 3-6. Select a desired Internet access mode and then click Next. The configuration for each mode is similar. Here we take 3G Preferred mode for example. Figure 3-6 ¾ Choose Internet Access Mode 3G Preferred In this mode, the router will try 3G access first.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router WAN network, the router would stop the 3G connection and switch back to WAN access immediately. ¾ WAN Only In this mode, the router will try WAN access only. 3G access is disabled. 4. The next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-7. After finishing the configuration on this page, click Next to continue, Figure 3-7 ¾ Location - Select the location where you're enjoying the 3G card.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router connection type your ISP provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection. The appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is successfully detected by the Router. Figure 3-8 ¾ If the connection type detected is PPPoE, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-9. Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 3-10 6. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Quick Setup - Static IP Click Next to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 Quick Setup – Wireless ¾ Wireless Radio - Enable or disable the wireless radio choosing from the pull-down list. ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Region - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the wireless function of the Router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the Router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 3-12 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Quick Setup – Finish If there is something changed on the Wireless page, you will see the Finish page as shown in Figure 3-13. Click the Reboot button to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Quick Setup. Figure 3-13 Quick Setup – Finish After the rebooting, please check whether you can access the Internet or not in the 4.2 Status page.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This chapter will show each Web page's key functions and the configuration way. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you will see the fifteen main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions. The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below. 4.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-1 Router Status -18- 3G Wireless Lite-N Router
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 4.3 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Quick Setup Please refer to Section 3.2: "Quick Installation Guide." 4.4 WPS This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function. a). Choose menu “WPS”, you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2 WPS ¾ WPS Status - Enable or disable the WPS function here. ¾ Current PIN - The current value of the Router's PIN displayed here.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Method One: Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset Button on the front panel of the Router. ) Note: When pressing and holding the WPS/Reset Button for more than 5 seconds, you will reset the router. Step 2: Press and hold the WPS Button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds. Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: When pressing and holding the WPS/Reset Button for more than 5 seconds, you will reset the router. Step 2: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next. The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Step 3: Wait for a while until the next screen appears. Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Method Three: Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear. Figure 4-3 Add A New Device Step 2: Choose Press the button of the new device in two minutes and click Connect. Step 3: For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose Push the button on my access point in the configuration utility of the WPS as below, and click Next.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter II. By PIN If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-2, then the following screen will appear.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter ) Note: In this example, the default PIN code of this adapter is 16952898 as the above figure shows. Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router in Figure 4-2 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example).
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as Figure 4-2. c). You will see the following screen when the new device has successfully connected to the network. ) Note: 1) 2) The status LED on the Router will light green all the time if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the Router is disabled.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-5 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Internet Access Mode 3G Preferred In this mode, the router will try 3G access first; When 3G access fails and WAN access is valid, or when no 3G USB modem is inserted, the router would switch to WAN access; When the router succeeds to connect to the 3G network, the router would stop the WAN connection and switch back to 3G access immediately. ¾ 3G Only In this mode, the router will try 3G access only. WAN access is disabled.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 4.5.2 3G Choose menu “Network→3G”, you can configure parameters for 3G function on the screen below. To use the 3G function, you should first insert your USB modem on the USB port of the Router. If the USB modem is unplugged, corresponding information will be shown as in Figure 4-6. There are already much 3G USB modem information embedded in the router. The USB modem parameters will be set automatically if the card is supported by the Router.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Mobile ISP - Please select the ISP (Internet Service Provider) you apply to for 3G service. The router will show the default Dial Number and APN of that ISP. ¾ Set the Dial Number and APN manually - Check the box and fill the Dial Number and APN blanks below if your ISP is not listed in the Mobile ISP list or the default values are not the latest ones. ¾ Dial Number - Enter the Dial Number provided by your ISP.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router MTU Size - The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size is 1480 bytes, which is usually fine. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP. ¾ Use the following DNS Servers - If your ISP specifies a DNS server IP address for you, click the checkbox, and fill the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS blanks below. The Secondary DNS is optional.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-8 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Add or Modify a 3G USB Modem Entry 4.5.3 WAN Choose menu “Network→WAN”, you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below. ) Note: WAN settings are unavailable when the Internet Access mode is set to 3G Only mode. Please change settings on 4.5.1 Internet Access if you want to use WAN. 1. If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose Dynamic IP type, and the Router will automatically get IP parameters from your ISP.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-9 3G Wireless Lite-N Router WAN - Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click the Renew button to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click the Release button to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router applications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally, you can choose this option. (It is rarely required.) 2. If your ISP provides a static or fixed IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS setting, select Static IP. The Static IP settings page will appear, shown in Figure 4-10. Figure 4-10 WAN - Static IP ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-11 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router WAN - PPPoE User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Secondary Connection - It’s available only for PPPoE Connection. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, then you can check the radio button of Dynamic/Static IP to activate this secondary connection.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router down. ¾ Time-based Connecting - The connection will only be established in the period from the start time to the end time (both are in HH:MM format). ) Note: Only when you have configured the system time on System Tools -> Time page can the Time-based Connecting function take effect. ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/ Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ ISP Specified IP Address - If your ISP does not automatically assign IP addresses to the Router during login, please click “Use IP address specified by ISP” check box and enter the IP address provided by your ISP in dotted-decimal notation. ¾ Detect Online Interval - The Router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval. The default value is “0”. You can input the value between “0” and “120”. The value “0” means no detect.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Auth Domain - Type in the domain suffix server name based on your location. e.g. NSW / ACT - nsw.bigpond.net.au VIC / TAS / WA / SA / NT - vic.bigpond.net.au QLD - qld.bigpond.net.au ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-14 3G Wireless Lite-N Router L2TP Settings ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP. Click the Connect button to connect immediately. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected. To use this option, click the radio button. ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Router will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-15 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router PPTP Settings User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name. If you choose static IP and enter the domain name, you should also enter the DNS assigned by your ISP. And click the Save button. Click the Connect button to connect immediately.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. If you wish to activate Connect on Demand, click the radio button. If you want your Internet connection to remain active at all times, enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. ¾ Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the Router is disconnected.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-16 3G Wireless Lite-N Router MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here. ¾ WAN MAC Address - This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires you to register the MAC address, please enter the correct MAC address into this field in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format(X is any hexadecimal digit).
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Router or reset it in dotted-decimal notation (factory default: 192.168.1.1). ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to login the Router.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-19 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Wireless Settings SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be Wireless_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel is set to Auto, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the desired mode.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router SSID(to be bridged) - The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join. ¾ BSSID(to be bridged) - The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join. ¾ Search - Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-20 ¾ Disable Security - If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security. ¾ WEP - It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-21.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router • Type - you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default setting is Automatic, which can select Open System or Shared Key authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. • WEP Key Format - Hexadecimal and ASCII formats are provided. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-22 • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port that radius service used. • Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. ¾ WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 64 Hexadecimal characters. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Choose menu “Wireless→MAC Filtering”, you can control the wireless access by configuring the Wireless MAC Address Filtering function, shown in Figure 4-24.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-25 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the Description field. For example: Wireless station A. 3.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 2. Select the radio button: Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules. 3. Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already. 4. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A /00-0A-EB-00-23-11 in the MAC Address field, then enter wireless station A/B in the Description field, while select Enabled in the Status pull-down list.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Transmit Power - Here you can specify the transmit power of Router. You can select High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended. ¾ Beacon Interval - Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons. The default value is 100.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-27 The Router attached wireless stations ¾ MAC Address - The connected wireless station's MAC address ¾ Current Status - The connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected ¾ Received Packets - Packets received by the station ¾ Sent Packets - Packets sent by the station You cannot change any of the values on this page.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-29 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router DHCP Settings DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer manually. ¾ Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning IP addresses. 192.168.1.100 is the default start address. ¾ End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP addresses.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the clients attached to the Router in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-30).
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ¾ Assigned IP Address - The IP address of the Router reserved. ¾ Status - The status of this entry either Enabled or Disabled. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New … button. 2. Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 3. Click the Save button when finished. Figure 4-32 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Port Triggering, DMZ and UPnP. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.8.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-34). Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your LAN, such as DNS, Email and FTP.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-35 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ) Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server. To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-36 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Port Triggering Once the Router is configured, the operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The Router records this connection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates them with the local host. 3.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 6. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Save button to save the new rule. Figure 4-37 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete. 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-38 3G Wireless Lite-N Router DMZ To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: 1. Click the Enable radio button 2. Enter the local host IP Address in the DMZ Host IP Address field 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewall related to the host will not work. 4.8.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding→UPnP”, you can view the information about UPnP(Universal Plug and Play) in the screen (shown in Figure 4-39).
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router z App Description -The description provided by the application in the UPnP request z External Port - External port, which the router opened for the application. z Protocol - Shows which type of protocol is opened. z Internal Port - Internal port, which the router opened for local host. z IP Address - The UPnP device that is currently accessing the router. z Status - The port’s status displayed here. “Enabled” means that port is still active.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-41 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Basic Security Firewall - A firewall protects your network from the outside world. Here you can enable or disable the Router’s firewall. z SPI Firewall - SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection, also known as dynamic packet filtering) helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through the session conforms to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ALG - It is recommended to enable Application Layer Gateway (ALG) because ALG allows customized Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 etc. z FTP ALG - To allow FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT, keep the default Enable.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Packets Statistics Interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The Packets Statistics Interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistics. The result of the statistics is used for analysis by SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood. ¾ DoS Protection - Denial of Service protection. Check the Enable or Disable button to enable or disable the DoS protection function.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-43 Local Management By default, the radio button “All the PCs on the LAN are allowed to access the Router's Web-Based Utility” is checked. If you want to allow PCs with specific MAC Addresses to access the Setup page of the Router's Web-Based Utility locally from inside the network, check the radio button “Only the PCs listed can browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks”, and then enter each MAC Address in a separate field.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-44 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote management web port number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in the box provided. Choose a number between 1 and 65534 but do not use the number of any common service port.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-45 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Parental Control Settings ¾ Parental Control - Check Enable if you want this function to take effect, otherwise check Disable. ¾ MAC Address of Parental PC - In this field, enter the MAC address of the controlling PC, or you can make use of the Copy To Above button below. ¾ MAC Address of Your PC - This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing this Router.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 6. In the Status field, you can select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 7. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 3. Click “Parental Control” menu on the left to go back to the Add or Modify Parental Control Entry page: z Click Add New... button. z Enter 00-11-22-33-44-AA in the MAC Address of Child PC field. z Enter “Allow Google” in the Website Description field. z Enter “www.google.com” in the Allowed Domain Name field. z Select “Schedule_1” you create just now from the Effective Time drop-down list. z In Status field, select Enable. 4.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-49 ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Access Control Rule Management Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, so the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique. ¾ Host - Here displays the host selected in the corresponding rule. ¾ Target - Here displays the target selected in the corresponding rule.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 7. In the Status field, select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable your entry. 8. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to enable all the rules in the list. Click the Disable All button to disable all the rules in the list. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. You can change the entry’s order as desired. Fore entries are before hind entries.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 5. Click Add New... button to add a new rule as follows: z In Rule Name field, create a name for the rule. Note that this name should be unique, for example Rule_1. z In Host field, select Host_1. z In Target field, select Target_1. z In Schedule field, select Schedule_1. z In Action field, select Allow. z In Status field, select Enable. z Click Save to complete the settings.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In LAN IP Address field, enter the IP address. z If you select MAC Address, the screen shown is Figure 4-53. 1) In Host Description field, create a unique description for the host (e.g. Host_1). 2) In MAC Address field, enter the MAC address. 3. Click the Save button to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Then you will go back to the Host Settings page and see the following list. 4.11.3 Target Choose menu “Access Control → Target”, you can view and set a Target list in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54. The target list is necessary for the Access Control Rule. Figure 4-54 Target Settings ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router (www.google.com, www.google.cn) will be blocked or allowed. You can enter 4 domain names. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 1. Click Add New… button in Figure 4-54 to enter the Add or Modify an Access Target Entry page. 2. In Mode field, select Domain Name from the drop-down list. 3. In Target Description field, create a unique description for the target (e.g. Target_1). 4. In Domain Name field, enter www.google.com. 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Then you will go back to the Target Settings page and see the following list. 4.11.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 5. Click Save to complete the settings. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page, or click the Previous button return to the previous page. Figure 4-58 Advanced Schedule Settings For example: If you desire to restrict the internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA to access www.google.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-59). A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. Figure 4-59 Static Routing To add static routing entries: 1. Click Add New… shown in Figure 4-59, you will see the following screen. Figure 4-60 2.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Delete button to delete the entry. Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries. Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen. 4.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D ¾ 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port. 4.13.2 Rules List Choose menu “Bandwidth Control → Rules List”, you can view and configure the Bandwidth Control rules in the screen below. Figure 4-63 Bandwidth Control Rules List ¾ Description - This is the information about the rules such as address range. ¾ Egress bandwidth - This field displays the max and mix upload bandwidth through the WAN port, the default is 0.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-64 Bandwidth Control Rule Settings Step 3: Click the Save button. 4.14 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 4-65 the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 4-65): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.14.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-66 Binding Setting ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the controlled computer in the LAN. ¾ Bind - Check this option to enable ARP binding for a specific device. ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. When you want to add or modify an IP & MAC Binding entry, you can click the Add New button or Modify button, and then you will go to the next page.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 1. Click the Find button as shown in Figure 4-66. 2. Enter the MAC Address or IP Address. 3. Click the Find button in the page as shown in Figure 4-68. Figure 4-68 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Find IP & MAC Binding Entry Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. 4.14.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D z Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. z Delete - Delete the item. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Refresh button to refresh all items. ) Note: An item could not be loaded to the IP & MAC Binding list if the IP address of the item has been loaded before. Error warning will prompt as well.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-70 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the Domain Name received from your dynamic DNS service provider. 2. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out of the DDNS service. 4.15.2 Dyndns.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-71 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider here. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. Connection Status -The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service. 4.15.3 No-ip.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-72 No-ip.com DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Type the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Type the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Type the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Click the Login button to log in the DDNS service. Connection Status - The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here. Click Logout to log out the DDNS service. 4.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Choose menu “System Tools”, and you can see the submenus under the main menu: Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.16.1 Time Setting Choose menu “System Tools→Time Setting”, you can configure the time on the following screen.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: 1) This setting will be used for some time-based functions such as firewall. You must specify your time zone once you login to the router successfully, otherwise, these functions will not take effect. 2) The time will be lost if the router is turned off. 3) The router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 4.16.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router ) Note: You can use ping/traceroute to test both numeric IP address or domain name. If pinging/tracerouting the IP address is successful, but pinging/tracerouting the domain name is not, you might have a name resolution problem. In this case, ensure that the domain name you are specifying can be resolved by using Domain Name System (DNS) queries. IP Address/Domain Name - Type the destination IP address (such as 202.108.22.5) or Domain name (such as http://www.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-77 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Firmware Upgrade ¾ Firmware Version - This displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - This displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the Router's firmware, follow these instructions below: 1. Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from our website. 2. Type the path and file name of the update file into the File field.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure 4-78 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default Password: admin • The default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • The default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 ) Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.16.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router 4.16.6 Reboot Choose menu “System Tools → Reboot”, you can click the Reboot button to reboot the Router via the next screen. Figure 4-80 Reboot the Router Some settings of the Router will take effect only after rebooting, which include • Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the DHCP Settings. • Change the Wireless configurations. • Change the Web Management Port.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router of the Router, because all users who try to access the Router's Web-based utility or Quick Setup will be prompted for the Router's default user name and password. ) Note: The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm. Click the Save button when finished. Click the Clear All button to clear all. 4.16.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure 4-83 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Mail Account Settings z From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. z To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. z SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field. You can log on the relevant website for Help if you are not clear with the address. z Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Click Save to keep your settings. Click Back to return to the previous page. ¾ Log Type - By selecting the log type, only logs of this type will be shown. ¾ Log Level - By selecting the log level, only logs of this level will be shown. ¾ Refresh - Refresh the page to show the latest log list. ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. Click Reset All to reset the values of all the entries to zero. Click Delete All to delete all entries in the table. Statistics Table: IP/MAC Address Packets The IP and MAC address are displayed with related statistics. The total number of packets received and transmitted by the Router. Total Bytes Packets Bytes ICMP Current Tx The total number of bytes received and transmitted by the Router.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “PPPoE” for WAN Connection Type.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 2) 2. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router background. If you are a Cable user, please configure the Router following the above steps. How do I configure the Router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the Router, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN" submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for "WAN Connection Type", finish by clicking “Save”.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure A-4 Figure A-5 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Virtual Servers Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enable DMZ Host: Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click Enable radio button and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address” field, using 192.168.1.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 5) 3G Wireless Lite-N Router How to enable H323 ALG: Log in to the Router, click the “Security” menu on the left of your browser, and click “Basic Security” submenu. On the “Basic Security” page, check the Enable radio button next to H323 ALG. Remember to click the Save button. Figure A-7 Basic Security 4.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure A-8 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Remote Management ) Note: If the above configuration takes effect, you can configure the Router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 (the Router’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. 3) Log in to the Router, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers" submenu.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure A-10 5. 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry The wireless stations cannot connect to the Router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encryption when the Router is encrypted. 4) If the wireless connection is ready, but you can’t access the Router, check the IP Address of your wireless stations.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure B-0-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Figure B-0-3 ¾ Setting IP address manually 1 Select Use the following IP address radio button. 2 If the Router's LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, type in IP address 192.168.1.x (x is from 2 to 254), and Subnet mask 255.255.255.0. 3 Type the Router’s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the Default gateway field. 4 Select Use the following DNS server addresses radio button.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D Figure B-0-4 Now click OK to keep your settings.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix C: Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) [3] was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router connection. ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router Appendix E: Compatible 3G USB Modem The UMTS/HSPA/EVDO USB modems we’ve tested in the field are listed below. You can find the latest compatibility list in our website.
PW-3G401/PW-3G401D 3G Wireless Lite-N Router MYWAVE FW2012T OPTION iCon 401 QISDA H21 SIERRA WIRELESS AC306, AirCard 881U, Compass 885U, Compass 889 TELSEY EVERYWEB HSUPA T-MOBILE USB STICK 120 -113-
