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Wireless

Settings

This section allows you to configure your basic wireless settings.

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Wireless Enabled- Uncheck the box to disable your wireless connection.

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SSID- this is your HW550-3G wireless network name.

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Broadcast SSID- Uncheck the box to hide your HW550-3G wireless network name.

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Wireless Mode – select the wireless connection mode on the drop down menu list. By default it is

set to mixed mode.

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Channel- On the drop down box, select the operating frequency that you would like to use. By

default it is set to channel 6. If you notice a lot of interference it is advisable to change the

channel.

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Security

This section allows you to set the wireless security setting of your network. Select the wireless security

that you would like to set on your HW550-3G on the drop down menu lists.

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None

Select this if you want your wireless security to be disabled, it is advisable to Enable your wireless

security to avoid unauthorized access to your network via wireless.

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WEP

Set the WEP key on the required field. This is the password that your HW550-3G will require to

connect to it via wireless.

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WEP default key

You may choose from Hex to ASCII key format for your WEP key.

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WEP Key 1-4

Select the WEP that you will use to establish a connection between the router and client.

Make sure that the WEP key will match on your wireless client’s side. Enter the password in

HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (alphanumeric characters) format.

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WPA; WPA2; WPA/WPA2

Enter the password in the required field between 8-63 characters long.

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TKIP; AES; TKIP/AES

Choose the encryption that you would like to use. By default it is set to TKIP.

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WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

This allows you to Enable or Disable the WPS feature. Select from the drop down box to change

the default settings then click the Apply button.

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note: WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is not supported with WEP

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Router’s PIN

The Router’s PIN is unique for each device.

Enter this PIN if your wireless client requires the

Device’s Password.

Applications

Port forwarding

Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as Internet games, video conferencing,

Internet telephony, and others. These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address

Translation). This section is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data

through those ports to a single PC on your network. You can enter ports in various formats:

1.

Rule Name – enter the rule name in the Rule Name box.

2.

IP Address - enter the local network IP address of the device that you would like to port forward.

3.

Port Range – enter the port number that you would like open on the required field

4.

Protocol – choose the protocol that you would like to open then click Apply for the settings to take

effect.

DMZ

This section allows you to Enable or Disable the DMZ settings. It also allows you to set a single PC on

your network to have an unrestricted Internet access.

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DMZ Settings choose Enable to enable the feature.

2.

DMZ IP Address enter the Local IP address that you would to have an unrestricted Internet access.

Click Apply for the settings to take effect.

Filtering

This section allows you to configure MAC filtering, IP filtering and URL filtering. By default HW550-

3G will block all the MAC Addresses, IP Addresses and URL from accessing the specific rule/port set on the

router.

MAC Address Filtering

This section enables both Port and MAC filtering. MAC filtering allows you to assign different network

access based on the unique MAC addresses of the devices connected to the router.

1.

On the Filter Type drop down box select MAC Address Filtering.

2.

Enter the MAC address of the device that you would like to filter.

3.

Enter the Rule name on the required field (example Bob’s PC).

4.

Choose the protocol that you would like to filter.

5.

Enter the port number in the required field. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.

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IP Filtering

This section enables both Port and IP filtering. IP filtering allows you to assign different network access

based on the IP addresses of the devices connected to the router.

1.

On the Filter Type drop down box select IP Address Filtering.

2.

Enter the IP address of the device that you would like to filter.

3.

Enter the Rule name on the required field (example Bob PC).

4.

Choose the protocol that you would like to filter.

5.

Enter the port number in the required field. Click Apply for the settings to take effect.

Note:

Note:

Note:

Note: All incoming access on your network is blocked. If you want to have an access within your network

from WAN please use Port Forwarding.

URL Filtering

This section allows you to control the access to a certain Websites on the Internet by entering URL

name on the required field.

1.

Enter the domain name on the URL address field (

www.xxx.com

or

www.xxx.net

). Click Apply for

the settings to take effect.

DDNS (Dynamic DNS)

DDNS allows you to assign a fixed domain and host name to a dynamic Internet IP addresses.

1.

Choose your DDNS service provider from the drop down box.

2.

Enter the username of your DDNS account.

3.

Enter the password of your DDNS account.