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Contents

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual

About This Manual

Conventions, Formats, and Scope

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i

How to Use This Manual

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ii

How to Print this Manual

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ii

Chapter 1

Installing Your Router

Unpacking Your New Router

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1-1

Hardware Features

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1-1

Front Panel

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1-2

Back Panel

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1-3

Router Side Panel

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1-4

Router Label

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1-4

Positioning Your Wireless Router

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1-5

Connecting Your Router

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1-5

What You Need Before You Begin

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1-5

Connecting the Wireless USB Modem

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1-6

Connecting Your Router and Applying Power

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1-7

Using the Setup Wizard

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1-8

Using the Setup Wizard to Configure Your Router’s Internet Connection

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1-8

Using the Setup Wizard to Configure Your Wireless Network

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1-9

Logging in to the Router after Installation

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1-10

Accessing the Setup Wizard after Installation

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1-11

Manually Configuring Your Internet Settings

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1-12

Chapter 2

Wireless Network Configuration

Planning Your Wireless Network

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2-1

Wireless Placement and Range Guidelines

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Wireless Security Options

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2-3

Manually Configuring Your Wireless Settings

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2-4

Specifying Wireless Security

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2-7

Wireless Station Access Control

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2-7

Restricting Access by MAC Address

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2-8

Configuring WEP

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2-10

Configuring WPA, WPA2, or WPA/WPA2

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2-11

Advanced Wireless Settings

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2-12

Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network

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2-13

Using a WPS Button to Add a WPS Client

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2-14

Using PIN Entry to Add a WPS Client

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2-15

Connecting Additional Wireless Client Devices After WPS Setup

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2-17

Adding More WPS Clients

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2-17

Adding Both WPS and Non-WPS Clients

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2-17

Chapter 3

Protecting Your Network

Protecting Access to Your Wireless Router

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3-1

Changing the Built-In Password

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3-1

Changing the Administrator Login Time-out

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3-2

Configuring Basic Firewall Services

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3-2

Blocking Keywords, Sites, and Services

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3-3

Firewall Rules

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3-5

Inbound Rules (Port Forwarding)

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3-6

Outbound Rules (Service Blocking)

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3-8

Order of Precedence for Rules

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3-10

Services

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3-10

Defining Services

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3-11

Setting Times and Scheduling Firewall Services

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3-11

Setting Your Time Zone

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3-12

Scheduling Firewall Services

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3-13

Chapter 4

Managing Your Network

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

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4-1

Backing Up the Configuration to a File

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4-1

Restoring the Configuration from a File

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Erasing the Configuration

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4-2

Upgrading the Router Firmware

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4-2

Network Management Information

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4-4

Router Status

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4-4

Showing Statistics

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4-6

Connection Status

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4-7

Viewing Attached Devices

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4-8

Viewing, Selecting, and Saving Logged Information

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4-9

Examples of Log Messages

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4-11

Enabling Security Event E-mail Notification

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4-12

Running Diagnostic Utilities and Rebooting the Router

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4-13

Enabling Remote Management

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4-14

Configuring Remote Management

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4-14

Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

Advanced Settings

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5-1

WAN Setup

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5-1

Setting Up a Default DMZ Server

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5-3

LAN IP Settings

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5-3

DHCP Settings

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5-6

Reserved IP Addresses

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5-7

Dynamic DNS

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5-7

Configuring Dynamic DNS

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5-8

Using Static Routes

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5-9

Static Route Example

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5-9

Configuring Static Routes

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5-10

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

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5-11

Wireless Bridging and Repeating

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5-12

Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration

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5-13

Multi-Point Bridge Configuration

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5-15

Repeater with Wireless Client Association

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5-16

Chapter 6

Troubleshooting

Basic Functioning

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6-1

Troubleshooting Access to the Router Main Menu

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Troubleshooting the ISP Connection

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6-4

Obtaining a WAN IP Address

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6-4

Troubleshooting PPPoE or PPPoA

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6-5

Troubleshooting Internet Browsing

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6-5

Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility

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6-6

Testing the LAN Path to Your Router

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6-6

Testing the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device

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6-7

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

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6-7

Problems with Date and Time

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6-8

Appendix A

Technical Specifications

Appendix B

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