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5 Getting familiar with your new wireless broadband router
Front Panel
LED Name
Light Status
Description
PWR
ON
Router is switched on and
correctly powered
OFF
Router is not powered
(or not correctly powered)
WLAN
On
Wireless network is switched on
Off
Wireless network is switched off
Flashing
Wireless LAN activity (transferring
data) or WPS mode activated (LED
will flash once every second)
WAN
On
WAN port is connected
Off
WAN port is not connected
Flashing
WAN activity (transferring data)
LAN
LNK/ACT
On
LAN port is connected
Off
LAN port is not connected
Flashing
LAN activity (transferring data)
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Back Panel
BR
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Item Name
Description
Antenna
Wireless antenna
1 – 4 (Yellow)
Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4
WAN (Blue)
Wide Area Network (WAN/Internet) port
5VDC
Power connector (connects to power adapter)
Wireless Switch
Turn on/off the wireless signal
WPS/Reset
Resets the router to factory default settings (clears all
settings) or starts WPS function. Press this button
and hold for 20 seconds to clear all settings, or press
this button for less than 20 seconds to activate WPS
function.
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Chapter II: System and Network Setup
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1 Establishing a network connection
Please follow the following instructions to build a network connection between your new
broadband router, your computers and other network devices:
1.
Connect your xDSL/cable modem to the WAN (Blue) port with an Ethernet cable.
2.
Connect all your computers, network devices (network
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enabled consumer devices like
game consoles, or switches/hubs) to the LAN ports (Yellow, 1 to 4).
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3.
Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the ‘5VDC’ socket
on the back panel of the router.
4.
Please check all the LEDs on the front panel. The ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on, WAN
and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the
respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected. If PWD LED is not
on, or any LED you expected is not on, please recheck the cabling, or jump to
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2
Troubleshooting’
for possible reasons and solution.
5.
To improve wireless signal reception, please arrange the antenna and make it
perpendicular to the ground, and place the wireless access point in open space. Please
keep the distance between antennas, if the antennas are too close to each other,
wireless signal reception will be affected.
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2 Setting client computers to obtain IP addresses automatically
After the network connection is established, the next step you should do is setup the
router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network
environment.
Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your
computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s
set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow the following instructions to
configure your computer to use dynamic IP address:
If the operating system of your computer is….
Windows 95/98/Me
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please go to section 2
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Windows 2000
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please go to section 2
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Windows XP
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please go to section 2
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Windows Vista
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please go to section 2
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