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View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Back Up Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Chapter 11

Specify Internet Port Settings

Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Disable Port Triggering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Chapter 12

Troubleshooting

Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Troubleshoot with the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Standard LED Behavior When the Router Is Powered On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Power LED Is Off or Blinking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

LEDs Never Turn Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Cannot Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Wireless Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Test the LAN Path to Your Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Appendix A

Supplemental Information

Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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1.

Hardware Setup

The N900 WiFi Router is compatible with the latest WiFi devices and is backward compatible

with 802.11 a/b/g and n devices. With simultaneous dual-band WiFi technology, the router offers

speeds up to 450 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 450 Mbps at 5 GHz and avoids interference, ensuring

top WiFi speeds and reliable connections. You can also use the Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB

port to connect local devices.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Unpack Your Router

•

Front Panel

•

Rear Panel

•

Position Your Router

•

Cable Your Router

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

.

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Unpack Your Router

Your package contains the following items.

Router

Ethernet cable

Power adapter

(varies by region)

Figure 1. Package contents

Front Panel

The status LEDs,

WPS

button and

WiFi On/Off

button are located on the front panel.

USB port LEDs

Ethernet LAN port LEDs

5 GHz LED

2.4 GHz LED

Internet LED

Power LED

WPS button and LED

WiFi On/Off button

Figure 2. Router front panel

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Pressing the

WPS

button

lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the

WiFi password. See

WiFi Connection

on page

15.

Pressing the

WiFi On/Off

button

for two seconds turns the WiFi radios on and off.

The status LEDs are located on the front of the router.

Table 1.

LED descriptions

LEDs

Description

Power

•

Solid green

. The router is ready.

•

Blinking green

. The firmware is upgrading or someone pressed the

Reset

button.

•

Off

. Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet

•

Solid green

. The Internet connection is ready.

•

Amber

: The Internet port is connected, to the modem, but not yet connect to the Internet.

•

Off

. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.

2.4 GHz

•

Solid green

. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

•

Off

. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.

5 GHz

•

Solid blue

. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

•

Off

. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.

Ethernet port

s

•

Solid green

. 1G link rate on the Ethernet port.

•

Solid amber. 10/100 Mbps link rate on the Ethernet port.

•

Off

. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

USB port

s

•

Solid green

. A USB device is connected and is ready.

•

Blinking

. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.

•

Off

. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the

Safely Remove Hardware

button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.