Sweex LW310V2 Owner's manual

Brand: Sweex

Model: LW310V2

Category: Routers

Type: Owner's manual

Sweex LW310V2 is a wireless router that provides secure and reliable internet connection for homes and small businesses. With its 300Mbps speed, it offers fast data transfer and smooth online gaming and streaming. It features four LAN ports to connect wired devices like computers and gaming consoles, and supports both WPA and WPS encryption for wireless security. Additionally, the router has a built-in firewall to protect your network from unauthorized access.

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LW310V2 Sweex Wireless 300N Router

Please notice! On the included CD-ROM you will find the Setup Wizard. This easy install procedure will show you how

to setup the router step-by-step.

• DonotexposetheSweexWireless300NRoutertoextremetemperatures.Donotplacethedeviceindirectsunlightorinthedirectvicinityof

heatingelements.

• DonotusetheSweexWireless300NRouterinextremelymoistordustysurroundings.

• Protectthedeviceagainstpowerfulshocksandfalls–theymaydamagetheinternalelectronics.

• Neverattempttoopenthedeviceyourself,therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Openingthedevicewillcausethewarrantytolapse.

Package contents

In this package you will find:

• Wireless300Nrouter

• Poweradapter

• Networkcable

• CD-ROMwithdriver,softwareandthismanual

Ifyoufindthatanyofthepackagecontentsaremissing,pleasereturnthepackagetothesalespointwhereitwasbought.

Terminology list

This manual will contain a number of technical terms. It is important to know what they mean before you begin

installing and configuring the router.

• Router:Thisistheproductyouhavejustbought.Arouteractsasaboundarybetweentwonetworks,WANandLAN.

• Networkcable.Anetworkcableisusedforconnectingnetworkdevicessuchascomputers,modemsandrouters.Youmayalreadyhavesucha

cable,thecableinthepackagecontentsisintendedtoconnecttheroutertoyourmodem.

• ISP:InternetServiceProvider,thisisthecompanythatsuppliesyouyourInternetconnection.

• Broadbandmodem:Fromhereon:modem.YourmodemisthedeviceyoualreadyhaveorthathasbeensuppliedtoyoubyyourISPthat

currentlyprovidesyourinternetconnection.ThetwomostcommonmodemtypesarecablemodemsandADSLmodems,butotherkindsof

modemsalsoexist.

• LAN:LANstandsfor“LocalAreaNetwork”,inthecaseofthisrouter,theLANconsistsofthefouryellowportsandthewirelessnetwork.Withthe

router,allyourcomputerswillformasingleLAN.

• WAN:WANstandsfor“WideAreaNetwork”,inmostcasesthismeanstheInternet.

• Wirelesssecurity:Bydefault,therouter’swirelessnetworkisnotsecured.Thismeansthatanyoneinrange(includingyourneighbours)can

connecttothenetworkanduseyourinternetconnection.Wirelesssecurityprotectsyournetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.

SweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwirelessnetworkafterinstallationusingeithertheWPAorWPSmethodsexplainedfurtheroninthe

“securingyourwirelessnetwork”chapterofthismanual.

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Product description

Front

1. PowerLED: Thislightindicatesthattherouterreceivespower.

2. SYSLED:  AconstantlyblinkingSYSlightindicatescorrectfunctioningoftherouter.

3. WPSLED: Whenthislightblinks,itispossibletoconnecttotherouterwithaWPSenableddevice.Formoreinformation,see

thechapter:“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”.

4. WLANLED: Thislightindicatesthatthewirelessnetworkisactive.Aflickeringlightindicateswirelessactivity.

5. LANPort1-4LED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectiononthecorrespondingLANport.Aflickeringlightindicatesnetworkactivity.

6. WANPortLED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectionontheWANport.AflickeringlightindicatesWANactivity.

Back

1. ACpowerinput: Connectthesuppliedpoweradaptertothisinput.Iftheadapterislostitcanbereplacedbyasimilarmodelwith9V

ACoutputand1.2Acurrentrating

2. WANport: ConnectthenetworkcablecomingfromyourISPmodemtothisport.UponasuccessfulWANconnection,theWAN

lightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.Thisisaprerequisiteforinternetaccess.

3. LANport1-4: Youcanconnectanetworkcablecomingfromacomputertothisport.Whenthecomputeristurnedonthe

correspondinglightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.

4. WPSbutton: ThisbuttonactivatesWPSwirelesssecurity.FormoreinformationonWPS,seethechapter“Securingyourwireless

network”.Thisbuttonalsofunctionsastheresetbutton,formoreinformationontheresetprocedurerefertothe

troubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

Installing the router

There are three ways of installing the router:

• TheInstallationWizardprogramincludedontheCD

• TheSimplesetupdescribedinthismanual

• TheAdvancedsetupalsodescribedinthismanual.

Thewizardandsimplesetupassumedefaultsettingsandwillworkformostusers.Ifyouareanadvanceduserorifyouknowwhichsetupmethod

yourISPrequires,youmayproceedtotheadvancedsetupimmediately.

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Simple setup

Simple setup is done in 7 steps:

1. Disconnectthepowertoyourmodem.Ifoneormorecomputerswereconnectedtoyourmodemusinganetworkcable,disconnectthem.

2. UsetheincludednetworkcabletoconnectyourmodemtotheblueWANportoftherouter.Donotconnectanycomputersyet!

3. Connectthepowertoyourmodemandwaituntilitslightsindicatenormaloperation

4. Connectthepowertotherouter,andwait1minutetogivetheroutertimetostartupandconfigureitself.Thisisimportant!

5. Ifyouhaveanycomputersorotherdevicesthatwerealreadyconnectedbyanetworkcable,youcannowconnectthesecablestotheyellow

LANportsoftherouter.

6. Waitanotherminute.Yourrouterisnowinstalled!Wiredcomputersnowhaveinternetaccess,forwirelesscomputersoneadditionalstepis

required,followtheinstructionsbelowfortheWindowsversionyouhave.

Connecting to a wireless network

• WindowsXP:Rightclickonyourwirelessadapter’siconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”:

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 Awindowtitled“Chooseawirelessnetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectthe“SweexLW310V2”entry,clickthe“Connect”buttonand

followtheinstructionsonscreen:

• WindowsVista:RightclickontheNetwork&SharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen,andclick“Connecttoanetwork”:

Awindowtitled“Connecttoanetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectthe“SweexLW310V2”entry,clickthe“Connect”buttonandfollow

theinstructionsonscreen:

Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnearthenetworkandthetext:“Thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirements

ofthenetwork”,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

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 IfyouhaveWindowsVistawithServicePack2orFeaturePackforWirelessinstalledandyouareconnectingtherouterforthefirsttime,Vista

willallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.Afterconnectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen.

EnterthePINcodeonthelabelonthebottomofyourrouterandclick“Next”:

Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetwork,enterasecuritykeyandclick“Next”tobeginconfiguringthe

router:

Note:Itisveryimportantthatyouwritedownthesecuritykeyandkeepitinasecureplace,itisrequiredtoaddolder,non-WPSenableddevices

(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskipthe“Wirelessnetwork

configuration”and“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”chaptersofthismanual.

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• Windows7:Windows7willindicatewhenwirelessnetworksareavailable.Youcanrecognisethisbythefollowingiconinthebottom-rightof

yourscreen:

Note:Ifyouseeasmallredcrossthroughtheicon,nonetworksareinrangeofyourcomputer.Pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingsectionofthis

manualifthisisthecase.

Clicktheiconandalistofwirelessnetworkswillappear,selectthe“SweexLW310V2network,checkthe“ConnectAutomatically”checkbox,

click“Connect”andfollowtheinstructionson-screen:

Whenyouconnectforthefirsttime,Windows7willallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.After

connectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen:

Afterclicking“OK”youwillbeaskedforthePINcodeofyourrouter.Youcanfindthiscodeprintedonthelabelonthebottomoftherouter.Fill

inthecodeandclick“Next”:

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Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetworkandclicknexttobeginconfiguringtherouter:

Note:ThedefaultsecuritymethodwiththissetupprocedureisWPA2.IfadeviceinyournetworkdoesnotsupportWPA2,youcanchangethe

securitymethodbyclickingthe“Advanced”button.

Whentherouterisconfigured,youwillseethefollowingscreen:

(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskipthe“Wirelessnetwork

configuration”and“Securingyourwirelessnetwork”chaptersofthismanual.

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Advanced setup

AdvancedsetupcanbedonewhenyouknowexactlywhichsettingsyourISPrequiresorwhenthesimplesetupfails.

Thereare6possibleconfigurations.Wehavelistedthemwithinstructionsonhowtoconfigurethem.Toknowwhichsettingmatchesthesettings

requiredbyyourISP,lookatthelistofprovidersfurtheroninthismanual.ThelistismadeoutofISP’sandtheircorrespondingservices.Behindeach

serviceislistedtherequiredsetting.

Note:Ifanyofthesettingsbelowdonotworkimmediately,itisrecommendedtopowerdownyourmodem,waitafewminutesandthenconnect

thepowertoyourmodemagain.

Logging in to the router:

Foradvancedsetup,itisrequiredthatyoulogintotheroutertomanuallyconfigureitcorrectlyforyourinternetconnection.Tologintotherouter,

startInternetExplorer,emptytheaddressbarandenter:http://192.168.31.1/,thenpressEnter.Thefollowingwindowshouldappear:

Enter“sweex”asusernameand“mysweex”aspassword,thenclickOK.Ifyouareunabletologin,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionof

thismanual.Thefollowingscreenshouldappear.Clicknexttostarttheadvancedsetup.Ifyouseeadifferentscreen,click“InternetConfiguration”

inthemenuontheleft:

YoushouldseetheInternetConfigurationWizardscreen:

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Youcannowproceedwiththeadvancedsetupusingoneoftheconfigurationsdescribedfurtheron.

Checking if the router is successfully connected to the internet

Forconfigurations1–4,itispossibletocheckintherouterifyouhaveaworkinginternetconnection.Afterapplyingtheconfiguration,therouter

willprocessthechangesandtakeyoutothe“SystemStatus”page.Ifthisdoesnothappen,youcanclick“SystemStatus”inthemenuontheleft.

Thestatuspagelooksasfollows:

Whentherouterhassuccessfullyconnectedtotheinternet,itwilldisplay“InternetConnection:Connected”

Configuration 1: DHCP with MAC address clone

CertainISP’srequireaspecificMACaddresstobeconnectedtotheirmodem.IfthisisthecaseforyourISP,itispossibletoclonetheMACaddress

fromyourcomputertotherouter’sWANport,sothatyourISPwillaccepttherouterontheirnetwork.

Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe

connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.

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Clickthe“DynamicIP/DHCP”button,youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Clickthe“CloneMACAddress”button.YoushouldseetheMACAddresschange.Thenclickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”

Configuration 2: PPPoE

IfyourISPrequiresthePPPoEconnectiontype,clickthe“PPPoE”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Enteryouraccountname(username)thathasbeenprovidedtoyoubyyourISPinthe“Account”fieldandthecorrespondingpasswordinthe

“Password”field.CloneyourMACaddressonlyifthisisrequiredbyyourISP.

Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe

connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.

Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.

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Configuration 3: PPTP

IfyourISPrequiresthePPTPconnectiontype,clickthe“PPTP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.

Configuration 4: L2TP

L2TPisverysimilartoPPTP.IfyourISPrequirestheL2TPconnectiontype,clickthe“L2TP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.

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Configuration 5: Static IP

Toconfiguretherouter’sWANportforastaticIPaddress,clickthe“StaticIP”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISP,cloneyourMACaddressonlyifthisisrequiredbyyourISP.

Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbe

connectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.

Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.

Configuration 6: 802.1x

Toconfiguretherouter’sWANportfora802.1xbasedauthenticatedconnection,clickthe“802.1X”button.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Filloutallfieldsasrequired.Whenfinished,clickthe“Next”buttonandthen“Apply”.

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Wireless network configuration

Itisrecommendedtoonlyadjustwirelesssettingsfromacomputerconnectedtotherouterbynetworkcable,especiallywhenchangingwireless

securitysettings.Thiswillpreventtheconnectionfrombeinglostifyouaccidentallyapplyincorrectsettings.

Toadjustthewirelessnetworkconfiguration,firstlogintotherouterasdescribedinthe“AdvancedSetup”chapter,thenclick“WirelessNetwork”in

themenuontheleftside.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

SSID

ThemostimportantsettinginthisscreenistheSSID,thisisthenameofyourwirelessnetwork,usedforidentificationpurposes.WhenSSID

broadcastisenabled,youandeveryoneelseinrangeofyournetworkcanseethenameinthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks.

ItisrecommendedthatyouchangetheSSID,thedefaultSSID“SweexLW310V2”cancauseconflictsifmultipleroutersofthismodelareinrange

ofeachother.WhenchangingtheSSID,youwillneedtoconnecttoyourwirelessnetworkagainasdescribedinthechapter“Connectingtoa

wirelessnetwork”.

Channel

TheChannelsettingcontrolsthefrequencyonwhichtheroutertransmitsitswirelesssignal.Withthedefaultoption,“AutoSelect”,therouterwill

scanallchannelswhenpoweredupandautomaticallyselectthechannelwiththebestsignalconditions.Changingthechannelisonlyrecommended

whenyouexperiencepoorwirelessperformanceoftherouter.

Other settings

Thesesettingsareforexpertsonlyandnormallydonotneedtobechanged.Thedefaultsettingsprovideanoptimalmixbetweenperformanceand

compatibility.Thisalsoappliestotheadvancedsettingspageaccessibleinthemenuontheleft.

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Afterchanginganyofthesettings,clickthe“Apply”buttontoapplythechanges.

Securing your wireless network

Wirelesssecurityprotectsyourwirelessnetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.Sweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwireless

network.Securingyournetworkshouldonlybedoneafterinternetaccessthroughtherouterhassuccessfullybeensetup.

Therearethreemethodsforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork:

• WPA/WPA2isamanualmethodofsecuringyournetwork.Youconfigureasecuritykeyandonlydeviceswiththiskeycanaccessthenetwork.

Youhavetomanuallyenterthekeyineachdevicethatyouwanttograntaccess.WPAissupportedbyWindowsXPServicePack2andnewer

andbymostotherdevices.Itiscurrentlytherecommendedmethodforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork.WPA2isanupgradetoWPAandrequires

atleastWindowsXPServicePack3.

• WPSisbuiltontopofWPAandenablesautomaticconfigurationandexchangeofWPAkeysthroughaPINcodeorthesimplepushofabutton.

WPSissupportedbyWindowsVistaServicePack2andWindows7.UnderWindowsXP,WPSsupportisdependentonsoftwareorutilities

providedbythemanufacturerofyourwirelessnetworkadapter.

• Someolderdevices,from2005orbeforeandinsomecasesWindows98,ME,2000andolderWindowsXPversions(beforeServicePack2)

maynotsupportWPA,inthiscaseyouwillhavetofallbacktotheolderWEPmethodforwirelesssecurity.WEPisnotrecommendedfornormal

operationsinceitisnolongerconsideredfullysecurebytoday’sstandards.

TheSecuritySettingspagecanbeaccessedbyclicking“WirelessNetwork”–“SecuritySetings”inthemenuontheleftside.

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Method 1: WPA

SecuringyournetworkwithWPAisdonein2steps:

1. Selectthefollowingsettings:

SecurityMode:“MixedWPA/WPA2Personal”

WPAAlgorithms:TKIP&AES

PassPhrase:Hereyouhavetosetthesecuritykey(password)foryourwirelessnetwork.Thisshouldbeadifficulttoguesswordorphrase.The

minimumlengthforthepassphraseis8characters.Wealsorecommendyoutowritethepassphrasedownandstoreitneartherouter.Ifthe

passphraseislostyoupleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

2. Whenfinished,clickthe“Apply”button.Ifyouwereconnectedwirelessly,youwillnowobservethatyourconnectionislost.Followthesteps

describedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”sectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.

Method 2: WPS

Forthismethodnoadditionalsettingsarerequired,simplypushtheWPSbuttonatthebackoftherouter.Afterafewseconds,theWPSlightatthe

frontoftherouterwillstarttoblink.Aslongasthelightblinks,youareabletoconnectyourWPSenableddevicetotherouter.Afterasuccessful

connection,theWPSlightwillstopblinking.ToconnectanotherWPSenableddevice,simplypushthebuttonagainbeforeconnecting.

AfteraWPSsecuredconnectionhasbeensetupforthefirsttime,allpreviouslyconnecteddeviceswilllosetheirconnection.Youwillhaveto

connectthemusingthesameWPSmethodorbymanuallyenteringtheWPAkeyasdescribedbelow.

Toconnectanon-WPSdevicetoaWPSsecuredrouter,click“WirelessNetwork”-“WPSSettings”inthemenuontheleftside,the“WPSKey

(ASCII)”istheWPAkeyyoucanuseforconnectingnon-WPSenableddevices.

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Method 3: WEP

SecuringyournetworkwithWEPisdonein2steps:

1. Selectthefollowingsettings:

SecurityMode:“MixedWEP”

DefaultKey:“Key1”

WEPKey1:Hereyouhavetosetthesecuritykey(password)foryourwirelessnetwork.Thisshouldbeadifficulttoguess5lettercombination,

or,ifyouchangethekeymodefrom“ASCII”to“HEX”,a10digitcode.WealsorecommendyoutowritetheWEPkeydownandstoreitnear

therouter.Ifthekeyislostyoupleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

describedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”sectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.

Advanced features

Inthischapterwewilldescribesomeoftheadvancedfeaturesintherouter.Thefollowingsectionsassumebasicknowledgeofcomputernetworking

technologyandterminology.

Static DHCP

Bydefault,therouterdynamicallyassignsIPaddressestoallconnecteddevicesthroughtheDHCPprotocol.Thisisthemostuser-friendlymethod

ofnetworkconfigurationbutitcanalsoleadtoIPaddressesthatchangeovertimeorwhenadevicereconnects.Incertaincasesthisisundesirable

behaviour,forexamplewhenyouuseportforwardingitisnecessaryforthedevice’sIPaddresstoremainconstant.Onepossiblesolutionisto

configureastaticIPaddressinthedeviceitselfbutthiscancauseproblemswhenyoualsousethedeviceonothernetworks.Anothersolutionisto

instructtheroutertoalwaysassignthesameIPaddresstothedevice.ThisiscalledstaticDHCPorDHCPaddressreservation.

TosetupstaticDHCPforadevice,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterandclick“DHCPServer”–“DHCPList&

Binding”inthemenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

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ToconfigureadeviceforastaticDHCPaddress,filloutthedesiredaddressandthedevice’scorrespondingMACaddressintheStaticIPsection,then

clickthe“Add”buttonand“Apply”.LookatthelisttoseetheIPandMACaddressesofallautomaticallyconfigureddevicescurrentlyactiveonyour

network.

Note:DonotassignstaticDHCPaddressesintherange192.168.31.100to192.168.31.200!Thisrangeisalreadyusedfordynamicallyassigned

addresses.Theaddresses192.168.31.1(therouteritself)and192.168.31.255(broadcastaddress)mayalsonotbeused.

Port forwarding (virtual server) and DMZ setup

Forcertainapplications,devicesandservers,itmaybenecessarysosetupportforwardingforthemtooperateproperlybehindtherouter’sfirewall.

Thisisbecausebydefault,thefirewallblocksallincomingconnectionsandallowsonlyoutgoingconnections.Fortechnicalreasonsthebuilt-in

firewallisinherenttotheroutingfunctionandcannotbedisabledcompletely.

PortforwardinginstructstheroutertoacceptanincomingconnectiononacertainportandforwardittotheIPaddressofadeviceinyourlocal

network.PleasenotethatuseofthetermportinthischapterreferstoTCPorUDPportsandisnotrelatedtothephysicalWANandLANportsatthe

backoftherouter.

DMZisaspecialcaseofportforwardingwheretherouterisinstructedtoforwardallincomingconnectionstothespecifiedaddress.

Tosetupportforwarding,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterandclick“VirtualServer”–“PortRangeForwarding”in

themenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Toforwardasingleport,enterthedesiredportnumbertwiceinthefirstemptyrule,entertheIPaddressthattheportshouldbeforwardedtoand

selectthedesiredprotocol,checkthe“Enable”checkboxandclickthe“Apply”button.Toforwardmultipleadjacentportsatonce,justenterthefirst

portinthe“StartPort”fieldandthelastportinthe“EndPortfield”.

Itisnotpossibletoforwardmorethan10portranges.

ForaDMZ,click“DMZ”inthemenuontheleft,entertheIPaddressofthedevice,checkthe“Enable”checkboxandclickthe“Apply”button.

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Traffic Control

Trafficcontrolisalsoknownas“bandwidthmanagement”.Itallowsyoutoartificiallyrestrictbandwidthforoneormoredevicesonyournetwork.

Thiscanbeusefulwhen,forexample,youneedtoreservebandwidthforaVOIPphoneoryouwanttorestrictthebandwidthavailabletopeer-to-

peerapplications.

TosetupTrafficControl,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapter,click“TrafficControl”inthemenuontheleftandcheckthe

“Enable”checkbox.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FirstentertheWANuploadbandwidthanddownloadbandwidthinkbps.Asarule,takethespeedsadvertisedbyyourISPandlowerthemby10%

oruseaspeedtestingwebsitetomeasureyourbandwidth,andlowertheoutcomeby5%.Nextyoucanstartcreatingrules.Enterthedesired

port(s)andprotocol(s)thattheruleshouldapplytoorselectapredefinedservuce,andsettheIPaddressofyourdeviceoranIPrangeformultiple

devicesandsetthedesiredguaranteedandmaximumbandwidth.Nextclickthe“Apply”checkboxandclickthe“Add”buttontoaddtherule.When

doneaddingrules,clickthe“Apply”button.

Note:Whenapplyingtrafficcontrolrulestoacertaindevice,itisadvisabletogiveitastaticDHCPIPaddressfirst.Otherwisethedevicemaychange

IPaddressandtherulewillnolongerapply,orapplytoadifferentcomputerinstead.

Client filtering

Clientfilteringallowsyoutoselectivelydisableinternetaccessfordevices,basedonatimeschedule.

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TosetuptheClientFilter,logintotherouterasdescribedinthe“Advancedsetup”chapterand,“SecuritySettings”inthemenuontheleftand

checkthe“Enable”checkbox.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Intheaboveexample,allaccesstotheinternetisblockedfrom22:00onwards,until07:00inthemorning.Thereisamaximumof10access

policies.

Note:WhenapplyingaClientfilteringpolicytoacertaindevice,itisadvisabletogiveitastaticDHCPIPaddressfirst.Otherwisethedevicemay

changeIPaddressandthepolicywillnolongerapply,orapplytoadifferentcomputerinstead.

Troubleshooting

Thischapterofthemanualwillexplainanumberofcommonissuesthatyoumayrunintoandpossiblesolutions.

• TheCDWizardcannotconnecttotherouterandIcannotaccesstherouterathttp://192.168.31.1/. Windows

indicates that I have a working network connection.

• ThisissuemayarisefromincorrectIPsettingsonyourcomputer.Youcancheckandadjustyoursettingsasfollows:

Windows XP

1. Clickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ControlPanel”

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2. Inthecontrolpanel,click“NetworkandInternetConnectionsandopenthe“NetworkConnections”icon.IfyourcontrolpanelisinClassicView,

youmayopenthe“NetworkConnections”iconstraightaway.

3. RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexamplethe“LocalAreaConnection”,andclick“Properties”from

thecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps3to6foreachconnection.

4. Theconnection’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selectthe“InternetProtocol”fromthelistofitemsandclickthe“Properties”Button:

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