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Wireless N Green Router
Model # AR675W
User’s Manual
Ver. 1A
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference t
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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The equi
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................6 1.1 FEATURES............................................................................................................................................6 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENT............................................................................................................................6 1.3 ROUTER INTERFACE............................
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3.6.1 Time..........................................................................................................................................78 3.6.2 Password..................................................................................................................................79 3.6.3 Remote Management.............................................................................................................80 3.6.4 Firmware Upgrade..........................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AR675W Wireless N Green Router. The Wireless N Green Router is recommended to be used with AirLink101® Wireless N products to provide the best performance. The high speed of up to 300Mbps* combined with extended wireless coverage delivers fast and reliable connections for all of your networking applications. A full range of security features such as WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK provide the highest level of wireless network secu
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LED Light Status Description POWER Solid Green Router is powered on. Solid Green WPS setup is in progress. Off Wireless network is switched off. WLAN Flashing Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in Green progress. Solid Green WAN port is connected. WAN Off WAN port is not connected. LNK/ACT Flashing WAN port is transferring or receiving data. Green Solid Green LAN port is connected. LAN 1-4 Off LAN port is not connected. LNK/ACT Flashing LAN port is transferring or
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Item Name Description Antenna A/B These antennas are 3dBi dipole antennas. Radio ON/OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless functions. Reset / Security Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start Sync security synchronization function. Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press this button 3 seconds to start security synchronization. 1 - 4 Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4. WAN W
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Chapter 2 Connecting the Router 2.1 Building Network Connection Please follow the instructions below to build the network connection between the Router and your computers, as well as network devices: Step 1 Connect your DSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router with an Ethernet cable. Step 2 Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other than computers, such as game console, or switch / hub) to the LAN ports of the router. 9
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Step 3 Connect the A/C power adapter to the electrical outlet, and then connect it to the ‘Power’ socket of the router. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘POWER’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network devices connected to the respective ports of the router are powered on and correctly connected. 10
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2.2 Configuring the Router – Setup Wizard Step 1 Open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and type 192.168.2.1 in the URL address bar and press Enter. Step 2 Enter admin for both the user name and password and click OK. 11
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Step 3 Click on Setup Wizard. Step 4 Click Next to start the Setup Wizard. 12
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Step 5 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router. Click Next. The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Description Enable NTP client update Check this box to enable the auto time synchronization function. The router will set its time based on your selection. Automatically Adjust Daylight Saving If the country you live uses daylight saving, please che
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The LAN Interface settings allow you to configure the parameters for local area network. Parameter Description IP Address This is the router’s local port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). The default IP Address is ‘192.168.2.1’. Subnet Mask Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. The default subnet mask is ‘255.255.255.0’. Step 7 Select the Internet Type for your Router. In this section you have to select one of the five types of connections
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PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. L2TP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) connection. Cable Modem For cable modem, select DHCP Client and click Next. Continue to Step 8. DSL (DHCP Client or PPPoE) For DSL users, your Internet type is either DHCP Client or PPPoE. If you are not sure which one you use, it is suggested to select DHCP Client, and if you cannot connect to the Internet after th
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Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. Note: Depending on the ISP, you may need to include the domain name with your username. Example: username@sbcglobal.net Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. Static IP Select Static IP if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Continue to Ste
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Parameters Description IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has provided for you. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Default Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway. DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address. PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Continue to Step 8. Pa
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L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Continue to Step 8. Parameter Description Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway. User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the L2TP connection. Sometimes it is called a Connection ID. Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the L2TP connection. Step 8 Keep the de
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Menu Description Mode Please select the radio band from one of the following options. 2.4GHz(B): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 150Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G):2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless network client to connect to this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbp
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Channel Width Set channel width of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is ‘40 MHz’. Control SideBand Select the Upper or Lower band for your Control Sideband. While Upper band is selected, the channels you can select are from channel 5 to channel 11. While Lower band is selected, the channels you can select are from channel 1 to channel 7. 802.11n needs to use five continuous channels for high-speed transmission. Channel Number Se