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USER GUIDE
Wireless-G
Broadband Router
with 2 Phone Ports
Model No: WRP400
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About This Guide About Ths Gude Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NOTE: This check mark indicates that there is a note of interest and is something that you should pay special attention to while using the product. WARNING: This exclamation point indicates that there is a caution or warning and it is something that could damage your property or product. WEB: T
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Product Overview 4 Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Side Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Placement Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 C
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Table of Contents Chapter 4: Interactive Voice Response Menu 34 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 35 Appendix B: Specifications 37 Appendix C: Warranty Information 39 Appendix D: Regulatory Information 40 FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Product Overview Chapter1 Wreless (Green) The Wireless LED lights up Chapter 1: when the wireless feature is enabled. It flashes when the Router is actively sending or receiving Product Overvew data over the network. Thank you for choosing the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Ethernet 1- (Green) These numbered LEDs, Router with 2 Phone Ports. The Router lets you access corresponding with the numbered ports on the the Internet via a wireless connection or through one of Router’s back pa
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Product Overview Chapter1 Vertical Placement Side Panel The Router has a stand on the panel opposite to the antenna. Rotate the stand 90 degrees, and place the Router on a level surface near an electrical outlet. Reset There are two ways to reset the Router’s factory defaults. Either press and hold the Reset button for approximately ten seconds, or restore the defaults from the Administration > Factory Defaults screen of the Router’s web-based utility. (The Factory Defaults screen allow
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Product Overview Chapter1 3. Insert a screw into each hole and leave 3 mm (0.12 inches) of its head exposed. 4. Maneuver the Router so two of the wall-mount slots line up with the two screws. 5. Place the wall-mount slots over the screws and slide the Router down until the screws fit snugly into the wall-mount slots. 60 mm Print this page at 100% size. Cut along the dotted line, and place on the wall to drill precise spacing. Wall Mounting Template Wreless-G Broadband Router wth 2 Phon
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Wireless Security Checklist Chapter2 Chapter 2: . Enable encrypton Wreless Securty Checklst Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) and Wired Wireless networks are convenient and easy to install, so Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels of security homes with high-speed Internet access are adopting them for wireless communication. at a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by sending information over rad
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Chapter 3: Advanced Confguraton After setting up the Router with the Setup Wizard (located on the CD-ROM), the Router will be ready for use. However, if you’d like to change its advanced settings, use the Router’s web-based utility. This chapter describes each web page of the utility and each page’s key functions. You can access the utility via a web browser on a computer connected to the Router. The web-based utility has these main tabs: Setup, Wireles
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Keep Alve: Redal Perod If you select this option, Static IP the Router will periodically check your Internet If you are required to use a permanent IP address to connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router connect to the Internet, select Statc IP . will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this option, select Keep Alve . In the Redial Period field, you specify how often you want the Router to check the Internet connection. The
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 your Internet connection has been terminated due to L2TP inactivity, Connect on Demand enables the Router to L2TP is a service that applies to connections in Europe and automatically re-establish your connection as soon as you Israel. attempt to access the Internet again. To use this option, select Connect on Demand. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. The default M
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 • Select Clents from DHCP Table Click the Select Router IP check box to reserve a client’s IP address. Then click This presents both the Router’s Local IP Address and Add Clents . Subnet Mask as seen by your network. • Manually Addng ClentT o manually assign an IP address, enter the client’s name in the Enter Client Name field. Enter the IP address you want it to have in the Assign IP Address field. Enter its MAC address in the Router IP To ThisMA
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Automatcally adjust clock for daylght savng DynDNS.org changes Select this option if you want the Router to automatically adjust for daylight saving time. This option is enabled by default. Tme Server Address If you want to use the Router’s default Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, keep the default, Auto. If you want to specify the NTP server, select Manual, and enter the URL or IP address of the NTP server you want to use. Resync Tmer The timer con
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Clone Your PC’s MAC Click this button to clone the MAC TZO.com address of the computer you are using. Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Setup > Advanced Routing This screen is used to set up the Router’s advanced functions. Operating Mode allows you to select the type(s) of advanced functions you use. Dynamic Routing automatically adjusts how packets travel on your network. Static Routing sets up a fi
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Enter the information described below to set up a new Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings static route. The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this Route Entres To set up a static route between the Router screen. and another network, select a number from the drop- down list. Click Delete Ths Entry to delete a static route. Enter Route Name Enter a name for the Route here, using a maximum of 25 alphanumeric characters. Destnaton LAN IPT he De
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Configure the following settings for each wireless Security Mode network: Select the security method for your wireless network. • Wreless Network Name (SSID) The default Proceed to the appropriate instructions. If you do not wireless network uses this name: “linksys” followed want to use wireless security, keep the default, Dsabled . by the last four digits of the Router’s wireless MAC address. To rename the default wireless network, WPA Personal enter a
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Group Key Renewal Enter a Group Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys. The default is 300 seconds. WPA Enterprise This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server. (RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. This option should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Router.) Security Mode > WPA2 Enterprise WPA Algorthms WPA2 supports two encryption
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Key 1- If you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP MAC Address Filter List key(s) manually. Wreless Clent Lst Click this to open the Wireless Client TX Key Select which TX (Transmit) Key to use. The default List screen. is 1. Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within
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Advanced Configuration Chapter3 Advanced Wireless Security > Firewall Authentcaton TypeT he default is set to Auto, which The Firewall screen is used to configure a firewall that can allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication filter out various types of unwanted traffic on the Router’s to be used. With Open System authentication, the sender local network. and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use
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