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Wireless N 300 Green Router
Model # AR685W
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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Table of Contents FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT............................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................................................3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................6 1.1 FEATURES................................................................................................................
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3.5.3 VPN Pass through ..................................................................................................................70 3.6 ADMINISTRATION............................................................................................................................... 71 3.6.1 Time..........................................................................................................................................71 3.6.2 Management.........................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the AR685W Wireless N 300 Green Router. The Wireless N 300 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 ne
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1.3 Router Interface Front Panel LEDs Light LED Description Status POWER On Router is powered on. On WPS setup is in progress. Off Wireless network is switched off. WLAN Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in Flashing progress. On WAN port is connected. WAN Off WAN port is not connected. LNK/ACT Flashing WAN port is transferring or receiving data. On LAN port is connected. LAN 1-4 Off LAN port is not connected. LNK/A
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Back Panel Antenna A Antenna B Item Description Name Antenna The antenna is 3dBi dipole antenna. Radio Switch the button to activate or deactivate the Router’s wireless function. ON/OFF Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start security Reset / synchronization function (WPS). Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to WPS restore all settings to factory defaults. Press this button for no longer than 1 second to start security synchronizati
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Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Using EZ Setup Wizard Step 1 Insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. Step 2 Click Next to start the configuration. 9
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Step 3 Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN port of the router and connect the other end to your DSL/Cable modem. Step 4 Connect one end of another network cable to the LAN port of the router and connect the other end to your computer. 10
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Step 5 Power on the Router. It will take about 30 seconds. Step 6 Make sure POWER, WAN, WLAN, and the LAN port that the computer is connected to are lit. If not, try the above steps again. Step 7 Enter the Router’s password to log in to the Router. The default password is “admin”. It is recommended to change the router’s password to protect it from being accessed by other users. If you do not wish to change the current password, you can leave New Password and Confirm New Password bla
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Step 8 Verify the Internet Connection Type the wizard detected. If it is not correct, please configure it manually. Click Next. Note: If you are not sure which Internet Connection Type you use, please contact your Internet Service Provider for this information. Step 9 Enter the settings for your Internet Connection Type. Dynamic IP (Cable Modem users) Click on Clone to clone the MAC address of your PC to the modem then click Next. 12
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PPPoE (DSL users) Enter the user name and password provided by your ISP then click Next. Step 10 Please wait while the Wizard trying to connect to the Internet. If you see the window “Internet Connection Succeed”, your router has been successfully connected to the Internet. Please click Next to configure the wireless settings. 13
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Step 11 Configure a name for your wireless network. Click Next. Step 12 Configure the security key for your wireless network. Check Enable WPA Pre-Share Key. Enter 8 to 63 characters into WPA-Pre-Share Key. Click Next. 14
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Step 13 Verify the settings you just configured for the Router. Click Finish to restart the Router. Congratulations! Your router configuration has been finished. 15
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2.2 Connecting to the Router Wirelessly You must configure your wireless computer in order to establish a wireless connection to the router. In this section, you can find the instructions of how to connect to the router wirelessly with your Windows 7 computer. You can also refer to the manual of your wireless network card regarding how to connect to a router wirelessly. Step 1 Click the wireless icon on the task bar of your desktop. A list of available network will pop up. Select the o
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Step 2 Enter the network security key if the wireless network you are attempting to connect to has wireless encryption enabled. Click OK. The connection should be now established. 17
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Chapter 3 Using Web Configuration Utility The Web Configuration Utility contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as: Access Control, QoS (Quality of Service), Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) and other functions. If you have already gone through the EZ Setup Wizard, you do NOT need to configure any other thing here for you to start using the Internet. Below is a general description of the advanced functions available for this ro
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Step 1 Go to the computer that is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable, open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) and type 192.168.2.1 or the IP address you assigned to this router in the URL address bar and press Enter. Step 2 Enter your user name and password and click OK. (The default user name and password are both “admin”.) Step 3 When you see this page coming up, you have successfully logged in to the router. You can now access the complet
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3.0 Setup Wizard Click on Setup Wizard and start the basic configuration for this router. If you have gone through the EZ Setup Wizard on the provided CD, you do not need to set up the router again. Step 1 Configure the Time Zone Settings of the Router. You can click on Copy Time from PC. Enable Daylight Saving if it is applicable in your country. Click NEXT. The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect functions such as
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Time Zone You can select your local time zone here. The router will sync time according to your time zone selection. Time Server Address Input the IP address / host name of time server here Daylight Savings If the country you live uses daylight saving, please check the Enable box and choose the duration of daylight saving. Step 2 Select WAN type by which Internet service you are using. Dynamic IP (for Cable or some DSL users) Click on Dynamic IP if you are connecting to Int
