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WL-614
300N Wireless Router
(802.11bgn draft 2.0)
User Manual
Revision:1.0
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................................................... 4
2PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 5
3PRODUCT LAYOUT ............................................................................................................................ 6
4NETWORK + SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 8
5WL-614 PLACEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 8
6SETUP LAN, WAN ................................................................................................................................ 9
7PC NETWORK ADAPTER SETUP (WINDOWS XP) ................................................................... 10
8BRING UP THE WL-614 .................................................................................................................... 12
9 INITIAL SETUP WL-614 .................................................................................................................. 12
10 CONFIGURATION WIZARD ........................................................................................................ 21
11 WIRELESS SETTINGS ................................................................................................................... 23
12 FIREWALL SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 33
13 ADVANCED SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 39
14 TOOLBOX SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 49
2
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the WL-614 Wireless Network Broadband
Router. The WL-614 is compliant with draft 802.11n v 2.0 up to 6 times faster
than standard 802.11g based routers while still being compatible with
802.11g & 802.11b gadgets. The WL-614 is not only a Wireless Access Point,
but also doubles as a 4-port full-duplex Switch that connects your wired-
Ethernet devices together at.
At 300 Mbps wireless transmission rate, the Access Point built into the Router
uses advanced MIMO (Multi-Input, Multi-Output) technology to transmit
multiple steams of data in a single wireless channel, giving you seamless
access to multimedia content. Robust RF signal travels farther, eliminates
dead spots and extends network range. For data protection and privacy, the
WL-614 encodes all wireless transmissions with WEP, WPA, and WPA2
encryption.
With the inbuilt DHCP Server & powerful SPI firewall, the WL-614 protects
your computers against intruders and most known Internet attacks but
provides safe VPN pass-through. With incredible speed and QoS function of
802.11n(draft2.0), the WL-614 is ideal for media-centric applications like
streaming video, gaming, and VoIP telephony to run multiple media-intense
data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in
performance.
1 Key Features
Features Advantages
Incredible Data Rate up to
300Mbps*
Heavy data payloads such as
MPEG video streaming
IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 Compliant
and backward compatible with
802.11b/g
Fully Interoperable with IEEE
802.11b / IEEE802.11g
compliant devices with legacy
protection
Four 10/100 Mbps Fast Switch Ports
(Auto-Crossover)
Scalability, extend your network.
Firewall supports Virtual Server
Mapping, DMZ, IP Filter, ICMP
Blocking, SPI
Avoids the attacks of Hackers or
Viruses from Internet
Support 802.1x authenticator,
802.11i (WPA/WPA2, AES), VPN
pass-through
Provide mutual authentication
(Client and dynamic encryption
keys to enhance security
WDS (Wireless Distribution
System)
Make wireless AP and Bridge
mode simultaneously as a
wireless repeater
* Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g, n chipset used. Actual
throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual throughput rate.
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
2 Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed
below are missing. Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return;
the unit must be shipped back in its original package.
1. WL-614 Router
2. 220V~240V Power Adapter
3. Quick Install Guide
4. CD (User’s Manual)
5. Warranty card
6. UTP cable
3 Product Layout
Port Description
Power connector Connect the 12V DC adapter to this port
WAN (Blue) Connect your ADSL/Cable modem to this port
LAN (Yellow) Connect your PC’s or network devices to this port
Backlabel
The backlabel describes the IP address, login details, SSID, security code and
WPS button functionality.
Button Description
WPS BUTTON
Press 2 seconds for WPS mode
Press 10 seconds to reset the router
Press 15 Seconds to reset the router to factory defaults.
4 Network + System Requirements
To begin using the WL-614, make sure you meet the following as minimum
requirements:
• PC/Notebook.
• Operating System – Microsoft Windows XP/2000/VISTA
• 1 Free Ethernet port.
• WiFi card/USB dongle (802.11 b/g/n) – optional.
• External xDSL (ADSL) or Cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45).
• PC with a Web-Browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Opera)
• Ethernet compatible CAT5 cables.
5 WL-614 Placement
You can place the WL-614 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on
a wall. For optimal performance, place your Wireless Broadband Router in the
center of your office (or your home) in a location that is away from any potential
source of interference, such as a metal wall or microwave oven. This location
must be close to a power connection and your ADSL/Cable modem.
6 Setup LAN, WAN
WAN connection:
LAN connection:
7 PC Network Adapter setup (Windows XP)
• Enter [Start Menu] select [Control panel] select [Network].
• Select [Local Area Connection]) icon=>select [properties]
• Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties].
• Select the [General] tab.
a. The WL-614 supports [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP
address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
8 Bring up the WL-614
Connect the supplied power-adapter to the power inlet port and connect it to
a wall outlet. The WL-614 automatically enters the self-test phase. During
self-test phase, the Power LED will be lit continuously to indicate that this
product is in normal operation.
9 Initial Setup WL-614
LOGIN procedure
1. OPEN your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer).
2. Type http://192.168.0.1 in address bar and press [Enter]
3. Type user name and password (default is admin/admin).
4. Click OK.
5. You will see the home page of the WL-614.
The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router
the UP time, hardware information, serial number as well as firmware version
information is displayed here.
LAN settings
The LAN tab gives you the opportunity to change the IP settings of the WL-614.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of this screen to save any changes.
IP address 192.168.0.1. It is the router’s LAN IP address (Your LAN clients default
gateway IP address).
IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment.
802.1d Spanning Tree is Disabled by default. If the 802.1d Spanning Tree function
is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent network loops.
DHCP Server Enabled by default. You can enable or disable the DHCP server.
When DHCP is disabled no ip-addresses are assigned to clients and you have to
use static ip-addresses. When DHCP server is enabled your computers will be
assigned an ip-address automatically until the lease time expires.
Lease Time Forever. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period
that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change
your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached.
IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP
server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients.
Note: default IP range 192.168.0.100

192.168.0.200. If you want your PC(s) to have a static/
fixed IP address, then you’ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool
Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN. Or just keep the
default (sitecomwl34x).
Device Status
View the Broadband router’s current configuration settings. Device Status displays
the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings /
Wireless Settings section.
Internet Status
This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection.
It also displays the router’s WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as
well as MAC address, the Primary DNS. Press Renew button to renew your WAN
IP address.
DHCP Client Status
DHCP This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your
network. The table shows the assigned IP address, MAC address and expiration
time for each DHCP leased client. Use the Refresh button to update the available
information.
You can check Enable Static DHCP IP. It is possible to add more static DHCP IPs.
They are listed in the table Current Static DHCP Table. IP can be deleted at will
from the table.
Click apply button to save the changed configuration.
WL-614 Log
View the operation log of the WL-614. This page shows the current system log of
the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the
bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further
processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear> or it can be refreshed
<Refresh> to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down,
the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
WL-614 Statistics
Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN & WLAN.
10 Configuration Wizard
Click Wizard to configure the router. The Setup wizard will now be displayed;
check that the modem is connected and click Next.
Select your country from the Country list. Select your internet provider. Click
Next.
Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name
and password, MAC address or hostname in the following window. After you
have entered the correct information, click Next.
Click APPLY to complete the configuration.
11 Wireless Settings
You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this
router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated
Client.
Wireless Function
Enable or Disable Wireless function here. Click Apply and wait for module to
be ready & loaded.
Basic Settings
Mode Allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge or WDS mode.
Band Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You can
also select B+G mode to allow 80211b and 802.11g clients at the same time.
Enable SSID # Allows you to enable up to four SSIDs for this router.
SSID This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted. All the
devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID.
Channel The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same
wireless LAN should use the same channel.
Advanced Settings
This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included
are Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon
Interval, and Preamble Type. You should not change these parameters unless
you know what effect the changes will have on the router.
Authentication Type There are two authentication types: "Open System"
and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can
associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select
"Shared Key", you should also setup a WEP key in the "Encryption" page.
After this has been done, make sure the wireless clients that you want to
connect to the device are also setup with the same encryption key.
Fragment Threshold "Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum size of a
packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this
value too low, it will result in bad performance.
RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller then the RTS threshold, the
wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
Beacon Interval is the interval of time that this wireless router broadcasts a
beacon. A Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network.
Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to transmit
data packets. The access point will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
N Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to
transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest data
rate can be fixed.
Channel Bandwidth is the range of frequencies that will be used.
Preamble Type The “Long Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN
compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN
performance.
Broadcast ESSID If you enabled “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless station
located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point
easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is
recommended. Disabling “Broadcast ESSID” can provide better security.
CTS Protection: It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism.
This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802.11b and
802.11g wireless stations. When the protection mode is enabled, the
throughput of the AP will be a little lower due to a lot of frame-network that is
transmitted.
TX Power can be set to a bare minimum or maximum power.
WMM WiFi Multi Media if enabled supports QoS for experiencing better audio,
video and voice in applications.
Security
This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included
are WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key
and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your
wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use
the same security function, and are setup with the same security key.
Disable
When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to operate the WL-
614.
Enable 802.1x Auth
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid
account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The
authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates
users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication
WEP
When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to
encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can
enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router
can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
Key Length You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-
bit. The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the
throughput will be lower.
Key Format You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.
Key1 - Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the
wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device.
64-bit WEP: input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or
5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit
Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII characters
as the encryption keys.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
You can now configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply
to apply the settings and reboot the device.
WPA Pre-shared Key
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a
pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during
communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key
frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers. This is
the best security available.
WPA-Radius
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use
an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the
session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP
(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. Press Apply button when you
are done.
ACL
This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents
unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network.
Enable wireless access control Enables the wireless access control function
Adding an address into the list Enter the "MAC Address" and "Comment"
of the wireless station to be added and then click "Add". The wireless station
will now be added into the "Current Access Control List" below. If you are
having any difficulties filling in the fields, just click "Clear" and both "MAC
Address" and "Comment" fields will be cleared.
Remove an address from the list If you want to remove a MAC address
from the "Current Access Control List ", select the MAC address that you want
to remove in the list and then click "Delete Selected". If you want to remove
all the MAC addresses from the list, just click the "Delete All" button. Click
"Reset" will clear your current selections.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
You can now configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply
to apply the settings and reboot the device.
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to establish a connection
between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You don’t have to select
the encryption mode and fill in a long encryption passphrase every time when
you try to setup a wireless connection. You only need to press a button on
both wireless client and wireless router, and WPS will do the rest for you.
The wireless router supports two types of WPS: WPS via Push Button and
WPS via PIN code. If you want to use the Push Button, you have to push a
specific button on the wireless client or in the utility of the wireless client to
start the WPS mode, and switch the wireless router to WPS mode. You can
simply push the WPS button of the wireless router, or click the ‘Start to
Process’ button in the web configuration interface. If you want to use the PIN
code, you have to know the PIN code of the wireless client and switch it to
WPS mode, then fill-in the PIN code of the wireless client through the web
configuration interface of the wireless router.
WPS Check the box to enable WPS function and uncheck it to disable the
WPS function.
WPS Current Status If the wireless security (encryption) function of this
wireless router is properly set, you’ll see a ‘Configured’ message here.
Otherwise, you’ll see ‘UnConfigured’.
Self Pin Code This is the WPS PIN code of the wireless router. You may need
this information when connecting to other WPS-enabled wireless devices.
SSID This is the network broadcast name (SSID) of the router.
Authentication Mode It shows the active authentication mode for the
wireless connection.
Passphrase Key It shows the passphrase key that is randomly generated by
the wireless router during the WPS process. You may need this information
when using a device which doesn’t support WPS.
WPS via Push Button Press the button to start the WPS process. The router
will wait for the WPS request from the wireless devices within 2 minutes.
WPS via PIN You can fill-in the PIN code of the wireless device and press the
button to start the WPS process. The router will wait for the WPS request
from the wireless device within 2 minutes.
12 Firewall Settings
The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting
connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attacks, and defending
against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that
require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific
client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Note: To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply
DMZ
If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games)
properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open up the firewall
restrictions to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host.
The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port
IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the
virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a
particular service/Internet application (e.g. FTP, websites) to a particular LAN
client/server, whereas DMZ re-directs all packets (regardless of services)
going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client/server.
Enable DMZ Enable/disable DMZ
Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP
addresses given to you by your ISP
Client PC IP Address Fill-in the IP address of a particular host in your LAN
that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP
address above.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
Denial of Service (DoS)
The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including
Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks
occur the router can log the events.
Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack
Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping
requests
Port Scan Protects the router from Port Scans.
Sync Flood Protects the router from Sync Flood attack.
Access
You can restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services
(e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), Access Control allows users to define
the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can
have access to these services.
Deny If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to access Internet
accept for the clients in the list below.
Allow If you select “Allow” then all clients will be denied to access Internet
accept for the PCs in the list below.
Filter client PCs by IP Fill in “IP Filtering Table” to filter PC clients by IP.
Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP
addresses.
Remove PC If you want to remove some PCs from the "IP Filtering Table",
select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click “Delete
Selected". If you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the "Delete
All" button.
Filter client PC by MAC Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC
Filtering.
Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the PC that is
allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo
before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will
be cleared.
Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table",
select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete
Selected". If you want to remove all PCs from the table, just click the "Delete
All" button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click
“Reset”.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configuration.
URL block
You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full
URL address or just keywords of the Web site.
Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking
Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter
the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block.
Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keywords from the
"Current URL Blocking Table", select the URL keyword you want to remove in
the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all URL
keywords from the table, just click "Delete All" button. If you want to clear
the selection and re-select again, just click “Reset”.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations
13 Advanced Settings
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to
access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP
Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the
flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for
key services such as Websites and FTP. Select Disable to disable the NAT
function.
Port Forwarding
Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port
numbers (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps
you to host servers behind the router NAT firewall.
Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding
Private IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall.
Type This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward
“TCP” or “UDP” packets only, or select “both” to forward both “TCP” and “UDP”
packets.
Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP.
Comment description of this setting.
Add Port Forwarding Fill in the "Private IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and
"Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port
Forwarding setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table"
below.
Remove Port Forwarding If you want to remove a Port Forwarding setting
from the "Current Port Forwarding Table", select the Port Forwarding setting
that you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you
want to remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table, just click "Delete
All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections.
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