CNET CQR-980 User Manual

1 CQR-980 Wireless-N Pico Broadband Router User Manual Version 1.1 (July, 2010)

10 use static IP address, or you‟re unsure, please follow the below instructions to configure your computer with dynamic IP address: If the operati

100 (7) You will receive an IP address from the upper lever device. Please input the MAC address of this router.

101 5.2.6 WPS This page allows user to change the setting for WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Using this feature could let your wireless client atomic

102 On the other hand, users need to input the information of the wireless card into the register interface. It might lead to the failure of connect

103 (4) The WPS is being processed.

104 (5) The USB dongle will receive the connection information from wireless router if the dongle has connected to the wireless router successfully.

105 (2) Fill in the PIN number from the wireless card in Client PIN Number field, and then click “Start PIN”.

106 (3) Click OK to starts process. (4) Click PIN to start the WPS process with the wireless router. (5) Click No, then USB Dongle will select

107 (6) WPS is in processing. (7) The following page shows the wireless card has already connected to the wireless router.

108 5.3 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Lan

109 firmware. Download the firmware to your computer, click Browser and point to the new firmware file. Click Upload to upgrade the firmware. You can

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110 5.3.1 Profile Save Users can create a backup file that contains current router settings. This backup file can be used to restore router setti

111 (3) Select the location which you want to save file, then click Save. b. Load configuration file (1) Click Browser

112 (2) Select configuration file then click Open (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CQR-980.

113 (4) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. (C) Reload factory default setting 1. Please click Reset (2) Please click OK to s

114 (3) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. 5.3.2 Time Zone Setting Users can synchronize the local clock on the router to an a

115 5.3.3 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals o

116 5.3.4 Log & Status The category provides Network Config and Event Log status for users to know the operation status. 5.3.5 Network Confi

117 Item Description Enable Log You may choose to enable Event Log or not. System all, Wireless, & DoS Please select the event you want to rec

118 5.4 Logout This function logs out the user. Click on Apply Change to logout.

119 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration for Wi-Fi AP Mode 6.1 IP Config In this category, you can setup the IP rules under WiFi-AP Mode. Default IP

12 2.2.2 Windows 2000 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-clic

120 Item Description IP Address The default IP address is 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask Please enter the Subnet Mask address Default Gateway Please e

121 6.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Site Survey, Security, Access Control, and WPS. Please read below f

122 Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Interface Turn off the wireless function. Band Please select the frequency. It has 6 options: 2.4 GHz (B/

123 Broadcast SSID User may choose to enable Broadcast SSID or not. Data Rate Please select the data transmission rate. Associated Clients Check the

124 Caution: when users enable the wireless encryption. The upper level and lower devices can connect to each other even if their encryption types

125 Item Description Fragment Threshold To identify the maxima length of packet, the over length packet will be fragmentized. The allowed range is 2

126 in Wireless Basic Setup page. Please click on Refresh to refresh the list. Click Connect after select an existing AP to connect. 6.2.4 Wirel

127 1.2 802.1x Authentication It is a safety system by using authentication to protect your wireless network. Please choose between WEP 64bits an

128 2.2 Personal（Pre-Shared Key） Pre-Shared Key type is ASCII Code; the length is between 8 to 63 characters. If the key type is Hex, the key lengt

129 6.2.5 Wireless Access Control The function of access control is to allow or deny users to access the router by according MAC address, it is opt

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130 (2) You will find out that the MAC address appears on Current Access Control List, it means the initiation is completed. (3) Please open wire

131 6.2.6 WPS Setting Wi-Fi Protected Setup, it can simplify the procedures of wireless encryption between CQR-980 and other Wireless Router or

132 *The following figure is the display of the front of CQR-980. When users select a specific model on wireless base station, the clients can con

133 (2) Please click OK to start WPS process. (3) Open the configuration page of the Wireless Router, like CWR-935 which supports WPS. Click the

134 (4) Click OK to start WPS process. (5) When WPS process finish, please check the Wireless Configuration of CQR-980, you can find CQR-980 a

135 down. (2) Please click OK to start WPS process.. (3) Open the configuration page of the Wireless Router, like CWR-935 which supports WPS. C

136 (4) Click OK to starts process. (5) When WPS process finish, please check the Wireless Configuration of CQR-980, you can find CQR-980 alread

137 6.3 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Language Setti

138 This function can upgrade the firmware of the router. There is certain risk while doing firmware upgrading. Firmware upgrade is not recommended u

139 6.3.1 Profile Save Users can create a backup file that contains current router settings. This backup file can be used to restore router set

14 2.2.3 Windows XP 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-clic

140 (2) Please click “Save” to save the configuration to your computer. (3) Select the location which you want to save file, then click Save.

141 b. Load configuration file (1) Click Browser (2) Select configuration file then click Open

142 (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CQR-980. (4) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. (C) Reload factory

143 (2) Please click OK to start reload factory default setting to CQR-980. (3) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. 6.3.2 Ti

144 Item Description Current Time Users can input the time manually. Time Zone Select Please select the time zone. Enable NTP client update Please

145 6.3.3 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals

146 6.4.1 Network Config Users can check the Internet status under this category, including Firmware version, Wireless setting, Connecting Time, WA

147 Enable Remote Log You may choose to enable the remote event log or not. Log Server IP Address Please input the log server IP Address. Apply Chan

148 Chapter 7 DDNS Account Setup You can assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. Each time the router boots up, it wil

149 【Step 3】 When the below window appears, you already finish the registration. Please check your E-mail box, and you will receive an e-mail from

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150 【Step 4】 Please open the email sent from DynDNS. Click on the link to confirm your account.

151 【Step 5】 Please click on login. 【Step 6】 Please click on My Services under the Account Summary for the linkage. 【Step 7】 Please click on Ad

152 【Step 8】 Please click on Add Dynamic DNS Host. 【Step 9】 1. Please input the account you applied. 2. Please select the hostname preferred at

153 【Step 10】 When the below window appears, it means your hostname is created. 1 2 3

154 Chapter 8 Q & A 8.1 Installation 1. Q: Where is the XDSL Router installed on the network? A: In a typical environment, the Router is insta

155 8.3 IP Address 1. Q: What is the default IP address of the router for LAN port? A: The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask 255.

156 displayed on the screen. What do I need to do? A: Force your NIC to 10Mbps or half duplex mode, and turn off the "Auto-negotiate" feat

157 A: Periodically, a new Flash Code is available for 11n Broadband Router on your product supplier’s website. Ideally, you should upda

158 8.6 Wireless LAN 1. Q: Why couldn’t my wireless notebook work on-line after checking? A: Generally, Wireless networks can sometimes be

159 2. Q: My PC can’t locate the Wireless Access Point. A: Check the following:  Your PC is set to Infrastructure Mode. (Access Points are always

16 2.2.4 Windows Vista / Windows 7 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click contro

160 A: The Wireless Router processes the data passing through it, so it is not transparent. Use the Special Application feature to allow the use of

161 8.8 Others 1. Q: Why can’t I receive corrupted FTP downloads? A: If you are experiencing corrupted files when you download a file w

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18 2.2.5 Router IP Address Lookup After the IP address setup was completed, please clicks „start‟  „run‟ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop

19 2.2.6 Connect the Wireless Router’s management Interface by Web Browser After your computer obtained an IP address from wireless router,

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20 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and password again, it means yo

21 Chapter 3 One Button Setup Configuration CQR-980‟s “One Button Setup” will help you to setup the basic setting of the wireless rou

22 Item Description Time Zone Select Press button to choose a time zone of the location you live from the drop-down list. Change Password Input n

23 Chapter 4 Router Mode Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to setup the access the router through the web browser. Please be noted t

24 4.1.1.1 WAN Interface – Ethernet Port If you are using an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet, please select Ethernet port.

25 4.1.1.2 WAN Access Type – Static IP If you applied for a Static IP connection type from ISP, please follow the steps to set up your WAN connectio

26 communications protocol can pass onwards. Users can improve network efficiency by adjusting the value of MTU. Most of OS will give users a d

27 4.1.1.3 WAN Access -- Dynamic IP If your WAN access type is Dynamic IP, please complete the settings as following instructions. Item Descriptio

28 DNS If ISP provides you DNS information, please select Attain DNS automatically, otherwise select Set DNS Manually and input the DNS information i

29 4.1.1.4 WAN Access Type -- PPPoE If you applied for a PPPoE connection type from ISP, please follow the steps to set up your WAN connect

3 4.4 Firewall ... 66 4.4.1 Port Fil

30 Service Name Input the service name supplied by ISP. Connection Type It has three types: Continuous, Connect on Demand, and Manual. Idle Tim

31 hacker to ping public WAN IP address, to see is there any WAN IP address available. Enable Web Server Access on WAN This option is to enable

32 4.1.1.5 WAN Access Type -- PPTP If you have applied for a PPTP connection type from ISP, please follow the steps to set up your WAN connection.

33 don‟t know, please check with your ISP. User Name Input the PPTP Account supplied by ISP, for example. If you don‟t know, please check with your I

34 users. It is a common way for hacker to ping public WAN IP address, to see is there any WAN IP address available. Enable Web Server Acces

35 4.1.2 LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your router. Her

36 pull-down menu. Clone MAC Address If your ISP asks you to enter a specific MAC Address, please input the correct info at the column. Apply Change

37 Item Description Enable/Disable DDNS Select enable to use DDNS function. Each time your IP address to WAN is changed, and the information w

38 4.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS settings, and WPS. Please rea

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4 6.2.3 Wireless Site Survey ... 125 6.2.4 Wireless Securi

40 Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Interface Turn off the wireless service. Band Please select the frequency. It has 6 options:

41 4.2.1.1 Multiple APs Multiple APs provides users another 4 different SSIDs for connection. Each SSID could be set with different data rate, WMM a

42 4.2.1.2 Enable Universal Repeater Mode (Acting as AP Client simultaneously) The router can act as Station and AP at the same time. It can use St

43 4.2.2 Wireless Advanced Settings In Advanced Settings page, more 802.11 related parameters are tunable Item Description Fragment Threshold To

44 data unit during transmission, the PSDU shall be appended to a PLCP preamble and header to create the PPDU. It has 2 options: Long Preamble and Sh

45 4.2.3 Wireless Security Setup Here users define the security type and level of the wireless network. Selecting different methods p

46 802.1x Authentication: It is a safety system by using authentication to protect your wireless network. 2. Encryption – WPA (W

47 the input data.

48 4.2.4 Wireless Access Control Access Control allows user to block or allow wireless clients to access this router. Users can select the access

49 (2) The MAC address what you set will be displayed on the Current Access Control List. (3) The wireless client will be denied by the wireless r

5 Preface About This Manual Thank you for purchasing the CQR-980 Wireless-N Broadband Router. This User‟s Manual is intended for audience with bas

50 4.2.5 WDS Settings When selected in the Basic Settings page and enabled here, Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enables the ro

51 The WDS explanation as the following picture. *Please follow the below instructions to setup the WDS connection. (1) Please check the MAC add

52 (2) Set the connection mode to “AP+WDS” from “Wireless Basic Setting”, and then select the channel number(in this example is “11”). Click Appl

53 (3) Enable WDS function from the page – “WDS Setting”, and then fill in the upper level device MAC address. Click Apply Changes to save the sett

54 (4) The WDS AP List will show the WDS device MAC address after reboot.

55 (5) Set “Broadcast SSID” to disable from page “Wireless Basic Setting”. (6) Go to the upper level device WDS setting page and fill in the MAC a

56 (7) You will receive an IP address from the upper lever device. Please input the MAC address of this router.

57 4.2.6 WPS This page allows user to change the setting for WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Using this feature could let your wireless client atomica

58 On the other hand, users need to input the information of the wireless card into the register interface. It might lead to the failure of connecti

59 (4) The WPS is being processed.

6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 About CQR-980 CQR-980 is a tiny name card size mini broadband router; it‟s easy to carry while provid

60 (5) The USB dongle will receive the connection information from wireless router if the dongle has connected to the wireless router successfully.

61 (2) Fill in the PIN number from the wireless card in Client PIN Number field, and then click “Start PIN”.

62 (3) Click OK to starts process. (4) Click PIN to start the WPS process with the wireless router. (5) Click No, then USB Dongle will select

63 (6) WPS is in processing. (7) The following page shows the wireless card has already connected to the wireless router.

64 4.3 NAT 4.3.1 Virtual Server The Virtual Server feature allows users to create Virtual Servers by re-directing a particular range of service po

65 *Please find the following figure to know that what the virtual server is. The web server is located on 192.168.1.100, forwarding port is 80, an

66 Item Description Enable DMZ It will enable the DMZ service if you select it. DMZ Host IP Address Please enter the specific IP address for DMZ ho

67 4.4.1 Port Filtering When enabled packets are denied access to Internet/filtered based on their port address. Item Description Enable Port Fi

68 4.4.2 IP Filtering When enabled, LAN clients are blocked / filtered from accessing the Internet based on their IP addresses.

69 Apply Change & Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data. Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data. Current Filter Ta

7 1.4 Getting to Know CQR-980 The front view of CQR-980 LED Function Color Status Description STATUS x 1 System status Green On System is ready

70 4.4.4 URL Filtering URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet Item Description Enable URL Filtering Ple

71 4.5 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Lang

72 4.5.2 Firmware Upgrade The firmware on this wireless router can be easily upgraded. You can check the website (http://www.cnet.com.

73 4.5.3 Profile Save Users can create a backup file that contains current router settings. This backup file can be used to restore router settings

74 (3) Select the location which you want to save file, then click Save. b. Load configuration file (1) Click Browser

75 (2) Select configuration file then click Open (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CQR-980.

76 (4) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. (C) Reload factory default setting 1. Please click Reset (2) Please click OK to st

77 (3) After 90 seconds, CQR-980 will reboot automatically. 4.5.4 Time Zone Setting Users can synchronize the local clock on the router to an av

78 4.5.5 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of

79 4.6 Log & Status The category provides Network Config and Event Log status for users to know the operation status. 4.6.1 Network Config

8 1.4.1 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the technical specifications of the wireless router. Item Specifications Communication In

80 Item Description Enable Log You may choose to enable Event Log or not System all, Wireless, DoS Please select the event you want to record. Enab

81 4.7 Logout This function logs out the user.

82 Chapter 5 AP Mode Advanced Configuration 5.1 IP Config In this category, you can setup the IP rules under AP Mode. Default IP Address: 192.168.1

83 Item Description IP Address The default IP address is 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask Please enter the Subnet Mask address Default Gateway Please ent

84 5.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS settings, and WPS. Please rea

85 Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Interface Turn off the wireless service. Band Please select the frequency. It has 6 options: 2.4

86 5.2.1.1 Multiple APs Multiple APs provides users another 4 different SSIDs for connection. Each SSID could be set with different data rate, WMM a

87 5.2.1.2 Enable Universal Repeater Mode (Acting as AP Client simultaneously) The router can act as Station and AP at the same time. It can use St

88 5.2.2 Wireless Advanced Settings In Advanced Settings page, more 802.11 related parameters are tunable Item Description Fragment Threshold To

89 Preamble Type PLCP is Physical layer convergence protocol and PPDU is PLCP protocol data unit during transmission, the PSDU shall be appended to a

9 Chapter 2 System and Network Setup The CQR-980 is an easy to setup and wireless device for various application and environment. It can be used in

90 5.2.3 Wireless Security Setup Here users define the security type and level of the wireless network. Selecting different methods p

91 802.1x Authentication: It is a safety system by using authentication to protect your wireless network. 4. Encryption – WPA (

92 5. Apply Change & Reset: Click on ‘Apply Changes’ to save setting data. Or click ‘Reset’ to reset all the input data.

93 5.2.4 Wireless Access Control Access Control allows user to block or allow wireless clients to access this router. Users can select the access

94 (2) The MAC address what you set will be displayed on the Current Access Control List. (3) The wireless client will be denied by the wireless ro

95 5.2.5 WDS Settings When selected in the Basic Settings page and enabled here, Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enables the route

96 *Please follow the below instructions to setup the WDS connection. (1) Please check the MAC address and Channel number from the upper lever device

97 (3) Enable WDS function from the page – “WDS Setting”, and then fill in the upper level device MAC address. Click Apply Changes to save the sett

98 (4) The WDS AP List will show the WDS device MAC address after reboot. (5) Set “Broadcast SSID” to disable from page “Wireless Basic Setting”.

99 (6) Go to the upper level device WDS setting page and fill in the MAC address