CNET CBR-971 User Manual

1 CBR-970/971 Wireless-N Broadband Router Wireless-N 3.5G Broadband Router User Manual Version 1.00 (Feb, 2011)

10 Chapter 2 System and Network Setup The CBR-970/971 is an easy to setup and wireless device for various application and environment. It can be use

100 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

101 5.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS settings, and WPS. Please re

102 5.2.1 Wireless Basic Settings The Wireless Basic Settings include Band, Mode, SSID, Channel Number and other wireless settings.

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

104 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

105 5.2.2 Wireless Advanced Settings In Advanced Settings page, more 802.11 related parameters are tunable Item Description Fragment Threshold T

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

107 5.2.3 Wireless Security Setup Here users define the security type and level of the wireless network. Selecting different methods p

108 network. Encryption – WPA (WPA, WPA2, and WPA2 Mixed), WPA Authentication Mode - Enterprise (RADIUS): Please fill in the RADIUS server Port,

109 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

11 2.2 Build Network Connection (AP mode) Administrator can manage the settings for WAN, LAN, Wireless Network, NTP, password, User Acco

110 (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

111 5.2.5 WDS Settings When selected in the Basic Settings page and enabled here, Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enables the rout

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

113 (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 set

114 (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”.

115 (6) Go to the upper level device WDS setting page and fill in the MAC address Please input the MAC address of this router.

116 (7) You will receive an IP address from the upper lever device.

117 5.2.6 WPS Please refer to Chapter 4.2.6 for detailed WPS configuration methods.

118 5.3 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Lan

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

12 2.3 Build Network Connection (WiFi-AP mode) Administrator can manage the settings for WAN, LAN, Wireless Network, NTP, password, User

120 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

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

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

123 (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CBR-970/971. (4) After 90 seconds, CBR-970/971 will reboot automatically. (C) Reload factor

124 (2) Please click OK to start reload factory default setting to CBR-970/971. (3) After 90 seconds, CBR-970/971 will reboot automatically.

125 5.3.2 Time Zone Setting Users can synchronize the local clock on the router to an available NTP server (optional). To complete this setting, en

126 5.3.3 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of

127 5.4 Log & Status The category provides Network Config and Event Log status for users to know the operation status. 5.4.1 Network Config

128 5.4.2 Event Log You may enable the event log feature here. Item Description Enable Log You may choose to enable Event Log or not. System all

129

13 2.4 Connecting to CBR-970/971 by using Web Browser After the network connection is built, the next step what you should do is setup the router w

130 5.5 Logout This function logs out the user. Click on Apply Change to logout.

131 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

132 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

133 6.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Site Survey, Security, Access Control, and WPS. Please read below f

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

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

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

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

138 option improves throughput performance. Select the suit Preamble as Short or Long Preamble. IAPP Inter Access Point Protocol. Allow seamless roam

139 1. Encryption – WEP 1.1 Set WEP Key This section provides 64bit and 128bit WEP encryptions for wireless network. Users can also

14 2. Select „Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server‟, and then click „OK‟.

140 WPA Authentication Mode 2.1 Enterprise (RADIUS) Please input the Port, IP Address, and Password of Authentication RADIUS Server. 2.2 Personal（P

141 Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data. Or you may click on Reset to clear all the input data. 6.2.5 Wireless Access Control The funct

142 (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

143 6.2.6 WPS Setting Please refer to Chapter 4.2.6 for detailed WPS configuration methods.

144 6.3 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Language Setting

145 6.3.2 Firmware Upgrade This function can upgrade the firmware of the router. There is certain risk while doing firmware upgrading. Firmware up

146 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

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

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

149 (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CBR-970/971. (4) After 90 seconds, CBR-970/971 will reboot automatically.

15 2.4.2 Windows 2000 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-clic

150 (C) Reload factory default setting 1. Please click Reset (2) Please click OK to start reload factory default setting to CBR-970/971. (3) Afte

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

152 6.3.3 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of

153 6.4.1 Network Config Users can check the Internet status under this category, including Firmware version, Wireless setting, Connecting Time, WA

154 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

155 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

156 【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

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

158 【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

159 【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

16 2. Select „Obtain an IP address automatically‟ and „Obtain DNS server address automatically‟, then click „OK‟.

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

161 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

162 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.

163 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

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

165 8.6 Wireless LAN 1. Q: Why couldn’t my wireless notebook work on-line after checking? A: Generally, Wireless networks can sometimes be

166 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

167 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

168 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

17 2.4.3 Windows XP 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-clic

18 2. Select „Obtain an IP address automatically‟ and „Obtain DNS server address automatically‟, then click „OK‟.

19 2.4.4 Windows Vista / Windows 7 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control pa

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20 2. Select „Obtain an IP address automatically‟ and „Obtain DNS server address automatically‟, then click „OK‟.

21 2.4.5 Router IP Address Lookup After the IP address setup was completed, please clicks „Start‟  „run‟ at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop

22 2.4.6 Connect the Wireless Router’s management Interface by Web Browser After your computer obtained an IP address from wireless router,

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

24 Chapter 3 Operation Modes and One Button Setup Before starting with the configurations you may select desired operation mode from “Operation Mode

25 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

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

27 4.1.1.1 WAN Interface – Ethernet Port If you are using an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet, please select Ethernet port.

28 4.1.1.1.1 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 connect

29 Default Gateway Input ISP Default Gateway Address. If you don‟t know, please check with your ISP. MTU Size The term Maximum transmission u

3 4.2.4 Wireless Access Control ... 63 4.2.5 WDS Settings ...

30 Enable Web Server Access on WAN Enable Web Server Access function from WAN side. Apply Change & Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setti

31 4.1.1.1.2 WAN Access -- Dynamic IP If your WAN access type is Dynamic IP, please complete the settings as following instructions. Item Descript

32 will provide the hostname information. MTU Size MTU stands for Maximum Transmission Unit. For Static IP connection, the default MTU should

33 see is there any WAN IP address available. Enable Web Server Access on WAN This option is to enable Web Server Access function on WAN. Apply Chang

34 4.1.1.1.3 WAN Access Type -- PPPoE If you applied for a PPPoE connection type from ISP, please follow the steps to set up your WAN connecti

35 Password Input your Password supplied by ISP Service Name Input the service name supplied by ISP. Connection Type It has three types: Continuo

36 default setting is internet. Username / Password Enter the username/password required for establishing the 3.5G connection. PHONE number Enter

37 4.1.1.1.4 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.

38 Subnet Mask Input Subnet Mask, normally it is 255.255.255.0. Server IP Address Input your Server IP Address supplied by ISP. If you don‟t know,

39 SIM PIN / Retype SIM PIN Enter the PIN code of your SIM card here. APN Enter the Access Point Number provided by your ISP, default setting is inte

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40 4.1.1.1.5 WAN Access Type – L2TP If you have applied for a PPTP connection type from ISP, please follow the steps to set up your WAN connection.

41 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

42 default setting is internet. Username / Password Enter the username/password required for establishing the 3.5G connection. PHONE number Enter

43 4.1.1.2 WAN Interface – 3.5G (HSDPA/UMTS) (CBR-971 only) If you are using HSDPA/UMTS (3.5G connection) as the WAN Type, please select 3.5G USB D

44 Item Description Service Select correspond mobile connection service type. Connection Speed Select preferred mobile Internet connection speed. SIM

45 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 Access o

46 4.1.1.3 WAN Access Type – WiMAX (CBR-971 only) If you are using WiMAX as the WAN Type, please select WiMAX and fill in the required information a

47 blank. Clone MAC Address Copy the MAC address from the device you had registered to your ISP if your ISP asks for the specific MAC Addre

48 4.1.1.4 WAN Access Type – Wireless If you are connecting the internet via wireless, please select Wireless and its associated settings will show

49 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

5 Preface About This Manual Thank you for purchasing the CBR-970/971 Wireless-N Pico 3.5G Broadband Router. This User‟s Manual is intende

50 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

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

52 4.2 Wireless Setup The category includes Basic Settings, Advanced Settings, Security, Access Control, WDS settings, and WPS. Please rea

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

55 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

56 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

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58 4.2.2 Wireless Advanced Settings In Advanced Settings page, more 802.11 related parameters are tunable Item Description Fragment Threshold To

59 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

6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 About CBR-970/971 CBR-970 is a small wireless broadband router; it provides Ethernet link interfaces and conne

60 4.2.3 Wireless Security Setup Here users define the security type and level of the wireless network. Selecting different methods p

61 802.1x Authentication: It is a safety system by using authentication to protect your wireless network. 2. Encryption – WPA (W

62 the input data.

63 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

64 (2) The MAC address what you set will be displayed on the Current Access Control List.

65 (3) The wireless client will be denied by the wireless router.

66 4.2.5 WDS Settings When selected in the Basic Settings page and enabled here, Wireless Distribution System (WDS) enables the rout

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

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

69 (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 settin

7  Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card.  Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Na

70 (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

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

72 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 automat

73 push the WPS button in 2 minutes to enter the network. The client will search to see if there is any wireless base station which supports WPS

74 (3) Open the configuration page of the wireless card. Click the Wi-Fi Protect Setup, and then click PBC to start the WPS process. (4) The WP

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

76 * Start PIN: (1.) Get the WPS PIN number from wireless card and write it down. (2) Fill in the PIN number from the wireless card in Client PIN

77 (3) Click OK to starts process. (4) Click PIN to start the WPS process with the wireless router.

78 (5) Click No, then USB Dongle will select AP automatically. (6) WPS is in processing.

79 (7) The following page shows the wireless card has already connected to the wireless router.

8 WAN x 1 WAN port activity Green On 100Mbps Ethernet is connected Blinking 30ms 100Mbps Ethernet Tx/Rx activity Green On 10Mbps Ethernet is connecte

80 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

81 *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

82 DMZ Host IP Address Please enter the specific IP address for DMZ host. Apply Change & Reset Click on Apply Changes to save the setting data. O

83 4.4.1 Port Filtering When enabled packets are denied access to Internet/filtered based on their port address. Item Description Enable Port Fi

84 4.4.2 IP Filtering When enabled, LAN clients are blocked / filtered from accessing the Internet based on their IP addresses.

85 Delete Selected & Delete All Click Delete Selected will delete the selected item. Click Delete All will delete all items in this table. Rest Y

86 4.4.4 URL Filtering URL Filtering is used to restrict users to access specific websites in internet Item Description Enable URL Filtering Ple

87 4.5 System Management It has 6 sections: Change Password, Firmware Upgrade, Profiles Save, Time Zone Setting, UPnP Setting, and Lang

88 4.5.2 Firmware Upgrade The firmware on this wireless router can be easily upgraded. You can check the website (http://www.cnet.com.

89 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

9 1.4.1 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the technical specifications of the wireless router. Item Specifications Communication In

90 (3) Select the location which you want to save file, then click Save.

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

92 (3) Click Upload to upload configuration file to CBR-970/971. (4) After 90 seconds, CBR-970/971 will reboot automatically. (C) Reload facto

93 4.5.4 Time Zone Setting Users can synchronize the local clock on the router to an available NTP server (optional). To complete this setting, ena

94 4.5.5 UPnP Setting Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. The goals of U

95 4.6 VPN Passthrough Settings This page allows users to manually define which VPN packets may pass through the NAT firewall without being modified

96 4.7 Log & Status The category provides Network Config and Event Log status for users to know the operation status. 4.7.1 Network Config

97 4.7.2 Event Log You could enable the event log feature here. Item Description Enable Log You may choose to enable Event Log or not System all,

98 4.8 Logout This function logs out the user.

99 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