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ESR9850 Wireless N Gigabit Router (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n) User Manual

6 2.3. ESR9850 Placement You can place ESR9850 on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it on a wall. For optimal performance, place your d

7 2.4. Setup LAN & WAN LAN connection: Connect Ethernet cable between your PC/Notebook LAN port & one of the 4 available LAN ports on ES

8 2.5. PC Network Adapter setup (Windows XP)  Enter [Start Menu]  select [Control panel]  select [Network].  Select [Local Area Connection])

9  Select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)] =>Click [Properties].  Select the [General] tab.  select both [Obtain an IP address automatically]

10 2.6. Smart Wizard CD Prerequisites: • A standard CD-ROM drive • ADSL / Cable Modem with RJ45 port. • Microsoft Windows compatible PC/Noteboo

11 Please click on [Quick Setup] and follow the instructions given to complete the device initiation configuration. Thank you

12 2.7. Wizard Configuration Click <Next> to enter mode selection. Select the mode that ESR9850 is going to be and set its configurations. A

13 Smart Wizard has finished setting up WAN Configuration. Click <Next> to proceed. Enter the name for your wireless network (SSID) and secu

14 2.8. Initial Setup ESR9850 ESR9850 provides web-interface for configuration through web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari.

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Revision History Version Date Notes 1.0 2009/5/22 Initial

16 3. SYSTEM 3.1. Status This page allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the status page to quickly see if you have

17 WLAN Settings: This section displays the current WLAN configuration settings you’ve configured in the Wizard / Basic Settings

18 3.2. LAN The LAN Tabs reveals LAN settings which can be altered at will. If you are an entry level user, try accessing a website from your browse

19 3.3. DHCP View the current LAN clients which are assigned with an IP Address by the DHCP-server. This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) curre

20 3.4. Schedule This page allows user to set up schedule function for Firewall and Power Saving. Add schedule, edit schedule options to allow con

21 3.5. Event Log View operation event log. This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after sys

22 3.6. Monitor Show histogram for network connection on WAN, LAN & WLAN. Auto refresh keeps information updated frequently.

23 3.7. Language This Wireless Router support multiple language of web pages, You could select your native language here.

24 4. Wizard Please refer to Chapter 2.6 for Wizard Configuration details

25 5. INTERNET 5.1. Status This page shows the current Internet connection type and status

Table of Content 1. INTRODUCTION...

26 5.2. Dynamic IP Use the MAC address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used th

27 5.3. Static IP If your ISP Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway IP add

28 5.4. Point-to-Point over Ethernet Protocol (PPPoE) Login / Password: Enter the PPPoE username and password assigned by your ISP Pr

29 5.5. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) PPTP allows the secure connection over the Internet by simply dialing in a local point provided

30 6. WIRELESS 6.1. Basic Radio: You can turn on/off wireless radio. If wireless Radio is off, you cannot associate with AP through wireless. M

31 Auto Channel: Device will search all valid channels, then decide a most clean channel and change to this channel if you enable this function. Dep

32 6.2. Mode: WDS Wireless Distribution System, a system that enables the wireless interconnection of access point, allows a wireless

33 Fragment Threshold: This specifies the maximum size of a packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this va

34 6.4. Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included are WEP, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA w

35 ESSID Selection: This broadband router support multiple ESSID, you could select and set up the wanted ESSID. Broadcast ESSID: If you enabled “Br

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36 WEP Encryption 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 e

37 pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key f

38 6.5. Filter This wireless router supports MAC Address Control, which prevents unauthorized clients from accessing your wireless network. E

39 6.6. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS is the simplest way to establish a connection between the wireless clients and the wireless router. You don

40 Interface: If device is set to repeater mode, you can choose “Client” interface to connect with other AP by using WPS, otherwise you may choose “

41 6.7. Client List This WLAN Client Table shows the Wireless client associate to this Wireless Router.

42 6.8. Policy Policy provides a list of control policies. These settings define whether wireless or wired clients are able to “see” each in the

43 7. FIREWALL 7.1. Enable The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting

44 7.2. Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firew

45 7.3. Denial of Service (DoS) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, P

1 1. Introduction 1.1. Summary ESR9850 is a 2T2R Wireless 11N Gigabit Router that delivers up to 6x faster speeds and 3x extended coverage

46 7.4. - MAC Filter If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications / services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.

47 Add PC MAC Address Fill in “LAN MAC Address” and <Description> of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click <Add>

48 7.5. IP Filter Enable IP Filtering: Check to enable or disable IP Filtering. Deny: If you select “Deny” then all clients will be allowed to a

49 7.6. URL Filter You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keywords of the Web site. En

50 8. Advanced 8.1. Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Int

51 Port Range: The range of ports to be forward to the private IP. Add Port Mapping Fill in the "Local IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and &q

52 Remove Port Mapping If you want to remove a Port Mapping setting from the "Current Port Mapping Table", select the Port Mapping settin

53 Enable Port Forwarding: Enable or disable Port Forwarding. Description: The description of this setting. Local IP / Local Port: This is the LAN

54 Enable Trigger Port: Enable or disable the Port Trigger function. Trigger Port: This is the outgoing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this

55 application to correctly pass through the NAT gateway. 8.6. UPNP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically.

2 1.2. Key Features Features Advantages Incredible Data Rate up to 600Mbps** Heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming Multiple SSIDs Enhan

56 “Others”. The rule with a smaller priority number has a higher priority; the rule with a larger priority number has a lower priority. You can adj

57 Unlimited Priority Queue: The LAN IP address will not be bounded in the QoS limitation. High/Low Priority Queue: This can put the packets in

58 Policy: Specify the policy the QoS, Min option will reserve the selected data rate in QoS queue. Max option will limit the selected data rate in

59 9. TOOLS 9.1. Admin You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By de

60 9.2. Time The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Lo

61 9.3. DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name fr

62 9.4. Power Saving power in WLAN/Ethernet mode can be enabled/disabled in this page.

63 9.5. Diagnosis This page could let you diagnosis your current network status.

64 9.6. Firmware This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the f

65 9.7. Back-Up This page allows you to save the current router configurations. When you save the configurations, you also can re-l

3 1.3. Package Contents Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do not discard the

66 9.8. Reset You can reset the broadband router when system stops responding correctly or stop functions.

67 Appendix A – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comp

68 Appendix B – IC Interference Statement Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Oper

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4 1.4. Product Layout Physical Interface  WAN: 1 * 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet RJ-45  LAN: 4 * 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet RJ-45  Reset Bu

5 2. Installation 2.1. Network + System Requirements To begin using the ESR9850, make sure you meet the following as minimum requirements:  PC/N