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4LW160/LW161 Sweex Wireless 150N Router

DonotexposetheSweexWireless150NRoutertoextremetemperatures.Donotplacethedeviceindirectsunlightorinthedirectvicinityofheatingelements.

DonotusetheSweexWireless150NRouterinextremelymoistordustysurroundings. Protectthedeviceagainstpowerfulshocksandfallstheymaydamagetheinternalelectronics. Neverattempttoopenthedeviceyourself,therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Openingthedevicewillcausethewarrantytolapse.

Package Contents

Inthispackageyouwillfind:Wireless150NrouterPoweradapterNetworkcableQuickinstallationguideCDwithsoftware,manual

Ifyoufindthatanyofthepackagecontentsaremissing,pleasereturnthepackagetothesalespointwhereitwasbought..

Terminology list

Thismanualwillcontainanumberoftechnicalterms.Itisimportanttoknowwhattheymeanbeforeyoubegininstallingandconfiguringtherouter. Router:Thisistheproductyouhavejustbought.Arouteractsasaboundarybetweentwonetworks,WANandLAN. Networkcable.Anetworkcableisusedforconnectingnetworkdevicessuchascomputers,modemsandrouters.Youmayalreadyhavesuch

acable,thecableinthepackagecontentsisintendedtoconnecttheroutertoyourmodem. ISP:InternetServiceProvider,thisisthecompanythatsuppliesyouyourInternetconnection. Broadbandmodem:Fromhereon:modem.YourmodemisthedeviceyoualreadyhaveorthathasbeensuppliedtoyoubyyourISPthat

currentlyprovidesyourinternetconnection.ThetwomostcommonmodemtypesarecablemodemsandADSLmodems,butotherkindsofmodemsalsoexist.

LAN:LANstandsforLocalAreaNetwork,inthecaseofthisrouter,theLANconsistsofthefouryellowportsandthewirelessnetwork.Withtherouter,allyourcomputerswillformasingleLAN.

WAN:WANstandsforWideAreaNetwork,inmostcasesthismeanstheInternet. Wirelesssecurity:Bydefault,therouterswirelessnetworkisnotsecured.Thismeansthatanyoneinrange(includingyourneighbours)can

connecttothenetworkanduseyourinternetconnection.Wirelesssecurityprotectsyournetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.SweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwirelessnetworkafterinstallationusingeithertheWPAorWPSmethodsexplainedfurtheroninthesecuringyourwirelessnetworkchapterofthismanual.

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Product description

Front

1. Power LED: Thislightindicatesthattherouterreceivespower.2. READY LED: AconstantlyblinkingSYSlightindicatescorrectfunctioningoftherouter.3. WPS LED: Whenthislightblinks,itispossibletoconnecttotherouterwithaWPSenableddevice.Formoreinformation,see

thechapter:Securingyourwirelessnetwork.4. WIRELESS LED: Thislightindicatesthatthewirelessnetworkisactive.Aflickeringlightindicateswirelessactivity.5. LAN Port 1 - 4 LED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectiononthecorrespondingLANport.Aflickeringlightindicatesnetworkactivity.6. WAN Port LED: ThislightindicatesanactiveconnectionontheWANport.AflickeringlightindicatesWANactivity.7. WPS button: ThisbuttonactivatesWPSwirelesssecurity.FormoreinformationonWPS,seethechapterSecuringyourwireless

network.Thisbuttonalsofunctionsastheresetbutton,formoreinformationontheresetprocedurerefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual

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1. DC power input: Connectthesuppliedpoweradaptertothisinput.Iftheadapterislostitcanbereplacedbyasimilarmodelwith9VDCoutputand0.6Acurrentrating.

2. POWER ON/OFF button: Pressthebuttonintopowerontherouterandpressagaintoturnofftherouter.3. WAN port: ConnectthenetworkcablecomingfromyourISPmodemtothisport.UponasuccessfulWAN

connection,theWANlightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.Thisisaprerequisiteforinternetaccess.

4. LAN port 1 - 4: Youcanconnectanetworkcablecomingfromacomputertothisport.Whenthecomputeristurnedonthecorrespondinglightatthefrontoftherouterwilllightup.

Installing the router

Therearetwowaysofinstallingtherouter: TheSimplesetupdescribedinthismanual TheAdvancedsetupalsodescribedinthismanual.

Thewizardandsimplesetupassumedefaultsettingsandwillworkformostusers.IfyouareanadvanceduserorifyouknowwhichsetupmethodyourISPrequires,youmayproceedtotheadvancedsetupimmediately.

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Simple setup

Simple setup is done in 7 steps:1. Disconnectthepowertoyourmodem.Ifoneormorecomputerswereconnectedtoyourmodemusinganetworkcable,disconnectthem.2. UsetheincludednetworkcabletoconnectyourmodemtotheblueWANportoftherouter.Donotconnectanycomputersyet!

3. Connectthepowertoyourmodemandwaituntilitslightsindicatenormaloperation4. ConnectthepowertotherouterandpressthePOWERON/OFFbutton,andwait1minutetogivetheroutertimetostartupandconfigure

itself.Thisisimportant!

5. Ifyouhaveanycomputersorotherdevicesthatwerealreadyconnectedbyanetworkcable,youcannowconnectthesecablestotheyellowLANportsoftherouter.

6. Waitanotherminute.Yourrouterisnowinstalled!Wiredcomputersnowhaveinternetaccess,forwirelesscomputersoneadditionalstepisrequired,followtheinstructionsbelowfortheWindowsversionyouhave.

8Connecting to a wireless network WindowsXP:RightclickonyourwirelessadaptersiconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclickViewAvailableWirelessNetworks:

AwindowtitledChooseawirelessnetworkwillappear.Inthiswindow,selecttheSweexLW160/161entry,clicktheConnectbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonscreen:

WindowsVista:RightclickontheNetwork&SharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen,andclickConnecttoanetwork:

AwindowtitledConnecttoanetworkwillappear.Inthiswindow,selecttheSweexLW160/161entry,clicktheConnectbuttonandfollowtheinstructionsonscreen:

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9Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnearthenetworkandthetext:Thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirementsofthenetwork,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

IfyouhaveWindowsVistawithServicePack2orFeaturePackforWirelessinstalledandyouareconnectingtherouterforthefirsttime,VistawillallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.Afterconnectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen.EnterthePINcodeonthelabelonthebottomofyourrouterandclickNext:

Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetwork,enterasecuritykeyandclickNexttobeginconfiguringtherouter:

Note:Itisveryimportantthatyouwritedownthesecuritykeyandkeepitinasecureplace,itisrequiredtoaddolder,non-WPSenableddevices(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskiptheWirelessnetworkconfigurationandSecuringyourwirelessnetworkchaptersofthismanual.

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Windows7:Windows7willindicatewhenwirelessnetworksareavailable.Youcanrecognisethisbythefollowingiconinthebottom-rightofyourscreen:

Note:Ifyouseeasmallredcrossthroughtheicon,nonetworksareinrangeofyourcomputer.Pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingsectionofthismanualifthisisthecase.

Clicktheiconandalistofwirelessnetworkswillappear,selecttheSweexLW160/161network,checktheConnectAutomaticallycheckbox,clickConnectandfollowtheinstructionson-screen:

Whenyouconnectforthefirsttime,Windows7willallowyoutoeasilysetupandsecureyourwirelessnetworkthroughtheWPSmethod.Afterconnectingyouwillseethefollowingscreen:

AfterclickingOKyouwillbeaskedforthePINcodeofyourrouter.Youcanfindthiscodeprintedonthelabelonthebottomoftherouter.FillinthecodeandclickNext:

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Thefollowingscreenwillappear,enterthedesirednameforyourwirelessnetworkandclickNexttobeginconfiguringtherouter:

Note:ThedefaultsecuritymethodwiththissetupprocedureisWPA2.IfadeviceinyournetworkdoesnotsupportWPA2,youcanchangethesecuritymethodbyclickingtheAdvancedbutton.

Whentherouterisconfigured,youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Note:Itisveryimportantthatyouwritedownthesecuritykeyandkeepitinasecureplace,itisrequiredtoaddolder,non-WPSenableddevices(suchasaWindowsXPcomputer)toyournetwork.Becauseyournetworkisnowalreadysetupandsecured,youcanskiptheWirelessnetworkconfigurationandSecuringyourwirelessnetworkchaptersofthismanual.

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Advanced setupAdvancedsetupcanbedonewhenyouknowexactlywhichsettingsyourISPrequiresorwhenthesimplesetupfails.

Thereare4possibleconfigurations.Wehavelistedthemwithinstructionsonhowtoconfigurethem.ToknowwhichsettingmatchesthesettingsrequiredbyyourISP,lookatthelistofprovidersfurtheroninthismanual.ThelistismadeoutofISPsandtheircorrespondingservices.Behindeachserviceislistedtherequiredsetting.

Note:Ifanyofthesettingsbelowdonotworkimmediately,itisrecommendedtopowerdownyourmodem,waitafewminutesandthenconnectthepowertoyourmodemagain.

Loggingintotherouter:Foradvancedsetup,itisrequiredthatyoulogintotheroutertomanuallyconfigureitcorrectlyforyourinternetconnection.Tologintotherouter,startInternetExplorer,emptytheaddressbarandenter:http://192.168.16.1/,thenpressEnter.Thefollowingwindowshouldappear:

Entersweexasusernameandmysweexaspassword,thenclickOK.Ifyouareunabletologin,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.Thefollowingscreenshouldappear.ClickNexttostarttheadvancedsetup.Ifyouseeadifferentscreen,clickQuickSetupinthemenuontheleft:

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YoushouldseetheInternetConfigurationWizardscreen:

Youcannowproceedwiththeadvancedsetupusingoneoftheconfigurationsdescribedfurtheron.

Checking if the router is successfully connected to the internetForallconfigurations,itispossibletocheckintherouterifyouhaveaworkinginternetconnection.Afterapplyingtheconfiguration,therouterwillprocessthechangesandtakeyoutotheSystemStatuspage.Ifthisdoesnothappen,youcanclickStatusinthemenuontheleft.Thestatuspagelooksasfollows:

Configuration1:Auto-DetectThisoptionwilltrytodetecttheinternetconnectiontypeautomaticallyforyourISP.Iftheconnectioncannotbedetectedautomaticallythenitisneededtomanuallyconfiguretheinternetconnectiontype.

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Configuration2:PPPoEIfyourISPrequiresthePPPoEconnectiontype,clickthePPPoEbutton.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

Enteryouraccountname(username)thathasbeenprovidedtoyoubyyourISPintheUserNamefieldandthecorrespondingpasswordinthePasswordfield.

Whenfinished,clicktheNextbuttonandthenFinish.

Configuration3:DynamicIPClicktheDynamicIPbutton,usuallythisisusedforCablemodemandtherouterwillobtainanIPaddressfromtheDHCPserverofyouISP.ClicktheCloneMACAddressbutton.YoushouldseetheMACAddresschange.ThenclicktheNextbuttonandthenFinish

Configuration4:StaticIPToconfiguretheroutersWANportforastaticIPaddress,clicktheStaticIPbutton.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FilloutallfieldsasrequiredbyyourISPandthenchooseFinish.

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DuringallselectionsyouwillhaveanoptiontoconfiguretheBasicwirelesssettingsoftherouter.Thefollowingscreenispresentedduringeachchoice:

Fillallfieldsinasdesired.PleaseviewtheWirelessnetworkconfigurationsectionformoreinformationabouttheoptionspresented.

SomeISPsrequirestheMACaddresstobecloned,thiscanbedoneintheWANsettings,pleasechoosetheoptionMACCloneWhenchoosingtheMACCloneoptionthefollowingscreenwillbepresented:

ChoosetheoptionCloneMACAddresstocloneyourMACaddress.

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Note:CloningyourMACaddressmustbedonefromthecomputerthatwasoriginallyconnectedtoyourmodem,andthiscomputermustbeconnectedtoyourrouterbynetworkcable.MACaddresscloningnormallydoesnotworkoverwirelessconnections.

Wireless network configuration

Itisrecommendedtoonlyadjustwirelesssettingsfromacomputerconnectedtotherouterbynetworkcable,especiallywhenchangingwirelesssecuritysettings.Thiswillpreventtheconnectionfrombeinglostifyouaccidentallyapplyincorrectsettings.

Toadjustthewirelessnetworkconfiguration,firstlogintotherouterasdescribedintheAdvancedSetupchapter,thenclickWirelessinthemenuontheleftside.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

SSIDThemostimportantsettinginthisscreenistheSSID,thisisthenameofyourwirelessnetwork,usedforidentificationpurposes.WhenSSIDbroadcastisenabled,youandeveryoneelseinrangeofyournetworkcanseethenameinthelistofavailablewirelessnetworks.

ItisrecommendedthatyouchangetheSSID,thedefaultSSIDSweexLW160/161cancauseconflictsifmultipleroutersofthismodelareinrangeofeachother.WhenchangingtheSSID,youwillneedtoconnecttoyourwirelessnetworkagainasdescribedinthechapterConnectingtoawirelessnetwork.

RegionPerregionthelawsforwirelessconfigurationscanbedifferent,choosetheregionwhereyouarelocatedfromthepulldownmenu.

ChannelTheChannelsettingcontrolsthefrequencyonwhichtheroutertransmitsitswirelesssignal.Withthedefaultoption,AutoSelect,therouterwillscanallchannelswhenpoweredupandautomaticallyselectthechannelwiththebestsignalconditions.Changingthechannelisonlyrecommendedwhenyouexperiencepoorwirelessperformanceoftherouter.

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ModeThetypeofwirelessstandardcanbechosenhere,itisrecommendedtousethedefaultsetting.

Channel WidthInthissectionitispossibletomanuallyselectthechannelwidth(20/40MHz),itisrecommendedtokeepthedefaultsetting.

Max Tx RateTheTxspeedcanbeselectedinthissection,itisrecommendedtomakeuseofthedefaultsetting.

Afterchanginganyofthesettings,clicktheSavebuttontoapplythechanges.

Securing your wireless network

Wirelesssecurityprotectsyourwirelessnetworksothatonlyauthoriseddevicescangainaccess.Sweexrecommendsalluserstosecuretheirwirelessnetwork.Securingyournetworkshouldonlybedoneafterinternetaccessthroughtherouterhassuccessfullybeensetup.

Therearefourmethodsforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork:

WPA/WPA2(Enterprise/Personal)isamanualmethodofsecuringyournetwork.Youconfigureasecuritykeyandonlydeviceswiththiskeycanaccessthenetwork.Youhavetomanuallyenterthekeyineachdevicethatyouwanttograntaccess.WPAissupportedbyWindowsXPServicePack2andnewerandbymostotherdevices.Itiscurrentlytherecommendedmethodforsecuringyourwirelessnetwork.WPA2isanupgradetoWPAandrequiresatleastWindowsXPServicePack3.ToconnecttoaWPA/WPA2EnterpriseconnectionaRADIUSserverIPandpasswordisrequired.

WPSisbuiltontopofWPAandenablesautomaticconfigurationandexchangeofWPAkeysthroughaPINcodeorthesimplepushofabutton.WPSissupportedbyWindowsVistaServicePack2andWindows7.UnderWindowsXP,WPSsupportisdependentonsoftwareorutilitiesprovidedbythemanufacturerofyourwirelessnetworkadapter.

Someolderdevices,from2005orbeforeandinsomecasesWindows98,ME,2000andolderWindowsXPversions(beforeServicePack2)maynotsupportWPA,inthiscaseyouwillhavetofallbacktotheolderWEPmethodforwirelesssecurity.WEPisnotrecommendedfornormaloperationsinceitisnolongerconsideredfullysecurebytodaysstandards.

TheSecuritySettingspagecanbeaccessedbyclickingWirelessWirelessSecurityinthemenuontheleftside.

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Method 1: WEPSecuringyournetworkwithWEPisdonein3steps:1. Selectthefollowingsettings: Type:Automatic(itisrecommendedtousethedefaultsetting) WEPKeyFormat:HexadecimalorASCII KeySelected:InsertthechosenWEPkeyanddefinetheKeytype2. Whenfinished,clicktheSavebutton.Ifyouwereconnectedwirelessly,youwillnowobservethatyourconnectionislost.

FollowthestepsdescribedintheConnectingtoawirelessnetworksectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.

Method 2: WPASecuringyournetworkwithWPAisdonein2steps:1. Selectthefollowingsettings: SecurityMode:MixedWPA/WPA2 WPAAlgorithms:TKIP(onlyforEnterprise)&AES PassPhrase:Hereyouhavetosetthesecuritykey(password)foryourwirelessnetwork.Thisshouldbeadifficulttoguesswordorphrase.

Theminimumlengthforthepassphraseis8characters.Wealsorecommendyoutowritethepassphrasedownandstoreitneartherouter.Ifthepassphraseislostyoupleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.

2. Whenfinished,clicktheSavebutton.Ifyouwereconnectedwirelessly,youwillnowobservethatyourconnectionislost.FollowthestepsdescribedintheConnectingtoawirelessnetworksectionofthemanualtoregainthe(nowsecure)connection.

Method 3: WPSForthismethodnoadditionalsettingsarerequired,simplypushtheWPSbuttonatthefrontoftherouter.Afterafewseconds,theWPSlightatthefrontoftherouterwillstarttoblink.Aslongasthelightblinks,youareabletoconnectyourWPSenableddevicetotherouter.Afterasuccessfulconnection,theWPSlightwillstopblinking.ToconnectanotherWPSenableddevice,simplypushthebuttonagainbeforeconnecting.

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AfteraWPSsecuredconnectionhasbeensetupforthefirsttime,allpreviouslyconnecteddeviceswilllosetheirconnection.YouwillhavetoconnectthemusingthesameWPSmethodorbymanuallyenteringtheWPAkeyasdescribedbelow.

Toconnectanon-WPSdevicetoaWPSsecuredrouter,clickWPSinthemenuontheleftside,theWPSKey(ASCII)istheWPAkeyyoucanuseforconnectingnon-WPSenableddevices.

Advanced features

Inthischapterwewilldescribesomeoftheadvancedfeaturesintherouter.Thefollowingsectionsassumebasicknowledgeofcomputernetworkingtechnologyandterminology.

Static DHCPBydefault,therouterdynamicallyassignsIPaddressestoallconnecteddevicesthroughtheDHCPprotocol.Thisisthemostuser-friendlymethodofnetworkconfigurationbutitcanalsoleadtoIPaddressesthatchangeovertimeorwhenadevicereconnects.Incertaincasesthisisundesirablebehaviour,forexamplewhenyouuseportforwardingitisnecessaryforthedevicesIPaddresstoremainconstant.OnepossiblesolutionistoconfigureastaticIPaddressinthedeviceitselfbutthiscancauseproblemswhenyoualsousethedeviceonothernetworks.AnothersolutionistoinstructtheroutertoalwaysassignthesameIPaddresstothedevice.ThisiscalledstaticDHCPorDHCPaddressreservation.

TosetupstaticDHCPforadevice,logintotherouterasdescribedintheAdvancedsetupchapterandclickDHCPAddressReservationinthemenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

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ToconfigureadeviceforastaticDHCPaddress,filloutthedevicescorrespondingMACaddressintheMACAddresssectionandfillinthedesiredIPintheReservedIPAddress,thenclicktheSavebutton.LookattheDHCPClientsListtoseetheIPandMACaddressesofallautomaticallyconfigureddevicescurrentlyactiveonyournetwork.

Note:DonotassignstaticDHCPaddressesintherange192.168.16.100to192.168.16.200!Thisrangeisalreadyusedfordynamicallyassignedaddresses.Theaddresses192.168.16.1(therouteritself)and192.168.16.255(broadcastaddress)mayalsonotbeused.

Port forwarding (virtual server) and DMZ setupForcertainapplications,devicesandservers,itmaybenecessarysosetupportforwardingforthemtooperateproperlybehindtheroutersfirewall.Thisisbecausebydefault,thefirewallblocksallincomingconnectionsandallowsonlyoutgoingconnections.Fortechnicalreasonsthebuilt-infirewallisinherenttotheroutingfunctionandcannotbedisabledcompletely.

PortforwardinginstructstheroutertoacceptanincomingconnectiononacertainportandforwardittotheIPaddressofadeviceinyourlocalnetwork.PleasenotethatuseofthetermportinthischapterreferstoTCPorUDPportsandisnotrelatedtothephysicalWANandLANportsatthebackoftherouter.DMZisaspecialcaseofportforwardingwheretherouterisinstructedtoforwardallincomingconnectionstothespecifiedaddress.

Tosetupportforwarding,logintotherouterasdescribedintheAdvancedsetupchapterandclickForwardingVirtualServersinthemenuontheleft.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

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ForaDMZ,clickDMZinthemenuontheleft,entertheIPaddressofthedevice,checktheEnablecheckboxandclicktheSavebutton.

Bandwidth ControlBandwidthcontrolisalsoknownasbandwidthmanagement.Itallowsyoutoartificiallyrestrictbandwidthforoneormoredevicesonyournetwork.Thiscanbeusefulwhen,forexample,youneedtoreservebandwidthforaVOIPphoneoryouwanttorestrictthebandwidthavailabletopeer-to-peerapplications.

TosetupBandwidthControl,logintotherouterasdescribedintheAdvancedsetupchapter,clickBandwidthControlRulesListinthemenuontheleftandchecktheEnablecheckbox.Youwillseethefollowingscreen:

FirstentertheWANuploadbandwidthanddownloadbandwidthinkbps.Asarule,takethespeedsadvertisedbyyourISPandlowerthemby10%oruseaspeedtestingwebsitetomeasureyourbandwidth,andlowertheoutcomeby5%.Nextyoucanstartcreatingrules.Enterthedesiredport(s)andprotocol(s)thattheruleshouldapplytoorselectapredefinedservuce,andsettheIPaddressofyourdeviceoranIPrangeformultipledevicesandsetthedesiredguaranteedandmaximumbandwidth.NextclicktheSavecheckbox.

Note:Whenapplyingtrafficcontrolrulestoacertaindevice,itisadvisabletogiveitastaticDHCPIPaddressfirst.OtherwisethedevicemaychangeIPaddressandtherulewillnolongerapply,orapplytoadifferentcomputerinstead.

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Troubleshooting

Thischapterofthemanualwillexplainanumberofcommonissuesthatyoumayrunintoandpossiblesolutions. Icannotlogintomyrouterathttp://192.168.16.1/.WindowsindicatesthatIhaveaworkingnetworkconnection. ThisissuemayarisefromincorrectIPsettingsonyourcomputer.Youcancheckandadjustyoursettingsasfollows:

WindowsXP1. ClickthestartbuttonatthebottomleftofyourscreenandclickControlPanel

2. Inthecontrolpanel,clickNetworkandInternetConnectionsandopentheNetworkConnectionsicon.IfyourcontrolpanelisinClassicView,youmayopentheNetworkConnectionsiconstraightaway.

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3. RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexampletheLocalAreaConnection,andclickPropertiesfromthecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps3to6foreachconnection.

4. Theconnectionspropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selecttheInternetProtocolfromthelistofitemsandclickthePropertiesButton:

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5. TheInternetProtocolspropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresettoObtainautomatically:

6. ConfirmthesettingsbyclickingOK.ThenetworksettingsforXParenowproperlyconfiguredforyourrouter.

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2. IntheControlPanel,clickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview,opentheNetworkandSharingCentericon:

3. TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen. IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,clickManagenetworkconnectionsinthebarontheleftside:

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4. RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexampletheLocalAreaConnection,andclickPropertiesfromthecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps4to7foreachconnection:

5. Theconnectionspropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selecttheInternetProtocolVersion4fromthelistofitemsandclickthePropertiesButton:

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6. TheInternetProtocolVersion4spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresettoObtainautomatically:

7. ConfirmthesettingsbyclickingOK.ThenetworksettingsforVistaarenowproperlyconfiguredforyourrouter.

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2. IntheControlPanel,clickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.IfyourControlPanelisiniconview, opentheNetworkandSharingCentericon:

3. TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen. IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,clickChangeadaptersettingsinthebarontheleftside:

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4. Rightclickthefirstconnectedconnection,inthisexampletheLocalAreaConnection,andclickPropertiesfromthecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps4to7foreachconnection:

5. Theconnectionspropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selecttheInternetProtocolVersion4fromthelistofitemsandclickthePropertiesButton:

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6. TheInternetProtocolVersion4spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresettoObtainautomatically:

7. ConfirmthesettingsbyclickingOK.ThenetworksettingsforWindows7arenowproperlyconfiguredforyourrouter.

IappeartobeconnectedbutInternetExplorerstilldisplaysanerrormessageInternetExplorercannotdisplaythewebpageorsimilar. Thisproblemmayarisefromincorrectproxyserversettings.Youcanadjustthesesettingsasfollows:

1. InInternetExplorer,clicktheToolsmenuoriconandchoseInternetOptions.

2. TheInternetOptionswindowwillnowopen.3. Inthiswindow,clicktheConnectionstabandinthistab,theLANSettingsbutton.

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4. TheLANSettingswindowwillnowopen.EnsurethatallcheckboxesareuncheckedandconfirmthesettingsbyclickingOK

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Mycomputerindicatesthatitisnotconnectedtoanetwork. Thisproblemisusuallyresolvedbycarefullycheckingallconnectionsandindicatorlights.Forawiredcomputer,followthenetworkcableto

theroutersbackside.ItmustbepluggedintooneoftheyellowLANports.TheyellowportsarealsonumberedandcorrespondingtoeachLANportthereisanindicatorlightatthefrontoftherouter.Thislightmustbelittoindicateaworkingconnection.Ifthelightisoff,fiddlethecableortryadifferentcable.Forawirelesscomputer,checkthewirelessconnectionstatusiconatthebottomrightofyourscreen,thereshouldnotbearedcross.Ifyouseearedcross,followthestepsdescribedintheConnectingtoawirelessnetworksectionofthemanual.

IhaveWindowsVistaandIgettheerrormessagethesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirementsofthenetworkwhenItrytoconnectwirelessly.

Thisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows:1. IntheControlPanel,clickViewnetworkstatusandtasks.IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview,

opentheNetworkandSharingCentericon:

2. TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen. IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,clickManagewirelessnetworksinthebarontheleftside:

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3. TheManageWirelessNetworkswindownowopens.Inthiswindow,selecttheconflictingnetworkandclickRemove.Afterthenetworkhas

beendeleted,youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedintheConnectingtoawirelessnetworksectionofthemanual.

IhaveWindows7andIcannotconnecttomywirelessnetwork.Aredcrossisdisplayednexttothenetwork Thisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows:

1. ClicktheNetworkandSharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen:

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3. IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,clickManagewirelessnetworks:

4.Thefollowingwindowwillappear,rightclickthenetworkthatwasindicatedwitharedcrossinstep2andclickRemovenetwork:

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5. Afterthenetworkhasbeenremoved,youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedintheConnectingtoawirelessnetworksectionofthemanual.

IhavelosttheWPAorWEPkeyrequiredtoaccessmywirelessnetwork. Therearetwopossiblesolutionsforthisissue:1.AccesstherouterfromacomputerthatisconnectedbynetworkcableasdescribedintheAdvancedsetupsectionofthismanual.

ClickWirelessNetworkSecuritySettings,youcanviewthekeythere.2.Resettheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsettings,whichisanunsecurednetwork.Theresetprocedureisdescribedfurtheron.

Icannotfindanywirelessnetworks Thisproblemusuallyhappensonnotebooks,mostnotebookshaveaswitchorkeyboardcombinationtodisable/enableitsWireless

networkingmodule.Consultthemanualofyournotebookforenablingthewirelessmodule.

Icanfindothernetworks,butIdontseetheSweexLW160/161network Therearetwopossiblesolutionsforthisissue:1.Youareoutofrangeoftherouter.Pleasetrytoconnectinthesameroomthattherouterisin.2.Therouteristransmittingonachannelthatyoucannotreceive.Thismaysometimesoccurwhentherouteristransmittingonchannels12

or13,whichnotalldevicescanreceive.Tochangethechannel,seechapterWirelessNetworkConfiguration.

Myrouternolongerresponds,orIwanttostartwithacleansheet(reset). Thiscanbesolvedbyresettingtheroutertoitsfactorydefaultsettings.Afterthereset,yourrouterwillbeasyouunpackeditandyouhave

toinstallitagainaccordingtothismanual.Toresettherouter,presstheWPSbuttonfor15seconds.AfterasuccessfulresetyouwillseetheSYSandWLANlightsgoout.

Iwanttoconnectmorethan4wireddevicestotherouter.HowcanIexpandthenumberofports? ThiscanbedonebyconnectinganEthernetnetworkswitchtooneoftheLANports.

Ifyouexperienceanissuethatisnotlistedinthismanual,pleaseconsultthefrequentlyaskedquestionssectionofyourproductonthesweex.comwebsite.

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Warranty

2-year standard warranty within the EU Inastandardmannerawarrantyperiodof2yearsasfromthepurchasedateisavailableforthisSweexproductwithintheEU. Shouldyouwishtoinvokethiswarrantywithinthefirst2yearsafterthepurchasethenyoucandirectlyapplytothepointofsale

whereyoupurchasedtheproductfortheconditionsandprocedures.

10-year manufacturers warranty However,inadditiontothestatutory2-yearstandardwarrantySweexoffersyouanextendedqualitywarrantyofnolessthan10years,

ifyoupurchasedyourproductwithintheEU. Formoreinformation,conditionsandtheregistrationformgotowww.sweex.com/12yearswarrantyandregisterwithin30daysafterthe

purchaseofyourproductfortheextendedwarrantyperiodofintotal12years.

Matters that are excluded from the warranty ThewarrantyofSweexonlycoversmanufacturingdefects.Excludedfromthewarrantyareaccessorieslikebatteries,rechargeablebatteries

andalsosuppliedsoftware,whereapplicable. TheliabilityofSweexislimitedtothecostsofrepairand/orreplacementoftheproductcoveredbythewarranty. Bothwarrantytypes(the2-yearstandardwarrantyandthe10-yearextendedmanufacturerswarranty)arenullandvoidiftheproducthas

beenopened,changeshavebeenmade,physicaldamagewascausedtotheproductandiftheproductisusedforanotherpurposethanforwhichitisoriginallymeant.

Allbrandnamesandassociatedrightsmentionedinthismanualareandremainthesolepropertyoftherightfulclaimant.

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