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X650
Wireless LAN Concurrent Dual Band Gigabit Router
Edition 1.0, 04/2013
www.zyxel.com
Copyright © 2013
ZyXELCommunications Corporation

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  • Page 1 X650 Wireless LAN Concurrent Dual Band Gigabit Router Edition 1.0, 04/2013 www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2013 ZyXELCommunications Corporation...

  • Page 2: Default Settings

    Default Settings Router IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Username: admin Password: 1234...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.2 Safety Information ................... 9   2.3 System Requirements ..................10     2.4 Package Contents ................... 10 2.5 Getting Familiar with your X650 ..............11   3 System and Network Setup ....................14   3.1 Build network connection ................14  ...
  • Page 4 6.5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’: ................56   6.6 Setup procedure for ‘Telstra Big Pond’: ............57   6.7 Setup procedure for ‘DNS’: ................58     6.8 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’: ................60 6.9 Setup procedure for ‘WISP’: ................62  ...
  • Page 5 9.3.1 Access Control ....................116   9.3.2 URL Blocking ....................121   9.3.3 DoS Attack Prevention .................. 123   9.3.3.1 DoS - Advanced Settings ..............125   9.3.4 Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ................127   9.4 System Status ....................130   9.4.1 System information and firmware version ............
  • Page 6 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2013 by ZyXEL Communications. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise) without the prior written permission of ZyXEL.
  • Page 7 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 8  Changes or modifications not expressly approved by ZyXEL could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.  Operations in the 5.15-5.25 GHz band are restricted to indoor usage only. FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with the provided instructions and a minimum 20cm of spacing must be provided between the computer mounted antenna and a person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation.
  • Page 9 The equipment version marketed in the US is restricted to usage of channels 1-11 only. R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).

  • Page 10: Product Information

    With 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios built-in, the X650 supports both of the IEEE 802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n/ac wireless network capabilities simultaneously, making it possible for all computers and wireless-enabled network devices (including PDAs, Smart phones, Game consoles, Tablets and more!) to connect to it without any additional cabling.

  • Page 11: Safety Information

    3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect it from the X650 first. 4. If you want to place the X650 in high places or hang it on the wall, please make sure the router is firmly secured. Falling from high places will damage the router and its accessories, voiding their warranty.

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    An available AC power socket (100 – 240V, 50/60Hz) 2.4 Package Contents Before starting to use the X650, please check if there is anything missing from the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim any missing items: X650 Broadband Gigabit Router □...

  • Page 13: Getting Familiar With Your X650

    2.5 Getting Familiar with your X650 Front Panel LED Name Light Status Description Router is switched on and correctly powered. 2.4GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled. 2.4GHz Wireless network is switched off. 2.4G Flashing 2.4GHz Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data). 5GHz Wireless WPS function is enabled.

  • Page 14: Back Panel

    Back Panel Antenna A Antenna B Item Name Description Antenna A/B Dual band 3dBi antenna. Radio ON/OFF Toggle button to activate or deactivate the wireless function. Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start WPS function.
  • Page 15 Please adjust antenna angle to 45 degrees as it appears in the graphic below in order to get the better wireless range. The front of the X650 has the strongest wireless signal, so try to adjust the front of this wireless router so that it is facing the other wireless network...

  • Page 16: System And Network Setup

    Please follow these instructions to build the network connection between your new wireless router and your computers/network devices: 1. Connect your xDSL / Cable modem to the WAN port of the X650 by Ethernet cable. 2. Connect all your computers and network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other than computers, like game consoles or switches / hubs) to the LAN port of the X650.
  • Page 17 3. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the ‘Power’ socket of the X650. 4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly connected.

  • Page 18: Connecting To X650 By Web Browser

    3.2 Connecting to X650 by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step is to setup the X650 with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the X650 and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).
  • Page 19 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server’ and then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 20: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    3.2.2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located in the lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click ‘Control Panel’. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon; click Local Area Connection and the Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’...
  • Page 21 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 22: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    3.2.3 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click the ‘Start’ button (it should be located in the lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click ‘Control Panel’. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear.
  • Page 23 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 24: Windows Vista/Windows 7 Ip Address Setup

    3.2.4 Windows Vista/Windows 7 IP address setup: 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located in the lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click ‘Control Panel’. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change Adapter Settings. Right-click Local Area Connection, then select ‘Properties’.When Local Area Connection Properties window appears, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4)’, and then click ‘Properties’.
  • Page 25 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 26: Windows 8 Ip Address Setup

    3.2.5 Windows 8 IP address setup: 1. Right-click ‘Start’ button (it should be located in the lower-left corner of your computer screen), then click ‘Control Panel’. Click Network and Sharing Center, and then click Change adapter settings. Right-click Ethernet, then select ‘Properties’. When Ethernet Properties window appears, select ‘Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’.
  • Page 27 2. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’.

  • Page 28: Router Ip Address Lookup

    3.2.6 Router IP address lookup After the IP address setup is complete, please click ‘Start’ -> ‘Run’ at the bottom-left corner of your desktop screen.
  • Page 29 Input ‘cmd’, and then click ‘OK’ Input ‘ipconfig’, then press ‘Enter’ key. Please check the IP address following the ‘Default Gateway’ (In this example, the IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1; please note that this value may be different).
  • Page 30 3. Connect the X650’s management interface by web browser After your computer has obtained an IP address from router, please start your web browser and input the IP address of the X650 in the address bar (192.168.1.1). The following message should be shown: Please input user name and password in their respective fields (default user name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’) and then press ‘OK’...
  • Page 31 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface and you are being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you did not input username and password correctly. Please retype user name and password again. If you are certain the user name and password you typed are correct, please go to ’10.2 Troubleshooting’...

  • Page 32: Using 'Quick Setup

    4 Using ‘Quick Setup’ The X650 provides a ‘Quick Setup’ procedure that helps you complete all the requirements you need to access the Internet in a very short time. Please follow these instructions to complete the ‘Quick Setup’: Please go to Quick Setup menu by clicking ‘Quick Setup’ button.
  • Page 33 1. Set Time Zone Here are descriptions of each setup item: Time Zone (1): Please press button, a drop-down list will be shown, and you can choose the time zone of your location. Time Server Input the IP address / host name of time server Address (2): here Daylight...

  • Page 34: Setup Procedure For 'Cable Modem

    2. Set Broadband Type Please choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using from this page. There are six types of Internet connections; they are: Cable Modem - Please go to section 4.1 Fixed-IP xDSL - Please go to section 4.2 PPPoE xDSL - Please go to section 4.3 PPTP xDSL - Please go to section 4.4...

  • Page 35: Setup Procedure For 'Cable Modem

    4.1 Setup procedure for ‘Cable Modem’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: Host Name (1): Please input the host name of your computer (this is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so. MAC address (2): Please input the MAC address of your computer here if your service provider only permits computers with certain MAC addresses to access internet.

  • Page 36: Setup Procedure For 'Fixed-Ip Xdsl

    4.2 Setup procedure for ‘Fixed‐IP xDSL’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: IP Address (1): Please input the IP address assigned by your service provider. Subnet Mask (2): Please input the subnet mask assigned by your service provider DNS Address (3): Please input the IP address of the DNS server provided by your service provider.

  • Page 37: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe Xdsl

    4.3 Setup procedure for ‘PPPoE xDSL’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: User Name (1): Please input user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service (this is optional) MTU (4): Please input the MTU value of your network connection...

  • Page 38: Setup Procedure For 'Pptp Xdsl

    ‘Disconnect’ button is pressed. Idle Time Out: Specify the amount of time you want to pass before the X650 shuts down the Internet connection after no Internet activity is detected. This option is only available when connection type is ‘Connect on Demand’.
  • Page 39 address’ (i.e. static IP address). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you do not know what you should place in these fields. Now please go to the PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of each setup item: User Name (1):...

  • Page 40: Setup Procedure For 'L2Tp Xdsl

    Israel. Connection Please select the type of Internet connection you type (7): wish to use (please refer to last section for detailed descriptions). Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet connection Out (8): you wish to use (refer to last section for detailed descriptions).
  • Page 41 provider here. You can choose ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ (equal to DHCP, please refer to ‘Cable Modem’ section above), or ‘Use the following IP address’ (equal to static IP address, please refer to ‘PPPoE xDSL’ section above). WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings are correct.

  • Page 42: Setup Procedure For 'Telstra Big Pond

    Idle Time Please input the idle time out of Internet Out (6): connection you wish to use (refer to last section for detailed descriptions). When you finish with all settings, please click ‘OK (7); if you want to return to the previous menu, click ‘Back’.
  • Page 43 When all settings are finished, you will see the following message displayed on your web browser: Please click the ‘Apply’ button to prepare to restart the X650, and you will see this message: Please wait for about 40 seconds, then click the ‘OK!’ button. You will be back to the router management interface again and the router will be ready with new settings.

  • Page 44: Basic Setup

    5 Basic Setup In this chapter, you will learn how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings of the X650. Please start your web browser and log on to the router web management interface, then click the ‘General Setup’...

  • Page 45: Time Zone And Time Auto-Synchronization

    5.1 Time zone and time auto‐synchronization Please click ‘System’ on the left of the web management interface menu, then click ‘Time Zone’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please select the correct time zone from the ‘Time Zone’ drop-down list, and input the IP address or host name of the time server.

  • Page 46: Change Management Password

    5.2 Change management password The default password of this router is 1234 and it is displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the web browser. There is a security risk if you do not change the default password, since everyone can see it. This is very risky when you have the wireless function enabled.
  • Page 47 Please retype the new password again when you see above message. If you see the following message: It means the content in ‘Current Password’ field is wrong; please click ‘OK’ to return to the previous menu and try to input the current password again. If the current and new passwords are correctly entered, after you click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 48: Remote Management

    5.3 Remote Management This router does not allow management access from the Internet to prevent possible security risks (especially when you have defined a weak password or did not the change default password). However, you can still manage this router from a specific IP address by enabling the ‘Remote Management’ Function.
  • Page 49 following message displayed on your web browser: Press ‘Continue’ to save the settings changes made and return to the web management interface; press ‘Apply’ to save the settings changes made, restart the router, and have the settings take effect after it reboots. NOTE: When you want to manage this router from another computer on the Internet, you have to input the IP address and port number of this router.

  • Page 50: Setup Internet Connection (Wan Setup)

    Setup Internet Connection (WAN Setup) Internet connection setup can be completed by using the ‘Quick Setup’ menu described in chapter 4. However, you can setup WAN connections up by using the WAN configuration menu. You can also set advanced functions like DDNS (Dynamic DNS) here. To begin configuration, please follow these instructions: Please click ‘WAN’...

  • Page 51: Setup Procedure For 'Dynamic Ip

    6.1 Setup procedure for ‘Dynamic IP’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: Host Name (1): Please input host name of your computer (this is optional, and only necessary if required by your service provider) MAC Address (2): Please input the MAC address of your computer if your service provider only permits computers with certain MAC addresses to access internet.

  • Page 52: Setup Procedure For 'Static Ip

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue router setup, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so that settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). 6.2 Setup procedure for ‘Static IP’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: IP Address(1): Please input the IP address assigned by your service provider.

  • Page 53: Setup Procedure For 'Pppoe

    After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (4) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to return to previous setup menu and continue setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so that settings take effect (Please wait for about 40 seconds for router to reboot).
  • Page 54 Here are descriptions of each setup item: User Name (1): Please input the user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Service Name (3): Please give a name to this Internet service (this is optional).

  • Page 55: Setup Procedure For 'Pptp

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so that settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 56 WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail, even if PPTP settings are correct. Please contact your Internet service provider if you do not know what you should place in these fields. Now please go to the PPTP settings section: Here are descriptions of each setup item: User Name (1): Please input the user ID (user name) assigned by your...
  • Page 57 BEZEQ-ISRAEL (6): If you are connecting to the BEZEQ network in Israel, please enable this function. Connection Please select the type of Internet connection type (7): you wish to use (please refer to section 6.3 for detailed descriptions) Idle Time Out (8): Please input the idle time out of Internet connection you wish to use (refer to section 6.3 for detailed descriptions).

  • Page 58: Setup Procedure For 'L2Tp

    6.5 Setup procedure for ‘L2TP’: Here are descriptions of each setup item: User ID (1): Please input the user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Please input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. L2TP Please input the PPTP gateway IP address Gateway (3): assigned by your Internet service provider here.

  • Page 59: Setup Procedure For 'Telstra Big Pond

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so that settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...

  • Page 60: Setup Procedure For 'Dns

    Assign login Check this box to choose login server yourself. server manually (3): Server IP Address (4):Please input the IP address of login server here. When you finish with all settings, click ‘Apply’ (5) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 61 Here are descriptions of each setup item: DNS Address (1): Please input the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider. Secondary Please input the IP address of another DNS DNS Address (2): server provided by your service provider (this is optional).

  • Page 62: Setup Procedure For 'Ddns

    take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’ button. 6.8 Setup procedure for ‘DDNS’: DDNS (Dynamic DNS) is an IP-to-Hostname mapping service for Internet users who do not have a static (fixed) IP address.
  • Page 63 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Dynamic DNS (1): If you want to enable DDNS function, please select ‘Enabled’; otherwise please select ‘Disabled’. Provider (2): Select your DDNS service provider here. Domain Name (3): Input the domain name you obtained from DDNS service provider.

  • Page 64: Setup Procedure For 'Wisp

    6.9 Setup procedure for ‘WISP’: If your network service is provided through a wireless network, please select this mode. After you have connected the X650 to the access point of your service provider wirelessly, please setup the WAN connection type on the WAN page.
  • Page 65 Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby. Select the access point designated by your wireless ISP in the table and the X650 will join the wireless network through this access point. Security Setting (6): If the access point enables wireless security, you have to follow the same settings in order to utilize the access point.

  • Page 66: Wired Lan Configurations

    2. In most cases, you should use ‘255.255.255.0’ as your subnet mask, which allows up to 253 clients (this also utilizes the X650’s capability of working with up to 253 clients). 3. For all servers and network devices that provide services to other people (like Internet service, print service, and file service), they should use static IP address.

  • Page 67: Lan Ip Section

    Please follow these instructions to set wired LAN parameters: Please click ‘LAN’ menu on the left of the web management interface; there are three setup groups here: ‘LAN IP’, ‘DHCP Server’, and ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’. Here are the setup instructions for each of them: 7.1 LAN IP section: Here are descriptions of each setup item: IP address (1):...

  • Page 68: Dhcp Server

    7.2 DHCP Server: These settings are only available when ‘DHCP Server’ in ‘LAN IP’ section is ‘Enabled’; here are descriptions of each setup item: Lease Time (1): Please choose a lease time (the duration of time that every computer can keep a specific IP address) of every IP address assigned by this router from a dropdown menu.

  • Page 69: Static Dhcp Leases Table

    7.3 Static DHCP Leases Table: This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever, so you do not have to set the IP address for a computer and still enjoy the benefits of using a DHCP server. A maximum of 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here.
  • Page 70 added to the ‘Static DHCP Leases Table’ section. If you want to delete a specific item, please check the ‘Select’ box of a MAC address and IP address mapping (1), then click ‘Delete’ button (2); if you want to delete all mappings, click ‘Delete All’ (3). After you finish all LAN settings, please click ‘Apply’...

  • Page 71: Wireless Lan Configurations

    If your computer, PDA, game console, or other network device is equipped with wireless network interface, you can use the wireless function of the X650 to connect them to Internet and share resources with other computers that have a wired-LAN connection. You can also use the built-in security functions to protect your network from being invaded by malicious intruders.

  • Page 72: Basic Wireless Settings

    turn off wireless radio at rear panel of device. After you click ‘Apply’(2), the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot).
  • Page 73 (such as a TV, Game player, HDD&DVD) to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station. 3) AP Bridge-Point to Point: Connect the X650 with another wireless router to expand the scope of your network. 4) AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point: Connect the X650 with up to four other...

  • Page 74: Setup Procedure For 'Access Point

    6) Universal Repeater: The X650 can act as Station and AP at the same time. It can use its Station function to connect to a Root AP and use its AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.
  • Page 75 Please select the radio band from one of following options: 2.4GHz Band 2.4 GHz (B): this mode only allows 802.11b wireless network clients to connect to X650 (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (N): this mode only allows 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to X650 (maximum transfer...
  • Page 76 X650 (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): this mode allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless network clients to connect to X650 (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum 54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 300Mbps for 802.11n clients).
  • Page 77 5GHz (A+N+AC): this mode allows 802.11a, 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless network clients to connect to X650 (maximum transfer rate 54Mbps for 802.11a clients, maximum 300Mbps for 802.11n clients, and maximum 867Mbps for 802.11ac clients). NOTE: For 802.11n/11ac mode: The router is operating in a 2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration.

  • Page 78: Setup Procedure For 'Station-Infrastructure

    There could be some other wireless routers using the same channel, which will disturb the radio communication between the wireless client and the X650. 8.1.2 Setup procedure for ‘Station‐Infrastructure’: In this mode, you can connect the router to an Ethernet device (such as TV, Game player, HDD&DVD) and enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless...

  • Page 79: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge-Point To Point

    LAN through this access point. 8.1.3 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge‐Point to Point’: In this mode, you can connect the X650 with another to combine two access points and expand the scope of your wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the two wireless routers will think they are on the same physical network.
  • Page 80 5GHz AP Bridge (Point to Point) Settings NOTE: Two wireless routers must use the same mode, band, channel number, and security setting! Here are descriptions of each setup item: Band (2): Select the band you want to use (two wireless routers must use the same settings).

  • Page 81: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge-Point To Multi-Point

    8.1.4 Setup procedure for ‘AP Bridge‐Point to Multi‐Point’: In this mode, you can connect your X650 with at least four other wireless routers to expand the scope of wireless network, and all clients (wired only – AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the two routers will think they are on the same physical network.

  • Page 82: Setup Procedure For 'Ap Bridge - Wds

    Here are descriptions of each setup item: Band (2): Select the band you want to use (all the wireless routers must use the same settings). Channel Select the channel you want to use (all the wireless Number (3): routers must use the same settings). MAC address Input the MAC address(es) of other wireless router(s).
  • Page 83 NOTE: For WDS mode, the output signal nature is the same as that of normal AP mode. 2.4GHz AP Bridge (WDS) Settings 5GHz AP Bridge (WDS) Settings Here are descriptions of each setup item: Band (2): Select the band you want to use (all the wireless routers must use the same settings).

  • Page 84: Setup Procedure For 'Universal Repeater

    8.1.6 Setup procedure for ‘Universal Repeater’ In this mode, the X650 can act as a wireless repeater; it can be a Station and AP at the same time. It can use its Station function to connect to a Root AP and use its AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.
  • Page 85 2.4GHz Universal Repeater Settings 5GHz Universal Repeater Settings Here are descriptions of each setup item: Band (2): Select the band you want to use (all the wireless routers must use the same settings). SSID (3): This is the name of the wireless router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here (maximum 32 characters).

  • Page 86: Advanced Wireless Settings

    Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available access points nearby. You can select an access point from the table and have the X650 join wireless LAN through this access point. After you finish the wireless settings, please click ‘Apply’ button, after you click ‘Apply’, the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...
  • Page 87 Settings’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 2.4GHz Advanced Settings 5GHz Advanced Settings...
  • Page 88 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Fragment Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Threshold (1): Do not modify default value if you do not know correct value (default value is 2346). RTS Threshold (2): Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you do not know correct value (default value is 2347).
  • Page 89 CTS Protect (10): Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g/n wireless access points. It is recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’ or ‘Always’. However, if you set to ‘None’, your wireless router should still be able to work fine. Tx Power (11): You can set the output power of wireless radio.

  • Page 90: Wireless Security

    8.3 Wireless Security It is very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you do not, hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent and cause serious network security problems. To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’...

  • Page 91: Wep - Wired Equivalent Privacy

    8.3.2 WEP ‐ Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode, the X650 will use WEP encryption, and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of each setup item: Key Length (2): There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit.
  • Page 92 format, and if you select ‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if you entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be the same as each other. Enable 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol.
  • Page 93 TIPS: Some examples of WEP key (Do not use these examples; use one of your own!): ASCII (5 characters): pilot phone 23561 2Hyux #@xmL ASCII (13 characters): digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3m&n Hex (10 characters): 287d2aa732 1152dabc85 Hex (26 characters): 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd84 To improve security level, do not use words that can be found in a dictionary or are too easy to remember! (‘pilot’...

  • Page 94: Wi-Fi Protected Access (Wpa)

    8.3.3 Wi‐Fi Protected Access (WPA): When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WPA encryption and the following setup menu will be shown on your web browser: Here are descriptions of each setup item: WPA Unicast Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Cipher Suite (2): Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.

  • Page 95: Wpa Radius

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so that settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher.

  • Page 96: Wireless Access Control

    WPA2 Mixed. You can select any of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client supports the cipher you selected. RADIUS Server Please input the IP address of your IP address (3): Radius authentication server here. RADIUS Server Please input the port number of your Port (4): Radius authentication server here (Default setting is...
  • Page 97 with other security measures described in previous sections to create a safer wireless environment. Up to 20 MAC addresses can be assigned by using this function. Please click ‘2.4GHz Wireless’ or ‘5GHz Wireless’ menu on the left of the web management interface, then click ‘Access Control’, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All allowed MAC addresses will be displayed in ‘MAC Address Filtering...
  • Page 98 enforce MAC address filtering of wireless clients. MAC Address (5): Input the MAC address of your wireless devices here, dash ( - ) or colon ( : ) are not required. (i.e. If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’...

  • Page 99: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    PIN code. If you want to use PBC, you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch the X650 to WPS mode as well. You can push the Reset/WPS button of the X650 or click the ‘Start PBC’...
  • Page 100 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Enable WPS (1): Check this box to enable WPS function, uncheck it to disable WPS. WPS Information (2):WPS-related system information will be displayed here: WPS Status: If the wireless security (encryption) function of this wireless router is properly set, you will see ‘Configured’...

  • Page 101: Security Tips For Wireless Network

    Configure Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS by Push Button (4): setup procedure. This wireless router will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes. The ‘WLAN’ LED on the wireless router will be steadily on for 2 minutes when this wireless router is waiting for incoming WPS requests.

  • Page 102: Advanced Functions

    are not in your list will not be able to connect to your network. 9 Advanced Functions 9.1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share internet bandwidth with a promised quality of internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other for internet bandwidth, and some applications that require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephone) will be affected;...
  • Page 103 Here are descriptions of each setting: Enable QoS (1): Check this box to enable QoS function; unselect this box if you do not want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations. Total Download You can set the limit of total download Bandwidth (2): bandwidth in kbits.

  • Page 104: Add A New Qos Rule

    button. You can select one or more rules to delete by checking the ‘select’ box of the rule(s). If the QoS table is empty, this button will be grayed out and you will not be able to click on it. Delete All (8): By clicking this button, you can delete all rules currently in the QoS table.
  • Page 105 appear: Here are descriptions of each setup item: Rule Name (a): Please give a name to this QoS rule (up to 15 alphanumerical characters) Bandwidth (b): Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule. You have to select the data direction of this rule (Upload or Download), and the speed of bandwidth limitation in Kbps, then select the type of QoS: ‘guarantee’...
  • Page 106 Remote IP Specify the remote (destination) IP address Address: (e): that will be affected by this rule. Please input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 107: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    9.2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address with multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to connect to the Internet, but Internet service providers only provide a few IP addresses to each user. Therefore it is necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address with multiple computers on a local network, so that everyone can get connected to the Internet.

  • Page 108: Port Forwarding

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). 9.2.2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of Internet IP addresses to the same port of the local network IP address.
  • Page 109 Input the IP address of the computer on local network that provides internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the X650 will be listed here. You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer.

  • Page 110: Virtual Server

    Reset (12): Unselect all mappings. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (13) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 111 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Enable Virtual Check this box to enable virtual server, Server (1): and uncheck this box to disable virtual server. Private IP (2): Input the IP address of the computer that provides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here.
  • Page 112 Reset (9): Remove all inputted values. Virtual Server All existing virtual server mappings will be Table (10): displayed here. Delete (11): Please select a virtual server mapping by clicking the ‘Select’ box of the mapping, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button to remove the mapping. If there is no existing mapping, this button will be grayed out.

  • Page 113: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    9.2.4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection at a time; these applications will not work with simple NAT rules. In order to make these applications work, you can use this function to let these applications work. Here are descriptions of each setup item: Enable (1): Check this box to enable special applications and uncheck this box to disable virtual server.
  • Page 114 Popula Applications This section lists the more popular applications that (7): require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection and click ‘Add’ to save the setting to ‘Current Trigger-Port Table.’ Add (8): Add the setting to the ‘Current Trigger-Port Table.’ Reset (9): Click ‘Reset’...

  • Page 115: Upnp Setting

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...

  • Page 116: Alg Settings

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to a previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings n this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...

  • Page 117: Firewall

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...

  • Page 118: Access Control

    Please select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ to enable or disable firewall function of this router, then click ‘Apply’ button, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 119 ‘aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff’ or ‘aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff’, just input ‘aabbccddeeff’. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the X650 will be listed here. You can easily select the computer name without checking the IP address of the computer.
  • Page 120 recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC address as a memory aid. Add (5): Click ‘Add’ button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table. Reset (6): Remove all inputted values. Current MAC All existing MAC addresses in filtering table Filtering Table (7): will be listed here.
  • Page 121 check the ‘select’ box of the IP address you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’ button. (You can select more than one IP address). Delete All (15): If you want to delete all IP addresses listed here, please click ‘Delete All’ button. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’...
  • Page 122 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Client PC Please input any text to describe this IP Description (a): address (up to 16 alphanumerical characters). Client PC IP Please input the starting IP address in the left address (b): field, and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.

  • Page 123: Url Blocking

    Client PC Please check all services you want to allow or Service (c): deny this IP address to use (you can check multiple services). Protocol (d): If the service you need is not listed above, you can create a new service on your own. Please select TCP or UDP; if you are not sure, please select ‘Both’.
  • Page 124 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking; Blocking (1): uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of website, like http://www.blocked-site.com or http://11.22.33.44), or a keyword contained in the URL (like pornography, cartoons, stocks, etc.).

  • Page 125: Dos Attack Prevention

    Internet very slow and possibly stopping the server from responding because it is not capable of handling so much traffic. The X650 has a built-in DoS attack prevention mechanism; when you activate it, the router will stop the DoS attack for you.
  • Page 126 browser: Here are descriptions of each setup item: Ping of Death (1): Ping of Death is a special packet, and it will cause certain computers to stop responding. Check this box and the router will filter this kind of packet out. Discard Ping Ping is a common and useful tool to know From WAN (2):...

  • Page 127: Dos - Advanced Settings

    traffic. Advanced Click this button and you can set the advanced Settings (5): settings of the DoS prevention method listed above (please see section 9.3.3.1 ‘DoS – Advanced Settings’ below). After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Apply’ (6) button and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: Please click ‘Continue’...
  • Page 128 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Ping of Death (a): Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated. Please check the box of Ping of Death, and input the frequency of threshold (how many packets per second, minute, or hour);...

  • Page 129: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    Please click ‘Continue’ to return to the previous setup menu and continue with other setup procedures, or click ‘Apply’ to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait about 40 seconds for router to reboot). If you want to reset all settings on this page back to their previously-saved values, please click the ‘Cancel’...
  • Page 130 Here are descriptions of each setup item: Enable DMZ (1): Check this box to enable DMZ function, uncheck this box to disable DMZ function. Public IP You can select ‘Dynamic IP’ or ‘Static IP’ here. address (2): If you select ‘Dynamic IP’, you have to select an Internet connection session from the dropdown menu;...
  • Page 131 Current All existing public IP address and private IP DMZ Table (7): address mapping will be displayed here. Delete (8): If you want to delete a specific DMZ entry, check the ‘select’ box of the DMZ entry you want to delete, then click ‘Delete Selected’...

  • Page 132: System Status

    9.4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with the system related information. To enter system status menu, please click either the ‘Status’ link located at the upper-right corner of the web management interface, or click the ‘Status’ button in the main menu.

  • Page 133: System Information And Firmware Version

    9.4.1 System information and firmware version You can use this function to find the system information and firmware version of this router. Please click ‘Status’ link located in the upper-right corner of the web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser NOTE: Information displayed here may vary.

  • Page 134: Device Status

    This information will vary depending on the connection status. 9.4.3 Device Status You can use this function to find the status of your router. Please click ‘Device Status’ menu on the left of the web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser:...

  • Page 135: System Log

    This information will vary depending on the device status. 9.4.4 System Log All important system events are logged. You can use this function to check the event log of your router. Please click ‘System Log’ menu on the left of the web management interface,...

  • Page 136: Security Log

    and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will be displayed on this page; here are descriptions of each button: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display.
  • Page 137 and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: The system events will be displayed in this page; here are descriptions of each button: Save (1): Save current event log to a text file. Clear (2): Delete all event logs displayed here. Refresh (3): Refresh the event log display.

  • Page 138: Active Dhcp Client List

    9.4.6 Active DHCP client list If you are using the DHCP server function of this router, you can use this function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router. Please click ‘Active DHCP client’ menu on the left of the web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be displayed here.

  • Page 139: Statistics

    9.4.7 Statistics You can use this function to check the statistics of the wireless, LAN, and WAN interface of this router. Please click ‘Statistics’ menu on the left of the web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: You can click ‘Refresh’...

  • Page 140: System Tools

    9.5 System Tools The functions described here will provide you system tools for the all the settings backup/restore, firmware upgrades and resetting of the router to default settings. To enter the system status menu, please either click ‘Tools’ link located at the upper-right corner of the web management interface, or click the ‘Tools’...

  • Page 141: Configuration Backup And Restore

    9.5.1 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this router to a file, so that you can make several copies of the router configuration for security purposes. To backup or restore router configuration, please follow these instructions: Please click ‘Tools’ located at the upper-right corner of the web management interface, then click ‘Configuration Tools’...

  • Page 142: Firmware Upgrade

    9.5.2 Firmware Upgrade The system software used by this router is called ‘firmware’, just like any applications on your computer, when you replace the old application with a new one; your computer will be equipped with a new function. You can also use this firmware upgrade function to add new functions to your router, or even fix the bugs of this router.

  • Page 143: System Reset

    will start the firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure may take several minutes, so please be patient. NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or physically disconnecting your computer from router. If the firmware you uploaded is corrupt, the firmware upgrade will fail, and you may have to return this router to the dealer of purchase to ask for help.

  • Page 144: Appendix

    10 Appendix 10.1 Hardware Specifications CPU: Realtek RTL8197D RF: Realtek RTL8192CE + RTL8812AR Gigabit Switch: Realtek RTL8367R-VB Flash: 4MB DDR2 RAM: 64MB WAN Port: 10/100/1000M Port x 1 LAN Ports: 10/100/1000M Port x 4 Antenna: 3dBi Dual Band Dipole Antenna x 2 (2T2R MIMO configuration) Power: DC 5V/2A Switching Power Adapter Dimension: 32(H) x 180(W) x 138(D) mm Temperature: 32~104°F (0 ~ 40°C)

  • Page 145: Troubleshooting

    10.2 Troubleshooting If you find that the X650 is working improperly or has stopped responding to you, do not panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read through this troubleshooting section first. Some problems can be solved...
  • Page 146 directly before, try to do that again, and check if you can get connected to the Internet with your computer directly attached to the device provided by your Internet service provider. d. Check PPPoE / L2TP / PPTP user ID and password again.
  • Page 147 Internet service provider to see if there is something wrong with their network. I cannot log onto web a. Make sure you are connecting to the correct management interface: IP address of the router! password is wrong b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’...

  • Page 148: Glossary

    10.3 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet and the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.
  • Page 149 NAT: NAT stands for Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use a single IP address. Using the X650’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from multiple computers on your home network without having to purchase additional IP addresses from your ISP.
  • Page 150 Application Protocol Port Number Telnet SMTP POP3 H.323 1720 SNMP SNMP Trap HTTP PPTP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
  • Page 151 performs proper error detection and error recovery, reliably. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol. WAN: WAN stands for Wide Area Network. A WAN is a network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas (e.g.

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