Page 3 - AFETY; Do not open service or change any component.; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual iii S AFETY N OTICE Do not open service or change any component. Only qualified technicians are allowed to service the equipment. Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock Check voltage before connecting to the power s...
Page 4 - LECTRICAL; Radiation Exposure Statement:
iv AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual E LECTRICAL S AFETY AND E MISSIONS S TANDARDS This product meets the following standards. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f...
Page 6 - ONTENTS
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual vi C ONTENTS Preface .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of This Manual .........
Page 8 - IGURES
viii AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual F IGURES Figure 1: Top and Back panels ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: Location of the Antenna Conne...
Page 11 - Preface; Purpose of This Manual
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 1 Preface Purpose of This Manual This manual is intended for customers and/or network administrators who are responsible for installing and maintaining the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router. How This ...
Page 12 - Contacting Allied Telesis
2 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Contacting Allied Telesis This section provides Allied Telesis contact information for technical support as well as sales and corporate information. Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the...
Page 13 - Figure 1: Top and Back panels
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 3 Chapter 1: Overview Thank you for purchasing Allied Telesis AT-WR2304N. The AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router is a wireless communications router for devices on your network. It provides continuous,...
Page 14 - LEDs
4 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual LEDs The Power LED on the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router is described in Table 1. Table 1: Power LED LED State Description POWER Off The router is not receiving power. On The router is bootin...
Page 15 - Chapter 2: Installation; Reviewing Safety Precautions
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 5 Chapter 2: Installation Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before you begin to install the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router. Warning To prevent electric sho...
Page 17 - Unpacking the Wireless Router; Package Contents; Antennas Installation; Figure 2: Location of the Antenna Connectors
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 7 Unpacking the Wireless Router To unpack the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router, perform the following procedure: 1. Remove all components from the shipping package. Note: Store the packing material i...
Page 18 - Using the Wireless Router on a Desktop; Figure 4: Attaching the Rubber Feet; Connecting the Wireless Router to the LAN
8 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual You can try repositioning antennas until you get the best signal strength. Using the Wireless Router on a Desktop You can place the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router on a desktop or other flat s...
Page 19 - Figure 5: Attaching the LAN Cable; Connecting the Wireless Router to the WAN; Figure 6: Attaching the WAN Cable; Powering On the Router
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 9 Figure 5: Attaching the LAN Cable Connecting the Wireless Router to the WAN To connect the AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router to the WAN, perform the following procedure: 1. Locate another RJ45 cable...
Page 20 - Figure 7: Connecting the Power Adapter; Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
10 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 7: Connecting the Power Adapter 2. Verify that the Power LED is orange. If the LED is off, refer to Chapter 7: Troubleshooting . The router is now powered on and ready for the first configuration.
Page 21 - Chapter 3: PC Setting; TCP/IP Configuration; Figure 8: Windows Start Menu; Figure 9: Windows Vista Network and Sharing Center; Figure 10: Windows Vista Local Area Connection Status
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 11 Chapter 3: PC Setting TCP/IP Configuration For the first configuration, please configure you PC. The following steps and screen shots maybe dissimilar in different operating systems. This manual mainly takes Microsoft Window...
Page 22 - Figure 11: Windows Vista Local Area Connection Properties; Figure 12: Windows Vista TCP/IP properties
12 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 11: Windows Vista Local Area Connection Properties 5. In “General” tab, select both “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, and then click on “Advanced…”. Figure 12: Win...
Page 24 - Figure 18: Mac OS Network; Browser Configuration; Figure 19: IE Tool bar
14 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual <Mac OS 10.5/10.6 > 1. In Macintosh category, go to “System Configuration”. 2. Open “Network” configuration. If there is no “Network” configuration, select “Show all”. 3. In “Network” window, select “Built-in Ether...
Page 25 - Figure 20: IE Internet Options; Figure 21: IE LAN Settings
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 15 Figure 20: IE Internet Options 4. Uncheck those three boxes, and then click on “OK”. Figure 21: IE LAN Settings 5. Click on “OK” to close all of the windows.
Page 26 - Chapter 4: Network Configuration; First Configuration; manager; friend; Figure 23: Setting Page
16 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Chapter 4: Network Configuration First Configuration Before using the equipment correctly, you must process first configuration. Please perform the following procedure: Note: For firewall and anti-virus programs might in...
Page 30 - WEP
20 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Chapter 5: Security Security setting is the first thing you need to do after you build up a wireless network. To protect your network from unlawful use, please perform the following procedure. WEP WEP encryption is compa...
Page 31 - WPA RADIUS
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 21 Hex(26 characters) : Pick from 0~9, a~f, and input 26 characters as the key. ) Enable 802.1x Authentication : 802.1x Authentication works with RADIUS server. In this example, please uncheck this box. 3. Click on “Apply” to s...
Page 33 - Chapter 6: Advanced Setting; System; Status; Figure 35: System LAN; IP Subnet Mask; DHCP Server
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 23 Chapter 6: Advanced Setting System This page shows system status, LAN settings, DHCP, log and statistics. Please access by clicking on “System” on the left side. Status This page displays information about firmware version, ...
Page 34 - DHCP; Schedule
24 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual ) Lease time : You can set lease time here. Client PC has to request an IP again after a certain portion of the lease time has expired. ) Start IP : You can limit the IP range here. This parameter works in DHCP “Enabled”...
Page 35 - Log
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 25 Figure 38: System > Schedule ) Enable Schedule Table : Check the box to enable this function. To add a schedule, perform the following procedure. 1. Click on “Add”. 2. Configure the following parameter. Figure 39: System ...
Page 36 - Save; Clear; Monitor; Wizard
26 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 41: System > Log ) Save : Click on “Save” to save the log as a text file. ) Clear : Click on “Clear” to remove all log information. Monitor This page shows real-time bandwidth information, including WAN and wir...
Page 37 - Internet; Hostname; Static IP; IP address
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 27 Internet This page provides internet settings. Please set configuration according to your Internet type. If necessary, ask your ISP for assistance. Please access by clicking on “internet” on the left side. Status This page s...
Page 39 - Wireless; Basic
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 29 ) WAN Interface Type : Choose your IP address type according to your situation. If you choose “Static IP Address”, you need to provide IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address. Address”. If you choose “Dynamic IP Addr...
Page 42 - Figure 51: WDS Repeater Diagram
32 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual WDS-Repeater Wi-fi Distributed System (WDS) can efficiency extend the range of wireless signal. Both of the wireless routers provide wireless service. WDS implement requires two sets of AT-WR2304N. Please perform the fol...
Page 43 - Figure 55: WDS Site survey
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 33 Figure 53: WDS Security Settings (AP1) 6. Click on “Apply” to save the settings. AP2 Please set AP2 according to the following procedure. 1. Un-plug the cable connecting the PC and AP1, and connect it to AP2. 2. In managemen...
Page 45 - Enable Wireless Access Control; Description; MAC Address; MAC Address Filtering Table; Figure 59: MAC Address Filter Table; WPS
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 35 Figure 58: Wireless > Filter ) Enable Wireless Access Control : Check the box to enable this function. ) Description : Specify a description for identification. ) MAC Address : Input the MAC address you want to allow. The...
Page 46 - Figure 60: WPS Button Diagram
36 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual 1 2 3 4 Figure 60: WPS Button Diagram 2. Open wireless adapter utility, and then find WPS configuration item. Click on “Rescan” to find the AP. Figure 61: PBC Settings (Wireless Adapter) 3. Click on “PBC” button. The con...
Page 47 - Note
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 37 Figure 62: PIN Settings (Wireless Adapter) 3. In AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router configuration menu WPS page, input the 8-characher PIN code to “WPS via PIN”. 4. Click on “Start to Process. The c...
Page 49 - Firewall
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 39 ) WPS Current Status : The message “configured” means wireless encryption is property set. Disable encryption function by clicking on “Release Configuration”. ) Self Pin Code : This is the WPS PIN code of AP. You can input t...
Page 50 - Enable; Advanced; DMZ
40 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Enable Figure 69: Firewall > Enable ) Firewall : Enable or disable firewall feature here. The default value is “Enable”. Advanced This page provides VPN functions including PPTP / IPSec pass through on VPN connection....
Page 51 - Figure 71: DMZ Settings
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 41 Figure 71: DMZ Settings 3. Input the “IP Address” and “MAC Address”, and then click on “Add”. Apply the setting. 4. Go to “Firewall” Æ “DMZ”. Select the PC from “Please select a PC”, and then click on “<“ to add it to “Lo...
Page 52 - DoS; Block DoS; MAC Filter; Enable MAC filtering
42 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual DoS Figure 73: Firewall > DoS ) Block DoS : Enable or disable DoS blocking here. The default value is “Enable”. MAC Filter You can restrict LAN and WLAN network by MAC address. Figure 74: Firewall > MAC Filter ) En...
Page 54 - Enable URL Blocking; Current URL Blocking Table; NAT
44 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 78: Firewall > URL Filter ) Enable URL Blocking : Check the box to enable this function. ) URL/keyword: Input URL or keyword here. ) Current URL Blocking Table : All URL/keyword filtering rules are listed here....
Page 57 - ALG
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 47 Note: You can remove a rule by checking the item and clicking on “Delete Selected”, or click on “Delete All” to remove all rules . Port tri. Figure 85: Advanced > Port Triggering ) Enable Trigger Port : Check the box to e...
Page 58 - UPnP; QoS; Priority Queue
48 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Figure 87: Advanced > ALG UPnP Universal Plug and play (UPnP) automatically detects devices and software which support UPnP in LAN, such as on-line games or MSN Messenger. Figure 88: Advanced > UPnP ) UPnP : Enable...
Page 60 - Routing; Tools
50 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual “Max” is selected, the equipment restricts the rate under specific limitation. ) Rate(bps) : Select a speed you want to allocate to the rule. Click on “Add” to add a rule. ) Current QoS Table : All QoS rules are listed h...
Page 61 - Admin; Time
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 51 Admin In this page, you can change the configuration menu password. The default username is “ manager ” and the default password is “ friend ”. Figure 94: Tools > Admin ) Old Password : Input old password here to perform ...
Page 63 - Diagnosis; Address to Ping; Ping Result; Firmware; Browse...; Apply
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 53 Diagnosis Figure 98: Tools > Diagnosis ) Address to Ping : Enter an IP address you want to test, and then click on “Start”. ) Ping Result : The result of diagnosis is shown here. Firmware Figure 99: Tools > Firmware ) ...
Page 64 - Restore to factory default; Backup Settings; Reset; Warranty Registration
54 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Back-up Figure 100: Tools > Back-up ) Restore to factory default : Click on “Reset” to restore to factory default value. ) Backup Settings : Click on “Save” to save current settings as a file. The default file name is...
Page 66 - Appendix A: Technical Specifications; Physical Specifications
56 AT-WR2304N - IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router - User Manual Appendix A: Technical Specifications Physical Specifications Dimensions: 176.34 mm x 103.62 mm x 23.20 mm (W x D x H) (6.94 in. x 4.07 in. x .91 in.) Weight: 250 g (8.81 oz.) Environmental Specifications Operating Temper...
Page 67 - Appendix B: Radio Bands
AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router User Manual 57 Appendix B: Radio Bands Allied Telesis’s AT-WR2304N IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Small Business Wireless Router is capable of operating in the 2.4GHz (IEEE 802.11b/g/n). IEEE 802.11 n standard provides a major improvement in the speed...
