Resetting and Configuring Wireless Router

Overview

Configuration settings and instructions for resetting the wireless router.

Hardware

Medialink Wireless-N Broadband Router

Configuration

Provider: Charter Business Internet

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IP 66.214.144.90

Gateway 66.214.144.89

Subnet Mask 255.255.255.252

DNS1 71.9.127.107

DNS2 68.190.192.35

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Router admin address: 192.168.123.1

Littledamienii Web Server local address: 192.168.123.120

Port Range Forwarding

• 80 (HTTP) > 192.168.123.120
• 443 (HTTPS) > 192.168.123.120
• 22 (SSH) > 192.168.123.120 (disabled)
• 1433 (MSSQL) > 192.168.123.120 (disabled)
• 1666 (Perforce) > 192.168.123.120 (disabled)
• 3306 (MySQL) > 192.168.123.120 (disabled)

Resetting the router

Setup Wizard - Static IP

Setup Wizard - IP Addresses

Advanced Settings - LAN Settings

Virtual Server - Port Range Forwarding

Wireless Security

DHCP Server

Change admin password

• Physically reset the router by pushing the reset button with a pin.
  Hold it in for about 5 seconds until all the status lights on the front of the router go black momentarily.
• Reboot desktop computer.
  First couple of times the desktop froze on its BIOS screen after reboot. This is not normal even in this circumstance. Rebooting should proceed the way that it always does.

Router admin default address & l/p

Default IP to access router admin: 192.168.8.1 (MWN-WAPR300N) 192.168.0.1 for MWN-WAPR150N, l/p admin/admin

This information is printed on the label on the back of the router.

N.B. The heads of drywall screws are too big to easily release the router when it's mounted on the wall. Use smaller screws, and keep in mind that the wider part of the mounting slot is in the middle, not at the bottom.

Enter internet provider IP addresses & masks

• router admin > Setup Wizard
  • Select Static IP [next]
  • Enter internet provider's IP addresses:
    • IP Address: 66.214.144.90
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.252
    • Gateway: 66.214.144.89
    • Primary DNS Server: 71.9.127.107
    • Secondary DNS Server: 68.190.192.35
    • [next] then [apply]
  • At this point internet should be available.
    • If the internet isn't available the manual for the MWN-WAPR300N says you can try Advanced Settings > MAC Clone > click the MAC Clone button > Then [APPLY]
    • When I first installed the 300N router I was having a hard time getting the settings to stick. I tried this, but I'm not sure if it actually had any effect.
    • Ultimately I had the router configured with the default' MAC address.

Customize the network address

• Advanced Settings > LAN Settings
  • IP Address: 192.168.123.1
  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
• Reboot desktop computer
  Internet should be available after reboot.

Port forwarding

• Connect to router admin using new address: 192.168.123.1
• Virtual Server (Port Range Forwarding)
  • Start Port: 80
  • End Port: 80
  • To IP Address: 120
  • Enable: checked
  • After applying these changes the littledamienii web server should be accessible to the outside world.
• DHCP Server > DHCP Client List
  (Not 100% sure this is necessary.)
  • IP address: 120
  • MAC Address: 00:i#:68:86:A7:14

Wireless security

• Wireless Settings > Wireless Security Settings
  • Security Mode: Mixed WPA/WPA2 - Personal
  • WPA Algorithms: AES
  • Pass Phrase: <enterWirelessPassphrase>
  • Key Renewal Interval: 3600 (default)

DHCP

• DHCP Server
  • Use default settings.

Change router admin password

• System Tools > Change Password
  • User Name: 'admin' <<< DON'T CHANGE THIS -- non-default user names lock you out of the admin <<< Only applies to the MWN-WAPR150N, not the 300N
  • New User Name: dbarch (MWN-WAPR300N only)
  • New Password: <sameAsWirelessPswd>

Issues with Medialink MWN-WAPR00N

Firmware

Version installed on the router is 5.07.42 (I think. Definitely .42 is the last part). This version of the firmware doesn't support allowing the IIS server to handle subdomain requests. E.g. all of the staging client sites on the Windows 2008 server.

Don't use this router until a new version of the firmware is available. Unfortunately on their website the version is listed as 5.07 and there is no date, so it's impossible to tell the version of the firmware without downloading and unpacking it.

Mounting the unit on the wall

Don't use drywall screws. Use screws with smaller heads. It's almost impossible to get the router off the wall with drywall screws.