This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer. WRT300N Router Driver WRT300N Wireless Router Driver Linksys WRT300N Wireless Router Driver WRT300N Linksys Router Wireless.
Firmware - version 1) Click the ‘Download’ button in the Firmware box to download to your computer the latest available firmware for your router. 2) Disconnect your PC from the internet. 3) Using an Ethernet cable, connect your computer to the LAN port of the router, open a web browser and log into the web interface (type 192.168.11.1 into the URL field). 4) Navigate to ‘Maintenance’ - ‘Firmware Upgrade’ and click ‘Browse’.
5) Navigate to the firmware file you downloaded in step 1 above and select it.Select the box if you wish to reset the router’s settings to factory default. 6) Click the ‘Apply’ button. 7) Once the firmware file has uploaded, the router will reboot and be running the new firmware. Do not remove power to the router while it is being flashed with new firmware or it may lock up the router and you will not be able to recover. If using your laptop, make sure there is sufficient battery or it is plugged into a power source.
When setting up a new router for the first time, your computer may ask for an 8 digit PIN number. It’s your computer’s Microsoft operating system trying to set up WPS. ReadyNet does not consider WPS as secure as other security methods to protect your network so has disabled WPS by default. After selecting the network name (SSID) to which you want to connect, a small screen will pop up asking if you want to set up your network. Click on “Connect to the network without setting it up”.
Another screen will pop up asking for your passphrase or network key. Type in the passphrase shown in the user manual or on the label on the bottom of your router and click on “Connect”. WPS is disabled by default on all ReadyNet routers.
To enable it, log into the router’s user interface and go to the wireless section. In the D6 router, go to Wireless Advanced and click the Enable WPS box. If you want to use push button setup, click in the box Disable PIN.
Then click Apply Changes. In the DD router, go to WIRELESSWPS and select Enable; then Apply. If in WPS Config, the option is Disable; then WPS is active on your router. If it is Enable; then click Apply. The WPS PIN is the last line in the WPS Summary section on this page. When two routers are in a daisy chain configuration, they cannot have the same LAN IP address or one of them won’t work. Make sure the Ethernet cable from your Internet Service Provider’s modem is connected to the WAN port on the router.
Check WAN IP address on the router user interface Status page. If there is no WAN IP address, there may be an IP address conflict with the Service Provider modem or another device on the network. Change the IP address to 192.168.10.1, reboot your computer, disconnect Ethernet cable from computer, then try to connect wirelessly and surf. If no WAN IP address, you may need to set up MAC Clone (for the WRT300N-DD go to WANDynamic IP Setting) in the router’s user interface. If you did not check the Connect Automatically box when setting up your router, you may need to reconnect to the router. Look for the network name (SSID) of the router, either the router’s factory default SSID or a network name you have set up.
Reset the router to factory default settings and try to connect. You may not be able to connect to the network because your computer, tablet, smart phone or other device has cached some old settings and tries to access those settings when you attempt to connect. By deleting that connection, you will be able to log in with new settings. Search for wireless connections, right-click on the network name, select Forget This Network. Click on the network name and select Connect.
You can leave the box checked to connect automatically if you wish. You will be asked for a security key/passphrase. Type in the passphrase where indicated and click on Connect. This should connect you to the wireless network and you should be able to surf the Internet.
Here are the steps for DHCP reservation on the WRT300N-D6. Log in to the D6 router’s user interface. Navigate to SetupLocal Network. In the DHCP Static IP Configuration section, add the IP address and the MAC address. The IP address must be between 192.168.11.100 – 192.168.11.200. The MAC address of the device can be obtained from StatusActive Clients Table provided the device is connected to the router.
Reboot the device so it will re-acquire the newly configured Static IP. Connect your computer to a LAN port on the router using an Ethernet cable. Log into the router’s user interface by bringing up a browser and typing 192.168.11.1 (192.168.1.1 for the WRT300N-DD) into the browser’s URL field. The login name and password are located in the QIG and on the sticker on the bottom of the router.
On some WRT300N-D6 routers the user password was inadvertently left off the sticker; it is pz938qd6. Go to Wireless; then Security. You will be able to change the password on this page.
Instructions for each router can be found in the QIG sent with each router and in the Support section of this website. You need a public WAN IP address for port forwarding to work. If unsure if your WAN IP address is public or private, contact your Internet Service Provider. If the WAN IP is not a public IP, it, and all internal devices connected to the router, will not be available to the outside world.
If it is a public WAN IP address, all devices will be available to the outside world. The following are some common private IP ranges; 192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255 172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 100.64.0.0 – 100.127.255.255 This range is used by HughesNet for Carrier Grade NAT Once in the user interface, you can generally navigate to the Network tab, then Firewall tab and then Port Forwards. Enter values for Name, Protocol, External Port, Internal Address, and Internal Port. Then click Save & Apply.
Any requests that come to the router’s WAN connection on the specified port will be forwarded to the IP address and port specified on the LAN side. Xbox Live requires the following ports to be open: Port 88 (UDP) Port 3074 (UDP and TCP) Port 53 (UDP and TCP) Port 80 (TCP) Port 500 (UDP) UDP Port 3544 (UDP) UDP Port 4500 (UDP). The router has two interfaces, WAN and LAN; each with a different MAC address. LAN is a bridged grouping of the 4 LAN Ethernet ports and the Wi-Fi interface. WAN and LAN have distinct MAC addresses and they are sequential.
That is layer 2 of the OSI model. Layer 3 is where IP addresses come into play. By default, the WAN port is set for DHCP. If not connected, there is no IP address, Subnet or Gateway. However, for the LAN side the Layer 3 part is configured.
If you go to LANLAN Settings you see that the LAN interface is statically assigned its IP and Subnet Mask. In addition, there is also a DHCP server running on the LAN interface and assigning IP addresses from the same network as that of the LAN IP address. This allows you to connect to one of the LAN ports or via Wi-Fi and access the web interface of the router.
That is why you see 4 categories with information in the LAN section of the Status page. To get a list of the devices connected to the LAN of the router, go to LANDHCP Server and look at the DHCP client list table. Sometimes when settings are changed there are unintentional changes that cause connection problems. The following steps may help restore connections. 1 – Verify cables are in the correct ports on the ReadyNet router (Internet Service Provider modem is plugged into the blue/WAN port on the router). If not, change and test for Internet. 2 – Verify your Internet service is active by plugging your computer directly into your ISP’s modem and surfing the Internet.
If no Internet, contact your ISP. 3 – Reconnect all Ethernet cables and connect your computer to one of the yellow/LAN ports on the ReadyNet router by Ethernet cable. 4 – Reset the ReadyNet router to factory defaults by pressing the reset button on the back of the router (press for 15 seconds and wait for 1 minute while router reboots). Then test for Internet.
If successful, you can change the network name and passphrase if desired. 5 – When connecting wirelessly, you may need to “Forget the Network” on your wireless device to clear the cached settings for that network, and then input the network’s passphrase. Connect your device to the wireless router and use the following steps to set up port forwarding. You will need to know the protocol (TCP or UDP) and the the port or port ranges that need to be forwarded. Step 1) First assign your device a static IP by navigating to SetupLocal NetworkDHCP Static IP Configuration and inputting a static IP such as 192.168.11.100 and your MAC address. Then click ‘Update’.
Step 2) Navigate to AdvancedVirtual Server to input the ports to be forwarded. In the image below, we are adding the 0 range as TCP to be forwarded to the local IP address 192.168.11.100 (statically assigned in Step 1 above). Click ‘Apply Changes’.
For connecting a PS3 or PS4, Sony indicates you will need to forward the following ports:. TCP Ports: 10050, 10051, 10040 – 10060. UDP Ports: 50000 – 60000 Enter these port ranges as indicated in Step 2 above. They will be displayed as shown below.
Set Up the ReadyNet WRT300N-D6 as a Repeater You can use one or more WRT300N-D6 routers as repeaters with a WRT300N-D6 router as the base. Just follow these simple instructions. Base Router Power up the router you will use as the base station (Base Router). It will be connected to your Internet access point.
Connect it to the Internet and make sure it can access and surf the Internet. Repeater Router Log into the User Interface. Power up the WRT300N-D6 you want to set up as a repeater (Repeater Router). Connect it to your PC or MAC by plugging an Ethernet cable into one of the LAN (yellow-colored) ports on the back of the router and into the Ethernet port on your computer. Log into the user interface of the Repeater Router by typing ‘192.168.11.1’ into the URL address field in your computer’s Internet browser. A login box will appear.
The User ID is ‘admin’ and the password is ‘pz938qd6’. Change Repeater’s IP Address. Click on Setup - Local Network. Change the IP address from 192.168.11.1 to 192.168.11.222 as indicated in Figure 1. Click ‘Apply Changes’. Click ‘OK’ on the popup window. Wait about 40 seconds and then click the link on the Figure 1 Enable Repeater Function.
Click Wireless - Wireless Then check the ‘Repeater Enabled’ checkbox and click ‘Site Survey’ as indicated in Figure 2. Click “OK’ on the popup window. Click “OK’ on the second popup window. Figure 2.
You will now see the results of the wireless site survey as shown in Figure 3. Click the ‘Select’ checkbox corresponding to the Base Router and click ’Next’. Figure 3. Select the Encryption and Pre-Shared Key of the Base Router and click ‘Apply’. The default settings for the WRT300N-D6 are shown in Figure 4. Figure 4.
Navigate to ‘Status’ - ‘Device Info’ and wait for the ‘Repeater Status’ to say “Connected” as indicated in Figure 5. Click ‘Refresh’ at the bottom of the page or wait 1 minute for the page to reload automatically.
‘DHCP Server’ should be disabled as indicated in Figure 5. If not, navigate to ‘Setup’ - ‘Local Network’ and select ‘None’ in ‘DHCP Mode’ under ‘DHCP Server Settings’ and click ‘Apply’. Figure 5. Once, the ‘Repeater Status’ field says connected, renew the IP address of the PC or MAC you are using (or restart the PC or MAC) so that it will get its IP address from the Base Router and update its Gateway address. Check that you can access the Internet after renewing your IP address.
If you can access the Internet, the Repeater Router has been successfully set up. If you want to change the SSID of the Repeater Router so it is different from that of the Base Repeater, navigate to ‘Wireless’ - ‘Wireless Basics’. Change the SSID and click ‘Apply’.
Move the Repeater Router to its new location, connect wirelessly to the Repeater Router and test wireless Internet connectivity. 1) Log in to the WRT300N-D6 user interface. 2) Navigate to StatusActive Client Table and note the MAC addresses of devices that you want to allow access though your router. 3) Navigate to Advanced MAC Filter and add an Outgoing filter. (In the example below the MAC address of the device to be given access is 3c075442d7ef ) click Add. 4) Similarly, create an Incoming Filter.
You now have: 5) Change the default policy to ‘Deny’ for both directions (Outgoing and Incoming). 6) Repeat steps 2-4 for each MAC address you would like to permit through your router. Notes:. You may also change the admin password (MaintenancePassword), Wi-Fi passphrase (WirelessPassphrase) and SSID (WirelessName (SSID). The MAC addresses of the Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces on a PC are different.
If you want to connect your PC using both types of connections, you will need to do steps 3-4 for the Ethernet MAC address and for the Wi-Fi MAC address. Once you have added all your MAC addresses, back up your settings file (MaintenanceBackup) so you can quickly restore if settings are lost or reset. When connecting your DVR to a wireless network, the DVR will save the network connection settings. Changing to another Internet Service Provider, replacing your Wi-Fi router, or changing settings on your wireless router such as SSID (network name) or passphrase may crate an error condition (86-883) when trying to connect your DVR to your wireless network. You may need to reset your DVR network connections to factory default. From – “On your DirecTV DVR press: MENU ➜ SETTINGS & HELP ➜ SETTINGS ➜ NETWORK SET UP ➜ RESTORE DEFAULTS ➜ CONNECT NOW ➜ GET CONNECTED ➜ WIRELESS. The receiver will then scan for Wi-Fi networks and should find yours.
Once it finds your SSID, select your network name. If your network is secured, it will ask you to type in your password.
If successful, you will get a message that says ‘congratulations, your receiver is connected to the Internet’. Note that your SSID and/or password cannot have any spaces and/or special characters.”.