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4 L W160/L W161 Sweex Wireless 150N Router • Do not expose the Sweex Wireless 150N Router to extreme temperatures. Do not place the device in direct sunlight or in the direct vicinity of heating elements. • Do not use the Sweex Wireless 150N Router in extremely moist or dusty surroundings. • Protect the device against powerful shocks and fall ...
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5 English version Product description Front 1. Power LED: This light indicates that the router receives power. 2. READY LED: A constantly blinking SYS light indicates correct functioning of the router . 3. WPS LED: When this light blinks, it is possible to connect to the router with a WPS enabled device. For more information, see the chapter: “Se ...
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6 Back 1. DC power input: Connect the supplied power adapter to this input. If the adapter is lost it can be replaced by a similar model with 9 V DC output and 0.6 A cur rent rating. 2. POWER ON/OFF button: Press the button in to power on the router and press again to turn off the router . 3. WAN port: Connect the network cable coming from your ISP ...
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7 English version Simple setup Simple setup is done in 7 steps: 1. Disconnect the power to your modem. If one or more computers were connected to your modem using a network cable, disconnect them. 2. Use the included network cable to connect your modem to the blue WAN port of the router. Do not connect any computers yet! 3. Connect the power to you ...
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8 Connecting to a wireless network • Windows XP: Right click on your wireless adapter’ s icon at the bottom right of your screen and click “View Available W ireless Networks”: A window titled “Choose a wireless network” will appear . In this window, select the “Sweex LW160/161” entry , click the “Connect” button and follow the i ...
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9 Note: If you see a red cross near the network and the text: “The settings saved on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network”, please refer to the troubleshooting section of this manual. If you have Windows V ista with Ser vice Pack 2 or Feature Pack for Wireless installed and you are connecting the router for ...
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10 Windows 7: Windows 7 will indicate when wireless networks are available. Yo u can recognise this by the following icon in the bottom-right of your screen: Note: If you see a small red cross through the icon, no networks are in range of your computer. Please consult the troubleshooting section of this manual if this is the case. Click the icon an ...
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11 The following screen will appear, enter the desired name for your wireless network and click “Next” to begin configuring the router: Note: The default security method with this setup procedure is WPA2. If a device in your network does not support WP A2, you can change the security method by clicking the “Advanced” button. When the router ...
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12 Advanced setup Advanced setup can be done when you know exactly which settings your ISP requires or when the simple setup fails. There are 4 possible configurations. We have listed them with instructions on how to configure them. To know which setting matches the settings required by your ISP , look at the list of providers fur ther on in this m ...
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13 Yo u should see the Internet Configuration Wizard screen: Yo u can now proceed with the advanced setup using one of the configurations described further on. Checking if the router is successfully connected to the internet For all configurations, it is possible to check in the router if you have a working internet connection. After applying the c ...
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14 Configuration 2: PPPoE If your ISP requires the PPPoE connection type, click the “PPPoE” button. Yo u will see the following screen: Enter your account name (user name) that has been provided to you by your ISP in the “User Name” field and the corresponding password in the “Password” field. When finished, click the “Next” button ...
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15 During all selections you will have an option to configure the “Basic” wireless settings of the router . The following screen is presented during each choice: Fill all fields in as desired. Please view the “Wireless network configuration” section for more infor mation about the options presented. Some ISPs requires the MAC address to be ...
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16 Note: Cloning your MAC address must be done from the computer that was originally connected to your modem, and this computer must be connected to your router by network cable. MAC address cloning nor mally does not work over wireless connections. Wireless network configuration It is recommended to only adjust wireless settings from a computer co ...
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17 Mode The type of wireless standard can be chosen here, it is recommended to use the default setting. Channel Width In this section it is possible to manually select the channel width (20/40MHz), it is recommended to keep the default setting. Max Tx Rate The Tx speed can be selected in this section, it is recommended to make use of the default se ...
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18 Method 1: WEP Securing your network with WEP is done in 3 steps: 1. Select the following settings: T ype: “Automatic” (it is recommended to use the default setting) WEP Key Format: “Hexadecimal” or “ASCII” Key Selected: Insert the chosen “WEP key” and define the “Key type” 2. When finished, click the “Save” button. If you ...
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19 After a WPS secured connection has been set up for the first time, all previously connected devices will lose their connection. Yo u will have to connect them using the same WPS method or by manually entering the W PA key as described below. To connect a non-WPS device to a WPS secured router , click “WPS” in the menu on the left side, the ? ...
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20 To configure a device for a static DHCP address, fill out the device’ s corresponding MAC address in the “MAC Address” section and fill in the “desired IP in the “Reser ved IP Address”, then click the “Save” button. Look at the “DHCP Clients List” to see the IP and MAC addresses of all automatically configured devices current ...
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21 For a DMZ, click “DMZ” in the menu on the left, enter the IP address of the device, check the “Enable” checkbox and click the “Save” button. Bandwidth Control Bandwidth control is also known as “bandwidth management”. It allows you to artificially restrict bandwidth for one or more devices on your network. This can be useful when ...
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22 English version T roubleshooting This chapter of the manual will explain a number of common issues that you may run into and possible solutions. • I cannot log into my router at http://192.168.16.1/ . Windows indicates that I have a working network connection. • This issue may arise from incorrect IP settings on your computer . Yo u can chec ...
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23 English version 3. Right click the first connected LAN or High-Speed Internet Connection, in this example the “Local Area Connection”, and click “Proper ties” from the context menu. If you have multiple connected connections, repeat steps 3 to 6 for each connection. 4. The connection’ s property window appears. In this windows, select ...
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24 5. The Internet Protocol’s property window appears. In this window , ensure that both settings are set to “Obtain automatically”: 6. Confirm the settings by clicking “OK”. The network settings for XP are now properly configured for your router . Windows Vista 1. Click the start button at the bottom left of your screen and click “Cont ...
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25 2. In the Control Panel, click “View network status and tasks”. If your Control Panel is in classic view , open the “Network and Sharing Center” icon: 3. The Network and Sharing Center window should now open. In the Network and Sharing Center , click “Manage network connections” in the bar on the left side: English version ...
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26 English version 4. Right click the first connected LAN or High-Speed Internet Connection, in this example the “Local Area Connection”, and click “Proper ties” from the context menu. If you have multiple connected connections, repeat steps 4 to 7 for each connection: 5. The connection’ s property window appears. In this windows, select ...
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27 English version 6. The Internet Protocol V ersion 4 ’s property window appears. In this window , ensure that both settings are set to “Obtain automatically”: 7. Confirm the settings by clicking “OK”. The network settings for Vista are now properly configured for your router . Windows 7 1. Click the start button at the bottom left of yo ...
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28 2. In the Control Panel, click “View network status and tasks”. If your Control Panel is in icon view , open the “Network and Sharing Center” icon: 3. The Network and Sharing Center window should now open. In the Network and Sharing Center , click “Change adapter settings” in the bar on the left side: English version ...
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29 4. Right click the first connected connection, in this example the “Local Area Connection”, and click “Properties” from the context menu. If you have multiple connected connections, repeat steps 4 to 7 for each connection: 5. The connection’s property window appears. In this windows, select the “Internet Protocol V ersion 4” from t ...
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30 6. The Internet Protocol V ersion 4 ’s property window appears. In this window , ensure that both settings are set to “Obtain automatically”: 7. Confirm the settings by clicking “OK”. The network settings for Windows 7 are now properly configured for your router. • I appear to be connected but Internet Explorer still displays an erro ...
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31 4. The “LAN Settings” window will now open. Ensure that all checkboxes are unchecked and confir m the settings by clicking “OK” English version ...
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32 • My computer indicates that it is not connected to a network. • This problem is usually resolved by carefully checking all connections and indicator lights. For a wired computer , follow the network cable to the router’s backside. It must be plugged in to one of the yellow LAN ports. The yellow ports are also numbered and corresponding to ...
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33 3. The Manage Wireless Networks window now opens. In this window , select the conflicting network and click “Remove”. After the network has been deleted, you can close the window and follow the steps described in the “Connecting to a wireless network” section of the manual. • I have Windows 7 and I cannot connect to my wireless network ...
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34 3. In the Network and Sharing Center, click “Manage wireless networks”: 4. The following window will appear , right click the network that was indicated with a red cross in step 2 and click “Remove network”: English version ...
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35 5. After the network has been removed, you can close the window and follow the steps described in the “Connecting to a wireless network” section of the manual. • I have lost the W PA or WEP key required to access my wireless network. • There are two possible solutions for this issue: 1. Access the router from a computer that is connected ...
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36 W arranty 2-year standard warranty within the EU • In a standard manner a warranty period of 2 years as from the purchase date is available for this Sweex product within the EU. • Should you wish to invoke this warranty within the first 2 years after the purchase then you can directly apply to the point of sale where you purchased the produc ...
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