Asoka PlugLink 9950, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable DSL Router PL9950 BBR PL9950UG 060106...

Page 2: ...brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliabilit...

Page 3: ...uction 4 2 Important Safety Information 5 3 Learning About your Powerline Router 6 4 Preparing to Install 10 5 Installing the Powerline Router 11 6 Logging on 12 7 Web based User Interface 13 8 Connec...

Page 4: ...ome or office without pulling any new cabling This unit will not interfere with other household appliances such as hair dryers vacuum cleaners or microwave ovens Consuming only 5 watts of power it is...

Page 5: ...ct Read all instructions before installing and operating this product Do not open the cover on this product and or alter this product in any way Follow common household electrical safety practices If...

Page 6: ...or 100 Mbps 100BASE Tx Ethernet interface The computer must be running either Windows 98SE or higher or Mac OS X 1 or higher and have at least 200 Mhz or faster processing speed and a 64Mbs of RAM Com...

Page 7: ...can use the status lights to verify connections Viewed from top to bottom left to right the table describes the lights on the front panel of the unit Table 3 1 Status Light Descriptions POWER On Off...

Page 8: ...a WAN port and a LAN port as shown in figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 PL9950 BBR Bottom Panel The Rear Panel The label on the rear panel of the PL9950 BBR Router contains the items listed below Model Number Uni...

Page 9: ...Asoka User s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable DSL Router PL9950 BBR Page 9 of 43 Figure 3 4 Rear Label...

Page 10: ...sting electrical outlets It can also easily compliment your existing network by connecting to any 10BaseT 100BaseT Ethernet capable device In order to share a Broadband connection between computers al...

Page 11: ...on your computer prior to installing the PL9950 BBR Router 1 Connect the modem via an Ethernet cable supplied by your modem manufacturer into the port labeled WAN on the bottom of the 9950 Cable DSL R...

Page 12: ...Address 3 For security the PL9950 BBR Router has its own user ID and password When prompted enter admin for the router user ID welcome for the router password both in lower case letters and press Logi...

Page 13: ...enter into each of the four main logical sections a sub navigation link that corresponds to the main logical section will appear 3 Home Button The Home button is available on every page of the UI Pre...

Page 14: ...n Shows you detailed information about the PL9950 BBR Router that includes model number firmware version number hardware version serial number Internet Wide Area Network WAN settings Local Area Networ...

Page 15: ...onnection type Your ISP connection settings are provided to you by your ISP To configure the PL9950 BBR with the settings that your ISP gave you follow these steps 1 Under Connection Type click on the...

Page 16: ...ure 8 3 Static IP Screen 3 Selecting your Internet Service Provider ISP Connection Type to PPPoE Most DSL providers use PPPoE as the connection type If you use a DSL modem to connect to the Internet y...

Page 17: ...Asoka User s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable DSL Router PL9950 BBR Page 17 of 43 Figure 8 5 DNS Screen Congratulations Happy surfing...

Page 18: ...ssible to change the subnet mask if necessary however do not make changes to the subnet mask unless you have a specific reason to do so The default setting is 255 255 255 0 3 DHCP Server The DHCP serv...

Page 19: ...st first log in The default Powerline network settings password is PlugLink To change the default Powerline network settings password see Chapter 11 of this User s Manual Figure 9 2 Powerline Network...

Page 20: ...20 of 43 2 Powerline Device List The Powerline device list provides a list of Powerline devices connected to your Powerline network The Powerline device list only displays the other Powerline devices...

Page 21: ...ports that are frequently used to attack networks These ports are made invisible to a would be hacker You can turn the firewall function off if needed however it is recommended that you have the firew...

Page 22: ...a range of computers or multiple computers To set client IP filters click Client Filter under Firewall in the Sub menu To restrict Internet access to a single computer for example 1 Enter the IP addre...

Page 23: ...computer from the MAC Filter table simply click Delete next to the appropriate MAC address To unblock Internet access to a MAC address of a client simply uncheck the Block Connect to Internet box next...

Page 24: ...computers outside your network over the Internet cannot get to them because they cannot be seen A list of common applications has been provided in case you need to configure the Virtual Server functi...

Page 25: ...suit such applications for special users A list of common applications has been provided in case you need to configure the port mapping for a specific application If your application is not listed you...

Page 26: ...pecify a range of ports for a specific local machine to route the packets The 9950 Cable DSL Router allows the user to configure the needed port trigger to suit such applications To configure port map...

Page 27: ...rary basis The computer in the DMZ is NOT protected from hacker attacks To put a computer in the DMZ click on DMZ under NAT in the Sub Menu 1 Enter the IP address in the IP field 2 Check the box next...

Page 28: ...ng games and other applications that are UPnP compliant Some applications require the router s firewall to be configured in a specific way to operate properly This usually requires opening TCP and UDP...

Page 29: ...s free update service before using this feature Once you have registered follow the directions below 1 Select DDNS on the Sub menu under Advanced 2 Check the box next to Enable DDNS Support 3 Enter th...

Page 30: ...Asoka User s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable DSL Router PL9950 BBR Page 30 of 43 Figure 10 14 Remote Management Settings Page...

Page 31: ...assword and keep it in a safe place as you will need it to log into the PL9950 BBR Router in the future Figure 11 1 System Password Screen Setting or Changing the Powerline Network Access Login Inform...

Page 32: ...which displays potential security threats and system information This log can be viewed with a browser using the gateway s web management interface or it can be automatically sent to an email address...

Page 33: ...e Monday you would like the system logs to be emailed 3 Time Enter the time you would like the system logs to be emailed 4 Email Address Enter the your full email address username mydomain com in the...

Page 34: ...L9950 BBR reboots the home page should appear automatically If not type in the PL9950 BBR Router s address default 192 168 1 1 into the address or navigation bar of your web browser Restoring Factory...

Page 35: ...tion file This file can be saved backed up to a user s PC or retrieved restored from the User s PC To backup settings follow these instructions 1 Click on Systems in the top menu 2 Click on Backup Set...

Page 36: ...w display the location and name of the firmware file you just selected 6 Click Update 7 You will be asked if you are sure you want to continue Click OK 8 You will see one more message This message tel...

Page 37: ...ing Login Name Password Service Name Do you have a Fixed IP or Static IP Yes No Skip to DNS Server Information Fixed or Static IP IP Address Subnet Mask Fixed or Static DNS Server Information Primary...

Page 38: ...ARRANTY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION CARD THAT WAS SHIPPED WITH YOUR PRODUCT By registering your product at www asokausa com register we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely noti...

Page 39: ...rements Windows 98 SE 2000 ME and XP OS Mac OS X Network Protocol TCP IP Network Interface Ethernet RJ 45 Bandwidth 85 Mbps Operating Frequency 4 to 21 MHz Modulation Schemes Orthogonal Frequency Divi...

Page 40: ...d radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device mu...

Page 41: ...pareil num rique PlugLink 9950 Cable DSL Router PL9950 BBR respecte les limites de bruits radio lectriques visant les appareils num riques de classe B prescruites dans le R glement sur le brouillage r...

Page 42: ...he warranted period it will be repaired or replaced with the same or functionally equivalent product by Asoka at its discretion free of charge provided that you a return the failed product to an Asoka...

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