Macsense Connectivity XRouter Pro, User Manual

Page 1: ...Networking the future XRouter Pro User s Manual MIH 130A...

Page 2: ...quipment generates radio fre quencies that may cause interference with radio communications if not used in accordance with the instructions Interference may even occur during proper installation If th...

Page 3: ...over 6 Be sure to comply with any applicable local safety standards or regulations 7 General purpose cables are provided with this product The use of any other cables or requirements mandated by local...

Page 4: ...ation 4 3 1 1 Connecting the XRouter Pro to Your Modem 4 3 1 2 Connecting Computers to the XRouter Pro 5 3 1 3 Connecting the Power Supply 6 3 2 Software Configuration 7 3 2 1 Setting Up TCP IP 7 3 3...

Page 5: ...7 DMZ DeMilitarized Zone Host 25 4 8 RIP Routing Information Protocol 26 4 9 Static Routing 27 4 10 PPPoE Settings 28 4 11 Firmware Upgrade 29 5 0 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 APPENDIX A Specifications 31 APPE...

Page 6: ...these bandwidth slices to almost every Internet users The fewer the number of users be online at the same time the faster the information they receive via internet Internet users on different nodes a...

Page 7: ...function The Virtual Server allows you to select a particular computer within the network for responding to outside Internet requests 1 7 Security The XRouter Pro provides firewall like security throu...

Page 8: ...em or DSL modem additional UTP cables with RJ 45 connectors for additional comput ers 2 3 System Requirements Computer equipped with 10 BASE T Ethernet connection inter face to support TCP IP protocol...

Page 9: ...Modem After verifying that your cable or DSL service is functioning properly con nect the cable modem or DSL modem to the XRouter Pro by following the instructions below 1 Disconnect the Ethernet cab...

Page 10: ...ro 1 Plug one RJ 45 connector of a standard twisted pair Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your computer 2 Plug the other end of this cable to one of the XRouter Pro s four LAN ports located on t...

Page 11: ...witch located on the XRouter Pro s rear panel just left of the No 4 LAN port from straight to crossover mode See Figure 3 1 2 2 Plug one RJ 45 connector of a standard twisted pair Ethernet cable to th...

Page 12: ...t computers Part of the process of enabling communication involves setting the IP addresses for the computer It will manage directly the XRouter Pro s operations and the client computers which receive...

Page 13: ...must install the TCP IP protocol first as illustrated in step 4 Clients with TCP IP already installed may skip to step 5 Figure 3 3 1 4 To install the TCP IP protocol See Figure 3 3 1 a Keep your copy...

Page 14: ...o s DHCP server must perform the follow ing functions a Click the IP Address tab from the TCP IP properties window b Select the item Obtain IP address automatically The XRouter Pro automatically assig...

Page 15: ...le of your choice ranging from 2 252 Enter 255 255 255 0 in the Subnet Mask field NOTE No two computers on the LAN is allowed to adopt the same IP address or an IP address conflict will occur 3 Click...

Page 16: ...y Do this for every client who needs Internet access through the XRouter Pro See Figure 3 4 1 Note The DHCP Client ID field does not require to connect to the XRouter Pro It is normally used to identi...

Page 17: ...ng from 2 252 Figure 3 4 2 NOTE No two computers on LAN is allowed to adopt the same IP address or an IP address confict will occur b In the Subnet Mask field enter 255 255 255 0 c In the Router Addre...

Page 18: ...rom any of the client computers NOTE The ISPs require the use of a MAC address hardware address of a network device for service connection Then you will need to contact to the service provider and inf...

Page 19: ...s the default password for the XRouter Pro You can change the password through a Web management page later Click OK See Figure 3 4 3 Figure 3 4 3 Note It is recommended to change the default admin pas...

Page 20: ...s some modifications are necessary to be made for your network environment Public IP Address This section can be used to manually enter IP address infor mation provided by your ISP You will not need t...

Page 21: ...ay refer to Gateway Router IP Address Also note that this number is not the same as the IP Address value that you have entered in step 2 5 Enter the DNS information provided by your ISP in the Domain...

Page 22: ...ttings To alter the starting IP Address range the number of users are automati cally assigned to IP addresses on the LAN To disable the DHCP server enter the DHCP Settings page to make changes See Fig...

Page 23: ...elect Block from Website Access buttons then type in the specific URL in one of the Site fields See Figure 4 2 1 For example to block access to http www yahoo com type in www yahoo com into one of the...

Page 24: ...ll need to input the range of LAN IP addresses for which access needs to be blocked You can have up to 5 Filter Groups NOTE The IP Range of one Filter Group can not overwrite the IP Range of another F...

Page 25: ...ort No 80 Blocked Port Range 0 0 The example above would effectively block web browsing to any user s computer which has an IP address in the range of 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 150 4 3 Virtual Server It...

Page 26: ...168 1 2 on the Virtual Server setting the request from the external Internet user via HTTP proto col i e acquire Web page from browser will be transferred through the XRouter Pro to the computer with...

Page 27: ...and then click Apply Block WAN Ping Response to block or allow external pinging of the WAN IP of your XRouter Pro select Enable or Disable and then click Apply Restore the XRouter Pro s factory origi...

Page 28: ...ion information for the WAN side of the router The term WAN Wide Area Network refers to the connection going to the ISP For a Static or Dynamic IP Address using PPPoE See Figure 4 5 1 Figure 4 5 1 DHC...

Page 29: ...ss given by your ISP DHCP Renew This allows you to get a new IP address from your ISP DHCP Clients Table This allows you to view DHCP clients on the LAN side of the router Statistics This allows you t...

Page 30: ...w the Special App Feature Works The Special App feature works by monitoring any user defined outgoing trigger ports When the XRouter Pro receives a request on these outgoing trigger ports it will open...

Page 31: ...uickTime QuickTime Outgoing Trigger Port Range In these fields the outgoing trigger port that the Special App would use to start the communication needs to be inputted You may select a range of ports...

Page 32: ...routers which do not support RIP 2 RIP 1 compatible RIP 1 compatible allows the broadcast of RIP 1 and RIP 2 multicast packets It can also receive both types RIP 2 RIP 2 is used to exchange RIP packet...

Page 33: ...4 9 1 To achieve th static route in the example above the following information would be inputted into the XRouter Pro s Static Routing page Static Routing 1 Destination LAN IP 192 168 2 0 Subnet 255...

Page 34: ...1 and LAN 2 but not to Internet In order for PC 2 to have Internet access a second XRouter Pro or another similarly configurable router would be needed con figuration Static Routing is considered an a...

Page 35: ...d access to internet manually Service Name This field is optional and is not needed for all ISPs Input the Server Name in this field if your ISP requires it Disconnect when network idle This field all...

Page 36: ...1 Figrue 4 11 1 1 Download these two files from our Web site TFTP client and xxxxx bin NOTE These files are actually inside a single compressed folder on our web site This means that you would only do...

Page 37: ...name xxxx bin unchanged or the TFTP won t recognize it 5 If the upgrade has failed the Ready Test LED will be flashing on the XRouter Pro If this happens repeat steps 2 4 of this proce dure 32 Chapte...

Page 38: ...he XRouter Pro Check the TCP IP setup on your client Type winipcfg on DOS prompt under Windows 95 or open the TCP IP control panel on the Mac OS platform The client should get an IP address of 192 168...

Page 39: ...eb Management Yes LED Display Power Link Activity for WAN LAN ports Collision Partition for LAN ports Environment Operation Temperature 0 C 45 C 32 F 113 F Storage Temperature 20 C 70 C 4 F 158 F Humi...

Page 40: ...T Green Solid LED indicates a proper 100BASE TX connection with a com puter and a flashing LED indicates that there is activity on this Ethernet port Orange Solid LED indicates a proper 10BASE T conne...

Page 41: ...Button Used for resetting the XRouter Pro s IP Address information and user password to the factory default settings 5VDC Power Adapter Receptacle Plug the power adapter cable into this port to suppl...

Page 42: ...e A name that identifies one or more IP addresses For example the domain name microsoft com represents many IP addresses Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages For example in t...

Page 43: ...nternet Each of the host has at least one IP Address which identifies its IP from other computers on the internet When sending or receiving messages the messages are divided into different packets tha...

Page 44: ...uses Ethernet to authenticate and connect a user s computer or router to the ISPs network Protocal A set of rules that end points in a telecommunication use as they communicate These end points must r...

Page 45: ...s running on a host via a port number without setting up a connetion ses sion When using UDP the entire transmission can be sent in one or two UDP datagrams Virtual Server A server at someone else s l...

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