Solwise 605EW, User Manual

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Page 3: ...onfiguring Internet Properties 14 Removing Temporary Internet Files 15 Setup the Device 16 Connecting to the Internet 17 Connecting Via the Web Interface 17 Connecting Via the Setup Utility Wizard 22 Connecting Wireless Devices 23 About the Web Interface 24 Accessing the Web Manager 24 Menus 24 Setup Menu 25 Basic Menu 26 Advanced Menu 27 Wireless Menu 28 Security Menu 29 Status Menu 30 Help Menu ...

Page 4: ... Scan 51 LAN 52 LAN Configuration 52 LAN Group Configuration 54 Assign ISP DNS SNTP 56 LAN Clients 56 Applications 58 Universal Plug and Play 59 Simple Network Timing Protocol 60 Simple Network Management Protocol 62 IGMP Proxy 63 TR 068 WAN Access 65 TR 069 66 NAT Services 67 DNS Proxy 68 Dynamic DNS Client 69 Easy Connect Configuration 70 Port Triggering 72 Port Forwarding 73 Bridge Filters 74 W...

Page 5: ...o Default 100 Wireless Menu 101 Setup 102 Configuration 103 Multiple SSID 104 Wireless Security 105 WEP 105 802 1x 107 WPA 108 Wireless Management 108 Access List 109 Associated Stations 109 Wireless Distribution System 111 Security Menu 113 IP Filters 114 LAN Isolation 116 URL Filters 117 Status Menu 118 Connection Status 119 System Log 120 Remote Log 121 Network Statistics 123 DDNS Update Status...

Page 6: ...User Manual Page 6 of 129 QoS Status 125 Modem Status 126 Product Information 126 WDS Report 127 Help Menu 128 ...

Page 7: ...face that allows you to apply the configurations you want for the various features of the router Your router will serve as the central figure in establishing your local area network LAN by using a combination of hardware and software The hardware includes the cables wireless access points and Ethernet ports that create the path to connect your devices The software part includes the applications th...

Page 8: ...0 or Netscape Navigator 3 02 233MHz processor CD ROM Drive Ethernet network adapter An active DSL Internet account Package Contents Package contents are listed below For any missing items please contact your dealer immediately Product contents vary for different models Router Ethernet cable Telephone cable 9V Power Adapter Easy Start Guide Resource CD ...

Page 9: ...supply 2 ETHERNET 1 4 Off No Ethernet connection Steady light Connected to an Ethernet port Blinking light Transmitting Receiving data 3 WiFi Off Access point is disabled Steady light Access point is enabled Blinking light Transmitting Receiving data 4 DSL Off No DSL signal Blinking light Establishing DSL signal Steady light DSL signal is established ...

Page 10: ... Red Blinking light Cannot establish Internet connection 6 DSL Connecting the telephone cable 7 ETHERNET 1 4 Connecting with computers devices through Ethernet cable 8 RESET Resetting the device Press for 10 seconds to reset 9 9V DC Connecting with the 9V power adapter 10 ON OFF Switching the device on off 11 Antenna Sending receiving wireless signals ...

Page 11: ...ructions are provided in the subsequent pages Remove Disable Conflicts Plan your Network Ready to Use Setup the Router Connect to the Internet Resource CD Use Setup Utility Web Interface Use Quick Start You may need to remove or disable some applications before installation Connect the telephone cables Ethernet cables and power adaptor Use either the Quick Start or the Setup Utility Wizard ro conn...

Page 12: ...agram to help identify your network devices and plan out how to connect these devices The illustration below is an example of a network diagram To create a network diagram For wireless devices identify the wireless devices you want to include in the network For wired devices identify which router port you want to use for each device ...

Page 13: ...emporary Internet files Internet Sharing Proxy and Security Applications Internet sharing proxy software and firewall applications may interfere with the router installation These should be removed or disabled before start the installation If you have any of the following or similar applications installed on your computer remove or disable them according to the manufacturer s instructions Internet...

Page 14: ...TCP IP and then click Properties This opens the Internet Protocol TCP IP dialog box 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically 6 To close the Internet Protocol TCP IP dialog box click OK 7 To close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box click OK Configuring Internet Properties To set the Internet Properties 1 Click Start and then select Run This opens the Run dialog box 2 Type control in...

Page 15: ...he cache and remove footprints left by the Web pages you visited To remove temporary Internet files 1 Click Start and then select Run This opens the Run dialog box 2 Type control and then click OK This opens Control Panel 3 Double click Internet Options 4 In the Temporary Internet Files pane click Delete Cookies 5 Click Delete Files 6 To close Internet Properties click OK ...

Page 16: ...evice 3 Plug one end of the telephone cable to the POTS Splitter s ADSL port and then plug the other end to the router s DSL port POTS Splitter Your phone line carries with it both phone calls and Internet signals When you are using the Internet and performing a voice call at the same time the connection produces irritating high pitched tones Installing a Plain Old Telephone Service POTS splitter ...

Page 17: ...o blink for at least five minutes please report this to your Internet service provider Connecting Via the Web Interface To connect to the Inter via the Web Interface 1 Open your browser 2 Enter 192 168 1 1 in the address field and then press Enter This opens the Setup Page of the web interface Setup Page 3 Click Step 1 Internet Login Account Setting This opens the Internet Login Account Setting pa...

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Page 19: ...ext This opens the Wireless LAN Configuration Page Wireless LAN Configuration Page 6 Type an SSID and then select a Country Standard and Wireless Channel 7 Select Yes or No to specify if you want to hide your wireless network name or not ...

Page 20: ...numeric encryption key for you The Encryption key will be used to establish the wireless network connection of wireless devices 11 Click Next This opens the System Password Page System Password Page 12 Select Enable Authentication and then type your User Name Password and Confirm Password 13 Click Next This opens the Summary page 14 Click Finish 15 Click OK when a dialog box opens asking if you wa...

Page 21: ...e 21 of 129 The router will take about two minutes to save the settings and establish a connection with your Internet service provider Afterwards the Basic Home page opens to give you a summary of the account settings ...

Page 22: ...the Internet using the Setup Utility Wizard 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM 2 If the utility does not launch automatically click the Start button and then select Run type D Setup exe where D is your CD ROM drive and then click OK This opens the Setup Utility 3 Select your router model and then follow the installation procedure 4 After a successful connection on the router s front panel I...

Page 23: ...aying out cables and allow you to use the Internet connection from your router To the connect with wireless devices 1 Turn on your wireless device 2 Open the software you use to detect a wireless connection This opens a window to ask for the connection settings 3 Enter the connection settings These settings are defined in your router during setup For more details about wireless connections please ...

Page 24: ... Web Manager 1 Open a browser 2 Enter the router s IP Address The default IP Address is 192 168 1 1 3 When authentication is enabled the log in page will appear In the login page enter the User Name and Password Menus The web interface includes the following menus Setup Menu Basic Menu Advanced Menu Wireless Menu Security Menu Status Menu Help Menu ...

Page 25: ...User Manual Page 25 of 129 Setup Menu The Setup menu is used to complete the initial device configuration Setup Menu ...

Page 26: ...User Manual Page 26 of 129 Basic Menu The Basic Menu provides the Home Quick Start LAN Configuration and Diagnostics links Basic Menu ...

Page 27: ... advanced configuration settings for existing connections At least one WAN connection must be configured before implementing advanced WAN configuration features At least one LAN group must be defined before implementing advanced LAN configuration features Advanced Menu ...

Page 28: ...User Manual Page 28 of 129 Wireless Menu Wireless Menu allows you to configure the wireless settings Wireless Menu ...

Page 29: ...User Manual Page 29 of 129 Security Menu Security Menu allows you to configure security tools like IP Filters and LAN Isolation Security Menu ...

Page 30: ...User Manual Page 30 of 129 Status Menu The Status Menu provides the status for different connections or interfaces Status Menu ...

Page 31: ...User Manual Page 31 of 129 Help Menu The Help Menu provides documentation about various router features Help Menu ...

Page 32: ...User Manual Page 32 of 129 Setup Menu The Setup Menu provides step by step instructions on how to configure the router settings Please refer to Connecting Via the Web Interface Setup Menu ...

Page 33: ...User Manual Page 33 of 129 Basic Menu The options for the Basic Menu include Home Quick Start LAN Configuration Diagnostics Basic Menu ...

Page 34: ...e router makes an attempt to connect to the Internet using the parameters saved in the router Router Information This pane provides all the necessary information to determine the model firmware version build Ethernet MAC Address Wireless MAC Address NAT status and Firewall status Local Network Information The Local Network pane displays the current IP address of the router It also provides the DHC...

Page 35: ... Enter 192 168 1 1 in the address field and then press Enter This opens the Setup Page of the web interface Setup Page 3 Click Step 1 Internet Login Account Setting This opens the Internet Login Account Setting page Internet Login Account Setting Page 4 Enter the User ID Password Protocol VP1 and VCI for your account These are the account information from your service provider ...

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Page 37: ...N Configuration Page Wireless LAN Configuration Page 6 Enter an SSID Country Standard and Wireless Channel 7 Select Yes or No to specify if you want to hide your wireless network name or not 8 Click Next This opens the Wireless LAN Security page Wireless LAN Security ...

Page 38: ...Next This opens the System Password Page System Password Page 12 Select Enable Authentication then enter User Name Password and Confirm Password 13 Click Next This opens the Summary page 14 Click Finish 15 Click OK when a dialog box opens asking if you want to save and restart The router will take about two minutes to save the settings and establish a connection with your Internet service provider...

Page 39: ...on allows you to configure settings for each LAN group Notice that you can also view the status of advanced services that can be applied to a LAN group Green indicates that the service is enabled while red indicates that the service is disabled LAN Group Configuration ...

Page 40: ...ick Diagnostics This opens the Diagnostics page 2 Click Test The test status will appear after running the diagnostic test If a test failed click Help to get the solution Ping Test Once you have your router configured it is a good idea to make sure you can ping the network If you can ping an IP on the WAN side successfully you should be able to surf the Internet To perform a ping test 1 Select the...

Page 41: ...CP IP protocol is up and running If the Ping test failed you should restart the router Full Modem Test This test is used to check if your modem is properly connected to the network To perform a Full Modem test 1 Select the Basic Menu and then click Diagnostics 2 Click Full Modem Test This opens the Modem Test page Select your connection and then click Test ...

Page 42: ...User Manual Page 42 of 129 Advanced Menu This chapter provides advanced configuration options for your router Advanced Menu ...

Page 43: ...ns that require different settings New Connection Your router supports the creation of new connections If you have multiple virtual connections you may need to utilize the static routing capabilities of the modem to pass data correctly WAN connections types include PPPoE Connection PPPoA Connection Static Connection DHCP Connection Bridge Connection CLIP Connection ...

Page 44: ...psulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames and is described in RFC 2516 PPPoE provides the ability to connect to a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to a remote access concentrator With this model each router uses its own PPP stack Access control billing and type of service control can all be done on a per user rather than per site basis New PPPoE Connection Setup ...

Page 45: ...oint protocol is a method of establishing a network connection session between network hosts It usually provides a mechanism of authenticating users Logical link control LLC and virtual circuit VC are two different methods of encapsulating the PPP packet Contact your service provider to determine which encapsulation is being used on your Internet connection New PPPoA Connection Setup ...

Page 46: ... addressing information such as the subnet mask and the default gateway must also be specified Up to three domain name server DNS addresses can be identified These servers resolve the name of the computer to the IP address mapped to it and thus enable you to access other web servers by typing the symbolic name host name New Static Connection Setup ...

Page 47: ...9 DHCP Connection DHCP allows the router to automatically obtain the IP address from the server This option is commonly used in when the IP is dynamically assigned and is not known prior to assignment New DHCP Connection Setup ...

Page 48: ... connection does not assign any IP address to the WAN interface NAT and firewall rules are not enabled This connection method makes the router act as a bridge for passing packets between the WAN interface and the LAN interface New Bridge Connection Setup ...

Page 49: ...LIP Connection Setup page CLIP provides the ability to transmit IP packets over an ATM network CLIP support encapsulates an IP datagram in an AAL5 PDU frame using RFC 2225 and it uses an ATM aware version of the address resolution protocol ATMARP CLIP Connection Setup ...

Page 50: ...on ADSL Modulation allows you to select any combination of DSL training modes Leave the default value if you are unsure or the service provider did not provide this information In most cases this screen should not be modified ADSL Modulation ...

Page 51: ...etect the PVC settings provided by the service provider Before the router can begin scanning the connection the telephone line has to be plugged into the router Connection Scan To perform connections scan 1 Select the Advanced Menu 2 Select WAN Connection Scan 3 Click Scan ...

Page 52: ...users If you want to support more users you need to edit the subnet mask but remember that the DHCP server is defaulted to only give out 255 IP addresses If you change your gateways IP address and you have DHCP enabled the DHCP configuration must reside within the same subnet The default gateway is the routing device used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local s...

Page 53: ...ce because it does not belong to any LAN group 4 Select ETHERNET from Interfaces and then click Add under LAN group 2 Just like in LAN group 1 Configure will appear in LAN group 2 to allow the definition of additional configurations 5 To temporarily activate the settings click Apply 6 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 54: ...anaged Unmanaged is a state when the LAN group is not configured and no IP address has been assigned to the bridge Obtain an IP address automatically When this function is enabled your router acts like a client and requests an IP address from the DHCP server on the LAN side IP Address You can retrieve renew an IP address from the DHCP server using the Release and Renew buttons Netmask The subnet m...

Page 55: ... router has been enabled To learn more please refer to Assign ISP DNS SNTP Start IP The Start IP Address is where the DHCP server starts issuing IP addresses This value must be greater than the IP address value of the router For example if the IP address of the router is 192 168 1 1 default then the starting IP address must be 192 168 1 2 or higher End IP The End IP Address is where the DHCP serve...

Page 56: ...s its own LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 as both the gateway and the DNS server The router has a choice of advertising its own IP address 192 168 1 1 as the DNS server or providing the DNS that was received from the WAN This can be configured by enabling disabling Assign ISP DNS SNTP on the LAN Group Configuration page Note ISP DNS SNTP only applies when the DHCP server is enabled on the LAN Group Con...

Page 57: ...pens the LAN Clients page 3 Select a LAN Connection and enter IP Address Hostname and MAC Address 4 Click Apply 5 You can convert the dynamic into a static entry by clicking Reserve and then click Apply 6 To temporarily implement the settings click Apply 7 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 58: ...mple Network Timing Protocol SNTP Simple Network Management Protocol Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Proxy TR 068 WAN Access TR 069 NAT Services DNS Proxy Dynamic DNS Client Easy Connect Configuration Prot Triggering Port Forwarding Bridge Filters Web Access Control SSH Access Control ...

Page 59: ...on the computer should support this feature In the presence of multiple WAN connections select a connection on which the incoming traffic is present for example the default WAN connection UPnP To configure UPnP 1 Select Advanced 2 Select Application Enable UPnP 3 Select the WAN Connection and LAN Connection that will use UPnP from the drop down lists 4 Click Apply to temporarily apply the settings...

Page 60: ... of the primary SNTP server This can be provided by ISP or defined by user Secondary SNTP Server The IP address or the host name of the secondary SNTP server This can be provided by ISP or defined by user Tertiary SNTP Server The IP address or the host name of the tertiary SNTP server This can be provided by ISP or defined by user Timeout If the router failed to connect to an SNTP server within th...

Page 61: ...to the next server in line Time Zone The time zone in which the router resides Day Light Select this option to enable disable daylight saving time DST DST is not automatically enabled or disabled You need to manually enable and disable it 3 Click Apply to temporarily apply the settings 4 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 62: ...gement needs The agent is a separate station that can request data from an SNMP agent in each of the different system in the network The agent uses MIBs as dictionaries of manageable objects Each SNMP managed device has at least one agent that can respond to the queries from the NMS The SNMP agent supports GETS SETS and TRAPS for 4 groups with MIB II System Interface IP and ICMP The SNMP agent sup...

Page 63: ...t Group A host group is a set of one or more hosts identified by a single IP destination address The following statements apply to host groups Anyone can join or leave a host group at will There are no restrictions on a host s location There are no restrictions on the number of members that may belong to a host group A host may belong to multiple host groups Non group members may send UDP datagram...

Page 64: ...st router are sent to hosts in the multicast group database Ignore No IGMP request nor data multicast are forwarded You can perform one of the two options 1 Configure one or more WAN interface as the upstream interface 2 Configure one or more LAN interface as the upstream interface To configure the IGMP Proxy 1 Select Advanced 2 Select Application IGMP Proxy 3 Configure the following interfaces Qu...

Page 65: ...han 20 minutes the user will be logged out and the account expires Enable WAN Access Update To create a temporary user account for remote access 1 Select the Advanced Menu 2 Select Application TR 068 WAN Access 3 Select WAN Update 4 Select WAN Access 5 Enter a user name and password in the User Name and Password fields 6 Enter a port number In the Port field for example 51003 To access your router...

Page 66: ...of a CPE and also incorporates other CPE management functions into a common framework The CPE WAN Management Protocol is intended to support a variety of functionalities to manage a collection of CPE including the following primary capabilities Auto configuration and dynamic service provisioning Software firmware image management Status and performance monitoring Diagnostics TR 069 To set TR 069 1...

Page 67: ...rmanent click Save Settings NAT Services If the user has more than one public IP address assigned by the ISP these additional IP addresses can be used to map to servers on the LAN One public IP address will be used to provide Internet access to the LAN computers via NAT serving as the primary IP address of the router The rest will be mapped to servers on the LAN NAT Services To access NAT 1 Select...

Page 68: ... the DNS Server Priority 1 Select Advanced 2 Select Application DNS Proxy 3 Select the DNS Server Priority Only Auto Discovered DNS Servers Only User Configured DNS Servers Auto Discovered then User Configured User Configured then Auto Discovered 4 Click Apply to temporarily apply settings 5 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 69: ...t can be useful in web hosting and FTP services Dynamic DNS Client Note The User Name Password entered should be similar to the User Name Password you have specified during the registration of the DNS hostname To enable Dynamic DNS 1 Select Advanced 2 Select Application Dynamic DNS Client 3 Configure the following fields Connection DDNS Server DDNS Client User Name Password Domain Name 4 Click App...

Page 70: ...less whether the address is valid or invalid DNS Auto DNS still allow user s computer to surf the web Auto NetBIOS It allows proxy server to use any NetBIOS name which the Auto NetBIOS still allow computer to surf the web with a condition that the router gateway MUST be in Private IP Ranges Auto Proxy Refers to any valid Private IP proxy setting with any port number For example when you enter 1234...

Page 71: ...l Page 71 of 129 Class A 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 Class B 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 Class C 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 To access Easy Connect 1 Select Advanced Menu 2 Select Application Easy Connect Configuration ...

Page 72: ...t forwarding which enables computers behind NAT to be accessed It triggers open an incoming port when a client on the LAN makes an outgoing connection to a predetermined port on a server Port Triggering To access port triggering 1 Select Advanced Menu 2 Select Application Port Triggering ...

Page 73: ...defined category and add the available rules for a given category You can also create edit or delete your own port forwarding rules To configure port forwarding 1 Select Advanced 2 Select Application Port Forwarding 3 Select WAN Connection LAN Group and LAN IP If the desired LAN IP is not available in the LAN IP drop down menu you can add it using the LAN Client page which is accessed by clicking ...

Page 74: ...ble DMZ Settings 1 On the Port Forwarding page select Enable DMZ This opens the DMZ Settings page 2 Select the WAN Connection LAN Group and LAN IP Address 3 Click Apply to temporarily apply the settings 4 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Custom Port Forwarding The Custom Port Forwarding page allows you to create up to 15 custom port forwarding entries to support specific services or a...

Page 75: ...C address Destination MAC address and Protocol with desired filtering type then click Add Note You can also edit a rule that you created using the Edit checkbox You can delete using Delete 5 Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings 6 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Web Access Control The Web Access Control page allows you to access the router via the web from a remote locatio...

Page 76: ...ction 5 Configure the following fields Remote Host IP Remote Netmask Redirect Port 6 Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings on the page The WAN address is now added into the IP Access List This allows you to access you router remotely 7 To make changes permanent click Save Settings SSH Access Control SSH Access control allows you to access the router remotely via SSH from the WAN side ...

Page 77: ... 2 Select Application SSH Access Control This opens the SSH Access Control page 3 Select Enable 4 Enter the IP address of the remote computer you want to use in Remote Host IP 5 Enter the Remote Netmask 6 To temporarily implement the settings click Apply 7 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 78: ...m talk to each other How can you make sure the priority from one network is carried over to another network Class of service CoS is introduced as the common language for the QoS mappings When QoS is enabled the router has full control over packets from the time they enter the router till they leave the router This is how it works The domain mapping ToS bits priority bits etc of a packet needs to b...

Page 79: ...ass of service If QoS is not enabled on your router all traffic will be treated as best effort There are some additional terms you should get familiarize with Ingress Packets arriving from a WAN LAN interface into the router Egress Packets sent from the router to a WAN LAN interface Trusted mode Honors the domain mapping ToS byte WME WLAN user priority Untrusted mode Does not honor domain mapping ...

Page 80: ... domains The reverse CoS and domain mapping is configured using the Egress To access Egress select the Advanced Menu and then select QoS Egress There are three Egress modes No Egress mode Layer 2 Layer 3 No Egress Mode The default Egress page setting for all interfaces is No Egress In this mode the domain mappings of the packets are untouched Egress ...

Page 81: ...tly supported on the WAN side only Unclassified Packet Some locally generated packets might not have been classified and thus do not have a CoS value such as PPP control packet and ARP packet You can define the CoS for all unclassified outgoing packets on layer 2 using this field which will then pick up the user priority bits based on the mapping rules you create The selections are in the order of...

Page 82: ...ne the CoS for all unclassified outgoing packets on layer 3 using this field The selections are in the order of descending priority CoS1 CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 CoS5 and CoS6 The default value is CoS1 recommended Class of Service The selections are in the order of descending priority CoS1 CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 CoS5 and CoS6 Translated TOS The Type of Service field takes values from 1 to 255 The selections are 0 1...

Page 83: ...f 129 Layer 2 Layer 3 Static Untrusted Mode Untrusted is the default Ingress page setting for all interfaces In this mode no domain mapping is honored in the router All packets are treated as CoS6 best effort Untrusted mode ...

Page 84: ...n be selected as VLAN is currently supported only on the WAN side Class of Service The selections are in the order of descending priority CoS1 CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 CoS5 and CoS6 User Priority The selections are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 To configure Ingress Layer 2 1 Select Advanced Menu 2 Select QoS Ingress 3 Select the quickstart interface 4 Select Layer 2 5 Select CoS1 in Class of Service and enter 5 in Priori...

Page 85: ...o the high priority packets such as video 8 Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings 9 Repeat steps 5 7 to add more rules Up to eight rules can be configured for each interface 10 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Notes Any priority bits that have not been mapped to a CoS default to CoS6 the lowest priority Any WAN interface that is not configured has the default Untrusted mode...

Page 86: ...1 CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 CoS5 and CoS6 ToS The Type of Service field takes values from 0 to 255 Default Non IP A static CoS can be assigned to all layer 3 incoming packets per interface that do not have an IP header such as PPP control packets and ARP packets The default is CoS1 recommended To configure Ingress Layer 3 1 Select Advanced Menu 2 Select QoS Ingress 3 Select the quickstart interface 4 Select ...

Page 87: ... Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings 8 Repeat step 5 7 to add more rules to LAN Group 1 Up to 255 rules can be configured for each interface 9 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Notes Any priority bits that have not been mapped to a CoS default to CoS6 the lowest priority Any WAN interface that is not configured has the default Untrusted mode ...

Page 88: ...gress 3 Select the quickstart interface 4 Select Static 5 At the ETHERNET Interface You are configuring QoS on this interface only Any WAN LAN interface that is not configured has the default Untrusted mode 6 Select CoS1 in Class of Service All incoming traffic from the ETHERNET interface receives CoS1 the highest priority 7 Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings 8 To make changes perman...

Page 89: ...iscipline and Low Latency Queue Discipline both are rate based shaping algorithms HTB Queue Discipline The hierarchical token bucket queue discipline is a rate based shaping algorithm This algorithm rate shapes the traffic of a class over a specific interface All CoSx traffic uses a specific rate to which data will be shaped For example If CoS1 is configured to 100Kbps then even if 300Kbps of CoS1...

Page 90: ...n the Shaper Configuration page only one can be enabled at a time An example of each configuration is given as follows Example 1 HTB Queue Discipline Enabled In the example below HTB Queue Discipline is enabled The PPPoE1 connection has a total of 300 Kbps of bandwidth of which 100 Kbps is given to CoS1 and another 100 Kbps is given to CoS2 When there is no CoS1 or CoS2 packets CoS6 packets have t...

Page 91: ... enabled CoS1 is not rate controlled hence the field is disabled CoS2 takes 100 Kbps when there is no CoS1 packets CoS6 has 300 Kbps when there is no CoS1 or CoS2 packets This is similar to the HTB queue discipline as they are both rate based algorithm except that CoS1 is handled differently Low Latency Queue Discipline enabled ...

Page 92: ... the max rate field has been disabled Only percentage can be assigned to the CoS2 CoS6 CoS1 is not rate controlled hence the field is not displayed When there is no CoS1 packets CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 each has 10 percent and CoS6 has 70 percent This is similarly to the Low Latency Queue discipline except that one is packet based and the other is rate based PRIOWRR enabled ...

Page 93: ...nal fields like IP Source MAC and or Ingress Interface should be configured Class of Service The selections are in the order of priority CoS1 CoS2 CoS3 CoS4 CoS5 CoS6 and N A Source IP The IP address of the traffic source Mask The source IP Netmask This field is required if the source IP has been entered Destination IP The IP address of the traffic destination Mask The Netmask of the destination T...

Page 94: ... by different applications are described below Dynamic DNS 0xE1 Dynamic Proxy 0xE2 Web Server 0xE3 MSNTP 0xE4 DHCP Server 0xE5 IP tables Utility 0xE6 PPP Deamon 0xE7 IP Route 0xE8 ATM Library 0xE9 NET Tools 0xEA RIP 0xEB RIP v2 0xEC UPNP 0xEE Busybox Utility 0xEF Configuration Manager 0xF0 DropBear Utility 0xF1 Voice 0 Currently routing algorithms make decision based on destination address i e onl...

Page 95: ... 95 of 129 The following fields can be configured for Policy Routing Destination IP address mask Source IP address mask Source MAC address Protocol TCP UDP ICMP etc Source port Destination port Incoming interface DSCP ...

Page 96: ...ss of the remote LAN network or host to which you want to assign a static route Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route here For a standard Class C IP domain the network address is the first three fields of the New Destination IP while the last field should be 0 The Subnet Mask identifies which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion i...

Page 97: ...ill be updated Selecting In means that the router will only incorporate received RIP information Selecting Out means that the router will only send out RIP information Selecting both means that the router will incorporate received RIP information and send out updated RIP information Dynamic Routing The protocol is dependent upon the entire network Most networks support RIP v1 If RIP v1 is selected...

Page 98: ...ual Page 98 of 129 Routing Table Routing Table displays the information used by routers when making packet forwarding decisions Packets are routed according to the packet s destination IP address Routing Table ...

Page 99: ...rm Password text box 6 To temporarily implement the settings click Apply 7 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Note Remember your account information If you forget the User Name and System Password you will need to reset the router to its default settings To reset press RESET at the router s back panel for 10 seconds To change the timeout settings 1 Select Advanced Menu 2 Click System Pa...

Page 100: ...and then click Firmware Upgrade This opens the Firmware Upgrade page 2 Click Browse and then locate the firmware file 3 Click Update Gateway The update may take a few minutes Make sure that the power is not turned off during the update process Restore to Default To reset to the default factory settings press RESET for 10 seconds This can be found at the router s back panel When you reset all the f...

Page 101: ...User Manual Page 101 of 129 Wireless Menu The Wireless Menu includes the following options Setup Configuration Multiple SSID Management WDS Wireless Menu ...

Page 102: ...ter Your wireless client needs this name to establish wireless connection The wireless setup allows the user to enable or disable the Access Point AP Disabling Access Point will prevent the wireless router from emitting any wireless signal Wireless Setup To access Wireless Setup 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Setup ...

Page 103: ...r users who want to explore the advanced features you can click on the Advanced button The options listed can be changed to cater for advance users Wireless Configuration To access Wireless Setup 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Configuration ...

Page 104: ...llows you to use a primary and a secondary SSID The SSID field takes up to 32 alphanumeric characters Change the VLAN ID to a number different from zero between 1 to 4095 Multiple SSID To access Multiple SSID 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Multiple SSID ...

Page 105: ...users from accessing your router By default None is selected Wireless Security WEP WEP is a security protocol for WLAN WEP provides security by encrypting the data that is sent over the WLAN You can configure up to 4 sets of keys for your wireless client The router supports three levels of WEP encryption 64 bit encryption 128 bit encryption 256 bit encryption ...

Page 106: ... be manually to use the same key Wireless Security WEP To configure WEP 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Security This opens the Wireless Security page 3 Select WEP 4 Select Enable WEP Wireless Security 5 Enter an Encryption Key 6 Select a Cipher option 7 To temporarily implement changes click Apply 8 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 107: ...protocol EAP EAP messages from the authenticator to the authentication server typically use the remote authentication dial in user service RADIUS protocol Wireless Security 802 1x To configure 802 1x 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Security This opens the Wireless Security page 3 Select 802 1x 4 Enter the IP address of your RADIUS server 5 To temporarily implement changes click Apply 6 To make...

Page 108: ...Like WEP keys can still be entered manually pre shared keys however using a RADIUS authentication server provides automatic key generation and enterprise wide authentication WPA uses temporal key integrity protocol TKIP for data encryption WPA2 also known as 802 11i uses advanced encryption standard counter mode CBC MAC protocol AES CCMP for data encryption Wireless Security WPA To access Wireless...

Page 109: ...hrough the Access List page 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Wireless Management This opens the Wireless Management page 3 Select Enable Access List 4 Enter the MAC address 5 Select Allow or Ban 6 To temporarily implement the settings click Apply 7 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Associated Stations Clients connected to the wireless router are displayed in this page ...

Page 110: ...ough the Access List page 1 Select the Wireless Menu 2 Select Wireless Management This opens the Wireless Management page 3 Select Associated Stations 4 Select Allow or Ban beside the wireless client 5 To temporarily implement the settings click Apply 6 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 111: ...owever the links between Router are configured statically and are not maintained Disabled Default WDS inactive In both Bridge and Repeater modes WDS uses management protocol to establish and maintain links between Router WDS Name The WDS name is used to identify WDS network The field takes up to eight characters Two or more WDS networks may exist in the same area Activate as Root This field must b...

Page 112: ...ation Auto configuration is not supported in the current version Uplink Connection The BSS ID of the upper device in the WDS hierarchy This uplink cannot be configured if root is enabled Downlink Connection The BSS ID of the lower device in the WDS hierarchy connected to this Access Point Up to four downlinks can be configured ...

Page 113: ...User Manual Page 113 of 129 Security Menu The Security Menu options include the following IP Filters LAN Isolation URL Filters Security Menu ...

Page 114: ...lters 1 Select the Security Menu and then click IP Filters 2 On the IP Filters page select LAN Group and LAN IP If the desired LAN IP is not available in the LAN IP drop down menu you can add it using the LAN Client page which is accessed by clicking New IP 3 Select the available rules for a given category Click View to view the rule associated with a predefined filter Click Add to apply the rule ...

Page 115: ...r Manual Page 115 of 129 6 Continue to add rules as they apply from each category using the Add button 7 To temporarily implement the changes click Apply 8 To make the change permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 116: ...ivate portions of the LAN from other publicly accessible LAN segments LAN Isolation To enable LAN Isolation 1 Select the Security Menu and then click LAN Isolation 2 On the LAN Isolation page select the checkbox for Disable traffic between LAN group 1 and LAN group 2 3 To temporarily implement the changes click Apply 4 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 117: ...the URL contains a blocked keyword then access to that website will be denied To apply URL filters 1 Select the Security Menu and then click URL Filters 2 In the URL Filters page select Enable 3 Enter the keyword and then click Add 4 To remove keywords select the keyword and then click Remove 5 To temporarily implement the changes click Apply 6 To make changes permanent click Save Settings ...

Page 118: ...monitoring the router status and viewing product information Your router allows you to view the following status and product information Connection Status System Log Remote Log Network Statistics DDNS Update Status DHCP Clients QoS Status Modem Status Product Information DWS Report ...

Page 119: ...tatus Connection Status displays the type of protocol the WAN IP address the connection state and the duration of your Internet connection To view the Connection Status select the Status Menu and then click Connection Status Connection Status ...

Page 120: ...System Log displays the router log Depending on the severity level the information log will generate log reports to a remote host if remote logging is enabled To view the System Log select the Status Menu and then click System Log System Log ...

Page 121: ...ication which can be downloaded from the web Remote Log Settings To enable remote logging 1 Select the Status Menu and then click Remote Log 2 Select a Log Level There are 8 log levels listed below in order of severity Panic System panic or other condition that causes the router to stop functioning Alert Conditions that require immediate correction such as a corrupted system database Critical Crit...

Page 122: ...ess will appear in the Select a logging destination drop down menu 5 To make changes permanent click Save Settings Note When you select a log level all log information within this severity level and levels above meaning more severe levels will be sent to the remote host To disable a remote log 1 Select the IP address to be deleted from the Select a logging destination drop down menu 2 To temporari...

Page 123: ... 129 Network Statistics The Ethernet and DSL line statuses are displayed in this page To view the Network Statistics select the Status Menu and then click Network Statistics Network Statistics Ethernet Network Statistics DSL ...

Page 124: ...NS Update Status displays the WAN connection status By default DDNS is disabled When the DDNS is enabled the DDNS client updates every time the router gets a new IP address To view the DDNS Update Status select the Status Menu and then click DDNS Update Status DDNS Update Status ...

Page 125: ...address host name and lease time To view the DHCP Clients select the Status Menu and then click DHCP Clients DHCP Clients QoS Status This page displays the Quality of Service and the packet statistics To view the QoS Status select the Status Menu and then click QoS Status QoS Status ...

Page 126: ... view the Modem Status select the Status Menu and then click Modem Status Modem Status Product Information This page displays the product information and software versions To view the Product Information select the Status Menu and then click Product Information Product Information ...

Page 127: ...9 WDS Report This page displays the following WDS related wireless activities WDS configuration and states WDS management statistics WDS database To view the WDS Report select the Status Menu and then click WDS Report WDS Report ...

Page 128: ...lp Menu The Help page provides documentation for various topics like Firewall Bridge Filters LAN Clients LAN Group Configuration PPP Configuration UPnP IP QoS and Routing Information Protocol To access Help select the Help Menu Help ...

Page 129: ...vice or change any component Only qualified technical specialists are allowed to service the equipment Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock Check voltage before connecting to the power supply Connecting to the wrong voltage will damage the equipment ...