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Broadband Router 

520454 

 
 

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Page 1: ...Broadband Router 520454 ...

Page 2: ... 2 22 General Settings 22 2 1 System 24 2 1 1 Time Zone 25 2 1 2 Password Settings 26 2 1 3 Remote Management 27 2 2 WAN 28 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 29 2 2 2 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 30 2 2 3 PPTP 30 2 2 4 Static IP Address 30 2 2 5 DNS 31 2 2 6 Bridge 32 2 3 LAN Port 33 2 4 NAT 35 2 4 1 Address Mapping 36 2 4 2 Virtual Server 38 2 4 3 Special Applications 40 2 5 Firewall 42 2 5 1 Access Control 43 2 5 2 H...

Page 3: ...3 3 3 Device Status 53 3 4 Security Log 54 3 5 DHCP Client Log 55 Chapter 4 56 Tool 56 4 1 Configuration Tools 57 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 58 4 3 Reset 59 Appendix A 60 Glossary 61 ...

Page 4: ...High Internet Access throughput 20M Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line Supports up to 253 users Internet Access via Cable or xDSL modem Access Private LAN Servers from the Public Network Equipped with four LAN ports 10 100M and one WAN port 10 100M Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup Support advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Fi...

Page 5: ...egular port Modem port is an Uplink port MDI II Modem port is an Uplink port Modem port is a regular port Figure 1 1 Note Regardless of the type of Modem port or cable you use one of the WAN ports MD II MDI X MUST work So when you connect the Cable DSL modem with the router see if the WAN LED LNK ACT light see front panel is lit or not WAN LED LNK ACT lit correct port WAN LED LNK ACT not lit wrong...

Page 6: ...r supply is on WAN 10 100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK ACT ON WAN port is connected LNK Off NO WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent LAN 10 100M ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected Port 1 4 Off LAN port 10Mbps is connected LAN LNK ACT ON LAN port is connected LNK Port 1 4 Off NO LAN connection Flashing LAN port has Activity ACT...

Page 7: ...7 Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN LAN Clients Figure 1 2 ...

Page 8: ...facturer s instructions The following is a step by step illustration on how to configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows 2000 and 2c Windows NT 2a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of ...

Page 9: ...ws 2000 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connection window double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 In the Local Area Connection window click the Properties button 4 Check your list of Network Componen...

Page 10: ...the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network icon The Network window will appear Select the Protocol tab from the Network window 3 Check if the TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 5 4 In the Select Network ...

Page 11: ...rom a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address ...

Page 12: ...DHCP on your network then you ll need to switch one of the DHCP servers off To disable the Broadband router s DHCP server see chapter 2 LAN Port 4 Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router enter the default IP address 192 168 2 1 broadband router s IP address into your PC s web browser and press enter 5 The website screen below will appear This website contains the router s web base...

Page 13: ...re advanced features that the broadband router has to offer then you ll need to configure the Quick Setup Wizard and the General Setup section Alternatively you can just configure the General Setup section since the General Setup WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the same configurations Status Information Chapter 3 The Status Information section is for you to monitor the router s current stat...

Page 14: ...Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup save Restore or Restore to Factory Default configuration for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router Logout Selecting logout will return you to the LOGIN page 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start c...

Page 15: ...d here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving ...

Page 16: ...eck with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires Menu Description 1 1 Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 1 2 Fixed IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already 1 3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection 1 4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection Click on...

Page 17: ... ISP otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet This MAC address is the PC s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to Type in this MAC address in this section or use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MA...

Page 18: ...r ISP should provide all the information required in this section Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you Gateway IP This is the ISP s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP s DNS server IP address Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed t...

Page 19: ...is section Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Please retype Type in the Password again to re confirm your password Service Name This is optional Enter the Service name should your ISP requires it otherwise leave it blank ...

Page 20: ... g no time restriction always On Auto reconnect If you check the Auto reconnect function then when the WAN connection is disconnected the router will automatically re connect when there is a request by a user to access the Internet Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection You can start using the router now...

Page 21: ...ateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection Sometimes called a Connection ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway then enter that PPTP gateway IP address here If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP s Gateway IP address above ...

Page 22: ...on You can start using the router now if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2 3 4 Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page you should see the screen below If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the...

Page 23: ...er Menu Description 2 1 System This section allows you to set the Broadband router s system Time Zone Password and Remote Management Administrator 2 2 WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with your ISP same as the Quick Setup Wizard section ...

Page 24: ...ion This allows you to specify what user packet can pass your router s NAT 2 5 Firewall The Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control Hacker Prevention and DMZ Select one of the above five General Setup selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 2 1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone to change the system password and to specify a remote manage...

Page 25: ... to access the web based management website 2 1 3 Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 2 1 1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here which will affect functions such as ...

Page 26: ...daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 1 2 Password Settings You can change the password required to log into the broadband router s system web b...

Page 27: ...l Idle Time Out Login Connections login to web based management without any activity that go beyond this specified period minutes will automatically disconnect the web based management Note Idle time 0 means no time out e g no time restriction Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the adv...

Page 28: ... function Note When you want to access the web based management from a remote site you must enter the router s WAN IP address e g 10 0 0 1 into your web browser followed by port number 8080 e g 10 0 0 1 8080 see below You ll also need to know the password set in the Password Setting screen in order to access the router s web based management Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the abov...

Page 29: ...dress 2 2 2 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection 2 2 3 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection 2 2 4 Static IP address Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2 2 5 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 2 2 6 Bridge The router can be used as a bridge between LANs Once you have made a selection click More Configuration at the bo...

Page 30: ...you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPPoE for more detail 2 2 3 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPTP for more detail 2 2 4 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a s...

Page 31: ...ically However if there is a DNS server that you would rather use you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here Parameters Description Domain Name Server DNS Server This is the ISP s DNS server IP address that they gave you or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address optional This is optional You can enter another DNS server s IP address as a back...

Page 32: ...original LAN MAC address will be used as the MAC address These values will be restored when you set the device to operating modes other than the bridge mode Parameters Description IP address Enter an IP Address for the Bridge Mode This IP address allows you to access the web based management should you decide to switch back to the router mode Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for the Bridge Mode managem...

Page 33: ...e can be used The router basically becomes a hub switch allowing you to connect LAN clients to your Local Area Network 2 3 LAN Port The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment ...

Page 34: ...nabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients The DHCP will change your LAN client s IP address when this time threshold period is reached IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients Note By def...

Page 35: ...e or more Public IP Address es to be mapped to a pool of local Private IP Address es This feature is particular useful when you have multiple global IPs and want to divide local users into different groups 2 4 2 Virtual Server You can have different services e g email FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in your LAN The Virtual Server allows you to re direct a particular service ...

Page 36: ...esses required from the ISP and also maintains the privacy and security of the Local Area Network Essentially the Broadband router allows one or more Public IP Address es to be mapped to a pool of local Private IP Address es Parameter Description Global IP This is the Public legal IP address that exist in the Internet that will be transformed to one or more private Virtual IP address LAN PC client...

Page 37: ...ure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place Example Address Mapping The diagram below demonstrates how Address Mapping works With the below configuration LAN client A and B will use the global public IP address 10 1 1 10 LAN client C will use 10 1 1 20 ...

Page 38: ... service port number from the Internet WAN Port to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number See Glossary for an explanation on Port number Parameters Description Private IP This is the LAN client host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly Private Po...

Page 39: ...ve configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place Example Virtual Server The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users The configuration below means that any request comi...

Page 40: ...s Some applications require multiple connections such as Internet games video conferencing Internet telephony and others In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications ...

Page 41: ...UDP Public Port Enter the In coming Inbound port or port range for this type of application e g 2300 2400 47624 Note Individual port numbers are separated by a comma e g 47624 5775 6541 etc To input a port range use a dash to separate the two port number range e g 2300 2400 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type TCP or UDP Enabled You must tick check the Enabled box to enable this parti...

Page 42: ...u need to run applications that require multiple connections then specify the port outbound normally associated with that application in the Trigger Port field Then select the protocol type TCP or UDP and enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them up for inbound traffic Example ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300 2400 47624 TCP MS...

Page 43: ... s firewall can block common hacker attacks and can alert you by email if attacks occur 2 5 3 DMZ The DMZ function allows you to re direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN Click on one of the three firewall selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 2 5 1 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Interne...

Page 44: ...44 client uses what services and also the time period in which they can have access to these services ...

Page 45: ...nge for the above IP address range that you wish to apply this Access control rule See Glossary for an explanation and list of port service numbers Type Select the Transport protocol type TCP or UDP for the above port number that will be filtered Block Time The Block Time section allows you to specify the Access Control Rule for the above IP addresses Always means that the packets for the above IP...

Page 46: ...n the example below LAN client B cannot access any websites ever Websites uses Port 80 However LAN client A is unable to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999 between Saturday 8am to Sunday 8pm ...

Page 47: ...5 2 Hacker Prevention The Broadband router s firewall can block common hacker attacks including Denial of Service Ping of Death and RIP defect If Internet attacks occur the router can also alert you by email ...

Page 48: ...il address that you would like the alert warning to be sent to should an attack occur SMTP Server Address Enter the IP address of the above email address SMTP server POP3 Server Address Enter the IP address of the above email address POP3 server User Name Enter the User Name of the above POP3 server Password Enter the Password of the above POP3 server Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to sav...

Page 49: ... IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameters Description Enable DMZ Select Yes to enable DMZ Select No to disable DMZ Note If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ setting then Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP Client PC IP Addre...

Page 50: ...ers Description 3 1 Status and Information Shows the router s system information 3 2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router s current Internet connection status and other related information 3 3 Device Status View the Broadband router s current setting status 3 4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network 3 5 DHCP PC Client Log View your LAN ...

Page 51: ...ection allows you to view the router s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the router s LAN MAC Address WAN MAC Address Hardware version Serial Number Boot code Version Runtime code Version ...

Page 52: ...n It also displays the router s WAN port WAN IP address Subnet Mask and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used Note When the WAN port is a Dynamic IP connection the Release and Renew button will release the Broadband router s WAN IP address and renew will get another IP address from the DHCP server If the WAN port uses PPPoE Release will disconnect the PPP session and ...

Page 53: ...arameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router s current device settings This page displays the Broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask It also shows whether the DHCP Server and Firewall functions are enabled disabled The firewall status is shown enabled if the firewall is enabled regardless of whether you ve configured any of the firewall featu...

Page 54: ...of the Broadband router It displays any illegal attempts to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the security log can be cleared Clear or it can be refreshed Refresh to get the most updated situation When the system is powered down the security log will disappear if not saved to a local file ...

Page 55: ... Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network Number of DHCP Clients displays the number of LAN clients that are currently linked to the Broadband router s DHCP server The DHCP Client Log displays the IP address and the MAC address of each LAN Client Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation ...

Page 56: ... Configuration Tools You can save the router s current configuration restore the router s saved configuration files and restore the router s factory default settings 4 2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router s firmware 4 3 Reset You can reset the router s system should any problem exist Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual s relevan...

Page 57: ...can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the Broadband router current configuration to a file named backup_config exe on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband...

Page 58: ...ou need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC Once you ve selected the new firmware file click Apply at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete Once the upgrade is...

Page 59: ...he event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the APPLY button You will be asked to confirm your decision The reset will be complete when the power light stops blinking Once the reset process is complete you may start using the router again ...

Page 60: ... open the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 Your PC s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 00 50 FC FE 02 DB ...

Page 61: ...d Mbps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre configured amount of time the connection will automatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example ...

Page 62: ...and router s NAT capability you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distinguish one network application protocol over another Below is a list of common applications and protocol port numbers Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3...

Page 63: ...Unreliable Datagram Protocol UDP TCP IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery and thus is reliable UDP on the other hand is not reliable They both run on top of the IP Internet Protocol a network layer protocol WAN Wide Area Network A network that connects computers locat...

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