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SpeedStream SpeedStream SpeedStream SpeedStream ® Wireless DSL/Cable Router Model SS 2624 Part No. 007-0311-001 ...
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i T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1 Features of the DSL/Cable Router ................................................................................... 1 Package Contents ....................................................................... ...
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ii APPENDIX A TROUBL ESHOOTI NG ................................................................................ 83 Overview ....................................................................................................................... ... 83 General Problem s ................................................................................ ...
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1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapt er provides an overview of the SpeedStream W ir eless DSL/Cabl e Router’s features and capabilities. Congratu lations on the purch ase of y our new SpeedStream DSL /Cable Rout er; comm only referred to as a Broad band Router. The SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router is a m ulti- functio n devic e pr ovid ing t ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 2 • PPPoE and PPTP Support. The Intern et (WAN port) con nect ion s upports PPPoE (PPP ove r Eth ernet) a nd PPTP (Peer-t o-Peer T unneling P roto col ), as well a s "D irec t Con- nection" type services. • Fixed or Dynamic IP Address. On the Internet (WAN port) connection , the DSL/ Cable Rou ter supports ...
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Introduct ion 3 Configuration & Management • Easy Setup. Use your Web bro wser fro m anyw her e on t he LAN for configur atio n. • Remote Managem ent. The DSL/Cable R o uter can be man aged from an y PC on y o ur LAN. A nd, if the Internet connection ex ists, it can also (o ptionally) be conf igured via the Internet. • UPnP Support. UPnP ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 4 Phy sical Details LEDs The front panel contains the follow ing LEDs. Power On - Norm al operation. Off - No pow er Status On - Error condition. Off - Norm al operation. Blinking - This LED blinks durin g start up, or wh en the Firmw are is being upgra ded . LAN Ports (1, 2, 3, 4) For each LA N port, there are 2 LEDs ? ...
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Introduct ion 5 Rear Panel Figure 2: Rear Panel Printer Port Standard parallel printer port. If you w ish to share a printer, connect it here . Aerial Antenna Best results are usually o btained w ith the anten na in a vertical position. Reset Button This button has three (3) functions : • Reboot . When pressed and released, the DSL/ Cable Router ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 6 Power port Connect th e supplied power adapter h ere. ...
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7 Chapter 2 Installation This C hapter covers the physical installat ion of the SpeedStr eam Wi reless DSL/Cabl e Router. Requirements • DSL or Cable m odem, and an Internet A ccess account w ith an ISP, for shared In ternet access. • Netw ork cables. Use s tandard 10/100BaseT CAT5 netw ork (UTP) cables w ith RJ45 connectors • TCP/IP net work ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 8 The w ired LAN connection, rat her than th e Wireless interface, is preferred for first-time router setup. Once the W ireless configu ration is correct, t he Wireless interface can b e used for an y further conf iguration. 3. Connect WAN Cable Connect th e DSL or Cable m odem to the WAN port on the DSL/C able Router. ...
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9 Chapter 3 Setup This C hapter provides details of the Setup proces s. Overv iew This chapter describes th e setup procedure for: • Internet A ccess • LAN confi gurati on • Wir eless LAN co nfigura tion. • Assigning a Pa ssword to pro tect the configur atio n data. PCs on your local LA N may also require config uration. For details, see Ch ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 10 Configurati on Program The DSL/Cable Rou ter contains an HT TP server. This enables y o u to conn ect to it, and config- ure it , using your W eb B rowser. Your B rowser m ust support JavaScript . The configur atio n program has been tes ted on th e followi ng brow sers: • Netscape V4.08 or later • Intern et Expl ...
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Setup 11 If you can't connect If the R outer does not respon d, check the follow ing: • The DSL/Cable Router is properly installed, LAN connection is OK, an d it is pow ered ON. You can test the connection by using the "P ing" com man d : • Open th e MS-DOS w indow or com man d prom pt window . • Enter the com mand: ping 192.16 ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 12 Setup Wizar d The first time y ou connect to the DSL/Cable Router, the Setup Wizard will ru n automatically. (The Setup Wizard will also run if th e Ro uter's default settings are restored.) 1. Step thro ugh the Wiza rd until finished . • You need to k now the type of In ternet conn ection service u sed by y o ...
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Setup 13 DSL Modems Connection Ty pe Details Data Required PPPoE You c onn ect to th e ISP only w hen requ ired. The IP address is allocated au to- matically . Usernam e and passw ord. Note that this is the Usernam e and passw ord for Internet access , not for E-m ail. PP TP Mainly used in Euro pe. You connect to th e ISP only w hen requ ired. • ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 14 Home Screen After f inishing the Setup Wizard , you w ill see the Home screen. When y ou connect in the future, y ou will see this screen when y o u connect. A n example screen is sh own below. Figure 4: Hom e Screen Navigation & Data I nput • Use the m enu bar on the lef t of the screen, and th e " Back&q ...
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Setup 15 LA N Screen Use the LAN link on the main m enu to reach the LA N screen. A n example screen is show n below : Figure 5: LAN Screen Data - L AN Screen TCP/IP IP Address IP address for the Wireless DSL/Cable Router, as seen from the local LAN. Us e the default value un less the address is already in use or you r LAN is using a diff erent IP ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 16 DHCP What DHCP Does A DHCP ( Dynamic Host Co nfigurat ion P roto col) server allocates a valid IP address to a DHCP client (PC or device) upon request. • The client requ est is made w hen th e client dev ice starts up (boots). • The DHCP Server provides th e Gateway and DNS add resses to the client, as w ell as a ...
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Setup 17 Wireless Screen The Wireless Access Point settings mu st match th e o ther Wireless stations. To change the DSL/Cable Rout er's def ault setting s for the Wireless A ccess Point feature, use the W ire less link on the m ain menu to reach the Wireless screen. A n example sc reen is sh own below . Figure 6: Wireless Screen Data - Wirele ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 18 WEP data encryption • WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy ) status will display " Enabled" or "D isable d" , de pend ing on whether W EP is bei ng used. I f used, data is Encrypted before being transm itted, making com munication more secu re. • Click th e "Configu re W EP" button to acces ...
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Setup 19 WEP Screen This screen is acces sed by clicking the "Conf igure WEP" button on th e Wireless screen . An exam ple W EP screen is sh ow n below . Note that in IE, the "Key Table" is only dis p lay ed w hen required. Figure 7: WEP Screen Data - WEP Scr een WEP Data En cryption Authentication Type Select the appropriate va ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 20 • If selected, data is encry pted using the k ey before being transm it- ted. The receiving s tation must be set to use 128 Bit En cryption, and have the sam e Key value. Otherw ise, it will n ot be able to d e- crypt the data. • Keys - Enter the key values you wish to use . Other statio ns must have the same key ...
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Setup 21 Passw ord Screen The passw ord screen allows you to assig n a passw ord to the DSL/C able Router. Figure 8: Password Screen Once y o u hav e assigned a passw ord to the DSL/Ca ble Router (on th e P assword screen abov e) you w ill be pro mpted for the passw ord w hen you connect, as show n below. (If no passw o rd has been set, this dialog ...
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22 Chapter 4 PC Configuration This C hapter detail s the PC C onfiguration requir ed for each PC on the local LAN. Overv iew For each PC, the f ollowi ng m ay need to be conf igured: • TCP /IP network set tings • Wirele ss settings • Internet A ccess configuration • Printer configuration Window s Cl ients This sectio n descr ibes ho w to co ...
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PC Configurat ion 23 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s 9x/ME: 1. Select Control Panel - Network . You should see a screen lik e the follow ing: Figure 10: Network Configuration 2. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 3. Click on the Pr operties b utton. You should then see a screen like the following . Figure 11: IP Ad dress (W in ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 24 • On the Gateway tab, enter the DSL /Cable Router' s IP address in the New Gateway fi eld and click Add . You r LA N administrator can advise you of the IP A ddress they assigned to the DSL/Cable R o uter. Figure 12: Gateway Tab (Win 95/98) • On the DN S Configurati on tab, ensure Enable DN S is selected. If ...
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PC Configurat ion 25 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s NT4.0 1. Select Control Panel - Network , an d, on the Protocols tab, select the TCP/IP prot ocol, as show n below . Figure 14: Win dows NT4.0 - TC P/IP 2. Click the Proper ties button to see a s creen like th e one below . ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 26 Figure 15: Wind ow s NT4.0 - IP A ddress 3. Select the netw ork card for you r LA N. 4. Select t he appropriate radi o button - Obtai n an IP address f rom a DHCP Server or Specify an IP Address , as explained below. Obtain an I P address from a DHCP Ser ver This is the default Windows setting. Using this m ethod is ...
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PC Configurat ion 27 Figure 16 - Win dows NT4.0 - Ad d Gateway 2. The DNS sh ould be set to the addres s provided by y our ISP, as foll ow s: • Click the DNS tab. • On the DNS screen, sh o w n below, click th e Add b utton ( under DNS Servi ce Search Order ), and enter the DNS prov ided by y our ISP. ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 28 Figure 17: Win dows NT4.0 - DNS ...
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PC Configurat ion 29 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s 2000: 1. Select Control Panel - Network and Di al-up Connecti on . 2. Right clic k the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties . You s hould see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 18: Network Configurati o n (Win 2000) 3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 4. Click ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 30 Figure 19: TCP/ IP Properties (Win 2000) 5. Ensu re you r TCP/IP settings are correct: Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess autom aticall y . T his is the default Windo ws settings. Restart y our PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from the DSL/Cable Router. Using a fixed I P A ddre ...
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PC Configurat ion 31 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s XP: 1. Select Control Panel - Netw ork Connection . 2. Right clic k the Local Area Connection and choos e Propertie s . You sh ould see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 20: Network Configuration (Windows XP) 3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 4. Click on the Pr opertie ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 32 Figure 21: TCP/ IP Properties (Windows XP) 5. Ensu re you r TCP/IP settings are correct. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess autom aticall y . T his is the default Windo ws settings. Restart y our PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from the DSL/Cable Router. Using a fixed I P A dd ...
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PC Configurat ion 33 Internet A ccess To configure y our PCs to use the DSL/C able Router for Internet access : • Ensure that th e DSL modem, Cable m o dem, or other perman ent connection is functional. • Use the f ollowin g procedure to configu re your Brow ser to access the Intern et via the LAN, rather than by a Dial-up conn ection. For Wind ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 34 Printer Setup for Window s The DSL/ Cable Router prov ides printin g su pport for 2 meth ods for printi ng from Windows : • Print Port Driver. After in stalling the Print Port Driver, Windo w s users can print directly to the DSL/ Cable Rout er. Print jobs are spooled (queued) on each PC. The suppl ied Prin t Port ...
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PC Configurat ion 35 Under Windows 95, if you see the follow ing error message, either install Internet Explorer 4 or later, or follow the proce- dure in the "Trouble Shooting - Printing" section of A ppendix A . 6. A pop- up mes sage will inf orm you if the port has been created succes sfully , and then the Window s Add Printer wizard w ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 36 Figure 23: Print Port Con f iguration Items show n on this sc reen are as follow s: Port If desired, click Browse to select a diff erent device. (The Select Device Port button is provided to allow this softw are to work with multi-port models.) The Port Name is show n in the Printer's Propert ies . Banner Check ...
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PC Configurat ion 37 LPD/LPR Printing LPD/L P R prin ting can be used w ith Window s NT 4.0 Server or Win dows 2000. No s oftw are needs to be installed on client PCs. Window s NT 4.0 Server Configuration To use LP D pri nting, M icrosoft TCP/IP Printing m ust be installed an d enabled. T his can be checked us ing Start-Setti ngs-Control Panel-Ne t ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 38 Window s 2000 Server Configuration The LPD/LPR Port is not enabled by d efault. To enable it, use this procedure: 1. In Cont rol Panel , select Add/Remove Progr ams , then Windows C omponents . 2. Select Other Ne twork Fi le and Print Ser vices , then click the Details button. Figure 24: Add ing LPD/ LPR Port (Win 20 ...
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PC Configurat ion 39 Figure 25: Win dows 2000: Select Port 4. In the Dialog requesting Name or Address of server providi ng lpd , enter the IP address of the DSL/Cable R o uter. 5. For Name of printer or print queue on that se rver , enter L 1 6. Click OK, and then Next , and continue th e W izard. 7. At the Select Sharing screen , select the Radio ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 40 Maci ntosh Clients From y our Macintosh, y ou can access the Intern et via the DSL/Cable R outer. The procedure is as follows. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control Pa nel. 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-u p menu . 3. Select Using DHCP Server fro m the Configure pop-up m enu. The DHC P Client ID f ield can be lef t ...
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PC Configurat ion 41 2. Select Add . For the printer type, select Remote Unix (lpd) Queue . 3. Use the follow ing data to co mplete th e resulting dialog. Field Data Example Name En ter a name for this printer gw _ prn Spool Directory /var/spool/lpd / print er_name Where print er_name is the "Name" entry above. /var/s pool/lpd/gw _prn Fil ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 42 Wireless Station Configuration This section applies to all Wireless s tations wish ing to use the DSL/ Cable Router' s Access Point, regardless of the operating system which is u sed o n the client. To use the Wireless Access Point in the DSL/C able Router, each Wireless Station must hav e compatible settings, a ...
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43 Chapter 5 Operation and Status This C hapter detail s the operati on of the DSL/Cable Router and t h e stat us screen s. Operation Once both the DSL/Cable Router and the PCs are configured, operation is autom atic. Howev er, there are some situ ations w here additio nal Intern et configu ration may be req uired: • If us ing In ternet-based Con ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 44 Status Screen Use the Status link on th e main men u to view this screen. Figure 26: Status Screen Data - Stat us Screen Internet Connection M ethod This indicates the current connection m ethod, as set in the Setup Wizard. Internet IP Address This IP Address is allocated by the ISP (Internet Service Pro- vider). Con ...
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Operation and St atus 45 questing the Internet connection . • Destination - The Internet address w hich w as requested. If the URL Filter is enabled, this address will be shown as a URL. Otherw ise, the IP ad dress will be displayed. • Block ed - If th e request w as blocked by the URL Filter function, this w ill display "Yes" . Other ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 46 Connection Status - PPPoE If u sing PPPoE (PPP over Et hern et), a s creen li ke the follow ing exam ple w ill be displayed wh en the "Co nnection Details" button is clicked. Figure 27: PPPoE Status Screen Data - PPPoE Stat us Screen Connection Physical A ddress The hardw are address of this dev ice, as see ...
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Operation and St atus 47 • The "Clear Log" button will restart the L og, wh ile the Re- fresh button w ill upd ate the messag es shown on screen. Buttons Connect If not conn ected, establish a connection to y our ISP. Disconnect If conne cted to your ISP , hang up t he conne ctio n. Clear Log Delete all data currently in the Log. This w ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 48 Connection Status - PPTP If using PP TP (Pe er-to-P eer T unneling P rotoc ol), a scree n like the following example will be displayed wh en the " Connection Details" button is clicked. Figure 28: PPTP Status Screen Data - PPTP Status Screen Connection Physical A ddress The hardw are address of this dev ice ...
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Operation and St atus 49 Buttons Connect If not conn ected, establish a connection to y our ISP. Disconnect If conne cted to your ISP , hang up t he conne ctio n. Clear Log Delete all data currently in the Log . This will m ake it easier to read new m essages. Refresh Update th e data on sc reen. Conn ection Details - Fixed/Dy n amic IP A ddress If ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 50 DHCP Client This will sh o w "Enabled" or "Disab led", depending on wheth e r or not this device is fun ctioning as a DHCP client. If "Enabled" the "Remainin g lease time" field indicates w hen the IP Address allocated by the DHCP Server w ill expire. T he lease is automaticall ...
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51 Chapter 6 Advanced Features This C hapter explains when and how to us e the DSL/Cabl e Router's "Ad- vanced" Features. Overv iew All advan ced features are accessed via th e Advanced me nu. The follow ing advan ced features are provided. • Special Applications • DMZ • Virtual Servers • Dyn amic DNS • Remote Ma nagement ? ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 52 Figure 30: Advanced Internet Screen Conferencing & Telephony Most applicati o ns are s upported transparentl y by th e DSL/Cable R outer. But som etimes it i s not clear w hich PC should receive an incoming connection. This problem could arise w ith the following Conferencing & Telephony applications: • CUs ...
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Advanced Features 53 Conferencing & Telephony Select an Application This lists applicatio ns w hich may generate incoming co nnections, where the d estina tion ( on your l ocal LAN) is unkno wn. Send incoming calls to This lists the PCs on your LAN. • For each application lis ted above, y ou can choos e a destina- tion PC. • If nece ssary, ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 54 Data - Special A ppli cations Screen Checkbox Use this to Enable or Disable this Special Application as required. Name En ter a descriptive name to identify this Special Application. Incoming Ports • Type - Select the protocol (TCP or UDP) used wh en you receive data from the special application or service. (Note: ...
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Advanced Features 55 The "DM Z PC" is effectively outside the Firew all, mak- ing it more v ulnerable to at tacks. For this reaso n, you should only ena ble the DMZ feature when required. URL Filter The URL Filter allows y ou to b lock access to undesirable Web sites. • To use this feature, y ou must define "filter string s" . ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 56 Add Filter String T o add an entry to th e list, enter it here, and click th e " Add" button. An e n tr y ma y b e a D oma i n na me ( e. g. www. tr a sh . co m) o r s i mpl y a string . (e.g. ads/ ) Any URL which co ntains A NY entry ANYWHERE in the URL will be blocked. Buttons Delete/Delete All Use these ...
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Advanced Features 57 Virtual Servers This feature allow s you to m ake Servers on y our LAN accessi ble to Internet u sers. Norm ally, Internet u sers w ould not be able to access a serv er on your LA N because: • Your Se rver d oes no t have a va lid exte rnal I P Addr ess. • Attem pts to connect to devices on y o ur LA N are blocked by the fi ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 58 Virtual Serv ers Screen The Virtual Server s screen is reached by the Virtual Servers link on the Advanced screen. A n exam ple screen is show n below. Figure 34: Virtual Servers Screen This screen lists a number of pre-defined Serv ers, and allow s you to def ine y our own Servers . Details of the s elected Server a ...
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Advanced Features 59 External Port No. T he port nu mber u sed by Internet u sers when connecting to the Server. This is normally the same as th e Internal Port Num b er. If it is different, th is d evice w ill perform a "mapping" or "translation" function, allow ing the server to use one port address, wh ile clients use a dif f ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 60 View all Settin g s of all Servers Click the "Show All" button. This will gen erate a report in a new win dow , w here is can be printed or saved, as w ell as view ed. From the Internet, A LL Virtual S ervers have the IP A d dress allocated by your ISP. Connecting to the Virtual Servers Once conf igured, an ...
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Advanced Features 61 Dy na mic DNS Scree n Select Advanced on the main menu, then Dynamic DNS , to see a screen like the f o llow ing: Figure 35: DDNS Screen Data - Dynamic DNS Screen DDNS Service DDNS Service • You m ust sign u p first to create a n ew account bef ore using the service. The service is free. • Cl i ck t hi s li nk t o co n ne c ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 62 Remote Management This feature allow s you to m anage the DSL/Cable R o uter via th e Internet. An exam ple screen is show n below . Figure 36: Rem ote Management Screen Data - R emote Manageme nt Screen Remote Management Enable Remote Managemen t Enable to allow m anagemen t via the In ternet. If Disabled, this devi ...
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Advanced Features 63 A ccess Control This feature is acces sed by the Access Con trol link o n the Adva nced menu. Overv iew The Access C ontrol featu re allow s adm inistrators to restrict Internet Access by in dividual PCs. With the defau lt settings , every one has un restricted Internet access. To use this feature: 1. Set the desired restrictio ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 64 A ccess Control Screen To view this screen, select th e Access Co ntrol l ink on the Advanced menu. Figure 37: Access Control Screen Data - A ccess Control Screen Group Select Group Select the desired Group. T he screen w ill update to d isplay th e settings for the selected Group. Groups are n amed "Default&quo ...
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Advanced Features 65 Use List Below - block Selected Services You can select w hich Services are allow ed, and w hich are blocked. Use this to gain fi ne control over a group. Services Defined Services Select the app lications y o u w ish to blo ck. Multiple Services can be selected by holding the CTRL key (on the Maci ntosh, the SHIFT key) while s ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 66 Group Members Screen This screen is displayed wh en the Members button on the Access Con trol screen is clicked. Figure 38: Grou p Memb ers Use this s creen to add or remove m embers (PCs) f rom th e current group. • The "Del >>" button w ill remove the selected PC (in the Members list) f r om th e ...
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Advanced Features 67 Services Screen This screen is displayed wh en the Services button on the Access Co ntrol screen is clicked. Figure 39: Services Data - Services Screen A v ailable Services Available Services This lists all the available services. "Delete" button Use this to delete an y Serv ice you have added. Pre-def ined Services c ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 68 New Service" area on screen. Cancel Clear the " Add New Service " area, ready for en tering data f or a new Service. Firm w are Upgr ade The firm ware (softw are) in the DSL/ Cable Router can be upgraded using you r Web Browser. You m ust first dow nload the upgrade file, th en select Upgrade on the Ad ...
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69 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration This Chapter explains the settings available via the Advanced configuration section of t h e "Advanced" menu. Overv iew Normally , it is not necessary to use these screens , or change an y settings . These screens an d settings are provided to deal with non -standard situations, or to provide additio na ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 70 Netw ork Clients Screen The Network Clients database is used w henever y ou need to select a PC (e.g. for the "DMZ " PC). It elimin ates the need to en ter IP addresses. A n example Network Clients screen is shown below . Figure 41: Network Clients Screen • PCs wh ich are "DHCP Clients" are auto ...
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Advanced Conf iguration 71 Buttons Add This will add the new PC to the list. T he PC will be sent a "ping" to determine its h ard w are address. If the PC is not available (not con- nected, or not powered On) y ou will not be able to add it. Delete Delete the selected PC from the list. This should be done in 2 situa- tions: • The PC has ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 72 Options This screen allow s advanced us ers to enter or change a n umber of settin gs. For normal opera- tion, there is n o need to use th is screen or ch ange an y settin gs. An exam ple Options screen is show n below . Figure 42: Options Screen Data - Op tions Screen Backup DNS IP Address Enter the IP Addres s of t ...
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Advanced Conf iguration 73 Allow Internet access to be disabled • If check ed, then UPnP users can disable Internet access v ia this device. • If Disabled, UPnP users can NOT disable Internet acces s via this device. ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 74 Printer Port Pr inter P or t co nfigurati on is o nly requi red if using LPD print ing under Linux or Unix. O ther- w ise, these s ettings are ig nored. Under L PD, the DSL /Cable Rout er supports 3 " Logi cal Print ers". Figure 43: Printer Port Screen Logical Printe rs No (L1, L2, L3) There are 3 Logical P ...
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Advanced Conf iguration 75 MAC A ddress The MAC (hardw are) ad dress is a low-lev el network identifier. It m ay be called "M AC A d- dress", "Hardware A ddress", or " Phys ical Address". On a PC, this address is associated with the Netw ork card or adapter. The address on the MAC Address s creen is the addres s on the ...
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DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 76 If the M A C address is changed , the DSL/Cable Router must be restarted. ...
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Advanced Conf iguration 77 Routing Overv iew • If you do n't have ot her Ro uters o r Gat eways on your LAN, you ca n ignor e the " Routing" page completely . • If the DSL /Cable Router is only acting as a Gateway for the local LAN s egm ent, ignore the "Ro uting" page e ven if your LAN has o ther Router s. • If y our ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 81
DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 78 Figure 45: Routing Screen Data - Routi ng Screen RIP Enable RIP Check this to enable the RIP (Routing In formation Protoco l) feature of the DSL /Cable Router. The DSL/ Cable Router s upports RIP 1 onl y. Static Routing Static Rout ing Table Entrie s This list shows all entries in th e Routing Table. • The "P ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 82
Advanced Conf iguration 79 Buttons Save Save the RIP setting. This has no eff ect o n the Static Routing Table. Add Add a new entry to the Static Routing table, usin g the data show n in the "Properties" area on screen. The entry s elected in the list is ignor ed, a nd has no effect . Update Update the current Static Routing Table entry, ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 83
DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 80 Static Routing - Example Router B (192. 168 .1.90) ( 192.168 .2. 70) Router A Seg ment 0 Seg ment 2 Seg ment 1 DSL/Ca ble (192. 168 .254.x x) (192. 168 .1.x x) (192. 168 .254.1) (192. 168 .2.x x) (192. 168 .1.80) Router (192. 168 .254.25 4) Figure 46: Routi ng Ex am ple For the DSL/Cable Rout er's Routing Table ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 84
Advanced Conf iguration 81 Security The security screen is accessed by the Security optio n on the Ad vanced menu. Figure 47: Security Screen Data - S ecurity Scree n Firewall Enable DoS Firewall If enabled, DoS (Denial of Service) attack s will be detected and blocked. The default is enabled. It is strongly recom mended that this setting be left e ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 85
DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 82 ICMP (Ping) Respond to ICMP (ping) The ICMP protocol is used by the "ping" and "traceroute" programs , and by netw ork m onitoring an d diagnostic prog rams. • If check ed, the DSL/Cable Router w ill repond to ICMP packets received from the Internet. • If not check ed , ICMP packets from th e ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 86
83 Appendix A T roubleshooting This Appendix cover s the most l ikely problems and their s o lutions . Overv iew This chapter covers s o m e comm on problems th at may be en countered wh ile using the DSL/Cab le Route r and so me possib le sol utions to them. If you follo w the suggested st eps and the DSL/Cable Router still does not fun ctio n pro ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 87
DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 84 Solution 2: T he DSL/Cab le Rout er pr ocesse s the da ta passi ng through it , so it i s not transparent. Use the Special Appl ications feature to allow the use of In ternet applications wh ich do not fun c tion correctly. If this does solve the problem y ou can use the DMZ fun ction. This should work with almost ev ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 88
Appendix A - Troubleshooti ng 85 4. The printer wizard w ill disp lay a m essage stating that “The Netw or k Printer is off-line”. This is OK. Continu e the Add Printer Wizard until finished . 5. When f inish ed, go to Con trol Panel-Prin ters . The printer icon will be grayed out in dicating the printer is not ready . 6. Right- click the Print ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 89
DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 86 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configura tion screen, as s hown below . 9. Click the Brow se Device button, select the dev ice nam e of the desired DSL/Cable R outer, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and righ t-click on the Printer. Ensure that the W ork o ff-line option is NOT checked ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 90
87 Appendix B Specifications SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router Model SS2624 Wirele ss DS L/Cable Rou ter Dimensions 2 04 mm (W ) * 127 mm(D) * 29 mm ( H)----U pd ate fo r new cas e and put in inches an d mm Operating Temperatu re 0 ° C to 40 ° C Storage Temperature -10 ° C to 70 ° C Netw ork Protocol: NAT, PPPoE , HTTP, DHCP c lie nt /s erv ...
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Sony SS2624 - page 91
88 Appendix C T echnical Support Before contact ing t echnical support, pl ease refer to the previ ous Troublesh ooting inf ormation. If y ou are still unable to resolve the problem, be prepared to provide the following inform atio n: • Model nu mber (SS2624) • Date of purchase or installation • Descri ption of problem SpeedStream T echnical ...
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