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    54M Wireless VPN Firewall Router VRT-401G User’s Manual 1 ...

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    Copyright Copyright (C) 2005 PLANET Technolog y Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLA NET Technology, This User’s Manual contains propriet ary information protected by copyright, and this User’ s Manua l and all accompanying hard ware, software, an d documentation are ...

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    Table of Content Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5 Features ............................................................................................................... 5 Minimum Requirements .................................................................... ...

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    2.5 QoS .............................................................................................................. 48 2.6 NAT .............................................................................................................. 50 2.6.1 Port Forwarding .................................................................................... ...

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    Introduction Congratulations on purch asing Planet 54M Wireless VPN Firewall Router – VRT-401G. It is a cost-effective VPN Firewall Route r that enables mu ltiple users to access the resource thro ugh VPN tunnel. Simply configure your Internet conne ction settings in the 54M Wireless VPN Firewall Router and plug your PC t o the LAN port and you&a ...

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    Get to know the Wireless VPN Firewall Router Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below shows the VRT-401 G’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN , WAN and Reset : Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Net work (LAN) The VRT-401G’s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, print er servers, hubs and switches etc. 2 ...

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    LAN 10/100M ON LAN port 100Mbps is conn ected (Port 1-4) OFF LAN port 10Mbps is connected LAN LNK/ACT ON LAN is conn ected (Port 1-4) OFF No LAN connection Flashing LAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent WLAN ON Wireless LAN has been activated OFF Wireless LAN is disabled Flashing Wireless LAN has Activity (ACT) d ata being sent Setup Diagram ...

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    Configure your PC to obtain an IP address autom atically By default the VRT-401G’s DHCP is on, this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP addre ss automatically. This section will show you how to configure your PC’ s so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for either Win ...

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    8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically you’re your Broadband Router’s DHCP serve r. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router ’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obta in an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1: ...

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    5: 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 obta in an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2c) ...

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    6: 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 obta in an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2d) ...

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    6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: • IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from 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 ...

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    4) Once your PC has obtained an IP ad dress from your router, enter the default IP address 192.168.0.1 (VRT-401G’s IP addre ss) into your PC’s web browser and press <e nter> 5) The login screen below will appear. Enter the “Use r Name” and “Password” and then click <OK> to login. Note: By default the user name is “adm in? ...

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    Menu Description Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) Select your I nternet connection type and then input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup (Chapter 2) This section contains co nfigurations for the VRT- 401G’s advance functions su ch as: Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker A ...

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    7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 1) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing th e Internet. The other sections (Genera l Setup, Status Information and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you w ish to implement/monitor more advance features/inform ation. Select the section (Quick Setup Wiza ...

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    Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designe d to get you using the VRT-401G as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only t he information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HO ME page, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allows yo ...

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    Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to sele ct one of four types of connec tions that you will be using to connect your VRT-401G’s WAN p ort to your ISP (see screen below). Note : Different ISP’s require different methods of conne cting to the Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires. Menu Descri ...

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    1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will a utomatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in addit ional information such as Host Name a nd MAC address (see screen below). Note : The Host Name and MAC address sectio n is optional and you can skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings f ...

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    Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP addre ss Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway TTL This is optional. Some ISP will check the TTL response to buil d up the connection. Wh en you s ...

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    Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Password Enter the Password pr ovided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Service Name This is optional. Enter the Service name should your ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank. MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your tra ...

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    Note: This “idle timeout” f unction may not work due to abn ormal activities of some network appli cation software, computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends network packets to the In ternet i n the background, even when you are not using the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you are not ...

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    Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before conne cting to the PPTP serve r. MAC Address Your ISP may require a pa rticular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC addr ess is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had origin ally connected your Inte ...

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    WAN connection will not disconnect du e to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP. Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshol d (minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using the Internet) throughout this specified period, then the rou ...

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    Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before conn ecting to the L2TP server. MAC Address Your ISP may require a pa rticular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC addr ess is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had origin ally connected your Inter ...

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    Idle Time Out The WAN "idle timeout" auto-di sconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software, computer viru s or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends net work packets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not using the Internet. This function also ...

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    Click < OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection. You can start using the ro uter now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by th is router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 26 ...

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    Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, y ou 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 usi n g the Internet. The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to ...

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    Select one of the above five General Setup select ions and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub- section 2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a ti me zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management use r for the VRT -401G Parameters Description System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the countr ...

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    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 sele ction. Time Server Address The router def ault the “Time Server Address” is “192.43.244.18” Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into accoun t. If you wish to use this fun ...

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    Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your VRT-401G. Note : By default the password is admin New Password Enter your new passwo rd Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verifi cation purposes Note : If you forget your password, you’ll have to re set t ...

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    Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration acce ss to the VRT-401G from a remote site. This means if you are at home and your home IP address h as been designated the Remote Manageme nt host IP address for this router (located in your company office), then you are able to configure this r ...

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    Parameters Description 2.2.1 Dynamic IP address Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 2.2.2 Static IP address Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2.2.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. 2.2.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 2.2.5 L2TP Your ISP requires L2TP conne ...

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    2.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See chapter 1 “L2TP” for more d etail) 2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Te lstra Big Pond proto col to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP ...

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    2.2.8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain na me to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service prov iders. Thi s router supports DynDNS, TZO an d other comm on DDNS service provid ers. Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disable E nable/Disable the DDNS function of th ...

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    Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.0. 1 This is the router’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Spec ify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802.1d S panning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the span ning tree protocol t ...

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    Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.0.100 to End IP 192.168.0.20 0 . If you want your PC to have a static/fixed IP address then you’ll have to choose an IP address out side this IP address Pool. Domain Name You can spe cify a Domain Name for your LAN Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to sav e the above configura ...

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    AP Mode setting Page: Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page: 37 ...

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    Station-Infrastructure mode setting page: AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page: 38 ...

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    AP Bridge-Point to Mult i-Point mode setting page: AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page: 39 ...

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    Parameters Default Description Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge or WDS mode. Band It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can select B+G mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11g connection automatically. ESSID default This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the devices in the same wireles ...

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    2.4.2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wirel ess LAN parameters of this router. The param eters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Bea con Interval, Preamble Type …… You should not change these para meters unless you know what e ffect the change s will have on this router. Parameters Description Authentication ...

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    Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets. The ac cess point will use the highest possible selected transmi ssion rate to transmit the data packets. Preamble Type The “Long Preamble” ca n provide better wireless LAN compatibility while the “Shor t Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN perf ...

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    Parameters Default Description Key Length 64 -bit You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. Key Format You may select to choose ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) o r Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f&quo ...

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    2.4.3.2 802.1x only IEEE 802.1x is an authentication prot ocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessi ng the wireless LAN. The auth entication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication. Parameters Default Desc ...

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    For the WEP settings, please refer to se ction 2.4.3.1 “WEP only”. For the 802.1x settings, please refer to section 2.4.3.2 “802.1x only”. 2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standa rd. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and en crypt data during communication. It uses T ...

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    WPA2(AES) This use CCMP prot ocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2 Mixed This w ill use TKIP or AES based on the other communication pee r auto matically. Pre-shared Key Format You may select to select Pas sphrase (alphanumeric form at) or Hexadecimal Digits (in th ...

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    WPA2(AES) This use CCMP prot ocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2 Mixed This w ill use TKIP or AES based on the other communication pee r auto matically. RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The service port of the ...

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    Remove MAC address from the list If you want to remove some MAC address from the "Current Access Co ntro l List ", select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and then click "Delete S elected". If you want remove all MAC addresse s from the table, just click "Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will ...

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    Add a QoS rule into the table Click “Add ” then you will enter a form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after filling out the form and the rule will be added into the table. Remove QoS rules from the table If you want to remove some QoS rule s from the table, select the QoS rules you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Sele ...

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    Bandwidth You can assign the downl oad or upload bandwidth by the unit of Kbps (1024 bit per second). You can lim it the maximum bandwidth co nsumed by this rule by selecting “Maxim u m”. You also can re serve enough bandwidth for this rule by selecting “Guarantee”. Local IP Address Enter the local IP address range of the packets that this ...

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    Parameter Description 2.6.1 Port Forwarding You can hav e diffe rent services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to different servic e se rvers/clients in your LAN. The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (fro m the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particul ar LAN IP address. 2.6.2 Virtual Server You can have d ...

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    2.6.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a par ticular ran ge of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particul ar LAN IP addr ess. It help s you to host some servers behind t he router NAT firewall. Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the private IP of th ...

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    Computers use numbers called port numbers to reco gnize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-dir ect a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LA N pr ivate IP address and its service port number. (S ee Glossary for an explan ation on Port number) Parameters Descript ...

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    Server Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it a nd want to change the setting, just click "Clear" an d retype it again.. Remove Virtual Server If you want to remo ve some Virtual Server settings from the "Current Virtual Server Table", se lect t he Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and the ...

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    2.6.3 Special Applications Some applications require multiple co nnections, such as Internet games, video confere ncing, Internet telephony and others. In this section y ou can configu re the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Tr ...

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    Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-1 0) you’d specified. Add Special Application Fill in the "Trigger Po rt", "Trigger Type”, “P ublic Port”, "Publi c Type", "Public Port" and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Special Applic ...

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    Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Dis abl e You can Enable or Disabl e UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without any configuration. The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can le ...

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    Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enabl e “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to sav e the above configurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advanc ...

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    Parameter Description Enable Static Routing Static Routing f unction is default disabled. You have to enable the Static Routing f unction before your routing rules take effect. Destination LAN IP The network address of destination LAN. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of destination LAN. Default Gateway The next stop gateway of the path toward the desti ...

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    Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to sav e the above configurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.7 Firewall The VRT-401G provides extensive fire wall protecti on by restrictin g conn ection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, a nd defe ...

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    users to define the traffic type permitted in your LA N. You can control which PC cli ent can have access to these services. Parameters Description Deny If select “Deny” then all PCs will be allowed to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below. Allow If select “Allow” then all PCs will be denied to access Internet accept for the ...

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    and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all PCs from the table, just click "Delete All" button. You can now configure other advan ce sections or start using the router (with the advance setti ngs in place) Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addre ...

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    Protocol This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both prot ocol types you want to block. Port Range It can be assigned up to five port ranges. The router will block clients from accessi ng Internet services that use these ports. Apply Changes Click “Apply Changes” to save the setting. Reset Click “Reset” to clear all fields. Click < Apply ...

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    You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address o r just keyword of the Web site. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keywo rd” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or t he keyword of the web site you want to block. ...

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    Parameters Description Denial of Service Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router’ s WAN port will not respo nd to any Ping reques ts Port Scan Protection the router from Port Scan. Sync Flood Protection the router from Sync Flood attack. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to sav e ...

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    2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run a n Internet application (e.g. Games) prope rly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two- way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ fun ction allows you to re-direct all pa ckets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP add ress in ...

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    2.8 VPN Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides a secu re, private communication tunnel between two or more devices across the Internet. These VPN devi ces can be either a comput er running VPN software or a special dev ice like a VPN enabled router. It allows you r home computer to be connected to your office network or can allo w two home computer ...

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    Parameters Description Enable IPSEC VPN Enable the IPSec VPN Server. Enable NAT Traversal Enable the NAT Tr aversal function allows the clients behind NAT to connect to this VPN server. Generate RSA Key Automatically generate the RSA Public Key. Show RSA Public Key Click this bu tton to show the RSA Public Key. Current VPN Connection Table This tab ...

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    Click < Apply Changes> a t the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (wit h the advan ce settings in place) Edit Connection Parameters Description Enable Tunnel # Che c k this ch eck box to enable this tunnel setting. Connection Name The name of this conne ...

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    Connection Type When select the Initiator, the tunnel will automatically connect at the boot time. When select the Responder, the tunnel will connect only when you pressed the “Connect” button. Local/Remote ID Specify the ID of local site and remote site. It can be IP address, Domain Name, or E-Mail address. Auth Method Choose PSK or RSA and fi ...

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    Diffie Hellman You can choose which Diffie Hellman protocol you want to use at the Phase 1. Key Life Time Enter the life time for the key. After this time, the key will expire. PFS If you turn on this option, the keys that protect data transmission are not used to derive additional key s. Also, seeds used to create dat a transmission keys are not r ...

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    L2TP Settings Parameters Description Enable L2TP Server By enable this se rv er, we can enable the operation of a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. Server IP Address Specify the IP Addr ess that the L2TP clients talked with. Note: The Server IP Address can be different to LAN IP or WAN IP. Client IP Pool Specify the IP Address for L2 ...

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    PPTP Settings Parameters Description Enable PPTP Server By enable this serv er, we can enable the operation of a virtual private network (VPN) over the Internet. Server IP Address Specify the IP Addr ess that the PPTP clients talk ed with. Note: The Server IP Address can be different to LAN IP or WAN IP. Client IP Pool Specify the IP Address for PP ...

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    Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router . You can use the Status page to monitor: the connectio n status of t he VRT-401G's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware versi on numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently con ...

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    Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s system in formation su ch as the router’s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC Ad dress, Hard ware version, Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime cod e Version 3.2 Internet Connection View the VRT-401G’s curre nt Internet connect ion status an d other related information Parameters Descript ...

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    3.3 Device Status View the VRT-401G’s current configuration setti ng s. The Device Status displays the settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/Gene ral Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the VRT-401G’s current device settings. This page displays the VRT- 401G LAN port’s curren t LAN IP Address a ...

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    Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current syst em log of the VRT-401G. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, t he system log ca n be saved < Save > to a local file for further pro cessing or the system log can be cleared < Clear > or it can be refre shed < Refresh > to ...

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    Security Log This page shows the cu rr ent security log of the VRT-401G. It displays any illegal attempts to acce ss y our network. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved < Save > to a local file for further proces sin g or the security log can be cleared < Clear > or it can be refre shed < Refresh > to get the m ...

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    Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and re ceived on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 79 ...

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    Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the b asic conf iguration tools, such as Confi guration Tool s (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters Description 4.1 Configura tion Tools You can save the r outer’s current configuration, restore the router’s saved configuratio n files and res ...

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    Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the " Backup " tool to save the VRT-401G current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You can then use the " Restore " tool to re store the saved configuration to the VRT-401G. Alternativ ely, you can use the " Restore to Factory Defaults " tool ...

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    Once you’ve selected the new firmwa re file, click < Apply > at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few min u tes for the upgrade to complete). O nce the upgrade is complete you can start using the router. 4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset fun ction e ...

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    Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s 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 Def ault G ateway (192.168.1.254 ) • Your PC’s MAC Address is the one e ...

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    Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP devi ce needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the sam e network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, whi ch will then send it out towards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuratio n ...

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    ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesse s or organizations. LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and d evices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an offi ce). Your home net work is considered a LAN. MAC Address ...

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    create IP address numbers used only within a pa rticular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, whi ch must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmissio n Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datag ram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Inte ...

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A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Planet VRT-401G by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Planet VRT-401G.

A complete Planet manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual Planet VRT-401G - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the Planet VRT-401G, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the Planet VRT-401G, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device Planet VRT-401G - which should help us in our first steps of using Planet VRT-401G
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Planet VRT-401G
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of Planet VRT-401G in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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