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Internet BroadBand Router User Guide ...
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FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protect ion against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r ...
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TABLE OF CONTENT About T his Guide ........................................................................................ 1 Purpose ................................................................................................... 1 Overview of this User’s Guide ................................................................. 1 Introduction . ...
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1 ABOUT T HIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of th is 4/8 - port Broadband Router . This device integrates 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible desktop package. It provides a complete solution for Internet surfing a nd office resources sharing, and it is easy to configure and operate for even n ...
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3 INTRODUCTION With the explosive growth of the Internet, a ccessing information and services at any time, day or night has become a standard requirement for most people. The era of the standalone PC is waning. Networking technology is moving out of the exclusive domain of corporations and into homes with at least two computers. Broadband network a ...
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4 Resource sharing: Share resources such as printers, scanners and other peripherals. File sharing: Exchange data, messages, and distribute files thus making good use of hard disk sp ace. Online gaming: Through the local area network, online gaming and e - commerce services can be easily setup. Firewall : A built - in firewall function — for secu ...
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5 UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Broadband Router . Unpacking Open the box of the Broadband Router and carefully unpack it. The box should conta in the following items: u One 4 or 8 - port Broadband Router u One external power adapter u This User’s Guide If any item is found missing or damaged, p ...
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7 HARDWARE INSTAL L ATION Front Panel The figure below shows the front panel of the Broad b and Router. 4 Port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Broadband Router Front Panel 8 Port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Broadband Router Front Panel POWER This indicator lights green when the hub is receiv es power, otherwise, it is off. SYSTEM This indicator blink s green mean s th ...
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8 LAN (Link/ACT) From port 1 to port 4/8 indicator lights green when the LAN port is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station, if the indicator blink s green while transmit ting or receiv ing data on the 100Mbps Fast Ethernet or 10Mbps Ethernet network. Rear Panel The figure below shows the rea r panel of the Broad b and Router. 1 2 3 4 RESET W ...
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9 LAN (1 - 4/8 ) Fou r RJ - 45 10/100Mbps auto - sensing ports for connecting to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connections. RESET Use a pin - shape item to push to reset this device to factory default settings. It will be useful too when the manager forgot the password to login, but the setting will be back to default setting. Hardware connecti ...
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10 Check the installation The control LEDs of the Internet Broadband Router are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1. With the power sour ce on, once the device is connected to the broadband modem, the Power, System, LAN and WAN port link LEDs of the Internet Broad b and Router will light up indicating a norma ...
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11 PC NETWORK TCP/IP SE TTING The network TCP/IP settings differ based on the computer’s operating system (Win95/98/ME/NT/2000) and are as follows. Windows 95/98/ME 1. Click on the “ Network neighborhood ” icon found on the desktop. 2. Click the right mouse butt on and a context menu will be shown. 3. Select “ Properties ” to enter the TC ...
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12 5. Select “ Disable DNS ” in the “ DNS ” field. 6. Select “ None ” for the “ Gateway address ” field. ...
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13 Windows 2000 Double click on the “ My computer ” icon on the desktop. When “ My computer ” window opens, open the “ Control panel ” and then open the “ Network dialup connection ” applet. Double click on the “Local area network connection” icon. Select “Properties” to enter the TCP/IP setting window. 1. In the “ Local a ...
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14 Windows NT4.0 Click on the “ Start ” button located on the lower left corner of the menu bar. Select “ Settings ” and then “ Control panel .” In the “ Control panel ” window, sel ect “ Network ” to enter the TCP/IP setting window. 1. Set “ IP address ” to “ Obtain an IP address automatically .” 2. Set “ DNS ” to ? ...
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15 Windows XP Point the cursor and c lick the right button on the “ My Network Place ” icon. Select “ properties ” to ente r the TCP/IP setting window. 1. Set “ IP address ” to “ Obtain an IP address automatically .” 2. Set “ DNS ” to “ Obtain DNS server address automatically .” ...
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17 INTERNET BROADBAND R OUTER CONFIGURATION F irst make sure that the network connections are functioning normally . This Internet Broadband Router can be configured using Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer web browser versions. Login to the Internet Broadband Router Before you configure this device, note that when the Broad b and Router is configured ...
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18 recommended that the beginner to use the Quick Setup, it will lead you step by step to configure the Broadband Router. Quick Setup In the main web page, select “ Quick Setu p ” to specify the Time Zone and the WAN connection type: Cable modem (DHCP) , Fixed IP, or Dial - up xDSL (PPPoE). 1 - 1 Time Zone To set the time zone in order to synch ...
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19 1 - 2 WAN Connection Type To select which the WAN connection type will be connected to, point the cursor to the Cable modem (DHCP) , Fixed IP, or Dial - up xDSL (PPPoE) to process. 1 - 2 - 1 Cable modem (DHCP) To connect a cable modem with the Broadband Router, check the cable modem with the related user ’ s guide, then the Cable modem will au ...
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20 1 - 2 - 2 Fixed IP If the Internet Service Providers assign a fixed IP address , choose this option and enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP and DNS IP addresses for your Broadband Router. 1 - 2 - 3 Dial - up xDSL (PPPoE) If connect ed to the Internet using a Dial - up xDSL (PPPoE) Modem , the ISP will provide a P assword and U ...
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21 1 - 2 - 4 PPTP If connect ed to the Internet using a (PPTP) xDSL Modem , e nter the PPTP Account Name, PPTP Password, Host Name, Service IP Address, Your IP Address, Your Subnet Mask required by your ISP in the appropriate fields. If your ISP has provided you with a C onnection ID, enter it in the Connection ID field, otherwise, leave it zero. T ...
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22 1 - 4 Status When you finish configuring the Quick Setup, the Status screen will list up the connection status for the Broadband Routers' WAN/LAN interfaces, firmware and har dware version numbers, and the number of connected clients to the network. Advance Setup The Broadband Router supports advanced functions like System setting, WAN sett ...
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23 2 - 1 - 1 System Time Connecting to a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server allows the Broadband Router to synchron ize the system clock to the global Internet through the SNTP Server . The synchronized clock in the Broadband Router is used to record the system log and control client filtering. 2 - 1 - 2 Administrator Settings l Password Se ...
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24 2 - 1 - 3 Firmware Upgrade By upgrading a new firmware for the Broadband Router to improve functionality and performance. Enter the path and name of the upgrade file then click the APPLY button b elow. You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade. While updating the firmware, please wait after pressing the APPLY button, and follow the instruction ...
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25 l Backup Settings Press the “ Backup Settings ” button to save the current setting in a filed “ config.bin ” or given filename. l Restore Settings To restore the backup file to the Broadband Router, enter the path and filename on the restore settings. 2 - 1 - 5 Status U se the Status screen to see the connection status for the Broadband ...
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26 2 - 1 - 6 System Log View any attempts that have been made to gain access to the network. 2 - 1 - 7 Reset In the event that the Broadband Router stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, perform the reset function . The settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the "Reset" button. The reset will be ...
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27 2 - 2 - 1 Dynamic IP The Host Name is optional, but may be required by some Service Providers. The default MAC address is set to the WAN's physical interface on the Broadband Router. If the Service Provider require s the host name , us ing the "Clone MAC Address" button to copy the MAC address of the Network Interface Card install ...
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28 Th e MTU feature specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission. E nter the value desired, f or most DSL users, it is recommended to use 1492. By default, MTU is set a t 1 492. The Maximum Idle Time feature can control the connection time while user ’ s need to save the cost of connection fee from ISP provider (default ti ...
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29 The Maximum Idle Time feature can control the connection time while user ’ s need to save the cost of connection fee from ISP provider (default time=0, always connect). Click on the Connect - on - demand button to dial up to the ISP when only on demand, while there is a need of connecting to the ISP automatically. 2 - 2 - 5 DNS The Domain Name ...
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30 from a range from IP Pool Starting Address to IP Pool Ending Address, also, you can change the IP Pool range value. The Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the Router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time, in hours , days or weeks, which the user will be “leased” this dynami ...
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31 enter the public po rts associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound traffic. l TCP ( Transmission Control Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along with the Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of message units between computers over the Internet. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the ...
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32 Example: ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Por t Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300 - 2400, 47624 UDP MSN Game Zone 2 28800 UDP 2300 - 2400, 47624 TCP MSN Game Zone 3 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net 2 - 4 - 2 Virtual Server C onfigure the Broadband Router as a virtual server t o allow the Router to watch ou tgoing data for specific port numbers ...
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33 Example: 2 - 5 Firewall The Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters to limit the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common hacker attacks. The Broadband Rout er provides packet filtering rules by restricting service ports, IP address or MAC address. However, for appli ...
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34 hackers to test whether the WAN IP address is valid and supports a network. 2 - 5 - 2 Client Filtering To block a certain client PCs accessing the I nternet based on time. You can filter Internet access for local clients based on IP addresses, application types, (i.e., HTTP port), and time of day. For example, this screen shows that clients in t ...
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35 2 - 5 - 4 DMZ ( Demilitarized Zone) If a local client PC cannot run an I nternet application properly from behind the NAT firewall, open the client up to unrestricted two - way I nternet access by defining a virtual DMZ Host. ...
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37 TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE - T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE - TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE 802.3 Auto - negotiation Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps (full - duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full - duplex) Topology Star Network Cables 10BASET: 2 - pai ...
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