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Manual Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41

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  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 1

    Instant Br oadband™ Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Router Model Nos.: BEFSR11 BEFSR41 User Guide BEFSR41 User Guide Apr 2000.qxd 4/27/00 3:19 PM Page 1 ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 2

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Broadband is a r egistered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the pr oper- ty of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guar ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 3

    Instant Broadband Series T able of Contents Introduction 1 F eatures 1 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the 4-Port Cable/DSL Router 3 The 4-P or t Router’ s Rear Panel 3 The 4-P or t Router’ s Front P anel LEDs 4 The Reset Button 5 Getting to Know the One-Port Cable/DSL Router 6 The One-P or t Router’ s Rear Panel 6 Th ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 4

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Introduction The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router Congratulations on your purchase of a Linksys Instant Broadband EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router . The EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router is the perfect option to connect a small group of PCs to a high-speed Broadband Inter net connection or to an Ethernet backbone. Conf igurable a ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 5

    Instant Broadband Series Package Contents • One Linksys Instant Broadband Cable/DSL Router • One po wer adapter (4-P ort Router only) • One po wer cord • One user guide and registration card System Requirements PC Requirements • One RJ-45 Broadband Internet connection • One PC with an installed 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 10/100 Mbps Ethernet c ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 6

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3 Getting to Know the 4-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router The 4-Port Router’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Router is where all of the Router’ s connections are made. The 4-Port Router’ s Ports WA N The W AN (W ide Area Network) P ort is where you will connect your cab le or DSL modem. Uplink The Uplink P or t is ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 7

    Instant Broadband Series The 4-Port Router’ s Front Panel LEDs The LAN Indicators Powe r Green . The Po wer LED illuminates when the Router is po w- ered on. Link/Act Gr een . The Link/Act LED serves tw o pur poses. If the LED is continuously illuminated , the Router is successfully con- nected to a device through the corresponding port (1, 2, 3 ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 8

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers The W AN Indicators Link Gr een . The Link LED illuminates when a successful con- nection is made betw een the Router and your Broadband de vice or netw ork. Act Gr een . The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or recei ving data o ver the broadband port. Diag Red . The Diag LED illuminates when the Router goes t ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 9

    Instant Broadband Series 6 Getting to Know the One-Por t EtherFast Cable/DSL Router The One-Port Router’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Router is where all of the Router’ s connections are made, and where y ou can reset or conf igure the Router’ s LAN por t. The One-Port Router’ s Ports WA N The W AN (W ide Area Network) P ort is where ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 10

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Buttons & Switches The Reset Button Information on the Reset button can be found on page 5. The Cr osso ver Switch The Crosso ver Switch ( II X ) toggles the LAN port between crosso ver mode ( X ) and straight-through mode ( II ). If you are connecting the Router directl y to a computer or to an Uplink port, choose c ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 11

    Instant Broadband Series Full/Col Gr een . The Full/Col LED also serves tw o pur poses. If this LED is continuousl y illuminated , a connection is being suc- cessfully maintained through the LAN port. If the LED is flickering, the connection is experiencing collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal. If this LED is flickering too often, there ma ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 12

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 9 Connecting the Cable/DSL Router to Y our Network Overview Unlike a simple hub or s witch, the setup of the Cable/DSL Router consists of more than simpl y plugging ev er ything together . Because the Router acts as a DHCP server , you will ha ve to set some values within the Router , and also conf igure your netw orked ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 13

    Instant Broadband Series 10 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is softw are that automati- cally assigns IP addresses to client stations lo gging onto a TCP/IP netw ork. DHCP eliminates ha ving to manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on y our netw ork. DHCP softw are typically runs in servers and is also found in netw ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 14

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 4. Connect the po wer -supply ca ble to the P ow er port on the rear of the Router , then plug the supplied AC po w er cable into a po wer outlet. Plug the other end into the back of the po wer adapter . • The P ow er LED will illuminate green as soon as the pow er adapter is connected. • The Diag LED will illuminate ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 15

    Instant Broadband Series 12 Configuring Y our Network with the Cable/DSL Router Configuring the Cable/DSL Router No w that your Cable/DSL Router is wired into your net- w ork, you can begin conf iguring your system. 1. Open y our w eb br o wser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the bro wser’ s Address box. This number is the default IP address of yo ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 16

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 13 3. The Cab le/DSL Router’ s Setup page will appear . 4. Conf igure the f ollo wing values . Router Name & Domain Name These f ields allow y ou to supply a host and domain name for the Router . Some ISPs require these names as identif ication. Y ou ma y hav e to check with your ISP to see if your Broadband Intern ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 17

    Instant Broadband Series 14 Addr ess A utomatically and continue to step 5. If your ISP assigns y ou a f ix ed IP address, click Specify an IP Address and enter the address into the Subnet Mask, Default Gatew a y Addr ess and DNS f ields provided by the ISP . If you need to enab le PPPoE support, choose Enab le . (More information on PPP oE and Con ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 18

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 15 Configuring Y our PCs to Connect to the Cable/DSL Router No w that your Router is conf igured , y ou will ha ve to conf igure your other PCs to accept the IP addresses that your Router will pro vide. These instructions apply onl y to Windo ws 95 and W indo ws 98 machines. F or TCP/IP setup under W indo ws NT , please ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 19

    Instant Broadband Series 4. Click the Pr operties button, then choose the IP Addr ess tab. Select Obtain an IP addr ess automatically . Press OK . Y ou hav e completed the client settings. 5. Click OK . W indo ws ma y ask for original W indo ws installation f iles. Suppl y them as needed (i.e.: D:win98, D:win95, c:windo wsoptionscabs.) 6. W in ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 20

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 17 The Cable/DSL Router’s Web- based Utilit y Quick & Easy Administration The EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router has an internal integ rated-circuit chip but no keyboard , monitor or mouse capabilities. Because of these limitations, an administrati ve utility has been pro g rammed into that chip. All router-based administ ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 21

    Instant Broadband Series 18 Setup The Basic Setup screen is the f irst screen you will see w hen you access the Utility . If you ha ve already installed and setup y our router , you ha ve already seen this screen and ha ve already properly conf igured all of the screen’ s val- ues. • Router Name This entry is necessar y for some ISPs. • Domai ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 22

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 19 • DNS (Domain Name Serv er) IP Address Y our ISP will provide y ou with at least one DNS IP Address. If set to Obtain an IP address automatically , these values are assigned b y your ISP . Y ou can test and see if the abo ve settings are cor rect by successfull y connect- ing to the Internet. • PPP oE (P oint-to-P ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 23

    Instant Broadband Series 20 Password It is strongl y recommended that you set a pass word for the router . When y ou f irst po wer up the router , you will notice that the P assw ord setting has been left blank. When the passw ord f ield is blank, all users on y our network can access the router simply b y entering the unit's IP address into t ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 24

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 21 Status This screen pro vides the cur rent status of the device. All of the infor mation pro vided is read-only . • Router Name This f ield shows the name of this de vice. This entr y is necessary for some ISPs. • Firmw are V e rsion This f ield sho ws the installed version of the f ir mware. • PPP oE (P oint-to- ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 25

    Instant Broadband Series 22 DHCP A DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) Server automatically assigns IP addresses to each computer on your netw ork. Unless you already ha ve one, it is highly recommended that y our router be set up as a DHCP server . • DHCP Serv er Check the Enable option to enab le the DHCP ser ver option of the router . ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 26

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 23 Help Here you will f ind links to all of the Utility’ s internal suppor t documentation, as w ell as the application that upg rades the Router’ s f irmware. T o upg rade the Router’ s f ir mware: 1. Do wnloaded the latest f ir mware version from the Linksys w ebsite (www .linksys.com). 2. Go to the Help screen ( ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 27

    Instant Broadband Series 24 Filters Filters b lock specif ic inter nal users from accessing the Inter net. Y ou can set up a f ilter through an IP address or a netw ork Port number . T o Modify Filter Settings • Enter the IP addresses you wish to f ilter into the IP address f ields. The users who ha ve these IP addresses will not be ab le to acce ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 28

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 25 Forwarding P or t forwarding sets up pub lic ser vices on your netw ork. When users from the Internet make cer tain requests of your netw ork, the router will forward those requests to the appropriate computer . The router's DHCP function must be disabled to use F orwarding. F orwarding is generall y used to set ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 29

    Instant Broadband Series 26 Dynamic Routing W ith Dynamic Routing you can automaticall y adjust to ph ysical changes in the netw ork's lay out. The router, using the RIP protocol, deter mines the net- w ork packets’ route based on the fe west number of hops betw een the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularl y broadcasts routi ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 30

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 27 Static Routing If your Router is connected to more than one netw ork, it ma y be necessar y to set up a static route betw een them. A static route is a pre-deter mined pathwa y that netw ork infor mation must trav el to reach a specif ic host or network. Click the Sho w Routing T ab le button to view the cur rent stat ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 31

    Instant Broadband Series 28 2. Enter the follo wing data to create a new static route: Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP is the Address of the remote netw ork or host to which you w ant to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which y ou wish to create a static route here. If you are building a route to an entire netw ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 32

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers DMZ Host The DMZ Host setting allo ws one local user to be exposed to the Internet to use a special-pur pose ser vice such as Internet gaming or V ideo-conferencing. T o expose one computer , enter the computer’ s IP address and click the A pply button. Inactiv ate DMZ by entering a zero (0). 29 BEFSR41 User Guide Apr ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 33

    Instant Broadband Series 30 Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the Cable/DSL Router . Read belo w description to solve y our problems. If y ou can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w ebsite at www .linksys.com. 1. I Can’t conn ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 34

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 31 should be the Router’ s IP Address, and DNS (in "More".) • Same as abo ve, check the same setup v alues in the Status Monitor page of the Cable/DSL Router . 4. When I enter a URL or IP address, I get a time out error . • Check if other PCs w ork. If they do, ensure that your w orkstations IP settings a ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 35

    Instant Broadband Series 32 Frequently Asked Questions What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the Cable/DSL Router will support? The Router will support to 253 IP addresses. Where is the Cable/DSL Router installed on the network? In a typical en viron- ment, the Router is installed betw een the Cable/DSL Modem and the LAN. Plug the Cable/D ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 36

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers How do I get Napster to work with the Router? Napster is full y compatible with the Router and requires no special settings. I setup an Unreal T ournament Server , but others on the LAN cannot join. What do I need to do? If you ha ve a dedicated Unreal T ournament ser ver running, you need to create a static IP for each ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 37

    Instant Broadband Series If all else fails in the installation, what can I do? Reset the router by holding do wn the reset button for at least three seconds and reset your cable or DSL modem b y po wering the unit of f and then on. Obtain and flash the latest f irmware release that is readil y a vailab le on Linksys w ebsite, www .linksys.com. How ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 38

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Is the Router cross-platform compatible? Any platform that supports Ether net and TCP/IP is compatible with the router . Will the Router allow me to use my own public IPs and Domain, or do I have to use the IPs provided by the router? The router mode allows for customiza- tion of your pub lic IPs and Domain. How many por ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 39

    Instant Broadband Series 36 Appendix How to Ping Y our ISP’ s E-mail & Web Addresses V ir tually all Internet addresses are conf igured with w ords or characters (i.e., www .linksys.com, www .yahoo.com, etc.) In actuality , ho we ver , these Inter net addresses are assigned to IP addresses, which are the true addresses on the Internet. F or e ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 40

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 37 3. At the DOS command prompt , type "ping mail" (assuming that the location for which y ou’ re tr ying to f ind an IP address is conf igured as “mail”). Press Enter . Information such as the following data, tak en from a ping of Microsoft Netw ork’ s e-mail ser ver , will be displa yed. C:>ping m ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 41

    Instant Broadband Series 38 C:>ping -a 24.53.32.4 Pinging mail.msnv3.occa.home.com [24.53.32.4] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127 Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127 Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127 Reply from 24.53.32.4: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=127 Ping statistics ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 42

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 39 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol F ollo w these instr uctions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only after a netw ork card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These instructions are for W indo ws 95 and W indo ws 98. F or TCP/IP setup under W indows NT , please refer to your W indo ws NT manua ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 43

    Instant Broadband Series 40 6. Find and doub le-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (below) . 7. After a few seconds y ou will be brought back to the main Netw ork win- do w . The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed. 8. Click OK . W indo ws ma y ask for original W indo ws installation f iles. Supply them as needed (i.e.: D:win98, D:win95, c:w ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 44

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 41 T wisted-Pair Cabling There are dif ferent grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gory 5 is the most reliable and is highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso ver cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 45

    Instant Broadband Series 42 • Straight-Through Cabling •Cross-Over Cabling Crimping Y our Own Network Cables BEFSR41 User Guide Apr 2000.qxd 4/27/00 3:22 PM Page 42 ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 46

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 43 4-Port Router Specifications Model Number BEFSR41 Standards IEEE 802.3 10BaseT , 802.3u 100BaseTX Protocol CSMA/CD P or ts F our 10/100 RJ45 Switched connectors (LAN) One 10Base-T Ethernet RJ-45 connector for ADSL/Cable Modem (W AN) Speed Router - 10Mbps, Switch - 10/100Mbps Cabling T ype 10BaseT: UTP/STP Cate gor y 3 ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 47

    Instant Broadband Series 44 One-Port Router Specifications Model Number BEFSR11 Standards IEEE 802.3 10BaseT , 802.3u 100BaseTX Protocol CSMA/CD P or ts One 10BaseT/100BaseTX RJ-45 P or t One10BaseT Broadband (W AN) Uplink P ort Speed W AN Router: 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet) LAN: 10Mbps (10BaseT Ethernet) or 100Mbps (100BaseTX F ast Ethernet) Cabling ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 48

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 45 Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your Instant Broadband EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router , contact Linksys Customer Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Information 800-546-5797 Customer Support 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.c ...

  • Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 - page 49

    © Copyright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Printed in the USA. http://www .linksys.com BEFSR41 User Guide Apr 2000.qxd 4/27/00 3:22 PM Page 46 ...

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