Broadband Router User’s Manual
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..............................................4 1.1 The Broadband Router …………………...……………...........4 1.2 Physical Features of Broadband Router……………………...4 1.3 Non-Physical Features of Broadband Router……………..…4 1.4 Package Checklist……………………………………………...6 1.5 Installation Requirements……………………………………..7 1.6 About this User’s Manual……………………………………...7 Chapter 2 Get to Know The Hardware ....................8 2.1 LED Indicators…………………………………………………...8 2.
.3 Connect Wireless Access Point to Broadband Router.………………….11 3.4 Connect Cable/xDSL Modem to Broadband Router…………………....11 3.5 Power up Broadband Router………………………………………….….11 Chapter 4 Use Your Broadband Router .................13 4.1 Check the Web Proxy………………………………………...13 4.2 Wizard Setup………………………………………………….13 4.3 WAN Setup Complete………………………………………...20 Chapter 5 Advanced Setup of Broadband Router 21 5.1 Start from Advanced Setting…………………………………21 5.4 Administration………………………………………………..
5. 5.9 DHCP Client List .................................................................................31 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding)…………………………...31 5.10 Firewall………………………………………………………33 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. DMZ Host Configuration.....................................................................33 Anti PING and TCP/UDP Echo Attack ...............................................36 URL Filter ............................................................................................
• Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Broadband Router. This chapter covers a brief description of Broadband Router’s features, package content, installation requirements, and the organization overview of this User’s Manual. 1.1 The Broadband Router The Broadband Router is an ideal Broadband (Small Office and Home Office) Router for sharing single Internet connection with multiple users, providing firewall security, and access at high speed.
client to the address of a LAN client before forwarding the packet back to the LAN client. When only one WAN IP address is available, NAT can translate the single WAN IP address into multiple LAN IP addresses for the LAN clients. • Therefore the LAN clients “share” the a single WAN IP address, and this is called IP Sharing. Firewall • Broadband Router provides protection against Ping and TCP/UDP Echo Attack, Hacker’s Scan, and Denial of Service (DoS).
• Broadband Router can forward the traffic initiated from the Internet to the Local DMZ Host. DHCP Client • Broadband Router can work as DHCP client and automatically obtain an IP address from the Internet Service Provider or a DHCP server on the WAN side. DHCP Server • As DHCP server, Broadband Router can automatically assign TCP/IP settings to each client PC on the LAN side and remember each client’s IP address corresponding to the client’s MAC address.
1.5 Installation Requirements Before installing your Broadband Router, be sure you have prepared the following requirements. 1. A Computer equipped with 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet Network Interface Card. 2. TCP/IP protocol installed in the computer 3. Web Browser (Internet Explorer version 5.0 and higher / Netscape Navigator version 6.23 and higher) 4. One Cable Modem or xDSL Box 5. Broadband Internet Service 1.
• Chapter 2 Get to Know the Hardware This Chapter explains Broadband Router’s LED and Port functions. 2.1 LED Indicators LAN Power Status 1 2 3 4 WAN Figure 2-1 The LEDs on the front panel show the operational status of your Broadband Router. The function of each LED is illustrated in table 2-1.
2.2 Back Panel On the back panel, Broadband Router has 4 RJ-45 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN ports, and 1 RJ-45 10/100Mbps Ethernet WAN port. In addition, it has a Reload button and a Power Connector. (Figure 2-2) Reset WAN 1 2 3 4 Power LAN Figure 2-2 1. Local LAN Ports Broadband Router can function as a communication bridge between the LAN and the WAN. The 4 LAN ports can connect Broadband Router to the client PCs in the LAN. 2.
“admin” and the password “admin ” to obtain authentication. If it is failed, please try the approach again. 4. Power Connector Power connector connects your Broadband Router to the power adapter. When Broadband Router is connected to the correct power adapter and the power adapter is plugged into a power outlet, the Power LED will be on and Broadband Router will boot and start operating.
Chapter 3 Install Your Broadband Router 3.1 Connect Client PC to Broadband Router Use an Ethernet cable to connect your client PC to Broadband Router’s local LAN port. Broadband Router supports auto-crossover, so you can use either a Straight-Through cable or a Crossover cable to connect the client PC to the LAN port. 3.
flashing when the port is transmitting data. The WAN and LAN 100 LED will be continuously on when the transmission mode is 100Mbps. It will be off when the transmission mode is in 10Mbps. Please use the correct AC adapter. It may cause damage to the router if an improper AC adapter was used. If the Power LED is not on, please refer to 6.
Chapter 4 Use Your Broadband Router Follow the instructions in this chapter to perform the setup via “Quick Setup.” If you want to learn more about the DHCP setup of your client PC, please refer to the section of A.1 Enable DHCP in Your PC in Appendix A: Configure TCP/IP in Your PC. 4.1 Check the Web Proxy Because the enabled-Web Proxy setting may cause failure in accessing Broadband Router’s Web Configuration Tool, verify that you have disabled the Web Proxy before launching your Web browser.
Figure 4–1 You can also launch a Web browser in the Internet to access Broadband Router’s Web Configuration Tool by Broadband Router’s “Remote Management.” For more related information, refer to “Manage from WAN side” in 5.3 Administration in Chapter 5 Configure Your Broadband Router. Step 3. Select “Setup Wizard “to quickly setup Broadband Router’s WAN access type and fill in the necessary information provided by your Internet Service Provider.
Figure 4–2 First please choose your local time zone to set time for your NAT. If daylight saving in applicable, click the checkbox and input the start date and end date, then click “Next” button. You will see 4 options as followed. If Internet access is through a cable modem, please click the selection button of the “Cable Modem ” and click the “Next” button. Note: If you use “Dynamic IP” to connect to Internet, please select this item.
A. Cable Modem Connection Host Name and MAC address information might be required by some Internet Service Providers. a. Host name: a string of characters usually is the name of your PC, which is configured by your ISP. b. Clone MAC Address: It is the MAC address of your PC’s network card’s.
B. Fixed-IP xDSL Connection Fixed - IP is a WAN access type provided by some Internet Service Providers. You need to enter the information of IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS Server, and Secondary DNS Server. If Internet access is through PPPoE, please click the selection button of “Dial-Up xDSL(PPPoE)” and then click the “Next” button.
B. PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Connection PPPoE is a common type of Internet access provided by many xDSL Internet Service Providers. It requires you to enter the User Name and the Password given by ISP for authentication and obtaining Broadband Router’s WAN IP address. The other three optional fields might also be assigned value by user: a. MTU field: MTU field is used to specify the maximum transmit unit of a packet over PPPoE link.
D. PPTP Connection PPTP is a common type of Internet access provided by many Internet Service Providers. It requires you to enter the User Name, Password, Server IP Address, My IP Address, My Subnet Mask and Connection ID to obtain authentication. Additional two optional fields might also be assigned value by user: a.
groups a. 10.x.x.x with subnet mask 255.0.0.0; x must be in range 0 to 255 b. 172.x.x.x with subnet mask 255.255.0.0; x must be in range 0 to 255 c. 192.168.x.x with subnet mask 255.255.255.0; x must be in range 0 to 255 or a public IP address group with appropriate subnet mask. Click the Next button and the “DHCP Setting” page, Figure 4 – 4, appears on the screen. Figure 4 –4 Step 5. The ” DHCP Setting” page is used to configure DHCP Server and DHCP Client in LAN .
Chapter 5 Advanced Setup of Broadband Router In addition to “Setup Wizard” explained in Chapter 4 Use Your Broadband Router, you can setup Broadband Router with more configuration options via the ”advanced setting” page. You will enjoy Broadband Router’s high performance after activating these advanced features. 5.1 Start from Advanced Setting Step1. Launch a web browser on your client PC connect to Broadband Router LAN interface and point to http://192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.
Figure 5 – 1 5.2 System Click the “System/System” button, will see the Figure 5-2.
5.3 Time Figure 5-2 If you want to assign a time server, enter the IP address and then click the “Apply” button to save. If sntp server gets time from network, the system time will display present time, else time is NULL. Local time means the PC’S time, you can also set the PC’S time for system time. Click the “Set” button, the system time will be equal to local time The default Time Server IP Address is 198.123.30.132, 210.59.157.10 and 192.5.5.250 5.
The Administrator Setting page provides the following configuration options: a. Change Administrator’s User Name and Password b. WAN Side Administration WAN Side Administration You can configure the Broadband Router to be managed from the WAN side, Internet, via web browser with a specified port number. Click the check mark of the “Allow administration from WAN side with port” to enable the remote access to the Broadband Router.
Step 1. Click the “Upgrade” button at the side bar, the Firmware Upgrade page appears. Step 2. Enter the latest firmware name including the path into firmware file name field or click the Browse icon. If the Browse icon was clicked, the “Choose file” screen will appear. Through the “Choose file” menu, locate the latest router firmware and open it. For example, the latest firmware file, Broadband_Router.bin, is located and opened, the file name will appear at the entry of the firmware file name. Step 3.
5.6 Reset You can set the Broadband Router back to its manufacturing setting and reset the Broadband Router by clicking the Reset button. If you click the Reload button, the confirmation page appears on the screen. Click the OK button on the confirmation page to make the default settings effective (see Figure 5 – 5). If clicking the Reset button, the confirmation page will appear on the screen. Click the OK button on the confirmation page to make the Broadband Router reboot.
5.7 Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) If Broadband Router acquired its WAN IP address via the DHCP or PPPoE schemes, its IP address is likely to be different from its previous one after Broadband Router is rebooted or PPPoE session is re-established. This creates difficulty for some applications due to dynamic nature of Broadband Router WAN IP address. The “Dynamic DNS” feature provides a solution to this problem by automatically updating its WAN IP address to a DDNS service provider.
Step 2. Go through the DDNS settings in Broadband Router’s DDNS section. Select one DDNS service provider, and fill in the necessary information form DDNS service provider such as ID, password, and related settings etc. If no-ip.com was selected, User Name and Password are mandatory; one or both of Host Name and Group Name have to be entered. If dyndns.org was selected, User Name, Password and Host Name are mandatory; Enable Wildcard, Mail Exchanger and Backup MX are optional.
Step 3. Update the IP address. When WAN public IP address changes, Broadband Router will automatically inform your DDNS service provider the new IP address, or you can force the IP address update by clicking the Update button. The update message will show on the screen. If the Refresh button was clicked the status will show “No DDNS update activity” after clicking the Refresh button. 5.8 DHCP Server 1. DHCP Definition DHCP is the acronym of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
each LAN client’s IP address corresponding to the client’s MAC address. Thus the LAN client will receive the same LAN IP address, when Broadband Router assigns IP addresses in the next time. B. The Pool Range of Assigned IP Address When DHCP is enabled, you can assign a group of LAN IP addresses. The group is called “the pool.” You can enter numbers from 2 to 254 in the blanks. The maximum capacity is 253 IP addresses. The number behind “Starting” must be smaller than that behind “Ending”.
5. DHCP Client List When DHCP is enabled, a list of DHCP clients can be seen. If you want to enable DHCP in your PC, refer to A.1 Enable DHCP in Your PC in Appendix A: Configure TCP/IP in Your PC. 5.9 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) The built-in firewall in Broadband Router blocks the traffic initiated from the Internet in order to protect your LAN.
As illustrated above, when Broadband Router receives traffic of Port 21 from the Internet, it will forward it to the FTP server with LAN IP address 192.168.1.2. If Broadband Router receives traffic of Port 80, it will re-direct it to the Web server with LAN IP 192.168.1.3. To enable Virtual server, enter the port number to specify the service type, and the server’s LAN IP address for the traffic destination. Check Enable. Then click the button Apply to make your settings take effect.
5.10 Firewall 1. DMZ Host Configuration You can set up your personal computer or network-ready device to be a public or local DMZ hosts. In general, Internet applications use only one unique port and can pass through a Broadband Router by enabling Virtual Server. However, some special applications need to implement multiple ports, port ranges, dynamically assigned ports, and special protocols. Broadband Router can support the transparent pass-through of these special applications, such as FTP, NetMeeting/H.
For example, when you want to run NetMeeting to communicate with your friend on the Internet, he /she cannot find your LAN host due to Broadband Router’s NAT function. However, after you assign the LAN IP address 192.168.1.2 as the Local DMZ Host, your friend can call Broadband Router’s Public IP address 140.112.8.8 and the service request of NetMeeting will be forwarded to your LAN host with the LAN IP address 192.168.1.2, as illustrated Then you will be able to communicate with your friend via NetMeeting.
To enable Public DMZ Host, check Enable below Public DMZ Host and enter the public IP address of the device you want to assign as the Public DMZ Host. Then click the button Apply to make your settings take effect. The server in the Public DMZ is not protected by Broadband Router’s firewall. Please pay attention when you enable Public DMZ.
2. Anti PING and TCP/UDP Echo Attack Broadband Router can prevent Ping and TCP/UDP Echo Attack. To enable Broadband Router’s firewall against Ping and TCP/UDP Echo Attack, check Denial of Service Enable and click the button Apply at the end of page to make your setting take effect. 3. URL Filter If you want to restrict your LAN clients from accessing certain websites, enter the keywords of the websites in the box.
4. Port Filter Broadband Router’s Service Filter Firewall controls the LAN client’s access to the Internet services by specifying the port number of the service in the list. A. Disable If checked the LAN client can access to all Internet services. B. Blocking the following port If checked the LAN client cannot access service using that port For example, blocking port 21. The LAN client cannot access ftp in the Internet. C.
5. MAC Filter A. Disable Checking this item, the LAN clients can access to Internet . B. Blocking the following MAC Checking this item, the listed MAC address cannot access to Internet. For example, blocks MAC address 00-e0-29-50-00-22. This client cannot access Internet. C. Forwarding the following MAC only Checking this item, allow certain MAC addresses to access to Internet. For example, forwarding MAC address 00-e0-29-50-00-22. Only this client can access Internet.
6. IP Filter A. Disable Checking this item, the LAN clients can access to Internet. No IP filtering is enabled. B. Blocking the following IP Checking this item allows filtering LAN clients based on their IP address. For example, IP address 192.168.1.2 = client cannot access Internet. C. Forwarding the following IP only Checking this item specifies an IP address that can access to Internet. For example, forwarding IP address 192.168.1.2 = client can access Internet.
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 Troubleshooting You should be able to use Broadband Router after going through the setup steps. If you cannot access a website on your client PC, the possible reasons could be as follows. Please check them in the following sequence. 1. Router’s Hardware Failure. 2. Failed Connection between Broadband Router and Client PCs. 3. Failed Connection on the Broadband Router’s WAN Side. 4. DNS (Domain Name System) Failure.
3. If you can reach your Broadband Router with ping command, verify that you have disabled the Web Proxy function. For information on disabling the Web Proxy, please refer to A.2 Disable Web Proxy in Appendix A: Configure TCP/IP in Your PC If the problem persists, there might be a problem in your PC, Ethernet Interface Card, or Ethernet cable. Use another client system and try the approach again. 3. Failed Connection on Broadband Router’s WAN Side Solution: 1.
6.2 Forget Password? If you forget the password to log in to the Web Configuration Tool, you can reload the factory default settings into Broadband Router with the Reset button. Solution: Step 1. Disconnect Broadband Router’s power adapter from the power outlet. Step 2. Press the Reset button on the back panel and keep holding it. Then plug Broadband Router’s power adapter into the power outlet. It takes around 15 seconds to reset the Broadband Router. The Step 3. Step 4.
Appendix A: Configure TCP / IP in Your PC This chapter explains how to enable DHCP client in your PC, ensure Web Proxy is disabled, and verify IP settings in your client PC according to different Operating Systems, including, 98, ME, 2000, XP. A.1 Enable DHCP in Your PC You can configure your client PC as a DHCP client to automatically obtain an IP address from Broadband Router.
Step 2. Click on the Network icon. (Figure A -2) Figure A –2 Step 3. Select the Configuration tab. Click on the TCP / IP line listed with your Network Interface Card.
Step 4. Under the IP Address tab, verify that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected and click the OK button. Restart your computer to save your setting. (Figure A-4) Figure A –4 2. For Windows 2000 If you use Windows 2000, follow the steps to enable DHCP in your client computer. Step 1. Go through the path “Start→Setting→Control Panel.
Step 2. Click on the Network & Dial-Up Connections. (Figure A –6) Figure A-6 Choose the icon corresponding to the local area connection. (Figure A-7) Figure A–7 Step 3. Go through the path “Local Area Connection Status→Properties.
Figure A–8 Go through the path “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) →Properties.” (Figure A-9) Figure A–9 Step 4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) Properties window, verify that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected and click the OK button to save your setting.
Figure A–10 3. For Windows XP If you use Windows XP, follow the steps to enable DHCP in your client computer. Step 1. Go through the path “Start→Setting→Control Panel.
Step 2. Go through the path “Pick a category→Network and Internet Connections→ Network Connections.” (Figure A–12) Figure A-12 Go through the path “Network and Internet Connections→Network Connections.” (Figure A-13) Figure A –13 Step 3. Locate the network adapter connected to Broadband Router. Right mouse-click on this icon and select Properties option.
Figure A-14 Step 4. Make Sure the Internet Protocol TCP / IP option is selected and then highlight that option and click the Properties button. (Figure A-15) Figure A–15 Step 5. Under the General tab, verify that Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. (Figure A–16) Then click the OK button to save your setting.
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A.2 Verify IP Settings Verify IP settings in your client computer to make sure the network is working and learn your client PC’s LAN IP address and your Broadband Router’s IP address. This section is divided into 3 parts, including “Verify IP Settings for Windows 98/ME,” “Verify IP Settings for Windows 2000” and “Verify IP Settings for Windows XP,” 1. For Windows 98 / ME If you use Windows 98, or ME, follow the steps to verify the IP settings in your client PC.
Figure A–19 Step 4. To obtain new IP settings from NIC, click the Renew button. As listed below, the IP address is your client computer’s LAN IP address, and the Default Gateway is Broadband Router’s IP address. Make sure that your IP Address is 10.0.0.xxx, (xxx ranges from 2 to 254) your Subnet Mask is 255.0.0.0, and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1. These values confirm that your Broadband Router is functioning.
2. For Windows 2000 If you use Windows 2000 , follow the steps to verify the IP settings in your client PC. The steps and screenshots here are based on Windows 2000. Step 1. Go through the path “Start→Run.”(Figure A-21) Figure A–21 Step 2. Please enter command and press the OK button.
Step 3. To release the previous IP settings in your computer, run the command “ipconfig / release.” (Figure A-23) Figure A–23 Step 4. To obtain new IP settings from NIC, run “ipconfig / renew.” As listed below, the IP address is your client computer’s LAN IP address, and the Default Gateway is Broadband Router’s IP address. Make sure that your IP Address is 192.168.1.xxx (xxx ranges from 2 to 254), your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1.
3. For Windows XP If you use Windows XP, follow the steps to verify the IP settings in your client computer. Step 1. Go through the path “Start→Run.”(Figure A-24) Figure A–24 Step 2. Enter command and press the OK button.
Step 3. To release the previous IP settings in your computer, run the command “ipconfig / release.” (Figure A-26) Figure A–26 Step 4. To obtain new IP settings from NIC, run “ipconfig / renew.” As listed below, the IP address is your client computer’s LAN IP address, and the Default Gateway is Broadband Router’s IP address. Make sure that your IP Address is 192.168.1.xxx (xxx ranges from 2 to 254), your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, and your Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1.
Appendix B: Common Port Numbers Port Number Service Name 7 Echo 11 Systat 19 Chargen 20 (21) FTP 23 TELNET 25 SMTP 37 Time 49 TACACS 53 DNS 67(68) BOOTP 69 TFTP 70 Gopher 79 Finger 80 HTTP(WEB) 88 Kerberos 109 POP2 110 POP3 113 AUTH 118 SQLServ 119 News/NNTP 123 NTP 137(138)(139) NetBIOS-ns, NetBIOS-dgm, NetBIOS-ssn 143 IMAP2 161(162) SNMP(SNMPT RAP) 220 IMAP3 389 LDAP 443 HTTPS 514 SYSLOG 546(547) DHCP Client (DHCP Server) 58
