User Manual AOI-892 IEEE 802.
Introduction....................................................................................................................... 4 Features.............................................................................................................................. 4 Minimum Requirements .................................................................................................. 4 Package Content .......................................................................................................
2.5 NAT ............................................................................................................................ 58 2.5.1 Port Forwarding .................................................................................................... 59 2.5.2 Virtual Server......................................................................................................... 61 2.5.3 Special Applications...............................................................................................
Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet.
Get to know the Broadband Router Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below shows the broadband router’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN, WAN and Reset: Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Network (LAN) The Broadband router’s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer servers, hubs and switches etc. 2) Wide Area Network (WAN) The WAN port is the segment connected to your xDSL or Cable modem and is linked to the Internet.
Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description.
Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN). Figure 1.2 Getting Started This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address. Just like an address, it allows LAN clients to find one another.
1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2: Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. 3: Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 6. 4: In the Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol and click Add button.
available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2b) Windows XP 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Network Connections. The Network Connections window will appear. 2: Double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. 3: Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list. Select it and click the Properties button.
Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2c) Windows 2000 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2: Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Network and Dial-up Connection window, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. 3: In the Local Area Connection window, click the Properties button.
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 obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2d) Windows NT 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2: Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. Select the Protocol tab from the Network window. 3: Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols.
7: 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 obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address.
5) The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and then click to login. Note: By default the user name is “admin” and the password is “1234”. For security reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as possible (in General setup/system/password, see chapter 2) 6) The HOME page screen below will appear. The Home Page is divided into four sections, Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status Information and Tools.
Menu Description Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup (Chapter 2) This section contains configurations for the Broadband router’s advanced functions such as Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, DMZ, Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements.
allows you to upgrade your Broadband router's firmware. The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router. Logout Selecting logout will return you to the LOGIN page. 7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 1) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet. The other sections (General Setup, Status Information and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement/monitor more advanced features/information.
Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here, this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings.
enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below). Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time. End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time. Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Type.
1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. 1.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 1.5 L2TP Your ISP requires you to use a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) connection. 1.6 Telstra Big Pond This Protocol only used for Australia’s ISP connection. Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6).
Parameters Host Name MAC Address Description If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name. Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to.
Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway. DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0). Click when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x DSL connection. You can start using the router now.
Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. 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 transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not wish to set a maximum packet size.
Parameter Description Obtain an IP address automatically The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before connecting to the PPTP server. Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the PPTP server. IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0). Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway.
PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above. Connection ID This is the ID given by ISP. This is optional. BEZEQ-ISRAEL Select this item if you are using the service provided by BEZEQ in Israel. Connection Type If you select “Continuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and links again, the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP.
Parameter Description Obtain an IP address automatically The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before connecting to the L2TP server. MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to.
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet.
Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection User deside login server manually Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s login server manually. Login Server The IP of the Login Server. Click when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection.
Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should see the screen below. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet.
Below is a general description of what advanced functions are available for this broadband router. Menu Description 2.1 System This section allows you to set the Broadband router’s system Time Zone, Password and Remote Management Administrator. 2.2 WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with your ISP (same as the Quick Setup Wizard section) 2.
2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management user for the broadband router. Parameters System Settings Description 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. 2.1.2 Password Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web-based management website. 2.1.
2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. 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 selection. Time Server Address The router default the “Time Server Address” is “192.43.244.18” Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account.
Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.1.2 Password Settings You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place.
Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field.
Port The port number of remote management web interface. Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type.
Parameters 2.2.1 Dynamic IP address Description 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 connection. 2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond connection. 2.2.7 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 2.2.
2.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address automatically The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before connecting to the L2TP server. Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server. IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection.
User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID. Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above. Connection Type If you select “Continuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP.
Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection. Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection. User decide login server manually Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s login server manually. Login Server The IP of the Login Server. Click when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond connection.
convenience. If your Service Provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server that you would rather use, you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here.
Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disable Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router. Provider Select a DDNS service provider. Domain name Your static domain name that uses DDNS. Account/E-mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you. Password/Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the router’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address). 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. IP Subnet Mask 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happened in the LAN ports. DHCP Server You can enable or disable the DHCP server.
Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.168.2.199.
Parameters Default Description Enable or disable Enable You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this router. Wireless module function Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.4.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router.
AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page 43
AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page 44
AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page Parameters Default Mode ESSID Channel Number Description It allows to set the AP to AP or WDS mode. default 11 This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID. The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel. Associated Clients Click “Show Active Clients” button, then an “Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up.
addresses of other access points that join the bridging work. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.4.2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router.
client can associate with this wireless router by using any one of these two authentication types. Fragment Threshold "Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
Transmit Burst Mode Transmit Burst enables the AP to deliver the better throughput in the same period and environment. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router. 2.4.3 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS.
also can select Disabled to transmit data without encryption. When you select 64-bit 128-bit or 152-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You also can enter a passphrase and let the router generate WEP key for you. In the 64-bit WEP mode, you can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as the default key. Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
Parameters Default Description Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Key Length You may disable or enable the WEP function from the setting item. The selections in the setting item are changed based on the key format. Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
Parameters Default Description RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol.
Parameters Default Description Key Length You can select the 64-bit or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. You also can select Disable to transmit data without encryption. Key Format You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key.
Parameters Default Description TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. AES AES can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. Pre-shared Key Format You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key.
2.4.3.5 WPA Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequently. This can highly improve security. Parameters Default Description RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server.
Parameters Description Enable wireless access control Enable wireless access control Add MAC address into the list Fill in the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wireless station to be added and then click "Add". Then this wireless station will be added to the "Current Access Control List" below. If you find any issue before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" and both "MAC Address" and "Comment" fields will be cleared.
2.5 NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP. Parameter 2.5.1 Port Forwarding Description You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.
2.5.4 UPnP Setting It allows to Enable or Disable 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 let applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation. 2.5.
Private IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly. Type This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP” or “UDP” packets only or select “both” to forward both “TCP” and “UDP” packets. Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP. Comment The description of this setting.
2.5.2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number.
Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN. Note: Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings. Comment The description of this setting. Add Virtual Server Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add".
Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s web server (192.168.2.2). Note: For the virtual server to work properly Internet/remote users must know your global IP address.
2.5.3 Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application.
Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Public Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you’d specified.
2.5.4 UPnP Settings With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So you do not have to do any configuration for your PC but to access the Internet through this router easily. Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable You can Enable or Disable 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.
2.5.5 ALG Settings You can select applications that need “Application Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Enable Default Description You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application correctly pass through the NAT gateway. Click at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). 2.
Parameters Description 2.6.1 Access Control Access Control allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications. 2.6.2 URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users. 2.6.3 Intrusion Detection The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks and can log the attack activities. 2.6.
Parameters Description Filter client PCs by IP Fill “IP Filtering Table” to filter PC clients by IP. Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses. Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "IP Filtering Table", select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all PCs from the table, just click "Delete All" button. Filter client PC by MAC address Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Filtering.
all PCs from the table, just click "Delete All" button. If you want to clear the selection and re-select again, just click “Reset”. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place). Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address that you wish to apply this Access Control rule.
Client PC Service You can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services you want to block. Protocol This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both protocol types you want to block. Port Range It can be assign up to five port ranges. The router will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports. Apply Changes Click “Apply Changes” to save the setting. Reset Click “Reset” to clear all fields.
Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80. However, LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999.
2.6.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Websites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keyword of the Website. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking. Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the website you want to block. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the field will be cleared.
2.6.3 Denial of Service The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack. Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests. Port Scan Protection the router from Port Scan.
2.6.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly 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 function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application (e.g.
Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for DMZ to work properly. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).
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 connection status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network. Parameters Description 3.1 Status and Information Shows the router’s system information. 3.
3.6 DHCP Client Table View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server. 3.7 Statistics Shows the statistics. Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section. 3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows you to view the router’s system information.
3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Internet connection status and other related information. Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port, WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used.
3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router’s current device settings. This page displays the Broadband router’ LAN port’s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask. It also shows whether the DHCP Server and Firewall functions are enabled/disabled.
3.4 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated situation. When the system is powered down, the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.
3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the current security log of the Broadband router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved to a local file for further processing or the security log can be cleared or it can be refreshed to get the most updated situation.
3.6 Active DHCP Client Table View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server. Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client. Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation.
3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN.
Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the router’s saved configuration files and restore the router’s factory default settings. 4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. 4.
4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection.
4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially re-boots your router’s system. Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the button. You will be asked to confirm your decision. The reset will be complete when the power light stops blinking.
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 • • • Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.1.
Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every computer on your home network an IP address.
ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations. LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN. MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.
create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery, and thus is reliable.
