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COMPLIANCES Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Compliances EC Conformance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6-8, 2o, 4a, 08970 - Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain.
Compliances Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Wireless Barricade Router . . . . . . . . . . 1 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Wireless Barricade Router . . . . . . . 3 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIRELESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIREWALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ABOUT THE WIRELESS BARRICADE ROUTER Congratulations on your purchase of the 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless Barricade™ Broadband Router. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (LAN) to the Internet. LED Indicators The Wireless Barricade Router includes status LED indicators, as described in the following figure and table. LED Status Description PWR (Green) On The Wireless Barricade Router is receiving power.
About the Wireless Barricade Router Features and Benefits 2 • Internet connection to DSL or cable modem via a 10/100 Mbps WAN port • Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports or 108 Mbps wireless interface (supporting up to 253 mobile users) • 802.11a/b/g compliant – interoperable with multiple vendors • Advanced security through 64/128-bit WEP encryption, 802.
INSTALLING THE WIRELESS BARRICADE ROUTER Before installing the 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless Barricade Broadband Router, verify that you have all the items listed under “Package Contents.” If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local SMC distributor. Also be sure that you have all the necessary cabling before installing the Router.
Installing the Wireless Barricade Router Hardware Description The Router can be connected to the Internet or to a remote site using its RJ-45 WAN port. It can be connected directly to your PC or to a local area network using any of the Fast Ethernet LAN ports. Access speed to the Internet depends on your service type. Full-rate ADSL can provide up to 8 Mbps downstream and 640 Kbps upstream. G.lite (or splitterless) ADSL provides up to 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 Kbps upstream.
Hardware Description • One RJ-45 port for connection to a DSL or cable modem (WAN). This port also auto-negotiates operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mode to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X. The following figures show the components of the Router: Figure 1. Front and Rear Panels Item Description LEDs PWR, SPD, Link/ACT, WLAN and LAN port status indicators. (See “LED Indicators” on page 1.) LAN Ports Use this port to connect to your PC.
Installing the Wireless Barricade Router System Requirements You must have an ISP that meets the following minimum requirements: • Internet access from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider (ISP) using a DSL modem or cable modem. • A PC using a fixed IP address or dynamic IP address assigned via DHCP, as well as a Gateway server address and DNS server address from your service provider.
Connect the System Basic Installation Procedure 1. Connect the LAN: Connect the Router to your PC, or to a hub or switch. Run Ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports on the rear of the Router to your computer’s network adapter or to another network device. You may also connect the Router to your PC (using a wireless client adapter) via radio signals. Position both antennas on the back of the Router into the desired positions. For more effective coverage, position the antennas along different axes.
Installing the Wireless Barricade Router Attach to Your Network Using Ethernet Cabling The four LAN ports on the Router auto-negotiate the connection speed to 10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, and the transmission mode to half duplex or full duplex. Use twisted-pair cable to connect any of the four LAN ports on the Router to an Ethernet adapter on your PC.
Connect the System Attach to Your Network Using Radio Signals Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be connected to the Internet or your local network via radio signals. SMC currently offers several wireless network cards, including the SMC2802W and SMC2835W wireless cards. Rotate both antennas on the back of the Router to the desired position. For more effective coverage, position the antennas around 45 to 90 degrees apart.
Installing the Wireless Barricade Router A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure: Wired to Wireless Network Extension Internet Internet Access Device Notebook with Wireless PC Card Adapter SMC2804WBRP-G Wireless Gateway Wired LAN PC with Wireless PCI Adapter Figure 4.
Connect the System Attach the Wireless Barricade Router to the Internet If Internet services are provided through an xDSL or cable modem, use unshielded or shielded twisted-pair Ethernet cable (Category 3 or greater) with RJ-45 plugs to connect the broadband modem directly to the WAN port on the Router. DSL/Cable Modem ISP (Primary) Figure 5.
CONFIGURING CLIENT TCP/IP If you have not previously installed the TCP/IP protocols on your client PCs, refer to the following section. If you need information on how to configure a TCP/IP address on a PC, refer to “Setting Up TCP/IP” on page 15. Installing TCP/IP Windows 95/98/Me 1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon and select the Configuration tab in the Network window. 3. Click the Add button. 4. Double-click Protocol.
Installing TCP/IP 5. Select Microsoft in the manufacturers list. Select TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list. Click the OK button to return to the Network window. 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK. The operating system may prompt you to restart your system. Click Yes and the computer will shut down and restart. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings, then click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 2.
Configuring Client TCP/IP 4. Double-click Protocol. 5. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the OK button to return to the Network window. 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK to complete the installation procedure.
Setting Up TCP/IP Setting Up TCP/IP To access the Internet through the Router, you must configure the network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the Router. The default network settings for the Router are: Gateway IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: These settings may be changed to suit your network requirements, but you must first configure at least one computer as described in this chapter to access the Router’s web configuration interface.
Configuring Client TCP/IP 3. On the Network window Configuration tab, double-click the TCP/IP entry for your network card. 4. Click the IP Address tab. 5. Click the “Obtain an IP address“ option. 6. Next click on the Gateway tab and verify the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP addresses listed in the Gateway section, highlight each one and click Remove until the section is empty. 7. Click the OK button to close the TCP/IP Properties window.
Setting Up TCP/IP 8. On the Network Properties Window, click the OK button to save these new settings. Note: Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CDROM drive and check the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x. (if D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). 9. Windows may prompt you to restart the PC. If so, click the Yes button.
Configuring Client TCP/IP Configuring Your Computer in Windows NT 4.0 1. From the Windows desktop click Start/Settings/Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. 3. Click on the Protocols tab. 4. Double-click TCP/IP Protocol. 5. Click on the IP Address tab. 6. In the Adapter drop-down list, be sure your Ethernet adapter is selected.
Setting Up TCP/IP 7. Click on “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.” 8. Click OK to close the window. 9. Windows may copy files and will then prompt you to restart your system. Click Yes and your computer will shut down and restart. Obtain IP Settings From Your Wireless Barricade Router Now that you have configured your computer to connect to the Router, it needs to obtain new network settings.
Configuring Client TCP/IP 3. Type IPCONFIG /RENEW and press the key. Verify that your IP Address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168.2.254. These values confirm that the Router is functioning 4. Type EXIT and press to close the Command Prompt window. Configuring Your Computer in Windows 2000 1. Access your Network settings by clicking Start, then choose Settings and then select Control Panel. 2.
Setting Up TCP/IP 4. In the Local Area Connection Properties box, verify the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Then highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. 5. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” to configure your computer for DHCP. Click the OK button to save this change and close the Properties window. 6. Click the OK button again to save these new changes. 7. Reboot your PC. 8.
Configuring Client TCP/IP 2. Locate and double-click the Local Area Connection icon for the Ethernet adapter that is connected to the Router. Next, click the Properties button. 3. In the Local Area Connection Properties box, verify the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked. Then highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. 4. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” to configure your computer for DHCP.
Setting Up TCP/IP 2. Make sure that Built-in Ethernet is selected in the Show field. 3. On the TCP/IP tab, select Using DHCP in the Configure field. 4. Close the TCP/IP dialog box. Manual IP Configuration (for all Windows OS) 1. Check Specify an IP address on the IP Address tab. Enter an IP address based on the default network 192.168.2.x (where x is between 2 and 254), and use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask.
Configuring Client TCP/IP 2. In the Gateway tab, add the IP address of the Router (default: 192.168.2.1) in the New gateway field and click Add. 3. On the DNS Configuration tab, add the IP address for the Router and click Add. This automatically relays DNS requests to the DNS server(s) provided by your ISP. Otherwise, add specific DNS servers into the DNS Server Search Order field and click Add. 4. After finishing TCP/IP setup, click OK, and then reboot the computer.
Setting Up TCP/IP Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection After installing the TCP/IP communication protocols and configuring an IP address in the same network as the Router, use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to the Router. The following example shows how the ping procedure can be executed in an MS-DOS window. First, execute the ping command: ping 192.168.2.1 If a message similar to the following appears: Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.2.
CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS BARRICADE ROUTER The Wireless Barricade Router can be configured by any Java-supported browser, i.e., Internet Explorer 4.0 or above. Using the web management interface, you can configure the Router and view statistics to monitor network activity. Note: Before you attempt to configure your router, if you have access to the Internet please visit www.smc.com and download the latest firmware update to ensure your Router is running the latest firmware.
Navigating the Web Browser Interface Disable Proxy Connection You will also need to verify that the HTTP Proxy feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your web browser will be able to view the Router configuration pages. The following steps are for Internet Explorer and for Netscape. Determine which browser you use and follow the appropriate steps. Internet Explorer 5 or above (For Windows) 1. Open Internet Explorer. Click Tools, and then select Internet Options. 2.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router (By default, the password is smcadmin. The default is case sensitive.) Making Configuration Changes Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop-down list. Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to click the APPLY or NEXT button at the bottom of the page to enable the new setting. Note: 28 To ensure proper screen refresh after a command entry, ensure that Internet Explorer 5.
SETUP WIZARD SETUP WIZARD Time Zone Click on SETUP WIZARD. The first item is Time Zone. For accurate timing of client filtering and log events, you need to set the time zone. Select your time zone from the drop-down list. Check Enable Automatic Time Server Maintenance to automatically maintain the Router’s system time by synchronizing with a public time server over the Internet.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Broadband Type Select the type of broadband connection you have. For a cable modem connection see the following page. For a Fixed-IP xDSL connection see “Fixed-IP xDSL” on page 31, for a PPPoE xDSL connection, see “PPPoE” on page 31, and for BigPond connection, see “BigPond” on page 33.
SETUP WIZARD Cable Modem After selecting Cable Modem as the Broadband Type, a message will appear stating that your data has been successfully saved. Note: Select Home to return to the home page, then select Advanced Settings/WAN to configure the required parameters. (See “WAN” on page 38.) Fixed-IP xDSL Some xDSL Internet Service Providers may assign a fixed (static) IP address.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Enter a Maximum Idle Time (in minutes) to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity. If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time, it will be dropped. (Default: 10) Enable the Auto-reconnect option to automatically re-establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again. Click FINISH to complete the setup.
Advanced Setup BigPond If you use the BigPond Internet Service which is available in Australia, enter the host name and AMC address for BigPond authentication. Click FINISH to complete the setup. Advanced Setup Use the web management interface to define system parameters, manage and control the Router and its ports, or monitor network conditions. The following table outlines the selections available from this program.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Menu Description NAT Shares a single ISP account with multiple users, sets up virtual servers. Firewall Configures a variety of security and specialized functions, including: Access Control, Hacker Prevention, and DMZ. DDNS Dynamic DNS provides users on the Internet with a method to tie their domain name to a computer or server.
Advanced Setup SYSTEM Time Zone Set the time zone and time server for the Router. This information is used for log entries and client access control. Check Enable Automatic Time Server Maintenance to automatically maintain the Router’s system time by synchronizing with a public time server over the Internet. Then configure two different time servers by selecting the options in the Primary Server and Secondary Server fields.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Password Settings Use this menu to restrict access based on a password. By default, there is no password. For security you should assign one before exposing the Router to the Internet. Passwords can contain from 3–12 alphanumeric characters and are not case sensitive. Note: If your password is lost, or you cannot gain access to the user interface, press the Reset button on the rear panel (holding it down for at least five seconds) to restore the factory defaults.
Advanced Setup Remote Management Remote Management allows a remote PC to configure, manage, and monitor the Router using a standard web browser. Check Enable and enter the IP address of the remote host. Click APPLY. Note: If you specify 0.0.0.0 as this IP address, any host can manage the Router. Syslog Server The Syslog Server tool will automatically download the Barricade log to the server IP address specified by the user.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router WAN Specify the WAN connection type provided by your Internet Service Provider, then click More Configuration to enter detailed configuration parameters for the selected connection type.
Advanced Setup Dynamic IP The Host Name is optional, but may be required by some ISPs. The default MAC address is set to the WAN’s physical interface on the Router. Use this address when registering for Internet service, and do not change it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of an Ethernet card as an identifier when first setting up your broadband account, only connect the PC with the registered MAC address to the Router and click the Clone MAC Address button.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Point-to-Point Over Ethernet (PPPoE) Enter the PPPoE User Name and Password assigned by your Service Provider. The Service Name is normally optional, but may be required by some service providers. The MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) governs the maximum size of the data packets. Leave this on the default value (1454) unless you have a particular reason to change it.
Advanced Setup Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) can be used to join different physical networks using the Internet as an intermediary. Using the above screen allows client PCs to establish a normal PPTP session and provides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC. Enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask and default gateway IP address (usually supplied by your ISP), and then the PPTP User ID, Password and PPPTP Gateway IP address.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Static IP Address If your Internet Service Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned address and subnet mask for the Router, then enter the gateway address of your ISP. You may need a fixed address if you want to provide Internet services, such as a web server or FTP server.
Advanced Setup BigPond is a service provider in Australia that uses a heartbeat system to maintain the Internet connection. On this page you can configure the user settings including, User Name, Password, and the Authentication Service Name. DNS Domain Name Servers map numerical IP addresses to the equivalent domain name (e.g., www.smc.com). Your ISP should provide the IP address of one or more domain name servers. Enter those addresses in this screen.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router LAN 44 • LAN IP – Use the LAN menu to configure the LAN IP address for the Router and to enable the DHCP server for dynamic client address allocation. • Set a period for the lease time if required. For home networks this may be set to Forever, which means there is no time limit on the IP address lease. • IP Address Pool – A dynamic IP address range may be specified (192.168.2.2–254). IP addresses running from 192.168.2.100–199 are the default value.
Advanced Setup WIRELESS To configure the Router as a wireless access point for wireless clients (either stationary or roaming), all you need to do is define the radio channel, the Service Set identifier (SSID), and security options. Channel and SSID You must specify a common radio channel and SSID (Service Set ID) to be used by the Router and all of your wireless clients. Be sure you configure all of your clients to the same values.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router SSID: The Service Set ID. This should be set to the same value as the other wireless devices in your network. SSID Broadcast: Broadcasting the SSID on the wireless network for easy connection with client PCs. For security reasons, you should disable SSID broadcast. (Default: Enable) Note: The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Wireless Mode: Set the communication mode for the Router.
Advanced Setup Security If you are transmitting sensitive data across radio channels, you should enable wireless security.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption requires you to use the same set of encryption/decryption keys for the Router and all of your wireless clients. WEP mode: You can choose disabled, 64-bit or 128-bit encryption. Key Provisioning: Select a key type of static key or dynamic key. Static WEP Key Setting You may manually enter the keys or automatically generate encryption keys.
Advanced Setup If you use encryption, configure the same keys used for the Router on each of your wireless clients. Note that Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protects data transmitted between wireless nodes, but does not protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the Internet. WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and 802.1x mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and 802.1x authentication service.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Field Default Parameter Description Cypher suite TKIP One of the security mechanism used by WPA for frame body and CRC frame encryption Authentication 802.1X Select the authentication mode. • 802.1X: It is for an enterprise network with a RADIUS server installed. • Pre-shared Key: It is for a SOHO network without any authentication server installed.
Advanced Setup server is used, you must specify the secret key of the Message-Authenticator attribute, i.e., Message Digest-5 (MD5), and the corresponding parameters in the RADIUS Server Parameters field for the remote authentication protocol. • General Parameters Field Default Parameter Description Enable 802.1X Yes Starts using 802.1x security control. Session Idle Timeout 300 seconds Defines a maximum period of time for which the connection is maintained during inactivity.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router NAT From this section you can configure the Virtual Server, and Special Application features that provide control over the TCP/ UDP port openings in the router’s firewall. This section can be used to support several Internet based applications such as web, E-mail, FTP, and Telnet. NAT allows one or more public IP addresses to be shared by multiple internal users. Enter the Public IP address you wish to share into the Global IP field.
Advanced Setup Virtual Server If you configure the Router as a virtual server, remote users accessing services such as web or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured with private IP addresses. In other words, depending on the requested service (TCP/UDP port number), the Router redirects the external service request to the appropriate server (located at another internal IP address).
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Special Applications Some applications, such as Internet gaming, videoconferencing, Internet telephony and others, require multiple connections. These applications cannot work with Network Address Translation (NAT) enabled. If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, use the following screen to specify the additional public ports to be opened for each application.
Advanced Setup Example: ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net 2 28800 TCP 2300-2400, TCP MSN Game Zone 47624 For a full list of ports and the services that run on them, see www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router FIREWALL The Router firewall can provide access control of connected client PCs, block common hacker attacks, including IP Spoofing, Land Attack, Ping of Death, IP with zero length, Smurf Attack, UDP port loopback, Snork Attack, TCP null scan, and TCP SYN flooding. The firewall does not significantly affect system performance, so we advise leaving it enabled to protect your network users.
Advanced Setup Access Control Add PC This page allows users to define service limitations of client PCs, including IP address, service type and scheduling rule criteria.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router MAC Filter This section provides MAC filtering configuration information. To use MAC address filtering, you must enter a list of allowed/ denied client MAC addresses into the filtering table. You can define up to 32 clients using the MAC address filtering table. When enabled only the MAC addresses entered will have access to your network. All other devices will be denied access to your network.
Advanced Setup URL Blocking To configure the URL Blocking feature, use the table below to specify the web sites (www.somesite.com) and/or keywords you want to filter on your network. To complete this configuration, you will need to create or modify an access rule in “Access Control” on page 56. To modify an existing rule, click the Edit option next to the rule you want to modify. To create a new rule, click on the Add PC option.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Schedule Rule The Schedule Rule feature allows you to configure specific rules based on time and date. These rules can then be used to configure more specific Access Control.
Advanced Setup Add Schedule Rule Enables Schedule-based Internet access control. 1. Click Add Schedule Rule. 2. Define the settings for the schedule rule (as shown on the following screen). 3. Click OK and then click the APPLY button to save your settings.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router Hacker Prevention The Hacker Prevention feature limits access for incoming traffic at the WAN port.
Advanced Setup • SPI and Anti-DoS firewall protection (Default: Enabled) – When the SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) feature is turned on, all incoming packets will be blocked except for those types marked with a check in the Stateful Packet Inspection section. • RIP Defect (Default: Enabled) – If an RIP request packet is not acknowledged to by the Router, it will stay in the input queue and not be released.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router communications are initiated by the recipient computer and are taking place only with sources that are known and trusted from previous interactions. In addition to being more rigorous in their inspection of packets, stateful inspection firewalls also close off ports until connection to the specific port is requested. When particular types of traffic are checked, only the particular type of traffic initiated from the internal LAN will be allowed.
Advanced Setup Parameter Defaults Description TCP connection idle timeout 3600 sec (1 hour) The length of time a TCP session will be maintained if there is no activity. UDP session idle 30 sec timeout The length of time a UDP session will maintained if there is no activity. H.323 data channel 180 sec idle timeout The length of time an H.323 session will be maintained if there is no activity.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router DoS Detect Criteria Set up DoS (Denial-of-Service) and port scan criteria in the spaces provided (as shown below). 66 Parameter Defaults Description Total incomplete TCP/UDP sessions HIGH 300 sessions Defines the rate of newly unestablished sessions that will cause the software to start deleting half-open sessions.
Advanced Setup DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Internet application properly from behind the firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access. Enter the IP address of a DMZ host to this screen. Adding a client to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) may expose your local network to a variety of security risks, so only use this option as a last resort.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router DDNS Provider – This DNS feature is powered by either DynDNS, or TZO.com. With a DDNS connection you can host your own web site, E-mail server, FTP site, and more at your own location even if you have a dynamic IP address. (Default: Disable) Domain Name – A series of alphanumeric strings separated by periods that maps to the address of a the Router network connection and identifies the owner of the address.
Advanced Setup such as a web server, and then click on the port option “HTTP Port 80” so users can access your server from the WAN connection (Internet). UPnP Enable UPnP by checking ON in the screen above. UPnP allows the device to automatically: • dynamically join a network • obtain an IP address • convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router TOOLS Use the Tools menu to back up the current configuration, restore a previously saved configuration, restore factory settings, update firmware, and reboot the Router. Configuration Tools 70 • Backup Router Configuration – Saves the Router’s configuration settings to a file. • Restore from saved Configuration file (2804WBRP_backup.bin) – Restores the settings from a saved backup configuration file.
Advanced Setup Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to update the firmware or user interface to the latest versions. Download the upgrade file from the SMC web site (www.smc.com) and save it to your hard drive. In the Upgrade Target field, choose Firmware. Then click Browse to look for the previously downloaded file. Click APPLY. Check the Status page Information section to confirm that the upgrade process was successful. Reboot Click REBOOT ROUTER to reset the Router. Click OK to reboot.
Configuring the Wireless Barricade Router depressed for over five seconds, all the LEDs will illuminate and the factory settings will be restored.
Advanced Setup STATUS The Status screen displays WAN/LAN connection status, firmware, and hardware version numbers, attempts to access your network, as well as information on DHCP clients connected to your network. The following items are included on this screen: Section Description INTERNET Displays WAN connection type and status. GATEWAY Displays system IP settings, as well as DHCP and Firewall status.
TROUBLESHOOTING The information outlined in this section describes some useful steps for getting your computer and the Router online. A. Verify your connection to the Router If you are unable to access the Router’s web-based administration pages then you may not be properly connected or configured. The screen shots in this section were taken on a Windows 2000 machine, but the same steps will apply to Windows 95/98/Me/XP. To determine your TCP/IP configuration status please follow the steps below: 1.
Troubleshooting If you have an IP address that starts with 169.254.xxx.xxx then see the next section. If you have another IP address configured, then see section C. B. I am getting an IP Address that starts with 169.254.xxx.xxx If you are getting this IP Address, then you need to check that you are properly connected to the Router. Confirm that you have a good link light on the Router for the port this computer is connected to. If not, please try another cable.
Troubleshooting 2. Type ipconfig/release. 3. Then type ipconfig/renew. D. The 10/100 LED does not light after a connection is made. 1. Check that the host computer and the Router are both powered on. 2. Be sure the network cable is connected to both devices. 3. Verify that Category 5 cable is used if you are operating at 100 Mbps, and that the length of any cable does not exceed 100 m (328 ft). 4. Check the network card connections. 5. The 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port, network card, or cable may be defective.
SPECIFICATIONS Below is an outline of the technical specifications for the SMC2304WBR-AG. Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.
Specifications Indicator Panel Power, WLAN, WAN (Link, Activity), LAN (Link/Activity, Speed - 10/100 Mbps) Dimensions 130 x 85 x 32 mm (5.12 x 3.35 x 1.26 in.) Weight 370 g (13.05 oz) Input Power 12 V, 1 A Maximum Current 0.04 ARMS max. @ 110 V/240 V Power Consumption 5 Watts max.
Specifications Compliances CE Mark Emissions FCC Class B Industry Canada Class B EN55022 (CISPR 22) Class B Immunity EN 61000-3-2/3 EN 61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11 79
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