Ethernet Wireless Router User Manual VERSION 0.
User Manual Safety Precautions Do not open, service, or change any component. Only qualified technical specialists are allowed to service the equipment. Observe safety precautions to avoid electric shock Check voltage before connecting to the power supply. Connecting to the wrong voltage will damage the equipment. Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved.
User Manual Contents About this Manual ......................................................... 6 Scope and Purpose ...................................................................................6 Target Audience .......................................................................................6 Document Structure .................................................................................6 About the Router........................................................... 7 Requirements...........
User Manual Status Menu ...........................................................................................22 Help Menu..............................................................................................23 Setup ........................................................................... 24 Remove or Disable Conflicts...................................................................24 Internet Sharing, Proxy, and Security Applications .....................................................
User Manual DNS Proxy ................................................................................................................................75 Dynamic DNS Client.................................................................................................................76 Easy Connect Configuration ....................................................................................................77 Port Triggering...............................................................................
User Manual About this Manual This manual provides a description of the components, basic operation, and advanced configuration options of the router. Scope and Purpose This manual provides the following: Installation instructions Description of the router components and the web interface Operating instructions of the router and the web interface Target Audience This manual is designed and developed for users who are required to install and maintain the router.
User Manual About the Router Congratulations on the purchase of your router. This router provides advanced features that allow you to converge your phone, Internet, and other network appliances into a single network either through wired or wireless connection. Requirements Your computer must meet the following minimum requirements. Software Operating System: Any operating system can be used Browser: Internet Explorer 4.0 Netscape Navigator 3.
User Manual Package Contents For any missing items, please contact your dealer immediately. Product contents vary for different models.
User Manual Device Design Front Panel The LEDs on the front panel gives you an idea about the power and connection status.
User Manual DSL INTERNET Blinking light Transmitting/Receiving data Off No DSL signal Blinking light Establishing DSL signal Steady light DSL signal is established Off No Internet connection Steady light Connected to the Internet Blinking light Transmitting/Receiving data Back Panel The back panel provides ports to power up and connect the router into the network.
User Manual Planning Your Network Before moving ahead to setup your network, it is a good idea to draw out a network diagram to help identify the devices and plan out how to connect these devices. The illustration below is an example of a network diagram. Sample network diagram To create a network diagram: For wireless devices, identify the wireless devices you want to include in the network For wired devices, identify which router port you want to use for each device.
User Manual Installing the Router When installing the router, the common practice is to have the router, the main computer, and phone jack in the same room. The room should also have enough electrical outlets to match your needs. Connecting with the POTS Splitter A phone line can carry phone call and Internet signals. When you enable the phone line for high speed Internet, the connection produces high-pitched tones when using the phone.
User Manual Connecting with the Computer You need to connect the router with the computer before connecting with other devices. The computer will be used to configure the router settings. Connecting the router with the computer To connect with the computer: 1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable from the router’s ETHERNET port and then plug the other end into the Ethernet port in your computer. 2. Connect the power adapter from the router’s 9V DC port into the electrical outlet. 3.
User Manual Connecting Other Ethernet Devices Aside from the main computer, you can grow your network by adding devices with Ethernet ports. Connect these devices into available Ethernet ports on the router. Connecting other devices To the connect with other devices: 1. Plug one end of the Ethernet cable from computer’s Ethernet port and then plug the other end into the router’s vacant E port. 2. Use the web interface to configure the settings for the newly added device.
User Manual Connecting Wireless Devices After you setup the device settings through the main computer, you can connect other devices with wireless capabilities. Wireless devices relieve you from the task of laying out cables and allow you to use the Internet connection from your router. Your router allows you to connect with several wireless devices To the connect with wireless devices: 1. Turn on your wireless device. 2. Open the software you use to detect a wireless connection.
User Manual Understanding the Web Interface Web Interface Components Buttons, commands, and menus make up the browser-based user interface. Buttons Apply Click to implement the configuration changes. Clicking Apply will not implement the changes when the router is restarted. Cancel Click to revert to the last saved configuration. Commands Save Setting Click to permanently apply configuration changes.
User Manual Wireless Menu Security Menu Status Menu Help Menu Setup Menu The Setup menu is used to complete the initial device configuration.
User Manual Basic Menu The Basic Menu provides the Home, Quick Start, LAN Configuration, and Diagnostics links.
User Manual Advanced Menu The Advanced mode provides advanced configuration settings for existing connections. At least one WAN connection must be configured before implementing advanced WAN configuration features. At least one LAN group must be defined before implementing advanced LAN configuration features.
User Manual Wireless Menu Wireless Menu allows you to configure the wireless settings.
User Manual Security Menu Security Menu allows you to configure security tools like IP Filters and LAN Isolation.
User Manual Status Menu The Status Menu provides the status for different connections or interfaces.
User Manual Help Menu The Help Menu provides documentation about various router features.
User Manual Setup This chapter provides information about removing conflicts and configuring device settings. Remove or Disable Conflicts To make sure the router installation moves on smoothly, you need to remove or disable conflicts that may interfere the installation.
User Manual Configuring TCP/IP Settings After connecting the device, you need to set the TCP/IP Properties in your computer. Note: These instructions apply to connections made using the Ethernet port. To set the TCP/IP properties: 1. Select Start > Run. This opens the Run dialog box. 2. Enter control ncpa.cpl and then click OK. This opens the Network Connections in your computer. 3. Right-click LAN and then select Properties. This opens the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. 4.
User Manual Removing Temporary Internet Files To remove temporary Internet files: 1. Select Start > Run. This opens the Run dialog box. 2. Enter control and then click OK. This opens the Control Panel. 3. Double-click Internet Options. This opens the Internet Options dialog box. 4. In the Temporary Internet Files pane, click Delete Cookies. 5. Click Delete Files. 6. Click OK to close the Internet Properties dialog box.
User Manual Using the Setup Menu After connecting the devices, you need to configure the router settings via the web interface. To open the web interface: 1. Open your browser. 2. Enter 192.168.1.1 in the address field and then press Enter. This opens the Setup page of the web interface.
User Manual 3. Click Step 1: Internet Login Account Setting. This opens the Internet Login Account Setting page. Internet Login Account Setting page 4. Enter the User ID, Password, Protocol, VP1, and VCI for your account. These are the account information from your service provider. 5. Click Next. This opens the Wireless LAN Configuration page.
User Manual Wireless LAN Configuration page 6. Enter an SSID, Country Standard, and Wireless Channel. 7. Select Yes or No to specify if you want to hide your wireless network name or not. 8. Click Next. This opens the Wireless LAN Security page. Wireless LAN Security 9. Select Enable Wireless Security.
User Manual 10. Enter an Encryption Key or click Generate to allow the router to create an alphanumeric encryption key for you. The Encryption key will be used to establish the wireless network connection of wireless devices.
User Manual 11. Click Next. This opens the System Password page. System Password page 12. Select Enable Authentication. 13. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm Password. 14. Enter the number of minutes for Idle Timeout. 15. Click Next. This opens the Summary page. 16. Click Finish.
User Manual 17. This opens a dialog box asking if you want to save and restart the router. Click OK. The router will take about two minutes to save the settings and establish a connection with your Internet service provider. Afterwards, the Basic Home page opens to give you a summary of the account settings. Basic Home page Setting Up Via the Utility Wizard The Setup Wizard can also be used to configure your router. However, this only runs on Windows operating systems.
User Manual Setting the Administrator Account Anyone who can access the web interface can be considered an Administrator. To restrict access to the web interface, you need to set the System Password. Changing the System Password To change the System Password: 1. Select Advanced Menu 2. Click System Password. This opens the System Password page. 3. Select Enable Authentication. 4. Enter your password. 5. Reenter your password in the Confirm Password text box. 6.
User Manual 6. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. Network Setup There are two types of network configuration for your router: WAN setup and LAN setup. WAN Setup Wide Area Network (WAN) is also referred to as the broadband connection. Connection settings differ for every service provider. Most of the configuration you perform is for the WAN connection. LAN Setup The router is preconfigured to automatically provide an IP address to all the computers in the Local Area Network (LAN).
User Manual Bridge Connection CLIP Connection PPPoE Connection PPP, or point-to-point protocol, is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network hosts. PPPoE is a protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in Ethernet frames and is described in RFC 2516. PPPoE provides the ability to connect to a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to a remote access concentrator. With this model, each router uses its own PPP stack.
User Manual PPPoA Connection PPPoA is also known as RFC 2364. It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets in ATM cells that are carried over the DSL line. PPP, or point-to-point protocol, is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network hosts. It usually provides a mechanism of authenticating users. Logical link control (LLC) and virtual circuit (VC) are two different methods of encapsulating the PPP packet.
User Manual Static Connection Static connection type is used whenever a known static IP address is assigned to the router. Additional addressing information such as the subnet mask and the default gateway must also be specified. Up to three domain name server (DNS) addresses can be identified. These servers resolve the name of the computer to the IP address mapped to it and thus enable you to access other web servers by typing the symbolic name (host name).
User Manual DHCP Connection DHCP allows the router to automatically obtain the IP address from the server. This option is commonly used in when the IP is dynamically assigned and is not known prior to assignment.
User Manual Bridge Connection A pure bridged connection does not assign any IP address to the WAN interface. NAT and firewall rules are not enabled. This connection method makes the router act as a bridge for passing packets between the WAN interface and the LAN interface.
User Manual CLIP Connection Classical IP over ATM (CLIP) Connection Setup page (CLIP) provides the ability to transmit IP packets over an ATM network. CLIP support encapsulates an IP datagram in an AAL5 PDU frame using RFC 2225 and it uses an ATM-aware version of the address resolution protocol (ATMARP).
User Manual ADSL Modulation ADSL Modulation allows you to select any combination of DSL training modes. Leave the default value if you are unsure or the service provider did not provide this information. In most cases, this screen should not be modified.
User Manual Connection Scan This feature helps users to detect the PVC settings provided by the service provider. Before the router can begin scanning the connection, the telephone line has to be plugged into the router. Connection Scan To perform connections scan: 1. Select the Advanced Menu. 2. Select WAN > Connection Scan. 3. Click Scan.
User Manual LAN Setup The router is preconfigured to automatically provide IP addresses to all the computers in the Local Area Network (LAN). Your router allows you to create and configure LAN groups. LAN Configuration Your router’s default IP address and subnet mask are 192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0, respectively. This subnet mask allows the router to support 254 users.
User Manual To configure the LAN groupings: 1. Select the Advanced Menu. 2. Select LAN > LAN Configuration. 3. Select ETHERNET in LAN group 1 and then click < Remove. No packets will be sent to the ETHERNET interface because it does not belong to any LAN group. 4. Select ETHERNET from Interfaces and then click Add > under LAN group 2. Just like in LAN group 1, Configure will appear in LAN group 2 to allow the definition of additional configurations. 5. To temporarily activate the settings, click Apply. 6.
User Manual LAN Group Configuration LAN Group Configuration allows you to configure settings for each LAN group. Notice that you can also view the status of advanced services that can be applied to a LAN group. Green indicates that the service is enabled, while red indicates that the service is disabled. LAN Group Configuration Category Field Description Unmanaged Unmanaged is a state when the LAN group is not configured and no IP address has been assigned to the bridge.
User Manual PPP IP Address Enables/disables PPP unnumbered feature. IP Address Use the following Static IP address The IP address should be different but within the same subnet as the WAN-side IP address. This field enables you to change the IP address of the router. IP Address The default IP address of the router (as shown) is 192.168.1.1. Netmask The default subnet mask of your router is 255.255.255.0. This subnet allows the router to support 254 users.
User Manual with the router if your host has DHCP enabled. End IP The End IP Address is where the DHCP server stops issuing IP addresses. The ending address cannot exceed a subnet limit of 254; hence the max value for the default gateway is 192.168.1.254. If the DHCP server runs out of DHCP addresses, users do not get access to network resources. If this happens, you can increase the Ending IP address (to the limit of 254) or reduce the lease time.
User Manual Assign ISP DNS, SNTP When you enable the DHCP server, the router dynamically assigns IP addresses to computers in the local network. The router provides its own LAN IP address (192.168.1.1) as both the gateway and the DNS server. The router has a choice of advertising its own IP address (192.168.1.1) as the DNS server or providing the DNS that was received from the WAN. This can be configured by enabling/disabling Assign ISP DNS SNTP on the LAN Group Configuration page.
User Manual To add LAN Clients: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2. Select LAN > LAN Clients. This opens the LAN Clients page. 3. Select a LAN Connection, and enter IP Address, Hostname, and MAC Address. 4. Click Apply. 5. You can convert the dynamic into a static entry by clicking Reserve, and then click Apply. 6. To temporarily implement the settings, click Apply. 7. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings.
User Manual Wireless Setup The SSID default is yournetworkname. SSID is wireless network name for the wireless router. Your wireless client needs this name to establish wireless connection. The wireless setup allows the user to enable or disable the Access Point (AP). Disabling Access Point will prevent the wireless router from emitting any wireless signal. Wireless Setup To access Wireless Setup: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Setup.
User Manual Wireless Configuration For users who want to explore the advanced features, you can click on the Advanced button. The options listed can be changed to cater for advance users. Wireless Configuration To access Wireless Setup: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Configuration.
User Manual Multiple SSID Multiple SSID allows you to use a primary and a secondary SSID. The SSID field takes up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Change the VLAN ID to a number different from zero (between 1 to 4095). Multiple SSID To access Wireless Setup: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Multiple SSID.
User Manual Wireless Security It is important for user to enforce security in wireless LAN environment. This is to prevent unauthorized wireless users from accessing your router. By default, None is selected. Wireless Security WEP WEP is a security protocol for WLAN. WEP provides security by encrypting the data that is sent over the WLAN. You can configure up to 4 sets of keys for your wireless client.
User Manual With WEP, the receiving station must use the same key for decryption. Each radio network interface card (NIC) and router must be manually to use the same key. Wireless Security - WEP To configure WEP: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Security. This opens the Wireless Security page. 3. Select WEP. 4. Select Enable WEP Wireless Security. 5. Enter an Encryption Key. 6. Select a Cipher option. 7. To temporarily implement changes, click Apply. 8.
User Manual 802.1x 802.1x is a security protocol for WLAN. It is a port-based network access control that keeps the network port disconnected until authentication is completed. 802.1x is based on extensible authentication protocol (EAP). EAP messages from the authenticator to the authentication server typically use the remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) protocol. Wireless Security – 802.1x To configure 802.1z: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Security.
User Manual WPA WPA is the short term for WiFi Protected Access. WPA is an industry-supported, prestandard version of 802.11i that utilizes the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fixes the problems of WEP, which includes using dynamic keys. WPA uses a sophisticated key hierarchy that generates new encryption keys each time a mobile device establishes itself with an Access Point. Protocols including 802.1X, EAP, and RADIUS are used for strong authentication.
User Manual Wireless Management The wireless management function gives another level of security to your router. It allows you to permit or ban devices by entering the MAC address or selecting devices that are currently connected. Access List This feature permits you to permit or ban wireless clients by using the MAC address. Wireless Management – Access List To permit or ban a client through the Access List page: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Wireless Management.
User Manual Associated Stations Clients connected to the wireless router are displayed in this page. Wireless Management – Associated Stations To permit or ban a client through the Access List page: 1. Select the Wireless Menu. 2. Select Wireless Management. This opens the Wireless Management page. 3. Select Associated Stations. 4. Select Allow or Ban beside the wireless client. 5. To temporarily implement the settings, click Apply. 6. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings.
User Manual Wireless Distribution System Wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system that interconnects BSS to build a premise wide network. WDS network allows users of mobile equipment to roam and stay connected to the available network resources. Wireless Distribution System Field Description WDS Mode The following WDS mode are available: Bridge: In Bridge mode, the Access Point basic service set (BSS) service is enabled.
User Manual Secret The 32-character alphanumeric privacy key. Auto Channel Selection Auto channel selection is not supported in the current version. Auto Configuration Auto configuration is not supported in the current version. Uplink Connection The BSS ID of the upper device in the WDS hierarchy. This uplink cannot be configured if root is enabled. Downlink Connection The BSS ID of the lower device in the WDS hierarchy connected to this Access Point. Up to four downlinks can be configured.
User Manual Security Settings Configuring IP Filters IP filtering allows you to block specific applications/services based on the IP address of the LAN device. In this page, you can block specific traffic (for example, block web access) or any traffic from a host on your local network. A database of predefined IP filters allows you to apply one or more filtering rules to one or more members of a defined LAN group.
User Manual 4. If a rule is not in the list, you can create your own rule in the User category. Select User, and then click New. 5. The Rule Management page opens for you to create new rules. Enter Rule Name, Protocol, Port Start, Port End, and Port Map, and then click Apply. The rules you create will appear in the Available Rules pane in the User category. You can view or delete the rules you create. 6. Continue to add rules as they apply from each category using the Add button. 7.
User Manual 2. On the LAN Isolation page, select the checkbox for Disable traffic between LAN group 1 and LAN group 2. 3. To temporarily implement the changes, click Apply. 4. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. URL Filters URL Filtering allows the router to block access to certain websites by examining its URL, a text string describing a unique location on the Internet. If the URL contains a blocked keyword, then access to that website will be denied. To apply URL filters: 1.
User Manual Help The Help page provides documentation for various topics like Firewall, Bridge Filters, LAN Clients, LAN Group Configuration, PPP Configuration, UPnP, IP QoS, and Routing Information Protocol. To access Help, select the Help Menu.
User Manual Advanced Settings This chapter provides advanced configuration options for your router.
User Manual Universal Plug and Play Universal plug and play (UPnP), NAT, and firewall traversal allow traffic to pass through the router for applications using the UPnP protocol. This feature requires one active WAN connection. In addition, the computer should support this feature. In the presence of multiple WAN connections, select a connection on which the incoming traffic is present, for example, the default WAN connection. UPnP To configure UPnP: 1. Select Advanced. 2.
User Manual Simple Network Timing Protocol Simple network timing protocol (SNTP) is a protocol used to synchronize the system time to the public SNTP servers. It uses the UDP protocol on port 123 to communicate between clients and servers. SNTP To enable SNTP: 1. Check Enable SNTP. 2. Configure the following fields: Primary SNTP Server The IP address or the host name of the primary SNTP server. This can be provided by ISP or defined by user.
User Manual Polling Interval The amount of time between a successful connection with a SNTP server and a new attempt to connect to an SNTP server. Retry Count The number of times the router tries to connect to an SNTP server before it tries to connect to the next server in line. Time Zone The time zone in which the router resides. Day Light Select this option to enable/disable daylight saving time (DST). DST is not automatically enabled or disabled. You need to manually enable and disable it. 3.
User Manual Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a troubleshooting and management protocol, which uses the UDP protocol on port 161 to communicate between clients and servers. SNMP uses a manager MIB (management information base) agent solution to fulfill the network management needs. The agent is a separate station that can request data from an SNMP agent in each of the different system in the network. The agent uses MIBs as dictionaries of manageable objects.
User Manual IGMP Proxy IP hosts use Internet group management protocol (IGMP) to report their multicast group memberships to neighboring routers. Similarly, multicast routers use IGMP to discover which of their hosts belong to multicast groups. Your router supports IGMP proxy that handles IGMP messages. When enabled, your router acts as a proxy for a LAN host making requests to join and leave multicast groups, or a multicast router sending multicast packets to multicast groups on the WAN side.
User Manual Non-group members may send UDP datagram’s to the host group. Multicasting is useful when the same data needs to be sent to more than one device. For instance, if one device is responsible for acquiring data that many other devices need, then multicasting is a natural fit. Note that using multicasting as opposed to sending the same data to individual devices uses less network bandwidth. The multicast feature also enables you to receive multicast video streams from multicast servers.
User Manual TR-068 WAN Access The TR-068 WAN Access page enables you to give temporary permission to someone (such as technical support staff) to be able to access your router from the WAN side. From the moment the account is enabled the user is expected to log in within 20 minutes, otherwise the account expires. Once the user has logged in, if the session remains inactive for more than 20 minutes, the user will be logged out and the account expires.
User Manual Syntax: http(s)://WAN IP of router:Port Number 7. Click Apply to temporarily apply the settings. 8. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. TR-069 The TR-069 page allows you to set up connection parameters that cannot be seen by end users. TR-069 is CPE Management Protocol from WAN side, intended for communication between a CPE and Auto-Configuration Server (ACS).
User Manual To set TR-069: 1. Select the Advanced Menu. 2. Select Application > TR-069. 3. Leave ACS URL. 4. Select Periodic Inform Enabled and then enter the Periodic Inform Interval. 5. Click ACS Connect to connect to the ACS. When a connection is established, the AVS updates the ACS URL, Periodic Inform Enabled, and Periodic Inform Interval. 6. To temporarily apply the settings, click Apply. 7. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings.
User Manual To access NAT: 1. Select the Advanced Menu. 2. Select Application > NAT Services. DNS Proxy DNS Proxy determines the primary Domain Name Server and secondary DNS to be used. DNS Proxy To select the DNS Server Priority: 1. Select Advanced. 2. Select Application > DNS Proxy. 3. Select the DNS Server Priority: Only Auto Discovered DNS Servers Only User Configured DNS Servers Auto Discovered then User Configured User Configured then Auto Discovered 4. Click Apply to temporarily apply settings.
User Manual Dynamic DNS Client Dynamic DNS allows the user to register with a Dynamic DNS Provider. The Dynamic DNS will be linked with the WAN IP of the router even after the ISP update the WAN IP to another IP address. It can be useful in web hosting and FTP services. Dynamic DNS Client Note: The User Name/Password entered should be similar to the User Name/Password you have specified during the registration of the DNS hostname. To enable Dynamic DNS: 1. Select Advanced. 2.
User Manual Domain Name 4. Click Apply to temporarily apply the settings. 5. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. Easy Connect Configuration Easy Connect feature allow user to surf web with ease without the need to changes default configuration setting, i.e. TCP/IP, Proxy, DNS of user’s computer.
User Manual Note: The port number to be used must be specified in both the browser and the Auto Proxy Ports. Private IP Ranges Class A: 10.0.0.0 ~ 10.255.255.255 Class B: 172.16.0.0 ~ 172.31.255.255 Class C: 192.168.0.0 ~ 192.168.255.255 Auto NetBIOS It allows proxy server to use any NetBIOS name which the Auto NetBIOS still allow computer to surf the web with a condition that the router gateway MUST be in Private IP Ranges. To access Easy Connect: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2.
User Manual To access port triggering: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2. Select Application > Port Triggering. Port Forwarding Port forwarding (or virtual server) allows you to direct incoming traffic to specific LAN hosts based on a protocol port number and protocol. Using the Port Forwarding page, you can provide local services (for example, web hosting) for people on the Internet or play Internet games. Port forwarding is configurable per LAN group.
User Manual 3. Select WAN Connection, LAN Group, and LAN IP. If the desired LAN IP is not available in the LAN IP drop-down menu, you can add it using the LAN Client page, which is accessed by clicking New IP. 4. Select the available rules for a given category and click Add to apply the rule for this category. If a rule is not in the list, you can create your own rule in the User category. Select User, and then click New. 5. The Rule Management page opens for you to create new rules.
User Manual Custom Port Forwarding The Custom Port Forwarding page allows you to create up to 15 custom port forwarding entries to support specific services or applications, such as concurrent NAT/NAPT operation. Bridge Filters The Bridge Filters allows you to enable, add, edit, or delete the filter rules. When bridge filtering is enabled, each frame is examined against every defined filter rule in sequence. When a match is found, the appropriate filtering action (allow or deny) is performed.
User Manual 5. Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings. 6. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. Web Access Control The Web Access Control page allows you to access the router via the web from a remote location like your home or office. Web Access Control To configure Web Access: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2. Select Application > Web Access Control. 3. Select Enable. 4. Select the connection used in Choose a connection. 5.
User Manual Redirect Port 6. Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings on the page. The WAN address is now added into the IP Access List. This allows you to access you router remotely. 7. To make changes permanent, click Save Settings. SSH Access Control SSH Access control allows you to access the router remotely via SSH from the WAN side. SSH Access Control To configure SSH Access Control: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2. Select Application > SSH Access Control.
User Manual Quality of Service Quality of service allows network administrators to configure the routers to meet the real time requirements for voice and video. Different networks use different QoS markings like: ToS network: ToS bits in the IP header VLAN network: priority bits in the VLAN header DSCP network: uses only 5 bits of the CoS WLAN: WLAN QoS header. The QoS framework is supported on all the above domains.
User Manual The rules are: 1. CoS1 has absolute priority and is used for expedited forwarding (EF) traffic. This is always serviced till completion. 2. CoS2-CoS5 are used for assured forwarding (AF) classes. They are serviced in a strict round robin manner using the following priority scheme: CoS2 > CoS3 > CoS4 > CoS5 3. CoS6 is for best effort (BE) traffic. This is only serviced when there is no other class of service. If QoS is not enabled on your router, all traffic will be treated as best effort.
User Manual Egress For packets going out of the router, the markings (CoS) need to be translated to the mappings understood by the network domains. The reverse CoS and domain mapping is configured using the Egress. To access Egress, select the Advanced Menu and then select QoS > Egress. There are three Egress modes: No Egress mode Layer 2 Layer 3 No Egress Mode The default Egress page setting for all interfaces is No Egress. In this mode, the domain mappings of the packets are untouched.
User Manual Layer 2 The Egress Layer 2 page allows you to map the CoS of an outgoing packet to user priority bits, which is honored by the VLAN network. Again, this feature is only configurable on the WAN interfaces as VLAN is only supported on the WAN side in the current release. Layer 2 Field Description Interface Select the WAN interface to configure the QoS for outgoing packets; LAN interface cannot be selected as VLAN is currently supported on the WAN side only.
User Manual Layer 3 Egress Layer 3 enables you to map CoS to ToS so that the priority marking of outgoing packets can be carried over to the IP network. Layer 3 Field Description Interface Select the WAN interface to configure the QoS for outgoing packets, LAN interface cannot be selected as VLAN is currently supported on the WAN side only. Default Non-IP Locally generated packets (such as ARP packets) do not have a CoS marking.
User Manual Ingress Ingress enables you to configure QoS for packets as soon as they come into the router. The domain mappings are converted to CoS (the common language) so that the priority marking is carried over. There are four Ingress modes: Untrusted mode Layer 2 Layer 3 Static Untrusted Mode Untrusted is the default Ingress page setting for all interfaces. In this mode, no domain mapping is honored in the router. All packets are treated as CoS6 (best effort).
User Manual Layer 2 Layer 2 allows you to map an incoming packet with VLAN priority to CoS. This feature is only configurable on the WAN interfaces as VLAN is only supported on the WAN side in the current software release. Layer 2 Field Description Interface Select the WAN interface here to configure the CoS for incoming traffic. Only WAN interface can be selected as VLAN is currently supported only on the WAN side.
User Manual 5. Select CoS1 in Class of Service and enter 5 in Priority Bits. Any packet with priority marking 5 is mapped to CoS1, the highest priority that is normally given to the voice packets. 6. Click Apply to temporarily the settings. 7. Select CoS2 in the Class of Service and 1 in Priority Bits. Any packet that has a priority bit of 1 is mapped to CoS2, which is the second highest priority. This is given to the high priority packets such as video. 8. Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings.
User Manual Layer 3 The Layer 3 page allows you to map ToS bits of incoming packets from the IP network to CoS for each WAN/LAN interface. Layer 3 Field Description Interface For both WAN and LAN interfaces, you can configure QoS for layer 3 (IP) data traffic. Class of Service This CoS field allows you to map incoming layer 3 WAN/LAN packets to one of the following CoS (in the order of descending priority): CoS1, CoS2, CoS3, CoS4, CoS5, and CoS6.
User Manual 5. Select CoS1 in Class of Service and enter 22 in Type of Service (ToS). Any incoming packet from LAN Group 1 (layer 3) with a ToS of 22 is mapped to CoS1, the highest priority, which is normally given to the voice packets. 6. Leave the default value CoS1 in Default Non-IP. Any incoming packet from LAN Group 1 without an IP is mapped to CoS1, the highest priority. 7. Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings. 8. Repeat step 5-7 to add more rules to LAN Group 1.
User Manual To configure Ingress Layer 3: 1. Select Advanced Menu. 2. Select QoS > Ingress. 3. Select the quickstart interface. 4. Select Static. 5. At the ETHERNET Interface. You are configuring QoS on this interface only. Any WAN/LAN interface that is not configured has the default Untrusted mode. 6. Select CoS1 in Class of Service. All incoming traffic from the ETHERNET interface receives CoS1, the highest priority. 7. Click Apply to temporarily activate the settings. 8.
User Manual QoS Shaper Configuration The Shaper Configuration page is accessed by selecting Shaper on the Advanced main page. Three shaper algorithms are supported: HTB Low Latency Queue Discipline PRIOWRR QoS Shaper Configuration Note: Egress TCA is required if shaper is configured for that interface. Field Description Interface The selections are WAN/LAN interfaces except WLAN, which does not support Shaper feature. This field needs to be selected before shaper configuration.
User Manual Low Latency Queue Discipline This is similar to the above algorithm except that CoS1 is not rate limited. So in the example above CoS1 data is not rate limited to 100Kbps but instead all 300Kbps is transmitted. The side effect is that a misconfigured stream can potentially take all bandwidth. PRIOWRR This is a priority based weighted round robin algorithm operating on CoS2-CoS6. CoS1 queues have the highest priority and are not controlled by the WRR algorithm.
User Manual Example 2: Low Latency Queue Discipline Enabled In this second example, Low Latency Queue Discipline is enabled. CoS1 is not rate controlled (hence the field is disabled). CoS2 takes 100 Kbps when there is no CoS1 packets. CoS6 has 300 Kbps when there is no CoS1 or CoS2 packets. This is similar to the HTB queue discipline as they are both rate-based algorithm, except that CoS1 is handled differently.
User Manual Example 3: PRIOWRR Enabled In this third example, PRIOWRR is enabled. Since PRIOWRR operates only on the number of packets being transmitted, the max rate field has been disabled. Only percentage can be assigned to the CoS2 - CoS6. CoS1 is not rate controlled (hence the field is not displayed). When there is no CoS1 packets, CoS2, CoS3, CoS4 each has 10 percent, and CoS6 has 70 percent.
User Manual Policy Routing Configuration The Policy Routing Configuration enables you to configure policy routing and QoS. Policy Routing Configuration Field Description Ingress Inter face The incoming traffic interface for a Policy Routing rule. Selections include LAN interfaces, WAN interfaces, Locally generated (traffic), and not applicable. Examples of Locally generated traffic are: voice packets, packets generated by applications such as DNS, DHCP, etc.
User Manual Protocol The selections are TCP, UDP, ICMP, Specify, and none. If you choose Specify, you need to enter the protocol number in the box next to the Protocol field. This field cannot be configured alone, additional fields like IP, Source MAC, and/or Ingress Interface should be configured. This field is also required if the source port or destination port has been entered. Source Port The source protocol port. You cannot configure this field without entering the protocol first.
User Manual The following fields can be configured for Policy Routing: Destination IP address/mask Source IP address/mask Source MAC address Protocol (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc) Source port Destination port Incoming interface DSCP Page 101 of 118
User Manual Routing Static Routing If the router is connected to more than one network, you may need to set up a static route between them. A static route is a pre-defined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. You can use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access the Internet through the router. Static Routing The New Destination IP is the address of the remote LAN network or host to which you want to assign a static route.
User Manual Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing allows the router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network. The router, using the RIP protocol, determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network. The Direction determines the direction that RIP routes will be updated.
User Manual Routing Table Routing Table displays the information used by routers when making packet-forwarding decisions. Packets are routed according to the packet's destination IP address.
User Manual Diagnostics This chapter provides information about monitoring the router status and viewing product information.
User Manual Connection Status Connection Status displays the type of protocol, the WAN IP address, the connection state and the duration of your Internet connection. To view the Connection Status, select the Status Menu and then click Connection Status.
User Manual System Log System Log displays the router log. Depending on the severity level, the information log will generate log reports to a remote host if remote logging is enabled. To view the System Log, select the Status Menu and then click System Log.
User Manual Remote Log Remote Log allows you to forward all logged information to one (or more) remote computer. The type of information forwarded to the remote computer depends on the Log level. Each log message belongs to a certain log level, which indicates the severity of the event. When you configure remote logging, you must specify a severity level.
User Manual Error Error conditions that generally have less serious consequences than errors in the emergency, alert, and critical levels. Warning Conditions that warrant monitoring. Notice (Default) Conditions that are not errors but might warrant special handling. Info Events or non-error conditions of interest. Debug Software debugging message. Specify this level only when directed by a technical support representative. 3. Enter the IP Address where the log will be sent to and then click Add. 4.
User Manual Network Statistics The Ethernet and DSL line statuses are displayed in this page. To view the Network Statistics, select the Status Menu and then click Network Statistics.
User Manual Network Statistics - Wireless DDNS Update Status DDNS Update Status displays the WAN connection status. By default, DDNS is disabled. When the DDNS is enabled, the DDNS client updates every time the router gets a new IP address. To view the DDNS Update Status, select the Status Menu and then click DDNS Update Status.
User Manual DHCP Clients DHCP Clients displays the MAC address, IP address, host name, and lease time. To view the DHCP Clients, select the Status Menu and then click DHCP Clients.
User Manual QoS Status This page displays the Quality of Service and the packet statistics. To view the QoS Status, select the Status Menu and then click QoS Status.
User Manual Modem Status This page displays the model status. To view the Modem Status, select the Status Menu and then click Modem Status. Modem Status Product Information This page displays the product information and software versions. To view the Product Information, select the Status Menu and then click Product Information.
User Manual WDS Report This page displays the following WDS-related wireless activities: WDS configuration and states WDS management statistics WDS database To view the WDS Report, select the Status Menu and then click WDS Report.
User Manual Performing Diagnostic Tests Diagnostic Test is used for investigating whether the router is properly connected to the WAN Network. This test may take a few seconds to complete. To perform the test, select your connection from the list and press the Test button. Before running this test, make sure you have a valid DSL link. To run diagnostic test: 1. Select the Basic Menu and then click Diagnostics. This opens the Diagnostics page. 2. Click Test.
User Manual 3. Change or leave the default settings of the following fields: Enter the IP address to ping Packet size Number of echo request 4. Click Test. The ping results are displayed in the page. If the ping test was successful, it means that the TCP/IP protocol is up and running. If the Ping test failed, you should restart the router. Full Modem Test This test is used to check if your modem is properly connected to the network. To perform a Full Modem test: 1.
User Manual 3. Click Update Gateway. The update may take a few minutes. Make sure that the power is not turned off during the update process. Restoring the Default Settings To reset to the default factory settings, press RESET for 10 seconds. This can be found at the router’s back panel. When you reset, all the software updates will be lost. To access the web interface again, you need to install the router anew.
