Vigor2950 Series Security VPN Router Quick Start Guide Version: 1.
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European Community Declarations Manufacturer: Address: Product: DrayTek Corp. No. 26, Fu Shing Road, HuKou County, HsinChu Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan 303 Vigor2950 Series Router DrayTek Corp. declares that Vigor2950 Series of routers are in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EEC.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Panel Explanation ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 For Vigor2950 ............................................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 For Vigor2950G........................................................................
1. Introduction Vigor2950 is a broadband router with dual-WAN interface. It provides policy-based load-balance, fail-over and BoD (Bandwidth on Demand), also it integrates IP layer QoS, NAT session/bandwidth management to help users control works well with large bandwidth.
1.1 Panel Explanation 1.1.1 For Vigor2950 LED Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking Off On On On Off On The router is powered on and running normally. The router is powered off. DMZ Host is specified in certain site. LAN traffic monitor is active. The VPN tunnel is launched. The VPN tunnel is closed. The QoS function is active. On Off Blinking On Off Blinking On Off Blinking On Off Blinking The port is connected with 10Mbps. The port is disconnected. The data is transmitting.
1.1.2 For Vigor2950G LED Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking Off On On On Off On The router is powered on and running normally. The router is powered off. DMZ Host is specified in certain site. LAN traffic monitor is active. The VPN tunnel is launched. The VPN tunnel is closed. The QoS function is active. On Blinking Off Wireless access point is ready. Ethernet packets are transmitting over wireless LAN. The WLAN function is inactive.
1.1.3 For Vigor2950i LED Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking Off On On On Off On The router is powered on and running normally. The router is powered off. DMZ Host is specified in certain site. LAN traffic monitor is active. The VPN tunnel is launched. The VPN tunnel is closed. The QoS function is active. On Blinking The ISDN service function is active. A successful connection on the ISDN BRI B1/B2 channel.
1.1.4 For Vigor2950Gi LED Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking Off On On On Off On The router is powered on and running normally. The router is powered off. DMZ Host is specified in certain site. LAN traffic monitor is active. The VPN tunnel is launched. The VPN tunnel is closed. The QoS function is active. On Blinking Off On Blinking Wireless access point is ready. Ethernet packets are transmitting over wireless LAN. The WLAN function is inactive. The ISDN service function is active.
1.2 Package Content nQuick Start Guide oCD p Antenna for G models qRJ-45 Cable (Ethernet) r RJ-45 to RJ-45 Cable for i models s The type of the power adapter depends on the country that the router will be installed: UK-type power cord EU-type power cord USA/Taiwan-type power cord AU/NZ-type power cord * The maximum power consumption is 17 Watt.
2. Installing Your Router This section will guide you to install the router through hardware connection and configure the router’s settings through web browser. 2.1 Hardware Installation Before starting to configure the router, you have to connect your devices correctly. 1. Connect the power cord to the router’s power port on the rear panel, and the other side into a wall outlet. 2. Power on the device by pressing down the power switch on the rear panel. 3. The system starts to initiate.
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3. Configuring Web Pages 3.1 Basic Configuration The Quick Start Wizard is designed for you to easily set up your router for Internet access. You can directly access the Quick Start Wizard via Web Configurator. 1. Make sure your PC connects to the router correctly. Notice: You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically from the router or set up the IP address of the computer to be the same subnet as the default IP address of Vigor router 192.168.1.1.
4. Enter the login password on the field of New Password and retype it on the field of Retype New Password. Then click Next to continue. 5. On the next page as shown below, please select the WAN interface that you use. Choose Auto negotiation as the physical type for your router. Then click Next for next step. 6. On the next page as shown below, please select the appropriate Internet access type according to the information from your ISP.
PPPoE: if you click PPPoE or PPPoA as the protocol, please manually enter the Username/Password provided by your ISP. Then click Next. PPTP: if you click PPTP, you will get the following page. Please type in all the information originally provided by your ISP. Then click Next for next step. Static IP: if you click Static IP, you will get the following page. Please type in the IP address information originally provided by your ISP. Then click Next for next step.
DHCP: if you click DHCP, you will get the following page. Simply click Next to continue. 7. Now you can see the following screen. It indicates that the setup is complete. Different types of connection modes will have different summary. Click Finish and then restart the router. Afterward, you will enjoy surfing on the Internet.
3.2 Wireless LAN Settings (for G Series Model Only) For operating G Series well, it is necessary for you to set the wireless LAN settings for using wireless function. Please read the following section carefully for configuring the settings for this router. (The default value of Frequency Domain was set by factory depends on the reselling region.) 3.2.
2. Check the box Enable Wireless LAN to enable the wireless function. 3. Select an appropriate wireless mode. The router can connect to IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and Mixed (11b+11g+SuperG) SuperG stations simultaneously. Please choose this mode if your WLAN clients have such features. The router can connect to IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g Mixed (11b+11g) stations simultaneously. This is default settings. Choose this mode if you have no idea to change the mode.
3.2.3 Security Settings 1. On the Wireless LAN group, select Security Settings. 2. Select an appropriate encryption mode to improve the security and privacy of your wireless data packets. Disable Turn off the encryption mechanism. For the security of your network, please select any one of the encryption mode here. WEP Only Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key. WEP/802.1x Only Accept WEP clients with 802.1x authentication.
WEP/802.1x or WPA/802.1x Accept WEP or WPA clients with 802.1x authentication. Remember to select WPA type to define either Mixed or WPA2 only in the field below. Since the key will be auto-negotiated during authentication, the field of key setting below will be not available for input. WPA/PSK Only Accepts WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. Remember to select WPA type to define either Mixed or WPA2 only in the field below. WPA/802.1x Only Accept WPA clients with 802.
4. Trouble Shooting This section will guide you to solve abnormal situations if you cannot access into the Internet after installing the router and finishing the web configuration. Please follow sections below to check your basic installation status stage by stage. ¾ Checking if the hardware status is OK or not. ¾ Checking if the network connection settings on your computer are OK or not. ¾ Pinging the router from your computer. ¾ Checking if the ISP settings are OK or not.
For Windows The example is based on Windows XP. As to the examples for other operation systems, please refer to the similar steps or find support notes in www.draytek.com. 1. Go to Control Panel and then double-click on Network Connections. 2. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties.
4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. For MacOs 1. Double click on the current used MacOs on the desktop. 2. Open the Application folder and get into Network. 3. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4.
4.3 Pinging the Router from Your Computer The default gateway IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. For some reason, you might need to use “ping” command to check the link status of the router. The most important thing is that the computer will receive a reply from 192.168.1.1. If not, please check the IP address of your computer. We suggest you setting the network connection as get IP automatically. (Please refer to the section 4.2) Please follow the steps below to ping the router correctly.
4.4 Checking If the ISP Settings are OK or Not Open WAN >> Internet Access page and then check whether the ISP settings are set correctly. Click Details Page of WAN1/WAN2 to review the settings that you configured previously. For PPPoE Users 1. Check if the Enable option is selected. 2. Check if Username and Password are entered with correct values that you got from your ISP.
For Static Users 1. Check if the Enable option for Broadband Access is selected. 2. Check if WAN IP Network Settings is set appropriately. 3. Check if IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway are set correctly (must identify with the values from your ISP) if you choose Specify an IP address. For PPTP Users 1. Check if the Enable option for PPTP Link is selected. 2. Check if PPTP Server, Username, Password and WAN IP address are set correctly (must identify with the values from your ISP).
4.5 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary Sometimes, a wrong connection can be improved by returning to the default settings. Try to reset the router by software or hardware. Warning: After pressing factory default setting, you will loose all settings you did before. Make sure you have recorded all useful settings before you pressing. The password of factory default is null. Software Reset You can reset the router to factory default via Web page.
4.6 Contacting Your Dealer If the router still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to support@draytek.com.
