54 Mbps Wireless VPN Router GN-BR404W User’s Guide Rev.1.
Safety, Care and Regulatory Information Important safety instructions Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the documentation before you operate your system. Retain all safety and operating instructions for future use. The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label. The plug-socket combination must be accessible at all times because it serves as the main disconnecting device.
kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Note: 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 1-1. CONTENTS OF YOUR SHIPMENT .................................................................................................1 1-2. PHYSICAL INTERFACE ................................................................................................................2 1-3. LED INDICATORS ...................................................................................
3-5-7. BackUp Restore ...........................................................................................................85 3-5-8. Log Information ............................................................................................................86 3-5-9. Save Maintenance.......................................................................................................87 3-5-10. Ping.........................................................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for using Gigabyte GN-BR404W Wireless-G Broadband Router with VPN. This product comes with high-performance transmission rate and compatible wireless connectivity for either your home or business and will allow you to access the data whenever you want. You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless networking delivers. The IEEE 802.11g standard is designed as a higher-bandwidth - 54M bit/sec - successor to the popular 802.11b, or Wi-Fi standard, which tops out at 11M bit/sec.
1-2. Physical Interface Four Ethernet LAN Port RJ-45, Auto-sensing and Auto-MDI/MDIX for 10/100M Ethernet LAN connection One Ethernet WAN Port RJ-45, Auto-sensing for 10/100M Ethernet WAN connection Init Bottom Initial reset (Init to factory default) Power The power port is where you connect the power adapter. External PCMCIA Card Slot Support the Gigabyte GN-WMAG and the GN-WLMA101 Wireless PCMCIA Card. 1-3. LED Indicators Status Green light Power on Red light The device is damaged.
1-4. Key Features Two option of plug in wireless card Gigabyte GN-WMAG Wireless LAN Card Gigabyte GN-WLMA101 Wireless LAN Card Very High WAN-LAN FTP throughput up to 89.
IPSec support remote access VPN (client-to-site), site-to-site VPN DNS Relay and Dynamic DNS support Static & Dynamic Routing (RIPv1, RIPv2) support 1-5. Specification System Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), IEEE 802.11b/g (Wireless) Operating Range Wireless - Open space: 100 – 300m; Indoor: 30 - 100m RF – 802.
Gross Weight 320g ±5g Dimension 178 mm * 132 mm * 43 mm 5
2. System Connection & Installation The following lists the requirements for the hardware installation. 2-1. ADSL/Cable Modem Requirements It needs to have ADSL/Cable Modem with RJ-45 connectors. 2-2. PC Hardware Requirement at the PC End It needs a PC with Ethernet card connection or a PCMCIA wireless adapter. 2-3. Connection for Ethernet User Step 1. Please prepare an Ethernet cable (RJ- 45) first. Step 2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the WAN port of the GN-BR404W. Step 3.
3. Configuration 3-1. Preparation Generally speaking, using the GN-BR404W for Internet connection needs the ADSL or Cable service. We assume that you have already obtained the ADSL/Cable service from the local telephone company or the ISP Company, and get the related connection data ready. Such data include： a.IP address provided by ISP b. Subnet mask c. Default gateway IP address d. Domain Name System (DNS) Server IP address - The ISP Company provides the above data. 3-2.
3-2-1. The Settings Under Windows2000 Step 1. Click “Start” in the desktop of the Windows to select “Settings”, and then click “Control Panel”. Step 2. Double click the “Network and Dial-up Connections”.
Step 3. Double click the “LAN CONNECTION”. Step 4. Click “Properties” in the box under LAN CONNECTION Status.
Step 5. Double click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Step 6. Please select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, and then press “OK”. Now, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from the GN-BR404W then you can go to “Step11” directly. If you would like to obtain an IP address manually, please refer to Step7~Step10.
Step 7. Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and then “Program”, “Accessories”, and “Command Prompt” in sequence. Step 8. Key in the command “ipconfig/release” in DOS mode, and then enter.
Step 9. Key in the command “ipconfig/renew” in DOS mode, and then enter. If the IP address of the GN-BR404W is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192.168.1.254. Step 10. Key in the command “exit” in DOS mode, and then enter.
Step11. Step 12. In your “Internet Explore” Browser select “Internet Options” under “Tools”. In this dialogue box, please click “Connections” in the “LAN Settings”.
Step 13. Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. Press “OK” after finishing with the setup, and refer to Section 3-3 for setup of broadband router. If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, key in the setting after you complete the GN-BR404W configuration. Now, please jump to Section 3-3 to setup broadband router.
3-2-2. Setup Under the Windows 95/98/Me Step 1. Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and select “Settings”, and then the “Control Panel”. Step 2. Double click “Network”.
Step 3. Under Network, double click the “Configuration”, and choose your appropriate setting “TCP/IP -> and your network card” below. Please choose the TCP/IP and the name of your network card. Step 4. Select “IP Address” tab. Please select “Obtain an IP address automatically” then click “Gateway” tab.
Step 5. In the window of “Gateway”, please clear all installed gateways and do not fill any of the blanks, and then click “DNS Configuration” tab. Step 6. In the window of “DNS Configuration”, please select “Disable DNS” and then press “OK”.
Step 7. Please press “Yes”, and reset the computer screen as follows: After booting the computer, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from the GN-BR404W then you can go to “Step11” directly. If you would like to obtain an IP address manually, please refer to Step8~Step10. Step 8. After booting the computer, please click “Start” and choose “Run”. Step 9. Key in “winipcfg”, and press “OK”.
Step 10. In the pulled down menu, select your network card, press “Release All”, then press “Renew All”, and then press “OK”. If the IP address of the GN-BR404W is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192.168.1.254. Step11.
Step 12. In this dialogue box, please select “Connections” in the “LAN Settings”. Step 13. Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. Press “OK” after finishing with the setup, and refer to Section 3-3 for setup of broadband router. If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, key in the setting after you complete the GN-BR404W configuration. Now, please jump to Section 3-3 to setup broadband router.
3-2-3. Setup Under Windows XP Step 1. Click the “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and select the “Control Panel”. Step 2. Double click the “Network Connections”.
Step 3. Double click the “Local Area Connection”. Step 4. Click the “Properties” in the box under Local Area Connection Status.
Step 5. Double click the “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”. Step 6. Please select the “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, and then press “OK”. Now, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from the GN-BR404W then you can go to “Step11” directly. If you would like to obtain an IP address manually, please refer to Step7~Step10.
Step 7. Click the “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and then the “Accessories”, and then the “Command Prompt”. Step 8. Input the “ipconfig /release” in the box of Command Prompt, and then enter.
Step 9. Input “ipconfig/renew” in the box of Command Prompt, and then enter. If the IP address of the GN-BR404W is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192.168.1.254. Step 10. Input “exit” in the box of Command Prompt, and then press enter.
Step 11. Please select “Internet Options” under “Tools” of your IE Browser. Step 12. In this dialogue box, please select “Connections” in the “LAN Settings”.
Step13. Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. the setup. Press “OK” after finishing with If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, key in the setting after you complete the GN-BR404W configuration. Now, please jump to Section 3-3 to setup broadband router.
3-3. Setup for Broadband Router The GN-BR404W provides Web based configuration. You can configure your GN-BR404W through your Internet Explorer browser or Netscape Communicator. Step 1. Key in the preset IP address“192.168.1.254” in the address column in the browser, and then press enter. If you have more than one router or IP conflict problem on the same subnet, please follow the IP change priority table shown as below. priority1 priority2 priority3 priority4 priority5 priority6 "192.168.1.254" "192.
Step 3. The homepage of the GN-BR404W will appear as shown below. If you are the first time to configure the router and you have connected to the WAN port, the system will detect your wan type automatically through the “Smart Setup” function. Please refer to the instruction of the “Smart Setup”. If you want to configure the wan type manually, you can click the “Setup Wizard” on the screen, and such Setup Wizard will guide you to complete the necessary steps for the setup on screen as follows.
Smart Setup If you are the first time to configure the router and you have connected to the WAN port, the “Smart Setup” function can detect your wan type automatically through the Internet connection. And it will guide you to complete the wan setting step by step. System automatic detection: Step1. The system is detecting the WAN connection type, and will show the detective result later.
Step2. If you are the PPPoE user, the screen will appear as shown below. Please enter the User ID and Password information that your ISP provided you. Step3. If you are the dynamic IP address user, the device will save the configuration and there is no necessary to reboot the device. Please click “OK” button.
Step4. If you are the Static IP address user, the screen will appear as shown below. Please enter the WAN IP address, WAN subnet mask, WAN gateway, and DNS information that your ISP provide you.
Click Smart Setup manually: Step 1. The system is detecting the WAN connection type, and will show the detective result later. Step2. If you are the PPPoE user, the screen will appear as shown below. Please enter the User ID and Password information that your ISP provided you.
Step3. If you are the dynamic IP address user, the device will save the configuration and there is no necessary to reboot the device. Step4. If you are the Static IP address user, the screen will appear as shown below. Please enter the WAN IP address, WAN subnet mask, WAN gateway, and DNS information that your ISP provide you.
Note: If the device can not detect the WAN Ethernet link signal, it will show the error message. Please check the physical connection between GN-BR404W and cable or DSL modem.
Setup Wizard Step1. “LAN Setup” is shown in the diagram. Each setup item of the local area network is default setting, and is not necessary to make change to it for normal operation. Please input the settings on your own if change is needed.
Step 2. Choose your desired wide area network mode. “PPPoE”: If you are using the hourly rate for the ADSL, please select this item. And then please follow Step 3 “Dynamic IP Address”: If you use the wideband fixed connection of ADSL/Cable Modem, but do not have a static IP, please select this item. And then please follow Step 7 “Static IP Address”: If you use the wideband fixed connection of ADSL/Cable Modem, but have a static IP, please select this item.
Step 3. If you select “PPPoE” under the WAN TYPE SELECT, key in the User ID and password. The wideband company provides the above data, and press “Finish” to go to next step. PPPoE User ID and Password: The “User ID” and “Password” are your ISP assigned to you.
Step 4. Press “Reboot” to go to next step. Step 5. Please wait a moment.
Step 6. The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and your setup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet. If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to section 3-4 Advanced Setup.
Step 7. If you select the “Dynamic IP Address” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, the following screen will appear. Please key in the Host Name if your ISP has provided. And then press “Finish” to go to next step. Step 8. Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
Step 9. Please wait a moment.
Step 10. The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and your setup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet. If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to section 3-4 Advanced Setup.
Step 11. If you select “Static IP Address” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, please key in the data provided by the wideband company in the following fields as shown below. And then press “Finish” to go to next step. If your wideband company gives you more than one IP address, then select one of them to fill in the column in the following fields. Step 12. Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
Step 13. Please wait a moment. Step 14. The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and your setup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet. If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to section 3-4 Advanced Setup.
Step 15. If you select “PPPoE Unnumber” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, please key in the data provided by the wideband company in the following fields as shown below. And then press “Finish” to go to next step. If your wideband company gives you more than one IP address, then select one of them to fill in the column in the following fields. Step 16. Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
Step 17. Please wait a moment. Step 18. The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and your setup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet. If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to section 3-4 Advanced Setup.
3-4. Advanced Setup This section will show you the advanced setup of the GN-BR404W if you need require special configuration. 3-4-1. Network Configuration The Network Configuration function allows you to access to the LAN Configuration, WAN Confguration and Multisession Configuration. LAN Configuration LAN Configuration From this table, you can modify the LAN setting if it necessary. Force IP-MAC Mapping This Function allows you to assign a specific IP address to one specific PC.
WAN Configuration This page is the further configuration of the WAN connection. You can setup up to 4 WAN connection entries. Each entry may has it’s own connection type (PPPoE, PPPoE Unnumber, Dynamic IP address, Static IP address) and some other properties. For example, when you click the “Edit” button of the ISP No.1 (WAN Type: Dynamic IP Address) on the table then there will appear the screen as follows. Click “Next”.
ISP Name, Host Name, Gateway, DNS1 and DNS2 Address, DNS Domain Name Those information are provided by your ISP company. MTU(Maximum Transmission Unit) This defines the maximum size of the packets sent from your computer onto the network. Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent. Leave this on the default value(1500) unless you have a particular reason to change it. NAT Setup The Internet is expanding at an exponential rate.
- possible for more people. Normal user please select “NAT enable” or “UPnP&NAT” then connect to the Internet in general. UPnP Delete Time This variable determines the time to live in hours of a port-mapping lease when the value of Lease Time is 0. Note: If the WAN IP address which got form a DHCP server and the LAN IP address are on the same subnet, the LAN IP address will be changed to another subnet automatically and reboot the device.
Authentication Type You may choose between “Auto”, “CHAP” and “PAP”. The default is set to “Auto”. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol(CHAP). This is the preferred method of authentication for PPP dialup links. With CHAP, the server sends a challenge to which the remote router sends an encrypted reply containing a secret key.
Static IP Address ISP Name, WAN IP Address, WAN Subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, DNS1 and DNS2, DNS Domain Name Those information are provided by your ISP company. If your ISP company gives you more than one IP address, and then select one of them to fill in the above form.
PPPoE Unnumber PPPoE unnumbered is a kind of PPPoE service provide by ISP. Using PPPoe unnumbered, customer could having more than 1 global IP address. Maybe 8 or 16, or more, it's all depend on ISP's server policy. One of these address should use for router's wan IP address, others could be use behind the router. ISP Name, User ID, Password, Service Name, AC Name, DNS1 and DNS2, DNS Domain Name, WAN IP Address, WAN Subnet Mask Those information are provided by your ISP company.
Multisession Configuration The Multisession configuration allows you to setup the priority of WAN connection after you complete the WAN configuration. In our PPPoE multi-session, three connections will be established in three visual interfaces. Each interface owns ip address, gateway and netmask belong each sub network. So we can use a set of rule to routing packet. Which packets all information is matched of rules, it will be routing to different gateway.
Sub2 session have no backup sessions. Backup session can be set the main session only. Note: The backup session can be specified LAN type connection. Our priority of rule SUB2 > SUB1 >MAIN In other words, every packets pass thought the router would be matching SUB2 rule first. If it is match, packet next hop will be change to SUB2 session gateway. If it is not, the Router check packet information matched with SUB1 rule. If it still not matched that will be route to main session gateway. Note: 1.
No assigned Ignored The method of setting Host Name: (The destination IP can be assign to the IP address or Host name) For example as follows: Host Name .tw .com.tw www.gigabyte.com.tw host1.www.gigabyte.com.tw www.*.com.
3-4-2. Wireless Configuration Wireless LAN Configuration Region Because of the different region has a different open channel regulation, please check whether the default region value is your local area. If it did not appear properly region please contact your local distributor or authorized reseller immediately. HW info The information of the Wireless Lan Card. RF Type The option of the RF type is depend on your WLAN Card. If your WLAN Card supports the network standards of IEEE 802.11b and 802.
SSID The SSID is the name represent the router in the wireless network. This SSID string is case sinsitive of up to 32 ASCII characters. The default value is “GIGABYTE”, if the setup value is the default value, like “router”. Only can accept the computer connection, which use the wireless card SSID (or ESSID) set up, is “router”. Rate You can select one of the rates among 1M, 2M, 5.5M and 11M based on your need. The default value is “auto/best”.
WPA Pre-shared key, One of the biggest drawbacks to traditional WEP security is that changing the encryption key is optional. Even if you do switch encryption keys from time to time, there is no option for globally rekeying all access points and all wireless NICs. Instead, rekeying is a tedious manual process and is completely impractical for large organizations. After all, the instant you rekey an access point, none of the clients will be able to access it until they are also rekeyed.
The 128 bits WEP encryption use 104 bits as a secret key, which can controlled by user, and 24 bits as the initialize vector, which user can not control. These two portions plus together is 128 bits encryption. Some other vendor’s product might refer as 104 bits encryption. It is the same thing. The 152 bits WEP encryption use 128 bits as a secret key, which can controlled by user, and 24 bits as the initialize vector, which user can not control.
802.1x 802.1x authentication for wireless LANs provides centralized, server-based athentication of end users. 1) A client sends a “start” message to a router, which requests the identity of the client. 2) The client replies with a response packet containing an identity, and the router forwards the packet to an authentication server. 3) The authentication server sends an “accept” packet to the router. 4) The router places the client port in authorized state, and traffic is allowed to proceed.
Shared sercet This filed can key in up to 256 character. Rekey Under this option two setting are possible: “enable” or “disable”. The default value is “enable”. WDS Wiring is headache and complex problem on the Networking environment all the time. The Wireless Access Point solves the connection problem between end-users and the backbone of the network. But it still is requiring establishing a wired backbone network on this framework.
ISP Router Extended Distributed Wireless Systems（EDWS） AP AP AP WDS could be used for extend wireless ambit for router. For example, router locate at floor 1, but the radio's range can't reach floor 3. In this case, customer can deploy a access point at floor 2 and then enable WDS function of router. Then, user at floor 3 can connect to rooter at floor 1 though access point at floor 2.
3-4-3. Routing Table RIP Configuration RIP(Routing Information Protocol) is a dynamic internetwork routing protocol primary used in interior routing environments. A dynamic routing protocol, as opposed to a static routing protocol, automatically discovers routes and builds routing tables. Static Routing Table Under some of Internet environments, some of the subnet do not go through the default gateway. Users can add those routing information to Static Routing Table themselves.
Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the router and the network or host. Metric Type a numeber between 1 and 15 as the Metric value. This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set is to 1. The default value is 1. Verify the desired setting and then click the “Submit” button to set the value into GN-BR404W.
3-4-4. Virtual Server Virtual server setting split into two different case. Case 1 is router having only 1 global IP address, PPPoE/DHCP/Static is this case. Case 2 is router having more than 1 global IP address, normal having 8 or 16 IP address, PPPoE unnumbered is this case. In case 1, virtual server only need to configure LAN host information, because WAN IP address always the same, but in case 2, virtual server also need to configure which WAN IP address need redirect to internal LAN host.
PPPoE/DHCP/Static Type of the Virtual Server Virtual Server provides a way to let the PC at the WAN end connect to a server of a PC at the LAN end. Taking the IP address 192.168.1.1 of a PC on a FTP at the LAN for example: x Protocol: TCP x Port: 21 x Vitrual Server IP: 192.168.1.1 x Enable: enable The PC at the WAN end can connect to the internal FTP server at the IP address 192.168.1.1 via the WAN end of the IP address of the FTP BR404W.
PPPoE Unnumber Type of the Virtual Server The PPPoE Unnumer user may have multiple global IP addresses, therefore each IP address needs to setup specifically. Your ISP may provides you a group of the Global IP, e.g. 61.222.10.1 ~ 61.222.10.7(But only can use 61.222.10.2~61.222.10.6) Taking the IP address 192.168.1.1 of a PC on a FTP at the LAN for example: x Global IP: 61.222.10.2 x Protocol: TCP x Port: 21 x Vitrual Server IP: 192.168.1.1 x Enable: enable The PC at the Global IP 61.222.10.
3-4-5. Firewall Rule The Firewall Rule allows you to configure your own security policy to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks or corporate LAN’s and Intranets. Security Configuration The security configuration provides a security list for you configure, includes Security One-Touch Setting, Stealth Mode, and Unlawful Computer Access Detection. From this security setting list, you can check which you want and then click “Submit” button to set the value into GN-BR404W.
VPN Pass Through Virtual private networks (VPN)are secured private network connections, built on top of publicly-accessible infrastructure, such as the Internet or the public telephone network. VPNs typically employ some combination of encryption, digital certificates, strong user authentication and access control to provide security to the traffic they carry. They usually provide connectivity to many machines behind a gateway or firewall.
L2TP Pass Through setting L2TP stands for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol. It is an extension of the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol and is also used to establish virtual private networks. Enable/Disable VPN pass through. If administrator configure a host to enable VPN pass through, router will automatically setting virtual server and firewall setting for this host. All VPN packets will be transparent and will redirect to this host.
Rule Number (No.) From 1~64, rule 1 has highest priority, rule 64 has lowest priority Policy Under this option two settings are possible: “accept” or “drop”. Direction Sets the direction of packet flow. For the Data Filter: a. W->L, WAN to LAN, specifies the rule for filtering incoming packets. b. L->W, LAN to WAN, specifies the rule for filtering outgoing packets. Protocol Specifies the protocol(s) this static rule will apply to.
3-4-6. DNS Configuration DNS Replay The default value of the DNS replay is “Enable”. The DNS query packets will send through the router. When a DNS query packet enters the router, and the router will sends an answer to the host that sent the DNS query packet. And then users have to set the IP address of the router as the IP address of the DNS. Dynamic DNS The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name Server service.
3-4-7 URL Blocking Configuration The Router allows you to restrict access based on web address and web address keywords. 1. 2. To disable the URL Blocking function, keep the default value, Disable. To set up a URL Blocking setting, click Enable. To type a keyword or domain in the Keyword box. Verify the desired setting and then click the “Submit” button to set the value into GN-BR404W. Or you can click “Reset URL Blocking” to reset the URL Blocking configuration.
3-4-8 VPN Configuration A VPN is a secure, private communication tunnel between two or more devices across a public network (like the Internet). These VPN devices can be either a computer running VPN software or a special device like a VPN enabled router. It allows your home computer to be connected to your office network or can allow two home computers in different locations to connect to each over the Internet.
Click “Add” button to add a new VPN. Name You can give a name for the VPN. Source Subnet/Netmask Enter the router’s subnet. Destination Address Gateway to Gateway Mode, allows you to setup the connection of the router to another router. Please enter the remote(router2) IP address, Gateway address and subnet netmask. Host to Gateway, allows the PCs connect to the router. Authentication Type (Preshare Key) Please enter a key for the router to authorize each other.
Click the VPN hyperlink to edit the VPN configuration. Click to edit the VPN configuration.
3-5. Management Tool This section will show you how to use the management tool to manage and maintain your wireless broadband router. 3-5-1. PPP Monitor The PPP Monitor will show you the WAN connection status. We can disconnect ppp anytime by pressing the “disconnection” button. We also can connect to an ISP again by pressing the “connection” button. When each session connects to an ISP again, each session, which are main, sub1or sub2, inherits the attribute of previous connection.
3-5-2. Reboot This function allows you to restart the GN-BR404W.
3-5-3. Initilization You can use this function to initial the router to factory defult value. Or you can press the “init” botton on the GN-BR404W about 5sec, then the router will be restart and the system setting will restore to the factory default value.
3-5-4. Change Password User can change the administration password of the GN-BR404W to prevent other user access to the GN-BR404W. Please enter the account and a new password and confirm the password and then click “Submit”. You have to enter this new password to log in when you want to configure the GN-BR404W next time.
3-5-5. Change WAN MAC If your ISP company asks you to use the original MAC address. You can select the “Assign WAN MAC” and enter the “New WAN MAC Address”. The MAC address is from your Network Interface Card (NIC) that you registered with your ISP company. If you want to restore to the factory default value, please select “Restore Default WAN MAC”. Verify the desired setting and then click the “Submit” button.
3-5-6. Upgrade Firmware This tool allows you to upgrade the latest firmware of the GN-BR404W using a file provided by Gigabyte. You can download the upgraded firmware version from Gigabyte website. Please click “Browse” and select your desired upgrade file (firmware version), and then click “Upgrade”.
3-5-7. BackUp Restore The “BackUP” button allows you to save the configuration of the GN-BR404W to a temp file on your PC. You can then click the “Restore” button to restore the saved backup configuration file.
3-5-8. Log Information From here, you can veiw the record of the firewall log, WAN connection and the UPnP log. If you want to reload the data of the log list, please click “Check Again” button.
UPnP Log 3-5-9. Save Maintenance Please save the log and the status information if you have the support requirement. And then send this file to Gigabyte supporting team for further investigation your question.
3-5-10. Ping This “Ping” tool allows you to verify the status of the IP address on the network. Please enter a IP address then click “Ping”.
3-5-11 Help The Help tool can guide you the configuration information of the router. 3-5-12 About This page show you the product name and firmware version.
3-6. Status You can use this status screen to view the router’s current connection status.and configuration. The main menu includes LAN information, DHCP information, WAN configuration information, LAN Ethernet Status, WAN Ethernet Status, Wireless Status, ARP Table, DHCP Lease Table, Routing Table and UPnP Mapping Table.
MAC This field displays the MAC address being used by the LAN port of the router. MTU The maximum size of the packets sent from your computer onto the network. Rx packets The number of the packets received on this port since reset or manual clear. Tx packets The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear. Rx bytes The current reception bandwidth used on the LAN ports. Tx bytes The current transmission bandwidth used on the LAN ports.
Tx bytes The current transmission bandwidth used on the WAN ports. Wireless Status From this page, you can get the current Wireless LAN connection information. ARP Table The ARP Table will show you the mapping of the IP address and MAC address of the PCs.
DHCP Lease Table From this table, you can get the information of the IP assignment. Routing Table The Routing table can show you the routing information of the router.
UPnP Port Mapping Table From this table, you can get the UPnP Port Mapping information of the router.
3-7. Logout As you finished the configuration of the GN-BR404W, please choose “Logout”. After 5 minutes idle time, the system will be logout automatically.
4. Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your wireless broadband router. Read the descriptions below to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Q: What to do if you forget your password or forget the IP address of the router? A: Please press the “init” bottom on the router. The router will be restart and the system setting will restore to the default value. Q: Unable to connect to the Internet? A: 1.
Q: Can the router act as DHCP server? A: Yes. The router has the DHCP server function built-in. Q: What is WEP? A: Wired Equivalent Privacy. Security mechanism defined within the 802.11 standard designed to make the link integrity of the wireless medium equal to wired cable. Data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bits (128 bit optional ) shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Q: What is the IEEE802.11g standard? A: IEEE 802.
Appendix A: Glossary ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a new modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access paths for high-speed communications of various sorts. Auto-MDI/MDIX On a network hub or switch, an auto-MDI/MDIX port automatically senses if it needs to act as a MDI or MDIX port. The auto-MDI/MDIX capability eliminates the need for crossover cables. Auto-negotiate To automatically determine the correct settings.
Dynamic IP Address An IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP server. Firewall A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets.
SSID The SSID is the name represent the router in the wireless network. PPPoE Point-to-Point over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. Router A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect.
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