BroadBand Router with 4-port EtherSwitch User’s Guide Doc. No.
FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Table of Content Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 SAMPLE APPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 2 FEATURES.............................................................................................................................. 3 PARTS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS................................................................
CONNECTION STATUS .................................................................................................... 65 USER LIST ..................................................................................................................... 66 SESSION LIST ................................................................................................................ 67 FAQ...............................................................................................................................
Introduction The BroadBand Router is an integrated Internet IP sharing device with a built-in 4port 10/100Mbps N-Way Fast Ethernet switch. Its superb throughput as high as up to 80Mbps between Internet and LAN makes it the perfect solution to connect a small group of PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection. Multiple users can have high-speed Internet access simultaneously via one single IP address (Internet account) of the Cable/xDSL modem.
Sample Application Figure 1: Small Office/ Home Office Setup -2-
Features • Superb performance with throughput as high as up to 80Mbps between Internet and LAN. • Web and GUI management with Wizard Setup. • Support PPPoE. • Support VPN. (PPTP, IP- Sec pass thru) • Support Auto MDI/MDIX for both LAN/Internet Port. • Rich Internet applications are supported such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger StarCraft, AOE, AoM, Battle.net multi-user, Crazy Arcade, CS, EDonkey, E-Mule, FlashGet, NetMeeting, ICQ, mIRC, Web browser, FTP, Telnet, E-Mail, News, Ping, PCAnyWhere...
Parts Names and Functions LED Indicators on the Front Panel Ports on the Rear Panel Figure 2: LED Indicators and Ports Status LED Indicato Color r Solid 1 Power Green Turns solid green when N/A. 2 Status Red power is applied to this device. Turns solid red when the device is not working properly. 3 WAN Green Connected and linked to a Cable/xDSL Modem. Turns green when linked to a local network.
Port/butto n Functions A 9V DC Connects the power adapter plug. B Internet Connects to a Cable/xDSL modem. C Local (1-4) Four RJ-45 dual-speed (10/100Mbps) auto-sensing ports for connecting with either 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connections. D RESET Press for over 5 seconds to restore to factory settings. Performaing the Factory Reset will erase all previously entered device settings.
Factory Default Settings Password Default setting: No password. Setting up password: When configuring the device, press Enter to login the configuration for the first time. It is recommended that you set a password for security and management purpose. Password forgotten? If you forgot the password, you can reset the device to factory setting. Refer to the section titled “Factory Reset” for details. Local and Internet Port Addresses The LAN parameters of the product are pre-set in the factory.
type in “command”, and press Enter. At the DOS prompt, type “ipconfig/all”. Look for Adapter “Physical Address” with 12-digit HEX number (00-11-22-aa-bbcc). Device/Computer Name (or Host Name by some ISP.) Domain Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. You may have to check with your ISP to see if your BroadBand Internet service has been configured with a host and domain name. In most cases, these fields may be left blank.
Configuration via Web Before you start setting up this IP Sharing via browser-based web configuration, make sure: • Assuming the workstation’s TCP/IP is set to obtain IP automatically and the IP Sharing Device’s Local Port is set to “Distribute IP” (default), and all the cables are connected correctly, you are now ready to configure this device via Web Browser. Open the browser, enter the local port IP address (default at 192.168.1.254) of the IP Sharing Device, and click “Go” to get the login page.
Intrenet Port The opening screen contains settings for the Global (Internet connection) interface. Click on the down arrow to select the desired Internet connection mode on the list. For users who are using Cable Modem Internet service. For users who are using xDSL Internet service that runs PPPoE. If your xDSL service uses PPPoE, after installing the IP Sharing device, do not run PPPoE software on your computers. Select this item when the ISP assigns static IP address for your account.
CATV dynamic Mode Selecting this mode enables you to obtain dynamic IP address from your ISP via DHCP support. Once the IP address is obtained, you can access the Internet. For most cases, this page needs no input. However, some ISPs may require some information for identification purpose. For example: Device/Computer name and Domain Name; please enter the information required to complete the settings.
DNS Server Select Dynamic or Static. Enter the information of Primary and Secondary DNS Server provided by your ISP when Static configuration is selected. PPPoE (DSL dynamic Mode) If this mode is selected and settings are saved, this IP sharing device will be connected to the Internet over an always-on connection by a method provided by PPPoE. PPPoE offers simulated dial-up software like Microsoft Dial-Up Networking, which save users’ time and effort to run the program on their PCs.
necessary to modify your MAC address. To modify the address, check Modify and enter the desired MAC address. Device/Computer Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) requires this information and if that is the case, they will provide you with the name. Domain Name For example: yourcompany.com.
certain web sites. Static IP Address: Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Static DNS Server Enter the primary and secondary DNS addresses provided by your ISP. Auto-disconnect if idle for Configure this device to disconnect the PPPoE connection when there is no activity for a predetermined period of time. minutes • Default: 5 minutes. You can input any number from 0 to 65535. • To keep the line always connected, set the number to 0. Check to enable auto-reconnected with PPPoE line.
Static Mode For leased line users, information provided by their ISPs has to be filled in the below respective fields when this mode is selected. Information from your ISP includes: IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, primary DNS, secondary DNS, note that there may be more than one IP address from your ISP, select one address and enter it in the corresponding field. Figure 7 Adapter Address This field is grayed out, because the Adapter Address is not supposed to be entered randomly.
case insensitive IP Address Enter the information provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your ISP. Gateway Enter the information provided by your ISP. Primary/Secondary Enter the information provided by your ISP. SAVE After completing the settings on this page, click SAVE to save the settings. Click UNDO to clear all the settings on this page.
Local Port This screen contains settings for LAN interface attached to the local network. You can set to distribute IP address to local PCs or not. If “Distribute IP address to local computer” is selected, users can enter the IP addresses assigned for the computers on LAN. The number of IP address decides the number of clients allowed for the assigned IP addresses. Note that all the PC on the same LAN should use the same subnet Mask. Users can also set Static DHCP in this page.
you to enter the starting IP Address The starting address of this local IP network address pool. The pool is a piece of continuous IP address segment. Keep the default value 192.168.1.1 should work for most cases. • Maximum: 253. Default value 253 should work for most cases. Note: If “Continuous IP address poll starts” is set at 192.168.1.1 and the “Number of IP address in pool” is 253, the device will distribute IP addresses from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.
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Advanced Setup Management In this management page, you can 1. Change Administrator’s password: change the password for the device. 2. Limit Management: Enables two stations to manage this IP Share through Web configuration. Enter the MAC addresses of the stations you selected for management. After the setup is completed, only the assigned stations with correct password authentication can manage this IP Share device. 3. Block Internet Request: Blocks requests from Internet to the local network.
Change Administrator’s password: New Password Confirm New Password Enter the new password. Re-enter the new password for confirmation. Limit Management: Click to enable this function. Section 1 MAC Address Section 2 MAC Address Block Internet Request Management via Internet Enter the first management station’s network adapter MAC addresss. Enter the second management station’s network adapter MAC address. If you are only setting up one management station, leave Station 2 MAC address with all F.
Modify the configuration port Check to modify web configuration port number settings. Enable Web Configuration port Input the port number for web configuration. The default web port for configuration is set to 80. If you want to set the port to other port, input that port number and click SAVE. Once the web configuration was modifiied, configuation over web should be changed with the new setting; e.g.
Figure 12 Add Server Method Name By Port By You can select to set up a virtual server either by name or by port number. Application (Port) Select and click ▼ to scroll down. Select from the most popular server applications for Virtual Server. Port Type please select the port type (TCP or UDP) for the port number that was entered earlier. Single/Range, Port Number For selecting a specific port or a range of ports which you want the Internet users to be able to access.
Local Server IP Address Enter the Local Server’s IP address (for the specified port entered above). Server List Display all the virtual servers. UNDO Click UNDO to clear all the settings on this page. ADD Each time you finished setting, click ADD and the added servers will appear on the Server List. DELETE ALL Click to delete all the servers on the list. DELETE Click the Index drop-down menu to select the desired server number and then click DELETE to delete only the selected server.
Packet Filters In the Packet Filters setup screen, you can block specific internal users from accessing the Internet and you can also disable specific Internet services. You can set up the filters through the following three filter. Each filter can be set to filter (drop) or forward (pass) packets. You can input up to 24 filters in this device. Network Adapter Address Filter filter according to local computer’s network adapter MAC address (also known as the adapter card’s Physical Address).
Figure 13 ADD Each time you finished setting the filters, click the ADD button and the added filter will appear on the Filter List UNDO Click UNDO to clear all the settings in this categrory Filter List Display all the Packet Filters. DELETE ALL Click to delete all the filters on the list. DELETE Click on the Index drop-down menu to select the desired filter number and then click DELETE to delete only the selected filter.
Static Router You can set static routes to manually administrate the network topology/traffic when the dynamic route is not effective enough. To set static routers, select “Static Route #1” or “Static Route #2”, enter the settings. You can refer to the following two example applications for settings. When finished, click “SAVE” to save settings. Click “UNDO” to clear all entries. Example Application 1: Default Gateway: 192.168.4.2. Destination Network/Host: 192.168.3.
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Example Application 2: Default Gateway: 192.168.4.2. Destination Network/Host: 192.168.3.
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Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS (require Dynamic DNS Service) allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your device to be more easily accessed by specific name. When this function is enabled, the IP address in Dynamic DNS Server will be automatically updated with the new IP address provided by ISP. Figure 20 Dynamic Enable DNS Click to enable this function and make the settings available. ? Click on the question mark to find out more about Dynamic DNS Service.
Wildcard, please refer to FAQ section. Mail Exchanger To know more about MX (Mail Exchanger), please refer to FAQ section. Backup MX? Check to have Backup MX service enabled. Status Displays the results of the action. If action failed, click Force Update IP to enable the function. UNDO Click to clear all the settings on this page. SAVE After completing the settings on this page, click SAVE to save the settings.
Network Status Connection Status Display the current Internet connection status. After the device is connected to the Internet Service, you will see IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS IP addresses on the table. Figure 21 RELEASE/DISCONNECT Click on this button to disconnect from ISP and release all the IP information on the Internet Port. RENEW/CONNECT Click on this button to reconnect to the ISP and renew all IP information on the Internet Port.
Sessions List Displays active Internet sessions through this device. Figure 22 REFRESH Click on this button to refresh the list and get the latest session list. T/U Display TCP or UDP port type. IP Client/ Port Client The local network IP address/port number of one end point of the session. Port Fake Featuring NAT, the Port Fake is used to translate the local network IP addresses for connecting to the Internet.
Users List Displays the current active users. REFRESH Click this button to refresh the list.
Others Factory Reset To reset to factory default setting, click the GO button. Please note that performaing the Factory Reset will erase all previously entered device settings.
Save Configuration This function enables users to always save the current configurations as a file (i.e. config.sav), so that no re-entry is required when users want to switch between various configurations. To load configuration from file, enter the file name or click Browse… to find the file from your computer. Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 SAVE Click SAVE to save the current configuration to file. UNDO Click to clear the input.
When prompted the upper left screen, select “Save this file to disk”, and the upper right screen will prompt you a dialog box to enter the file name and the file location. Please note that the configuration file is in .sav format. Load Configuration From File File Path/Name Browse…: If you want to load a configuration file, enter the file name with the correct path and then click on LOAD. Or click Browse… to select the file.
Firmware Upgrade 1. Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save the file on the hard drive. 2. Make sure all computers in the network are off; or connect the Broadband Router directly to the PC that has the new firmware. 3. Start the browser, open the configuration page, click on Others, and click Firmware Upgrade to enter the Firmware Upgrade window. Enter the new firmware’s path and file name (i.e. C:\FIRMWARE\firmware.bin).
Changing Password The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’s settings. 1. At the setup home page, select Detail Setup at the left panel. 2. Click on Advanced Setup and the click on Management. 3. Click to check the box for Change Administrator’s Password. 4. Enter the new password. 5. Enter the password again to confirm. 6. Click SAVE at the bottom of the page to save the setting.
Wizard for Router Installation There are two ways for the router installation, one is Automatic setup; the other is Manual setup, if you select Automatic setup, the Wizard will check your network environment automatically. If you choose Manual setup, you will have to follow the screen instruction to execute. Automatic setup： 1. Insert the device Wizard floppy into your floppy drive and double-click the Wizard icon. Select Automatic setup and then click Next. 2.
3. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. Manual setup： Select Manual setup and click Next. You may choose one of these options according to your internet environment. The following steps will account for each selection. 1.
If your ISP provides you with the MAC address, then you may enter the MAC address that is provided; if you are not provided, you may click Next to continue. If you have changed the configuration, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
2. PPPoE selection： Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP.
Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now. 3.
Enter the information below (provided by your ISP). Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
4. PPTP selection： You do not have to enter the username and password when you are asked to do so, click OK directly to enter the configuration figure.
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Setup Wizard Click Setup Wizard on the left-top side. There will be three items （PPPoE DSL dynamic mode), DHCP(CATV dynamic mode) and Static configuration）for you to choose, you may select one depends on your network environment. PPPoE selection： 1.
2. Auto-reconnect Auto-disconnect idle time Select Enable, the system will reconnect itself whenever it disconnects. Select Disable the system will not reconnect itself once it disconnects. for You can decide when to let the system disconnect itself by entering the time. 3. After completing the configuration, click the Reboot button to restart the computer.
DHCP (CATV dynamic mode) selection： 1. In DHCP (CATV dynamic mode) configuration figure, enter the requested items and click Next： Host Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. You may have to check with your ISP to see if your BroadBand Internet service has been configured with a host and domain name. In most cases, these fields may be left blank. Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) requires this information and if that is the case, they will provide you with the name.
Static configuration selection： 1. In Static configuration window, enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. Click Next. IP Address Enter the information provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your ISP. Gateway Enter the information provided by your ISP. Primary Enter the information provided by your ISP. Secondary Enter the information provided by your ISP. 2. .
3. After completing the configuration, click the Reboot button to restart the computer.
Configuration via GUI Getting Started Note: To use this GUI, you must have IE 4.01 or above preinstalled. Before using this GUI program, be sure you have properly configured your computer by following the quick installation guide. (For the first time installation, insert the provided setup CD-ROM in your CD drive; the autoexecution file will start automatically. Select Quick Setup Wizard. Choose the service that fits your case and follow the step-by-step instruction to finish.
The configure dialog box is categorized into several tabs detailed in the following sections Icon Function Description Find Find all devices Configure Configure the specified device Upgrade Upgrade the firmware Factory Reset Reset to factory default settings Connection Status Internet IP configuration User List Displays the user list Session List Displays session list Exit Exit application Table 7 GUI Icons 2. Click on the tool bar to configure the selected device.
Management Figure 32 Firmware Version The current firmware version (Read-only) Change Administrator In this dialog box, you can set administrator’s password. Password New Password Enter the new password. Confirm New Password Enter the password again to confirm. (Enable) Modify the Check to enable the modification on web configuration port number configuration port setting. In the following field, enter the port number for Web Configuration. SAVE Click to save the setting.
Local Port Figure 33 IP Address • Default: 192.168.1.254 SubNetmask • Default: 255.255.255.0 Do not distribute IP address to local computers1 Checking this radio button to disable this BroadBand Router device to distribute IP Addresses to the local network. Distribute IP addresses to local computers Checking this radio button to enable this BroadBand Router device to distribute IP Addresses.
Internet Port This screen contains settings for the Global interface. Different WAN interface will have different display, i.e. •ADSL/Cable modem (Obtain Configuration Automatically (CATV Dynamic Mode)); •ADSL with PPPoE enabled (PPPoE (DSL Dynamic Mode)); or •Static Leased Line (Static Configuration) Click to select the appropriate WAN interface for your environment.
Adapter Address It is necessary for some ISP to identify this device by its ISP. Device/Computer Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. Domain Name For example: yourcompany.com. The maximum input for this field is 32 alphanumeric characters and it is case insensitive. IP Config Since CATV dynamic mode was selected, this category is automatically fixed to dynamic, and all fields are grayed out. DNS Server Static Dynamic You may select Dynamic DNS Server or Static DNS server.
PPPoE (DSL dynamic Mode) Adapter Address It is necessary for some ISP to identify this device by its ISP. Device/Computer Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. Domain Name For example: yourcompany.com. The maximum input for this field is 32 alphanumeric characters and it is case insensitive. PPPoE Account Active Profile 1 2 3 You can set up to three PPPoE accounts, while only one account can be enabled at a time.
Username Maximum input is 52 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). Password Maximum input is 36 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). Autodisconnect Configure this device to disconnect the PPPoE connection when there is no activity for a predetermined period of time. if idle minutes Service Name Default: 5 minutes. You can input any number from 0 to 65535 To keep the line always connected, set the number to 0. For identification purpose.
Static Mode Adapter Address It is necessary for some ISP to identify this device by its ISP. Device/Computer Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. Domain Name For example: yourcompany.com. The maximum input for this field is 32 alphanumeric characters and it is case insensitive. IP Config Dynamic Static This line is grayed out for static configuration. IP Address Enter the information provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your ISP.
Gateway Enter the information provided by your ISP. DNS Server Dynamic Static This line is grayed out for static configuration. Primary/Secondar y Enter the information provided by your ISP.
Upgrade 1. Ask your local distributor to get the latest firmware's updated version. 2. Download and store the updated program into the server's hard disk. 3. Click Default File→ Start to start upgrading. If you copy the firmware file to a desired location, in the Upgrade Firmware window, select “Specify File”, enter the firmware file’s path (e.g. C:\WINDOWS\Desktop\firmware.bin), and then click “Start” to upgrade the firmware.
Factory Reset To reset to factory default setting, click the reset button on the tool bar. A warning message appears to advise that you will lose setting of this device. Click OK to continue or Cancel to exit.
Connection Status Display the current Internet port connection status (refer to Appendix C) . After the device is connected to the Internet Service, you will see IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS IP addresses and Link Status on the table. Connect: Click on this button to reconnect to the ISP and renew all IP information on the Internet Port. Disconnect: Click on this button to disconnect from ISP and release all the IP information on the Internet Port.
User List Displays the current active users. Refresh: Click this button to refresh the list.
Session List Displays active Internet sessions through this device. Refresh: Click on this button to refresh the list and get the latest session list.
FAQ When Should I modify the MAC address for Internet port settings? Some ISPs identify their clients by the accessing MAC address and the host names, therefore, entering these information is the process required to prove they are who they claim to be. MAC address required for Internet port settings is the adapter address for the IP Sharing you are now configuring; theoretically it should be the one you already registered in your ISP, and there is no need for modifying it.
service provider will give you a password or key. Refer to What’s Dynamic DNS ? question above for more information. What’s MX (Mail Exchanger)? And why MX? The Internet email system for both machines and network connections are prone to error. With this, a chain of email hubs into the email architecture is thus built.
Check if both the LEDs of Local and Global on the product’s front panel are lit. If yes, go to next step. Otherwise, make sure you are using the correct cables and the cables are connected to the network devices properly. Check the physical connectivity of broadband device. Examine the LED of LAN port and the LED of the broadband signal input on the Cable Modem/xDSL Modem. If the LAN LED is off, make sure you are using the correct cables and the cables are connected to the devices properly.
WINIPCFG The WINIPCFG program (for Win95, 98, and ME) is used to gather information about the TCP/IP connections that are active on your system. It cannot be used to dynamically adjust TCP/IP connections. You can also renew leases (if allowed by the network), and get the current IP address assignments through this program. From Windows, go to Start, click Run, enter WINIPCFG, and click OK. Figure 35: Run The following figure displays the adapter address and current TCP/IP address.
Click here to reveal more. Figure 37: IP Configuration On the top, the “Host Name” and “DNS server” of the computer are configured to call when it is looking for a named resource. The default gateway is the server through which the client connects to the Internet. The DHCP Server identifies the network server that assigns IP addresses to computers on the network.
For Win NT and Win2000, go to “Start” ”Programs” ”Accessories” ”Command Prompt” to open the Command Prompt. Type in IPCONFIG /ALL and hit “Enter” to see the adapter’s information. Type in IPCONFIG /RELEASE to release all adapters’ IP address and IPCONFIG /RENEW to renew IP addresses. For a list of the IPCONFIG commands, type in IPCONFIG /? . PING.EXE Ping is used to verify that a computer is active and available. Users can ping a specific destination domain name or just the IP address.
C:\> P ING 168.95.192.1 –w 5000 C:\> PING www.yahoo.com –w 5000 If successful, you are connected to the Internet. If you can ping the ISP’s gateway, but cannot ping a specific site (e.g. www.yahoo.com) on the Internet, chances are, your ISP has an internal problem (DNS server not available). Getting Technical Support For further problems, please contact the distributor.
Appendix A Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Ports WAN: One 10/100Mbps RJ-45 port for Cable/DSL Modem LAN: Four 10/100Mbps switched ports Cabling type UTP Category 3 or better (10Base-T) UTP Category 5 or better (100Base-TX) Protocols Supported IP, NAT, ARP, ICMP, DHCP client/server, PPPoE, PPP, PAP, CHAP, NTP, HTTP, TFTP.
Appendix B Supported Internet Applications Application Settings for Outgoing Connection Setting for connection Incoming ICQ98a,99b None None ICQ2000b, ICQ2001b DMZ function enabled DMZ function enabled NetMeeting 2.1 & 3.
Appendix C INTERNET PORT LINK STATUS PPPoE link status “PPPoE offline. connect.” Ready to "Connecting to server." "Server found." "Start PPP negotiation." "Authentication (PAP)." "Authentication (CHAP)." "Obtaining WAN IP address." "Connect successfully." "Can not find server." "Fail on LCP stage." "Authentication(PAP) failure." "Authentication(CHAP) failure." "Fail to Obtain Internet IP address." "Server dropped the connection." "Disconnect on idle." "Connection establish timeout.
