Intellinet Wireless G Router 521611 manual

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3 Features .............................................................................................................................. 3 Minimum Requirements ................................................................[...]

2.6.1 Access Control ........................................................................................................ 61 2.6.2 URL Blocking ......................................................................................................... 65 2.6.3 Hacker Prevention .....................................................................[...]

Introduction Congratulations on purcha sing this Wireless Broadband Ro uter. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple use rs to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connectio n settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and[...]

Get to know the Broadband Router Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below sho ws the broadband rout er’s back pan el. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN , WAN and Reset : Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Net work (LAN) The Broadband router’s 4 LAN port s are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer serve rs, hubs and switche [...]

Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LE D lights t hat inform you of the router’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supply is on WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK/ACT ON WAN is connected Of[...]

Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN). Figure 1.2 6[...]

Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on ho w to start using the router and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram a bove (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC client s so t hat it can obtain an IP address automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address. Ju st like an address, i[...]

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1: Click t[...]

5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2c) [...]

automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the followin g screen. 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you?[...]

button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Prope rties button. 6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: • IP Address: Select Obtain an I[...]

3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the route r’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By default the Broadband Router’s DHCP serve r is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically. To see if you have obtai ned an IP address, see Appendix A. Note : Please make[...]

can just configure the General Setup section, since the General Se tup/WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the same configu rations. Status Information (Chapter 3) The Status Information section is for you to m onitor the route r’s current status information only. Tools (Chapter 4) If you want to Reset the router (because of pr oblems) or save[...]

Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, DMZ, Special applications and other fun ctions to meet your LAN requirements. Status Information (Chapter 3) In this section you can see the Broadban d router's system information, Internet Con nection, Device Status, Security Log and DHCP client Log information. Tools (Chapter 4) This section contains the br[...]

Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is desi gned to get you using the broadban d router as quick as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allo[...]

Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below). Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which[...]

Menu Description 1.1 Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already 1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. 1.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. Click on on[...]

1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information su ch as Host Name an d MAC address (see screen below). Note : The Host Name and MAC add ress section is optional and you can skip thi s section if your ISP does not require these settings f[...]

1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameters Description I P This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP addre ss S[...]

1.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protoc ol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connectio n Service Na[...]

Connection Type If you select “Continuou s”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and links again, the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP. If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will auto- connect to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN idle timeout. The r[...]

1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requir es you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPTP server. Use the following IP address The ISP g[...]

Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Co nnection ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway,[...]

Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP conne ction. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features su pported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 24[...]

Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, y ou should see the screen below. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start usi ng the Internet. The General Setup contain advanced feature s that a llow you to [...]

Below is a general description of what a dvance f unctions are available for this broadband ro uter. Menu Description 2.1 System This section allows you to se t the Broadband route r’s system Time Zone, Password and Remote Man agement Administrator. 2.2 WAN This section allows you to select the conne ction method in order to establish a connectio[...]

2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to chan ge the system password and to specify a remote management use r for the broadband router. Parameters Description System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. 2.1.2 Password Setti[...]

Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight saving s into account. If you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below[...]

Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote manag ement administrator to login to your Broadband router. Note: By default there is NO password New Password Enter your new password Re-Enter Password Enter your new password again for verifi cation purposes for Verification Note : If you forget your password, you[...]

Parameters Description Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration acce ss to the Broadband router from a remote site. This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management ho st IP address for this router (located in your company offi ce), then y[...]

Port The port number of remote managem ent web interface. Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 31[...]

2.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Q uick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connecti on type. The WAN Settings scre en allows you to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN setting s offer the following selections for the router’s WAN p ort[...]

2.2.8 DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that y ou wish to use and configure the user name an d password provided by you DDNS service provider. Once you have made a selection, click < More Config uration> at the bottom of the screen and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 2.2.1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP[...]

2.2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet . Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requir es you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2TP server. Use the following IP address The IS[...]

Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not hav e a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above Connection Type If you select “Continuou s”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN[...]

Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection User deside login server Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s login manually server manually. Login Server The IP of the Login Server[...]

convenience. If your Service Provi der connects you to the Internet with dynami c IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server that you would rather use, you need to specif y the IP address of t hat DNS server here. Parameters Description Domain Name Server (DNS) Server This i[...]

Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disable Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router Provider Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS Account/E-mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you Password/Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click < App[...]

Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the ro uter’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802.1d Spanning Tree function is enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to p[...]

DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or di sable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually set your LAN client’s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as this broadband route r if you want the router[...]

Parameters Default Description Enable or disable Enable You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this router. Wireless module Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) [...]

Parameters Default Description Alias Name The alias name of this router. ESSID default This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID. Channel Number 11 The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel. Click < Apply> at the bottom[...]

Parameters Default Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can associ ate with this wireless router without WEP en cryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup WEP key in the "Enc[...]

RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. Beacon Interval The interval of time that this wirele ss router broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. Preamble Type Preambl e type defines the length of CRC block in the frame[...]

Parameters Default Description WEP Mode Disabled You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. Larger WE P key length will provide higher level of secu rity, but the throughput will be lowe r. You also can select Disabled to transmit data without encryption. When you select 64-bit or 128-bi t WEP key, you have to enter WEP ke[...]

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Parameters Default Description Key Format You may select to sele ct ASCII Charact ers (alphanumeric format ) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Key Length You may disable or enable the WEP function from the s[...]

64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A- F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encr yption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Default Key Select one of the f[...]

2.5 NAT Network Address Translation (NA T) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresse s. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites[...]

Click on one of the three NAT selections and proceed to the manual's relevant sub- section. 50[...]

2.5.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a pa rticular range of service port nu mbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP address. It help you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the private IP of the se[...]

Add Port Forwarding into the table Fill in the "Private IP", “Type”, “Port Range” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype agai[...]

2.5.2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want di fferent servers/cli ents in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web serv er etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to reco gnize a parti cular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you[...]

Type Select the port number protocol type (TCP, UDP or both). If you are unsure, then leave it to the default both protocol. Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet application ) port number from the Internet that will be re -directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Note : Virtual Server function will have priority over the[...]

Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demon strates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any reque st coming form the Internet to access your web server wi ll be translated to[...]

2.5.3 Special Applications Some applications requi re multiple connections, su ch as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section y ou can configu re the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function . T[...]

Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type: “T CP”, “UDP” or both Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists t he more popul ar applications that require multiple connections. Select an appli cation from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have sele cted an application, select a location[...]

router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-24 00 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note : Only one LAN client can u se a particular special application at a time. 58[...]

2.5.4 ALG Settings You can select applications that need “Application Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enable “Applicatio n Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above conf[...]

2.6 Firewall The Broadband router provides exten sive firewall protection by restricting co nnection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted acce ss to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/serve r as a Demilit[...]

2.6.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users fr om accessing certain Internet app lications/ services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control all ows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can cont rol which PC client can have access to these services. Pa[...]

Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the PC that is allowe d to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will be cleared. Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table", selec[...]

Client PC Description The description for this c lient PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule. This is the user’s IP addres s(es) that you wish to setup an Access Control rule. You can select a range of users si mply by inputting the starting users’ IP address and the last user[...]

Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only acce ss websites that use Port 80. Ho wever, LAN client B is able to access websites and any ot her service that uses ports b etween 80 and 999. 64[...]

2.6.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Web sites fr om particu lar PCs by entering a full URL address or just keyword of the Web site. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Key word” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site [...]

You can now configure other advan ce sections or start using the ro uter (with the advance settings in place) 66[...]

2.6.3 Hacker Prevention The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common ha cker attacks, includin g Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the eve nts. Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN [...]

2.6.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly fro m behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the cli ent up to unrestricted two-way Internet acce ss by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allo ws you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in y[...]

Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for DMZ to work properly. You can now configure other advan ce sections or start using the ro uter (with the advance settings in place) 69[...]

Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of you r router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status o f t he Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs curren[...]

3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows y ou to vie w the router’s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s sy stem information such as the route r’s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC A ddress, Hardware version, Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime cod e Version 71[...]

3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Int ernet c onnection status and other related informatio n Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN po rt is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displ ays the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask , and ISP Gate way as well as the[...]

3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configurat ion settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configure d in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband route r’s current device settings. This page displays the Broadband ro uter [...]

3.4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain acce ss to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the current securi ty log of the Broadband router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved < Sav e > to a local file for[...]

3.5 Active DHCP Client Table View your LAN client's information that i s cu rrently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP c lients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table ” displays the IP address and the MAC addre ss and Time E[...]

3.6 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent an d received on WAN, LAN and Wirel ess LAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received o n WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 76[...]

Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic co nfi guration tools, such as Config uration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgra de (up grade system firmware) and Re set. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s curr ent configuration, re store the router’s saved configuration file s and r[...]

4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools scre en allows you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings prov ides an added prote ction and convenien ce should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory def ault. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you ca[...]

4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmwa re Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadba nd router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broa dband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard di sk, and enter that file name and path in the [...]

4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s syst em Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system st ops respondin g correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed . To perform the reset, click on t[...]

Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prom pt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter> • Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) • The router’s IP address is the one entitled Def ault Gate way (192.168.1.254) • Your PC’s MAC Address is the one e[...]

Glossary Bridge: A bridge is an inte lligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on data link lay er (MAC) address informati on. Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to co nfigure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the de stination [...]

ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Addre ss is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office. ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business t hat provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesse s or organizations. LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of com p[...]

Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, whi ch may be a part of t he TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP addre ss. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (a s opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, whi ch must be assigned by [...]