SMC Networks SMCBR24Q manual

SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 1[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 2 Ta ble o f C on te nt s 1. How T o Install SMCBR24Q ................................................................................................... 6 Hardware F eatures .......................................................................................................... 6 Feature List .........................[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 3 Login ............................................................................................................................... .. 45 Mode ............................................................................................................................... . 45 Site Map ................................[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 4 In troduct ion SMCBR24Q is a 4-port Qo S router which can be ea sily used a t home and in a SOHO environm ent. I t contains tw o WAN por ts a nd four Ethernet 10 /100 LAN ports. The SMCBR 24Q combines flex ible and easy-to-use Qo S, parental con trol, firewall, and N AT wi th Fast Ethernet connec tions. The flex ible [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 5 Main featur es: - Flexible and easy-to-use QoS  Guaranteed bandw idth ( Min. bandwid th rate)  Limited ban dwidth (Max . bandwid th rate)  Supports traffi c pri oritization - Flexible a nd easy-t o-use Pare ntal Contro l  Acce ss ru les  Bandwidth Mana gement  Content Fi ltering - Firewa l l Sec urit[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 6 1. How to Install SMCBR24Q Har dw are Fe at ur es Feature Lis t  WAN: 2 RJ-45 10/100Base- T Et hern et Ports  LAN: 4 RJ-45 10/100 Base-T Ethernet por ts  C PU: Int el IXP425-266 MHz  SDRAM: 16 Mbytes SDRAM  Flash R OM : 8 Mbytes Flas h  Sys . Pow er : 3 .3 V@ 2 .5 A  EM I /EM C: F CC Cl a ss B , C[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 7 2. How to Ma nage SMCBR24 Q – H ome M ode Logi n In the web browse r, enter th e IP address “192.168 .2.1” as S MCBR24Q’s URL. Enter User Na me and Password then OK. The de fault User Na me and Passw ord are 'smcad min' whe n you first power up the Router. Mode Y ou can choos e be tween Ho me Mode an[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 8 Syst em S umm ar y The Syst em su mmary screen displays the rou ter’s curr ent status, settings, and all PCs tha t are connec ted to th e SMC BR2 4Q . System Inform atio n System u p ti me: The leng th o f time in Days , Hours, and M inutes that the SMCBR24Q has b een active. WA N 1/2 IP : Shows the current WAN1/2 I[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 9 User U sage This page wi ll display the real time percen tages o f ban dwidth us age for individua l us ers a nd it is base d on the max downs tream rate prov ided by IS P . I f dual WANs a re used , you can see on thi s page wh o is us ing WAN 1 and who is us ing WAN 2. Parents have the option to u se bandw idth c on[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 10 Interface: The def ault is WAN 1. If dua l WA Ns are us ed, you c an as sign WAN 1 or WAN 2 to the users fro m the Interface dro p-down menu for bandw idth managem ent. Min. Rate ( Kbit /Sec): Y o u c an s et up Min. Ra te t o guar antee bandwid th f or indivi dual use r. The de fault is zero . T o t a l Min . Ra te [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 11 Basi c S etu p The Setup sc reen con tains all of the router’s basic s etup func tions. For mos t users, the de fault values for the device shoul d be s atisfactory. The dev ice can be used in most ne twork set tings wi thout chan ging any o f the values. Some users will need t o en ter additional inform ation in o[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 12 Ob tain an IP automati c all y : If your I SP is runni ng a DHC P server, select O btain a n I P aut omatically option . Your ISP will assign these values automatica lly. Chec k the Following DN S Server Addresses. Multiple DNS IP Settings are comm on. In most cases, the first available DN S en try is used. Sta tic I[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 13 PPPoE (Point-to-Po int Protocol over Ethernet): Pl ease check wit h your ISP to make sur e whethe r PPPoE s hould be enab led or n ot. If th ey d o us e PP Po E , 1. Enter y our Us ername a nd Pas s wo r d . 2. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the PPPoE con nection w ill be disconn ected if it has been id[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 14 1. Enter the Specify W AN IP Address, Subne t Mask, and Default Ga teway A ddress that is the PPTP server’s IP that resides in the Modem. 2. E nter yo ur Userna me an d Pass wo rd . 3. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the con nection wi ll be d isconnect ed if it has bee n idle for a period longer th an[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 15 Old Passwor d : Enter the old password . The de fault Password is ‘smcadmin ’ when yo u first power up th e Router . (Note : The passw ord c anno t be recover ed if it is los t or forg otten. If t he pas sword is los t or forgotten, y ou w ill need to reset t he R outer to i ts fac tory de fault state .) New Pas [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 16 Time SMCBR24Q uses th e time s ettings to time sta mp log eve nts , to auto matically upda te the Conten t Filte r List, On-Line Schedule r, and for o ther internal purposes. Set the local tim e using N etwork Time Protocol (N TP) a utomatically or manu all y . Automatically: Sele c t the Time Z one and en ter the Da[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 17 For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings bu t to n to s a ve the Ti me s e tti ng s o r c li ck the Cancel bu tt o n to undo t h e chan ges. MAC Clon e Some I SPs require y ou to re gister a MAC a ddress. This "clones" your ne twork adap ter's MAC address onto the Ca[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 18 Input the MAC Address to User D ef ine d WAN MAC A ddre s s field or selec t MAC Address fro m this PC . For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings button to save the MAC Clone set tings or cl ick the Cancel button to undo the c hanges .[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 19 Re mote Interne t Passpo rt On-Line Sc h eduler The S MCBR24 Q allows or de nies In ternet access for the selec ted us ers in un its of hou r, da y , en tire AM, or entire PM. Select U sers: Select the us ers from the dro p-down me nu. On-Line Schedu ler sc reen: Click on any hour to a llow or deny I nternet acc ess.[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 20 W eb Site Hit R ate The Website Hi t Rate ta b shows the top 10 webs ites b y frequenc y the selecte d user has visited toda y, last six days, and t heir related information, R a nk in g , Web Site , and Hit Rates . This also allows you to bl ock the selected websi te. Select U sers: Select the us ers from the dro p-[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 21 For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings bu t to n to sa v e th e We b si te Hi t Ra te se tti ng s or c lic k th e Ca ncel but ton to undo the ch anges . Application Usa ge This Appl ic at io n Usag e tab s hows the curren t usages of applications . The max n umb er of application[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 22 Usage ( %): This shows t he va lue of the curren t us ages of t he top 20 applications by perc en tage o f the selected user’s usable band width. Block: Check the box to b lock the application by c licking once . C lick ag ain to unblock the site. The de fault is “unblock”. After saving the s ettings, the b loc[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 23 Perf o rman c e O p timi za ti on[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 24 The screen disp lays the 19 defaul t sugges ted app lications where y ou c an o ptimize their performa nce an d view thei r Applicatio n Na mes a nd Perf or mance Opt im izati on . Y o u can also add or e dit new ap plica tions whose per formance yo u w ish to opt imize. Before en abling t he bandwidth s ugges tion, [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 25 To create a new a pp lication: Cli ck the Add/Edit Ne w Appl ication s button. T hen the A pplication Mana gement screen will app ear. To add a n a pplication , enter the na me of the ap plica tion in the Appl icat ion Nam e field. Select protocol f ro m the Protocol drop-down menu, enter range in t he Por t Range f [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 26 Block Li st The Block Li s t screen shows two lists, Web Site Block List and A ppl icat io n B loc k List . Y o u can v iew all blocked webs ites and applications on this screen an d can also unb lock these block ed webs it es and applica tions. W e b Si te Blo ck Lis t Select U sers: Select the us ers from the dro p[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 27 Appli ca tion B lo ck Li st Select U sers: Select the us ers from the dro p-down me nu, Refresh Data: Click t he Refr esh Data b ut ton to u p d ate th e d a ta . Application Bl ock List: Cl ick the rad io button t o see bloc ked app lications. Application Na mes: The field shows the bl ock ed appli cation na mes. Pr[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 28 Ad vanc ed S etu p DMZ Ho st T he D MZ (Demilitarized Z one) Host feature allo ws one local user to be ex pose d to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as In ternet gam ing and vi deo-confere ncing. Ent er th e DMZ P rivate IP Addre ss to a ccess DMZ Host settin gs. For more in format ion, click the Help [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 29 Forw ar din g Port forward ing can be us ed to set up public services on y our network. W hen users from the In ternet make certain reques ts on your net work, t he Rou ter ca n forward those reques ts to c ompu ters equipp ed to h andle the reques ts. For example , if y ou s e t the port num ber 80 ( HT TP ) t o be [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 30 3. Enter the IP Address o f the server tha t you w ant t he Int er net users to access. Then ena ble the en try. 4. Click the Ad d t o List b utt on , and configure as many entries as y ou would like. You a lso can de lete selected app lication . Por t Trigger ing Some I nternet ap plica tions or ga mes us e a lterna[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 31 this table. T he R outer wil l forward t he incoming packets to the LAN hos t. 1. Enter the range o f port numbers, app lication na me, a nd inco ming por t rang e. 2. Yo u can cli ck the Ad d t o List bu tton to add Port T riggering or D elete se lected a pplication . For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 32 disable th e entry by c lick ing the c hecked Ena bl e b ox to be blank . Finally , click t he U pd a t e t h is A p pl ic at io n button. For mor e information, c lick the Help b u tto n. C lic k the Save Setti n gs button to save the U PnP se ttings or cli ck th e Can cel bu t ton to undo th e chang es. Click the S[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 33 DDNS Servic e The DDNS feature is disabled by default. To ena ble this feature, jus t check the box . Username , Passwo rd , and Host Na me: En ter the Username , Password, and Hos t Name of the account you set up with DynDN S. org. Your I P A ddre s s: Th e Ro ut e r’ s cu rr ent Int er net IP Add re ss is di sp l[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 34 Dyna m ic R out in g: Choose the T X: protocol y ou wan t for transmi tt ing d ata on the netw ork. (RI P1 / RIP2) Choose the R X: protocol y ou w ant f or receiving d ata from the network. (RIP1 / R IP2) Static R out ing: You will nee d to con figure Static Routing i f t here are multiple routers i nstalled on y our[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 35 should be zero . 2. Subnet Mask : Enter the Subnet Mask used on th e d estination L AN I P do main. For C lass C I P do main, the Subnet M ask is 255.255.255 .0. 3. D efault Gateway IP : I f this R ou ter is us ed t o c on ne c t yo ur ne two r k to the In t er ne t , the n y ou r G a te wa y I P is the Rou ter'[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 36 IPSe c Pa ss Thr o ug h Int er net Protocol Security ( IPSec) is a sui te o f protocols used to i mplement secure exc hange of packe ts a t the IP layer. T o allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Rou ter, IPSec P ass Thr ough is enable d by de fault. P PT P Pas s Thr ou gh Point t o Point Tunneling Protocol (P PTP)[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 37 The SMCBR2 4Q suppor ts remote mana ge ment. If you want to manage this Ro uter through the WAN connection, y ou hav e to 'Enable' this option. User can enter t he port n umber for re mote manage men t. The default is d isabled. For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings b [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 38 Enter the host na me t o look up in the L ook up the na m e field and click the Go bu t ton . SM C BR 24 Q w i ll th en query the DN S server a nd d isplay the result at the b ott om of the screen . Note : The IP address of the DN S server must be en tered in t he Network Settings tab in th e Genera l button for t h [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 39 Firm ware Upgrade Users can do wnload the new version of firmware into c ompu ter in advance , and then s elect the file. Finall y , cli ck th e Fir mware Up gra de Ri ght Now bu tton. Import Config uration F ile : You will need to spec ify where your pre ferences file is located. When y ou c lick "Browse",[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 40 Expor t Confi gurat i on Fi le : When y ou c lick the " Export" bu tt o n, your browser will bring up a dialog ask ing you where you would like to store your pr eferences file. Th is file will be c alled "SMC BR24 Q.exp" by de fault, b ut y ou may rena me i t if y ou wish. This proces s may take u[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 41 Syslog Ena bl e Sys lo g: If check the box , Syslog will b e en abled. Sys lo g Ser v er : In addi tion to t he s tandard ev ent log, the SMC BR24 Q can send a de tailed log to an external Syslog s erver. Syslog is an indus try-standard pro tocol used to cap ture in formation abou t ne twork activity. The SMCBR24Q Sy[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 42 Outg oing L og Tab le : Once you press this b utton, the new w indow will po p up and show y ou the outgoing packet informa tion including LAN IP , Destination URL /IP and Service/Port nu mber. Inco ming Lo g Tab le : Once yo u press this bu tton, the new w indow will pop up and show yo u th e inco ming packet inform[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 43 Q-but t on in the Hom e Mod e The Q-button is a user f riendly design. It prov ides a basic bandwidth management method with just one push. The end user can enjoy smooth I nternet applications without any has sles. Q-bu tt on, Q -butt on LE D an d Q- but ton i c on The Q-bu tton is on the front panel with a n L ED ab[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 44 If any ban dw idt h ma na ge ment confi gur atio n by the UI or Uti lity: Any bandwidth manageme nt configu rations will ma ke the Q-button a hot ke y . That mea ns any configurations of User bandwidth or ISP bandwidt h in the System Summary page or those in the Performance Optimization page. The end user can s et th[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 45 3. How to Manage SMCBR24Q – SOHO M od e Logi n Enter User Na me and Password then c lick OK . The Rout er's de fault User Na me and Password are 's m cadmin' when you first power up the Router . Mode Y o u can choos e be tween Ho me Mode and SOH O M ode. Th e d efault is Ho me M ode. It is sugges ted[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 46 Site Map Y o u can c lick the s it e map button to vi ew site map. Click on d esired tab subj ect and it wi ll hyperlink to the page you have chosen .[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 47 Syst em S umm ar y The Su mmary scr een disp lays the ro uter’s curren t status and se ttings. This informa tion is read onl y . I f you click the bu tton with un derline, it will hyperlink t o related s etup p ages. System Inform atio n Serial N u mber : The serial nu mber of th e SMC BR24Q. System u p ti me : The[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 48 Networ k Sett ing Stat us LAN I P : It shows the current I P Address of the Rou ter, as seen by internal users on the Internet, and hyperlinks to LAN Setting in S etup page. WA N 1/2 IP : It shows the current WAN1 IP Address of the Rou ter, as seen by ex ternal users o n the Internet and hyper links to WAN Connec tio[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 49 Firewall Set t ing Stat us SPI (Stateful Packet Inspecti on) : It shows the status ( On/O ff) and hyp erlinks to the General in F irewall page. DoS (Deny of Service) : It shows the s tatus (On /Off) an d hyperli nks to the General in Firewa ll page . Blo ck WAN Request : I t shows the status ( On/ O ff ) and hyperlin[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 50 Set up The Setup sc reen con tains all of the router’s basic s etup func tions. For mos t users, the de fault values for the device shoul d be s atisfactory. The dev ice can be used in most ne twork set tings wi thout chan ging any o f the values. Some users will need t o en ter additional inform ation in order to [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 51 WAN C onn ecti on Ty pe: Ob tain an IP automati c all y : If your I SP is runni ng a DHC P server, select O btain a n I P aut omatically option . Your ISP will assign these values automatica lly. Chec k the Following DN S Server Addresses. Multiple DNS IP Settings are comm on. In most cases, the first available DN S [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 52 1. Enter your Userna me and Passwor d . 2. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the PPPoE con nection w ill be disconn ected if it has been idle for a period longer than the Max Id le T im e s e tti ng . 3. If you selec t Keep Ali ve op tion, the Rou ter wil l keep th e con nection a live by sen ding ou t a f[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 53 Password The Rou ter's de fault passw ord is 'smca dm in', and it i s s trongly reco mmende d that y ou c hange the Router' s password. If yo u leave th e password as blank , all us ers on y our network wi ll be able to acces s the Rou ter simply by e ntering the unit’s IP address into their web[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 54 Administrator Inact ivi ty T ime-out: This setting allows y ou to configure the len gth of inactiv ity t h at can ela pse be fore you are au tomatically l ogged out of t he Web Ma nage ment Interface. Once logg ed ou t, you have to re-login. The d efault v alue is 5 minutes . For more in format ion, click the Help b [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 55 For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings b u t ton to s av e th e T i me s e tti n gs o r cli ck th e Ca ncel but ton to und o the c hanges . DMZ Ho st The DM Z (Demilitarized Zone) Hos t feat ure allo ws one local user to be ex posed to th e In ternet to u se a special-purpose ser[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 56 Ent er the DMZ Pri va te IP Address to access DMZ Host sett ing s. For more in format ion, click the Help b u tto n . Cl ick th e Save Settings button to save the DMZ Host setti n gs or cl ick the Cancel bu tton to undo t he cha nges. Forw ar din g Port forward ing can be us ed to set up public services on y our netw[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 57 P o rt Ran ge For wardi ng: 1. Select the Service fro m the pu ll-down menu . 2. If the Service y ou need is no t listed in menu, please click the Service Manage men t button to ad d ne w Service and en ter the Pro tocol an d Port Ran ge. T hen c lick the Save Setting bu tton. 3. Enter the IP Address o f the server t[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 58 4. Click the A dd to List bu tton, an d con figure as m any e ntries as you would l ike. You also c an D elete the selected applica tion. P o rt Tr ig geri ng Some I nternet ap plica tions or ga mes us e a lternate p orts to co m municate be tween server an d L AN host . When yo u wa nt to use th ose ap plications, e[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 59 UPnP UPnP forward ing can b e used to set up public serv ices on yo ur network . W indows XP can m odify those entries via UPnP when U Pn P func ti on is enab led by sel ecting Yes. 1. Us ers have t o c lick the S erv ice Manage ment f irst to enter the Service N ame, Protoc ol and External Port and In ternal Port, a[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 60 MAC Clon e Some I SP s require th at you reg ister a MAC address . This "clones " your n etwork adap ter's MAC addr ess onto the Cab le/DSL Firew all Ro uter, and pr events you from having to call y our IS P t o c hange the registere d MAC addres s to the Cable /DSL F irewall Ro uter's M AC addres[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 61 Before configuring DDN S, you need to visi t www .d yndn s.o rg and regis ter a d oma in nam e. (The DDN S service is prov ided by DynDN S.org). DDNS Servic e The DDNS feature is disabled by default. To ena ble this feature, jus t check the box . Username , Passwo rd , and Host Na me: En ter the Username , Password, [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 62 packets take bas ed on the fewest nu mber of hops between the sourc e an d the des tination. The R I P protocol regularly bro adcas ts rout ing inform a tion to other rout ers on the n etwork. Wo rki ng Mod e: Sele c t Gate way mode if your Rou ter is hos ting your ne twork’s conn ection to the Intern et. Sele c t [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 63 To set up s tatic routing , you sh ould add routing en tries in the Router's table that tells the device where to send all i ncoming packets . All o f yo ur network r outers s hould direct the defaul t route en try to S MC Router . En ter the fo ll ow i ng d a ta to c r ea te a s ta tic ro u te e n tr y : 1. D e[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 64 DHCP Setup The Rout er can be us ed as a DHC P (Dyna mic Hos t Configuration Prot oco l) server on yo ur network . A DHCP server assigns available IP addresses t o each computer on your ne twork automatically. If you choose to ena ble the DHC P server option , you mus t configure al l of the PCs on y our L AN to c on[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 65 If the Router's DHCP server f unc tion is disabled, you hav e to carefully configure the I P address, Mask, and DNS settings of every computer o n your ne twork. Be careful not to assig n the same IP Address t o different comp uters. Make any cha nges to th e ava ilable fields as described below.[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 66 Ena bl e DH C P Se rv e r: Check the box to e nable t he D HCP Server . If you already hav e a DHC P server on your ne twork, leave the box b lank. Dynamic IP Cli ent Lease Time: This is the l ease time ass igned i f the co mpu ter (DHCP client) requests one . The range is 5 ~ 43,2 00 Minutes . Range Sta rt/ End: En [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 67 Sta tu s A Stat us page is availabl e to review DHCP Serve r Stat us . The DHCP Ser ver S tat us report s the IP of DHCP Server, the number of Dynamic IP Used , DHCP Avail ab le, and Total . C lie nt Ta ble shows the current DHC P Client information. You will see the related in formation (C lient Host Name , IP Addre[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 68 Fire wa ll The de fault is ena bled. If us ers disable the Firewall function, S PI, Do S, B lock W AN Reques t will be disabled, R emote Manage ment will be ena bled and A c cess Rules a nd C ontent Filter wi ll be disabled. SPI (Stateful Packet Inspecti on) The Rout er's Firewall uses S tateful Packe t Inspecti[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 69 Rem ote Ma na ge me nt This Rou ter supports re mote ma nage ment. If you wa nt to manage this Rou ter through the WAN c onnec tion, you have to ' Enable' this op tion. User can enter the port number for rem ote manage ment. Multicast Pass Throug h IP Multicas ting occurs when a single d ata trans mission i[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 70 Besides the De fault Ru les, all conf igured Netw ork A c c ess Rules are listed in the table, and yo u can ch oos e the Prior it y fo r e a c h c us to m ru l e. C lic k th e Ed i t bu tto n to Ed it t he Po li cy , an d click the T rash Can icon to delete the rule. Cli ck A dd Ne w R ule bu tton to add new Access R[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 71 Ser vices Action Sele c t th e Al lo w or De ny radio bu tton d epend ing on th e intent o f the rul e. Serv ice S el e ct t he se rvi ce f rom th e Se rvi ce p ul l -d ow n m en u. If t he s ervice yo u need is no t listed in the menu , click the Ser vice Ma na ge me nt bu tton to a dd new Service. Enter Service N a[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 72 Log User can se lect Log p acke t m at ch th is ru l e or Not lo g . So urc e Interface Select t he S ource Inter face (L AN, WA N 1, WA N 2, Any) from the pull-dow n menu. Once D MZ is e nabled, the options will be LAN , WAN1, D MZ, An y . So urc e I P Sele c t Any , Sing l e or Ran ge , and en ter IP Ad dress for s[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 73 For m or e in for mat ion , c lick th e Help but ton. Click the Sa ve Set t ing s button to sa ve the Access Ru les se tti ng s or c lic k th e Ca nce l bu tt o n to undo the chan ges Conte nt Filte r For bidde n D o ma ins When the Block F orb idde n D o mains check box is selected , th e SMCBR24Q will blo ck web ac[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 74 S che duli ng The Ti me of Day fea ture allows you to d efine spec ific ti mes w hen Content F iltering is enforced. For example, y ou co uld c onfigure the SMCBR24Q to filter employ ee Internet access during nor mal business hours, but al low unrestricted ac cess a t night and on we ekends. Ap p ly t his r ule : Alw[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 75 VP N Pass Throu gh IPSe c Pa ss Thr o ug h Int er net Protocol Security ( IPSec) is a sui te o f protocols used to i mplement secure exc hange of packe ts a t the IP layer. IP Sec P ass Thro ugh is e nabled by de fault. P PT P Pas s Thr ou gh Point t o Point Tunneling Protocol (P PTP) Pass Throug h is t he method use[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 76 Syst em Man ag eme nt Dual W AN There are two functions prov ided for us ers – Smart Lin k Backup and Loa d Bal ance . Smart L ink Back up: Users can choose which WAN po rt to be pr imar y . Once primary WAN is ch osen, other WAN w ill beco me back up by de fault. Network S ervice D etecti on This tool can det ect [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 77 Remove th e Connec tion: This WAN In terf ace will b e sus pended when th e network connec tion to ISP is not active. The tra ff ic on th is WAN will b e d ispatched to th e oth er WAN por t. Once connec tion to ISP is re-establi sh ed, the tra ff ic wil l be d ispatched b ack . If you enable N SD , you have to cho o[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 78 Retry ti meout: The interval b etween two ping ac tions. The defa ult is 30 s econds. When Fai l: Generate the Error Cond ition in the Sys tem Log: T he Router will generate the Sys tem Log when p ing f ails to inform users that the IS P connec tion is disc onnected . Remove th e Connec tion: This WAN In terf ace wil[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 79 Band widt h Enter t he max. upstrea m and downstrea m b andwidth prov ided by IS P . Prot oco l B ind in g SMCBR24Q supports the Protocol Binding functionali ty . It allows users to specify the internal IP or /an d Service going through the sp ecified WAN port . Service: Users can choose th e Service from the dro p-d[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 80 For mo re inf or ma tion , clic k the Help butto n. Clic k the Save Settings button to sav e the D ual-WAN se ttings or cl ick the Cance l button to u ndo the chan ges QoS QoS (Q uality of Service) refers to the cap ability of a network to prov ide better service to sel ected ne twork traffi c. Th e SMCBR24Q provides[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 81 Rate Cont rol Int erf a c e : Check the WAN interface box , and the Ra te Control Rul e will apply to the s elected int er face (s). Service: Select th e Service from the dro p-down menu. If the Service you nee d to con trol is not in the drop down menu lis t, please cl ick Service Manage ment to a dd the Service . I[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 82 For mor e in for mat ion , c l ick the Help button. Click the Save Set tings bu tton to sav e the Qo S Rules set tings or c lick the Cance l bu tt o n to u ndo the chang es. Cl ic k Su mmary b utton t o view t he su mma ry of R at e Control rule. Su mma ry All R a te C on tr o l r u le s w il l be d is pl ay e d i n [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 83 Direction: Se le c t Up str eam for outbound tra ffic or Do wn str eam f or inbou nd traffic from the drop-down menu. Pr ior it y: The de fault priority for the s ervice is middle, s o us ers can selec t high or low for the s pecific service. Serv ices in hig h prio ri ty w ill shar e 60 % of total syst em bandwidth,[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 84 DNS Na me Lo ok up The Interne t has a service call ed the Domain Na me Service (DNS) which allows users to en ter an easi ly remembered host name , such as www. SMC BR24Q.com, instead o f nu merical TCP/IP addr esses to acces s Int ernet resources. SMCBR24Q has a D NS lo okup tool that will return the nu merical TC [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 85 The Ping test bo unc es a pac ket o ff a machine on the Internet back to the send er. T his tes t s hows if SMCBR24Q is able to c ontact the re mote host . If users on the L AN are having prob lems acces sing s ervices on th e In ter n e t, tr y pin gi ng th e D N S s er v er or o th er m ac hi ne at the ISP’ s l o[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 86 Factor y Defa u lt The "Factory De fault" button can be used to cle ar all o f your con figuration information a nd res tore SMCBR24Q to i ts factory st ate. Use this feature only i f you wish to discard a ll other con figuration preferences.[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 87 Firm ware Upgrade Firm ware Upgrade Users can use the f ollowing download func tion to do wnload the new vers ion of firmware into co mputer in advance and select the file to upgrade . Fina lly, click the Firm war e Up grad e R i gh t No w bu t ton to in i tia te the f irmware upgrade. Firmwar e Down load Users can c[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 88 Settin g Back up Import Config uration F ile : You will need to spec ify where your pre ferences file is located. When y ou c lick "Browse", your browser will bring up a d ialog which will allow you to select a file which you had previously save d usin g the " Export Settings" b utton. After you h[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 89 Log System Log There are three parts in Syste m Log: Sys lo g, E- ma i l, and Log S ett ing . Syslog Ena bl e Sys lo g: If check the box , Syslog will b e en abled. Sys lo g Ser v er : In addi tion to t he s tandard ev ent log, the SMC BR24 Q can send a de tailed log to an external Syslog s erver. Syslog is an indus [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 90 Log Q ue u e Len gth (entries): The de fault is 50 en tries. S MCBR24Q wil l e-mai l log w hen Log en tries are over 50 . Lo g Tim e Thr eshol d (minutes ): The de fault is 10 minutes. SMCBR2 4Q will e- mail the log every 10 minutes or wh en the log criteria is met in the Log Que u e Leng th or Threshold Settings. . [...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 91 Outg oing Lo g Tab le : Once y ou pres s this b utton, t he n ew window w ill p op up and i t wi ll display the outgoing packet informat ion including LAN IP, Destination URL/IP and Service/Port number. Inco ming Lo g Ta ble : Onc e y ou pres s this button, the n ew window w ill po p up and it wi ll displ ay the inco[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 92 System Statistics SMCB R 24Q is able to perfo rm the system statis ti cs o n Device Name, Status, IP Ad dress, MAC Address, Subnet M ask, D efault Ga teway for L AN , WAN1 a nd W AN2.[...]

SMCBR 24Q User Man u al Page 93 Q-b utt on in th e SOH O Mode The Q-button is a user f riendly design. It prov ides a basic bandwidth management method. The end user can enjoy smooth Internet applicati ons without any has sles with jus t one push. Q-butto n, Q- butt on L ED a nd Q- butt on ico n The Q-bu tton is on the front panel with a n L ED abo[...]

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