Soho NBG800 manual

BroadGuard ™ Secure Cable/DSL Router User’s Guide P/N: 85- 500600- 02 Rev: A1 Janua ry 2001 SOHOw are Inc. Tel: +1 (40 8) 565-988 8 Fax: +1 (408) 565-988 9 SOHOw are Europ e Tel: +44 14 89 611 788 Fax: +44 1489 611 787 Technical Support E-mail: support@s ohoware.com Technical S upport Cal l Center (24hrs): +1 ( 888) 785- 8222 Toll-Free Cu stome[...]

ii SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router T R AD E M AR K S SOHOware is a trademark of SOHO ware Inc. All other names me ntioned in this document are tradem arks/registered tradem arks of their respective owners. SOHOware provides this docu ment “as is,” without warranty o f any kind, neither express ed nor impli ed, including, but not limit ed to[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router iii Packing List Check the contents of your package to ensure that they match the packing list below. If any thing is miss ing or damaged, cont act the store where you purch ased the product . The BroadGuard pack com es with the following: • One BroadGuard Device • One Power Adapter • One User’s Guide an[...]

iv SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTI ON ......................................................................... 1 F EATURES AND B ENEFIT S ......................................................................................1 G ETTING TO K NO W Y OU R B ROAD G UARD .......................................[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router v Access Contr ol ................................................................................................32 DMZ Host ....................................................................................................... 34 DMZ Host Disable ...............................................................[...]

vi SOHOware ® Secure C able/DSL Route r List of Figure s Figure 1. Broa dG uard Connecti ons ...................................................................................... 1 Figure 2. Fr ont Panel ........................................................................................................ .... 2 Figure 3. Re ar Panel ..........[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router vii Figure 31. Ca ble Broadba nd Con nection ............................................................................. 24 Figure 32. N etwork ............................................................................................................. . 26 Figure 33. N etwork ................................[...]

viii SOHOware ® Secure Ca b le/DSL Ro uter Figure 63. Co ntrol Panel ...................................................................................................... 5 2 Figure 64. N etwork ............................................................................................................. . 53 Figure 65. Se lect Netw ork Com ponent[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 1 Chapter 1: Intr oduction The SOHOware BroadGuard Secure cable/DSL Router provides convenien t Internet access to off ice/family users by sharing a single Broadband Service Provider (BSP) accoun t. The BroadGuard functions wi th cable/DSL modems and allows up to 253 com puters to share secure broadban d Interne[...]

2 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router algorithm (Denial of Service & Stateful Packet Inspection) protect your PCs from hack er attacks. • Access Control – Provides management/control of Internet application use. The feature allows parents/employ ers to monitor what their children are doing or to see how the network connection is bei ng used[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 3 LED Indicators LED Color Function Power Green Lit: Power ON Unlit: Po wer OFF Status Red Blink ing: On power-u p the BroadGuard ch ecks for proper ope ration. The check ing procedure takes only a few seconds Lit: If this LED is always lit, the device is not working properly. Go t o Chapter 4: Troubles hooting,[...]

4 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router port of a cable /DSL m odem Reset Re-start the BroadGu ard by pres sing the Res et button for longer than 5 seconds. If you forg et the password for the Setup Wizard, res tore the default settin gs b y pressing the reset button for lo nger than 13 seconds. En ter the defaul t users name (adm in) and passw ord ([...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 5 Chapter 2: Installation What You Need Before installing the SOHOware BroadGuard y ou need the following: Any Network Operating System with: • TCP/IP installed • Internet browser installed • 10Mbps/100Mbps or 10/100 Mbps Eth ernet network adapters in stalled Broadband Inter net Account You should be s ubs[...]

6 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router 4. If you have a fixed pu blic IP addres s, obtain t he foll owing informat ion from yo ur I SP • The assign ed Gateway IP address • Domain Name Serv er’s IP address • Subnet Mask Making a Co nnection All the connection ports are o n the rear panel of the BroadGuard. Follow the steps below to complete t[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 7 Some BSPs use an Eth ernet ad apter’s MAC address as an identifier to provide Internet service. In these cases you need to clone the Eth ernet adapters MAC address to the BroadGuard. A t the BroadGuard, discon nect the Ethernet cables from the oth er PCs on the netw ork, leaving only th e PC with the Etherne[...]

8 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Wireless LAN Exten sion This section describes how to extend your Broa d Guard LAN to a CableFREE NetBlaster II Wireless hub. Just connect any nor mal port of the BroadGuard to the CableFREE NetBlaster II wi th standard RJ-45 Ethern et cable (for more SOHOware NetBlaster II information, visit www.sohoware.com).[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 9 Network Configur ation If your local n etwork will access the Internet through a single IP, you n eed to configure the TCP/IP setting s. For Windows 95/98/Me, see th e following section , for Windows NT 4.0 go to pag e 13, and for Win dows 2000 go to page 15. For Mac OS u sers, tu rn to page 19. Windows 95/98/[...]

10 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router step3. If TCP/IP is already shown in the list, go to Step 6. If not, click Add . The Select Net work Component T ype dialog box will open ( Figure 9 ) Figure 9. Select Net work Componen t Type step4. Double-click Protocol . The Sel ect Network Prot ocol dialog box will open ( Figure 10 ) Figure 10. Select Net [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 11 Figure 11. Network step6. On the Confi guration card ( Figure 11 ), select TCP/IP and click Propertie s. The TC P/IP Properties dialog box will open ( Figure 12 ) Figure 12. TCP/IP Properties -1 step7. On the IP Address page ( Figure 12 ), select Obtain an I P address automatica lly . Click OK and go to step [...]

12 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router step8. On the IP Address page ( Figure 12 ), select Specify an IP addr ess and assign an IP to y our PC in the IP Address f ield. If the PC is to be used as a DMZ Host, or cont rolled by Access Control, assign an IP to the PC from the rang e 192.168.1.2~1 92.168.1.11. Ente r 255.255.2 55.0 into th e Subnet Mas[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 13 Windows NT 4.0 step1. Click Start/ Setti ngs/Co ntro l Panel Figure 14. Control Panel step2. Double-click the Network icon ( Figure 14 ). The Network dialog box will open ( Figure 15 ) Figure 15. Network step3. On the Protocol s card, select TCP/I P Protocol and click Properties ( Figure 15 )[...]

14 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 16. Microsoft TCP/IP Properties-1 step4. On the IP Address page ( Figure 16 ), select Obt ain an IP ad dress from a DHCP se rv er and click OK and g o to step 6. If y ou want to assi gn a static IP to a PC, go to step 5 Note: The BroadGuar d operates as a DHCP s erver (it automati cally ass igns an IP a[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 15 Figure 17. Microsoft TCP/IP Properties-2 step7. The system will ask you to restart the co mputer. Click Yes to complete the installation Windows 2000 step1. Click Start/ Setti ngs/Co n trol P anel Figure 18. Control Panel[...]

16 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router step2. Double-click the Network and Di al-up Con nections icon ( Figure 18 ). The Ne twork and Di al-up Connecti ons windo w will op en ( Figure 19 ) Figure 19. Network a nd Dial-up Connections step3. Double-click Local Area Connection . The Local Area Connection Status dialog box w ill open ( Figure 20 ) Figu[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 17 Figure 21. Local A rea Connection Properti es step5. Select Internet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) , an d click Propert ies ( Figure 21 ). The Inter net Protocol ( TCP/IP) Properties window will open ( Figure 22 ) Figure 22. Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) Properties-1[...]

18 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router step6. Select Obtain an IP address automatically an d Obtain DNS server address automatical ly . Click OK an d go to step 9. If y ou want to assign a static IP to a PC, go t o step 7 Note: The BroadGuar d operates as a DHCP s erver (it automati cally ass igns an IP address t o connecting com puters) and must b[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 19 Mac OS Using the DHCP server to assi gn an IP address step1. Click the Apple icon in th e upper left corner of the sc reen and select Control Pa n el/TCP/IP . The TCP/IP (Setup Ether net) dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 24 Figure 24. Using the DHCP Server step2. From the Connect Via list box , choos[...]

20 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 25. Manual Configuration of IP A ddresses step2. From the Connect Via list box , choose Ethernet step3. From the Configure list box, ch oose Manually step4. In the IP Addres s field, ty pe an IP address: 19 2.168.1.2 ( or 192.168. 1.3, 192.168. 1.4, or 192. 168 .1.5 ) step5. In the Subnet m ask fiel d, [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 21 Chapter 3: Networ k Configur at ion BroadGuard Network Co nfigurat ion Netw ork Configurati on is easy to s etup on the BroadGuard us ing a standard w eb browse r (Netscape Communi cator 4.0/Microsof t Intern et Explorer 3.0 or ab ove). Enterin g the BroadG uard Se tup Ho me Page step1. Start th e web brows e[...]

22 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Setup Ho me Page There are three sections on the home page: Setup (Basic) Broadband Connection Use when your BSP (Broadban d Service Provider) requests you to enter specific settin gs, e.g. MAC address authentication, PPPo E, host name/domain n ame, or specifies an IP address to make an Internet connection. Ha[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 23 Hacker Alert Test Sends a test Hacker Alert E-mail View Current Access Co ntrol Settings The PCs in the list have been denied access to the services shown. Access Mo nitor Shows the current Internet activities o f moni t ore d users. Download Firmware Download the latest BroadGuard firmware. After clicking OK[...]

24 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Basic Broadband Co nnection Figure 30. Broadband Conn ection Select the type of Broadband serv ice that you are subscribed to. Click either Cable Modem or DSL to set up the netw ork propertie s. There is no need to enter any information in Br oadband Connecti on ( Figure 30 ) unless your BSP has assi gned you [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 25 MAC Addr ess Clone : Some BSPs u se an Ethernet adapter’s MAC address as an identifier to provide In ternet service. In th ese cases, you need to clone the Ethern et adapter’s MAC address t o the BroadGuard. A t the BroadGuard, di sconnect the Ethernet cables from the other PCs on the network, leaving onl[...]

26 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 32. Network step2. Click on the Identification tab and write down the infor mation contained in th e Comp uter Na me field – th is is your Host Name Windows NT 4.0 step1. Right-click Network Neigh borhood . Click Properties . Th e Network dialog box will open Figure 33. Network[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 27 step2. Write down the infor mation c o ntained in the Computer Na me field – this is your Host Na me Windows 2000 step1. Right-click My Com puter . Click Propert ies . The System Properti es dialog box will open Figure 34. Sy stem Properties step2. Click on the Identification tab and write down the infor ma[...]

28 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 35. Cable Broadb and Connection Click Save and Res tart to start shar i ng yo ur br oad band connec tion. DSL Setup Figure 36. Broadband Conn ection Chec k Yes to en able PPPoE serv ice. S ever al param eters are requi red to es tabli sh a DSL co nnec t ion v ia P PPo E (User Na me, Logi n P a sswor d, [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 29 Connect-on- demand --- This se ttin g allo ws the BroadGuard to auto matically make a connection to your BSP whenever y ou la unch an Internet application. The default setting is “ Yes” . Maximum Idle Time Before Disco n necting --- I f ther e is no act i vity o n th e connection longer than the time set [...]

30 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Hacker Atta ck E- mail Alerts Figure 38. Hac ker Attack E- mail Alerts An anti-attack algorithm is built in to the BroadGuard so that it can protect client PCs f rom conventi onal attacks. With BroadGuard, y ou hav e a profession al firewa ll but withou t any specialized s etup/conf iguration. BroadGu ard giv [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 31 Change Password Figure 39. Chang e Password For security reasons you should change the default administrator passw ord (1234) to a passw ord of you r choice. step1. Enter the current password, the new passw ord, and then retype it for verif icat i o n. Cl ick Save . Clic k Restart to ini tialize t he BroadGua[...]

32 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Advanced Access Control Figure 40. A ccess Control This feature preven ts users (or children) f rom running disallowed Internet applications or access ing unsuitable webs ites (maximum 10 websites ). In order to achieve this functionality, a st atic IP should be assigned to users who will be restricted. Up to [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 33 Figure 41. Global ly Disallo wed Websites/Key words This list will be applied to all restricted users. Enter the full domain name of the website or jus t enter a k eyword. Click Save to save the ne w list. Access Control m ay be used to restrict use of the following Internet applications: - E-mail - File Down[...]

34 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router DMZ Host Figure 42. DMZ Host Usually all PCs conn ected to the BroadGuard are protected from Internet intruders by a built-in firewall. For some kinds of Internet applications, for example, Internet interactive games, vi deo-conferencing, VPN (Virtual Private Networks), or as an e-mail serv er etc., computers [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 35 DHCP Settings Figure 43. DHCP Settings Under normal operation , all client PCs’ IP addresses are automa tically assigned by the BroadGu ard’s DHCP server. The IP address range runs from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168. 1.254. Up t o 253 IP addr esses ma y b e assi gne d to client PCs. The I P addr ess 192. 1 68.1 [...]

36 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Each time th e BroadGuard is powered-off , the DH CP IP Addr ess Assignm ents information will be cleared, even though your computer may still be switched on. To prevent t his problem : step1. Shut do wn yo ur PC step2. Pow er your BroadGu ard on step3. Tur n y ou r PC s on Status The Stat us section contains;[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 37 BroadG uard IP Addres s: The IP add ress of th e NGB800 Subn et Mask: 255.255.2 55.0 is the defau lt setting MAC Address : The MAC address of the BroadGu ard Firewall: The NGB800 firewall status Tools Five useful tools are provided: PPPoE Check, Hacker A lert Test, Vie w Current Access Control Setti n gs, Acc[...]

38 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 47. PPPoE Service R unning Figure 48. PPPoE Check Su ccessful If you see a screen similar to the following ( Figure 49 ), it means that y our BSP ’s server m ay not be operatin g, or somethi ng could be w rong with y our DSL modem, e.g. a loose cabl e either on the DSL modem side or the Broa dGuard po[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 39 Figure 49. PPPoE Check Un successful A screen such as that shown in Figure 50 indicates that y ou entered a wrong user name, l ogi n p as s word , or service na me. Go t o the DS L b roa dband conne ctio n setup page to ch eck them again. Figure 50. A uthentication Failed[...]

40 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Hacker Aler t Test Figure 51. Hac ker Alert Test Click the Alert Te st button to auto matically generate an email sent to the add r ess specified in Hacker Attack E-m ail Alerts, page 30. The subject line will read “NBG800 Hack er Alert Test”. View Curren t Access Co ntrol Setting s Figure 52. View Cur ren[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 41 Access Monitor Figure 53. A ccess Monit or Access Monitor sho ws the curr ent Internet activities o f monitored users. T he table shows the PC’s IP addr ess, and its Internet activities. Easil y monitor Internet activity flow through t he BroadGuard to s ee whether th ere is any improper Inter net a c tivi [...]

42 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Windo ws Use rs Download the firmware from the SOHO ware web site and save the file on your local hard drive. Double-click the file and follow the on-scre en instruc tio ns to run the firmware upgrade. After the upgrade process is co mplete, you must turn off and turn on your Bro ad G uard to make your ne w fi[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 43 Chapter 4: T r oubleshooting If you cannot find y our problem li sted below, s ee Chapter 5: FA Q s, page 49, or see the BroadGuard FA Q at the SOHO ware website. 1. I can’t connect to the BroadG uard. The BroadGuard is properly installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is powered ON.  Ensure that y our [...]

44 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 55. Status  Check that the PC got an IP address as signed to it automatically (for Window s 95/98/Me see Fig ure 12, page 11. For Windows NT 4.0, see Figu re 16, page 14. F or Window s 2000 see Fig ure 22, page 17. Fo r Mac users, see Figure 24, pag e 19.  Make sure that TCP/IP is setup on th e cl[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 45 Figure 57. IP Configuration step3. Select the network adapter y ou use to connect to the BroadGuard. Click Relea se step4. Click Rene w to retrieve new information (IP add r ess, subnet mask, and default gateway address) fro m the BroadGuard. Click OK to save the changes and exit the program step5. Go to DHCP[...]

46 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 59. Command Pro mpt-2 step4. Ty pe Ex it step6. Go to DHCP IP Ad dress A ssi gnm ents (see Figure 44, pag e 35). Click Refres h Wind ows 2000 step1. Click Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt Figure 60. Command Pro mpt-3 step2. Ty pe “ ipcon fig /release ” ( Figure 60 ) and press Enter step3. T[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 47 Figure 61. Command Pro mpt-4 step4. Ty pe Ex it . step5. Go to DHCP IP Ad dress A ssi gnm ents (see Figure 44, pag e 35). Click Refres h 4. Entering a URL or IP addres s results in a timeout error. Follo w the steps belo w to solve this pro blem: step1. Check if other PCs can connect to the network without pr[...]

48 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router 5. You can’t vi ew a PC’s na me or its I P address in the DHC P IP Ad dress Assignm ents pa ge, though it can still access the Internet. Each time th e BroadGuard is powered- off, the DH CP IP Address Ass ignments information will be cleared, even though your computer may still be switched on. To prevent t[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 49 Chap ter 5: F A Qs  How many PCs simultaneously acces sing the Internet can be supported by the BroadG uard? 253 PCs m ay simultaneously access the Intern et via the BroadGuard.  Where should we install the BroadGuard on our network? In a typical env ironment, the BroadGuard is ins talled between a cabl[...]

50 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router www.sohoware.com, w here they can be downloaded f or free.  Does the Bro adGuard pass PPTP pac kets? Yes.  Does the BroadG uard su pport IPSec? This function will be supported in later f irmware upgrades.  What is the recommended maxi mu m number of VPN sessions I can run on the BroadG uard? We recomm[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 51 from the Internet only if it is part of a sessio n that was initiated by one of the users on the secure Local A rea Network (LAN), bu t will block all communications that are initiated from the Internet. SPI has the added benefit of bein g easy to man age, making it i deal for thos e who don't have MIS p[...]

52 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Appendix A: VPN R EMO TE A CCESS Thanks to adv anced technology, you can us e the BroadGuard to remotely access your offi ce VPN server from your home office an d you also can build a VPN server f or mobile sales to access f or urgent purposes. Broad Guard su pports all PPTP packet based VPN soft ware BroadGua[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 53 step2. In Cont rol Panel , doubl e-click th e Network icon. The Netw ork dialog box w ill open ( Figure 64 ) Figure 64. Network step3. Click Add . The Select Netw ork Component Type dialog box will open ( Figure 65 ) Figure 65. Select Net w ork Componen t Type step4. Double-click Adapter . The Select N etwork[...]

54 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router step5. In the left window, choose Microsoft . In the right, select Microsoft Virtual Private Net working Adapter . A fter the Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter compon ent is completely installed, click OK . You will be returned to the Netwo rk men u ( Figure 67 ). The Micros oft Virtual Pr ivate Net[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 55 Figure 68. Welcom e to Dial-U p Networking step9. Click Next . T he Make New Connection dialog box will open ( Figure 69 ) Figure 69. Make N ew Connection-1 step10. Type a descriptive n ame for the connection. Choose M icrosoft VPN Adapter from the Select a device dropdown list. Click Next[...]

56 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 70. Make N ew Connection-2 step11. Enter the Intern et IP Address of the VPN serv er you want to connect to and click Next Figure 71. Make N ew Connection-3 step12. Click Fi nish to complete the settin gs. T he syste m may ask you to install Microsoft D ial-Up adapt er . Click OK t o co ntinue step13. W[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 57 Figure 72. Dial-Up Net w orking step15. Doub le-cl ick t he ne wly- cre ate d ic on. T he Connect To dialog box will open ( Figure 73 ) Figure 73. Connect To step16. Enter y our User name , Pas sword, and the Intern et IP address of the VPN serve r . Click Connect Note: Connecting to t he VPN server may take [...]

58 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 74. Connection E stablished Windows 2000 VPN Server Setup Note: You m ust have two N etwork Int erface Cards install ed in your Window s 2000 server. step1. Click Start/Progr ams/Admini strati ve Tools/R outing and Remote Access Figure 75. Routin g and Remote A ccess step2. In the Routi ng and Remote Ac[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 59 Figure 76. Common Confi gurations step3. Chec k Virtual pr ivate networ k (VPN) se rver and click Next . The Remote Cli ent Protocols dialog box will open ( Figure 77 ) Figure 77. Remote Clie nt Protocols step4. Make sure TCP/IP is in the Protocols list, the n check Yes, all of t he available pr otocols are o[...]

60 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 78. Internet Conn ection step5. Highlight the Local Area Connection with the IP address in the 192.168. 1.2 ~192.168 .1.254 ra nge. Cli ck Next . The IP Add re ss Assignm ent box will open ( Figure 79 ) Figure 79. IP A ddress Assig nment step6. Chec k From a specified r ange of addr esses . C lick Next [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 61 Figure 80. A ddress Range A ssignment step7. Click Next . T he New Address Range b ox will open ( Figure 81 ) Figure 81. Ne w Address Range step8. In the Star t IP address field, enter a start IP address in the range 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254. Enter an end IP address in th e same range. In the example in Fi[...]

62 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 82. A ddress Range A ssignment step9. Click Next . T he Managing Multiple Remote Access Servers dialog box will open ( Figure 83 ) Figure 83. Managi ng Multiple Remote A ccess Servers step10. Chec k No, I don’t w ant… then click Next step11. Click Finish. A Routing and Remote Access warning screen w[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 63 step12. Click OK to return to the Routing and Remote Access m a in screen ( Figure 85 ) Figure 85. Routin g and Remote A ccess step13. In the l eft pane, doubl e-click the s erver and double- click IP Routing . In the righ t, double- click the Local Area Co n nection with the IP address in the 192.168.1.2 ~19[...]

64 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 86. Local A rea connection Properties step14. On the General card, check Enable IP Router Manager . Click Input Filters. Remove all filters from the list, then click OK . Click Output Filters . Once again, remove all filters from the list, then click OK . Click OK to close the window and return to th e [...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 65 Figure 87. A dministrative Tools step2. Double-click Co mputer Ma nagem e nt. Expand System T ools/Local Users and Groups. Click Us ers to show all use r s lists i n Computer Management ( Fi gure 88 ) Figure 88. Computer M anagement step3. Double-click the name of the user you want to set p er missions for. T[...]

66 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Figure 89. User Pr operties step4. On the Dial-in card, check either Allow access or Contro l access through Remote Acces s Policy (w hich on e you u se depends on y our security policy). Click OK to save a nd co mplete the setting. An icon will appear in the Networ k and Dial-Up C onnections fol d er ( Figure[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 67 step5. When there is a live conn ection from a remote user, the icon will show activity ( Figure 90 ) Note: Connections to the VPN server may take sever al attempts before a connection is es tablished.[...]

68 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router Appendix B: G LOSSAR Y Ethernet One of the m ost co mmon Local Area Network (LAN) protocols. Eth ernet uses a bus topol ogy that supports a d ata transf er rate of 10Mbps. Fast Ethernet Much the s ame as Ethernet but 10 times f aster; requires upgraded netw ork cards and hubs . Protocol A protocol i s a set of[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 69 PPPoE s upports reli able and strai ghtforward en d-user authentication with no security ri sk and can provide a range of operational ben efits to both the s ubscriber as well as the service prov ider. Among these are netw ork management and diagnostic capabilities t hat can identify operational pro blems and[...]

70 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router TCP/IP protocols are used f or Internet communications an d consist of:     TCP (Tra nsmissio n Cont r ol P roto col ) , which use s a se t o f rul es to excha nge messag es with oth er Internet poin ts     IP (Internet Protocol), which uses a set of rules to identify Internet addresses[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 71 T echnical Specifications Standards C o mpliance IEEE 802.3 10Base-T & 100Base -TX Certifica tions FCC Class B, VCCI, CE Standards C ompliance Com pression T CP /IP (RFC 1144), DHCP ( 1533,15 41), DN S (10 34,1035) Network Interfaces LAN: Four 10/100 Base- TX Sw itched Ether net RJ-4 5 connec tors Autose [...]

72 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router T echnical Suppor t Support from Your Network Supplier If additional assistance is required, call your supplier for help. Have the following information ready before you make the call. 1. LED st atus 2. A list of the product h ard wa re (including rev ision level s), and if pos sible, a brief des cription of t[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 73 SOHOware Limited War ranty Hardwa re SOHOware, In c. warrants its products to be free of defects in w or kmanship an d materials, under n ormal use and service, from the date of purchase f rom SOHOware or it s Authorized R eseller and f or the period of time specif ied in the documentation supplied w ith each[...]

74 SOHOware ® Secure Cable/DSL Router 1. Inform the dis tributor or retailer 2. Ship the produ ct back to the dis tributor/ retailer with prepai d freight. The purchas er must pay the sh ipping freigh t from the distribu tor/retailer t o SOHOware. Any package sent C.O.D. (Cas h On Deliver y) will be refused 3. Charges: Usually RMA (Returned Materi[...]

SOHOware ® Secure Cab le/DSL Router 75 EC DEC LARA TION OF CONF OR MITY For the f ollowing equipm ent : Product Name : BroadGuard™ - Secur e Cable/DSL Router Model Number : NBG800 Produce d by: Manufacturer’s Name : NATIONAL DATACOMM CORPOR ATION Manufacturer’s Address : 4F, NO. 24-2, INDUSTRY EAST 4TH ROAD SCIENCE PARK, HSIN-CHU TAIWAN, R.O[...]