NetComm Wireless Router NB504 manuel d'utilisation

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 1 User Guide NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 2 www .netcomm.com.au CONTENTS Package Contents .........................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1: About this Guide ...........................................................................................................[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 3 5.7 Forwarding .......................................................................................................................................47 5.7.1 Virtual Servers ...........................................................................................................[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 4 www .netcomm.com.au P ACKAGE CONTENTS The following contents should be found in your box: • One NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router • One AC power Adapter for NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router • Quick Installation Guide • One Resource CD for NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router , including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Informa[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 5 CHAPTER 1: ABOUT THIS GUIDE Thank you for choosing the NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router . This router provides dedicated solution for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local wired or wireless network can share Internet access, files and [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 6 www .netcomm.com.au CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION 2.1 Over view of the Router The NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router integrates 4-port Switch, firewall, NA T -router and Wireless AP . Its design is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. The NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router will allow you to connect[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 7 2.2 Features • Complies with IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards. • 1 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 WAN port, 4 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX. • Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps data transfer [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 8 www .netcomm.com.au 2.3 Panel Layout 2.3.1 The Front Panel The front panel of the NB504 consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left. T able 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the router . Figure 2-1 Front Panel Name Action Description POWER Not lit No Power Li[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 9 2.3.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel contains the following features. (View from left to right:) • AC power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router , use of a different adapter may result in product damage. • Four 10/100Mbps RJ45 LAN por[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 10 www .netcomm.com.au CHAPTER 3: CONNECTING THE ROUTER 3.1 System Requirements • Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Ca ble/Ethernet) • One DSL/Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector • Each PC in the LAN needs a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors • TCP/IP protocol must be inst[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 11 3.3 Connecting the Router Before you install the router , you should connect your PC to the Internet through your broadband ser vice successfully . If there is any problem, please contact your ISP . After that, please install the router according to the following steps. Don’t fo[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 12 www .netcomm.com.au CHAPTER 4: QUICK INST ALLA TION GUIDE After connecting the NB504 Router into your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the basic functions of your NB504 Wireless Router . These procedures only take you a few minutes. Y ou can access the Internet via the router[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 13 Open a command prompt, and type ping 192.168.1.1, then press Enter . If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure 4-1, the connection between your PC and the router has been established. Figure 4-1 Successful result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 14 www .netcomm.com.au 4.2 Quick Installation Guide With a Web-based (Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) utility , it is easy to configure and manage the NB504 54Mbps Wireless Router . The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser . Connect to the router by typing http[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 15 If the User Name and Password are correct, you can configure the router using the web browser . Please click the Quick Setup link on the left of the main menu and the Quick Setup screen will appear . Figure 4-5 Quick Setup Cli ck Next , th en Choo se WAN Co nnec tion T ype pag e [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 16 www .netcomm.com.au If you Cho ose “ St atic IP ”, th e St atic IP sett ing s pa ge w ill appe ar , sh own in fi gur e 4- 8: Figure 4-8 Quick Setup - Static IP Note - The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP . • IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by external users on the Internet (in[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 17 After you complete the above, click Next , the Wireless settings page will appear , shown in figure 4-9. Figure 4-9 Quick Setup - Wireless settings In this page, you can configure the following wireless parameters: • Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the Access Point feature [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 18 www .netcomm.com.au Click the Next button, you will then see the Finish page: Figure 4-10 Quick Setup - Finish After finishing all configurations of basic network parameters, please click Finish button to exit this Quick Setup .[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 19 CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE ROUTER This chapter describes each web page’ s key functions. 5.1 login After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router . There are ten main menus on the left of the web-based utility . Submenus will be available after you click o[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 20 www .netcomm.com.au 5.2 Status The Status page displays the router’ s current status and configuration. All information is read-only . 1. LAN This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including the MAC address, IP address and Subnet Mask . 2. Wireless This field displays basic informati[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 21 Figure 5-1 Router Status[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 22 www .netcomm.com.au 5.3 Quick Setup Please refer to Section 4.2: “Quick Installation Guide.” 5.4 Network Figure 5-2 the Network menu There are three submenus under the Network menu (shown in figure 5-2): LAN, WAN and MAC Clone . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 23 5.4.2 W AN Y ou can configure the W AN port parameters on this page. Fir st, ple ase cho ose the WA N C onne ctio n T yp e (D ynam ic I P/S tati c IP /PPP oE/ 802. 1X + Dyn ami c IP /802 .1X + S tati c IP/ Big Pond Cab le/L 2TP /PPT P) f or I nter net . Th e de fau lt t ype is D [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 24 www .netcomm.com.au Get IP with Unicast DHCP - A few ISPs’ DHCP servers do not support the broadcast a pplications. If you cannot get the IP Address normally , you can choose this option. (This is rarely required.) 2. If you choose Sta tic IP , you should have fixed IP Parameters specified by your ISP . The Sta ti[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 25 3. If you cho ose PPP oE , yo u sh oul d en ter the foll owi ng p aram ete rs ( figur e 5 -6): Figure 5-6 WAN - PPPoE • User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. • Connect on Demand - Y ou can configure the[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 26 www .netcomm.com.au Click the Connect button to connect immediately , Click the Disconnect button to disconnect immediately . Click the Advanced Settings button to set up the advanced option, the page shown in figure 5-7 will then appear: Figure 5-7 PPPoE Advanced Settings • Packet MTU - The default MTU size is 149[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 27 4. If you choose 802.1X + Dynamic IP , you should enter the follow parameters(figure 5-8) : Figure 5-8 802.1X + Dynamic IP Settings • User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP • Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provi[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 28 www .netcomm.com.au 5. If you choose 802.1X + Sta tic IP , you should enter the follow parameters(figure 5-9) : Figure 5-9 802.1X + Static IP Settings • User Name - Enter the user name for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP • Password - Enter the password for 802.1X authentication provided by your ISP . C[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 29 6. If you choose BigPond Cable , you should enter the following parameters (figure 5-10): Figure 5-10 BigPond Settings • User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. • Auth Ser ver - Enter the authenticating se[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 30 www .netcomm.com.au 7. If you choose L2TP , you should enter the following parameters (figure 5-11): Figure 5-11 L2TP Settings • User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are given by your ISP . C[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 31 8. If you choose PPTP , you should enter the following parameters (figure 5-12): Figure 5-12 PPTP Settings • User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP . These fields are case-sensitive. • Dynamic IP/ Static IP – Choose either as you are giv[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 32 www .netcomm.com.au • Connect Automatically - Connect automatically after the router is disconnected. T o use this option, click the radio button. • Connect Manually - Y ou can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manuall y . After a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ), the router w[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 33 5.4.3 MAC Clone Y ou can configure the MAC address of the W AN port on this page, figure 5-13: Figure 5-13 MAC Address Clone Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter , which is connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation. Changes[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 34 www .netcomm.com.au 5.5 Wireless Figure 5-14 Wireless menu There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-14): Wireless Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu ar[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 35 5.5.1 Wireless Settings The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, figure 5-15: Figure 5-15 Wireless Settings • SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 36 www .netcomm.com.au • Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessar y to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. • Mode - Select the desired wireless mode. The options are: • 54Mbps (802.11g) - Both 802.11[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 37 Figure 5-15a WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Passphrase - Y ou can enter a WP A or WP A2 passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. • Group Key Update Period - Specify the group key update inter val in seconds. The value can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and u[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 38 www .netcomm.com.au 5.5.2 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks are set on this page, figure 5-16: Figure 5-16 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the router , which depend on the station’ s MAC addresse[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 39 1. Enter the a ppropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX- XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple description of the wireless sta tion in the Description field. For example: Wirel[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 40 www .netcomm.com.au Note: a) If you select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access for Filtering Rules, the wireless station B will still not be able to access the router , however , other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the rout[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 41 5.5.3 Wireless Statistics This page shows MAC Address, Current Status, Received Packets and Sent P ackets for each connected wireless station. Figure 5-18 The router attached wireless stations • MAC Address - The connected wireless station’ s MAC address • Current Status - T[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 42 www .netcomm.com.au 5.6 DHCP Figure 5-19 The DHCP menu There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in figure 5-19): DHCP Settings, DHCP Clients List and Address Reserva tion . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provi[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 43 5.6.1 DHCP Settings The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ser ver , which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The DHCP Ser ver can be configured on the page (shown in figure 5-[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 44 www .netcomm.com.au 5.6.2 DHCP Clients List This page shows Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the router (figure 5-21): Figure 5-21 DHCP Clients List • Index - The index of the DHCP Client • Client Name - The name of the DHCP client • MAC Address - The MAC add[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 45 5.6.3 Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address f or a PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server . Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to servers tha t require permanent IP settings. This page is[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 46 www .netcomm.com.au T o Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add New button . (Pop-up figure 5-23) 2. Enter the MAC address (The f ormat for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.) and IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer you wish to add. 3. Click the Sa ve button when finished. Figure 5-23 Add or Modi[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 47 5.7 Forwar ding Figure 5-24 The Forwarding menu There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu (shown in figure 5-24): Virtual Ser vers, Port T riggering, DMZ and UPnP . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 48 www .netcomm.com.au T o setup a virtual server entr y: 1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up figure 5-26) 2. Select the ser vice you want to use from the Common Ser vice Port list. If the Common Service Port list does not have the ser vice that you want to use, type the number of the ser vice port or service port rang[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 49 5.7.2 Port T riggering Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NA T router . Port T riggering is used f or some of these applications that can work with an NA T [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 50 www .netcomm.com.au T o add a new rule, enter the following data on the Port T riggering screen. 1. Click the Add New button. (pop-up figure 5-28) 2. Enter a port number used b y the application when it generates an outgoing request. 3. Select the protocol used f or T rigger Port from the pull-down list, either TCP ,[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 51 5.7.3 DMZ The DMZ host feature allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose ser vice such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 52 www .netcomm.com.au 5.7.4 UPnP The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service a pplication on the LAN. Y ou can configure UPnP on this page that shown i[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 53 5.8 Security Figure 5-31 The Security menu There are six submenus under the Security menu (shown in figure 5-31): Firewall, IP Address F iltering, Domain Filtering, MAC Filtering, Remote Management and Advanced Security . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 54 www .netcomm.com.au 5.8.1 Firewall Using the Firewall page (shown in figure 5-32), you can turn the general firewall switch on or off. The default setting for the switch is off. If the general firewall switch is off, even if IP Address Filtering, DNS Filtering and MAC Filtering are enabled, their settings are ineff[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 55 5.8.2 IP Address Filtering The IP address Filtering feature allows you to control Internet Access by specific users on your LAN based on their IP addresses. The IP address filtering are set on this page, figure 5-33: Figure 5-33 IP address Filtering T o disable the IP Address F[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 56 www .netcomm.com.au 7. P a ss - S el ec t e it he r Al lo w or D en y th ro u gh t he r ou te r . 8. St at us - Se le ct E na bl e d or D is ab l ed f or t hi s en t ry on t he S t atu s pu l l- do wn l is t . 9. Cl i ck t he S av e bu tt on to s av e th is e n try . T o mo di f y or d el et e a n ex is ti ng en try :[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 57 5.8.3 Domain Filtering The Domain Filtering page (shown in figure 5-35) allows you to control access to certain websites on the Internet by specifying their domains or key words. Figure 5-35 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filtering entr y , you must ensure that Enable F [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 58 www .netcomm.com.au T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entr y you want to modify . If you want to delete the entry , click the Delete . 2. Modify the inf ormation. 3. Click the Sa ve button. Click the Enabled All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make [...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 59 5.8.4 MAC Filtering Like the IP Address Filtering page, the MAC Address Filtering page (shown in figure 5-37) allows you to control access to the Internet by users on your local network based on their MAC Address. Figure 5-37 MAC address Filtering Before setting up MAC Filtering [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 60 www .netcomm.com.au Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example : If you want to block the PC with MAC addresses 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE and[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 61 5.8.5 Remote Management Y ou can configure the Remote Mana gement function on this page shown in figure 5-39. This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location, via the Internet. Figure 5-39 Remote Management • Web Management Port - W eb browser access norma[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 62 www .netcomm.com.au 5.8.6 Advanced Security Using Advanced Security page (shown in figure 5-40), you can protect the router from being attacked by TCP- SYN Flood, UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood from LAN. Figure 5-40 Advanced Security settings • Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Select a value[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 63 • Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The default value is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the LAN port cannot access the router . (Defends against some viruses) Click the Save button to s[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 64 www .netcomm.com.au 5.9 IP & MAC Binding Setting Figure 5 4- the IP & MAC Binding menu There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 5-42): Binding Setting and ARP List. Click any of them, and you will be able to scan or configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanati[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 65 T o add IP & MAC Binding entries: 1. Click the Add New .. button. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Sa ve button to save it. T o modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entr y in the table. 2. Click Modify or Del[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 66 www .netcomm.com.au 5.9.2 ARP List T o manage the computer , you could obser ve the computers in the LAN by checking the relationship of MAC address and IP address on the ARP list, and you could configure the items on the ARP list also. This page displays the ARP List; it shows all the existing IP & MAC Binding e[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 67 5.10 Static Routing A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must tra vel to reach a specific host or network. T o add or delete a route, work in the area under the Static Routing page (shown in figure 5-47). Figure 5-47 Static Routing T o add static rout[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 68 www .netcomm.com.au 5.11 Dynamic DDNS The router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP Address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server , or other server behind the router . Before using this feature, you n[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 69 5.11.2 Oray .net DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray .net, the page will appear as shown in figure 5-50: Figure 5-50 Oray.net DDNS Settings T o set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. T ype the Passwo[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 70 www .netcomm.com.au 5.11.3 Comexe .cn DDNS If your selected dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.comexe.cn, the pa ge will appear as shown in figure 5-51: Figure 5-51 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings T o set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. T ype the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider ga ve. 2. T ype the [...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 71 5.12 System T ools Figure 5-52 The System Tools menu There are eight submenus under the System T ools menu (shown in figure 5-52): Time, Firmware, Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Reboot, Password, Log and Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 72 www .netcomm.com.au 5.12.1 Time Y ou can set time manuall y or get GMT from the Internet for the router on this page (shown in figure 5-53): Figure 5-53 Time settings • Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this pull down list. • Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. • Time - En[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 73 5.12.2 Firmware The page (shown in figure 5-54) allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your router up-to- date. Figure 5-54 Firmware Upgrade New firmware is posted at www .netcomm.com.au and can be downloaded for free. If the router is not experiencing diffi[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 74 www .netcomm.com.au 5.12.3 Factory Defaults This page (shown in figure 5-55) allows you to restore the factor y default settings for the router . Figure 5-55 Restore Factory Default Click the Restore button to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • The default User Name: admin • The default [...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 75 5.12.5 Reboot This page (shown in figure 5-57) allows you to reboot the router . Figure 5-57 Reboot the router Click the Reboot button to reboot the router . Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (System will [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 76 www .netcomm.com.au 5.12.7 Log This page (shown in figure 5-59) allows you to quer y the logs of the router . Figure 5-59 System Log The router can keep logs of all traffic. Y ou can quer y the logs to find what ha ppened to the router . Click the Refresh button to refresh the logs. Click the Clear Log button to cl[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 77 5.12.8 Statistics The Statistics page (shown in figure 5-60) displays the network traffic of each PC in LAN, including total traffic and traffic of the last Packets Statistic inter val seconds. Figure 5-60 Statistics • Current Statistics Status - Enable or Disable. The defau[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 78 www .netcomm.com.au APPENDIX A: F AQ 1. Ho w do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router . The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL m[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 79 2. Ho w do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? 1) Login to the router , click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser , and click “WAN” submenu. On the WAN page, select “Dynamic IP” for “W AN Connection T ype”, finish by clicking ?[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 80 www .netcomm.com.au 3. I w ant to use Netmeeting, what do I need to do? 1) If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor , you don’t need to do anything with the router . 2) If you sta rt a s a res pons or , yo u ne ed confi gure Vir tua l Se rver or D MZ H ost. 3) How to con figur e V irtu al S erver : Lo gin to t he rout[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 81 Figure A-7 Remote Management Note: If the above configuration takes effect, to configure to the router by typing http://192.168.1.1:88 (the router’ s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the web browser . 3) Login to the router , click the “Forwardin[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 82 www .netcomm.com.au 5. The wir eless stations cannot connect to the router . 1) Make sure the “Wireless Router Radio” is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations’ SSID accord with the router’ s SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have right KEY for encr yption when the router is encr ypted. 4) If [...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 83 APPENDIX B: CONFIGURING THE PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 95/98. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’ s manual if needed. 1. Install TCP/IP component (If you use Windo ws 200[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 84 www .netcomm.com.au 2. Configur e TCP/IP for your computer 1) On the Windows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2) Double-click the Network icon, highlight the bound TCP/IP tab in the appearing Network window that appears. An example is shown in the following figure: F[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 85 Figure B-5 Gateway tab c. Choose Disable DNS on the DNS configuration tab, as shown in the following figure: Figure B-6 DNS Configuration tab • Setting IP address manually a. Select Specify an IP address on IP Address tab, as shown in the following figure. If the router’ s [...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 86 www .netcomm.com.au Figure B-7 IP Address tab b. T ype the router’ s LAN IP address (the default IP is 192.168.1.1) into the New gateway field on the Gateway tab, and click on the Add button, as shown in the figure: Figure B-8 Gateway tab c. On the DNS Configuration tab, click Enable DNS radio, and type your comp[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 87 Figure B-9 DNS Configuration tab • The configuration is now finished and will take effect after rebooting.[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 88 www .netcomm.com.au APPENDIX C: SPECIFICA TIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802.11g Protocols TCP/IP , PPPoE, DHCP , ICMP , NA T , SNTP Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation WAN RJ45 port, Four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports supporting Auto MDI/MDIX Cabling T ype 10BASE-T : UTP categor y 3,[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 89 APPENDIX D: GLOSSAR Y • 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security . 802.11b networks are also referr[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 90 www .netcomm.com.au APPENDIX E: LEGAL & REGULA T OR Y INFORMA TION This manual is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study , research, criticism or review , as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, by a[...]

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    YML864 Rev1 NB504 User Guide NB504 User Guide www .netcomm.com.au 91 Product Warranty The warranty is granted on the following conditions: 1. This warranty extends to the original purchaser (you) and is not transferable; 2. This warranty shall not apply to software programs, batteries, power supplies, cables or other accessories supplied in or with[...]

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    NB504 User Guide YML864Rev1 92 www .netcomm.com.au Product Warr anty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option, via registering your product online at the NetComm website www .netcomm.com.au . Refer to the User Guide for complete product warranty conditions, lim[...]