Planet Technology XRT-412 manuel d'utilisation

Internet Broadband Router XRT-412 User’s Manual 1[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Minimum Requirements ............................................................................[...]

4.3 Device Status ............................................................................................ 54 4.4 System Log ............................................................................................... 55 4.5 Security Log .............................................................................................. 56 4.6 Act[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on purch asing PLANET XRT-412. This Broadband Router is an IP Sharing Router that enables multi ple users to share the Internet th rough an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection setting s in the Broadban d Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're re ady to share files an[...]

from the Internet. For example, some software sends netwo rk packets to the Internet in the background, even when y ou are not using the Internet. So please turn off your computer when you a re not using it. This function also may not work with some ISP. So please make sure this function can work prope rly when you use this function in the first ti[...]

LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supply is on USB1 Flash Data is transmitting OFF No data transmitted USB2 Flash Data is transmitting OFF No data transmitted WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connecte d OFF WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK/ACT ON WAN is connected OFF No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity (ACT), d[...]

1.6 Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on ho w to start u si ng the route r and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram a bove (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC client s so that it can obtain an IP addre ss automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address. Ju st like an add[...]

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. " Note : Please make sure that XRT-412’ s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1: Click the Sta[...]

5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. " Note : Please make sure that XRT-412’ s DHC P server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 2c) Windo[...]

5: In the Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the followin g screen. 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will no w obtain an IP address automa tically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. " Note : Please make sure that XR[...]

4: In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click the Ok button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Prope rties button. 6: Check [...]

3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtai n an IP address automatica lly, the route r’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN cli ents an IP address. By default XRT-412’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP addres s automati cally. To see if you have obtained an IP address, see Appendix A . Note : Please make sure th [...]

The Status Information section is for you to m onitor the route r’s current status information only. Tools (Chapter 5) If you want to Reset the router (because of pr oblems) or save you r configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools sectio n is the place to do this. Menu Description Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 2) Select your Internet con[...]

7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see cha pter 2) to start configuring settings require d by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Inter net. The other section s (G ene ral Setup, Status Information and Tools) do not need to be config ure d unless you wish to implement/monitor more advance features/information. Select the section (Quick Setup [...]

Chapter 2 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you u sing XRT-412 as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to f ill in only the information necessa ry to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME pa ge, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allows your r[...]

" Note : Different ISP’s require different methods of con necting to the Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it re quires. Menu Description 2.1 Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Po[...]

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

2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP. Gateway This is the ISP’s IP address gate[...]

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

WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the rou ter will not auto-connect to the ISP. Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for t he WAN port. This means if no packets have be en sent (no one using the Internet) during this specified peri od, the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP. TTL Select[...]

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

Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n. PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above. Connection ID This is the ID given by ISP. This is optional. MTU This is optional. You can specify th[...]

2.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protoc ol to connect you to the Internet . Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by the DHCP Automatically address by DHCP before connec ting to the L2TP server. Use the following[...]

L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not hav e a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above. MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you do not wish to set a maximum packet size. Connecti[...]

2.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstr a Big Pond protocol to con nect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the informat ion require d in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Parameters Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra[...]

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Chapter 3 General Settings Once you click on the General Set up button at the Home Page, you shoul d see the screen belo w. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start usi n g the Internet. The General Setup contains advanced feature s that allow you [...]

3.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to chan ge the system password and to specify a remote management user for X RT-412. Parameters Description 3.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. 3.1.2 Password Settings Allows you to select a pa[...]

Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. Time Server Address You can manually assign time server ad dress if the default time server does not work. Enable Daylight Savi ngs The router can also take Daylight saving s into account. If you wish to use this function, [...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 3.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function all ows you to desi gnate a host in the Internet the ability to configure XRT-412 from a remote site.[...]

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

3.2.1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information su ch a s Host Name, Domain Nam e and MAC address (see cha pter 2 “Cabl e Modem” for more detail) 3.2.2 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you[...]

Parameters Description Domain Name Server (DNS) Server This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address (optional) This is optional. You can enter another DNS server’s IP address as a backup. The secondary DNS will be used should the above DNS fail. Cli[...]

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

802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802.1d Spanning Tree fu nction i s enabled, this router will use the spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happ ened in the LAN ports. DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP se rver. By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DH[...]

Parameter Description 3.4.1 Port Forwarding You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to different serv ice servers/ clients in your LAN. The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port num bers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP address. 3.4.2 Virtual Server You can have dif[...]

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

Table", select the Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and then cli ck "Delete Selected". If you want remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table, just click "Delete All" button. Clic k "Reset" will clear your current select ions. You can now configure other advan ce sections or start u[...]

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

Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Speci al Application function. Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) ra nge of port numbers for this particular application. Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port p roto col is “TCP ”, “UDP” or both. Public Port Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port rang e for th is [...]

added into the "Current Trigger-Port Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to re type again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared. If you want to add a popular application, select one “P opular Application” and then click “Add”. Remove Special Application If you want to remove some Spe[...]

Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable You can Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPn P , like Windo ws XP, can discover this router automatically an d access the Internet through this route r without any configuration. The NAT Traversal f unction provided by UPnP can[...]

Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway” of an application and then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the ro[...]

Parameters Description 3.5.1 Access Control Access Control allows you to specify whi ch hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Internet application s 3.5.2 URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can no t be accessed by users. 3.5.3 DoS XRT-412's firewall can blo ck common hacker attacks and ca n log the attack acti[...]

Parameters Description Enable MAC Filtering Check “Enable MAC Filteri ng” to enable MAC Filtering, select “ Deny ” or “ Allo w ” to define the access rule. Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Co mment” of th e PC, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "R[...]

Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Address Enter the IP addres s ra nge that you wish to apply this Access Control rule. This is the user’s IP addres s that you wish to setup an Access Control rul e. You can select a range of users simply by inputting the starting user s’ IP[...]

Protocol This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both protocol types you want to block. Port Range You can assign up to five port range s. The ro uter will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports. You can now configure other advan ce sections or start using the ro uter (with the advan ce settings in place) 3.5.2 URL Blocki[...]

3.5.3 Denial of Service (DoS) The XRT-412's firewall can block common hacker a ttacks, in cluding Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. Parameters Description Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not [...]

Parameters Description Enable DMZ Enable/disable DMZ Note : If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ setting, then Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function. Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP Client PC IP Address Input the IP address[...]

3.6 Print Server The print server provides LPR and IPP printing me tho ds. You can enable/di sable the print se rver function and change the pr int serve r name here. Please assign printer que ue n ame for each printer connected to the USB port. " Note : XRT-412 does not suppo rt the GDI interface printer. Example: Print server setup with util[...]

2. Click “Next” and specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed. 3. Click “Next” and specify the program fol der where the program icons will be added. 48[...]

4. Click “Next” to start installation. 5. In a while, the program will finish installi ng all the utilities and driv ers. Thus far you have completed the installation phase an d prepare to use t he print server. 49[...]

6. Click “ Continue ”, and all the print server’ s network po rts detecte d on the network will be added to your PC. 7. Finally, the “Installatio n complete” window is di splayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is finished. Add a Network Printer After installing the print server client tool, y ou can then perform the st[...]

4. Select “Use followin g port”, and choose XRT-412 printer name and Queue name, then to click “Next”. 51[...]

5. Select the sui table printer manufacturer and model, then click “Ne xt” 6. Compl ete the rest of the questions to finish the network printe r setu p. 52[...]

Chapter 4 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of you r router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status o f XRT-41 2's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version n um bers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and informatio n on all DHCP client PCs currently connec[...]

Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s sy stem information such as the router’ s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC A ddress, Hardware version, Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime cod e Version 4.2 Internet Connection View XRT-412’s current Internet connecti on status and other relate d information Parameters Description Int[...]

Parameters Description Device Status This page shows XRT -412 ’s cu rrent device settings. This page displays XRT-412 LAN po rt’s cu rrent LAN IP Address, MAC Address and Subnet Mask . It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled or disa bled. 4.4 System Log View XRT-412’s system operation info rmation. You can see the system sta[...]

or can be refreshed < Refr esh > to get the most updated situation. The log only records the information of current sessio n and will be cleared when this router shut down or re start. 4.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain acce ss to your net work. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the curr[...]

Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP c lients (LAN PC s) currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client” displays the IP address, MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client. Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation 4.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WA[...]

Chapter 5 Tools This page includes the basic co nfi guration tools, such as Config uration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgra de (up grade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters Description 5.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s curr ent configuration, restore the router’s saved configuration file s and re[...]

Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the " Backup " tool to save XRT-412 current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You can then use the " Restore " tool to restore the sav ed configuration to XRT-412. Alternatively, you can use the " Restore to Facto ry Defaults " tool to force [...]

file name and path in the appropriate field on this pag e. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC. Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minut es for the upgrade to com pl ete). Once the upgrade is comp[...]

Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prom pt program 2) Type ipconfig /all and <enter> 61[...]

• Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.0.7) • The router’s IP address is the one entitled Def ault G ate way (192.1 68.0.1) • Your PC’s MAC Address is the one e ntitled Physical Address (00-48-54-12-4 1-44) 62[...]

Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a d efault gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the de stinatio n is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out toward s the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Ho st Configuration[...]

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

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