Billion Electric Company 7300GX manuale d’uso

BiP AC 7300GX 3G/ ADSL2+ Wireless Router User ’ s Manual[...]

T able of Content s Chapter 1 ................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Introducing the BiP AC 7300GX ............................................. 3 1.2 Features................................................................................. 5 1.3 Applications of the BiP AC 7300GX .....[...]

2 5.5 Restart ............................................................................... 122 5.6 Logout ................................................................................ 123 Chapter 6 ............................................................................................ 124[...]

3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introducing the BiP AC 7300GX Thank you for purchasing the BiP AC 7300GX ADSL2+ Router by Billion. Y our new router is an all-in-one unit that combines an ADSL modem , ADSL2/2+ router , PC card slot for 3G/HSDP A data card and Ethernet network swit ch to provide everything you need to get the machines on your network co[...]

4 internal users from accessing the Internet. The BiP AC 7300GX provides two levels of se curity support. First, it masks LAN IP addresses making them invisible to outside users on the Internet, so it is much more dif ficult for a hacker to target a machine on your netwo rk. Second, it can block and redirect cert ain ports to limit the services tha[...]

5 1.2 Features Express Internet Access – ADSL2/2+ cap able The BiP AC 7300GX complies with ADSL wo rldwide standards. Supporting downstream rates of 8Mbps with ADSL, the router is ca p able of up to 12/24 Mb ps with ADSL2/2+, and upstream rates of up to 1 Mbp s. Users enjoy not only high-speed ADSL services but also broadband multimedia applic at[...]

6 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and UPnP NA T T raversal This protocol is used to enable simple and robust connectivity among stand-alone devices and PCs from many different vendors, and it makes setting up a network simple an d affordable. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP and the W eb to enable proximity networking in addition to control and da[...]

7 Quality of Service (QoS) QoS gives you full control over which types of outgoing data traffic should be given priority by the router, ensuring impor tant data like gaming packets, customer information, or management information move through the router ay lightning speed, even under heavy load. The QoS features ar e configurable by Internal IP add[...]

8 1.3 Applications of the BiP AC 7300GX[...]

9 Chapter 2 Product Overview Standards-Based Technology The BiP AC 7300GX Wireless Router utilizes the 802.1 1g standard. The IEEE 802.1 1g standard is an extension of the 802.1 1b standard. It increases the data rate up to 54Mbp s* within the 2.4GHz band, utilizing OFDM technology . This means that in most environments, within the specified range [...]

10 (at least 3-6 feet or 1-2 meters) from electrical devices or appliances that generate extreme RF (radio frequency) noise. 2.1 Import ant Notes 2.2 Package Content s BiP AC 7300GX ADSL2+ Router CD-ROM containing the online manual RJ-1 1 ADSL/telephone Cable (1.8M) Ethernet (CA T -5 LAN) Cable (1.8M S traight) AC-DC power adapter (12V DC, 1A) Quic[...]

11 2.3 The Front LEDs LED Description 5 Power Lights Green when the power and router system are ready. Flickering Green when system is booting or system upgrade. Lights Red when device can not boot successfully. Lights off means power off. 6 3G Lights when 3G service is ready. 7 WLAN Lights Green when the wireless connection is established. Flashes[...]

12 2.4 The Rear Port s Port Description 1 Power Switch Power ON/OFF switch. 2 Power Connect the supplied power adapter to this jack. 3 3G card slot Connect the 3G card bus data card to this slot 4 Reset After the router is powered on, press this reset button using the end of paper clip or other small po inted object to reset the router and to resto[...]

13 Before powering on the router to ent er the recovery process, please configure the IP address of the PC as 192.168.0.1 and proceed with the following step by step guide. 1. Power the router off. 2. Hold the "Reset Button”. 3. Power on the router. Then Router's IP will reset to Emergency IP address (Say 192.168.0.254) 4. Download the [...]

14 2.5 Cabling One of the most common causes of problems is because of bad cabling or ADSL line(s). Make sure that all connected devices are turned on. On the front of the product is a bank of LEDs. V erify that the LAN Link and ADSL line LEDs are lit. If they are not , verify that you are using the proper cables. Ensure that all other devices conn[...]

15 Chapter 3 Installation Y ou can configure the BiP AC 7300GX router through the convenient and user-friendly interface of a web browser . Most popular operating systems such as Linux and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Me include a web brow ser as a standard application. 3.1 Before Configuration PCs must have a properly installed Ethernet inte rface which [...]

16 Configuring a PC in Windows XP 1. Go to Start / Control Panel (in Classic View) . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network Connections 2. Double-click Local Area Connection . 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties . 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 5. Select the Obtain an IP address automa[...]

17 Configuring a PC in Windows 2000 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections . 2. Double-click Local Area Connection . 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window click Properties . 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 5. Select the Obtain an IP addres[...]

18 Configuring PC in Windows 98/Me 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP ->NE2000 Compatible , or the name of your Network Interface Card (NIC) in your PC. 3. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button. 4. Then select the DNS Co[...]

19 Configuring PC in Windows NT4.0 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Protocols tab. 2. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click Properties . 3. Select the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server radio button and click OK .[...]

20 3.2 Factory Default Settings Before configuring the BiP AC 7300GX router , you need to know the following default settings. Web Interface: (Username and Password) Username: admin Password: admin The default username and password are “ admin ” and “ admin ” respectively . LAN Device IP Settings: IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask: 255.[...]

21 3.3 LAN and W AN Port Addresses The parameters of LAN and W AN ports are pres et at the factory . The default values are shown below . LAN Port W AN Port IP address 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 DHCP server function Enabled IP addresses for distribution to PCs 100 IP addresses continuing from 192.168.1.100 through 192.168.1.199 The PPP[...]

22 3.4 Information from your ISP Before configuring this device, you have to c heck with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) what kind of services are provided, such as PPPoE, PPPoA, MPoA or Pure Bridge. Gather the information as illustrated in t he following table and keep it for reference. PPPoE VPI/VCI, VC-based/LLC-based mult iplexing, Usernam[...]

23 3.5 Configuring with your BiP AC 7300GX Easy Sign On: After setting up the router with appropriate c ables plugged, proceed to load the internet browser to surf Internet, the EZSO WEB GUI will be popped up and request you to input some basic information you get from ISP . Afte r this, you can surf Internet right away . Follow the Easy Sign-On co[...]

24 3. Show Auto scan result - Protocol information. 4. Please enter “Username” and “Password” as supplied by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and click continue. 5. W ait for the device to be configured.[...]

25 6. Y ou’ve have completed the W AN port setup and now click “next to wireless” to proceed to the wireless configuration. 7. Please configure the Wireless LAN setting and click Continue. 8. Save Configuration. 9. Congratulations!! Y ou’ve completed the setup procedure and you are now ready to surf the Internet, enjoy .[...]

26 Web Configuration: Open your web browser , enter the IP address of your r outer , which by default is 192.168.1.254 , and click “ Go ”, a user name and password window prompt appears. The default username and password are “admin” and “admin”. Congratulations! Y ou have successfully logged on to your BiP AC 7300GX ADSL2+ Router![...]

27 Chapter 4 Basic Configuration Once you have logged on to your BiP AC 7300G X ADSL2+ Rout er via your web browser , you can begin to set it up according to your requirements. On the c onfiguration homepage, the left navigation p ane links you directly to the setup pages, which include: Advance (Switch to Advance Configuration mode) Stat us Quick [...]

28 4.1 S tatus Device Information Model Name: Provide a name for the router for identification purposes. System Up-T ime: Records system up-time. Hardware V ersion: Device version Sof tware V ersion: Firmware version Port St atus Port St atus ： User can look up to see if they ar e connected to Ethernet, ADSL, 3G or Wireless. W AN Port: Name of th[...]

29 4.2 Quick S tart Select W AN Port Connect Mode: User can choose either “ADSL” or “3G” mode. TEL No.: The dial string to make a GPRS / 3G user internetworking call. Username: The username provided by your service provider . APN: An APN is similar to a URL on the WWW, it is what the unit makes a GPRS / UMTS call.[...]

30 Protocol: The current A TM protocol in the device. VPI / VCI: The current value of VPI/VCI in the device. Username: T o show current authentication username. IP Address: T o show current value of IP address in the device. Set Wireless configuration WLAN Service: Default setting is set to Enable . If you don’t want to use wireless, both 802.1 1[...]

31 4.3 W AN 3G Mode ( Main Port : 3G ) APN: An APN is similar to a URL on the WWW, it is what the unit makes a GPRS / UMTS call. The service provider is abl e to attach anything to an APN to create a data connection, requirements fo r APNs varies between different service providers. Most service providers have an internet portal which they use to c[...]

32 Username: Enter the username provided by your service provider . Password: Enter the password provided by your service provider . PIN: PIN stands for P ersonal I dentification N umber. A PIN code is a numeric value used in certain systems as a password to gain acce ss, and authenticate. In mobile phones a PIN code locks the SIM card until you en[...]

33 provided by your ISP Auth. Protocol: Default is Auto. Y our ISP advises on using Chap or Pap. IP Address: Y our W AN IP address. Leave this at 0. 0.0.0 to automatically obt ain an IP address from your ISP . PPPoA Connection PPPoA stands for Point to Point Protocol over A TM Adapt ation Layer 5 (AAL5). It provides access control and billing funct[...]

34 VPI and VCI: Enter the VPI and VCI information provided by your ISP . Encap. method: Select the encap sulation format, the default is LLC. Select the one provided by your ISP . Encap. mode: Choose whether you want the packet s in W AN interface as bridged packet or routed p acket. IP Address: Y our W AN IP address. Leave this at 0.0. 0.0 to auto[...]

35 4.4 WLAN Wireless Parameters WLAN Service: Default setting is set to Enable . If you don’t want to use wireless, both 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b, device in your network, you can select Disable . ESSID: The ESSID is the unique name of a wir eless access point (AP) to be distinguished from another . Fo r security propose, change to a unique ID name t[...]

36 different based on this setting. Channel ID: Select the ID channel that you would like to use. Security Mode: Y ou can disable or enable with WP A or WEP for protecting wireless network. The default mode of wireless security is Disable . Security Parameters WP A Pre-Shared Key WP A Shared Key: The key for network authentication . The input forma[...]

37 WEP Authentication: T o prevent unauthorized wireless st ations from accessing data transmitted over the network, th e router offers secure dat a encryption, known as WEP . I f you require high security for transmissions, there are three options to select from: Open System, Share key or Both . Default Used WEP Key: Select the encryption key ID; [...]

38 Chapter 5 Advance Configuration Once you have logged on to your BiP AC 7300GX ADSL2+ Router via your web browser , you can begin to set it up according to your requirements. On the configuration homepage, the left navigation p ane links you directly to the setup pages, which include: Basic (Switch to Basic Configuration Mode) Stat us (ADSL S tat[...]

39 5.1 S tatus Device Information Host Name: Provide a name for the r outer for identification pur poses. Host Name lets you change the router name.[...]

40 System Up-T ime: Records system up-time. Current time: Set the current time. See the T ime Zone section for more information. Hardware V ersion: Device version. Sof tware V ersion: Firmware version. MAC Address: The LAN MAC address. W AN Port: Name of the W AN connection. Protocol VPI/VCI: V irtual Path Identifier and Virtual Channel Identifier [...]

41 5.1.1 ADSL St atus DSP Firmw are V ersion: DSP code version DMT St atus: Current DMT S tatus Operational Mode: T o show the state when user select “AUTO” on connect mode. Up stream: Upstream rate. Downstream: Downstream rate. Noise Margin (Up stream): This is noise margin in upstream. Noise Margin (Downstream): This is noise margin in downst[...]

42 5.1.2 3G S tatus This section displays the 3G Card’s overall st atus, which shows you a number of helpful information such as the curr ent signal strength and statisti cs on current and total bytes transferred and received. Stat us : The current status of the 3G card. Signal Strength: The signal strength bar indicates current 3G signal strengt[...]

43 5.1.2 ARP T able This section displays the router ’s ARP (Add ress Resolution Protocol ) T able, which show s the mapping of Internet (IP) addresses to Ethernet (MAC) addre sses. This is useful as a quick way of determining the MAC address of the network interfac e of your PCs to use with the router ’s Firewall – MAC Address Filter functio[...]

44 5.1.3 DHCP T able IP Address: The current correspond ing DHCP-assigned dynamic IP address of the device. MAC Address: The MAC Address of internal dhcp client host. Client Host Name: The Host Name of internal dhcp client. Register Information: Register time information[...]

45 5.1.4 System Log Display system logs accumulated up to the present time. Y ou can trace historical information with this function.[...]

46 5.1.5 Firewall Log Firewall Log display log information of any unexpected action with your firewall settings. This page displays the router ’ s Firewall Log entries. The l og shows log entries when you have enabled Intrusion Detection or Block W AN PING in the Configuration – Firewall section of the interface. Please see the Firewall section[...]

47 5.2 Quick S tart For detailed instructions on configuring W AN settings, see the WA N section of this manual. The information you need for the Quick S tart wizar d to get you online are your login (of ten in the form of username@ispname ), your p assword, and the encapsulation type. Y our ISP can supply all the details you need. Al ternatively ,[...]

48 Select W AN Port Connect Mode: User can choose either “ADSL” or “3G” mode. Protocol: The current A TM protocol in the device. VPI / VCI: The current value of VPI/VCI in the device. Username: T o show current authentication username. IP Address: T o show current value of IP address in the device. TEL No.: The dial string to make a GPRS / [...]

49 WLAN Service: Default setting is set to Enable . If you don’t want to use wireless, both 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b, device in your network, you can select Disable . ESSID: The ESSID is the unique name of a wir eless access point (AP) to be distinguished from another . For security propose, change to a unique ID name to the AP which is already buil[...]

50 5.3 Configuration Click this item to access the following sub- items that configur e the ADSL router: LAN, W AN, System, Firewall, QoS, V irtual Server , Time Schedule and Advanced. These functions are described in the following sections.[...]

51 5.3.1 LAN (Local Area Network) A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared comm unication system to which many computers are attached and is limited to th e immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. There are six items wit hin the LAN section: Ethernet, IP Alias, W ireless, Wireless Security , WPS and DHCP Server . 5.3.1.1 Eth[...]

52 The router supports more than one Ethernet IP addresses in t he LAN, and with distinct LAN subnets through which you can access the Internet at the same time. Users usually only have one subnet in their LAN. The default IP address for the router is 192.168.1.254. IP Address: The default IP on this router . Netmask: The default subnet mask on thi[...]

53 5.3.1.3 Wireless Parameters WLAN Service: Default setting is set to Enable . If you don’t want to use wireless, both 802.1 1g and 802.1 1b, device in your network, you can select Disable . Mode: The default setting is 802.1 1b+g (Mixed mode). If you do not know or have both 1 1g and 1 1b devices in your network, then keep the default in mixed [...]

54 Regulation Domain: There are seven Regulation Doma ins for you to choose from, including North America (N.America) , Europe , France , etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting. Channel ID: Select the ID channel that you would like to use. Tx Power Level: It is function that enhances the wireless transmitting signal strength. U[...]

55 5.3.1.4 W ireless Security Y ou can disable or enable with WP A or WEP fo r protecting wireless network. The default mode of wireless security is Disable . WP A1 Pre-Shared Key WP A Algorithms: TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) / AES(Advanced Encryption S tandard) utilizes a stronger encryption met hod and incorporates Message Integrity Co[...]

56 WP A2 Pre-Shared Key WP A Algorithms: TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) / AES(Advanced Encryption S tandard) utilizes a stronger encryption met hod and incorporates Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. WP A Shared Key: The key for network authentication . The input format is in character style and key size sh[...]

57 string and a pre-defined al gorithm in WEP64 or WEP128. Y ou can input the same string in both the AP and Client card se ttings to generate the same WEP keys. Please note that you do not have to enter Key (1-4) as below when the Passphrase is enabled. Key (1-4): Enter the key to encrypt wireless data. T o allow encrypted data transmission, the W[...]

58 Step 3: Enter AP’s PIN into the utility and click on the “next” button. Step 4: These are two ways to trigger AP as Enrolee role, you can choose one to do it.  Push AP’s WPS button 1 second and release it. Or  In the AP’s WPS configuration p age, change Role to “Enrollee” and apply “S tart” button.[...]

59 Step 5: Jump start WPS utility search WPS AP . Step 6: SSID and security will be generated automat ically (Y ou can change it) and apply “next” button.[...]

60 Step 7: WPS set up complete. And you have set up security-enabled Wi-Fi networks.[...]

61 Set up of security-enabled W i-Fi network using WCN in Vist a Step 1: Note down the AP’s PIN from W eb (Ex: 78749887). Step 2: Set WPS S tate to “Unconfigured” at Wireless page and click “Apply”. Step 3: In V ista`s Control Panel, select Netw ork and Internet and choose V iew network computers and devices . Double click the “ADSL Fir[...]

62 Step 4: Enter the AP SSID and apply “Next” button.[...]

63 Step 5: Enter the Passphrase and apply “Next” button. Step 6: WCN set up complete. And you have set up security-enabled Wi-Fi networks.[...]

64 Adding a new WPS device (wireless client) to a network - Use PBC Method Step 1: Push AP’s WPS button more than one second and you will see AP’s WLAN led will flashing per second. Step 2: Open wireless client’ s WPS utility , select “Join a wireless network” and apply “next” button. Note: After you push AP’ s WPS button, below ste[...]

65 Step 4: New WPS device have join into the wireless network. Adding a new WPS device (wireless client) to a network - Use PIN Method Step 1: Open wireless client’ s WPS utility , select “Join a wireless network” and apply “next” button.[...]

66 Step 2: Note down the wireless client’ s PIN (Ex: 41538142) and apply “S tart” button for active wireless client WPS PIN method. Step 3: Enter wireless client’ s PIN into “Enroll ee’ s PIN” of Web and apply “S tart” button. Step 4: New WPS device have join into the wireless network.[...]

67 Adding a new WPS device (wireless client) to a network - Use PIN Method Step 1: Open wireless client’ s WPS utility , select “Join a wireless network” and apply “next” button. 5.3.1.6 DHCP Server Y ou can disable or enable the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol) server or enable the router ’s DHCP relay functions. The DHCP pr[...]

68 DHCP Server Mode: DHCP Server T o configure the router ’s DHCP Server , check DHCP Server . Y ou can then configur e parameters of the DHCP Server inclu ding t he IP pool (starting IP address and ending IP address to be allocated to PCs on your network), lease time for each assigned IP address (the period of time the IP address assigned will b[...]

69 which assigns an IP address back to the DHCP cli ent in the LAN. Use this function only if advised to do so by your network administrator or ISP . Click Apply to enable this function.[...]

70 5.3.2 W AN (Wide Area Network) A W AN (Wide Area Network) is an outside connec tion to another network or the Internet. There are three items within the W AN section: W AN Interface, W AN Profile and ADSL Mode. 5.3.2.1 W AN Interface The factory default has the Connection Mode as ADSL and the Protocol as PPPoE. W AN Connection-ADSL Mode[...]

71 Main Port: User can select either “ADSL” or “3G” mode. Failover / Failback: Set Enable to trigger ADSL / 3G failover / failback function ready . Note : If 3G is set for main port, then there can be no option for failover/failback. Backup Port: It links to backup port configuration pa ge. It is necessary to configure it when Failover/Fail[...]

72 Rule 1. ADSL Dow n Rule 2. Ping Fail  No Ping: It will not send any ping packet to dete rmine the connection. It means to disable the ping fail detection.  Ping Gate w ay: It will send ping packet to gateway and wait response from gateway in every “Probe Cycle”.  Ping Host: It will send ping p acket to specific host and wait respons[...]

73 This is an example of Failove r/Failback function. The devic e will determine ADSL status and send ping packet to Gateway every 60 sec onds. It will determine if the ADSL is Down or not replying from Gateway . If this happens 5 times continuous ly , the device will switch to 3G mode and try to establish the internet connection. Device will send [...]

74 Description: A user-definable name for this connection. VPI/VCI: Enter the VPI and VCI information provided by your ISP . Encap. method: Select the encap sulation format, the default is LLC. Select the one provided by your ISP Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP . Y ou can input up to 128 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive). T[...]

75 program on your computer attempts to acce ss the Internet). In this mode, you must set Idle T imeout value at same time. Idle Timeout: Auto-disconnect the broadband firewall gat eway when there is no activity on the line for a predetermined period of time. The minimum value is 10 minutes. MTU: Maximum T ransmission Unit. The size of the largest [...]

76 have public IP addresses and can access the Inte rnet directly , the NA T function can be disabled. IP Address: Y our W AN IP address. Leave this at 0.0. 0.0 to automatically obta in an IP address from your ISP . Authentication Protocol T ype: Default is Auto . Y our ISP should advises you on whether to use Chap or Pap. Connection:  Always on[...]

77 provided by your ISP . Encap. mode: Choose whether you want the device to function as bridge mode or routing mode. NA T: The NA T (Network Address T ranslation) f eature allows multiple us ers to access the Internet through a single IP account, sharing the single IP address. If users on your LAN have public IP addresses and can access the Inte r[...]

78 TEL No.: The dial string to make a GPRS / 3G us er internetworking call. It may provide by your mobile service provider. APN: An APN is similar to a URL on the WWW, it is what the unit makes a GPRS / UMTS call. The service provider is abl e to attach anything to an APN to create a data connection, requirements fo r APN’s to be assigned varies [...]

79  Keep Alive: Set Enable to allow the router automatically reconnects the connection when ISP disconnects it.  Connect to Demand: If you want to make UMTS/G PRS call only when there is a packet requesting access to the Internet (i.e. when a program on your computer attempts to access the Internet ). In this mode, you must set Idle T imeout [...]

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81 5.3.3 System There are five items within the System section: T ime Zone, Firmware Upgrade, Backup/Restore, Rest art and User Management.[...]

82 5.3.3.1 T ime Zone The router does not have a real time clock on board; instead, it uses the Simple Network T ime Protocol (SNTP) to get the current time from an SNTP server out side your network. Choose your local time zone, click Enable and click the Apply button. After a successful connection to the Internet, the ro uter retrieves the correct[...]

83 DO NOT power down the router or in terrupt the firmware upgrade while it is still in process. Improper operat ion may damage the router . Please see section 2.4 for emergency recovery procedures. 5.3.3.2 Firmware Upgrade Y our router ’s “firmware” is the sof tware that allows it to operate and provides all its functionality . Think of your[...]

84 5.3.3.3 Backup / Restore These functions allow you to save and backup your router ’s current settings to a file on your PC, or to restore a previously saved backup. This is useful if you wish to experiment with different settings, knowing that you have a backup handy in the case of any mist akes. It is advisable to backup your router ’s sett[...]

85 If you wish to restart the rout er using the factory default se ttings (for example, af ter a firmware upgrade or if you have saved an incorrect configuration), select Factory Default Settings to reset to factory default settings. Y ou may also reset your router to factory se ttings by holding the sm all Reset pinhole button more than 6 seconds [...]

86 When using V irtual Servers (port mappi ng) your PCs are exposed to the ports specified opened in your firewall p acket filter settings. 5.3.4 Firewall Firewall and Access Control Y our router includes a full SPI (S tateful Packet Inspection) firewall for controlling Internet access from your LAN, as well as helping to prevent attacks from hacke[...]

87 prevent unauthorized computers or applications accessing your local network from the Internet. Intrusion Detection : Enable Intrusion Detection to detect, prevent, and log malicious attacks. MAC Filter rules : Prevents unauthorized computers accessing the Internet. URL Filter : Blocks PCs on your local network from unwanted websites. A detailed [...]

88 Rule Name: Users-define description to identify th is entry. The maximum name length is 32 characters, and then can choose applic ation that they want from listbox. Internal IP Address / External IP Address: This is the Address-Filter used to allow or block traffic to/from p articular IP address(es). Input the range you want to filter out. If yo[...]

89 5.3.4.2 MAC Filter A MAC (Media Access Control) address is the uni que network hardware identifier for each PC on your network’ s interface (i.e. its Network Interface Card or Ethernet card). Using your router ’s MAC Address Filter f unction, you can configure to bl ock specific machines from accessing your LAN. There are no pre-defined MAC [...]

90 5.3.4.3 Intrusion Detection Check Enable if you wish to detect intruders accessing your computer without permission. The router automatically detects and blocks a DoS (Denial of Service) attack if a user enables this function. This kind of attack is no t to access confidential data on the network; instead, it aims to disrupt specific equipment o[...]

91 Intrusion Detection. For SYN Flood, ICMP Echo Storm and ICMP fl ood, IDS will just warn the user in the Event Log but it will not be able to protect against such attacks. Hacker attack types recognized by the IDS Intrusion Name Detect Parameter Blacklist T ype of Block Duration Drop Packet Show Log Ascend Kill Ascend Kill data Src IP DoS Y es Y [...]

92 (Default 100 c/sec) ICMP Flood Max ICMP Count (Default 100 c/sec) Ye s ICMP Echo Max PING Count (Default 15 c/sec) Ye s Src IP: Source IP S r c P o r t : Source Port Dst Port: Destination Port Dst IP: Destination IP 5.3.4.4 Block W AN PING Check Enable if you wish to exclude outside PI NG requests from reaching this router. 5.3.4.5 URL Filter UR[...]

93 Keywords Filtering: Allows blocking by specific ke ywords wit hin a particular URL rather than having to specify a comple te URL (e.g. to block any image called “advertisement.gif”). When enabled, your specified keywords lis t is checked to see if any keywords are present in URLs accessed to determine if the connection attempt should be bloc[...]

94 Restrict URL Features: This function enhances the restriction to your URL rules.  Block Java Applet: Blocks Web content which includes the Java Applet to prevent someone who wants to damage your system via the st andard HTTP protocol.  Block ActiveX: Blocks ActiveX  Block Cookies: Blocks Cookies  Block Proxy: Blocks Proxy Except IP A[...]

95 5.3.5 QoS (Quality of Service) Quality of Service Introduction If you’ve ever found your ‘net’ speed has slow ed to a crawl because another family member is using a P2P file sharing program, you’ll under stand why the Quality of Service features in Billion’ s routers is such a breakthr ough for home users and office users. QoS: Keeping[...]

96 Direction : The traffic flow direction to be controlled by the QoS policy . There are two settings to be provided in the Router:  LAN to W AN: Y ou want to control the traf fic flow from the local network to the outside world. e.g., you have a FTP server inside the local net work and you want to have a limited traffic rate controlled by the Q[...]

97 Silver service (M) Class 2, Silver (010100) Silver service (H) Class 2, Bronze (0101 10) Bronze service (L) Class 3, Gold (01 1010) Bronze service (M) Class 3, Silver (01 1 100) Bronze service (H) Class 3, Bronze (01 1 1 10) Rate T ype : 2 types are provided:  Limited (Maximum): specify a limited data rate for this policy . It also is the max[...]

98 from W AN to LAN, it is the destination port value.) External IP Address: The IP address values for Remo te W AN machines you want to control. (For IP packet s from LAN to W AN, it is the destination IP address. For IP p ackages from W AN to LAN, it is the source IP address.) External Ports: The Application port values for remote machines you wa[...]

99 DSCP marking Class 1 Gold Service. FTP Sever 192.168.0.100 Incoming and Outgoing outgoing :minimal 30%. Dat a rate. incoming :minimal 30%. Data rate. Both with low priority for non-used bandwidth. Only Working Hours 9:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday . HTTP web browsing users 80 Incoming and Outgoing outgoing : limited 20%. Dat a rate. incoming : li[...]

100 5.3.6 V irtual Server In TCP and UDP networks a port is a 16-b it number used to ident ify which application program (usually a server) incoming connecti ons should be delivered to. Some ports have numbers that are pre-assigned to them by the IANA (t he Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), and these are referre d to as “well-known ports”. [...]

101 to 65535, but only port numbers 0 to 1023 are reserved for pr ivileged services and are designated as “well-known ports”. The regi stered port s are numbered from 1024 through 49151. The remaining ports, referr ed to as dynamic ports, or pr ivate ports, are numbered from 49152 through 65535. Examples of well-known and registered port number[...]

102 5.3.6.1 Port Mapping Application: Select the service you wish to configure Protocol: Automatic when you choose Application fr om listbox or select a protocol type which you want. External Port & Internal Port: Enter the public port number & range you wish to configure. Internal IP Address: Enter the IP address of a specific internal ser[...]

103 In addition to specifying the port number used, you also need to specify the protocol used. The protocol is determined by the particular app lication. Most applicat ions use TCP or UDP , however you can specify other protocols using the drop-down Protocol menu. Setting the protocol to “all” causes all incoming connecti on attempts using all[...]

104 1. If you disable the NA T option in the W AN-ISP section, the V irtual Server function becomes invalid. 2. If the DHCP server option is enabled, you have to be very careful in assigning the IP addresses of the vi rtual servers in order to avoid conflicts. The easiest way of conf iguring V irtual Servers is to manually assign a static IP addres[...]

105 5.3.7 T ime Schedule The T ime Schedule supports up to 16 time slot s which help s you to manage your Internet connection. In each time profile, you may sc hedule specific day(s) i. e. Monday through Sunday to restrict or allowing the usage of t he Internet by users or applications. This T ime Schedule correlates closely with rout er ’s time,[...]

106 Star t Tim e : The default is set at 8:00 AM. Y ou may specify the start time of the schedule. End Time: The default is set at 18:00 (6:00PM). Y ou may specify the end time of the schedule. Select the Apply button to apply your changes.[...]

107 5.3.8 Advanced Configuration opt ions within the Advanced section are for users who wish to take advantage of the more advanced features of the router . Us ers who do not understand the features should not attempt to reconfigure their router , unle ss advised to do so by support staf f. There are seven items within the Advanced section: St atic[...]

108 5.3.8.1 S tatic Route Destination: The destination subnet IP address. Netmask: Subnet mask of the destination IP addresses based on above destination. Gateway: The gateway IP address to which p ackets are forwarded. Interface: Select the interface through which packet s are forwarded. Cost: Represents the cost of transmission fo r routing purpo[...]

109 There are more than 5 DDNS services supported. Disable: Check to disable the Dynamic DNS function. Enable: Check to enable the Dynamic DNS function. The fields following are activated and required. Dynamic DNS Server: Select the DDNS service you have established an account with. Wildcard: Select this check box to enable the DYNDNS Wildcard. Dom[...]

11 0 5.3.8.3 Device Management The Device Management advanced configur ation setti ngs allow you to control your router ’ s security options and device monitoring features. Embedded Web Server: HTTP Port: The port number of the router ’s embedded web server (for web-based configuration uses. The default value is t he standard HTTP port, 80. Y o[...]

111 Disable: Check to disable the router ’s UPnP functionality . Enable: Check to enable the router ’s UPnP functionality . UPnP Port: The Default setting is 2800. It is highly recommended you use this port value. If this value conflicts with other port s already in use you may wish to change the port. Installing UPnP in Windows Example Follow [...]

11 2 Step 4: Click OK to go back to the Add/Remove Programs Properties window . Click Next. Step 5: Restart the computer when prompted. Follow the steps below to inst all the UPnP in Windows XP . Step 1: Click S tart and Control Panel. Step 2: Double-click Network Connections. Step 3: In the Network Connections window , click Advanced in the main m[...]

11 3 Step 5: In the Networking Services window , select the Universal Plug and Play check box. Step 6: Click OK to go back to the Windows Opti onal Networking Component Wizard window and click Next .[...]

11 4 Auto-discover Y our UPnP-enabled Netw ork Device Step 1: Click start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway . Step 2: Right-click the icon and select Properties. Step 3: In the Internet Connection Properties wi ndow , click Settings to see the port mappings that were aut omatically created.[...]

11 5 Step 4: You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Step 5: Select Show icon in notification area w hen connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray Step 6: Double-click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status.[...]

11 6 Web Configurator Easy Access With UPnP , you can access web-based confi guration for the BiP AC 7300GX without first finding out the IP address of th e router . This helps if you do not know the router ’s IP address. Follow the steps below to access web configuration. Step 1: Click S tart and then Control Panel. Step 2: Double-click Network [...]

11 7 IGMP Proxy: Accepting multicast packet. Default is set to Disable. IGMP Snooping: Allowing switched Ethernet / Wireless to check and make correct forwarding decisions. Default is set to Disable. 5.3.8.5 W AN IP Change Alert Send a log via Email When W AN IP is changed. Default is set to Disable. Recipient’ s E-mail: Set the Recipient’ s em[...]

11 8 SNMP V1 and V2: Read Community: S pecify a name to be identified as the Read Community , and an IP address. This community string will be checked against the string entered in the configuration file. Once the st ring name is matched, user obtai ns this IP address will be able to view the data. Write Community : S pecify a name to be identified[...]

11 9 T raps supported: Cold S tart, Authentication Failure. The following MIBs are supported: From RFC 1213 (MIB-II):  System group  Interfaces group  Address T ranslation group  IP group  ICMP group  TCP group  UDP group  EGP (not applicable)  T ransmission  SNMP group From RFC1650 (EtherLike-MIB):  dot3S tats From[...]

120  ifMIBObject s Group From RFC1695 (atmMIB):  atmMIBObject s From RFC 1907 (SNMPv2): only snmpSetSerialNo OID 5.3.8.7 Remote Access Remote Access Control: Enable: Select Enable to allow management acce ss from remote side (mostly from internet). Duration: Set how many minutes to allow managem ent access from remote side. Zero means always [...]

121 5.4 Save Configuration to Flash After changing the router ’s conf iguration settings, you must sa ve all of the configuration parameters to FLASH to avoid losing them after turning of f or resetting your router . Click “ Save Config “ and click “ Apply ” to write your new configuration to FLASH.[...]

122 5.5 Rest art Click Restart with option Current Settings to reboot your router (and restore your last saved configuration). If you wish to restart the rout er using the factory default se ttings (for example, af ter a firmware upgrade or if you have saved an incorrect configuration), select Factory Default Settings to reset to factory default se[...]

123 5.6 Logout T o exit the router ’s web interface, choose Logout . Please ensure that you have saved the configuration settings before you logout. Be aware that the router is restricted to only one PC accessing the configuration web pages at a time. Once a PC has logged into the web interface, other PCs cannot get access until the current PC ha[...]

124 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting If your ADSL Router is not func tioning properly , you can refer firs t to this chapter for simple troubleshooting before contacting your service provider or Billion support. This can save you time and effort but if symptoms persist, consult your service provider . Problems starting up the router None of the LEDs are o[...]

125 Frequent loss of ADSL lines ync (disconnections). Ensure that all other devic es connected to the same telephone line as your router (e.g. telephones, fax machines, analogue modems) hav e a line filter connected between them and the wall socket (unle ss you are using a Central S plitter or Central Filter installed by a qualified and licensed el[...]