Edimax Technology Wireless Broadband Router manuale d’uso

Wireless Broadband Router User’s Manual 0[...]

I ntroduction ......................................................................................... 3 Features ................................................................................................ 3 Minimum Requirements ........................................................................ 3 Package Content ........................[...]

2.4.3.1 WEP only ................................................................................ 43 2.4.3.2 802.1x only .............................................................................. 44 2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key ............................................................ 45 2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key ..........................[...]

Introduction Congratulations on purcha sing this Wireless Broadband R outer. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-e ffectiv e IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cabl e modem. Simply configure y our Internet connection settings in the Wirele ss Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port [...]

• One User Manual / One Pow er Adapter / Other Accessories Note The WAN “idle tim eout” auto-disco nnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network ap plica tion software, computer v irus or hacker attac ks from the Internet . For example, some so ftware sends network packets to the Internet in the background, ev en when[...]

your original config urations will be replaced with the factory default settings) Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that infor m you of the router’s current sta tus. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. LED Light S tatus Description PWR ON Router’s power sup ply is on WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100M[...]

Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below sh ows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN) . Figure 1.2 Getting started This is a step-by -step instruction on how to start u sing the router and get connected to the In terne t. 1) Setup your netwo rk as shown in the se tup diagram abov e (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC clients so tha t it c[...]

Windows 95/98/Me , 2b) Windows XP , 2c) Windows 2000 and 2d) Windows NT . 2a) Windows 95/98/Me 1. Click the Start button and select Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-clic k Network icon. The Network w indow will appear. 3. Check y our list of Network Components . If TCP/IP i s not installed, click[...]

8 . Reboot the PC. Y our PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband R outer’s DHCP server. Note :Please make sure that the Broadband router’ s DHCP server is the only DHCP server av ailable on your LAN. Once you’ve con figured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please p roceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1. Cl[...]

Once you’ve con figured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please p roceed to Step 3 2c) Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settin gs , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-clic k Network and Dial-up Con nections icon. In th e Network and Dial-up Connection w indow, double-clic k Lo[...]

2d) Windows NT 1. Click the Start button and select Settin gs , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-clic k Network icon. The Network w indow will appear. Select the Protocol tab from the N etwork window . 3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list o f Network Protocols . If TCP/IP is no t installed, click[...]

7. Click OK to con firm the setting . Your PC w ill now obtain an IP add ress automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note :Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP serv er is the only DHCP serv er available on your LAN . Once you’ve con figured your PC to obtain an IP address automati cally, please proceed to Step 3.[...]

6) The HOME page screen below w ill appear. The Home Page is divided into four sections , Quick Setup Wizard , General Setup , Status Info. and System Tools. Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) Select your Internet con nection ty pe and then input the co nfigurations needed to connect to your Internet Serv ice Provider (ISP). General Setup (Chapter 2) T[...]

Hacker Attack Prevention , DMZ, Special applications an d other functions to meet your LAN requirements. Status Info. (Chapter 3) In this section you can see the Broadband router's system information, Internet Connection, Device Status, System Log, Security Log and DHCP client information. System Tools (Chapter 4) This section contains the bro[...]

Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router w ill set its time based on your sele ction. Time Server Address You can manually assign time server address if the default time server dose not work . Enable Daylight Sav ings The router can also take Day light savings into account. If y ou wis[...]

In this section you hav e to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadban d router’s WAN port to your ISP (see screen below ). Note : Different ISP’s require different methods o f connecting to the Internet, please check with y our ISP a s to the ty pe of con nection it requires. Menu Description 1.1 C[...]

Click on one of the WAN ty pe and then pro ceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section ( 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 , 1.4 , 1.5 or 1.6 ). Click on Back to re turn to the previous screen. 1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will aut omatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you f ill in additional info rmation such a s Ho[...]

address with the MAC addre ss of that PC (you hav e to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). To find ou t the PC’s MAC address see Appendix A. (see Glossary for an ex planation on MAC address) Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the C[...]

Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask prov ided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255 .0) Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x DSL connection. You can start using the router now, if y ou wish to use some of the adv ance features supported by this ro uter s[...]

Service Name This is optional. Enter the S ervice name should your ISP requires it, otherw ise leave it blank. MTU This is optional. You ca n specify th e maximum size o f your transmission p acket to the In ternet. Leave it as it is if you to n ot wish to set a maximu m packet size . Connection Type If you select “Conti nuous”, the router will[...]

connection. You can start usin g the router now , if you w ish to use some o f the advance features supp orted by this r outer see cha pter 2, 3, 4. 1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the info rmation required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP add[...]

User ID Enter the User Na me provided by y our ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Connection ID Password Enter the Passw ord provided by y our ISP for the PPTP connection PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP ga teway, then enter that PPTP gateway IP addre ss here. If you do no t have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP addr[...]

computer when you are not u sing it. This function a lso may not w ork with some ISP. So pl ease make sure this function can work p roperly when you use this function in the first time, especially your ISP ch arge you by time used. Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configur[...]

Type in this MAC address in this section or use the "Clone MAC Address" button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of tha t PC (you have to be usi ng that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). To find out the PC's MAC address see Appendix A. (see Glossa ry for an explanation on MAC addre ss) Use the follow ing[...]

If you select “Manu al”, the router w ill connect to ISP only when you click “Conne ct” manually from the Web user interface. The WAN connection w ill not be disconnected due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP. Idle Time Out The WAN "idle timeout" au[...]

Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name prov ided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pon d connection Password Enter the Passw ord provided by y our ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection User deside login server Select if you w ant to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s login manually server manually. Login Server The IP of the Login S[...]

If you have already configured the Quick S etup Wizard y ou do NOT need to configure any thing thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet. The General Setup contains advanced f eatures that allow you to config ure the router to meet your ne twork’ s needs su ch as: Wi reless, Addre ss Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Con[...]

2.4 Wireless Setup the wireless LA N’s SSID , WEP key, MAC filtering. 2.5 QoS You can setup the QoS bandw idth control policy . 2.6 NAT You can configure the Addr ess Mapping, Virtu al Server and Special Applications functions in this section. This allow s you to specify what user/pac ket can pass y our router’s NAT. 2.7 Firewall The Firewall s[...]

2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router w ill set its time based on your selection. 2.1.2 Password Settings Allows you to sele ct a password in order to access the web-based management websi te. 2.1.3 Remote Management You can sp ecify a Ho st IP address tha t can perform remote management function s. Se[...]

Time Server Address The router def ault the “Time Serv er Address” is “192.43.244.18” Enable Daylight Sav ings The router can also take Day light savings into account. If you w ish to use this functio n, you must check/tick the enable box to enable y our daylight saving con figuration (below). Start Daylight Sav ings Time Select the period [...]

Parameters Description Current Password Enter your cu rr ent password for th e remote management administrator to login to your Broadband router. Note: By default there i s NO password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new passw ord again for v erification purposes Note : If you forget your password, y ou’ll have [...]

Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration acce ss to the Broadband router from a remote si te. Th is means i f you are at home and your home IP a ddress has been designa ted the Remote Management host IP address for this router (located in your company office), then you are able to confi[...]

Parameters Description 2.2.1 Dynamic IP address Your ISP will autom atically give you an IP address 2.2.2 Static IP addr ess Your ISP has giv en you an IP address already 2.2.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. 2.2.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 2.2.5 L2TP Your ISP requires L2TP co[...]

Once you have made a selection, click < More Configur ation> at the bottom of the screen and proceed to th e manual’s relevant sub -section 2.2.1 Wireless ISP Choose the the “WAN Ty pe”, “Wirel ess ISP” and “Apply” button for connecting to the wireless Acce ss Point and pr oceed to th e manual’s relevant sub-sectio n. Once you[...]

2.2.8 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addre sses and Web addresses. If y ou type a Web address i nto your bro wser, such a s www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its ind ex and the matching IP addre ss. Most ISPs provide a DNS se rver for speed and convenience. If y our Service Provider connects y ou to t[...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.2.9 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an a ccount, passw ord an d your stati c domain name from [...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a priv ate IP address for your router’s LAN p orts as well as a subnet mask for y our LAN segme[...]

from network loop happened in the LAN ports. DHCP Server Enabled Y ou can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually set your LAN client’ s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as[...]

2.4 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a wireless L AN and can let all PCs equip ped with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g w ire less network adapto r connect to y our Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhan ce the se curity of your wireless ne twork. Parameters Default Description Enable or disable Enable You can select to enable or disab[...]

Parameters De fault Description Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP, Sta ti on, Bridge or WDS mode. Band It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can select B+ G mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11g connection automatically . ESSID default This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the devices in the sam e w[...]

Clone MAC Click the “Clone MAC” button will cop y the MAC address of your PC, that y ou are using to configure the AP, to th e WLAN MAC. MAC address If you want to bridg e more than one ne tworks together with w ireless LAN, you hav e to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Poin t mode” or [...]

Parameters Description Authentication Ty pe There are two authenti cation types: "Open System" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless statio ns can asso ci ate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup WEP key in the "Encrypti[...]

Data Rate The “Data Rate ” is the rate thi s access point uses to transmit data packe ts. The access point will u se the highest possible selected tran smission rate to transmit the da ta pack ets. Preamble Type The “Long Preamble” can provide better w ireless LAN compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide better w ireless LAN[...]

2.4.3.1 WEP only When you select 64 -bit or128-bit WEP key, y ou have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. Y ou can generate the key by yourself and enter it. Y ou can enter four WEP keys and sele ct one of them as default key. Then the router can receive any packets encry pted by one of the four key s Parameters Default Description Key Length 64-bit[...]

Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encryp t data transmi tted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules : 64-bit WEP: input 10-digi t Hex values (in the "A-F ", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digi t ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex v alues (in the "A-[...]

RADIUS Server Port The serv ice port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIU S server. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.4.3.3 802.1x W[...]

encryption key frequently. So th e encryp tion key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This ca n improve securi ty very much. Parameters Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the en cryption key fr equently to enhance the wireless LAN secur ity. WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encry ption key frequently. AE S can provide high lev el enc[...]

range) or at least 8 chara cter pass phrase as the p re- shared keys. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.4.3.5 WPA Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an adv anced security standard.[...]

high level encry ption to enhance the wireless LAN security . WPA2 Mixed This will use TK IP or AES ba sed on the other communication peer automati cally. RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of ex ternal RADIUS serv er. RADIUS Server Port The serv ice port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIU[...]

Enable wireless access control En able wireless access con trol Add MAC address into the list Fill in the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wi reless station to be added and then cli ck "Add". Then thi s wireless station w ill be added into the "Current Access Control List" below. If you find any issues befo[...]

Note: If the total a ssigned bandwidth o f higher priority applications is larger than the maximum bandw idth provided by the WAN port, the other applications will not get any bandwidth. Parameters Description Enable/Disable QoS You can check “ Enable QoS” to enable QoS function for the WAN po rt. You also can uncheck “Enable QoS” to d isab[...]

Edit a QoS rule Select the rule y ou want to edit and click “Edit”, then you will enter the detail form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after editing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule pri ority You can select the rule and click “Move Up” to make its priority higher. You also can select the rule and click “Move Dow n?[...]

Bandwidth You can assign the download or upload bandw idth by the unit of Kbps (1024 bi t per second) . You can limit the maximum bandwidth con sumed by this rule by selecting “Maximum”. Y ou also can reserv e enough bandwidth for thi s rule by selecting “Guarantee”. Local IP Address Enter the lo cal IP address range of the packets that thi[...]

Reset Clear the content o f this form . Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.6 NAT Network Address T ranslation (NAT) all ows multiple u sers at your local site to access the Internet thro[...]

2.6.2 Virtual Server You can have differ ent services (e .g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to di fferent service servers/clients in your LAN . The Virtual Server allows you to re-dir ect a particu lar service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a par ticular LAN IP addre ss and its service port number. 2.6.3 Special Applicati ons Some appli c[...]

Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the priv ate IP of the serv er behind the NAT firewall. Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Por t Forwarding to work properly. Type This is the proto col type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP” or “UDP” [...]

retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared. Remove Port Forwarding If you want to remo ve some Port Forwarding settings from the " Current Port Forwarding Table", select the P ort Forwarding settings y ou want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all Por t For[...]

Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server. Private IP This is the LAN cl ient/h ost IP address that the Public Port number packet w ill be sent to. Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Serv er to work properly. Private Port This is the port number (o f the above Priv ate IP host)[...]

settings from the table, just click "Delete All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) Example: Virtual Serv er T[...]

Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This i s the out go ing (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or both. Public Port Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or p ort range for this type [...]

Select an application fr om the Popular Applications selecti on. Once you have selected an appli cation, select a locati on (1- 10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Publi c Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you’d specified. Add Special Application Fil[...]

ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300-2400, 476 24 TCP MSN Game Zone 2 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net In the example abo ve, when a user trigger’s port 28800 (outbound) for MSN Game Zone then the route r will allow incoming p ackets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note : Only one LA[...]

provided by UPnP can let appli cations that support UPnP smoothly connect to In ternet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings [...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other adv ance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.6.6 Static Routing This router provides S tatic Routing function w hen NAT is disabled. With Static Routing, the rout er can forward packets according [...]

Hop Count The number of hops (routers) to pa ss through to reach the destina tion LAN. Interface The interface th at go to the next hop (router) . Add a Rule Fill in the "Destination LAN IP", "Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway ”, "Hop Coun t" and "Inter face" of the rule to be added and then cli ck "Add&qu[...]

Parameters Description 2.6.1 Access Control Access Contro l allows y ou to specify which hosts users can or canno t have access to certain Internet applica tions 2.6.2 URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can not be acce ssed by user s. 2.6.3 DoS The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common hacker attacks and can log [...]

Parameters Description Deny If select “Deny” then all PCs w ill be allowed to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below. Allow If select “Allow” then all PCs will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below. Filter client PCs by IP Fill “IP Filterin g Table” to filter PC client s by IP. Add PC You can cl[...]

Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” a nd “Comment” of the P C that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add ”. If you find any typo before adding i t and want to re type again, just click "Reset" and the field s will be cleared. Remove PC If you w ant to remov e some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table"[...]

Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for the A ccess Control rule to work properly . Client PC Service You can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by ch ecking the services you want to block. Protocol This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both protocol type y ou want to block. Port Range It can b[...]

2.7.2 URL Blocking You can block acce ss to some Web sites from par ticular PCs by entering a full URL address or just key word of the Web site. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable UR L Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site[...]

2.7.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Serv ice, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sy nc Flood. If Internet attacks o ccur the router can lo g the events. Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from P ing of Death attack Discard Ping Fr[...]

2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local clien t PC that cann ot run an Internet a pplication (e.g. Games) properly fr om behind the NAT fir ewall, then y ou can open the client up to u nrestricted two-way In ternet acce ss by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows y ou to re-direct all pa ckets going to y our WAN port IP address to a particular IP addr[...]

Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monito r the current status of y our router. You can use the Status page to moni tor: the connectio n status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfac e s, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to acce ss your network, and information on all DHCP clien t PCs c[...]

3.6 Active DHCP Client View y our LAN client's info rmation t hat is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server 3.7 Statistics Shows the stati stics Select one of the a bove five Statu s selections and proceed to the man ual’s relevant sub-sectio n 3.1 Status and Information The Status and In formation section allows y ou to[...]

Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s system infor m ation su ch as the router’s: LAN MAC Addr ess, WAN MAC Address, Hardware version, Serial Number , Boot code Version , Runtime code Version 3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband rou ter’s current Internet connection status and o ther related information Parameters [...]

3.3 Device Status View the Broadband rou ter’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration sett ings y ou’ve configure d in the Quick Setup Wi z ard/General Set u p s ection. Parameters Description Device Status This page show s the Broadband router ’s curr ent device settings. Thi s page display s the Broadba[...]

3.4 System Log View the operation log of the sy stem. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the cu rrent system l og of the Broadband router. It di splays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved < Save > to a local file for further proce ssing or the system log can be cleare[...]

3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the cu rrent securi ty log of the Broadband router. It di splays any illegal attemp ts to access your netw ork. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved < Save > to a local file f[...]

3.6 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client's informatio n that is curren tly linked to th e Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters Description Active DHCP Client This page s hows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your netw ork. The “Activ e DHCP Client Table” displays the IP address and the MA C address and Time Ex[...]

3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and receiv ed on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows th e counter s of packets sen t and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 79[...]

Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic configu ration tools, such as Configura tion Tools (save or restore configura tion settings), Firmware Upgrade (up grade system firmwa re) and Reset. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’ s cur rent configuration , restore the router’s saved configuration file s and r[...]

4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting . Saving the configurati on settings provides an added protection a nd convenience should pro blems occur with the r outer and you have to re set to factory default. When y ou save the configuration setting (Backup) y ou[...]

4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upg rade the router’s firmware Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgr ade the Broadband router’s system firmware . To upgrade the firmw are of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local h ard disk, and enter that file name and path in the[...]

4.3 Reset You can reset the r outer’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s sy stem Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system stop s responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, y ou can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed . To perform the reset, cli ck on[...]

Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command P rompt program 2) Type Ipconfig / all and <enter> • Your PC’s IP addre ss is the one entitle d IP address (1 92.168.1.77) • The router’s IP add ress is the one en titled Default Gate way (192.168.1.254) • Your PC’s MAC Ad dress is the[...]

Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP d evice needs to configure a default gateway ’s IP address. When t he dev ice sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same ne tw ork, the dev ice has to send the packet to its default gatew ay, which will then send it out tow ards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configura[...]

1’s followed by con secutive trailing 0’s, su ch as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00 000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described si mply as “x ” number of leading 1’s. When both are repr esented side by side in their bin ary forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’s in the netw ork mask become part of th[...]

Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over E thernet. Point-to-Po int Protocol is a secure data transmission method origi nally create d for dial-up connections[...]

WAN: Wide Area Netw ork. A network that connects computers loca ted in geographically separate areas (e.g. differen t buildings, citi es, countries). The Internet is a w ide area network. Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices support a graphi cal user interfa ce that is based on the web brow ser. This means the user can [...]