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High Speed Internet BroadBand Router User Guide[...]

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FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection agai nst harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radi ate[...]

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TABLE OF CONT ENT About This Guide ...................................................................................... 1 Purpose ............................................................................................. 1 Overview of this User’s Guide ........................................................... 1 Introduction ...............[...]

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of this 4-port Broadband Router. This device integrates 100Mbps Fa st Ethernet and 10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities in a highly flexible desktop package. It provides a co mplete solution for Internet surfing and office resources sharing, and it is easy to configure and operate for even non-techn[...]

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INTRODUCTION With the explosive growth of the Internet, accessin g information and services at any time, day or night has become a standard requirement for most people. The era of the standalone PC is waning. Networking technology is moving out of the exclu sive domain of corporations and into homes with at least two computers. Broadband network ac[...]

File sharing: Exchange data, messages, and distribute files thus making good use of hard disk space. Online gaming: Through the local area network, online gaming and e-commerce service s can be easily setup. Firewall: A built-in firewall function — for security and anti-hack system. Features: ¾ High speed data transfer rate, FTP up to 40Mbps ¾ [...]

UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Broadband Router. Unpacking Open the box of the Broadband Router and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items:  One 4-port High Speed Broadband Router  One external power adapter  This User’s Guide If any item is found missing or dama[...]

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HARDWARE INSTALLATI ON Front Panel The figure below shows the front panel of the Broadband Router. Front Panel POWER This indicator lights green while the device is receiving power, otherwise, it is off. SYSTEM This indicator blinks green means the Internet Broadband Router is working successful. Otherwise, this indicator always on or off means the[...]

Rear Panel The figure below shows the rear panel of the Broadband Router . Rear Panel WAN In the four port broadband router, there is an RJ-45 10/100Mbps Auto- MDIX port for the WAN that will fit the xDSL/Cable m odem’s specification need. LAN (1-4) Four RJ-45 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX port s for connecting to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connect[...]

Connect the Internet Broadband Router 1. Plug in one end of the network cable to the WAN port of the 4-port Internet Broadband Router. 2. Plug in the other end of the network cable to the Ethernet port of the xDSL or Cable modem. 3. Use another network cable to connect to the Ethernet card on the computer system; the other end of the cable connect [...]

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PC NETWORK TCP/IP SETTI NG The network TCP/IP settings differ based on the computer’s operating system (Win95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP) and are as follows. Windows 95/98/ME 1. Click on the “ Network neighborhood ” icon found on the desktop. 2. Click the right mouse button and a context menu will be show. 3. Select “ Properties ” to enter the TCP/[...]

5. Select “ Disable DNS ” in the “ DNS ” field. 6. Select “ None ” for the “ Gateway address ” field. 12[...]

Windows 2000 Double click on the “ My computer ” icon on the desktop. When “ My computer ” window opens, open the “ Control panel ” and then open t he “ Network dialup connection ” applet. Double click on the “Local area network connection” icon. Select “Properties” to enter the TCP/IP setting window. 1. In the “ Local are[...]

Windows XP Point the cursor and click the right button on the “My Network Place” icon. Select “properties” to enter the TCP/IP setting window. 1. Set “ IP address ” to “ Obtain an IP address automatically .” 2. Set “ DNS ” to “ Obtain DNS server address automatically .” 14[...]

INTERNET B ROADBAND ROUT ER CONFIGURAT ION First make sure that the network connections are functioning nor mally. This Internet Broadband Router can be configured using Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer web browser versions. Login to the Internet Broadband Router Before you configure this device, note that when the Broadband Router is configured thro[...]

4. After entering the password, the main web page comes up, there are two choices for setting, Quick Setup or Advanced Setup, it is recommended that the beginner to use the Quick Setup, it will lead you step by step to configure the Broadband Router. Quick Setup In the main web page, select “Quick Setup” t o specify the Time Zone and the WAN co[...]

1-2 WAN Connection Type To select which the WAN connection type will be connected to, point the cursor to the Cable modem (DHCP), Fixed IP, or Dial-up xDSL (PPPoE) to process. 1-2-1 Cable modem (DHCP) To connect a cable modem with the Broadband Router, check the cable modem with the related user’s guide, then the Cable modem will automatically co[...]

1-2-2 Fixed IP If the Internet Service Providers assign a fixed IP address, choose this option and enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP and DNS IP addresses for your Broadband Router. 1-2-3 PPPoE (Dial-up xDSL) If connected to the Internet using a PPPoE (Dial-up xDSL) Modem, the ISP will provide a Password and User Name, then the [...]

demand button to dial up to the ISP when only on de mand, while there is a need of connecting to the ISP automatically. 1-2-4 PPTP If connected to the Internet using a (PPTP) xDSL Modem, enter the PPTP Account Name, PPTP Password, Host Name, Service IP Address, Your IP Address, Your Subnet Mask required by your ISP in the appropriate fields. If you[...]

1-4 Status When finish configuring the Quick Setup, the Status screen will list up the connection status for the Broadband Routers' W AN/LAN interfaces, firmware and hardware version numbers, and the number of connected clients to the network. 20[...]

Advance Setup The Broadband Router supports advanced fu nctions like System setting WAN setting, LAN setting, NAT Setting and Firewall setting. 2-1 System This page includes all the basic configuration tools for the Broadband Router. Point the selections in the left side of the menu screen. 2-1-1 System Time Connecting to a Simple Network Time Prot[...]

z Remote Management from Internet To manage the Broadband Router from a remote location (outside of the local network through WAN port), it must specify the IP address of the remote PC, otherwise, leave the IP address 0.0.0.0, means all legal IP address can access the device. 2-1-3 Firmware Upgrade By upgrading a new firmware for the Broa dband Rou[...]

2-1-4 Configuration Tools Use the "Backup Settings" tool to save the Broadband Router's current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on y our PC. You can then use the "Restore Settings" tool to rest ore the saved configuration of the Broadband Router that you set before. Alternately, you can use the "Re[...]

2-1-5 Status Use the Status screen to se e the connection status for th e Broadband Routers' WAN/LAN interfaces, firmware and hardware version numbers, and the number of connected clients to the network. 2-1-6 System Log View any attempts that have been made to gain access to the network. 2-1-7 Reset In the event that the Broadband Router stop[...]

2-2 WAN The Broadband Router can be connected to the service provider in any of the following ways: Dynamic IP Address, Static IP Address, PPPoE and PPTP. 2-2-1 Dynamic IP The Host Name is optional, but may be required by some Service Providers. The default MAC address is set to the WAN's physical interface on the Broadband Router. If the Serv[...]

2-2-3 Dial-up xDSL (PPPoE) If connected to the Internet using a Dial-up xDSL (PPPoE) Modem, the ISP will provide a Password and Us er Name, and then the ISP uses PPPoE. Choose this option and enter th e required information, if the ISP provided a Service Name, enter it in the column of the Service Name field, otherwise, leave it blank. The dialog b[...]

2-2-4 PPTP If connected to the Internet using a (PPTP) xDSL Modem, enter the PPTP Account Name, PPTP Password, Host Name, Service IP Address, Your IP Address, Your Subnet Mask required by your ISP in the appropriate fields. If your ISP has provided you with a Connection ID, enter it in the Connection ID field, otherwise, leave it zero. The MTU feat[...]

2-2-6 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Service) is a method of keeping a domain name linked to a changing (dynamic) IP address. With most Cable and DSL connections, you are assigned a dy namic IP address and that address is used only for the duration of that specific connection. With the device, you can setup your DDNS service and the device wi[...]

2-3 LAN To configure the LAN’s IP Address and DHCP Service setting. 2-3-1 LAN Settings The default value is 192.168.1.1 for the IP address and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask. And you can also change the value for your needs. To enable the DHCP server for dy namic IP address allocation to the clients PCs, click the “Enable”. The client can [...]

2-4-1 Special Application Some applications require multiple connectio ns, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. These applications cannot work when Network Address Translation (NAT) is en abled. When users send this type of request to y our network via the Internet, the Router will forward those requests to th[...]

Example: ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300-2400, 47624 UDP MSN Game Zone 2 28800 UDP 2300-2400, 47624 TCP MSN Game Zone 3 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net 2-4-2 Virtual Server Configure the Broadband Router as a virtual server to allow the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers. The IP addres[...]

Example: ID Server IP Mapping Port Type Comment 1 192.168.2.20 80 TCP Web Server 2 192.168.2.12 20 TCP FTP Server 3 192.168.2.12 21 TCP FTP Server 4 192.168.2.28 23 TCP Telnet Server 2-5 Firewall The Broadband Router provides exten sive firewall protection by restricting connection paramet ers to limit the risk of hack er attack, and defending agai[...]

2-5-2 Client Filtering To block a certain client PCs accessing the Internet based on time. You can filter Internet access for local clients based on IP addresses, application types, (i.e., HTTP port), and time of day. For example, this screen shows that clients in the add ress range 192.168.2.50-99 are permanently restricted from using FTP (Port 21[...]

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TECHNICAL SP ECIFICATIO NS General Standards IE EE 802.3 10BASE-T Ether net IEEE 802.3u 100BASE -TX Fast Ethernet ANSI/IEEE 802.3 Auto-negotiation Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps (half duplex), 20Mbps ( full-duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps (half duplex), 200Mbps (full- duplex) Topology Star Network Cables 10BASET: 2-pair UTP Cat[...]