LevelOne FBR-1406TX manuale d’uso

LevelOne FBR-1406TX 2-PORT BROADBAND ROUTER W/4 LAN Port User’s Manual Version: 1.0 1[...]

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4 Features.............................................................................................................................. 4 Minimum Requirements .................................................................[...]

3.1 Status and Information ............................................................................................ 67 3.2 Internet Connectio n .................................................................................................. 68 3.3 Device Status ..................................................................................[...]

Introduction Congratulations on purchasi ng LEVELONE FBR-1406TX Broadband router. The LEVELONE FBR-1406TX Broadband Router i s an incredibly fast router with 20 Mbps LAN to WAN throughput. The LEVELONE FBR-1406TX is a cost -effective IP Sharing Router t hat enables multiple users to share the Internet through up to two ADSL or ca ble modems. Simply[...]

Get to know the Broadband Router Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below sho ws the broadband rout er’s back pan el. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN , WAN and Reset : Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Net work (LAN) The Broadband router’s 4 LAN port s are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer serve rs, hubs and switche [...]

Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LE D lights t hat inform you of the router’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supply is on WAN Green WAN port 100Mbps is connected (Port 1-2) Yellow WAN port 10Mbps is connected Off No WAN connection Fla[...]

Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN). Internet ADSL or Cable modem Figure 1.2 7[...]

Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on ho w to start using the router 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 t hat it can obtain an IP address automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address. Ju st like an address, i[...]

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure th at the Broadband router’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 (Page 12). 2b) Windows XP[...]

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 th at the Broadband router’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 (Page[...]

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 th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you?[...]

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 each of the tabs and verify the following settings: • IP Address: Select Obtain an I[...]

3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the route r’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. By default the Broadband Router’s DHCP serve r is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically. To see if you have obtai ned an IP address, see Appendix A. Note : Please make[...]

6) The HOME page screen below will appear. The Ho me Page is divided into four se ctions, Quick Setup Wizard , General Setup , Status Inform ation and Tools. Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) If you only want to start using the broadband router as an Internet Access device then you ONLY need to configure the screens in t he Quick Setup Wizard se ction[...]

Quick Setup Wiz ard (Chapter 1) Select your Internet connection type and then input the configurations needed to conn ect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup (Chapter 2) This section contains co nfigurations for the Broadband router’s advan ce functions such as: Multi-homing, Address Ma pping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Ha[...]

Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is desi gned to get you using the broadban d router as quick as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone allo[...]

Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Typ e. Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of conne ctions that you will be using to connect your broadband router’s first WA N port to your ISP (see screen below). Note : Different ISP’s require different method s of connecting to the Internet,[...]

1.1 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 address (see screen below). Note : The Host Name and MAC add ress section is optional and you can skip this se ction if your ISP does not require these settings f[...]

Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Cabl e Modem co nnection. You can start u sing the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance f eatures supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given y[...]

1.3 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 Please ret[...]

Max imum I dle T ime You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) fo r the 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. Note: Idle time “0” means no time out, e.g. no time restrictio n (always On) Auto-reco[...]

1.4 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 IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connecti on. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.2[...]

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 Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no packets have be en sent (no one using the Internet) throughout this specified peri [...]

Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, y ou should see the screen below. 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 using the Internet , except that you have multiple WAN lines and you want to utilize [...]

Below is a general description of what a dvance f unctions are available for this broadband rou ter. Menu Description 2.1 System This section allows you to se t the Broadband route r’s system Time Zone, Password and Remote Man agement Administrator. 2.2 WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish connections [...]

2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to chan ge the system password and to specify a remote management use r for the broadband router. Parameters Description System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. 2.1.2 Password Setti[...]

2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to referen ce or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions su ch as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Description 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. Enable Daylight [...]

2.1.2 Password Settings You can change the password requi red to log in to the broadband router's syste m web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe pl ace. Passwords can co ntain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive. Pa[...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 29[...]

2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function all ows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband ro uter from a remote site . Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Parameters Description Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management[...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 31[...]

2.2 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 allows you to specify the type of each WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selectio ns for the router’s WAN [...]

2.2.1 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 as Host Name, Domain Nam e and MAC address (see cha pter 1 “Cable Modem” for more detail) 2.2.2 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE [...]

2.2.5 WAN Policy The WAN policy for multi-homing can be setup here. You can setup policy for each WAN separately. The router will balan ce the load between all active WAN port s according to the Send/Receive rate of the WAN ports. Y ou can setu p an IP for the router to detect if the WAN line is connected. If the router fails to ping the IP, it wou[...]

“Backup”, the WAN port is disabled on start up. But when other enabled WAN ports fail, the backup WAN port will be activated and take over all the traffic. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in plac[...]

2.2.6 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) se rver is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as www.r outer.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Mo st ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience. If your Service Provi der connects you to the Int[...]

2.2.7 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name fro m the DDNS service prov iders. This router supports DynDNS and TZ O. Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disable Enable/Disable the DDNS function of this router Provider DynDNS Select a DDNS s[...]

2.3 LAN Port The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for y our router’s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LA N segment. Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.2.1 This is the router’s LAN po rt IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a[...]

the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LA N client’s IP address when this time threshold peri od is reach ed IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. Note: By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.1[...]

2.4 NAT Network Address Translation (NA T) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresse s. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites[...]

Click on one of the three NAT selections and pr oceed to the manual’s relevant sub-sectio n 41[...]

2.4.1 Address Mapping The Address Mapping function allows IP addresse s u sed in a private Local Area Network (LA N) to be mapped (translated) to different Public IP Addresses used in the public/global Internet. This feature limits the number of Public IP addresse s req uired from the ISP and also maintains the privacy and security of the Local Are[...]

Example: Address Mapping The diagram below demon strates how Address Mapp ing works. Wit h the below configuration, LAN client A will use the global/public IP addr esses of WAN1 and WAN2. LAN client B will use global/public IP address of WAN2. 43[...]

2.4.2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want di fferent servers/cli ents in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web serv er etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to reco gnize a parti cular service/Internet application type. The Virtual Server allows you[...]

WAN Port Select through which WAN port you want Internet users access the server. The server’s mapped public IP would be the public IP of the selected WAN port. Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet applica tion) port number from the Internet that will be re -directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Note : Virtual Serve[...]

2.4.3 Special Applications Some applications requi re multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section y ou can configu re the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) po rt number for t[...]

Note : Only one LAN client can u se a particular special application at a time. Popular applications This section lists t he more popul ar applications that require multiple connections. Select an appli cation from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have sele cted an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and t[...]

2.5 Firewall The Broadband router provides exten sive firewall protection by restricting co nnection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending again st a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted acce ss to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/serve r as a Demili[...]

Click on one of the firewall selection s and pr oceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 49[...]

2.5.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users fr om accessing certain Internet app lications/ services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control all ows users to define the traffic type permitted or not pe rmitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client uses what services a[...]

Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule. This is the user’s IP addres s(es) that you wish to setup an Access Control rule. You can select a range of users si mply by inputting the starting users’[...]

Port Range You can assign up to five port ranges. The router will block clients from accessing Internet serv ices that use these ports. Scheduling Rule You can select one of the Scheduling Rule you set previously and the router will blo ck the clients during the time in the Scheduling Rule. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save t[...]

Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client B cannot access any websites ever (Websites uses Port 80). However, LAN client A is unable to a ccess webs ites (and any other serv ice that uses ports between 80 and 999) between Saturday 8am to Sund ay 8pm. 53[...]

2.5.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Web sites fr om particu lar PCs by entering a full URL address or just keyword of the Web site. To specify particular PCs, go to the Access Control page and check the box for “WWW w ith URL Blocking” in the “Client PC service” table. Parameters Description URL/Keyword Enter the full URL addres[...]

2.5.3 Schedule Rule You can assign time ranges for schedule. The schedule can be used by other functions, for example Access Control. Parameters Description Edit Click Edit to modify the time range of the rule schedule. Delete Click Delete to delete the rule of schedule. Add Schedule Rule Click Add Schedule Rule to add a new schedule rule and enter[...]

Edit Schedule Rule Parameters Description Name The name of the schedule rule. Comment You can enter comment for the schedule rule. Activate Time Period You can enter the start time and end time of each day in a week for the schedule rule. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save th e above confi gurations and go back to the previous[...]

2.5.4 Intrusion Detection The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common ha cker attacks, including De nial of Service, Ping of Death, and RIP defect. If Internet attacks occur the rout er can also alert you by email. 57[...]

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Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature DoS Protection Protections from any Denial of Service Attacks Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond t o any Ping reques ts RIP defect Protection from RIP defect Stateful Packet Inspection The router will analyze all packets of selected protocols acco rding to the state of a[...]

SMTP Server Address Enter the IP address of the above email address’ SMTP server POP3 Server Address Enter the IP address of the above email address’ POP3 server User Name Enter the User Name of the above POP3 server Password Enter the Password of the above POP3 server Connection Policy Setup wait and idle timeout of session states. All timeout[...]

2.5.5 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly fro m behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the cli ent up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allo ws you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in yo[...]

Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi gurations. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 62[...]

2.6 QoS The QoS can let you classify packets by s ource/destination IP, MAC address, port number and type of service. The packets that match one of the QoS rules can have higher priority than other packets and will pass th rough this router first when the WAN link is congested. This can let you have a better expe rience in using critical real time [...]

QoS Edit Rule This page let you to specify the rule to classify packets. All packets that match the rule will have higher priority to pass through this ro uter. The ru le consists of several parts -- Source Address, Destination Address, Traffi c Type, Protocol an d DiffServ Type. To match the rule, each packet has to match all parts of the rule. Pa[...]

Traffic Type You can select one of the traffic type s like FTP, SMTP …etc. You also can select “CUSTOMIZED SERVICE” to define your own service by protocol, source port and destination port. Protocol If you select “IP” protocol, the rule will match packets by IP information, like source address, destination address …etc. If you select ?[...]

Chapter 3 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 t he Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs curren[...]

3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows y ou to view the route r’s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the route r’s system information such a s the router’s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC A ddress, Hardware version, Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime cod e Version 67[...]

3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Int ernet c onnection status and other related informatio n Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN po rt is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displ ays the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask , and ISP Gate way as well as the[...]

3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configurat ion settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configure d in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband route r’s current device settings. This page displays the Broadband ro uter [...]

3.4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain acce ss to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the current securi ty log of the Broadband router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved < Sav e > to a local file for[...]

3.5 DHCP Client Log View your LAN client's information that i s cu rrently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP c lients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. Number of DHCP Clien ts displays the number of LAN clients that are currently linked to the Broadban[...]

Chapter 4 Tool 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 Re set. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s curr ent configuration, re store the router’s saved configuration file s and r[...]

4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools scre en allows you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings prov ides an added prote ction and convenien ce should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory def ault. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you ca[...]

4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmwa re Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadba nd router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broa dband 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 router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s syst em Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system st ops respondin g correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed . To perform the reset, click on t[...]

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> • Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) • The router’s IP address is the one entitled Def ault Gate w ay (192.168.1.254) • Your PC’s MAC Address is the one [...]

Appendix B Specifications Standards Protocols Security Management Wan port Lan port Leds Dimensions Regulartion Throughput Power Weight Temperature Humidity IEEE820.3(Ethernet) IEEE802.3u(Fast Ethernet) IEEE802.3x(Flow Control) NAT , PPPoE , HTTP , DHCP client/server TCP/IP , SMTP ,DDNS Netural firewall , local password , DMZ, Virtual Servers, Acce[...]

Glossary Bridge: A bridge is an inte lligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on data link lay er (MAC) address informati on. 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 stination [...]

ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Addre ss 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 p[...]

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 [...]