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    USER GUIDE EtherFast ® Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch Model: BEFSR81[...]

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    About This Guide i EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch About This Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicates that there is a not e of interest and is something that y ou should pay sp[...]

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    T able of Contents ii EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Chapter 1: Product O verview 1 F ront P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2: Advanced[...]

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    Chapter 1 Produc t Over view 1 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Chapter 1: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank y ou for choosing the Linksy s by Cisco EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Swit ch. The Router lets you access the Internet through its eight switched por ts. Y ou can also use the Router to share resour ces such as computers, [...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 2 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Chapter 2: A dvanc ed C onfigura tion After setting up the Router with the Setup W izard (located on the CD-R OM), the Router will be ready for use . How ever , if you’ d like to change its advanced settings, use the Router ’ s web-based utility. This chapter de[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 3 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Static IP If you are required to use a permanent IP address to connect to the Internet, select Static IP . Internet Connection Type > S tatic IP IP Address Enter the Router ’ s IP address, as seen from the Internet. This is pro vided by your ISP . Subnet Mask E[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 4 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch PPTP P oint-to-Point T unneling Protocol (PPTP) is a ser vice that applies to connections in Europe only . Internet Connection Type > PPTP IP Address Enter the Router ’ s IP address, as seen from the Internet. This is pro vided by your ISP . Subnet Mask Enter t[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 5 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates. The default Max Idle Time is 5 minutes . Keep Aliv e: Redial Period If you selec t this option, the Router will periodically check your Internet connection. I f you are [...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 6 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Click Save Settings t o apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes. Setup > DDNS The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name Sy stem (DDNS) featur e. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is us[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 7 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch MAC Clone MA C Clone Service T o have the M AC address cloned, select Enable . MA C Address Enter the MAC address register ed with your ISP here . Clone Click this button to clone the MAC address of the computer you ar e using. Click Save Settings t o apply your cha[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 8 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Sec urity > Filter The Filter screen is used to set up filters to block specific internal users from accessing the Internet and enhance your network’ s security . Security > Filter Filter IP A ddress Range Y ou can create up to fiv e diff erent IP Addr ess R[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 9 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Click Save Settings t o apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel y our changes. Sec urity > VPN P assthrough The VPN Passthrou gh screen allows you to enable VPN tunnels using IPS ec, PPP oE, or PPTP protocols to pass through the Router’ s fir ewal[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 10 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Applications and Gaming > Port T riggering P or t T riggering Application Enter the application name of the trigger . T riggered Range Start Port and End P ort F or each application, enter the starting and ending port numbers of the triggered port number range. [...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 11 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch being “fingered” must have placed his or her profile on the system in order for the information to be available . F ingering requires entering the full user@domain address. HTTP (HyperT e xt T r anspor t Protocol) The communications protocol used to connect to [...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 12 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Applications and Gaming > QoS QoS Enable/Disable T o limit out going bandwidth for the QoS policies in use , select Enable . Other wise, keep the default, Disable . Upstream Bandwidth Select the bandwidth to be used from the drop-down menu. This setting allows y[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 13 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Administration > Management Router Access Local Router Acc ess T o ensure the Router ’ s securit y , you will be asked for your password when y ou acc ess the Router ’ s web-based utility . The default is admin . Router Passw ord Enter a new passwor d for th[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 14 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Destination URL/IP , and Ser vice/P or t Number for each site are listed . Click Refresh to update the log . V iew Log Click this button to view a log of all activities and to access a dr op- down menu of various logs to view . On the All screen, selec t the log yo[...]

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    Chapter 2 Advanced Configura tion 15 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Status > Router The Router screen displays information about the R outer and its current settings. Status > Router Informa tion Firm ware V ersion This is the version number of the Router ’ s current firmware . MA C Addr ess This is the Router ’ s MAC add[...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 16 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Appendix A: T roubleshooting Y our computer c annot connect to the Internet. F ollow these instruc tions until your comput er can connec t to the Internet: Make sure that the Router is powered on. The Pow er • LED should be green and not flashing . If the Po wer LED is[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 17 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Appendix B: Specifications Model BEFSR81 Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), 802.3u (100BaseTX) Ports One 10/100 RJ-45 Port for Broadband Modem Eight 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports Button Reset Cabling Type Ethernet Category 5 LEDs Power, QoS, Ethernet, Internet OS Support Windo[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 18 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Appendix C: W arran ty Information Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys hardware product against defects in materials and work manship under normal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and l[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 19 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksys. D efective product cover ed by this limited warranty will be repaired or replaced and returned to you without charge. C ustomers outside of the United States of America and Canad[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 20 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This product has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 21 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch User Inf ormation for C onsumer Produc ts Cov ered b y EU Direc tive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electric and Elec tronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Co[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 22 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informa tsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil k äesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmeteg[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 23 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ektyva 2002/96/EC numato , kad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įvesk ite simbolį), negalima šalinti kar tu su nerūšiuoto[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 24 EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separad[...]

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    25 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Appendix E: Sof tware License A gr eement Soft ware in Linksy s Produc ts This product fr om Cisc o -Linksys LL C or from one of its affiliates Cisc o Systems-Linksy s (Asia) Pte Ltd. or Cisco- Linksys K .K . (“Linksys”) contains software (including firmwa[...]

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    26 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Ag reement; (iii) to pr ovide improv ements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to comply with the ter[...]

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    27 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software –to make sure the software is free for all its users. This G eneral Public License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any o[...]

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    28 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch If the modified program nor mally reads c ommands c. interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such int eractive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice[...]

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    29 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agr eement or other wise) that contradict the conditions of this L[...]

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    30 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, F ebruar y 1999 Copyright ( C) 1991, 1999 Free Software F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr anklin Street, F ifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to c opy and distribute verbatim copies of this licen[...]

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    31 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch freedom and the wherewithal to run that program using a modified version of the Library . The precise t erms and conditions f or cop ying, distribution and modification follow . P ay close attention to the differenc e between a “ work based on the librar y ?[...]

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    32 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Thus, it is not the intent of this section t o claim rights or contest your rights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exercise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Library . In addition, m[...]

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    33 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch Use a suitable shared library mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a copy of the librar y already present on the user’ s computer system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable[...]

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    34 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up t o the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute sof tware through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice . This sec [...]

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    35 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binar y forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following c onditions are met: Redistributions of source code mus[...]

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    36 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 8-P ort Switch DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PR OCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; L OSS OF USE, DA T A, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIAB[...]