Compex Technologies 18A manual

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i © Copyright 2006 Compex S ystems Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved This document contain s information th at is protected by copyright. Rep roduction, ada ptation or translation without prior p ermission is p rohibited, excep t as allowed u nder the co pyright law s. Trademark Informatio n Compex ® , Rea dyL I NK ® and Mi croHub ® are registered t [...]

ii FCC Compliance Stat ement This device com plies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subje ct to the following two condition s: 1. This devi ce may not cause harmful interfer ence, and 2. This device mus t accept any i nterfer ence recei v ed, includi ng int erference that may cause undesired operation. Declaration of Conformity Compex, [...]

iii Technical Support Information The w arranty information and regist ration form are found in the Quick Install Guide. For technical support, you may cont act Compex or its subsidiaries. For your convenience, you may also seek technical assistance from the local distribut or, or from t he authoriz ed dealer/reseller that you have purchased this p[...]

iv About This Document The products described in this document , Compex Dual Band Wireless A+G VPN Internet Router, NetPassage 18A series are licensed products of Com p ex Systems Pte Ltd. Information provided : This document contains inst ructions for installing, configuring and using all two versions of the Compex Ne tPassage 18A series. It also [...]

i TABLE OF CONTENTS © C OPYRIGHT 2006 C OMPEX S YSTEMS P TE L TD .................................................... I T RADEMARK I NFORMATION ...................................................................................... I D ISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................[...]

ii How to Setup WPA Personal ............................................................................... 37 A DVANCED WLAN S ETTINGS .................................................................................. 38 A NTENNA C ONTROL ................................................................................................. 40 L ONG D [...]

iii W EB M ANAGEMENT S ETUP ...................................................................................... 95 R EMOTE M ANAGEMEN T ........................................................................................... 97 U NIVERSAL P LUG AND P LAY (UP N P) ....................................................................... 98 P ARA[...]

iv A CCESSING Y OUR USB H ARD D ISK V IA W INDOWS F ILE S ERVER ......................... 165 U SING W INDOWS F ILE S ERVER TO M AP TO N ETWORK D RIVE ................................ 166 CHAPTER 13: WEBCAM SETUP A ND VIEW .................................................. 168 C ONFIGURING I NTERNET E XPLORER S ECURITY .............................[...]

1 Chapter 1: Intr oduction Introducing the Router His is a Dual Band W ireless A+G VPN Internet Router. It does not merely operate in wired networ k envi ronm ents, it ad diti onally upho lds simultaneous IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11b/g connections, as is often requ ired in hotspot s and other public Internet access deployment. Designed to support st[...]

2 Chapter 2: Getting to know your Router The following will help you get more acquainted wi th the rich suite of featu r e s of fered by the ro uter so tha t y o u a r e b e tter a ble to expl o i t y our router’s full potential. Key features Compatible w i th IEEE 802.11g/b and IEEE 802.11a standards Adopting the 802.11g standard, the router pro[...]

3 Virtual A P (Multiple SSID) Virtual A P implements mSSI D (Multi -SSID) This allows a s ingle wire less ca rd to b e se t up wit h up to 16 virt ual AP co nnect ions with different SSIDs or BSSI D (Basic Servi ce Set Identi fier) and security modes. A ntenna A lignment Antenna A lig nment functi on finds the best ali gnment for the unit antenna b[...]

4 Security Features You will be glad to learn ab out the secur ity elements we have put i n plac e to better p rotect y our d ata and privacy . 64/128-bit WEP encryption The router supports the W EP (Wired Equiv alent Privacy) protocol wi th key lengths of 64-bit and 128-bit to protect data communication in your wi reless network. WPA (Wi-Fi Protec[...]

5 Additional Features These features reveal t he comprehensive range of advanced functionalit ies when the router is furt her configured. Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, and L2TP WA N types Whether you have subscribed to fixed IP, dynamic I P or PPPoE, you can use the router fo r broadband cable /ADSL Internet connection sharin g . Parallel Bro[...]

6 W hen t o use which router  NetPassage 18A IB11US , 1A13EU , IB11US , and 1B13EU are dualband wireless A+G VPN Internet rout er offering simultaneous support of IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g/b wireless LAN connections.  NetPassage 18A 1A00US , 1A00EU , 18A 1B00US , and 1B00EU are VPN Internet routers used only in wired environment s.[...]

7 Panel Views The router has been designed such that it can either be placed on a desktop or mounted ont o a wall. LED ind ica tors den oting ne twork sta tus and a ctivi ty, ar e situated on the front edge of the router for easy visibility. Moreover, two plastic feet support the router in a standing arrangement, thus minimising desktop clutte r an[...]

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9 Panel Description Name Description Steady Green The device i s powered up. 1 Power (LE D ) Off No power is supplied to the devi ce. Steady Green The WAN connection is ON. 2 WAN (Link/Acti v i ty LED) Flashing Green Data transmissi on at WAN connection. Steady Green W ireless int erface up and running. Ready for operation. 3 WLAN (1), (2) (Link/Ac[...]

10 6 External Antennas SMA antennas 7 Rest Feet These rest feet hold the router i n the standing positi on. 8 USB1, USB2 USB Po rts (NP18A 1A, NP18A 2A) These ports support pri nters, webcams, or hard driv es. 9 R232 (Integrated Serial Int erfa ce) Not in use. Reserved for future update. 10 WAN (Ethernet Port) 10/100Base-T Port connects to Cable/A [...]

11 13 Reset (Push Button) The table bel ow illu strates the use of the Reset button. Reset Push Button Diagnostic LED Router Behavior Less than 3 sec On Reboots. 5 sec Fast Blinking Restores the default login password, which is ‘password’. Between 8 sec and 10 sec Slow Blinking Restores all the default factory settings including password. More [...]

12 Chapter 3: Hardwar e Setup Before att aching a pair of exter nal anten nas to th e ro uter, take n ote of th e ‘ A ’ marking on one of the two ant ennas. The a ntenna w ith the ‘ A ’ marking is the Dualband AG Antenna. The a ntenn a withou t the ma rking is the single-band G Antenna. Connect the single- ban d G antenn a to A nt- 2 on the[...]

13 Insert one end of the RJ45 Ethernet cable to any of the LAN ports (1, 2, 3, or 4) on the router and the other end to your PC’s Ethernet network adapter. Attac h the pow er ad apter to th e main e lectr ica l supply and c onnect the power plug into the socket of the router. Power on your PC. Noti ce tha t the Power and t he corresponding port L[...]

14 Chapter 4: Accessing the W eb interface This chap te r consis ts of th e followin g:  Ov erview of alternatives t o access the web interface  How to u C onfig to the web i nterfa c e  How to b row se to the we b interf a ce Overview of alternatives The router can be configured with the web interface. Afte r connec ting the r outer to yo[...]

15 After installa tion, your PC wi ll automatica lly detect conn ected products. Double-click on the uConfig utility icon t o run the program. Running uConfig At the authentication page, click on the LOGIN! button to enter the m ain configuration page. Note: Th e default password is “password” 1. Ensure that the router is selected under the Pro[...]

16 How to Browse to the Web Interface Browsing to the web interface You will then reach the home page of the router’ s web interface. 1. Launch your web brow ser. 2. Under the Tools tab, select Internet Options . 3. Open the Connections tab. 4. I n the LAN Settings section, disabl e all the opti on boxes. 1. A t the addr ess bar , type: http://19[...]

17 Chapter 5: Setting Up a WLAN This chapter applies excl usively t o Wireless Setup (a/b/g) and Wireless Setup (b/g) . Wireless Setup (a/b/g) supports IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g/b wi reless LAN connections simultaneously. Wireless Setup (b/g) supports IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN connections simultaneously. W het her you’re a ho[...]

18 Operation Modes Access Point Mode This is the defaul t mode of your access point . The Access Point mode enables you to bridge wireless cl ients t o access the wired network inf rastruc ture a nd to co mmunica te with eac h other. In the example above, the wireless users will be able to access the file serve r connec ted to the swi tch thr ough [...]

19 Client Mode In Client mode, t he device acts as a wireless Client . W hen connect ed to an access point, it will create a net work link between the Ethernet network connected at this Client dev ice, and the wireless and Ethernet network connect ed at the access point. In this mode it can only connect with an access point . Other wireless clients[...]

20 Transparent Client Mode In Transparent Client Mode , the access point prov ides connection with an AP acting as Root AP. This operation mode is designed for imp l ementatio n of Po int- to-Poi nt and Point- to-Multi Point c o nnectio ns. Point-to-Point Point-to-MultiPoint An access point acts as Root AP and 1 other access point acts as Transpare[...]

21 Difference Between other client modes and Transparent Client Mode Other client modes Transparent Client Mode Connectivit y with any standard APs. Connectivity wit h RootAP-supported APs. All devices connected to t he Ethernet ports use a common MAC address for com m unicati ons with the AP. Devices connected to the Et hernet ports flow through f[...]

22 To Set Up a Wireless LAN Follow these steps t o setup your wireless LAN for IEEE 802. 11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g. WLAN Setup (a/b/g) Click on WLAN Setup(a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. Select Basic to make changes. If you di sable the card, y ou will not be able to use the features of this wireless card. If you wish to disable the c[...]

23 Operation Mode : The route r supports three t y pes of modes such as Access Point, Client, and T ransparent Client. WLAN name (ESSID) : Enter a preferred name for the w irel ess network. Your wireless clients must be config ured with the same ESSID (sometimes referred t o as SSI D). To change th e wireless mode, make a selection from the drop- d[...]

24 Wireless mode : Select from the list of w ireless modes av ailable: 802.11a (not support ed by WLAN Setup for b/g ) This mode supports w ireless A cl ients w ith data rates of up t o 54Mbps in the frequency range of 5.4GHz. 802.11b only This mode supports w ireless B clients with dat a rates of up to 11Mbps in the frequency range of 2.4Hz. 802.1[...]

25 Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Setup You ca n implem ent Po int-to- P oint connection by simply setting one access point as RootAP in Access Po int mode and set ting the ot her acc ess p oin ts to Tran sparen t C lient mod e. You can set a root access point and a transparent client t o allow point- to-point communicat ion betwe en diff[...]

26 R R o o o o t t A A P P S S t t e e p p 2 2 : : Select A A c c t t a a s s R R o o o o t t A A P P , cl ic k on t he A A p p p p l l y y butto n and reboo t you r devi c e to let your change s take effe ct.[...]

27 Follow these steps to set up Transparent Client/s. T T r r a a n n s s p p a a r r e e n n t t C C l l i i e e n n t t S S t t e e p p 1 1 : : Click on W W L L A A N N S S e e t t u u p p from the C C O O N N F F I I G G U U R R A A T T I I O O N N menu. You will see the sub-menus expanded under W W L L A A N N S S e e t t u u p p . Click o n B [...]

28 T T r r a a n n s s p p a a r r e e n n t t C C l l i i e e n n t t S S t t e e p p 2 2 : : Select the R R e e m m o o t t e e A A P P M M A A C C checkbox. Enter the R R e e m m o o t t e e A A P P M M A A C C . Note: Wh e n u si n g R R e e m m o o t t e e A A P P M M A A C C , th e E E S S S S I I D D name must also match the AP’s ESSID nam[...]

29 How to Make Your WLAN More Secure All your network clients MUST share the same wireless sett ings as your router to be able to communicat e. The router offers 8 types of security modes:  WEP Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is a security protocol basing on a sec ret key to encryp t data pac kets befo re they a re trans mitted. You MU S[...]

30  WPA2 Personal W PA2 Personal mode implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard with a shared network password for clients and access point s. The only interaction is between the router and the client , therefore, a RADIUS server is NOT required.  WPA2 Enterprise W PA2 Ent erprise mode implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard and 802.1X auth[...]

31 The subsequent sections illustrate how t o configure each securi ty mode. Begi n with follo wing the two c ommon preliminary steps shown below to select the most appropriat e securi ty mod e to protec t your wi reless communications. Selecting a security mode Click on WLAN Setup(a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. Select Security . 1 1. Make a s[...]

32 How to Se tu p WE P WEP You can define up to 4 WE P keys. For each ke y, you can specify:  The Key Entry Method , by selecting either: - Hexadecimal - ASCII t ext  T he encryption l evel , from the dropdown list: - 64-bit - 128-bit Click Edit to set the k eys, a nd then cli ck Apply . 1[...]

33 For hexadecimal key entry: 1. Select the Hex radio button. 2. Selec t the radi o button of the key to b e entered. 3. Select the key encry ption mode from the drop dow n menu. 4. Fill in the ke y value. A hexadecimal v alue is made of digits 0-9 and letters A-F, and is NO T case-sensitive. For 64 -bit encryption: Your WEP ke y has to be 10 he x [...]

34 For ASCII key ent ry: 1. Select the ASCII radio button . 2. Selec t the rad io butto n of the k ey to be entered. 3. Select the key encryption mode from the drop down menu. 4. Fill in the ke y value. An ASCII v a l u e c a n t a k e i n a n y alphanumeric character and is NOT case-sensit iv e. For 64 -bit encryption: Your WE P key has to be 5 ch[...]

35 How to Setup 802.1x 802.1x 1. Key in the IP address of the Primary RADIUS Server in your W LA N. Optional: You may also key in a Secondary RADI US Server, if any. Note: The RADIUS server MUST be in the same subnet as your router. 2. The Authentication Port is preset as 1812, but another port number can be used. Note: The A uthenti catio n Port M[...]

36 How to Se tu p WP A Enterp rise Mo des Follow these st eps to setup the rout er to use WPA Ent erprise, W PA2 Enterprise, and W PA Aut o Enterprise. WPA Enterprise 1. Select the Cipher Type to impl ement: • TKIP • AES • AUTO The Cipher Type is set to AUTO by default so tha t the router can automat ically detect wh ich cipher type can be su[...]

37 How to Se tu p WP A Perso nal Follow these steps to set up the router for using W PA Personal, W PA2 Personal, and W PA Auto Personal. WPA Personal 1. Fi ll in th e Passphrase or pre- shared netw ork key. 2. Select the Cipher Type to implem ent: a. TKIP b. AES c. AUTO . The Cipher Type is set to AUTO by default so tha t the router can automat ic[...]

38 Advanced WLAN Settings Follow these steps to change t he radio settings of your router. Editing Advanced Settings 1. Click on WLAN Setup (a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Select Advanced . 1 1. Set the Beacon Interval (th e t im e l ap s e between every beacon sent) to any value between 200 and 1000. It is preset as 200 seconds. 2. Set the[...]

39 6. Sel ect whether to enable Station Isolation . This securit y feature implement s isolation, in order to prevent netw ork clients from attacking other netw ork clients. 7. The Antenna Control function allow you to c ont rol wh eth er to use the: • MAIN antenna (Default) • AUX (Auxiliary) ante nna OR • Div ers ity, to moni tor the signal [...]

40 Antenna Control These are the recommended antenna control sett ings. Antenna Control If bo th antenna s ar e connected: set antenna control to Diversity If antenna is connected t o main: set antenna control t o MAIN If antenna is connected t o auxiliary: set antenna cont rol to AUX[...]

41 Long Distance Parameters It is nece ssary to adjust th e long dista nce param eters, only if the distance is 100 meters and beyond. Follow these st eps to change the long distance paramete rs of your router. Editing Long Distance Parameters 1. Click Long Distance Parameters . 1. Click on WLAN Setup (a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Select [...]

42 1. Select whether to Enable or Disable Outdoor operation. 2. En ter Distan ce of the unit in met ers. 3. Enter th e SlotTi me. 4. En ter the acknowledgement timeo ut. 5. Enter th e CTS time out. 6. Click Apply. To view recommended long distance parameters: Click Show Reference Data butto n. This dialog box displays if the Dist ance entered is le[...]

43 WMM W irel ess Mu ltime dia (W MM) is a fe ature specially dev el oped to improv e the user’s experience for audio, video, and voice applications by prioritizing data t raffic.[...]

44 Follow these steps to change t he setup W ireless Multimedia on your access point. Setting WMM Click WMM Settings . 1. Select to En able Wireless Multimedia (WMM) 2. Enter the desir ed WMM parameters. Using the defa ult pa rameters is recommended. 3. Click Apply to appl y the WMM settings, click Default to res et al l para meters to de fault, o [...]

45 WMM Parameters (for advanced users) AIFs (Arbitrary Inter- Frame Space) A rbitra ry I nter-Fram e S pace is the fixed wait time for d ifferen t data tra ffic to acc e ss the n e twork. Cwmin ( Contention Window Minimum) Contention W indow Minimum is the minimum random w ait time for di ffer ent data tr affi c to ac cess th e network. CwMax ( Con[...]

46 Statistics Follow these steps to v iew the W LAN detailed connections statistics per WL A N s t at i on . Statistics 1. Click on WLAN Setup (a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Select Statistics . 1. Select the W LA N connection to view statistics of. • Click Refresh to refresh the W LAN Connection List. • Cli ck Ba ck to re turn to the W[...]

47 Virtual AP (Multiple SSID) Vi rtual AP implements mSSID (Multi- SSID) whereby a single wireless card can be setup wit h up t o 16 v irt ual AP connect ions wit h different SSI Ds or BSSID (Basic Service Set I dentifier) and se curity modes. Vi rtual AP delivers multiple services by VLA N segmentation: making the network think t here are many SSI[...]

48 Follow these steps to set up Vi rtual AP. Virtual AP 1. Click on WLAN Setup (a/b/g) from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Select Virtual AP . Virtual A P List page di splay s. • Click A pply to register changes. • Click Cl ear to clear Virtual AP List. • Click Back to return to WLAN Basic Setup page. • Select the Del ete opti on beside any Vir[...]

49 Preferred APs (Only available in Client Mode) W hen there is more than one AP with the same SSID, the Preferred APs function allows you define the MAC address of the APs in order of preference. The MAC address at the top of the Preferred APs list has the highest connection preference, and the MAC address at the bottom has the lowest connection p[...]

50 Antenna Alignment The antenna alignment function helps you find t he best alignment for the an tenna by measuri ng the qu a lity of the sign al. For best results during the ant enna alignment, turn off all wireless netwo rking devi ces w ithin ra nge exc ept the devi ce with w hic h yo u are tryi ng to ali gn the an tenna. Follow these steps to [...]

51 Chapter 6: Configuration This chapter describes t he different feat ures of your router and explains how to customise them to meet your network requirements.  Set ting up the router in your LAN  SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol ) Setup Setting Up the Router in Your LAN The f ollowi ng table lis t s out th e para meters releva nt to[...]

52 the DHCP Start IP A ddress should be 192.168.168.X w here X is any v al ue from 2 to 254. It i s preset to 192.168.168.100 . DHCP End IP Address This i s the last IP address that the D HCP server can assi gn. The value you enter shoul d also belong to the same subnet as your router. For example i f the IP address and network mask of your router [...]

53 Settin g Up You r LAN Follow these steps to change t he values and customise them for your LAN settings. LAN Setup Click LAN Setup from the CONFIGURATION menu. 1 2 2. Amend the rel evant fields in the LAN Setup page. 3. Click Apply , to ap ply the changes.[...]

54 To view the activ e DHCP leases The following will guide yo u to a display of the active IP add ress leases that ha ve been alloca ted by the b uilt-in D HCP server . To view the active DHCP leases ! NOTE: Inval id date and time displayed in the Expires column ind icates tha t the cloc k of yo ur router has not been set . Please refer to the SYS[...]

55 To reserve specific I P addresses for predete rmined DHCP clients The ability to make IP reserv ations enables you to assign a fixed IP address to a predetermine d client (identified by its MAC address), thu s informing the DHCP server to excl ude that specific address from the pool of free IP addresses it draws on for it s dynamic address alloc[...]

56 If you do not need the DHCP server to reserv e an IP address anymore, you ca n delete t he DHCP Server Reserv ation: 1. Select the reserved IP address to delete. 2. Click Delete . 3. The DHCP Reservations table will refresh to reflec t the changes. 3[...]

57 Bandwidth Control for WAN Bandwidth Control allows you to de cide the av ailable bandwidth in levels of 1kbit. Follow these steps to set up Bandwidth Control for W AN. Bandwidth Control for WAN Click Bandwidth Control from the CONFIGURATION menu. Select whether to Enable or Disable Bandwidth Control and click Apply. To apply Bandwidth Control on[...]

58 Bandwidth Control for LAN Bandwidth Control allows you to de cide the av ailable bandwidth in levels of 1kbit. Follow these steps to set up Bandwidth Control for LAN. Bandwidth Control for LAN Click Bandwidth Control from the CONFIGURATION menu. Select whether to Enable or Disable Bandwidth Control and click Apply. Click Add to add a Bandwidth C[...]

59 1. Enter the Bandwidth Cont rol Rule Name. 2. E nter th e Commi tte d Rate i n kbit. Thi s sets the ba ndwid th committe d. 3. Enter t he Ceil Rat e in kbit. This is the ce iling r ate whic h sets the maximum bandwidth allowed. 4. En ter the R ule Type Rule Types: • Download by IP Address • Download by MAC Address • Upload by IP Address ?[...]

60 STP Setup Spanning Tree Protocol i s a link m anagement protocol that provi des path redundancy while preventi ng undesirable loops in the network. For an Ethernet network to function properly, only one acti ve path can exi st between two stations. Multi ple acti ve paths between stations cause loops i n the network. If a loop exists i n the net[...]

61 Priority: Specif y the pri ority giv en to the A P. This value determines which access point act s as the central reference point, or Root AP, f or the STP sys tem — the l ower the priority v alue, the more l ikely the access point i s to becom e the Roo t A P. If the pri ority v alues are all the s ame, then the system w ill search for the ac[...]

62 SNMP Setup SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of protocols that fac ili ta tes the e x ch an ge o f m an a ge men t i nf o rm ati o n b etw een ne two r k devices. It enables network administ rators to manage network performance, detect and solve net work problems, and plan for network growth. Follow these steps to set up SNMP. S[...]

63 SNMP Trap The SNMP Trap prov ides notificat ion of significant network e vents through unsolicited SNMP messages. This result s in substantial savings of network resources by eliminating the need for unnecessary SNMP requests. Follow these steps to set up SNMP Trap. SNMP Trap 1 2 Click SNMP Setup from the CONFIGURATION menu. 1. Select whether to[...]

64 Chapter 7: Enabling and Disabling Router Thi s cha pter d escribe s the switch ing cap ability o f the uni t to oper ate either as a router or access point. Setting Up Router By default, th e unit is operat ing as a route r. The simple procedure to enable the router is described. Enable Router Click Enable Router from the CONFIGURATION menu. 1 2[...]

65 Setting Up Access Point Follow these steps to disable the rout er and switch back as an access point. Disable Router 2 Click WAN Setup from the CONFIGURATION menu. 1 Click Disable Router . 3 The Disabl e Router Function screen appears. Click Disable Router again.[...]

66 Chapter 8: Router Setup This chapter describes t he different featu res of your unit when it is set to operate as a router.  Broadband I nternet  Us ing N AT  Rout ing  Remot e Management  Parallel Broadband  DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) Setup Features u nsuitable for office network:  Universal Plug and Play  DNS (Do[...]

67 WAN Setup The configurati on for each type of broadband Internet connecti on is shown in the following i ndi vi dual secti ons. The system has to be restarted to effect changes in settings. Start with these common steps to set the broadband connecti on type. Changing the WAN Type Click WAN Setup from the CONFIGURATION menu. The setu p page of th[...]

68 Static IP If you hav e subscribed to a specific I P address or to a fixed range of IP addresses from your ISP, follow these steps. Static IP Configuration Select Static IP Address from Select WAN Type page and click Apply . At t he Static IP WAN Setup page: 1. Enter the IP Address , Network Mask , and Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP. 2. [...]

69 Dynamic IP This is the default WAN Type of your router. In this connect ion mode, your ISP will au tomatically assign its IP address. This connection mode appl ies to most cable I nternet subscribers, for instance:  Singapore Cable Vi si on subscribers.  @HOME Cable Service users. Follow these steps to set up Dynamic IP. Dynamic IP Configu[...]

70 PPPoE Select t his connection t ype if you have subscribed t o ADSL in a country utilising standard PPPoE for aut hentication, for instance:  If you are in Germany, which uses T-1 connection.  If you are a SingNe t Broadband or Pacific Int ernet Broadband use r in Singapore. These are the parameters in the PPPoE set up. PPPoE Parameter Des[...]

71 Follow these steps to set up PPPoE. PPPoE Configuration Select PPP over Ethernet from the Select WAN Type menu. At t he PPPoE WAN Setup page: 1. Enter your broadband Internet account parameters in the relevant fields. 2. The Status section displays your connection sett ings such as:  IP A ddress  Network Mask  Gateway IP Address  Pri[...]

72 PPTP The Point-to-Point Tunneling Prot ocol (PPTP) enables t he implementation of secure multi-prot ocol Virtual Private Networks (V PNs) through public networks, enabling secure remote access at lower cost. Follow these steps to set up PPTP. PPTP Configuration To use Email Notification , please refer to Chapter 8: Router Setup – Broadband Int[...]

73 L2TP L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol used for V irt ual Private Networks (V PN s) t hat supports multiple protocols and unregistered and privately administered IP addr esses over the Internet. Follow these steps to set up L2TP L2TP Configuration Select L2TP as your WAN Type at Select WAN Type page. At the WA[...]

74 Email Notification This feature not ifies you by email if t here is a change in t he W AN IP address. Follow these steps to set up Email Not ification. Email Configuration After applying WAN PPPoE Setup, WAN PPTP Setup, or L2TP. The W AN Setup screen of the WAN Type displays. (PPPoE show n in this example. Click Email Notification . Click Enable[...]

75 Email address of Sender: This is the email address that will appear as the sender. Needs Authentication spe cifies whe ther the SMTP server requires authent ication, and is not selected by default. Click Apply .[...]

76 Using NAT NAT ( Network Address Translation) functions by transforming the private IP address of packets originat ing from hosts on your LAN so that they appear to be coming from a single public IP address, and by restoring the destination public IP address to the appropriate private IP address for packets entering the private net work. The mult[...]

77 W hen NAT is enabled, your LAN is not accessible to the W AN. However, implementing virtual servers allows you t o host Internet servers such as web servers, FTP servers or Mail servers on your LAN, in spite of NAT. To Setup a De-Mil itarised Zone Host If NAT is enabled, a request from the client within the private network fir st goes to the acc[...]

DMZ 1. Click NAT from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Ensure that NAT Status is set to Enable . At t he Advanced NAT Options section: 3. Click DMZ . 1 1. In the Private IP Address field, enter the IP address of the PC you wish to pla ce within the D M Z. Private IP Address is set to 0. 0.0.0 by default. 2. Click Apply . 2 To disable DMZ : 3. In Private [...]

79 To Setup Port Forwarding Port forwarding allows the rout er to redirect any incoming Internet request bearing a pu blic IP address t o a specific PC on your LAN, based on the incoming packet’s TCP/UDP port number. Hence, using TCP port forwarding , you can hide your web-server behind the access point for added securit y, while UDP port forward[...]

80 Follow these steps to set up port forwarding. Port Forwarding 1. Click NAT from the CONFIGURATION menu. 2. Ensure that NAT Status is set to Enab le. At t he Advanced NAT Options section: 3. Click Port Forwarding . 1[...]

81 The Port Forward Entries table displays the list of current port -based entries. Click Add . 2 For standard server applications (HTTP/FTP /P OP3 /Netm eeti ng), g o to Known Server : 1. Enter the Private IP Address . 2. Pick the appropriat e Server Type . 3. Enter the ra nge in the From: and To: fields. 4. Click Add . 3 We e n te r e d a Private[...]

82 NAT Static Port Based Entries reflects the new entry. To assign more servers in your LAN: 1. Click Add . This w il l bring you back to Add New NAT Port-Based Entry. 2. Repeat Step 3 above. To del e te tabl e entries : 1. Selec t th e entry to de lete. 2. Click Delete . The table will ref r esh. 4[...]

83 The following is a non-exhaustive list of well-known port numbers: Application Port Number Echo 7 Daytime 13 FTP 21 SMTP ( Simple Mail Transfer, i.e., email) 25 Telnet 23 Time 37 Nameserver 42 Gopher 70 WWW (Wo r l d Wi de We b ) 8 0[...]

84 IP Forwarding If you hav e subscribed to more t han one IP address from your ISP, you may define Virtual Servers based on their IP address so that incoming Inte rnet reques ts are forwarded t o specific computers wit hin the private network. Assuming you subscribe to the range of Public IP addresses 203.120.12.1 to 203.120.12.62 from your ISP an[...]

85 NAT Static IP Address Entries reflects your new entry. To assign more servers in your LAN: 1. Click Add . This w il l bring you back to Add New NAT IP Address Entry. 2. Repeat Step 3 above. To del e te tabl e entries : 1. Selec t th e entry to de lete. 2. Click Delete . The table will ref r esh. 4 1. Enter th e Private IP Address of your virtual[...]

86 Routing The router supports both static routing for manual routing t able entry add ition, and d yna mic rou ting fo r auto matic r outi ng ta ble up date. The following di agram illustrate s a wireless LAN having subnet 192.168.168. 0 in which a router ( X ) with IP address 192.168.168.1 func tions as Internet ac cess poi nt while a router ( Y [...]

87 Static Rout ing Follo w these step s to add entri es to your access p oint’ s routing table for rerouting of IP packet s to another network. Static Routing Click Routing from the CONFIGURATION menu. 1 The IP Routing T abl e displays the list of current routing en tries. To add static route in t he I P Routing Tabl e c li ck Add . 2 1. Enter th[...]

88 The IP Routi ng Table refl ects the ne w entry. To add more routes: 1. Click Add . This w il l bring you back to Add IP Route GUI. 2. Repeat Step 3 above. To delete a route: 1. Selec t th e entry to de lete. 2. Click Delete . The table will ref r esh. 4[...]

89 Telnet/SSH Setup Telnet allo ws a comp uter to rem otely connec t to the CLI ( Command Line Interface) for cont rol and monitoring. SSH (Secure Shell Host) establishes a secure host connect ion to the CLI for control and monitoring.[...]

90 Follow these steps to set up Telnet/SSH. Telnet/SSH Setup 1 Click Telnet/SSH Setup from the Device Access Management menu. 2 1. To enable Telnet Server: Sele ct Te lnet Se rve r Enabl e a nd enter the Po rt Number. 2. To enabl e SSH server: Select SSH Server Enabl e and enter the Por t Number. 3. Cl ick Apply .[...]

91 TELNET CLI Telnet CLI (Command Line Interface) The user may connect to the CLI (Command Line Int erface) via a TELNE T sess ion to the d efault IP, 192.168.168.1 . This sect ion uses Microsoft TELNET command for instruction. You may use any TELNET client. Connecting to CLI (Command Line Interface) via TELNET 1. Connect to CLI (Command Line Inter[...]

92 SSH CLI SSH CLI (Secure Shell Host Command Line Interface) SSH is designed and created to provide the best security when accessing another computer remot ely. Not only does it encrypt the sess ion , it al so pr ovides b etter a uthenti cation f aciliti es and features that increase th e security of other protocols. It can use different forms of [...]

93 SSH CLI has a command line interfac e like shown below for example. NOTE Please refer to Appendix D for the list of commands available at the console.[...]

94 User Management User Management To add user: 1. Click Add button. 2. In A dd User Entry Page, enter User Name, Passw ord, Confirm Passw ord, specify whether to all ow T elnet/SSH, and specify whe ther user is grant ed permission to Read Only or Read/W rite. 3. Click Apply. To De l ete User : 1. Select which user t o Delete. 2. Click Delete. User[...]

95 Web Management Setup HTTPS (SSL) is supported in addition to the standard HTTP. HTTP (SSL) features additional authen tica tion and encry ptio n for se cure communication. Follow these steps to set up web management. Web Management Setup 1 Make selection from the Device Access Management menu . 2 1. S elec t whether to set web ser ve r to H TTP [...]

96 We b service restarts automat ically. We b session logouts. You may reconnect using the new w eb service using the relogin link displayed on the IP address or Web Mode changed page. 3[...]

97 Remote Management This feature is es pecially hel pful for us ers who work away from the office or from home. The user only requires Internet access to manage the network. Remote Management To access the router from the Internet when Remot e Management is enabled, open your Internet browser and enter the access point’s WA N IP address, followe[...]

98 Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) The following are issues that can arise when using NAT: • Some network applicat ions assume the IP address and port that t he client has been assigned are global routable values that can be used on the Inter net direc tly. Ofte n, this i s not the ca se as the c lient has been assigned a private IP address that c[...]

99 Although NAT traversal does not solv e all NAT-related issues, it allows several applications t o run behi nd NAT-enabled d evices. It is recommended that you enable UPnP when running: • Multi-playe r games • Peer-to-peer connections • Real-time communications • Remote Assistance UPnP Click UPnP Configuration from the Configuration menu.[...]

100 Parallel Broadband The router is equipped with the exclusive Parallel Broadband technology, which features scalab le Internet bandwidth, Load Balancing, and Fail-Over Redundancy. As th ere i s no res tric tion to the ty pe of br oadba nd Interne t accoun t the router can connect to, your network can run with one router on Cable Intern et, with [...]

101 To Enable Parallel Broadband Parallel Broadband can be imple mented whe n:  More than o ne acce ss poin t is i ntercon necte d (L AN po rt to LAN port) in your network.  Each access point is connect ed to a broadband Inte rnet account. Parallel Broadband Click Parallel Broadband from the CONFIGURATION menu. Parallel Broadband is disabled [...]

102 Static Address Translation (Only supported by Wireless Routing Client and Gateway) If you use a not ebook for work at the office , it is probable that you also bri ng i t home to connec t to the In ternet a nd retri eve emails o r surf th e web. Since it is most likely t hat your office’s and you r home’s broadband-sharing network subnet s [...]

103 Unde r t he H H o o m m e e U U s s e e r r F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s command menu, click on S S t t a a t t i i c c A A d d d d r r e e s s s s T T r r a a n n s s l l a a t t i i o o n n . You may then choose to E E n n a a b b l l e e or D D i i s s a a b b l l e e Static Address Translation here, followed by clicking the A A p p p p l[...]

104 DNS Redirection DNS Redirection allows you to redirect DNS requests to a local or closer DNS server. This improves the response time and enables true plug-and- play accessibility, especially if your DN S server is behind a firew all or is situated on your private LAN. DNS Redirection Click DNS Redirection from the Home User Features menu. 1 DNS[...]

105 Dynamic DNS Setup It is difficult t o remember t he IP addresses u sed by computers to comm unicate on the Inter net. It g ets even mor e complic ated when ISPs change your public IP address re gularly, as is the case when the Internet connection type is Dynami c IP or PPPoE wit h Dynamic IP. If you are doing some web hosting on your computer a[...]

106 To add a new Dynamic DNS to the list, click Add . Choice DDNS Provider page displays. There are two default providers that you can use. The parameters are explained belo w: Choice : This allows you to select your preferred DDNS provider. Provider Name: This is the name of your preferred DDNS provider. Register Now: This allows you to g o to the[...]

107 There are two predefined DDNS providers. Plea se note that you n eed to be conn ected to the Intern et to regi ster your DDNS account. To select 2MyDNS – Dynamic DNS Service Provider as DDNS Service Provider Under the Choice column in the Choice DDNS Provider check the radi o button for 2MyDNS – DNS Service Provider . Click Next . At the Dy[...]

108 Option al: I n the Mai l Excha nger fiel d, enter the Static WAN IP address of the mail serv er configured to handle email for your domain. Select Backup Mail Exchanger to enable this service. Cli ck A dd b utton to s av e the new addition. Dynamic DNS list table displays the new domain. It will appear as a hyperlink to the Dynamic DNS Edit pag[...]

109 To select DtDNS as DDNS Service Prov ider Under the Choice column in the Choice DDNS Provider check the radi o button for DtDNS . Click Next . At the Dynamic DNS Add page: 1. Enter your Domain Name . 2. Select Auto Detect to detect you r current W AN IP address. Enter your DtDNS account Username and Password . 3. Click Add. Example: While the n[...]

110 Chapter 9: Security Configuration The Security Configuration chapter covers:  Firewal l Configuration  Firewall Logs  Packet Filtering  URL Fil te ring  Multicast Filtering The router makes use of Packet Filtering and Stateful Packet Inspection (S PI) to examine each message entering or leaving your LAN and block those t hat do n[...]

111 Firewall Configuration Follow these steps to configure the firewall. Firewall Configuration 1. Enab le the fir ewall. You can cho ose the Default Low , Default Medium , or Default High secu rity o ption s for convenient setup. 2. Cho ose th e type o f network a ctiv ity information to log for reference. Dat a activity arising from different typ[...]

112 More firewall rules can be added for specific security purposes. Rule Name : Enter a uniq ue nam e to iden tify th is fi rewall rul e. Disposition Policy : This parameter determines whether the packets obeying the rul e should be accepted or denied by the firewall. Choose betw een Accept, or Deny. Protocols : Users ar e a l l owed to s el ec t [...]

113 congestion. Redirect Informs the host of a preferred route. Time exceeded Indicates that the Time-to-Live (TTL) of an IP datagram has expired. Parameter Problem Informs that host that t here is a problem in one the ICMP parameter. Time sta mp Request Infor mation that is from the IC MP data packet. Info rmat ion Request Infor m ation that is fr[...]

114 availabl e selection options are abbreviated as follows: SEC – Security LSRR – Loose Source Routing Time sta mp – Tim est amp RR – Record Route SID – Stream Identifier SSRR – Strict Source Routing RA – Router Alert Check TTL : This paramet er would let you screen packe ts according to their Time-To-Live (TTL) value avail able opti[...]

115 1. Rule Number ranges from 1 to 40. Precedence is determined in ascending order such that rule 1 takes precedence over rul e 2. 2. Select whether t o Deny or to Accept packets for the Disposition Policy . 3. Pick the relevant Protocol . 4. For ICMP Types , sel ect the checkboxes according to the ICMP information for the gateway to dis card/ col[...]

116 9. Similarly, determine the Destination Port . 10. Select from Check Options . 11. Sele ct w heth er to lo g packets of TTL Values Equal , Less , Greater , or Not Equal to the defined TTL value. 12. Enter TTL value . 13. Click Apply to apply settings. ! NOTE: Up to 40 firewall rules can be defined , with preced ence determined by the rule numbe[...]

117 Firewall Logs As described previou sly, from the Firewall Configuration page the data traffic to be l ogged by the rout er can be defined. The Firewall Log also records any UD P flooding or SYN flooding at tacks on your network. Firewall Logs Click Firewall Logs from the Securit y Configuration menu. 1 1. A firewall log entry consists of:  T[...]

118 Packet Filtering W ith Packet Filtering enabled, the router examines all outgoing packets before deciding - according to pr edefined rules - whether to block them or to let them pas s. The se tting o f rules to contr ol the netwo rk user access should be done by the system administ rators. This is equivalent t o Time-based Access Management and[...]

119 Follow these steps to set up packet filtering. Packet Filtering Clicking Change select Packet Filter Type . Select from three choices: Disabled , Sent , Discarded , then cl ick Apply . The default is Disabled , a llowing all packets to be sent. ` Click Add . The following steps guide y ou through the packet filter rules that can be defined on t[...]

120 4b). From t he IP Address dropdown list, sele c t whether to app ly the rul e to:  A Range of IP addresses. Define (From) which IP address (To) which IP address, th e rule applies.  A Single IP address. You need only sp ecify the source I P address in (From) .  Any IP address Both (From) and (To) may be left blank. 4c). From t he Desti[...]

121 MM can take any value from 00 to 59.  Any time Both (From) and (To) may be left blank. Click Apply , to app ly th e new rule . The Filtering Configuration table u pdates. In this exampl e, the rule BlockCS blocks any IP address (any PCs w ithin the ne twork) from an application using port 27015 from Monday to Frid ay, 7a m to 6p m.[...]

122 URL Filtering The URL Filtering feature of the rout er makes it easy to block certain websites from LAN users. URL Filtering Selecting Block The URL Filter Type can be defined by clicking Change . Select Block or Allow , then clic k Apply . The default is Disabled , a llowing all websit es to be accessed. Click Add . Click URL Filtering from th[...]

123 Selecting Allow In Host Name , enter the web site address to be blocked. For example: www.ob j ec ti on ab l ewe bs i tes .c om Click Add to co mpl ete setup . 3[...]

124 Multicast Filtering This feature l ets you allow or disallow streaming ov er the Int ernet, if you have registered t o ISP services providing v ideos and TV channel streaming. Multicast Filtering Click Multicast from the Securit y Configuration menu. 1 Ena bling the fi lter disallow s video streaming over the Internet w hereas disabling the fil[...]

125 Chapter 10: W eb Interface Utilities This chapter describes the use of:  The System Tools menu  The Help menu Using the SYSTEM TOOLS Menu Ping Utility The Ping Utility works like the co mmonly used Ping.exe program in Command Prompt. It allows pinging of I P addresses or domain names. Follow these steps to use t he Ping Utility. Ping Util[...]

126 The Ping U tility pings the target with 10 packets of 56 bytes dat a and displays the results and stat istics at the end. Clic k Back to return to the previ ous Ping Ut ility page. 3[...]

127 Syslog Syslog allows remote system logging. You can s etup Syslog with th e following steps. S S t t e e p p 1 1 : : Click on S S y y s s l l o o g g from the S S Y Y S S T T E E M M T T O O O O L L S S menu. S S t t e e p p 2 2 : : Select to E E n n a a b b l l e e S S y y s s l l o o g g . S S t t e e p p 3 3 : : Enter the R R e e m m o o t t[...]

128 To Identify Your System If your netw ork operates with sev eral of the access points, a means of identifying each indiv idual access point would be useful . In cert ain cases your I SP might request identification be fore dynamically allocati ng an IP address. The System Name of the rout er can then serve as a DHCP Client ID during negotiations[...]

129 Setti n g the Tim e of Your S ystem Synchronising the clocks of the router and your workstation enables effective management and operat ion of the provided time-based functions. Follow these steps to set your system’s clock. System Clock Setup Click System Clock Setup from the System Tools menu. Choose the correct time zone and Enable the Aut[...]

130 To Upgrade the Firmware Version The products are designed for upgradability. Click About System from t he HELP menu to check your current firmware version. Firmware Upgrade Click Firmware Upgrade from the System Tools menu. Ensure that the latest firmw are has been downloaded onto your local hard disk drive. 1. Enter the path an d fil e name o [...]

131 Settings Profile A profile is the set of paramet ers wi th which the rou ter is configured. You may choose to:  Save you r customised profile  Make a backup of a profile onto your hard disk  Restore a profile saved on file earlier  Retur n the acce s s point to its def ault s etting s Follow these steps to proceed. Save or Reset Set[...]

132 Backup Browse To return system to earlie r configuration using backup file: 1. Click Browse to sear ch fo r backup file. Or enter file path nam e in Restore the Machine’s configuration (path and file name) . 2. Click Restore . To discard ALL configurations made and restore the router to factory settings: 1. Click Clear and Reset . 2. Click ye[...]

133 To Reboot Most changes in system sett ings re quire reboot ing to ta ke effect. Follow these steps to reboot the router. Reboot System Click Reboot AP from the System Tools menu. You will be prompted to confirm reboot. Click yes to reb oot the rou ter. 1 2 ! NOTE: Reboot AP or Reboot Router is displayed unde r System Tools depending on whether [...]

134 Change Your Login Password The login password is required to access t he web configuration inte r face, throug h which the router ’s setting s can be monitor ed Follow these steps to change password. Change Password Click Change Password from the System Tools menu. Note: Passw ord is case-sensitive. 1. Enter Current Password . The default is [...]

135 To Logout Follow these steps to logout . Logout Click Logout from the System Tools menu. A login prompt displays. To access the configuration interface again, click LOGIN! 2 1[...]

136 Using the HELP Menu To Get Technical Support This page contains t he contact informat ion of technical support cent res around the world. Follow these steps to access t he page: Get Technical Support Click Get Technical Support from the HELP menu. If further information is required , please contact a Technical Support Centre by email, mail, pho[...]

137 About You r System The About System page displays a summary of syst em configuration information that might be required by support technicians during troubleshooting. Follow these steps to v iew the settings. About System Click About System from the HELP menu. 1 The System Information page displays a summary of the router’s setup paramete rs.[...]

138 Chapter 1 1: Printer Server Setup (For NP18 1A, 2B) The router can also act as a network print server that i s easy to operate. When its print serv er functional ity i s enabled, you can print from any wired or wireless computer on the network to the USB printer(s) connected to the router. After connecti ng your USB printer to one of the USB po[...]

139 Next to ad d the pri nter to yo ur PC: 1. Go to the Windows Start Menu; select Settings , t hen fo llow ed by Control Panel . 2. T hen double -click Printers and Faxes . Select the Add a printer and the Add Printer Wizard appears. 3. Click Next> to proceed. 4. Check the r adio b utton nex t to the Local printer attached to this computer and [...]

140 4. When the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard appears, click on the Next> button to proceed . 5. Enter your router’s IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address fiel d. Then the corresponding Port Name will be automatically entered. 6. Click on the Next> butto n to proceed. 7. Go to the Device Type section and select Custom . Nex[...]

141 8. Go to the Protocol section and select LPR . 9. Next proceed to the LPR Settings section. In the Queue Name field, key in ‘ usb0 ’. Pleas e take no te that ‘ usb0 ’ is an example. The appropriate queue name should be derived from the URL of the printer that conne cts to the ro uter. 10. Cl ick on the Next> button to proceed. 11. A [...]

142 3. Then you will be prompted t o choose whether to keep the existing driver or install a new driver. However, it is re commended that you should choose to keep the existing driver. 4. Click on the Next> butto n to proceed. 5. Key in the printer’s name. 6. Click on the Next> butto n to proceed. 7. If y ou want to sh a re the pri nter wit[...]

143 9. It is recomm ended to test th e printer . To pri nt the test pa ge, cli ck Yes . When you get the test p rint ou t, it means that the printer is successfully installed. 10. Cl ick on the Next> button to proceed. 11. This window displays a summary of the settin gs of the p rinter th at is successfully installed. 12. To exit the w indow, cl[...]

144 Adding A Shared Printer Via LPR in Windows 2000 For Windows 2000 User s Under the HOME USER FEATURES command menu, click on Printer Server Setup. 1. Simply choose Enable or Disable for the Status of Printer Server . 2. Click on the Apply bu tton. 3. When you co nnect the pri nter the USB port of t he router, printer w il l be automatically disp[...]

145 5. Check the r adio b utton nex t to the Local printer attached to this computer and click Next> to proceed. Pleas e note tha t y ou sho uld n ot sel ect the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer. Next to sel ect the pr inter po rt for y our PC : 1. Chec k the rad io butto n next to the Create a new port . 2. Then select [...]

146 5. Enter your router’s IP address in the Printer Name or IP Address fiel d. Then the corresponding Port Name will be automatically entered. 6. Click on the Next> butto n to proceed. 7. Go to the Device Type section and select Custom . Next to the Cus tom radio button, c lic k on the Settings button. T his brings out the Configure Standard [...]

147 11. After you have successfully configured the selected port, y ou will see the informat ion displ ay in this window . Click Finish to compl ete the por t configu ration. Next to inst al l the printer’s driver to your PC: 1. If y ou cannot find the printe r’s name in the list, click Have Disk… . Then you need to install the driv er manu a[...]

148 5. Key in the printer’s name, you can make it as the default name. 6. Click on the Next> butto n to proceed. 7. I f you want to s hare the p rinter with other PC users, click the radio button next to Share name . Then key in the share name so that the users will find this name t o access the shared print er. Otherw ise if you choose n ot t[...]

149 11. This w indow displays a summary of the settin gs of the p rinter th at is successfully installed. 12. To exit the w indow, click Finish .[...]

150 Adding A Shared Printer Via LPR in Windows 98/ME Before setting up the LPR pri nter serv er, you have to download the software of the LPR printer cli ent from the website: htt p: // www.c ol u mb i a. ed u/ ac i s/ a cc es s/ pr i nt i ng / wi nM E_ f i le s/ i ns tl p r.e x e Please note that the versi on of the downloaded software should be V[...]

151 3. The Add Printer Wizard (s ho wn o n the left) appears. 4. Click Next> to proceed. 5. Cl ick th e radi o button n ext to Local Printer . Then clic k Next> to proceed. Next to Install the print er’s driver to your PC: 1. S elect the pr inter’s name av ail abl e in the Manufacturers: and Printers: listboxes. 2. But if y ou ca nnot fi [...]

152 4. At the Install From Disk screen, click Browse... to search for your printer’s driver and install it. 5. The Open screen prompts you to select the file name of your print er’s driver. Then cli c k OK to proceed. Whe n your printer’s driver is added to the Printers list, click Next> to proceed.[...]

153 6. Then you will be prompted to choose whether to keep the existing driver or install a new one. But you are advi sed to keep the existing driver. 7. Click Next> to proceed. 8. Select LPT1 from the Av ailable ports: list box that you w ant to use for your printer. 9. Click Next> to proceed. 10. Just leave the supplied fields intact as the[...]

154 12. R ight-cl ick on the icon o f the pri nter you have just installed to select Properties . 13. A t the Detai ls ta b of the p rinter’ s properties screen, cl ick Add Port . 14. The Add Port screen is displayed to let you se lect Others . 15. Bel ow the Others radio button, highlight and select ACITS LPR Remote Printing for the ty pe of p o[...]

155 17. At the Settings tab of the ACITS LPR Remote Printing screen, key in the router’s IP address . Proceed to key in the printer/queue nam e. For example, ‘usb 0’ is the name derived from the URL of the printer connected to the router. For example, http://192.168.168. 27:631/ printers/usb0 . 18. To check if the selected print er is connect[...]

156 Removing the Shared Printer from the Router Removing Printer To phy sical ly remov e the n etwork pri nter fro m the rou ter safel y, Click on the Remove button a nd the sy stem wi ll prompt wh ether you really want to remove the USB devi ce from the router. Click Yes to co nfir m . You wil l th en be ab le to safely disconnect your printer fro[...]

157 Chapter 12: USB S torage Disk Sharing (For NP18 1A, 2B) The router connects to your USB hard disk/flash di sk to allow easy storage sharing i n the network and across the Inte rnet. Once your USB hard disk/flash disk i s connected to your router, you can access the shared di sk vi a FTP or Windows netw orki ng. Enable FTP or Windows networking [...]

158 Allow Anonymous: Selecting Yes indicates that you allow users to access to your USB storage disk to upload and/or download file s w ithout havi ng to key in a username and password. Ot herwise, you can create a file server account to allow only users with authorized username and password t o use the file server to access your storage disk. Refe[...]

159 Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functio ns: Show Connections of Server Under the Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functions , cli ck on Show connections to USB storage disk . This screen displays t he number of users connected to t he storage disks. Available connections: It is the maximum number of connections that t he router can handle. Current: Th is co[...]

160 Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functions - FTP Server User Account List Under the Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functions , cli ck on Manage FTP user account . This screen w ill displ ay the list of FT P user accounts. After clicking on Add , the Add a new FTP Account screen appears. T his screen allows you to create FT P user accounts so that w hen you[...]

161 If you wish to delete an e xisting or current FT P user ac count, go to th e FTP Account Configuration page. Then click on the hyperlink next to its co rresponding user name you have selected. This screen be low lets you click on the Delete button to d elete the u ser acc ount.[...]

162 Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functions - File Server User Account List Under the Advanced USB Disk Sharing Functions , cli ck on Manage file server us er account . The File Server Account Configuration screen will display the list of users w ho are using the file server. After clicking on Add , the Add a new File Server Account screen appears. T h[...]

163 If you wish to edit an account password or delete a u ser acc ount, go to th e File Server Account Configuration page. The n click on the corresponding user name. Modify the account passw ord and press Save or click on the Delete button to dele te the user account.[...]

164 Accessing Your USB Hard Disk Via FTP Server Access via FTP Server From your Internet Explorer address bar, t y pe in ftp://192.168. 168.1 , w here 192.168.168.1 is the LAN IP addres s of your router (if you access locally) or its WAN IP address ( if you acces s throu gh I n ternet). Click on File , follo wed b y Login As…. In the pop-up windo[...]

165 ! Note : The Workgroup Name of both the router and the PC must be the same. Accessing Your USB Hard Disk Via Windows File Server Access via Windows File Server Right-c l ick the My Network Places icon on your desktop and select Search for Computers.... Enter the NETBIOS name you hav e set up in the Computer Name: field and click on Search Now b[...]

166 Using Windows File Server to Map to Network Drive This secti on explai ns how to connect to t he shared USB storage disk attached to the router and assign a dri v e letter to thi s connection so that you can di rectly access the disk usi ng the My Computer icon. Map Network Drive via Windows File Server From your Windows Explorer, go to Tools a[...]

167 To check your USB device share name, refer to USB Devices List as shown below . Notice that the router will define the Share Name as sda or sdb, etc according to the order in which you have connected the disks to its U SB ports. To map the ne twork drive to your local driv e, you need to add a ‘1’ behind the share name, such as ‘sda1’. [...]

168 Chapter 13: W ebcam Setup and V iew (For NP18 1A, 2B) This chapter descri bes how you may configure the router to set up your webcam so that authorized users can vi ew your webcam. Configuring Internet Explorer Security To be able to vi ew the video stream from your webcam, you need to change the settings of your web browser to accept Activ eX [...]

169 Configuring the Webcam Setup To be able to configure the webcam setup, you have to enabl e it fi rst. Webcam User Setup Under the HOME USER FEATURES command menu, click on Webcam Setup. Status: To enable the Webcam Setup , check the radi o butto n next to Enable . Pleas e note that the Webcam Setup is disabled by default. Webcam Port: This is t[...]

170 Enter your Username . For example, ‘demo’. Next enter the Password . Click Add . Then the new user is added in the list. Pleas e note that ‘ WEBCAM’ und er Group is automatically entered after a new user has been successfully created.[...]

171 Webcam List Under the HOME USER FEATURES command menu, click on Webcam Setup . Then go to Camera List . If you hav e just connected your webcam to the router, and you see the empty Camera List , clic k refresh . Then you w ill see that t his l ist shows the webcam(s) connected to the router. To remove the w ebcam, simply click on the Remove but[...]

172 Viewing the Webcam If you see the message read: “Please change i ts status in Webcam Setup”, it shows that you have not enabled the webcam setup. To enable i t, refer to the previ o us secti on in confi guring the webcam setup. Webcam View Under the HOME USER FEATURES command menu, click on Webcam View. Property Button Click this button t o[...]

173 Appendix A: Configuring your PC for network access This section illustrate s how to con figure the TCP/IP set tings of your com puter so that it c an comm unic ate with th e router o r with o ther computers across your network. W e will consider:  Adding TCP/IP protocol for W indows 98/98SE/ME/2000  Configuring Dynamic IP Address Allocati[...]

174 Doub le-click on the Network icon. The Network Configuration screen show n on t he left will app ear. Check your list of Networ k Components in the Networ k win do w’s Configuration tab. If TCP/IP is not installed: 1. Click on the Add bu tton. This w il l bring you to the screen shown on the right. 2. Select Protocol . 3. Click on the Add bu [...]

175 Configuring Dynamic IP address allocation Microsoft W indows 98/98SE/ME/2000 Follow these steps to configure your PC for dynamic IP add ress allocation. Dynamic IP address allocation in Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000: 1. Click on Start . 2. Select Settings . 3. Click on Control Panel . 4. Do uble-cli ck on the Networ k icon. 5. The Network configurati[...]

176 1. Click on the IP Address tab. 2. Enable the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button . 3. Click on the Gateway tab. 4. Verify that the Installed Gateways list is blank. 5. Click on the OK button . This will retur n yo u to the Network dialog page. 6. Click on the OK bu tton to cl o se al l wi nd ows an d reboot your computer. 3[...]

177 Configuring Static IP address allocation Microsoft W indows 98/98SE/ME/2000 The following will help you co nfigure your PC wi th static IP address allocation. Static IP address allocation in Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000: 1. Click on Start . 2. Select Settings . 3. Click on Control Panel . 4. Double -clic k on th e Networ k icon. 5. The Network Confi[...]

178 1. Click on the IP Address tab . 2. Enable the Specify an IP address radio button. 3. Fill i n th e IP Address field as 192.168.168.X , where X can take any value from 2 to 254. For illustration, w e keyed in 192.168.168.45 as I P address. 4. Key in 255.255.255.0 as the Subnet Mas k . 1. Click on the Gateway tab. 2. Key in the IP address of the[...]

179 Configuring Wireless Network Settings for Windows XP It is usual ly recommended to configure t he wireless client PC or noteb ook with automati c IP addr essing. These steps will guide you in confi gur ing your wireless network settings. Microsoft Windows XP: 1. Right-click on Wireless Network Connection corresponding to the wireless Ethernet a[...]

180 Appendix B: T roubleshooting Solutions to Common Problems In this sect ion, we list suggested steps to rectify some common problems that may arise during t he installation and operation of the router. 1. I want to know whether my PC is connected to the router and to the Internet. A. Open a Command Prompt ♦ For Windows 98/98SE/ME , please clic[...]

181 2. I am unable to surf the Internet. A. Make sure t hat the Ethernet cable is properly connecting yo ur Cable/ADSL modem to the W AN port of the router, and v erify whether the router has a v alid IP address from the About System page. Then refer to suggest ed steps A, B & C to Problem 1 as des c ribed a bove, to ver i fy the c onnecti vity[...]

182 ♦ For Netscape 4.7 or later versions  Start Net scape Navigator. From the Edit menu bar, select Preferences , th e n Advanced , and finally Proxies .  Make sure that t he direct connection to the Internet option is selected.  Close all windows to finish. 4. I want to reset the default login password of the router. A. Power up the rou[...]

183 “ This device is working properly ”. If it does no t, yo u will need to uninstall and re-install t he software driver. C. Verify whether your rout er and your lapt op and/or ot her wireless clients hav e been configured with the same SSID, which is the case -sen sitive name of the w ireless n etwor k that y ou are try ing to access, and the[...]

184 Appendix C CLI Commands Get Operation List SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Get ta sks Display all active process/tasks. Get sysinfo Display system information. Get aplist Display list of access points disco vered. Get a ths tats Dis pl ay wi rel e ss dr ive r i n fo r m a tio n . Get brinfo Display bridge and interfaces information. Get brmacshow Display br[...]

185 TX Rate SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set tx ra te < s tri ng > Val ue s a re: (de fau l t auto ) (802.11a)-- 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, auto (802.11b/g mixed)-- 1, 2, 5,5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, auto (802.11b-only)-- 1, 2, 5.5, 11, auto Wireless Mode SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set wirelessmode <string> Supported st rings ar e: auto, 11a[...]

186 {CTRY_FRANCE, "FR" } , {CTRY_FRANCE2, "F2" }, {CTRY_GEORGIA, "GE" }, {CTRY_GERMANY, "DE" }, {CTRY_GREECE, "GR" } , {CTRY_GUATEMALA, "GT" }, {CTRY_HONDURAS, "HN" }, {CTRY_HONG_KONG, "HK" }, {CTRY_HUNGARY, "HU" } , {CTRY_ICELAND, "IS" }, {CTRY_INDI[...]

187 {CTRY_TUNISIA, "TN" }, {CTRY_TURKEY, "TR" } , {CTRY_UKRAINE, "UA" }, {CTRY_UAE, "AE" } , {C TRY_ UNIT ED_K INGD OM, " GB" } , {CTRY_UNI TED_STATES, "US" }, {CTRY_URUGUAY, "UY" }, {CTRY_UZBEKISTAN, "UZ" }, {CTRY_VENEZUELA, "VE" } , {CTRY_VIET_NAM, "VN&[...]

188 WLAN State SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Get wlanstate Display whether status of current wirel ess operation is Enabled or Disabled. Set wlanstate enable/disable Set to Disable to turn off wireless operation. Set to En abl e to tur n b ack on w i r el e s s o per ati on. Note: When executing t his com m and, please ensure that you are not connected on wir[...]

189 Appendix D: Glossary of T erms List of commonly used terms 10Base-T An IEEE Ethernet standard for 10Mbps data t ransmission using uns hielded twiste d pair wir es. 100Base-Tx A n IEEE Ethernet standard for 100Mbps data transmission using two pairs of Category 5 UTP wire. 802.11b An IEEE standard for wirel ess networking standard specifying a ma[...]

190 DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum is a modulation scheme employed by the 802.11b standard that uses a chipping code (redundant bit) during i ts transmissio n to reject interferenc e. Dynamic IP Address It is an IP ad dre ss tha t is dyn amically a llocate d or ass igned t o a client devic e withi n a TCP/IP ne twork, typic all y by a DHCP se[...]

191 mult icast g rou p. All h osts conf orming t o level 2 of th e IP mu ltica stin g spe cificatio n requ ir e IGMP. IEEE It is the Institute of Electri cal and Electronic Engineers. The IEEE is a professional technical body promoting the development and app lic ation o f techn ology. IP Address At the moment, IP addre ss is a 32-b it bi nary digi[...]

192 PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol supports th e creation of Virtual Private Networks by ensuring that messages transm itted from one VPN node to another are secure. Users can use PPTP t o dial i n to th eir corporate network v ia the I nternet. Preamble A preamble i s a signal used in netwo rk c o m mu ni catio ns to sy nc hro ni ze the tr[...]

193 WEP W ired Equiva lent Pr ivacy is a wir eless d ata pr ivacy en cryp tion pr otocol based on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key algori thm. WLAN Wi reless Local Area Netwo rk is a group of computers and associ ated devices that communicate with each other wirelessly.[...]

194 Appendix E: T echnical Specifications Technical Specification Industrial Standards Wired: • IEEE 802.3 10Base-T • IEEE 802.3u 100Base-Tx • IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Wireless: • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.11b • IEEE 802.11g WAN Interface 1x Auto MDI/MDI -X RJ45 Ethernet Port for external Cable/ADSL modem WAN Type • Static I P • Dynam[...]

195 Stateful Packet Inspection (SP I) Firewall Yes Universal Plug and Play Yes Dynamic DNS Service (Subscribe service) Yes Time-based Access Control Yes Broadband Internet Sharing Yes Support for Watchdog Timer Yes Load-Balancing/Fail-Over Internet Connectivity Parallel Broadband Virtual Server I P and Port Forwarding, De-Militarized Zone hosting I[...]