Edimax Technology Multi-Homing Broadband Router manual

1 Multi-Homing Broadband Router User Manual[...]

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

2.5 Firewall ...................................................................................................................... 62 2.5.1 Access Control ........................................................................................................ 63 2.5.2 URL Blocking ...................................................................[...]

Introduction Congratulations on purcha sing thi s Multi-homing Broadband route r. This is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple use rs to share the Internet through up to two ADSL or ca ble modems. Simply configure your Internet conne ction settings in the router and plug your PC to the router’s LAN port and you're ready t[...]

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 , USB and Reset : Figure 1.0 1) Local Area Net work (LAN) The Broadband router’s LAN port s are where y ou connect your LAN’s PC s, printer servers, hubs and swi[...]

Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LE D lights t hat inform you of the router’s current statu s. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supply is on WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connecte d (Port 1-4) Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK/ACT ON WAN is[...]

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

Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on ho w to start u si ng the route r 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 clients so t hat it can obtain an IP addre ss automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address. Ju st like an address[...]

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 11). 2b) Windo ws 2[...]

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’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 (Page[...]

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 IP address from a DHCP server . • DNS: Let all fields are blank. • WINS: Let all fields are blank. • R[...]

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 sure th at the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. If there is another DH CP on your network, then you’ll need to switch one of [...]

The Status Information section is for you to m onitor the route r’s current status information only. Tools (Chapter 4) If you want to Reset the router (because of pr oblems) or save you r configurations or upgrade the firmware then the Tools sectio n is the place to do this. M e n u D e s c r i p t i o n Quick Setup Wiz ard (Chapter 1) Select you[...]

Device Status, Security Log and DHCP client Log information. Tools (Chapter 4) This section contains the broadband router’s Tools - Tools include Configuratio n tools, Firmware upgrade and Reset. Configuration tools allow you to Backup (save), Restor e, or Restore to Factory Default configuration for your Broadband router. The Firmware up grade t[...]

Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using t he broadband router as quickly 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 HO ME page, you should see the screen below. Step 1) Time Zone The Time Zone al[...]

Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time 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[...]

1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. 1.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 1.5 L2TP Your ISP requires you to use a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 1.4 Telstra Big Pond This Protocol only used for Australia’s ISP con[...]

Parameters Description Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name. MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had origina [...]

Parameters Description I P This is the IP address that your ISP has given you. Gateway IP This is the ISP’s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP’s DNS server IP addre s s Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have com[...]

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 Service Name This is optional. Enter the Service name sho uld your ISP requires it, otherwise leave it blank. MTU This is optional. You can specify the maximum size of your tra[...]

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 Obtain an IP address The ISP requir es you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPTP server. Use the following IP address The ISP g[...]

Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n 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 Connection ID This is the ID gi ven by ISP. This is optional. MTU This is optional. You can specify the[...]

Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP conne ction. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features su pported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protoc ol to connect[...]

Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the L 2 T P s e r v e r . IP Address This is the IP addr ess that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the Use[...]

to prevent from extra fee charged by ISP, please TURN OFF THE ROUTER WHEN YOU FINI SHE D USING THE INTERNET . Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the L2T PP connection. You can start using t he router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features su ppo[...]

manually server manually. Login Server The IP of the Login Server. Click < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Telst ra Big Pond connection. You can start using the route r now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by th is router see chapter [...]

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 usi n g the Internet. The General Setup contains advanced feature s that allow you to[...]

2.2 WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with your ISP (same as the Quick Setup Wizard section) 2.3 LAN You can specify the LAN segment’s IP addres s, sub net Mask, enable/disable DHCP and sele ct an IP range for your LAN 2.4 NAT You can configure the Addres s Mappi ng, Virtual Server and [...]

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 Settings Allows you to select a passw ord in order to access the web-based manag ement website. 2.1.3 Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perf[...]

Time Server Address You can manually assign tim e server address if the default time server did not work. Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight saving s into account. If you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below). Start Daylight Savings Time Select the p[...]

Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote manag ement administrator to login to your Broadband router. Note: By default the password is “1234” New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verifi cation purposes Note : If you forget your password, you’ll have[...]

Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration acce ss to the Broadband router from a remote site. This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management ho st IP address for this router (located in your company offi ce), then you are able to config u[...]

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 allo ws you to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN setting s offer the following selections for the router’s WAN p or[...]

2.2.8 QoS You can specify rules for band width con trol. 2.2.9 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 2.2.10 DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that you wish to u se and configure the user name an d password p rovided by you DDNS service provider. Once you have made a selection, click < More Config uration> at the bottom of the[...]

Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requir es you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2TP server. MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC's MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet[...]

(e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes called a Co nne ction ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connectio n L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway, then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here. If you [...]

2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstr a Big Pond protocol to con nect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the informat ion require d in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstr[...]

2.2.7 WAN Policy The WAN policy for multi-homing can be setup he re. You can setup policy for each WAN separately. The router will balan ce the l oad 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 w[...]

“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 < OK> when you have finished t he configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Telst ra Big Pond connection. You can start using the route [...]

Parameters Description Enable/Disable QoS You can check “Enable Qo S” to enable QoS function for the WAN port. You also can unche ck “Enable QoS” to disable QoS function for the WAN port. Add a QoS rule into the table Click “Add ” then you will enter a form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after filling out the form and the rule will [...]

rule and click “Move D own” to make its priority lower. QoS Rule: You can assign packet cla ssification criteria by its source IP range, source MA C address, destination IP range, traffic type, protocol, s ource port range and d estination port range parameters. The parameters that you leave as blank will be ignored. The priority of this rule w[...]

Bandwidth You can assign the bandwidth by the unit of Kbps (1024 bit per second). You can limi t the maximum bandwidth consumed by this rule by selecting “Maximum”. You also can reserve enough bandwidth for this rule by sel ecting “Guarentee”. Source Address You can select IP or MAC address as the source address criteria. Source MAC Address[...]

to port number 150 – the range of 50 port numbers. Apply Apply and exit the form. Reset Clear the content of this form. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above confi guratio ns. You can now configure other advance section s or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.2.9 DNS A Domain Name System (DN[...]

Domain Name Server (DNS) address This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address (optional) It is optional. You can enter another DNS server’s IP address as a backup. The secondary DNS will be used should the above DNS fail. Click < Apply> at the[...]

Enable/Disable Disable Enable/Disable the DDNS functio n of this router Provider DynDNS Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS Account/E-mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you Password/Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click < Apply> at the bottom of[...]

2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to spe cify 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 addre ss (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address) IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Specify a Su[...]

same subnet as this broadband route r if you want the router to be your LAN client’s default gateway Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporaril y give your LAN clients an IP address. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LA N client’s IP a[...]

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

2.4.1 Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a pa rticular range of service port nu mbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LA N IP addr ess. It helps you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the private IP of the [...]

Comment The descripti on of this sett ing. Add Port Forwarding into the table Fill in the "Private IP", “Type”, “Port Range”, “WAN Port” and "Comment " of the setting to be added and then click "Add" . Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the "Current Port Forwarding Table" below. [...]

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[...]

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 Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict bet ween the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings. WAN Port Assign the WAN port that you [...]

Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demon strate s one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any reque st co ming form the Internet to access your web server wi ll be transl ated[...]

2.4.3 Special Applications Some applications requi re multiple connections, such as Internet ga mes, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section y ou can configu re the router to sup port multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function . [...]

Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists t he more popul ar ap plications that require multiple connections. Select an appli cation from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have sele cted a n application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This wi[...]

2.4.4 UPnP With UPnP, all PCs in you Intran et will disc over this router automatically. So you do not have to do any configuration for your PC and can access the Internet throu gh this rou ter easily. Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable You can Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client syste[...]

2.4.5 Protocol and Port Binding Protocol and Port Binding let you manually bind an application to a WAN port. Only packets that match all the en tered criteria will be bound to the assigned WAN port. You can have to fill all the it ems. The item s that you leave blank will be ignored. Parameters Description Enable Protocol & Port Binding The ?[...]

Protocol Only packets with this assigned protocol will statically bind to the assigned WAN port. WAN Port The WAN port that the packets matching this ru le are statically bound to. Add a Rule Fill in the "Source IP Range", "Destination IP Range”, “Source Port Range”, "Destinati on Port Range", "Protocol" or [...]

2.4.6 ALG Settings You can select applications that need “Application Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enable “Applicatio n Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above conf[...]

Parameter Description Enable Static Routing Static Routi ng function is default disabled. You have to enable the Static Routing function before your routing rules take effect. Destination LAN IP The network address of destination LAN. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of destination LAN. Default Gateway The next stop gateway of the path toward the destin[...]

rule of Static Routing will be added into the "Static Routing Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared. Remove a Rule If you want to remove some routing rules from the "Static Routing Table", sele ct the rules you want to remove in t[...]

2.5 Firewall The Broadband router provides exten sive firewall protection by restricting co nn ection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against 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[...]

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 in your LAN. You can cont rol which PC client can have access to these services. Par[...]

Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment” of the PC that is allowe d to access the Internet, and then click “Add”. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Reset" and the fields will be cleared. Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table", selec[...]

Client PC IP Address Enter the IP address that you wish to apply this Acce ss Control rule. This is the user’s IP address that you wi sh to setup an Access Control rule. Note: You need to give your LAN PC cli ents a fixed/static IP address for the Access Control rule to work properly. Client PC Service You can block the clients from acces sing so[...]

Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only acce ss websites that use Port 80. Ho wever, LAN client B is able to access websites and any ot her service that uses ports b etween 80 and 999. 66[...]

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. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Key word” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site [...]

You can now configure other advan ce sections or start using the router (with the advan ce settings in place) 2.5.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common hacker attacks, including Ping of Death, Discard Ping from WAN, Port Scan, and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. 68[...]

Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from any Ping of Death attacks. If you go to the advanced setting page, yo u can configure the threshold of the frequency of packets occurred. Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond t o any Ping reques ts Port Scan Protection from any Port Scan atta[...]

2.5.4 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 yo u to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in y[...]

Client PC IP Address Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN t hat will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for DMZ to work properly. Add DMZ Fill in the "WAN Port", "P ublic IP Address” and “Client IP A[...]

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 Broadba nd Ro uter's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbe rs, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs cur[...]

3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows y ou to vie w the router’ s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s sy stem information such as the router’ s: Hardware version, Boot code Version, Runtime code Version 73[...]

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 rts are connected to Cable/DSL connections. It also display s the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask , and ISP Gate way as well as th[...]

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

3.4 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current syst em log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after syst em start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved < Save > to a local file for further processing or th e system log can be cleared [...]

3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain acce ss to your net work. 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 fo[...]

3.6 Active DHCP Client 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. The “Active DHCP Client Table ” displays the IP address and the MAC addre ss and Time Expire[...]

3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent an d received on each WA N and LAN interface. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and re ceived on WAN and LAN. 79[...]

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 Reset. 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 re[...]

4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools scre en allo ws 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 c[...]

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 hard di sk, and enter that file name and path in the [...]

Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system st ops respondin g co rrectly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed . To perform the reset, click on the <APPLY> button. You will be aske d to confirm your decision. The reset will be complete when the po wer light stops blinking. [...]

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 G ateway (192.1 68.1.254 ) • Your PC’s MAC Address is the one[...]

Glossary 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 stinatio n is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out toward s the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Ho st Configuration[...]

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 uters and devices connecte d together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an offi ce). Your home net work is considered a LAN. MAC Addr[...]

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 InterNIC). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Prot ocol/Intern et Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Inte[...]