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  • Page 1

    Instant Broadband™ Series EtherFast ® Cable/DSL Routers Use this User Guide to install the following Linksys product(s): BEFSRU31 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with USB Port and 10/100 3-Port Switch BEFSR41 v2 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 10/100 4-Port Switch BEFSR11 EtherFast 1-Port Cable/DSL Router User Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Broadband is a r egistered trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e register ed trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the proper- ty of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys guar[...]

  • Page 3

    Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Configuring Y our Network with the Cable/DSL Router 33 Conf iguring Y our Cable/DSL Router 34 Conf iguring Y our PCs to Connect to the Cable/DSL Router 36 The Cable/DSL Router’ s Web-based Utility 38 Quick and Easy Router Administration 38 Setup 39 Pass word 41 Status 43 DHCP 44 Help 45 IP Filt[...]

  • Page 4

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Package Contents for the 4-Port Router • One EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with 10/100 4-P ort Switch • One P ow er Adapter • One P ow er Cord • One User Guide and Registration Card Network Requirements • One RJ-45 broadband Internet connection, with a cable or DSL modem • One PC with a 10Mbps or 10/100 Mbps Et[...]

  • Page 5

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Package Contents for the 3-Port Router • One EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router with USB P ort & 10/100 3-Port Switch • One USB Cable • One 3.5” Flopp y Disk for USB Setup • One P ow er Adapter • One User Guide and Registration Card Network Requirements • One RJ-45 broadband Internet connection, with a cable o[...]

  • Page 6

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 6 Instant Broadband Series 5 4-Port Router’ s Front Panel LEDs The LAN Indicators Pow e r Green . The Powe r LED lights up when the Router is po w- ered on. Link/Act Gr een . The Link/Act LED ser ves tw o pur poses. If the LED is continuously lit up, the Router is successfull y connected to a de vice through the cor re[...]

  • Page 7

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 8 Instant Broadband Series 7 Getting to Know the 1-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router The One-Port Router’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Router is where all of the Router’ s cabling connections are made, and where y ou can reset or conf igure the Router’ s LAN port. The One-P ort Router’ s P orts WA N The WA N [...]

  • Page 8

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Link/Act Gr een . The Link/Act LED ser ves tw o pur poses. If the LED is continuously lit up, the Router is successfull y connected to a de vice through the LAN port. If the LED is flickering, the Router is activ ely sending or recei ving data through the LAN port. Full/Col Gr een . The Full/Col LED also ser ves tw o pur[...]

  • Page 9

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 12 Instant Broadband Series 11 The USB Icon This USB icon denotes the presence of a USB port or connector . Y our 3-P or t Router comes with a USB cable that has tw o different types of connectors. T ype A, the master connector, is shaped lik e a rectangle and plugs into your PC’ s USB port. T ype B , the sla ve connec[...]

  • Page 10

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 100 Or ange . The 100 LED lights up when a successful 100Mbps connection is made through the cor responding port. If this LED does not light up, then your connec- tion speed is 10 Mbps. USB The USB LED lights up when the USB port is successfully connected to a PC, USB hub, or other USB device. The W AN Indicators Link Gr[...]

  • Page 11

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 16 Instant Broadband Series 15 Y our Router’ s f irew all (N A T) protects your netw ork of PCs with security so users on the public, Internet side cannot “see” your PCs. This is wh y your internal LAN , or netw ork, is priv ate. Remember that your Router’ s ports connect to two sides: y our 10/100 LAN port(s) an[...]

  • Page 12

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Connecting Y our Hardwar e T ogether and Booting Up 1. Before you be gin, make sure that all of y our hard war e is po w er ed off , including your Router , PCs, hubs, switches, and the cab le or DSL modem. 2. A. If y ou ha v e the 4-P ort Cable/DSL Router , connect one end of a net- w ork cable to one of the LAN ports ([...]

  • Page 13

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Uplinking: Connecting More Devices to Y our Router If your Router’ s LAN ports are all full and you still ha ve PCs and/or de vices to connect, add a hub or a switch to y our Router . T o do so, use the Router’ s Uplink port to connect to a standard por t on a hub or switch. If y ou hav e a PC/de vice connected to th[...]

  • Page 14

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. Select “Search for the best driv er for your de vice (Recommended). ” Click Next . 4. Select “Flopp y disk dri ves” and click Ne xt to star t the search for your driv er . 22 Instant Broadband Series Configuring Y our Router’ s USB Port No w that all of your Router’ s hardware is connected to gether , you [...]

  • Page 15

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 7. W indows will notify y ou that it has completed copying the dri ver f iles to your PC. Click Finish . 8. W indows will ask y ou if you w ant to restart your PC. Click Y es so your ne w installation will take ef fect. If it does not ask you, go to Start , Shut Do wn , then select Restart and click Ye s . Y our USB inst[...]

  • Page 16

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 26 Instant Broadband Series 25 3. When W indows asks y ou where to search for dri ver f iles, select “Floppy Disk Driv es” and click Next . 4. W indows will sho w a message sa ying that it has found the driver f iles. Click Next . USB Installation for Windows 2000 1. Start up your PC in W indows 2000. W indo ws will [...]

  • Page 17

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 6. W indows will displa y a message sa ying that it has f inished installing the driv er f iles on your PC. Click Finish . 7. Go to Start , Settings , Control P anel , and Netw ork to displa y the screen belo w . Make sure that TCP/IP is installed for this PC. Y our USB installation is now complete. Go to page 33 to conf[...]

  • Page 18

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. W indows will notify y ou that it is ready to install the driver f ile on to your PC. Select “Specify a location” and type in “a:W in98” in the f ield. Click Next to continue. 4. W indows will complete its search for dri ver f iles. Click Ne xt to begin installing the f iles. 30 Instant Broadband Series 29 US[...]

  • Page 19

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 7. When your PC is f inished restar ting, click on Start , Settings , Control P anel , and Network . Mak e sure that TCP/IP is installed for your PC. Y our USB installation is now complete. Go to page 33 to configure your network to work with the Router . 32 Instant Broadband Series 5. W indows will displa y a message sa[...]

  • Page 20

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 34 Instant Broadband Series 33 3. A username and passw ord pr ompt will appear . Leav e the User Name f ield empty and type admin , which is the default pass w ord , into the P asswor d box. Click OK . 4. The Cab le/DSL Router’ s Setup page will appear . 5. Conf igure the f ollo wing v alues : Host Name & Domain Na[...]

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    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 36 Instant Broadband Series 35 10. Reset the po wer on the ca ble or DSL modem , then restar t the PC so the new Router settings will tak e effect. Y our Cab le/DSL Router is no w conf igured on y our networ k. Continue on to the ne xt section to complete your netw ork setup. Configuring PCs to Connect to the Cable/DSL R[...]

  • Page 22

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 38 Instant Broadband Series 4. Click the Pr operties button, then choose the IP Addr ess tab . Select Obtain an IP addr ess automatically . Click OK . Y ou ha ve no w completed the PC’ s client settings, so it can connect to the Router . 5. Click OK . W indows ma y ask for original W indows installation f iles. Direct [...]

  • Page 23

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 40 Instant Broadband Series 39 • W AN IP Addr ess This is the IP address that your Router has, w hen seen from the external W AN, or the Internet. • MA C Addr ess Cloning Click on "MA C Address" (next to W AN IP Address) to displa y your Router's MA C addr ess , w hich is a 12-digit code assigned to a [...]

  • Page 24

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 42 Instant Broadband Series 41 Password It is str ongly recommended that y ou set a passw ord for the Router . When y ou f irst po wer up the Router , there is no default Passw ord setting assigned. If you lea ve the pass w ord f ield blank, all users on your netw ork will be able to access the Router simply b y entering[...]

  • Page 25

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 44 Instant Broadband Series 43 DHCP Serv er This f ield shows the status of the Router's DHCP server function, which is either enab led or disabled. •W A N These f ields display the W AN IP Address, W AN Subnet Mask and W AN Default Gatew ay IP address of the Router , as seen by e xter nal users on the Internet. D[...]

  • Page 26

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers T o upg rade the Router’ s f ir mware: 1. Select the Help tab (sho wn on the previous page). 2. Click on Upgrade Firmwar e to displa y a ne w windo w (shown belo w): 3. Enter your Router’ s administration passw ord into the P asswor d Conf irm f ield. 4. Click the Bro wse button to f ind the f ir mware upgrade f ile [...]

  • Page 27

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 48 Instant Broadband Series 47 Blocking W AN Requests • By enabling the Bloc k W AN Request feature, you can pre vent y our network from being “ pinged , ” or detected , b y other Internet users. The Block W AN Request feature also reinforces your netw ork security b y hiding your net- w ork por ts. Both functions [...]

  • Page 28

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 50 Instant Broadband Series 49 Dynamic Routing W ith Dynamic Routing, you can automaticall y adjust to ph ysical changes in the netw ork's lay out. The Router , using the RIP protocol, calculates the most ef f icient route for the netw ork’ s data packets to tra vel betw een the source and the destination, based u[...]

  • Page 29

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 52 Instant Broadband Series 51 2 . Enter the following data to create a static route: Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP address is the Address of the remote netw ork or host to which you w ant to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which y ou wish to create a static route here. If you are [...]

  • Page 30

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Logging The Log feature pro vides you with a lo g of all incoming and outgoing URLs or IP addresses for your Internet connection. Outg oing Access Log lists all the URLS or IP addresses of Inter net sites that users on your netw ork ha ve accessed , and Incoming Access Log giv es you a log of all incoming Internet traf f[...]

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    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 56 Instant Broadband Series 55 should be the Router’ s IP Address, and DNS (in "More".) • Same as abo ve, check the same setup v alues in the Status Monitor page of the Cable/DSL Router . 4. When I enter a URL or IP address, I get a “Request timed out” error . • Check to see if other PCs giv e you the[...]

  • Page 32

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 58 Instant Broadband Series 57 Does the Cable/DSL Router support ICQ send files? Y es, with the following f ix: ICQ menu-> preference -> connections tab-> check "I am behind a f irew all or proxy ," and set the f irew all time-out to 80 seconds in the f ire w all setting. The Internet user can then sen[...]

  • Page 33

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 60 Instant Broadband Series 59 with a static IP address if you w ant to use DMZ Hosting. If DMZ Hosting is used, does the exposed user/PC share the public IP address with the Router? No. Does the Router pass PPTP packets or actively route PPTP sessions? The Router allo ws PPTP packets to pass through. What is the maximum[...]

  • Page 34

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 62 Instant Broadband Series 61 Step One: T o Ping an IP Address The f irst step to determining your ISP’ s web and e-mail server address is to ping its IP Address. 1. P o wer on the PC and the cab le or DSL modem , and restore the net- w ork conf iguration set by y our ISP if you ha ve since changed it. 2. Click Star t[...]

  • Page 35

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 64 Instant Broadband Series 63 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol F ollo w these instructions to install the TCP/IP protocol on one of your PCs only after a netw ork card has been successfully installed inside the PC. These instructions are for W indo ws 95 and W indows 98. F or TCP/IP setup under W indows NT , see your W in[...]

  • Page 36

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 66 Instant Broadband Series 65 T wisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or “categories, ” of twisted-pair cabling. Cate gor y 5 is the most reliable and most highl y recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub . Crosso ver cab les are us[...]

  • Page 37

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 68 Instant Broadband Series 67 4-Port Router Specifications Model Number BEFSR41 Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) Protocol CSMA/CD P or ts (LAN) F our 10/100 RJ-45 switched ports (W AN) One 10Base-T Ethernet RJ-45 por t for the cable or DSL modem Speed (LAN) 10/100Mbps, (W AN) 10Mbps, Cabling T ype[...]

  • Page 38

    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 70 Instant Broadband Series 69 3-Port Router Specifications Model Number BEFSR U31 Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX) Protocol CSMA/CD P or ts (LAN) Three 10/100 RJ-45 Switched por ts (W AN) One 10Base-T Ethernet RJ-45 por t for the cable or DSL modem Speed (LAN)10/100Mbps (W AN) 10Mbps Cabling T ype[...]

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    EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 73 Instant Broadband Series 71 © Copyright 2000 Linksys, All Rights Reser ved. www .linksys.com Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your Instant Broadband EtherF ast Cable/DSL Router , contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Information 800-[...]