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    SOHO Internet Security Appliance Model RF550VPN Quick Start Guide[...]

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    Quick Start Guide RouteFinder Internet Security Appliance Model RF550V PN PN S00023 7E Revisio n E Copyright © 2003 This pu blication may not be r eproduc ed, in who le or in par t, without prior ex pressed wri tten permi ssion from M ulti-Te ch Sy stems, I nc. Al l right s reser ved. Multi-Te ch System s, Inc. make s no repre sentations or warran[...]

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    Contents 1 – Introduction a nd Descrip tion ......................................................... 1 RouterFinder Docu m e ntation............................................................. 1 RF550VPN Front Panel ..................................................................... 2 RF550VPN Ba ck Pa nel ....................................[...]

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    Chapter 1 – Introduction and Description 1 1 – Int roduction and Descr ipt ion Welcome to t he w orld of Int ernet security. Your Mul ti-Tech SOHO RouteFi nder VPN Internet sec urity a pplianc e, Model RF550VPN , is i deal for t he small branc h offic e or telecommut er who need s secur e access to the corpor ate LAN . In additio n to pr ovidin[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Start Guide 2 RF550VPN Front Pan el Link ACT 100 10 FDX COL Data DCD Serial WA N Link RXD TXD PWR 123 4 LEDs Description Link ACT Lights when the LAN cl ient is correctl y connect ed to t he Ethernet port. Bli nks when t here is activity on th e Ethern et port. 100/10 Lights w hen th e LAN clie nt is c onnec[...]

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    Chapter 1 – Introduction and Description 3 RF550VPN Back Pan el 1 2 3 4 Serial Reset WAN 5VDC Power 5VDC The power p ort connects the AC power a dapter. 10 BT WA N (10Base-T) The W AN port con nects th e xDSL m odem or cable mod em. Serial The Serial port c onnects a st andard m odem ( optional) . Reset The Reset butto n resets t he router to fac[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Start Guide 4 2 – Inst al lat ion Safety Warnings 1. Never instal l telep hone wi ring during a light ning storm . 2. Never install telephone jacks i n a wet lo c ation unl ess the jack is specifically designed for wet locati ons. 3. This prod uct is to b e used wi th UL a nd cUL li sted compu ters. 4. Nev[...]

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    Chap ter 2 – In stal lati on 5 Cabling Your Rout eFinder Cabling y our Rou teFinder r equires m aking th e appro priate conn ections to PCs, Ca ble or xDSL mod em, anal og mod em or ISDN TA (opti onal), AC pow er and th e router . After your device is p roperly cabled, you will ne ed to complete you r configuration by followin g the instr uctions[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Start Guide 6 3 – Conf igur in g the PC You must est ablish TC P/IP com municatio n on each PC (make sur e a N etwork Card or Adapter h as been instal led in to each PC). If Y our Ope r at ing System Is W indo ws 98/Me: Note: The followin g procedur es are bas ed on Wind ows 98. Proced ures may differ slig[...]

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    Chapter 3 – Configuring the PC 7 6. The TCP/IP Pro perties window dis plays. Click the IP Ad dress tab t o set yo ur workstation’s I P Address. 7. In the IP Ad dress dialog box, choose one of the follow ing: · To set a Dynam ic IP Ad dress, c heck Obtain an IP Address Automatically . Dynamic Addresses ar e used in th e Example Refer ence Guide[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 8 If Y our Oper ating System Is W indow s N T : 1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel . 2. Double-cli ck the Network icon. 3. The Network dialog b o x displays. Click the Protocols tab. Select the TCP/IP protocol lin e associated with your network c a rd/a dapter. If TCP/IP is not liste d, s[...]

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    Chapter 3 – Configuring the PC 9 5. The Bindings dialog box displays. In the Show Bindings for drop-dow n list box, select all adapter s . A list of all adapters dis plays on the low er part of t he screen. Double-cli ck the entry for your Ethernet card ad apter. This exp ands th e list. Verify that TC P/IP is i ncluded in the li st below y our a[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 10 7. Next, select the Protocol tab to set your w orkstation’s I P Address. 8. Click the Properties but ton and ch oose one of th e follow ing: · To set a Dynam ic IP Ad dress, check Obtain an IP Addre ss Automatically . Dynamic Addresses ar e used in Exam ples R eference Guide in Exam ple 2 [...]

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    Chapter 3 – Configuring the PC 11 If Y our Operating System Is W indo ws 2000/XP 1. Click Start | Settings | Control Pane l . Do uble-click th e Netw ork and D i al-Up Connections icon. 2. The Network and Dial-Up Connections screen dis plays. Right- click the Loc al Area Connection icon and choose Properties . 3. The Local Area Connection Propert[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 12 4 – Na v igati ng t he Scr ee ns Buttons on the Main Menu When you sel ect a function by clicking the button at the to p of the scre en, the button will change from r ed to blue d enoting th at this is now the active screen. Buttons on the Function Scr eens · Buttons at the Top of the Scre[...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 13 5 – C onf ig uring t he RF550VPN About the Browse r Interface Initial co nfiguration is r equired in order for you to begin operati on. The brow ser- based int e rface eases VPN confi guration and m anagement. About IPSec The VPN func tionality is bas ed on the IPS ec protocol and uses 168-bi t Triple DES[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 14 5. The Pass wor d dialog box displa ys. T ype y our network passw ord . · Type admin ( adm in is the default user nam e) in the user n a me box. Leave t he password box empty. · Click OK . The Setup Wizard screen displays . Note: To change your p assword, select Ad vanced Settings, and t he[...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 15 Setup Wizard When the Setup Wizard screen displays, the Setup Wizard button will turn blue to in dicate that the scr een is active. The followin g screen is the first Setup Wizard screen. From here you will follow a step- by-step pr ocess that l e ts you i nput all of th e basic settings to co nfigure your [...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 16 – Device IP Settings On this scre en, enter the internal LAN IP a ddress that you want to assi gn to the LAN port of th e RF550VPN. This is not the IP ad dress from your IS P – it is the l ocal inter nal LAN IP ad dress. Device IP Addr ess: The default I P address of your RF550VPN: 19 2.1[...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 17 – ISP Settings On this scre en you c an select to have the program aut omatically get your I P settings from your ISP DHCP server or you can choose one of four options for manually inputting y our IP settings. 1. From the drop down list box, select the type o f settings you will be entering. The default s[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 18 2b. Other ISP Setting Options: Connect t o Cable ISP and PPPoE Set tings Connect to Cable ISP Use this screen to have the program automatically get your IP settings from your ISP DHCP server and to see a de scription of each option. · Select Connect to Cable ISP . · Click Next . PPPoE Setti[...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 19 2b (Continued). Other Options : PPTP Settings , Telstra Settings PPTP Settings Use this scr een when your ISP requires you to enter your ISP settings and you want to use PPTP settings. · Enter your User Name, Password, Retyp e the Password (for verification), select your idle time, ente r your PPTP Client [...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 20 – ISP Additional Settings If your ISP requires y ou to manually input y our system information, use the fields on this screen to fulfill that r equirement. 1. Check the b ox labele d Your ISP requires you to manually setup DNS settings if your ISP requires this. Then ent er the DN S (Domai [...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 21 – Modem Settings (Optional) A modem c an be used as a di alup backup t o the Cable/xDSL connecti on. The checkbox Dialup Modem When Cable/xDSL is not connected shoul d be c hecked in order to use the modem as a backup to c able or xDSL w hen the cable or xD SL are not working. To add the modem to your set[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 22 – VPN Settings Use this scr een to i nput your LAN-to- L AN V PN settings and/or your Cl ient-to-LAN VPN settings. 1. In the Connection Name fiel d, type a nam e that describes a conn ection you would like to make. Example: Site A . 2. Click the Add button, and the VPN Settings detail scree[...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 23 – Enter the VPN Specific Settings Y our Connection Name defau lts into the Connection Name b ox. En ter the followi ng: VPN Setting Name Description Example Enab le/Disab le U ID Accept the default Disable UI D . When Disable is selected the Local and Remote IPSEC Identifi er fields are not active. En abl[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 24 Remote IPSec Identifi er). Enab le Keep Aliv e When enabled, will automatically renegotiate VPN if a tunne l is temporari ly inte rrup ted. Enabled Remote Site Choose whether the remote site will be used by a single user or a LAN. Enab le NetBI OS Broadcast When enabled, will allow Microsoft [...]

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    Chapter 5 – Configuring the RF550VPN 25 – Save and Restar t After you h ave finishe d entering and/ or editing the in formation on the pr evious screens, click the Save and R estart button on the left-hand side of the screen. This will save all of the prec eding settings an d restart the devi ce . After the restart, the device will function acc[...]

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    Multi-Tech Syste ms, Inc. RF550VPN Quick Star t Guide 26 6 – T echnical Suppor t Multi-Tech pr ovides free tec hnical supp ort for as long as your product rem a i ns in service. Be fore calling Tec hnical Support, please read t hrough the Tro ubleshooting chapter i n the User Guid e. Also, compl ete the R ecordin g RouteFinder I nformation sectio[...]

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    Warran ty Multi-Tech Sys tems, Inc., (hereafter “M TS”) warrants that its pr oducts will be fr ee from defects in materia l or workm anship for a period of two, five, or ten y ears (depending on model) from dat e of purc has e, or if proof of purchase is not provided, two, f ive, or ten years (depending on m odel) from date of sh ipment. MTS MA[...]