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    802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router ADW-4401 A/B User's Manual[...]

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    Copyright Copyright © 2006 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced , transmitted, tran scribed, stored in a retrieva l system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, m agnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without th[...]

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    FCC Caution: To assure continued complia nce (example-use only shield ed interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devi ces). Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Ope[...]

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    Safety ost care for the safety of those who install attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with el ectrical equipment. All guidelines of this the computer manufacture must therefor e be allowed at a ll times to ensure the R EM-ADW4401v1 This equipment is designed with the utm and use it. However,[...]

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    Table of Contents . INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 7 1.1 FEATURE ........................................................................................................... 7 1.2 PACKAGE CONTENT .............................................. 9 1 S ..................[...]

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    3.9.4 ADSL Type Setting ............................................................................... 32 3.10.1 Static Routing ...................................................................................... 32 3.10.2 Dynamic Routing ................................................................................. 33 3.10.3 Routing Table ..[...]

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    1. Introduction The PLANET 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router, ADW-4401, provides office and or sharing a high-speed ADSL 2/2+ broadband 4Mbps wireless ne twork and a 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet er, NAT, virtual server, DMZ, access control, IP filter, PPTP/IPSec eing dress ng IPs are monitored and filtered. Internet Access Features Internet Access. All[...]

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     Fixed or Dynamic IP Address. On the Internet (W AN port) connection, ADW-4401 supports both Dynamic IP Addr ess (IP Address is allocated on connection) and Fixed IP Address. the Adv c  s quick and easy. le firewall with NAT technology and provides option  atic discovery and ture, namic IP address which changes every time you connect.  [...]

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     4-Port Switch. The ADW-4401 incorporates a 4-port 10/100Base-TX switching hub, making it easy to create or extend your LAN. DHCP Server Support. D ynamic H ost C onfiguratio  n P rotocol provides a r devices upon request. The ADW-4401 1.2 Pa ADW-4401 Unit ‧ Power Adapter ‧ User’s Manual CD le ront Panel dynamic IP address to PCs and ot[...]

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    WLAN Flashing When wireless AP is ready ON Link Flashing TX or RX activity LAN 1-4 OFF No Link These four LAN (Local Area Network) ports are where you will connect networked devices, such as PCs, print servers remote hard drives, and anythi ng else you want to put on your network Rear Panel Rear panel Port and Button Definition Connector Descriptio[...]

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    2. Installation mation about instal ling your router. If you are not familiar with the hardware or software parameters pr esented here, please consult your service .1 System Requirement 2. Pentium II 233 MHz processor minimum .2 Hardware Installation nect and configure the ADW-4401. This chapter offers infor provider for the values needed. 2 1. Per[...]

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    Step 3. Connect the Power Adapter to the Router C Step 4. Connect All Cables to the Network T telephone equipment is connect ed to a POTS s onnect the power adapter to the port labe led POWER on the rear panel of router. he procedure for connecting cables di ffers depending on whether or not your plitter. 12[...]

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    3 Configuration 3.1 Determine your connection settings the connection information .2 Connecting the ADSL Router to your network nsists of more than ations. And you , 3.3 Configuring with Web Browser It is advisable to change the administrator password to safeguard the security of your e the router, open your browser, type ' http://192.168.0.1 [...]

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    3.3.1 Quick Setup Guide You can use " Quick Setup " to setup the router as follows, and the router will connect to the Internet via ADSL line. 14[...]

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    Click " Quick Start " to get in to the qui ck setup procedures. Click " RUN WIZARD " to start up this procedure. Step 1 - Click "Next" to setup your new administrator's password. 15[...]

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    Step 2 - Click " Next " to setup your time zone. Step 3 - Click " Next " to setup your Internet connec tion type. You can have this information from your Internet Service Provider. 16[...]

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    Enter the connection inform a tion provided by your ISP. 17[...]

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    3.3.2 System Time Go to Maintenance->Time Zone and select system tim e as you wish. 18[...]

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    Connecting to a Simple Network Time Protoc ol (SNTP) serv er al lows the router to synchronize the system cloc k to the global Internet. The synchronized clock in the router is us ed to record the security log and contro l client filtering. 3.3.3 Admin Setting Go to Maintenance-> Administration to set a new user's name and password to restr[...]

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    3.3.4 Firmware Update Go to Maintenance -> Firmware to upgrade the firmware. The new firmware for your router can improve functi onality and perf orm ance. Enter the path and name of th e upgrade file then click the UPGRADE button below. You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade. 3.3.5 System Log Go to Status -> System Log and you can see t[...]

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    3.3.6 System Reset In the event that the router stops re sponding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Y our setting s will not be changed. To perform the reset, select " Current Setting " and click on the " RESTART " button below. The router will reboot with current setting. Select " Factory[...]

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    3.4.1 ADSL Status Go to Status->Device Info . The 'ADSL Line Status' enables you to check the status of your ADSL connection including how fa st data is being transferred. 3.4.2 ADSL Statistics Go to Status-> Statistics and select ADSL interface. You can see the traffic Statistics of ADSL interface. 22[...]

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    3.4.3 VC Configuration Go to Interface Setup -> Internet . To add or delete ADSL VC configuration, these information provide by ISP. 3.5.1 WAN Configuration Go to Interface Setup -> Internet . The router can be c onnected to your service provider in any of the following ways. Dynamic IP Address: Obtain an IP address au tomatically from your s[...]

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    PPPoE : PPP over Ethernet is a common connection method used for xDSL PPPoA: PPP over ATM is a common connection method used for xDSL Bridge: Bridge mode is a common connection method used for xDSL m odem. 3.5.2 WAN Status Go to Status -> Device Info and select the Virtual Circuit to see the connection status. 24[...]

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    3.5.3 DNS Go to Interface -> LAN to enable DHCP server. Then you can set DNS server for the router. A Domain Name system (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web addr ess into you browser, a DNS server will find that name in its index and find the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for s[...]

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    3.5.4 DDNS Go to Access Management -> DDNS to setup your DDNS parameters. Dynamic DNS allows you to update your dynamic IP address with one or many dynam ic DNS services. So anyone can access your FTP or Web service on your computer using DNS-like address. 26[...]

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    3.6.1 LAN Configuration Go to Interface Setup -> LAN. The 'LAN Settings' option enables you to configure the LAN port. If the DHCP Relay is selected, the DHCP re quests from local PCs are forward to the DHCP server runs on WAN side. To have this function working properly, disable the NAT to run on router mode only, disable the DHCP ser[...]

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    3.7.2 Wireless Security Go to Interface -> Wireless to setup the wireless security. The Authentication type supports “sha red key WEP 64bits", "shared key WEP 128bits”, “WPA-PSK”. 28[...]

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    3.8.1 IP Filtering Go to Access Management -> IP Filtering to block some packets form WAN. The router provides extensive firewall prot ection by restricting c onnection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion and defending against a wide array of common hacker attacks. “Block WAN Scan” allows you to prevent the hackers from testing the ser[...]

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    3.9.1 NAT Setting Go to Advanced Setup->NAT to setup the NAT features. Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single public IP address or multiple public IP addresses. NAT can also prevent hacker attacks by mapping local addresses to public addresses for key services such as th[...]

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    3.9.2 Virtual Server Go to Advanced Setup ->NAT -> Virtual Server to set virtual server as you need. (known as Port Mapping). You can configure the router as a virtual server so th at rem ote users accessing services such as the Web or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured w[...]

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    3.9.4 ADSL Type Setting Go to Advanced Setup ->ADSL to set different ADSL connection If you meet an ADSL connection proble m, you can select a different ADSL connection type to get more fast connection. 3.10.1 Static Routing Go to Advance Setup -> Routing ->Add to setup static route features. The static routing function determines the pa t[...]

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    3.10.2 Dynamic Routing Go to Interface Setup -> Internet to select Dynamic Route as you need. The dynamic routing feature of the router can be used to allow the router to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. The router uses the dynamic RIP protocol. It determines the rout e that the network packets take based on[...]

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    3.10.3 Routing Table Go to Advance Management -> Routing to see the Routing Table. The Routing table allows you to see how many routings on your routing table and interface information 34[...]

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    3.11.1 System Status Go to Status -> Device Info to see the router's information. The System Status page shows the WAN, LAN and the rout er's firmware version. 35[...]

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    Appendix A: Glossary Address mask A bit mask select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing. The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the Internet address and one or more bits of the local portion. Sometimes it called subnet m ask. AAL5 ATM Adaptation Layer - This layer maps higher layer user data into ATM cells, maki[...]

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    CO Central Office. Refers to equipment located at a Telco or servi ce provider' s office. CPE Customer Premises Equipment located in a user' s premises DHCP (Dynamic Host Co nfiguration Protocol) DHCP is software that automatically assigns IP addresses to c lient stations logging onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates ha ving to manually [...]

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    transmission rate of 10 Mbps. FTP File Transfer Protocol. The Internet prot ocol (and program) transfer files between hosts. Hop count A measure of distance between two points on the Internet. It is equivalent to the number of gateways that separa te the source and destination. HTML Hypertext Markup Language - The page-cod ing language for the Worl[...]

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    IP address The 32-bit address assigned to hosts that wa nt to participate in a TCP/IP Internet. ISP Internet service prov ider - A company allows home and corporate users to connect to the Internet. MAC Media Access Control Layer - A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control. MIB Management Inform[...]

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    PPPoE PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecti ng remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. Remote server A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant location. RFC Request for Comments - Refers to documen ts published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) p[...]

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    (2) IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application pr ograms to talk via TCP/IP protocols. Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP) Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP) - Part of an IEEE standard. A mechanism for detecting and preventing loops from occurring in a m ulti-bridged environm ent. When three or more LAN's segm ents are c[...]

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    Telnet The virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols - Allows users of one host to log into a remote host and act as normal term inal users of that host. Transparent bridging The intelligence necessary to m ake relaying decisions exists in the bridge itself and is thus transparent to the communicating work stations. It involves f[...]