Siemens SS2624 manual

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    SpeedStream SpeedStream SpeedStream SpeedStream ® Wireless DSL/Cable Router Model S S2624 Part No. 007-0311-001[...]

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    i T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 1 Features of the DSL/Cable Router ................................................................................... 1 Package Contents .......................................................................[...]

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    ii APPENDIX A TROUBL ESHOOT ING ................................................................................ 83 Overview ....................................................................................................................... ... 83 General Problem s ................................................................................[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction This C hapter provides an overview of the SpeedStream W ir eless DSL/Cabl e Router’s features and capabilities. Congratu lations on the purch ase of y our new SpeedStream DSL /Cable Rout er; comm onl y referred to as a Broad band Router. The SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router is a mu lti- functio n de vice p ro vidi ng[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 2 • PPPoE and PPTP Support. The Intern et (WAN port) con nect ion s upports PPPoE (PPP ove r Eth ernet) and PPTP (Pee r-t o-Peer T unneling P ro toc ol) , as well a s "D ire ct Co n- nection" type services. • Fixed or Dynamic IP Address. On the Internet (WAN port) connection , the DSL/ Cable R outer su ppo[...]

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    Introduc tion 3 Configuration & Management • Easy Setup. Use your We b b rowser from anywhere o n the LAN fo r c onfigur ati on. • Remote Managem ent. The DSL/Cable Rou ter can be m anaged from any PC on y our LAN. A nd, if the Internet connection ex ists, it can also (o ptionally) be config ured via the Internet. • UPnP Support. UPnP (Un[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 4 Phy sical Details LEDs The front panel contains the follow ing LEDs. Power On - Norm al operation. Off - No pow er Status On - Error condition. Off - Norm al operation. Blinking - This LED blinks durin g start up, or w hen the Firm ware is being upgra de d. LAN Ports (1, 2, 3, 4) For each LA N port, there are 2 LEDs ?[...]

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    Introduc tion 5 Rear Panel Figure 2: Rear Panel Printer Port Standard parallel printer port. If you w ish to share a printer, connect it here . Aerial Antenna Best results are usually o btained with the antenn a in a vertical position. Reset Button This button has three (3) functions : • Reboot . When pressed and released, the DSL /Cable Router w[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 6 Power port Connect th e supplied power adapter h ere.[...]

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    7 Chapter 2 Installation This C hapter covers the physical i nstallat ion of the SpeedStr eam W ireles s DSL/Cabl e Router. Requirements • DSL or Cable m odem, and an Internet A ccess account w ith an ISP, for shared In ternet access. • Netw ork cables. Use s tandard 10/100BaseT CAT5 netw ork (UTP) cables w ith RJ45 connectors • TCP/IP net w [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 8 The w ired L A N co nnectio n, rather th an the W ireless interface, is preferred for first-time router setup. Once the W ireless conf iguration is correct, th e Wireless interface can be used fo r any further co nfigu ration. 3. Connect WA N Cable Connect th e DSL or Cable m odem to the WAN port on the DSL/C able Rou[...]

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    9 Chapter 3 Setup This C hapter provi des details of the Setup proces s. Overv iew This chapter describes th e setup procedure for: • Internet A ccess • LAN confi gurat ion • Wir eless LAN c onfigur ati on. • Assigning a Pa ssword t o pr ote ct the confi gurati on da ta. PCs on your local LA N may also require config uration. For details, s[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 10 Configurati on Program The DSL/Cable Rou ter contains an HTTP server. This enables y ou to connect to it, an d config- ure it , using your W eb Br owser. Your B rowser m ust support JavaScript . The co nfigurat ion program has been tes ted on th e follow ing brow sers: • Netscape V4.08 or later • Intern et Explor[...]

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    Setup 11 If you can't connect If the R outer does not res pond, check the follow ing: • The DSL/Cable Router is properly installed, LAN connection is OK, an d it is pow ered ON. You can test the conn ection by using the "P ing" comm and: • Open th e MS-D OS w indow or comm and prom pt w indow. • Enter the com mand: ping 192.168[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 12 Setup Wizar d The first time y ou connect to the DSL/Cable Router, the Setup Wizard w ill run autom atically. (The Setup Wizard will also run if th e Ro uter's defau lt settings are restored.) 1. Step thro ugh the Wi zard until finished. • You need to k now the type of In ternet conn ection service u sed by y [...]

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    Setup 13 DSL Modems Connection Ty pe Details Data Required PPPoE You c onn ect to th e ISP only w hen requ ired. The IP address is allocated au to- matically . Usernam e and passw ord. Note that this is the Usernam e and passw ord for Internet access , not for E-m ail. PP T P Mainl y used in Eur op e. You conn ect to the ISP only w hen requ ired. ?[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 14 Home Screen After f inishing the Setup Wizard , you w ill see the Home screen. When y o u connect in the future, y ou will see this screen w hen y o u connect. A n exam ple screen is shown below . Figure 4: Hom e Screen Navigation & Data I nput • Use the m enu bar on the lef t of the screen, an d the "Back[...]

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    Setup 15 LA N Screen Use the LAN link on the m ain menu to reach the LA N screen. A n example s creen is sh ow n below : Figure 5: LAN Screen Data - L A N Scre en TCP/IP IP Address IP address for the Wireless DSL/Cable R o uter, as seen from the local LAN. Us e the defau lt value u nless th e address is already in use or y our LA N is usin g a diff[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 16 DHCP What DHCP Does A DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configur atio n Pr oto co l) server allocates a valid IP address to a DHCP client (PC or device) upon request . • The client requ est is made w hen th e client device start s up (boots ). • The DHCP Server provides th e Gateway and DNS add resses to the client, as w ell a[...]

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    Setup 17 Wireless Screen The Wireless Access Point settings mu st match the other Wireless stations. To change the DSL/Cable Rou ter's def ault setting s for the Wireless A ccess Point feature, use the W ire less link on the m ain menu to reach the Wireless screen. A n example s creen is sh ow n below . Figure 6: Wireless Screen Data - Wireles[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 18 WEP data encryption • WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy ) status will display "Enabled" or "D isab led ", dep end ing on whether WE P i s bei ng used. If used , data is Encrypted before being transm itted, making com munication more s ecure. • Click th e "Config ure WEP" button to access[...]

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    Setup 19 WEP Screen This screen is acces sed by clicking the " Conf igure WEP" button on th e Wireless screen . An exam ple WEP screen is show n below . Note that in IE, th e "Key Table" is only dis played w hen required. Figure 7: WEP Screen Data - WEP Scr een WEP Data En cryption Authentication Type Select the appropriate valu[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 20 • If selected, data is encry pted using the k e y before being transm it- ted. The receiving s tation mus t be set to use 128 Bit En cryption, and have the sam e Key value. Oth erwise, it w ill not be able to d e- crypt the data. • Keys - Enter the key value s you wish to use. O ther st atio ns must have the same[...]

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    Setup 21 Passw ord Screen The passw ord screen allows you to assig n a passw ord to the DSL/C able Router. Figure 8: Password Screen Once y ou hav e assign ed a password to th e DSL/Cable R outer (on th e Passwo rd screen above) you w ill be pr ompted for the passw o rd when you conn ect, as shown below. (If no password has been set, this dialog w [...]

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    22 Chapter 4 PC Configuration This C hapter detail s the PC C onfiguration requir ed for each PC on the local LAN. Overv iew For each PC, the f ollowi ng m ay need to be conf igured: • TCP /I P net work setti ngs • Wirele ss settings • Internet A ccess configu ration • Printer configuration Window s Clients Thi s secti on de scri bes ho w t[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 23 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s 9x/ME: 1. Select Contr ol Panel - Net work . You shou ld see a screen lik e the followin g: Figure 10: Network Configurati on 2. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 3. Click on the Pr operties b utton. You should then see a screen like the follow ing. Figure 11: IP Ad dress (W[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 24 • On the Gateway tab, enter the DSL /Cable Router' s IP address in the New Gateway fi eld and click Add . You r LA N admi nistrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the DSL/C able Router. Figure 12: Gateway Tab (Win 95/98) • On the DN S Configurati on tab, ensure Enable DN S is selected. If [...]

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    PC Configurat ion 25 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s NT4.0 1. Select Contr ol Panel - Net work , and, on th e Protocols tab, sel ect the TCP/ IP protocol, as show n below . Figure 14: Win dows NT4.0 - TC P/IP 2. Click the Pr operties button to see a s creen like th e one below .[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 26 Figure 15: Win dows NT4.0 - IP Ad dress 3. Select the netw ork card for y our LAN. 4. Select t he appropriate radio button - Obtain an IP address f rom a DHC P Server or Specify an IP Address , as explained below . Obtai n an IP address from a DHCP Server This is the default Windows setting. Using this m ethod is rec[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 27 Figure 16 - Win dows NT4.0 - Ad d Gateway 2. The DNS sh ould be set to the addres s provided by y our ISP, as foll ow s: • Click the DNS tab. • On the DNS screen, sh own below, click th e Add butto n (und er DNS Service Search Order ), and enter the DNS prov ided by y our ISP.[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 28 Figure 17: Win dows NT4.0 - DNS[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 29 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s 2000: 1. Select Contr ol Panel - Net work and Di al-up Connecti on . 2. Right clic k the Local Area Connection icon and select Properti es . You sh ould see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 18: Network Configurati on (Win 2000) 3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 4. Cli[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 30 Figure 19: TCP/ IP Properties (Win 2000) 5. Ensu re you r TCP/IP settings are correct: Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess autom aticall y . This is the default Windo ws settings. Restart y our PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address f r om th e DSL/Cable Router. Using a fixed I P A dd[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 31 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s XP: 1. Select Control Panel - Netw ork Connection . 2. Right clic k the Local Area Connection and choose Pr operties . You sh ould see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 20: Network Configuration (Windows XP) 3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for y our netw ork card. 4. Click on the Pr operties[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 32 Figure 21: TCP/ IP Properties (Windows XP) 5. Ensu re you r TCP/IP settings are correct. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess autom aticall y . This is the default Windo ws settings. Restart y our PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address f r om th e DSL/Cable Router. Using a fixed I P A [...]

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    PC Configurat ion 33 Internet A ccess To configure y our PCs to use the DSL/ Cable Router f or Internet access : • Ensure that th e DSL modem, Cable m odem, or other perman ent connection is f unctional. • Use the f ollowi ng procedure to con figu r e your Brow ser to access the Intern et via the L AN, rather than by a Dial- up conn ection. For[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 34 Printer Setup for Window s The DSL/ Cable Router prov ides prin ting su pport for 2 met hods f o r printi ng f rom Window s: • Print Port Driver. After in stalling the Print Port Driver, W indows u sers can print directly to the DSL /Cable Rout er. Print jobs are spooled (queued) on each PC. The suppl ied Prin t Po[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 35 Under Windows 95, if you see the follow ing error message, either install Internet Explorer 4 or later, or follow the proce- dure in the "Trouble Shooting - Printing" section of A ppendix A . 6. A pop- up m essage w ill inform you if the port has been created succes sfu lly, an d then th e Window s Add Printer wizard [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 36 Figure 23: Print Port C onfiguration Items show n on this s creen are as follow s: Port If desired, click Browse to select a dif ferent dev ice. (T he Select Device Port button is provided to allow this softw are to work with mu lti-port models.) The Port Name is show n in the Printer's Propert ies . Banner Chec[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 37 LPD/LPR Printing LPD/L P R print ing can be us ed with Window s NT 4.0 Server or Win dow s 2000. No sof tware needs to be installed on client PCs. Window s NT 4.0 Server Configuration To use LP D p rint ing, M icrosoft TCP/IP Printing m ust be installed an d enabled. This can be checked u sing St art-Sett ings-Cont rol Panel-N [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 38 Window s 2000 Server Configurati on The LPD/LPR Port is not en abled by default. To enable it, use this procedure: 1. In Cont rol Panel , select Add/Remove Progr ams , then Windows C omponents . 2. Select Other N etwork Fi le and Print Ser vices , then click the Details button. Figure 24: Add ing LPD/ LPR Port (Wi n [...]

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    PC Configurat ion 39 Figure 25: Win dows 2000: Select Port 4. In the Dialog requestin g Nam e or Addres s of ser ver providing lpd , enter the IP address of the DSL/C able Router. 5. For Name of printe r or pri nt queue on that s erver , en ter L1 6. Click OK, and then Next , and con tinue th e W izard. 7. At the Select Sharing screen, s elect the [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 40 Maci ntosh Clie nts From y our Macintosh, y ou can access the Intern et via the DSL/Cable R outer. The procedure is as follows. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control P anel. 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-u p me nu. 3. Select Using DHCP Server fro m the Configure pop- up menu . T he DHCP C lient ID fi eld can be le[...]

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    PC Configurat ion 41 2. Select Add . For the printer type, select Remote Unix (lpd) Queue . 3. Use the follow ing data to co mplete the resu lting dialog. Field Data Example Name En ter a nam e for this printer gw _ prn Spool Directory /var/spool/lpd / printe r_name Where print er_name is the "Name" entry above. /var/s pool/lpd/gw _prn Fi[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 42 Wireless Station Configuration This section applies to all Wireless s tations w ishing to u se the DSL /Cable Router' s Access Point, regardless of the operating system which is u sed o n the client. To use the Wireless Access Point in the DSL/C able Router, each Wireless Station must hav e compatible settings, [...]

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    43 Chapter 5 Operation and Status This C hapter detail s the operati on of the DSL/ Cable Router and the status screen s. Operation Once both the DSL/Cable Router and the PCs are configured, operation is autom atic. Howev er, there are some situ ations w here additio nal Internet conf iguration may b e required: • If us ing In ternet-based Confer[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 44 Status Screen Use the Status link on th e main men u to view this screen. Figure 26: Status Screen Data - Stat us Screen Internet Connection M ethod This indicates the current connection m ethod, as set in the Setup Wizard. Internet IP Address This IP Address is allocated by th e ISP (Internet Service Pro- vider). Co[...]

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    Operation and St atus 45 questing the Internet connection . • Destination - The Internet address w hich w as requested. If the URL Filter is enabled, this address will be show n as a URL. Otherw ise, the IP ad dress will be displayed. • Block ed - If t he reques t w as blocked by the URL Filter function, this w ill display "Yes" . Oth[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 46 Connection Status - PPPoE If u sing PPPoE (PPP over Et her net ), a s creen li ke the follow ing exam ple w ill be displayed wh en the "Co nnection Details" button is clicked. Figure 27: PPPoE Status Screen Data - PPPoE Stat us Screen Connection Physical Address The hardw are address of this dev ice, as see[...]

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    Operation and St atus 47 • The "Clear Log" button will restart the L og, wh ile the Re- fresh button w ill upd ate the messages show n on screen. Buttons Connect If not conn ected, establish a connection to y our ISP. Disconnect If co nnecte d to your I SP, hang up the co nnec tion. Clear Log Delete all data currently in the Log . This [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 48 Connection Status - PPTP If using PP T P (P ee r-to-P eer T unneling P ro toco l), a scre en like the fo llowing example will be displayed wh en the "Connection Details" button is clicked. Figure 28: PPTP Status Screen Data - PPTP Status Screen Connection Physical Address The hardw are address of this dev i[...]

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    Operation and St atus 49 Buttons Connect If not conn ected, establish a connection to y our ISP. Disconnect If co nnecte d to your I SP, hang up the co nnec tion. Clear Log Delete all data currently in the Log . This will m ake it easier to read new m essages. Refresh Update th e data on s creen. Conn ection Details - Fixed/Dy n amic IP A ddress If[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 50 DHCP Client This will sh ow "Enabled" or " Disabled" , depending on wh ether or not this device is fun ctioning as a DHCP client. If "Enabled" the "Remaini ng lease tim e" field indicates w hen the IP Address allocated by the DHCP Server w ill expire. T he lease is automaticall[...]

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    51 Chapter 6 Advanced Features This C hapter explains when and how to us e the DSL/C able Router's "Ad- vanced" Features. Overv iew All advan ced features are accessed via th e Advanced m enu. The follow ing advan ced features are provided. • Special Applications • DMZ • Virtual Servers • Dyn amic DNS • Remote Ma nagement ?[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 52 Figure 30: Advanced Internet Screen Conferencing & Telephony Most applicat ions are s upported tran sparentl y by the DSL /Cable R outer. But som etim es it is not clear w hich PC should receive an incoming connection. This problem could arise w ith the following Conferencing & Telephony applications: • CUs[...]

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    Advanced Features 53 Conferencing & Telephony Select an Application This lists applicatio ns w hich may generate incoming conn ections, where the d est inatio n (o n your l oca l LAN) i s unknown. Send incoming calls to This lists the PCs on your LAN. • For each application lis ted above, y ou can ch oose a destina- tion PC. • If nece ssary[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 54 Data - Special A ppl ications Screen Checkbox Use this to Enable or Disable this Special Application as required. Name En ter a descriptive name to identify this Special Application. Incoming Ports • Type - Select the protocol (TCP or UDP) used w hen y ou receive data from the special application or s ervice. (Note[...]

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    Advanced Features 55 The "DM Z PC" is effectiv ely outside the Firewall, mak- ing it more v ulnerable t o attacks. Fo r this reason, you should only e nable the DMZ feature when required. URL Filter The URL Filter allows y ou to b lock access to undesirable Web sites. • To use this feature, y o u m ust define "filter string s"[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 56 Add Filter String T o add an entry to the list, en ter it here, and click the "Add" button. An e n t r y ma y b e a D o ma i n na me ( e . g. www. t r a sh . c o m) o r si mp l y a string . (e.g. ads/ ) Any URL which co ntains A NY entry ANYWHERE in the URL w ill be blocked. Buttons Delete/Delete All Use th[...]

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    Advanced Features 57 Virtual Servers This feature allow s you to m ake Servers on y our LAN access ible to Internet u sers. Norm ally, Internet u sers w ould not be able to access a serv er on your LA N because: • Your Se rver do es not ha ve a val id ext ernal IP Addr ess. • Attem p ts to connect to devices on your L AN are blocked b y th e fi[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 58 Virtual Serv ers Screen The Virtual Server s screen is reached by the Virtual Server s link on th e Advanced screen. A n exam ple screen is show n below. Figure 34: Virtual Servers Screen This screen lists a number of pre-defined Serv ers, and allow s you to def ine y our own Servers . Details of the s elected Server[...]

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    Advanced Features 59 External Port No. The port number u sed by Internet u sers wh en conn ecting to th e Server. This is norm ally th e same as th e Internal Port Num b er. If it is different, th is d evice w ill perform a "m apping" or " translation" function, allow ing the server to use one port address, wh ile clients use a [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 60 View all Settin g s of all Servers Click the "Show All" button. This will gen erate a report in a new win dow , w here is can be printed or saved, as w ell as view ed. From the Internet, A LL Virtual S ervers have the IP A d dress allocated b y your ISP. Connecting to the Virtual Servers Once conf igured, a[...]

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    Advanced Features 61 Dy na mic DNS Scre en Select Advanced on the main menu, then Dynamic DNS , to see a screen like the f o llowi ng: Figure 35: DDNS Screen Data - Dynamic DNS Screen DDNS Service DDNS Service • You m ust sign u p first to create a n ew account bef o re using the service. The service is free. • Cl i c k t hi s l i n k t o c o n[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 62 Remote Management This feature allow s you to m anage the DSL/Cable R o uter via th e Internet. A n exam ple screen is show n below . Figure 36: Rem ote Management Screen Data - R emote Manage ment Scre en Remote Management Enable Remote Managemen t Enable to allow m anagemen t via the In ternet. If Disabled, this de[...]

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    Advanced Features 63 A ccess Control This feature is acces sed by the Access Con trol l ink on the Advanc ed menu. Overv iew The Access C ontrol featu re allow s adm inist rators to restrict Intern et Access by in dividual PCs. With the defau lt settings , every one has u nrestricted Intern et access. To use this feature: 1. Set the desired restric[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 64 A ccess Control Screen To view this screen, select th e Access Co ntro l link o n the Adva nced menu. Figure 37: Access Control Screen Data - A ccess Control Screen Group Select Group Select the desired Group. T he screen w ill update to display the settings for the selected Group. Groups are n amed "Default&quo[...]

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    Advanced Features 65 Use List Below - block Selected Services You can select w hich Services are allow ed, and w hich are blocked. Use this to gain f ine control over a group. Services Defined Services Select the applications you w ish to b lock. Multiple Services can be selected by holding the CTRL key (on the Maci ntosh, the SHI FT ke y) while se[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 66 Group Members Screen This screen is displayed wh en the Members button on the Access Con trol screen is clicked. Figure 38: Grou p Memb ers Use this s creen to add or rem ove mem bers (PCs) from th e current group. • The "Del >>" button w ill remove th e selected PC (in the Members list) f rom the c[...]

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    Advanced Features 67 Services Screen This screen is displayed wh en the Services button on the Access Co ntro l screen is clicked. Figure 39: Services Data - Services Screen A v ailable Serv ices Available Services This lists all the available services. "Delete" button Use this to delete an y Serv ice you have added. Pre-def ined Services[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 68 New Service" area on screen. Cancel Clear the " Add New Service " area, ready for en tering data f or a new Service. Firm w ar e Upgrade The firm ware (softw are) in the DSL/ Cable Rout er can be upgraded u sing you r Web Browser. You m ust first dow nload the upgrade f ile, then select Upgrade on the [...]

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    69 Chapter 7 Advanced Configuration This Chapter explains the settings available via the Advanced configuration section of t he "Advanced" menu. Overv iew Normally , it is not necessary to use these screens , or change an y settings . These screens an d settings are provided to deal with n on-standard situations, or to provide additio nal[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 70 Netw ork Clients Screen The Network Clients database is used w henever y ou need to select a PC (e.g. for th e "DMZ" PC). It elimin ates the need to en ter IP addresses. A n exam ple Network Clien ts screen is shown below . Figure 41: Network Clients Screen • PCs wh ich are "DHCP Clients" are au[...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 71 Buttons Add This will add the new PC to the list. T he PC will be sent a "ping" to determine its h ard ware address. If th e PC is not available (not con- nected, or not powered On) y o u w ill not be able to add it. Delete Delete the selected PC from the list. This should be done in 2 situa- tions: • The PC h[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 72 Options This screen allow s advanced u sers to enter or ch ange a n umber of se ttings. For n o rmal opera- tion, there is n o need to use th is screen or ch ange an y s ettings. A n example Options screen is show n below . Figure 42: Options Screen Data - Op tions Scree n Backup DNS IP Address Enter the IP Addres s [...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 73 Allow Internet access to be disabled • If check ed, then UPnP us ers can disable In ternet access v ia this device. • If Disabled, UPnP users can NOT disable Internet access via this device.[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 74 Printer Port Pr inter Po rt confi gurat ion i s only re quir ed if using LP D pr inti ng under Linux o r Unix. Othe r- w ise, these s ettings are ig nored. Under L PD, the DSL /Cable Rout er supports 3 " Logical Printers ". Figure 43: Printer Port Screen Logical Printe rs No (L1, L2, L3) There are 3 Logical[...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 75 MAC A ddress The MAC (hardw are) ad dress is a low-level n etw ork identifier. It m ay be called "MAC A d- dress", "Hardware A ddress", or " Physi cal Address ". On a PC, this address is associated w ith the Netw ork card or adapter. The address on the MAC Address s creen is th e address on t[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 76 If the M AC address is changed, the DSL/Cab le Router must be restarted.[...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 77 Routing Overv iew • If you do n't have o ther Route rs o r Ga teways on your LAN, you can igno re the " Rout ing" page completely . • If the DSL /Cable Router is only acting as a Gatew ay for th e local LA N segm ent, ignore the "Ro uting" pa ge eve n if your LAN has o ther Route rs. • If y [...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 78 Figure 45: Routing Screen Data - Routi ng Screen RIP Enable RIP Check this to enable the RIP (Routing In form ation Protoco l) feature of the DSL /Cable Rout er. The DSL /Cable R outer supports RIP 1 onl y. Static Routing Static Rout ing Table Entrie s This list shows all entries in th e Routing Table. • The "[...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 79 Buttons Save Save the RIP setting. This has no eff ect o n the Static Routing Table. Add Add a new entry to the Static Routing table, usin g the data show n in the "Properties" area on screen. The entry s e lected in the list is ignor ed, and has no e ffect. Update Upda te the current Static Routin g T able entr[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 80 Static Routing - Example Router B (192. 168 .1. 90) (192. 168 .2. 70) Router A Seg ment 0 Seg ment 2 Seg ment 1 DSL/Ca ble (192. 168 .254 .xx ) (192. 168 .1. xx ) (192. 168 .254 .1) (192. 168 .2. xx ) (192. 168 .1. 80) Router (192. 168 .254 .25 4) Figure 46: Routi ng Ex am ple For the DSL/Cable Rout er's Routing[...]

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    Advanced Conf iguration 81 Security The security screen is acces sed by the Security optio n on the Advanc ed menu. Figure 47: Security Screen Data - S ecurity Scree n Firewall Enable DoS Firewall If enabled, DoS (Denial of Service) attack s will be detected and blocked. T he default is enabled. It is strongly recommen ded that this setting be left[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 82 ICMP (Ping) Respond to ICMP (ping) The ICMP protocol is used by the "ping" and "traceroute" programs , and by netw ork m onitoring an d diagnostic program s. • If check ed, the DSL/Cable Router w ill repond to ICMP packets received from the Internet. • If not check ed , ICMP packets from the I[...]

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    83 Appendix A T roubleshooting This Appendix cover s the most likely probl ems and their s o lutions. Overv iew This chapter covers some com mon problem s that may be encountered w hile using the DSL/Cab le Ro uter a nd so me possib le so lutions t o them. I f you follo w the suggested st eps a nd the DSL/Cable Router still does not fun ctio n prop[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 84 Soluti on 2: The DSL/Ca ble Ro uter pr oce sses the d ata p assing thr ough it , so it is not transparent. Use the Special Appl ications feature to allow the use of In ternet applications wh ich do not function correctly . If this does solve the problem you can u se the DMZ fun ction. This should w ork w ith alm ost [...]

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    Appendix A - Troubleshoot ing 85 4. The printer wizard w ill disp lay a m essage stating that “The Netw ork Printer is off-line”. This is OK. Continu e the Add Printer Wizard until finished . 5. When f inish ed, go to Con trol Pan el-Printers . T he printer icon w ill b e grayed out in dicating the printer is not ready . 6. Right- click the Pri[...]

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    DSL/Cable Rout er User Guide 86 8. Click OK to see the Print Port Configura tion screen, as sh own below . 9. Click the Brow se Device button, select the dev ice nam e of the desired DSL/Cable R outer, and click OK. 10. Click OK to return to the Printers folders, and righ t-click on th e Printer. Ensure that the Work off-line option is NOT checked.[...]

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    87 Appendix B Specifications SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router Model SS2624 Wirel ess DS L/C able Router Dimensions 2 04 mm(W) * 127 mm(D) * 29 mm(H)----Up da te fo r ne w case and put in inches an d mm Operating Temperatu re 0 ° C to 40 ° C Storage Temperature -10 ° C to 70 ° C Netw ork Protocol: NAT, PPPoE , HTTP, DHCP c lie nt /s erv er,[...]

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    88 Appendix C T echnical Support Before contact ing techni cal support , please refe r to the previ ous Troubles hootin g inf ormation. If y ou are still unable to resolve the problem, be prepared to provide the following inform atio n: • Model nu m ber (SS2624) • Date of purchase or installation • Descri ption of problem SpeedStream T echnic[...]