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SMC Networks SMC Barricade SMCBR24Q manual

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 1[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 2 Ta ble o f C on te nt s 1. How T o Install SMCBR24Q ................................................................................................... 6 Hardware F eatures .......................................................................................................... 6 Feature List .........................[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 3 Login ............................................................................................................................... .. 45 Mode ............................................................................................................................... . 45 Site Map .................................[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 4 In troduct ion SMCBR24Q is a 4-port QoS rou ter which can be ea sily used a t home and in a S OHO env ironm ent. I t contains tw o WAN por ts a nd four Ethernet 10 /100 LAN ports. The SMCBR 24Q combines flex ible and easy-to-use QoS, paren tal con trol, firewall, and N A T wi th Fast Ethernet connec tions. The flex ibl[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 5 Main features: - Flexible and easy-to-use QoS  Guaranteed bandw idth ( Min. bandwid th rate)  Limited bandwid th (Max . bandwid th rate)  Supports traffi c pri oritization - Flexible a nd easy-to-use Pare ntal Contro l  Access rule s  Bandwidth Mana gement  Content Filteri n g - Firewa l l Sec urity ?[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 6 1. Ho w to Install SMCBR24Q Har dw are Fe at ur es Feature Lis t  WAN: 2 RJ-45 10/100Base-T Ethernet Ports  LAN: 4 RJ-45 10/100 Base-T Ethernet por ts  C PU: Int e l IXP425-266 MHz  SDRAM: 16 Mbytes SDRAM  Flash R OM : 8 Mbytes Flas h  Sys . Pow er : 3.3 V@ 2 .5 A  EM I /EM C: F CC Cl a ss B , CE C[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 7 2. Ho w to Mana ge SMCBR24 Q – H ome M ode Logi n In the web browse r, enter th e IP address “192 .168 .2.1” as S MCBR24Q’s URL. Enter User Na me and Password the n OK. The de fault User Na me and Passw ord are 'smcad min' whe n you first power up the Router. Mode Y o u can choos e be tween Home Mode [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 8 Syst em S umm ar y The System su mmary s creen displays the rou ter’s curr ent status, s ettings, and all PCs tha t are connec ted to th e SMC BR2 4Q . System Inform atio n System u p time: The leng th o f time in Days , Hours, and M inutes that the SMCBR24Q has b een active. WA N1 /2 IP : Shows the current WAN1/2 I [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 9 User U sage This page wi ll display the real time percen tages o f ban dwidth us age for individua l users a nd it is base d on the max downs tream rat e prov ided by I S P . I f dual WANs a re used , you can see on this page wh o is us ing WAN 1 and who is using WAN 2. Parents have the option to u se bandw idth c ontr[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 10 Interface: The def ault is WAN 1. If dua l WANs are us ed, you can ass ign WAN 1 or W AN 2 to the users fro m the Interface dro p-down menu for bandw idth managem ent. Min. Rate ( Kbit/Sec ): Y o u c an s et up Min. Ra te t o guar antee bandwid th f or indivi dual use r. The de fault is zero . T o ta l Min . Ra te y o[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 11 Basi c Se tu p The Setup sc reen con tains all of the router’s basic s etup func tions. For mos t users, the de fault values for the device shoul d be s atisfactory. The device c an be used in most ne twork set tings wi thout changing any o f the values. Some users will need t o enter add itional inform ation in ord[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 12 Ob tain an IP automati c all y : If your I SP is runni ng a DHC P server, select O btain a n I P auto matically option . Your ISP will assign these values automatically. Chec k the Following DNS Server Addresses. Multiple DNS IP Settings are common. In most cases, the first available DN S en try is us ed. Sta tic IP: [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 13 PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protoc ol over Ethernet): Pl ease check wit h your ISP to make sur e whether PPPoE s hould be enab led or n ot. If th ey d o us e PPPo E, 1. Enter your Username and Pa s sw o rd . 2. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the PPPoE con nection w ill be disconn ected if it has b een idle for[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 14 1. Enter the Specify W AN IP Address, Subne t Mask, and Default Ga teway A ddress that is th e PPTP server’s IP that resides in the M odem. 2. E nter yo ur Username an d Pass wo rd . 3. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the con nection wi ll be d isconnect ed if it has bee n idle for a period longer than [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 15 Old Passwor d : Enter the old password . The de fault Password is ‘smcadmin ’ when yo u first power up th e Router . (Note : The passw ord c annot be recover ed if it is los t or forgot ten. If t he pas sword is los t or forgotten, y ou w ill need to reset t he R outer to i ts fac tory de fault state .) New Pas sw[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 16 Time SMCBR24Q uses th e time s ettings to t ime sta mp log eve nts , to automatically u pda te the Conten t Filter List, On-Line Schedule r, and for o ther internal purposes. Set the local tim e using N etwork Time Protocol (N TP) a utomatically or manu all y . Automatically: Select the Time Z one and en ter the Dayli[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 17 For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings bu t ton to s av e the Ti me s e tti ngs o r c li ck the Cancel bu tton to undo t he chan ges. MAC Clon e Some I SPs require y ou to re gister a MAC a ddress. Thi s "clones" your ne twork adap ter's MAC address onto the Cable /DS[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 18 Input the MAC Address to User De f ine d WAN MA C A ddre s s field or selec t MAC Address fr o m this PC . For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings button to save the MAC Clone set tings or cli ck the Cancel button to undo the cha nges .[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 19 Re mote Interne t Passpo rt On-Line Sc heduler The S MCBR24 Q allows or de nies In ternet access for the selec ted users in un its of hou r, da y , en tire AM, or entire PM. Select Users: S elect the users from the dro p-down me nu. On-Line Schedu ler sc reen: Click on any hour to a llow or deny Intern et acc ess. Gre[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 20 W eb Site Hit Ra te The Website Hit Rate ta b shows the top 10 websi tes by frequency the selected us er has visited toda y , last six days, and t heir related information, R a nk in g , Web Site , and Hit Rates . This also allows you to bloc k the selected websi te. Select Users: S elect the users from the dro p-down[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 21 For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings bu t ton to sa v e th e We bs ite H i t R ate se tti ng s or clic k th e Ca ncel but ton to undo the ch anges . Application Usa ge This Appl icat ion Us age tab shows the curren t usages of a pplications . The max n umb er of applications is 20[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 22 Usage ( %): This shows t he va lue of the curren t us ages of the top 20 app lications by perc en tage o f the selected user’s usable band width. Block: Check the box to b lock the applica tion by c licking once . C lick ag ain to unb lock the site. The de fault is “unblock”. After saving the s ettings, the b lo[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 23 Perf o rman c e O pti mi za ti on[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 24 The screen disp lays the 19 defaul t sugges ted app lications where y ou c an o ptimize their performa nce an d view their Applicatio n Na mes a nd Perf orma nce Opt i miz ati on . Y ou c an also add or e dit new ap plica tions whose per formance yo u w ish to opt imize. Before en abling t he bandwi dth s ugges tion, [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 25 To create a new a pp lication: Cli ck the Add/Edit Ne w Appl ications button. T hen the A pplication Mana gement screen will app ear. To add a n a pplication, enter the na me of the ap plica tion in th e Appl icat ion Nam e field. Select protocol f ro m the Protocol drop-down menu, enter range in the Port Range f iel [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 26 Block List The Block Li s t screen shows two lists, Web Site Block List and Ap pl icat io n B loc k List . Y o u can v iew all blocked webs ites and applications on this screen an d can also unb lock these block ed webs it es and applica tions. W eb Sit e Blo ck Lis t Select Users: S elect the users from the dro p-dow[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 27 Appli ca tion B lo ck Li st Select Users: S elect the users from the dro p-down me nu, Refresh Data: Click t he Refr esh Data b ut ton to u p d ate th e d a ta . Application Bl ock List: Cl ick the rad io button t o see bloc ked app lications. Application Na mes: The field shows the bl ocked ap pli cation na mes. Prot[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 28 Ad vanced Setu p DMZ Ho st T he D MZ (Demilitarized Z one) Host feature allo ws one local user to be ex pose d to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as In ternet gam ing and vi deo-conferenc ing. Ente r the DMZ P rivate IP Addre ss to a ccess DMZ Host settin gs . For more information, click the He lp bu t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 29 Forw ar din g Port forward ing can be us ed to se t up public services on y our network. When us ers from the In ternet make certain reques ts on your net work, t he Rou ter ca n forward those reques ts to co mpu ters equipp ed to h andle the reques ts. For example , if y ou s e t the port num ber 80 ( HT TP ) t o be [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 30 3. Enter the IP Address o f the server that you w ant t he Int ernet users to ac cess. Then ena ble the en try. 4. Click the Ad d t o List b utt on , and configure as many entries as you would like. You a lso can de lete selected app lication . Por t Trigger ing Some I nternet ap plica tions or ga mes us e a lternate [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 31 this table. T he R outer will forward t he incom ing pac kets to the LAN hos t . 1. Enter the range o f port nu mbers, app lication na me, a nd incoming port rang e. 2. You can click th e Ad d t o List bu tton to add Port Triggering or Delete selecte d app lication . For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 32 disable the e ntry by c licking the c hecked Ena ble b ox to be blank . Finally , click t he U pd ate t h is A p pl ic at ion button. For mor e information, c lick the Help b u tto n. C lick the Save Setti ngs button to save the U PnP se ttings or cli ck th e Can cel but ton to undo th e chang es. Click the Sho w Ta b[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 33 DDNS Servic e The DDNS feature is disabled by default. To ena ble this feature, just check the box . Username , Pass wo rd , and Host Na me: Enter the Username , Password, and Hos t Name of the account you set up with DynDN S. org. Your I P A ddre s s: Th e Rout er’ s c ur re nt I nt er net IP Add re ss i s di sp la[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 34 Dyna m ic R out in g: Choose the TX: pro tocol y ou wan t for transmitting d ata on the network . (RIP1 / RIP2) Choose the R X: protocol y ou w ant f or receiving d ata from the ne twork. (R IP1 / R IP2) Static R out ing: You will need to con figure Static Routing i f t here are multiple routers i nstalled on y our ne[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 35 should be zero . 2. Subnet Mask : Enter the Subnet M ask us ed on th e d estination L AN I P do main. For C lass C I P domain, the Subne t Mask is 255.255 .255.0. 3. D efault Gateway IP : I f this Rou ter is us e d t o c on nec t you r ne twor k to the Int er n et , the n yo ur Gate w ay I P is the Rou ter's I P [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 36 IPSe c Pa ss T hr ough Int er net Protocol Securi ty (I PSec) is a sui te o f protocols used to i mplement secure exc hange of packe ts at the IP layer. To a llow IPSec tunnels to pas s through the Rou ter, IPSec P ass Thr ough is enable d by de fault. P PT P Pas s Thr ou gh Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (P PTP) P[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 37 The SMCBR2 4Q suppor ts remote mana ge ment. If you want to manage this Router through the WA N connection, y ou hav e to 'Enable' this option. User can enter t he port n umber for re mote manage men t. The default is d isabled. For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings b u t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 38 Enter the host na me t o look up in the L ook up the na m e field and click the Go bu t ton . SM C BR 24 Q wi ll th en query the DN S s erver a nd d isplay the res ult at the b ott om of the screen . Note : The IP address of the DN S server must be en tered in t he Network Settings tab in th e Genera l button for t he[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 39 Firm ware Upgrade Users can do wnload the new version of firmware in to c ompu ter in advance , and then selec t the file. Finall y , cli ck th e Fir mware Up gra de Ri ght Now bu tton. Import Config u ration File : You will need to speci fy where your pre ferences file is located. When y ou c lick "Browse",[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 40 Expor t Confi gurati on Fi le : When y ou c lick the " Export" bu tt on, your browser will bring up a dialog ask ing you where you woul d like to store your pr eferences file. Th is file will be c alled "SMC BR24Q.exp" by de fault, b ut y ou may rena me i t if y ou wish. This proces s may take up t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 41 Syslog Ena bl e Sys lo g: If check the box , Syslog will b e en abled. Sys lo g Ser v er : In addi tion to t he s tandard even t log, the SMC BR24 Q can send a detailed l og to an external Syslog serv er. Syslog is an indus try-standard pro tocol us ed to cap ture in formation abou t ne twork activity. The SMCBR24Q Sy[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 42 Outg oing L og Tab le : Once you press this b utton, the new w indow will pop up and show y ou the outgoing packet informa tion including LAN IP , Destination URL /IP and Service/Port nu mber. Inco ming Lo g Tab le : Once yo u press this bu tton, the new window w ill pop up and show yo u th e inco ming packet informa [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 43 Q-but t on in the Home M od e The Q-button is a user f riendly design. It prov ides a basic bandwidth management method with just one push. The end user can enjoy smooth I nternet applications without any has sles. Q-bu tton, Q -butt on LE D an d Q- but ton i c on The Q-bu tton is on th e front panel with a n L ED abo[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 44 If any ban dw idt h ma na ge ment confi gur atio n by the U I or Uti lity: Any bandwidth manageme nt configu rations will ma ke the Q-button a hot ke y . That means any configurations of User bandwidth or ISP bandwidt h in the System Summa ry pa ge or thos e in the Performance Optimiz ation page. The end user can s et[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 45 3. Ho w to Manage SM CBR24Q – S OHO M od e Logi n Enter User Na me and Password then c lick OK . The Rout er's de fault User Na me and Password are 's m cadmin' when you first power up the Rou ter . Mode Y o u can choos e be tween Home Mode and SOH O M ode. Th e d efault is Ho me M ode. It is s ugges [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 46 Site Map Y o u can c lick the site map button to vi ew site map. Clic k on d esired tab subj ect and it wi ll hyperlink to the page you have chosen .[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 47 Syst em S umm ar y The Su mmary scr een disp lays the router ’s curren t status and s e ttings. This informatio n is read onl y . I f you click the bu tton with un derline, it will hyperlink t o related s etup p ages. System Inform atio n Serial N u mber : The serial number of th e S MC BR24Q. System u p ti me : The[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 48 Networ k Sett ing Stat us LAN I P : It shows the current I P Address of the Rou ter, as seen by internal users on the Internet, and hyperlinks to LAN Setting in S etup page. WA N1 /2 IP : It shows the current WAN 1 IP Address of the Rou ter, as seen by ex ternal users o n the Internet and hyper links to WAN Connec tio[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 49 Firewall Set t ing Stat u s SPI (Stateful Packet I nspection) : It shows the status ( On/O ff) and hyp erlinks to the General in F irewall page. DoS (Deny of Service) : It shows the s tatus (On /Off) an d hyperli nks to the General in Firewa ll page . Blo ck WAN Request : I t shows the status ( On/ O ff) and hy perlin[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 50 Set up The Setup sc reen con tains all of the router’s basic s etup func tions. For mos t users, the de fault values for the device shoul d be s atisfactory. The device c an be used in most ne twork set tings wi thout changing any o f the values. Some users will need t o enter add itional inform ation in order to co[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 51 WAN C onn ecti on Ty pe: Ob tain an IP automati c all y : If your I SP is runni ng a DHC P server, select O btain a n I P auto matically option . Your ISP will assign these values automatically. Chec k the Following DNS Server Addresses. Multiple DNS IP Settings are common. In most cases, the first available DN S en t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 52 1. Enter your Userna me and Passwor d . 2. If you sele ct C on nect on De mand op tion, the PPPoE con nection w ill be disconn ected if it has been idle for a period longer than the Max Idle T i me s e tti n g. 3. If you s elect Keep Alive op tion, the Rou ter wil l keep th e con nection a live by sen ding ou t a f ew[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 53 Password The Rou ter's de fault password is 'smca dm in', and it i s strong ly reco mmende d that y ou c hange the Router' s password. If yo u leave th e password as blank , all us ers on y our network wi ll be able to acces s the Rou ter simply by e ntering the unit’s IP address into their web b[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 54 Administrator Inact ivi ty T ime-out: This setting allows y ou to con figure the len gth of inactiv ity t hat ca n ela pse be fore you are au tomatically l ogged out of t he Web Ma nage ment In terface. Once logg ed ou t, you hav e to re-login. Th e d efault v alue is 5 minutes . For more information, click the He lp [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 55 For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings b u t ton to s av e th e T i me s e tti n gs o r cli ck th e Ca ncel but ton to und o the c hanges . DMZ Ho st The DM Z (Demilitarized Zone) Hos t feat ure allo ws one local user to be ex posed to th e In ternet to u se a special-purpose servic[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 56 Ente r the DMZ Pri va te IP Address to access DMZ Host sett ings. For more information, click the He lp bu tton . Cl ic k th e Save Settings button to save the DMZ Host setti n gs or cli ck the Cancel button to undo t he cha nges. Forw ar din g Port forward ing can be us ed to se t up public services on y our network.[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 57 P or t Rang e For wardi ng: 1. Select th e Service from the pu ll-down menu . 2. If the Service y ou need is no t listed in menu, please click the Service Manage men t button t o ad d new Service and en ter the Pro tocol an d Port Ran ge. Then c lick the Save Setting bu tton. 3. Enter the IP Address o f the server tha[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 58 4. Click the A dd to List bu tton, an d con figure as m any e ntries as you would l ike. You also can D ele te the selected applica tion. P or t Trig geri ng Some I nternet ap plica tions or ga mes us e a lternate p orts to co m municate be tween server an d LAN host . When yo u want to use thos e ap plications, en te[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 59 UPnP UPnP forwarding ca n b e used to set up public serv ices on yo ur network . Windows XP can m odify those entries via UPnP when U Pn P function is enab led by sel ecting Yes. 1. Us ers have t o c lick the S erv ice Manage ment f irst to enter the Service N ame, Protoc ol and External Port and In ternal Port, and t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 60 MAC Clon e Some I SPs require th at you reg ister a MAC address . This "clones" your n etwork adap ter's MAC addres s onto the Cab le/DSL Firewall Ro uter, and pr events you from having to call y our IS P to c hange the reg istere d MAC addres s to the Cable /DSL F irewall Ro uter's M AC address . [...]

  • Page 61

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 61 Before configuring DDN S, you need to visit www .d yndn s.o rg and regis ter a d oma in nam e. (The DDN S service is prov ided by Dy nDN S.org). DDNS Servic e The DDNS feature is disabled by default. To ena ble this feature, just check the box . Username , Pass wo rd , and Host Na me: Enter the Username , Password, an[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 62 packets take bas ed on the fewest nu mber of hops between the sourc e an d the des tination. The R I P protocol regularly bro adcas ts routing inform a tion to other routers on the n etwork. Wo rking Mo de : Sele c t Gate way mode if your Rou ter is hos ting your ne twork’s conn ection to the Internet . Sele c t Rou[...]

  • Page 63

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 63 To set up s tatic routing, you sh ould add routing en tries in the Rout er's table that tells the device where to send all i ncoming packets . All o f your ne twork r outers s hould direct the defaul t route en try to S MC Router . En ter the foll ow i ng d a ta to c r ea te a s ta tic ro u te en try : 1. D estin[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 64 DHCP Setup The Rout er can be us ed as a DHC P (Dyna mic Host C onfiguration Prot oco l) server on yo ur network . A DHCP server assigns available IP addresses to eac h computer on your ne twork auto matically. If you choose to ena ble the DHC P server option , you mus t configure al l of the PCs on y our L AN to conn[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 65 If the Router's DHCP server function is disabled, you h ave to carefully configure the IP address, Mask, and DNS settings of every computer o n your ne twork. Be careful not to assig n the same IP Address t o different comp uters. Make any cha nges to th e ava ilable fields as described below.[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 66 Ena bl e DH C P Se rve r: Check th e box to e nable the D HCP Server. If you already hav e a DHC P server on your ne twork, leave the box b lank. Dynamic IP Cli ent Lease Time: This is the l ease time ass igned i f the co mpu ter (DHCP c lient) requests one . The range is 5 ~ 4 3,2 00 Minutes . Range Star t/E nd: En t[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 67 Sta tu s A Stat us page is availabl e to review DHCP Serve r Stat us . The DHCP Ser ver S tat us reports the IP of DHCP Server, the number of Dynamic IP Used , DHCP Avail ab le, and Total . C lie nt Ta ble shows the current DHC P Client information. You w ill see the related in formation (C lient Host Name , IP Addres[...]

  • Page 68

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 68 Fire wall The de fault is ena bled. If us ers disable the Firewall function, S PI, Do S, B lock W AN Reques t will be disabled, R emote Manage ment will be ena bled and Ac cess Rules a nd C ontent Filter wi ll be disabled. SPI (Stateful Packet I nspection) The Rout er's Firewall uses Sta teful Packe t Inspec tion[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 69 Rem ote Ma na ge ment This Rou ter supports re mote ma nage ment. If you wa nt to manage this Rou ter through the WAN c onnec tion, you have to ' Enable' this op tion. User can enter the port number for rem ote manage ment. Multicast Pass Throug h IP Multicas ting occurs when a single d ata trans mission is [...]

  • Page 70

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 70 Besides the De fault Rules, all conf igured Netw ork A c c ess Rules are listed in the table, and yo u can ch oose the Prio rity for e a c h c us to m ru l e. C lic k the Edi t b u tto n to Ed it the Po li cy , an d cl ick the Trash Can icon to delete the rule. Cli ck A dd Ne w R ule bu tton to add new Acces s Rule s,[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 71 Ser vices Action Sele c t th e Al lo w or Deny radio bu tton d epend ing on th e intent o f the rul e. Serv ice S el ect t he s er vi ce f rom th e Se rvi ce pul l -d ow n m en u. If the s ervice yo u need is no t lis ted in the menu, click the Service Ma n age me nt bu tton to add new Service. Enter Service N ame, Pr[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 72 Log User can se lect Log p acke t ma tch th is ru l e or Not lo g . So urc e Interface Select t he S ource Inter face (L AN, W AN 1, W AN 2, Any) from the p ull-down me nu. Once D MZ is e nabled, the options will be LAN , WAN1, D MZ, An y . So urc e I P Sele c t Any , Sing le or Range , and en ter IP Ad dress for s in[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 73 For m or e in for mat ion , c lick the Help but ton. Click the Sa v e Se tt ings button to sa ve the Access Ru les se tti ng s or clic k th e Ca nce l bu tton to undo the chan ges Conte nt Filter Forbi dde n D o ma ins When the Block F orb idde n D omains check box is selected , th e SMCBR24Q will blo ck web access to[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 74 S che duli ng The Ti me of Day fea ture allows y ou t o d efine spec ific ti mes w hen Content F iltering is enforced. For example, y ou co uld c onfigure the SMCBR24Q to filter employ ee Internet access during nor mal business hours, but al low unrestricted ac cess a t night an d on we ekends. Ap p ly t his r ule: Al[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 75 VPN Pass Through IPSe c Pa ss T hr ough Int er net Protocol Securi ty (I PSec) is a sui te o f protocols used to i mplement secure exc hange of packe ts at the IP layer. IP Sec Pas s Thro ugh is e nabled by de fault. P PT P Pas s Thr ou gh Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (P PTP) Pass Throug h is t he met hod used to[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 76 Syst em M an ag eme nt Dual WAN There are two fu nctions provid ed for us ers – Smart Lin k Backup and Load B alanc e . Smart L ink Back up: Users can choose which WAN po rt to be pr imar y . Once primary WAN is ch osen, other WAN will bec o me back up by defau lt. Network S ervice D etecti on This tool can det ect [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 77 Remove the Co nnec tion: This WAN In terf ace will be s us pended when th e network connec tion to ISP is not active. The traffic on this WAN will b e dispatch ed to the oth er WAN por t. Once connec tion to I SP is re-established, the tra ff ic wil l be d ispatched b ack . If you enabl e N SD , you have to cho ose a [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 78 Retry ti meout: The interval betwe en two ping ac tions. The defa ult is 30 s econds. When Fai l: Generate the Error Cond ition in the Sys tem Log: T he Router will generate the Sys tem Log when p ing f ails to inform users that the IS P connec tion is disc onnected . Remove the Co nnec tion: This WAN In terf ace will[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 79 Band widt h Enter the max. upstream and downstream bandwidth provided by IS P . Prot oco l B ind in g SMCBR24Q supports the Protocol Binding functionali ty . It allows users to specify the internal IP or /an d Service going through the sp ecified W A N por t. Service: Users can choose the Service from the drop-down me[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 80 For mor e inf orma t ion , click the Help button. Cl ick the Save Settings bu tton to s ave the D ual-W AN se ttings or cli ck the Cance l button to u ndo the chan ges QoS QoS (Q uality of Service) refers to the cap ability of a network to prov ide better service to sel ected ne twork traffic. The SMCBR24Q provides tw[...]

  • Page 81

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 81 Rate Cont rol Inte rf ac e : Check the WAN interface box , and the Ra te Control Rul e will apply to the selected interface (s). Service: Select th e Service from the dro p-down menu. If the Service you nee d to control is no t in the drop down menu list, pl ease cl ick Service Ma nage ment to a dd the Service. IP: En[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 82 For mor e in for mat ion , c l ick the Help button. Click the Save Set tings bu tton to sav e the Qo S Rules set tings or c lick the Cance l bu tton to undo the c hang es. Cl ic k Su mmary b utton t o view t he su mma ry of R ate Control rule. Su mma ry All R a te C on tro l ru le s w il l be disp lay e d i n th e S u[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 83 Direction: Se le c t Up str eam for outbound tra ffic or Do wn str eam f or inbou nd traffic from the drop-down menu. Pr ior it y: The de fault priority for the s ervice is middle, s o us ers can selec t high or low for the spec ific s ervice. Serv ices in hig h prio ri ty w ill shar e 60 % of total system b andwidth,[...]

  • Page 84

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 84 DNS Na me Lo ok up The Interne t has a service called the Domain Na me Service (DNS) which allows users to en ter an easi ly remembered host name, such as www. SMC BR24Q.com, instead o f nu merical TCP/IP addr esses to acces s Int ernet resources. SMCBR 24Q has a D NS lo okup tool that will return the nu merical TC P/[...]

  • Page 85

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 85 The Pi ng test bo unces a packet o ff a m achine on the In ternet back to the send er. T his test shows if SMCBR24Q is able to con tact the re mote host . If us ers on the L AN are having proble ms acces sing serv ices on th e In ter n e t, tr y pin gin g th e D N S s er v er or oth er m ac h ine at the IS P’s loca [...]

  • Page 86

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 86 Factor y Defa u lt The "Factory De fault" button can be us ed to cle ar all o f your con figuration information a nd res tore SMCBR24Q to its factory st ate. Use this feature o nly i f you wish to discard a ll other con figuration preferences.[...]

  • Page 87

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 87 Firm ware Upgrade Firm ware Upgrade Users can use the f ollowing download func tion to do wnload the new vers ion of firmware into co mputer in advance and select the file to upgrade . Finally, click the Firm war e Up grad e R i ght No w bu tto n to ini tia te the f irmware upgrade. Firmwar e Down load Users can cl ic[...]

  • Page 88

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 88 Settin g Backup Import Config u ration File : You will need to speci fy where your pre ferences file is located. When y ou c lick "Browse", your browser will bring up a d ialog which will allow you to select a file which you had prev iously save d usin g the " Export Settings" b utton. After you h [...]

  • Page 89

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 89 Log System Log There are three parts in System Log : Sys lo g, E- ma i l, and Log S ett in g . Syslog Ena bl e Sys lo g: If check the box , Syslog will b e en abled. Sys lo g Ser v er : In addi tion to t he s tandard even t log, the SMC BR24 Q can send a detailed l og to an external Syslog serv er. Syslog is an indus [...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 90 Log Q ue ue Len gth (entries): The de fault is 50 en tries. S MCBR24Q wil l e-mai l log w hen Log en tries are over 50 . Lo g Tim e Thr eshol d (minutes ): The de fault is 10 minutes. SMCBR2 4Q will e- mail the log every 10 minutes or wh en the log criteria is met in the Log Que u e Length or Threshold Settings.. E -m[...]

  • Page 91

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 91 Outg oing Lo g Tab le : Once you press t h is b utton, the n ew window w ill p op up and i t wi ll display the outgoing packet information includ ing LAN IP, Destination URL/IP and Service/Por t number. Inco ming Lo g Tab le : Onc e y ou pres s this button, the n ew window w ill po p up and i t wi ll displ ay the inco[...]

  • Page 92

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 92 System Statistics SMCB R 24Q is able to perfo rm the system statist ics o n Device Name, Status, IP Ad dress, MAC Address, Subnet M ask, Defau lt Gateway for L AN, WAN1 a nd W AN2.[...]

  • Page 93

    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 93 Q-b utt on in th e SOH O Mo de The Q-button is a user f riendly design. It prov ides a basic bandwidth management method. The end user can enjoy smooth Internet applicati ons without any has sles with just one pus h. Q-butto n, Q- butto n L ED a nd Q- butto n ico n The Q-bu tton is on th e front panel with a n L ED ab[...]

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    SMCBR 24Q User Man ual Page 94[...]