SMC Networks SMC2804WBR38 manual

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    38 T esla Ir vine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 67 9-8000 Barricade TM 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Br oadband Router F rom SMC’ s Barricade line of Broadband Routers March 2003 Revision Number: R01[...]

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    COPYRIGHT Inf ormation furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believ ed to be accur ate and reliab le. Howe v er , no responsibility is assumed b y SMC f or its use, nor f or any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may r esult from its use. No licen se is gra nted by implication or otherwise under an y patent or pate n[...]

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    i C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency [...]

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    Compliances ii EC Conf ormance Declaration - Class B SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Europe, Edificio Conata II, Calle F ructu ó s Gelaber t 6-8, 2 o , 4 a , 08970 - Sant Joan Desp í , Barcelona, Spain. This information technolog y equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the Appro [...]

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    iii Industry Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not e xceed the Class B limits f or radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “ Digital Apparatus, ” ICES-003 of the Depar tment of C ommunications. Cet appareil num é rique respecte les limites de bruits radio é lec[...]

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    Compliances iv Wichtige Sic herheit shinweise (Ge rmany) 1. Bitte lesen Sie diese Hinweise sorgf ä ltig durch. 2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung f ü r den sp ä teren Gebrauch auf. 3. V or jedem Reinigen ist das Ger ä t vom Stromnetz zu trennen. V erwenden Sie kei ne Fl ü ssigoder Aerosolreiniger . Am besten eignet sich ein angefeuchtetes T uch zur [...]

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    v T ABLE OF C ONTENTS About the Wireless Barricade g Router . . . . . . . . 1 LED Indica tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router . . . . . . 3 Package Con tents . . . . . . . .[...]

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    T AB LE OF C ONTENTS vi Setup Wiza rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Broadband Typ e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Advanced Se tup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 A BOUT THE W IRELESS B ARRICADE G R OUTER Congratulation s on your purc hase of the Wirele ss Barricade ™ g Broadband Router. SMC is proud to provide you with a power ful yet simple communication device for connecti ng your local area network (LA N) to the In ternet. For those who want to s urf the Internet at the lowest possible cost , this Ro[...]

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    About the Wireless Barricade g Ro uter 2 Features and Benefits • Internet connecti on to DSL or cable modem via a 10/100 M bps WAN port • Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports or 54 Mbps wireless interface ( supporting up to 253 mob ile users) • 802.11g draf t Compliant – interoperabl e with multiple vendors • Provides s[...]

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    3 I NSTALLING THE W IRELESS B ARRICADE G R OUTER Before installing the Wireless Barricade ™ g Broadband Router, verify that you ha ve all the items listed under “ Package Contents. ” If any of the items are missing or dam aged, contact your local SMC distributor. Also be sure that you have all the necessary cabling before installing the Route[...]

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    Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router 4 Please register on SMC ’ s Web site at www.smc.com The Wireless Barricade g Router is c overed by a limited lifetime warranty. Hardware Description The Router c an be connecte d to the Inte rnet or to a remote site using its RJ-45 WAN port. It can be connected directly to you r PC or to a local area ne[...]

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    Hardware Description 5 (i.e., allowin g these ports to be conn ected to any network device with straight-t hrough cable). The se ports can be connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an Ethernet ne twork interfac e card, or to a networking de vice such as an Ethernet hub or switch. • One RJ-45 port for connection to a DSL or ca ble[...]

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    Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router 6 System Requirements You must have an ISP that mee ts the following minimum requirements: • Internet access from your local telephone compa ny or Internet Service Provide r (ISP) using a DSL modem, cable modem, ISDN TA, or PSTN ana log modem. You ma y also have ac cess over the telepho ne system to an a[...]

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    Connect the System 7 Connect the System The Router can be positio ned at any convenient locat ion in your office or home. No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed. You should, however comply with the following guidelines: • Keep the Router away from any heating devices. • Do not place the Router in a dusty or wet environment . You s[...]

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    Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router 8 3. P ower on : Connect the po wer adapter to t he Router . Figure 2. Connecti ng the Wireless Barr icade g Router Attach to Your Network Using Ethernet Cabling The four LAN ports on the Router auto-nego tiate the connecti on speed to 10 Mbps Ethernet or 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet , and the transmission mode [...]

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    Connect the System 9 Figure 3. Making the LAN Connections Attach to Your Network Using Radio Sign als Install a wireless network adapter in each computer that will be connected to the Inter net or your local net work via radio signals. SMC currently offers several wireless network cards, including the SMC2602W and SMC2632W Wireless cards. Rotate bo[...]

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    Installing the Wireless Barricade g Router 10 radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructu re or over the Intern et via the Router. The wireless infrastr ucture configuratio n not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also doubles the effective wireless transm ission range f[...]

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    Connect the System 11 Attach the Wireless Barr icade g Router to the Intern et If Internet services ar e provided through an xDSL or cable modem, use u nshielded or shie lded twisted-pair Ethernet cable (Category 3 or gre ater) with RJ-45 plugs to conn ect the broadband mode m directly to the WAN port on t he Router. Figure 5. Making the WAN Connec[...]

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    12 C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP If you have not previously installed th e TCP/IP protocols on your client PCs, refer to the following section. If you need information on how to configu re a TCP/IP address on a PC, re fer to “ Setting Up TCP/IP ” on page 15. Installing TCP/IP Windows 95/98/ME 1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel. 2. Double -clic[...]

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    Installing TCP/IP 13 5. Select Microsoft in the manuf acturers list. Select TCP/IP in the Networ k Protocols list. C lick the OK button to retur n to the Network window . 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window . Click OK. The operating system ma y prompt y ou to restar t your system. Clic k Y es and the computer will shut down [...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 14 4. Double-clic k Protocol. 5. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Clic k the OK b utton to retur n to the N etwork wind ow . 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window . Click OK to complete the installation procedure.[...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 15 Setting Up TCP/IP To access the I nternet thro ugh the Router , you must configure the network sett ings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the Router. The default network se ttings for the Router are : Gateway IP Address: 192.16 8.2.1 Subnet Mas k: 255.255.2 55.0 Note: These settings may be changed to su[...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 16 3. On the Network window Configuration tab , double-clic k the TCP/IP entr y for y our networ k card. 4. Click the IP Address tab . 5. Click the “ Obtain an IP address “ optio n. 6. Ne xt click on the Gate wa y tab and verify the Ga tew a y field is blank. If there are IP addresses listed in th e Gate wa y section,[...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 17 8. On the Networ k Proper ties Window , click the OK button to sav e th ese new setting s. Note: Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Check for the files at c:windowsoptionscabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CDROM drive and check the correct file location, e.g., D:wi[...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 18 Configuring Your Computer in Windows NT 4.0 1. From the Windows desktop click Start/Settin gs/Control Panel. 2. Double-clic k the Network icon. 3. Click on the Protocols tab . 4. Double-clic k TCP/IP Protocol. 5. Click on the IP Address tab . 6. In the Adap ter drop-down list, be sure your Ether net adapte r is selecte[...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 19 7. Click on “ Obtain an IP address fr om a DHCP ser ver ” . 8. Click OK to close the window . 9. Windows ma y cop y files and will then prompt you to restar t your system. Clic k Y es and yo ur computer will shut down and restar t. Obtain IP Settings From Your Wire less Barricade g Router Now that you have configur ed your [...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 20 4. T ype EXIT and pr ess <ENTER> to close the Co mmand Prompt window . Configuring Your Computer in Windows 2000 1. Access your N etwork settings by clicking Start, then choose Settings and then select Control Panel. 2. In the Control P anel, locate and double-clic k the Netw ork and Dial-up Connections icon. 3. [...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 21 5. Select “ Obtain an IP ad dress automatically ” to configure y our computer f or DHCP . Click the OK bu tton to sav e this change and close the Proper ties windo w . 6. Click the OK b utton again to sav e these ne w changes. 7. Reboot your PC. 8. T o obtain new network settings se e “ Obtain IP Settings fr om Y our Wire[...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 22 3. the Local Area Conn ection Properties box, v erify the bo x next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is ch eck ed. Then highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and clic k the Properties button. 4. Select “ Obtain an IP ad dress automatically ” to configure y our computer f or DHCP . Click the OK b utton to sav e thi[...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 23 Manual IP Configuration 1. Check Specify an IP address on t he IP Address tab. Enter an IP address based on the defa ult network 192.168.2. x (where x is between 2 and 254), and use 255.255.255.0 for the subnet mask. 2. In the Gatewa y tab , add the IP address of the Rou ter (default: 19 2.168.2.1) in the New gate wa y field an[...]

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    Configuring Clie nt TCP/IP 24 3. On the DNS Configuration tab , add the IP address f or the Router and clic k Add. This automatically rela ys DNS requests to the DNS server(s) pro vided b y y our ISP . Otherwise, add specific DNS ser v ers into the DNS Ser v er Search Order field and clic k Add . 4. After finishing TCP /IP setup, click OK, an d the[...]

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    Setting Up TCP/IP 25 Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. there may be something wrong in your in stallation procedur e. Check the following items in sequence: 1. Is the Etherne t cable correctly connected bet ween the Router and the computer ? The LAN LED on the Router a nd the Link LED of th e network card on y our comput[...]

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    26 C ONFIGURING THE W IRELESS B ARRICADE G R OUTER The Wireless Barricade g Route r can be configured by any Java-supported br owser including Intern et Explorer 4.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 4.0 or abo ve. Using the Web management inter face, you can configu re the Router and view statistics to monitor ne twork activity. Note: Before you at [...]

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    Disable Proxy Connection 27 Disable Proxy Connection You will also need to verify that the HTTP Proxy feature of your web browser is disabled. This is so that your web browser will be able to view the Router configurat ion pages. The following steps are for Intern et Explorer and for Net scape. Determine which browser you use and follow th e approp[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 28 Netscape (4 or above) 1. Open Netscape. Click Edit, and then select Preferences. 2. In the Pref erences win dow , under Category , double-clic k Adv anced, then se lect the Pro xies o ption. 3. Check “ Direct connectio n to the Inter net. ” 4. Click the OK b utton to sav e the changes . To access[...]

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    Navigating the Web Browser Interface 29 Navigating the Web Browser Interface The Router ’ s management in terface feat ures a Setup Wizard a nd an Advanced Setup se ction. Use the Setup Wizar d if you want to quickly set up the Router fo r use with a cable modem or DSL modem. Advanced setup supports more advanced fu nctions like hacker attack det[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 30 Setup Wizard Time Zone Click on the Setup Wizard picture. The first item in the Setup Wizard is Time Zone setup. For accurate timing of clien t filtering and log events, you need to set the time zone. Sele ct your time zo ne from the drop- down list, and click NEXT.[...]

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    Setup Wizard 31 Broadband Type Select the type of br oadband connection you have. For a cable modem connect ion see the following page. Fo r a Fixed-IP xDSL connection see “ Fixed-IP xDSL ” on pa ge 32, and for a PPPoE xDSL connection, see “ PPPoE ” on page 32. Cable Modem After selecting Cable Mo dem as the Broadband Type , a message will [...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 32 Fixed-IP xDSL Some xDSL In ternet Service Providers may assign a fixed (static) IP addre ss. If you have been provided with this information, choose this option and enter the assigned IP address, gateway IP address, DNS IP addresses, and subnet mask. Click FINISH to complete the setup. PPPoE Enter th[...]

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    Advanced Setup 33 Advanced Setup Use the Web management int erface to define syst em parameters, ma nage and control the Ro uter and its ports, or monitor network condit ions. The following table outline s the selections availabl e from this program. Menu Description System Sets the local time zone, the password for administrator access, and the IP[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 34 System Time Zone Sets the time zone f or the Router. This informat ion is used for log entries and client access contr ol. Status Provides WAN connection type and status, firmware and hardware version numbers, system IP settings, as well as DHCP, NAT, and Firewall information. Displays the number of [...]

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    Advanced Setup 35 Password Settings Use this menu to restrict access based on a password. By default, there is n o password. For security you should assign o ne before exposing th e Router to the Inte rnet. Passwords can contain f rom 3 – 12 alphanume ric characters and are not case sensitive. Note: If your pas sword is lost, or yo u cannot gain [...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 36 Remote Management Remote Mana gement allows a remote PC to c onfigure, mana ge, and monitor the Rout er using a standard Web br owser. Check Enable and enter the IP ad dress of the rem ote host. Click APPLY. Note: If you specify 0.0.0.0 as this IP addre ss, any host can manage the Route r. WAN Specif[...]

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    Advanced Setup 37 Dynamic IP The Host Name is optio nal, but may be req uired by some ISPs. The default MAC ad dress is set to the WAN ’ s physical interface on the Router. Use this address when r egistering for Internet service, and do not ch ange it unless required by your ISP. If your ISP used the MAC address of an Et hernet card as an identif[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 38 Point-to-Point Over Ethernet (PPPoE) Enter the PPPoE User Name and Password assigned by your Service Provider. The Service Name is normally optional, but may be required by some service pr oviders. The MTU (Maximum Transm ission Unit) governs th e maximum size of the d ata packets. Leave this on th e[...]

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    Advanced Setup 39 Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Point-to-Point Tunneli ng Protocol (PPTP) can be used to join different physical networks using the Internet as an in termediary. Using the above screen allows client PCs to esta blish a normal PPTP session and provides ha ssle-free conf iguration of the PPTP client on each client PC. Enter[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 40 Static IP Address If your Internet Service Provider has assigned a fixed IP address, enter the assigned add ress and subnet mask for th e Router, then enter the gateway addres s of your ISP. You may need a fixed add ress if you want to provide In ternet services, such as a Web server or FTP server.[...]

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    Advanced Setup 41 DNS Domain Name Servers map numeri cal IP addresses to the equivalent domain name ( e.g., www.smc.com). Your ISP should provide the IP address of on e or more domain name servers. Enter those addresse s in this screen.[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 42 LAN • LAN IP – Use the LAN menu to configu re the LAN IP addr ess for the Router and to enable the DHCP se rver for dynamic client address allocation. • Set a period for th e lease time if require d. For home networks this may be set to Forever, which means there is no time limit on the IP addr[...]

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    Advanced Setup 43 Wireless To configure the Router as a wireles s access point for wireless clients (either stationary or roaming), all you need to do is define the radio channel, the Service Set identifie r (SSID), and encryption options. Channel and SSID You must specify a common radio chan nel and SSID (Service Set ID) to be used by the Router a[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 44 Transmission Ra te : Set the da ta rate trans mitted from the Router . The lower the data rate, the longer the transmission d istance. (De fault: Fully Automatic.) Channel : The radio channel throug h which the Router communicates with PCs in its BSS. (Default: “ Auto ” ) Note: The available chan[...]

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    Advanced Setup 45 If you are transm itting sensitive data across wireless channe ls, you should en able Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption. Encryption re quires you to use the same se t of encryption /decryption keys for the Rou ter and all of your wireless clients. You can choose betwee n standard 64-bit or the more robust 128-bit encryptio[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 46 If you use encryption, configure the same keys used for the Router on each of your wireless clie nts. Note that Wir ed Equivalent Priv acy (WEP) protects data transmitted between wireless nodes, but does not protect any tr ansmissions over your wired network or over the I nternet.[...]

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    Advanced Setup 47 Network Address Translation (NAT) From this section you can configure the Add ress Mapping, Virtual Server, and Spe cial Application featu res that provide con trol over the port openings in th e router ’ s firewall. This section can be used to support several Interne t based applications such as VPN Address Mapping Allows one o[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 48 Virtual Server If you configure the Route r as a virtual server, remote use rs accessing services such as Web or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected t o local servers configured wi th private IP addresses. In othe r words, depending on the reque sted service[...]

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    Advanced Setup 49 Special Applic ations Some applications, su ch as Internet gaming , videoconferencing, Internet te lephony and ot hers, require multiple conne ctions. These applications cannot work with Network Addre ss Translation (NAT) enabled. If you need to run applica tions that require multiple connecti ons, use the followin g screen to spe[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 50 For a full list of ports a nd the services that run on them, see www.iana.org/assignm ents/port-numbe rs. Firewall The Router firewall can provid e access control of connected client PCs, block common hacker at tacks, including IP Spoofi ng, Land Attack, Pin g of Death, IP with zero length, Sm urf At[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 52 MAC Filtering Table The MAC Filtering featur e of the Router allows you to control access to your net work to up to 32 clients based on the MAC (Media Access Control) Address of the c lient machine. This ID is unique to each network adapter . If the MAC address is listed in the table, that client mac[...]

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    Advanced Setup 53 URL Blocking To configure the URL Blocking f eature, use the table below to specify the website s (www.somesite .com) and/or keyw ords you want to filter on your networ k. To complete this configuration, you will need to create or modify an access rule in “ Access Control ” on page 50. To modify an existing rule, click the Edi[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 54 Schedule Rule The Schedule Rule feature allows you to configure specific rules based on Time and Date. These rules can then be used to configure more specific Access Control. Enables Schedule-based Int ernet access control. 1. Click Add Schedule Rule. 2. Define the sett ings f or the sche dule rule ([...]

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    Advanced Setup 55 Intrusion Detection[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 56 • SPI and Anti-DoS firewall protection (Defa ult: Enabled) – The Intrusion Detection Feat ure limits access for incoming traffic at th e WAN port. Wh en the SPI fea ture is turn ed on, all incoming packets will be blocked except for those types marked with a check in the Stateful Packet In specti[...]

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    Advanced Setup 57 • Stateful Packet Inspection – This is c alled a “ statef ul ” packet inspection because it examines the co ntents of the packet to determine th e state of the communi cations; i.e., it ensures th at the stated destina tion computer has pr eviously requested the current commu nication. This is a way of ensuring that all co[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 58 DoS Criteria and Port Scan Criteria Set up DoS an d port scan crite ria in the sp aces provided (as shown below ). Parameter Defaults Description Fragmentation half-open wait 10 sec Configures the number of seconds that a packet state structure remains active. When the timeout value expires, the rout[...]

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    Advanced Setup 59 DMZ If you have a client PC that cannot run an Int ernet application properly from behind the firewall, then you can open the clie nt up to unrestr icted two-wa y Internet access. Enter th e IP address of a DMZ host to this screen. Adding a client to the DMZ Incomplete TCP/UDP sessions detect sensitive time period 300 msec Length [...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 60 (Demilitarized Zone) may expose your local network to a variety of security risks, so only use this option as a last resort. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Settings Domain Name – A series of alphanumeric stri ngs separated by periods, that is the address of a the Rout er network connect ion and that identif ie[...]

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    Advanced Setup 61 This DNS feature is powered by TZO.com. With a DDNS connection you can host your own web site, email server , FTP site, and more at your own locatio n even if you have a dynam ic IP address. (Default : Disable) UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Setting Enable UPnP by checking ON in the screen above. UPnP allows the device to autom at[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 62 Tools Use the Tools menu to backu p the current config uration, resto re a previously saved con figuration, restore fact ory settings, up date firmware , and reset the Router . Tools - Configuratio n Tools • Backup – saves the Router ’ s configuration to a file. • Restore – restor es settin[...]

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    Advanced Setup 63 Tools - Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to update the f irmware or user int erface to the latest version s. Download the upgrad e file from the SMC Web site (www.smc.com) and save it to your hard drive. In the Upgrade Target field , choose Firmware. Then click Browse to look for the previously download ed file. Click APPLY. Check[...]

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    Configuring t he Wireless Barricad e g Router 64 Tools - Reset Click APPLY to reset the Router. The reset will be complete when the power LED stop s blinking. Note: If you us e the Reset button on the front panel, th e Router perfor ms a power reset. If the button is he ld depressed for over five seconds, all the LEDs will illuminate and the factor[...]

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    Advanced Setup 65 Status The Status screen displays WAN/LAN connectio n status, firmware, and hard ware version nu mbers, illega l attempts t o access your network, as well as information on DHCP clients connected to your network. The following it ems are includ ed on this scree n: Section Description INTERNET Displays WAN connection type and statu[...]

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    66 T ROUBLESHOOTING The information outlin ed in this section describes some useful steps for getting yo ur computer and th e Router online. A. Verif y your connection to the Router If you are unable to access the Router ’ s web-based administrat ion pages then you may not be proper ly connected or configured. Th e screen shots in this section we[...]

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    Troubleshooting 67 If you have an IP address that starts with 169.254.XXX.XXX then see the next section. If you have another IP ad dress configured, then see se ction C. B. I am get ting an IP Address th at starts wit h 169.254.XXX.XXX If you are getting this IP Ad dress, then you need to check that you are prope rly connected to the Rout er. Confi[...]

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    Troubleshooting 68 3. Then type ipco nfig/rene w . D. The 10/ 100 LED does not light aft er a connection is made . 1. Check that the ho st computer an d hub are both power ed on. 2. Be sure the netw ork cable is connect ed to both de vices . 3. V erify that Cat egory 5 cable is used if y ou are operating at 100 Mbps , and th at the length of an y c[...]

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    69 S PECIFICATIONS Below is an outline of the Technical Specifications for the SMC2804WBR. Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ether net IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX F astEthernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g draft WAN Interface 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX LAN Interfaces 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX 4 RJ-45 por ts: LAN data tr ansf er ra te is up to 10/20Mbps (10BASE-T half/full [...]

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    Specifications 70 Input Power 9 V , 1 A Maximum Current 0.04 A RMS m ax. @ 110V/240V Power Consumption 5 W atts max. @ 1 00-240 V AC Internet Standards RFC 826 ARP , RFC 791 IP , RFC 792 ICMP , RFC 768 UDP , RFC 793 TCP , RFC 854-859 TELNET , RFC 1321 MD5, RFC 1497 BOO TP Extension, RFC 1570 PPP LCP Extension, RFC 1631 NA T , RFC1661 PPP , RFC 1700[...]

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    FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT , CALL: Fr om U.S.A. and Canada (24 hours a day , 7 days a week) (800) SMC-4-YOU; Phn: (949) 679-8000; F ax: (949) 679-1481 Fr om Europe (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM UK Time) 44 (0) 118 974 8700; F ax: 44 (0) 118 974 8701 INTERNET E-mail addresses: techsupport@smc.com european.techsupport@smc-europe.com Driver updates: http://www .smc.c[...]