Asoka PL9950-BBR manual

User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/DSL Router PL9950-BBR PL9950UG-060106[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 2 of 43 © 2006 Asoka USA Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Trademarks Asoka, PlugLink and the Asoka logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Asoka USA Corporation. Other bra nd and pr oduc t names a re reg istered tr ademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e holders.[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 3 of 43 Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Introdu ction 4 2 Important Safety Information 5 3 Learning A bout yo ur Powerline R outer 6 4 P rep a rin g to Inst all 10 5 Inst alling the P ow e rline Ro ut e r 11 6 Logging on 12 7 Web- based U ser Interface 13 8 Connectin g t[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 4 of 43 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router (PL9950-BBR) from Asoka. This router lets you network your home or office by si mply plugging di rectly in to your wall outl et. Now, networking i s as easy as plugging i n a night l ight [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 5 of 43 Chapter 2 Important Safety Instruc tion for th e PlugLink 9950 Cable/ D SL Router The following precaut ions shoul d be taken when using t his product:  Rea d all instr uc tio n s b efo re ins t a llin g and o p e ra tin g th is pr o duc t.  Do not open the cov er[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 6 of 43 Chapter 3 Learni ng abo ut your PlugLink 9950 Ca ble/ DSL Route r Package Contents  PlugLink 99 50 Cable/ DSL Router (PL9950-BBR)  6 ft. Ethernet cabl e  Qu ick I nsta llatio n G uide  Install ation Resource CD  W a rranty and Support Information Card If [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 7 of 43 o ISP Domain Name Server (DNS) Address o Fixed IP Address which is also known as St atic IP Address For your conveni ence, see Appendix A for an easy-to-use form as a gui de to ask the app ropr iate in fo rma tion f rom yo ur I nter net se rvic e pr ovid er. The F ront [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 8 of 43 Figure 3-2: PL 9950-BB R Left Pa nel The Bottom Panel The bottom panel of the PL9950-BBR Router contains a WAN port and a LAN port as shown in figur e 3-3. Figure 3-3: PL 9950-BB R Bottom Panel The Rear Panel The labe l on th e re ar pane l of the P L9950-B BR Rou ter c[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 9 of 43 Figure 3-4: R ear La bel[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 10 of 43 Chapter 4 Preparing to Install the PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router The PlugLi nk 9950 Cabl e/ DSL Router let s you set up a home or an offi ce network usi ng your existi ng electri cal outl ets. It can also easil y compliment your exi sting net work by connecti ng to a[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 11 of 43 Chapter 5 Installing the PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router Note: Do not connect the Pl ugLink 995 0 Cable/ DSL Router to a power st rip, extension cord, unint erruptibl e power supply (UPS), or surge protect or. This may prevent th e un it from worki ng properly or degra[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 12 of 43 Chapter 6 Logging On 1. O pen a web bro wsing app licatio n ( Inte rnet E xplorer or Moz illa Fir efo x) . 2. In the address or navi gation fi eld, type 192.168.1.1 and press Ent er . Figure 6-1: Login Address 3. For security, the PL9950 -BBR Router has it s own user I[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 13 of 43 Chapter 7 Understanding the Web-Based User Interface W hen you access the web-based user in terface, the Sys tem De ta ils pag e is th e f irst p ag e yo u w ill see. The System Detai ls page shows you a quick v iew of the PL9950 -BBR Router’ s status and settings. A[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 14 of 43 7. Detailed Information Shows you detai led i nformation abou t the PL99 50-BBR Rout er that in cludes: model number, firmware version number , hardware version, seri al number, I ntern et W ide Area N etwor k (WAN) settin gs, Local Are a N etwo rk (L A N) settings a n[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 15 of 43 Chapter 8 Connecting to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) The WAN ta b is wh er e yo u will s et u p you r PL9950- BBR Rou ter to co nne ct to you r Inte rne t Ser v ice Provider (ISP). The PL9950-BBR Router is capabl e of connecting t o virtual ly any ISP’s syste[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 16 of 43 2. S elec ting y our Inte rn et Se rvice Pro vider ( ISP ) Co nnection Ty pe to Static IP: A static IP address connection t ype is less common than other conn ect ion types. If your ISP uses stati c IP add res sing, you will n ee d yo ur IP a ddr ess , s ubn et ma sk, [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 17 of 43 Figure 8-5: DNS S cre en Congratulati ons! Happy surfing![...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 18 of 43 Chapter 9 Changing LAN Settings All set tin gs for t he int ernal LAN setup of the PL9 950-BBR Rout er can be viewed and changed here. Changing LAN Settings i s recommended for advanced users only. Figure 9-1: LAN Sett ing Page 1. IP Address The IP address is t he inte[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 19 of 43 6. Local Domain Name Th e de fault s etting fo r L oca l Do ma in Na me is Asoka . You ca n se t a lo cal d om ain n ame (network name) for your network. There is no need to chan ge this set ti ng unless you hav e a specific adva nced need to do so. You can name the ne[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 20 of 43 2. Powerline Device List The Po werlin e de vice list pro vides a list o f P owe rline devic es c onne cte d to y our Powerline netw or k. The P owe rline de vice list o nly d isp lays the oth er P ow erlin e d evic es o n th e ne twork th at have the same loca l Pow e[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 21 of 43 Chapter 10 Configuring the Firewall Your 9950 Ca ble/ DSL Rout er is equ ipped with a f irew all that w ill pro tect y our netw ork fro m a wide array of common hacker att acks includi ng:  IP Spoofing  Land A tt ack Ping o f D e a th ( PoD)  Denial of Servic [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 22 of 43 Figure 10-2: Firewall Options page Setting Client IP Filters The PL9950-BBR can be configured to restri ct access to t he Internet, email or other net work service s. Restric tions c an be s et fo r a sin gle co mpute r, a ra nge o f co mpu ters, or multiple com p u te[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 23 of 43 Setting MAC Filter The MAC f ilter is a p ower ful sec urity fe atur e that allo ws y ou to sp ecif y which c omp uters ar e allowed on t he network. This list can be configured so any computer attempt ing to access th e netw or k tha t is no t spe cif ied in the filte[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 24 of 43 Figure 10-5: URL Filt er Sett ings Page Configuring Internal Forwarding Settings The V irtua l Ser ver s fu nctio n will allo w y ou to rou te exter nal ( Internet) calls fo r s ervic es su ch a s a web server (port 80), FTP server (port 21) , or other applications t h[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 25 of 43 Figure 10-6: Virtual Server Settings Page Setting Port Mapping Th e Po rt M app ing f ea tur e allo ws y ou to sp ec ify a range of por t s f or a spe cif ic loc al m ach ine to route the packets . The 9950 Cable/ DSL Router all ows the user t o configure the needed po[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 26 of 43 Figure 10-7: Port Mapping Setti ngs Page Setting Port Triggering The Port T rigg er ing f eatu re allow s yo u to spe cif y a r ang e of po rts f or a sp ec ific lo cal m achine to route the packets . The 9950 Cable/ DSL Router all ows the user t o configure the needed[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 27 of 43 Figure 10-8: Port Tri ggering Settin gs Page Enabling the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) The DMZ feature all ows you to sp eci fy one computer on your net work to be placed out side t he fire wall. T his m ay be n ece ssary if the fir ewa ll is ca using proble ms with an ap [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 28 of 43 Figure 10-10 : Static Rout ing Sett ings Page Dyn amic ro uting functio n allo ws th e r oute r to au toma tically ad just to phy sical cha nge s in the network’ s layout. The PL9950 - BBR uses dynamic RI P protocol . It determines the route t hat t he network packet[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 29 of 43 accessed from the Int ernet. DynDNS.org provides this serv ice, for up to five host names, free to the Interne t co m m unity. Th e Dy namic D NS SM ser vice is ide al for a home web site, file s er ver, or to mak e it easy to acc ess your home PC and stored files whi [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 30 of 43 Figure 10-14 : Remote Management Sett ings Page[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 31 of 43 Chapter 11 PL9950-BBR Administration System Details The System Details section i s where you can set the time zone, enter a new admini strat ive password, enable remote management and turn t he NAT funct ion of the rout er on and off. Setting or Changing the Administra[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 32 of 43 Setting the Time and Time Zone The PL9950-BBR Rou ter keeps time by connect in g to a Simpl e Network Ti me Protocol (SNTP) server. This all ows the PL9950- BBR Router to syn chronize t he system clock t o the global internet . The synchronized clock i n the PL9950 -BB[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 33 of 43 Logs blocked incomi ng UDP packets.  Dropped ICMP Logs blocked incomi ng ICMP packets.  Net work Deb ug Logs N etBIOS broadc asts, AR P re solution problems, and NAT resolution problems. To view syst em log: 1. Clic k on Systems in the Main m en u. 2. In the Sub [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 34 of 43 Figure 11-5: Sy stem Reboot Confir mation Popup 5. Th e Reset Device Successfully screen will ap pea r as show n in f igur e 11- 6. Reb ootin g the PL9950-BBR Rout er can take up to 60 seconds. It is important not to turn off the power or unplug t he PL995 0-BBR Rout e[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 35 of 43 Figure 11-7: F actor y Defau lt Setting s Scre en 4. A p opu p window will ap pea r a skin g y ou to c onf irm the f actory de fau lt res tor e. Click OK . Figure 11-8: F actory D efaul t Restor e Con firmation Popup Backup Settings The config ura tion s ettin gs o f t[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 36 of 43 Upgrading Firmware New firmware upgrades from Asoka are made availabl e periodical ly. Firmware upgrades contain feature i mprovement s and fixes to probl ems or bugs that may exist . W hen Asoka releases new firmware, you can download the firmware from Asoka’s web s[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 37 of 43 Appendix A Internet Connection Information Fo rm Print this p age . F ill in th e co nfig ura tion p ara me ters fro m yo ur Inte rne t Se rvice Provide r (ISP). ISP Login Name: The login name and password ar e case sensi tiv e and must be entered exact ly as given by [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 38 of 43 Appendix B Technical Support PLEASE REFE R TO THE W ARRANTY AND SUPPORT INFORMAT ION CARD THA T W AS SHIPPED WIT H YOUR PR ODU CT. By regist ering your product at www.asokausa. com/register , we ca n provide you with faste r expert techni cal support and ti mely noti c[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 39 of 43 Appendix C Technical Specifications Standa rd s Compliance  HomePl ug® I  IEEE 802. 3 10BA SE-T Ethern et  IEEE 802. 3 10BA SE-T Ethern et  IEEE 802.3x Flow Control  IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree P rotocol  IEEE 802.1p Clas s of Servi ce (CoS)  IEFT R[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 40 of 43 Appendix D FCC Statement This equi pment has been test ed and found t o comply wi th t he li mits for a Class B digit al dev ice, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are desi gned to provi de reasonable protect ion against harmful i nterference in a resident[...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 41 of 43 This digi tal apparat us (PlugLink 9950 Cabl e/DSL Router PL9950 -BBR) does not exceed the Class B limi ts for radio noi se emissions from digi tal apparat us as set out i n the Radio Interference Regulat ions of the Canadi an Department of Communi cations. Règlement [...]

Asoka® User’s Guide PlugLink 9950 Cable/ DSL Router PL9950- BBR Page 42 of 43 Appendix E Warranty Asoka warrants that (a) the hardware components of the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under norma l use for one (1) year from the date of purchase when used within the limits set forth in the Specifications section of[...]

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