Cisco WRVS4400N manual

BUSINESS SERIES Model: WR VS4400N W ir eless-N G igabit Securit y Router with VPN U ser G uide[...]

WRVS4400N W ireless-N Gigabit Security Router with VPN User Guide 2 Linksys is a register ed trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems , Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U .S. and certain other countries. Copyright © 2008 Cisco S ystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Other brands and product names are trademarks or r egistered trademarks of their respe[...]

T able of Contents WR V S 44 0 0 N Us e r G ui d e 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome 1 How t o Use this Gu ide 2 Document Style Conventions 2 Findin g Information in Your PDF Documents 2 Find ing Te xt in a PDF 3 Find ing Text in Mult iple PD Fs 3 What’s i n this Guid e? 4 Chapter 2: Networking a[...]

T able of Contents WR V S 44 0 0 N Us e r G ui d e 2 DDNS 36 LAN 38 DMZ 40 MAC Ad dress Clon e 40 Adv anced Rout ing 42 Time 44 IP Mode 45 Wireless Ta b 46 Basic Wirel ess Settings 46 Wireless Security 47 Wireless Connecti on Control 54 Connection Control 54 Connection Control Lis t 54 Advanced Wirele ss Settings 55 Firewal l Tab 57 Basic Setti ngs[...]

T able of Contents WR V S 44 0 0 N Us e r G ui d e 3 Information 94 L2 Swit ch Ta b 94 VLAN 94 VLAN & Port Assignment 96 RADIUS 98 Port S ettings 99 Statistics Overview 100 Port Mirroring 100 RSTP 101 Status Tab 102 WAN / Gatew ay 102 Local Netwo rk 103 Wireless LAN 105 System Performance 106 Chapter 7: VPN Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T able of Contents WR V S 44 0 0 N Us e r G ui d e 4 Appendix F: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Appendix G: Warranty Informati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 LIMITED WARRAN TY 156 Exclusions an d Limitatio ns 156 Obtaining Warranty Service 157 Technical Support 157 Appendix H: Regulatory Information . . . . .[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser G uide 1 We l c o m e Gettin g St arted Getting Star ted We l c o m e Thank you for ch oosing the Wireless-N Gigabi t Secur ity Ro uter with VPN. The Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router wi th VPN is an adv anced Interne t-sharing network so lution f o r y our small business needs. The Router features a built-in 4-P or t full- duplex[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser G uide 2 How to Use th is Guide Gettin g St arted How to Use th is G uide This User Guide has been desi gned to make un derstanding ne twork ing with the camera easier than ever . Look for the following items wh en reading this gui de: Document St yle C onv entions The f ollowing style conv entions are used in this document. • Me[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser G uide 3 Finding Information in Y our PDF D ocuments Gettin g St arted • Search an individual PDF • Searc h multi ple PDFs at once (for e xample, all PD Fs in a spe cific folder or disk d rive) • P er form advanced searches F indin g T ext in a PD F By default, the F ind toolbar is open. If it has been closed, choose Edit >[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser G uide 4 What’ s in this Guide? Gettin g St arted What’ s in this Guid e? This user guid e cov ers the steps for settin g up and using the Wireless-N Gigabit Securi ty Router with VPN. • Chapte r 1, "Get ting Sta r ted" This chapter descr ibes the Wireless-N Gigabit Se curit y Router with VPN ap plicatio ns and this[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser G uide 5 What’ s in this Guide? Gettin g St arted • Appendix G , "Warranty Informatio n" This ap pend ix sup plies the wa rrant y inform ation for t he Router . • Appendix H , "Regulator y Information" This ap pend ix sup plies the regu lator y in formatio n regardin g the Router . • Appe ndix I, "C[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i de 6 An Intr oducti on to LANs Network ing and Securit y Basics Netw ork ing and S ecurity Basics An Intr oduction to LANs A Router is a network devi ce that connects mu ltiple networks together and for ward traffic based on IP destinatio n of e ach packet. The W ireless-N Gigabit Security Router can connec t your loca[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i de 7 The U se of IP A ddres ses Network ing and Securit y Basics Ex ample netw ork T he U se of IP Ad dress es IP stands for Internet P rotocol. Ev er y device in an IP -based network, in cluding PCs, prin t servers , and routers, requires an I P address to iden tify its loc ation, or address, on th e net work. This ap[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i de 8 The U se of IP A ddres ses Network ing and Securit y Basics If you use the Route r to share your cable or DSL Internet connection, cont act your ISP to find out if they ha ve assigned a static IP address to yo ur account. I f so , you wi ll need that static IP address wh en co nfigur ing th e Route r . Y ou can ge[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i de 9 The Intru sion Prevention System (IPS) Network ing and Securit y Basics T he Intr usion Pr even tion Sy stem (IPS) IPS is an ad vanced technology to protect your network from malicious att acks. IPS works together w ith your SP I F irewall, IP B ased Access Lis t (IP ACL), Network Address Port T ranslation (NAPT )[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 0 Why do I ne ed a VP N? Planni ng Y our Vir t ual Private Networ k ( VPN) Planning Y our V ir tual Private Netw ork ( VPN) Wh y do I need a VPN? Computer netw ork ing provides a flexibili ty not available when usin g an archaic, paper-based syst em. W ith this flexib ility , how eve r , comes an i ncrea sed risk[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 1 Wha t is a VP N ? Planni ng Y our Vir t ual Private Networ k ( VPN) Internet. Data trav elling over the I nternet will often pass through many diff erent servers around the world bef o re r eaching its final destin ation. That's a long way to go for uns ecured data and this is when a VP N ser ves i ts pur [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 2 Wha t is a VP N ? Planni ng Y our Vir t ual Private Networ k ( VPN) VPN Router t o VPN Router An example of a VPN Router-to-VPN Router V PN would be as follow s. At home, a telecommuter uses hi s VPN Rout er fo r his alwa ys-on Internet c onnec tion. His r outer is c onfigur ed with his office's VPN settin[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 3 The Fr ont Panel Getting to Know the Router Gett ing to Know the Ro uter Th e Fro nt Pa n e l The Router’ s LEDs are located on the fron t panel of the R outer . Front of Router Status LE D/Color Descrip tion Po we r / Green The POWER LED lights up when t he Ro uter is powered on. The LED flashes when the Rou[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 4 The Fr ont Panel Getting to Know the Router 1-4 (ETH ERNET )/ Green F or each por t, there ar e three LEDs. If the corresponding LED is conti nuousl y lit, t he Ro uter is connec ted to a devi ce at the speed indicated through the corresponding port (1, 2, 3, o r 4). The LED flashe s when the Rou ter is act ive[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 5 The Back Pan el Getting to Know the Router Th e Ba ck Pa n e l The Router’ s por ts and Reset button ar e locat ed on the back pane l of the Router . Back of Router Port/B utton Descrip tion Reset Button The Reset button can be used in one of two ways: If the Router is h aving pr oblems co nnecting to the Int[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 6 Antennas and Po sitions Getting to Know the Router Ante nnas and Positions The Ac cess P oint can be placed in three diff erent positions. It ca n be either stackable, standal one, or wall-mount. Standalone Mount[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 7 Antennas and Po sitions Getting to Know the Router With Mounting F eet The Ac cess P oint has three non-detachable 1.8dBi omni-directional antennas . The three antennas hav e a base t hat can rotat e 90 degrees when in the standing position. The three ant ennas wi ll all be used t o support 2X3 MIM O div ersi t[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 8 Ov ervie w Connecting the Ro uter C onnec ting the Router Ov ervi e w • T o s et up your network , you w ill do the followin g: • Connec t th e Route r to one of your PC s according to the inst ruct ions in this chapter . • By default, Windows 98, 2000, Millennium, and XP computers are set to obtain an IP[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 1 9 Co nnection Instructions Connecting the Ro uter Con ne c ti o n I n s t r u c ti o n s 1. B e fore yo u b eg in , m ak e su re tha t a ll o f you r h ard ware i s po were d o ff, inc lu di ng th e R ou ter , PCs, hubs, switches, and cable or DSL mod em. 2. Connect one e nd of an Ethernet network cabl e to one o[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 0 Placem ent Opt ions Connecting the Ro uter 5. P ower on the ca ble or DSL modem and the other net work device if using one. 6. Connect the included AC power cable to the Rout er ’ s Powe r por t on the side of the R outer , and then plug the power adapte r into an electric al outlet. The P ower LED on the fro[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 1 Placem ent Opt ions Connecting the Ro uter W all-Mount Op tion Y ou wi ll need t wo suitable screws to mount the Router . Ma ke sure the screw size can f it into the criss- cross wall-mou nt slots. 1. On the Wireless Rou ter’ s back pan el are two criss- cross wall-mou nt slots. 2. Determi ne where you want t[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 2 Placem ent Opt ions Connecting the Ro uter 4. Place the wall-mount slots ov er the screws and slide the Wireless Router down un til the screws fit s nugly into t he wall-m ount slo ts.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 3 Ov ervie w Setting Up and Configuring the Router Setting Up an d C o nfiguring the Ro uter Ov ervi e w The Wireless R outer h as been d esigned to b e fun ction al right out o f the box w ith the default settin gs. However , if you'd like to change these settin gs, the Wireless Router c an be configured th[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 4 How to Nav igate the Utilit y Setting Up and Configuring the Router through a DHCP server . It is not recommen ded, because y ou can easily lose your connection through wireless configuration changes. T o a ccess t he Web-ba sed U tility of t he Ro uter : 1. Launch a web browser , such as I nternet Explorer or [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 5 How to Nav igate the Utilit y Setting Up and Configuring the Router • Adv anced Rout ing —Select the Router ’ s operation mode either connecting to the Internet or Intranet (NA T is only enabled while c onnecting to the Internet). C onfigure dynam ic or s tatic rou ting. The R outer sup por t RI P version[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 6 How to Nav igate the Utilit y Setting Up and Configuring the Router Protec tL ink The T rend Micro Prot ectLink G ateway hosted service provides security for your network. I t checks e -mai l messages, filters website add re sses (URLs), and blocks potentially malicious web si te s. VPN Y ou will use VPN tabs t[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 7 How to Nav igate the Utilit y Setting Up and Configuring the Router IPS Use this tab for adva nced conf iguration on built-in Intru sion Prevention System (IPS) in side the Router . • Conf igu re —Enable or disable IP S functions. • P2P/IM —Allows or blocks s pecif ic Peer to Peer (P2P) n etwork s and I[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 8 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Set up T ab The Setup screen contains all of the Router’ s basic setup functions. The Router can be used in most net work setti ngs wit hout ch anging any o f the d efault val ues. Some u sers may ne ed to enter additi onal informat ion in order to connec t to [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 2 9 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Netw ork Sett ing Sta tus LAN IP— Displays the IP addr ess of the Router's LAN interface. WA N I P — Displays the IP addr ess of the R outer's W AN interface. If this address was assigned using DHCP , click DHCP Rel ease to release the address, or c[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 0 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Int e rnet C onnection T ype The Router su ppor ts six con necti on types. Each WA N S e t u p scre en and a vailable o ptions wi ll diff er depending on what kind of connection type you s elect. Automatic Configuration - DHCP By de fault, the Router ’ s Conf i[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 1 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Internet IP Address — The Router’ s IP address on the W AN por t that can be reached from the Internet. Y our ISP will provide you with the IP Addr ess you need to specify here . Subn et Ma sk — The Router’ s Subnet Mask on the W AN por t. Y our ISP will [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 2 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router K eep Al iv e Redial per iod — T Allo ws the R outer will peri odical ly ch eck your In ternet connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router will automatically r e -es tablish your connection. T o use this option, click the option next to Keep Alive . In[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 3 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router the number of minutes you want t o have elapse d b efor e your Internet connection termina tes in t he Max Idle Time field. Use t his op tion to m inimize your DSL connec tion time if it is charged based on time. This option is disabled by default. K eep Al iv e [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 4 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router your connection. T o use this opti on, click the opt ion next to Ke e p A li ve . In the Redial P eriod field , you speci fy how often y ou want the Router t o check the Internet connection. This option is en abled by defa ult and the defau lt Red ial Period is 3[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 5 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router in t he Max Idle Time field. Use t his op tion to m inimize your DSL connec tion time if it is charged based on time. This option is disabled by default. K eep Al iv e Redial per iod —If you select this option, the Router will periodically check your Internet c[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 6 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router DDNS The Router offe rs a Dynami c Domain Name System (DDNS) f eature. DDNS lets y ou ass ign a fixed host and dom ain na me to a dynamic I nterne t IP address. It is use ful whe n you are hosting your own w ebsite , FTP server , or other ser ver behind the Route[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 7 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router TZO .com • E-mai l Addr ess, TZO P asswor d, and Domain Name —E nter th e E -m ail Ad dres s, P assword, and Domain Name o f the accou nt you se t up w ith TZO . • Status — The sta tus of the TZ O service c onnection. After entering the necessar y informa[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 8 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router LAN The LAN Setu p secti on allows you to change the Ro uter ’ s loca l net work settings for the four Ethernet por ts. IPv4 The Router’ s Local IPv4 Addr es s and Subnet Mask are shown here . In mos t cases, y ou can keep the d efaul ts. Loca l IP A ddres s [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 3 9 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router IP Reser ved for Internal U sage — Enter the re ser ved IP between 1 and 254. Server Setting s (DHCP ) The Ro uter can b e used as your networ k ’ s D HCP (D ynamic Host Configuration Protocol) ser ver , which automatically assigns an IP address to each PC on[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 0 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router DHCP ad dress range end— Enter the en ding DHCP v6 IP addr ess. Prim ar y DNS —Enter the P r imary IPv6 DNS ser ver addr ess. Sec ondary DNS —Enter the Secondar y IPv6 DNS server address . Click the Sav e Settings button to save the net work settin gs or cl[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 1 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router change the registered MAC address to the Rou ter's MAC address. The Router's MAC address is a 6-byte hexadecimal number assigned to a unique piece of hardwar e for identificat ion. Mac Address Clo ne —S elect Enabled or Disable d . The default is Enab[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 2 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Ad va n ce d Ro u t i ng Operating M ode Select the Opera ting mode in whi ch the Router will f unction. Gat ew ay — This is the normal mode of op eration. This all ows all devices on your LAN to share the same W AN (Internet) IP address. In the Internet Gatewa[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 3 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Static Ro uting Some IS Ps require static routes to bu ild you r routing table i nstead of usin g dynam ic rout ing pro toco ls. Stat ic rou tes do n ot requ ire CPU reso urc es to exc hange ro uting inf ormatio n with a peer rout er . Y ou can also use static r [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 4 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Click the Sav e Settings button to save the R outing settings, click the Cancel Change s button to undo your change s or cl ick th e Show Rout ing T able butt on t o v iew the cu rre nt ro utin g table. Tim e Y ou ca n eith er def ine your Rou ter ’ s time manu[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 5 Setup T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Click the Sav e Settings button to save the R outing settings, click the Cancel Change s button to undo your change s or cl ick th e Show Rout ing T able butt on t o v iew the cu rre nt ro utin g table. IP Mode IPv4 Only— S elec t this o ption to u se IPv4 on t[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 6 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Clic k the Sa ve Setti ngs but ton to sav e the netw ork sett ings or click t he Canc el Change s butto n to undo your ch anges. Hel p infor mation is displ ayed on the r ight-hand side of the screen , and click More for additional d etails. W ireless T a[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 7 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Wir e le ss Ch a n n e l —Select the appropriate channel to be used between your Wir eless Router and yo ur clien t devic es. T he default is channel 6. Y ou can also se lect Au t o so that your Wireless Router will select the channel with the low est a[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 8 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Disable d T o di sable wireless security completely , selec t Disabl ed . WEP This security mode is defined in the orig inal IEEE 802.11. This mode is not recommended now due to its weak security protection. Users are urged to migr ate to WP A or WP A2. A[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 4 9 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Key 1 - 4 —I f you want to manua lly enter WEP keys, then comp lete the fiel ds provided. Each WEP key can consi st of the letters “ A ” through “F” an d the n umbers “ 0” throu gh “9” . I t sh ould b e 10 characters in length for 64-bit[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 0 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router WP A2-P ersonal Encryption —WP A2 always uses AES f or data encrypti on. Shared Key —Enter a WP A Shared Key of 8-63 characters. Key R e n e wa l —Enter a Key Renewal Timeout p eriod, wh ich instruc ts the Wireless Router how often it should change [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 1 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router WP A-Ent erprise This option fea tures WP A used in coordina tion with a RADIUS s erver f or cl ient au thentic atio n. ( This should on ly be used when a RADIUS server is co nnected to t he Wir eless Rout er .) Encryption —WP A o ffers you two encr ypt[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 2 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router WP A2-Ent erprise This option fea tures WP A2 used in coordina tion with a RADIUS s erver f or cl ient au thentica tion. ( This should on ly be used when a RADIUS server is co nnected to t he Wir eless Rout er .) Encryption —WP A2 always uses AES f or d[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 3 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router WP A2-Enterprise Mix ed This securi ty mode supp or ts the transitio n from WP A-Enterpris e to WP A2-Enterprise. Y ou can hav e client de vices that use ei ther WP A-Enterprise or WP A2-Enterprise. T he Wir eless Router will automaticall y choose th e en[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 4 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Wir e l e s s Co n n e c ti o n Co n t r o l Configure the Con nec tion Control List to eith er permi t or block sp ecific wi reless client devices connectin g to (associati ng with) t he Wireless Router . Select S SID— Select the desir ed SSID . Enable[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 5 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Adv anced W ireless Settings Confi gure the advanc ed settings for the Wir eless Router . The Wir eless-N Router adopts several new parameters to adjust the channel bandwi dth and guard intervals to improve the data rate dynamically . Linksys recommends t[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 6 Wi r e l e s s Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router DT I M I n t e r va l —Indicates how often the Wi reless Route r sends out a Deliv er y T raffic Indication Messag e (DTIM). Lower settin gs result in more effici ent net work ing, wh ile preventing your P C from droppi ng in to power-saving sleep mode.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 7 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router diff erent types of traffi c. It automatically maps the incoming packets to t he appropriate queues based on QoS set tings (in IP or layer 2 heade r). WMM provide s the cap abilit y to prio ritize t raffic in you r envir onment. T he defaul t is Enabled . Ch[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 8 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Note that for W A N traffic, NAPT settin gs are ap plied first, then the SPI Firewall setti ngs, followed by IP based Access List (which requires more CPU power). Basic Setting s Fir e w al l : SP— (Statefu l Packet Ins pec tion) Firewall, when you enabl e[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 5 9 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router • Coo k ie s —A cook ie is data stored on your P C and used by Inte rnet sites wh en you int eract with them, so yo u may no t want t o deny cookies . • Act ive X —ActiveX is a Microsof t (Internet Explorer) progr amming language for websites. If you[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 0 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Pri or it y —Defines the order on which rule is checke d against fi rst. The smaller number has higher priority . The default rules will always be checked last. Enable — T ells the Router if the rule i s active or not. Y ou can have rules defined in the [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 1 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Edit IP ACL Rule This W eb page can be entered only through IP Based A CL T ab. Enter thi s page by click ing Add New Rule bu tton on th at page. Act io n —S elect either Allow or Den y . Default is Allow . Servic e —Select ALL or pre - defined (or user-[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 2 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Dat e —E nt er t he da ys i n a we e k t h is r u le w il l b e a p p li ed (u s ed to g et he r wi th Tim e ). I t ca n be se t to Any Day . Chang e these setti ngs as descri bed here and click Sav e Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Change [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 3 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Use the setti ngs on this screen to establis h an access pol ic y . Sele ct ing a po lic y from t he dro p- down menu will di splay that polic y's sett ings. Y ou can then per form the fo llowing oper ations: • Create a P olicy —see instr uct ions b[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 4 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router T o create an Internet Access policy : 1. Select the desir ed policy nu mber fro m the Inte rnet Ac ces s P olicy drop- down menu. 2. Enter a P olicy Name in the fi eld pro vided. 3. Enabl e this policy by c licking th e Enable option. 4. Click the Edit L is[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 5 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router the Internet, the NA T Router will forward those requests to the app ropria te ser vers on your LAN. Appl ication —Enter the name of the application you wish to configu re. External P or t —Port number used by the ser vice or Internet application. Intern[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 6 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Chang e these setti ngs as descri bed here and click Sav e Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Change s to cancel you r changes. Help information is disp laye d on the right-hand side of the scr een, and click Mor e for additio nal detai ls. P or[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 7 Fire w al l Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Chang e these setti ngs as descri bed here and click Sav e Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Change s to cancel you r changes. Help information is disp laye d on the right-hand side of the scr een, and click Mor e for additio nal detai ls. P or[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 8 Protec tLink Tab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Prote c tL i nk T a b The T rend Micro Prot ectLink G ateway service provides security for your network. I t checks email messag es, filters website addresses (URLs ), and blocks potentially malici ous websites. F or de tailed inform ation on how to co nfig[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 6 9 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router T unnels Us ed— Displ ays the number of tunnels used . T unnel (s) A vaila ble— Displays the number of availabl e tunnels . Deta il bu tton — Click D etail to displ ay more tunnel infor mation. T unnel St atus No— Displays the number of the tunnel . Name ?[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 0 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router IPSec VPN V ir tual Priva te Network ( VPN) is a security measure that cre ates a secure connection between two remote locations . Configur e these settings so the Gateway will create VPN tunnels . IPSec VPN T unnel Select T unnel Entry —Select a tunnel to con fi[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 1 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Loca l Secur it y Gr oup T ype —S elect the local LAN user(s) behind the r outer t hat can us e this VPN tunnel . This may be a sin gle IP address or Sub-net work. Notice that the Lo cal Secure Group must match the other router's Remote Secure Group. IP Addr[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 2 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router IP Sec Se tup Key i n g M o d e — The router suppor ts both IKE wit h Pr eshared Key (automatic) and Manual key management. When choos ing automatic key manageme nt, IKE (I nternet Key Exchange) protocols are used to negoti ate key material for SA. If man ual key[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 3 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Encryption — The Encr yption method determines the length of the key used to encr ypt/ decr ypt ESP packe ts. 3DES is sup por ted. Notice that both sides of the VPN tunnel must use the same Encr yption method. Authentic atio n — Authentication determin es a met[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 4 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router VPN Cl ient Accounts Use this page to admin ister your VPN Cli ent users. Enter the i nformation at th e top of the screen and the users you've enter ed appear in the list at the bottom, showing their status . This will work with the Links ys Quick VPN clie nt[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 5 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Use rn am e —Displays the username . Edit bu tton —Modify the username, password, or toggle between whether the user is allowed to change th eir password. Remove button —Delete a user account. Certifi cate Man agem ent Use this section to manage the certifica[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 6 VPN T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router VPN P assthrough This scr een allows users to use their own VPN algorithms to con nect to their remot e Routers. The Wireless Router will ju st pass th e traffic th rough. IP sec Pa ssthrou gh —Int ernet Prot ocol Se curi ty (IP sec) is a suit e of p rot ocols us[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 7 QoS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router QoS T ab QoS ( Quali t y of Ser vic e) a llo ws y ou to perfor m Bandwidt h Management, by eit her Rate C ontro l or Prior ity. Y ou can a lso con figure Q oS T rust Mode and th e DS CP sett ings. Bandwid th Ma nagement Bandwid th Specify the maxi mum bandwidth pro[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 8 QoS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Enable — Chec k this box to enable this R ate Control Rule. Add to lis t— A fter a rule i s set u p, click this butto n to add it to the list. The list can co ntain a maximum of 15 entri es. Delete sel ected applic ation— Click this bu tton to de lete a rule [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 7 9 QoS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router QoS S etup The QoS Setup scr een allows u sers to conf igure QoS T rust Mode for each LAN por t. Po r t I D — The number of the LAN por t. Tr u s t M o d e — Select either Por t , Co S , or DSCP . The defau lt is Port. Defa ult C oS/Port P riority — If T ru s[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 0 QoS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router DSCP Setup DSCP — T he Differ entiated Services Code P oint value in the inco ming packet. Queue— Sele ct the traffic for warding qu eue, to 4, to which the D SCP prior ity is map ped. Restore Defaults — Cli ck this button to restore the def ault D SCP values[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 1 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Ad m i n i s t ra t i o n T a b Management Ro ute r Acces s This configures the ad ministrator user accounts to manage the Wireless Rou ter through W e b based Utili ty. Only the firs t user is created by default. O the r accounts are not created by[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 2 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router SNMP Config ures the Simple Network Management Protocol setti ngs. Users can use managem ent soft ware to read or wri te in formation from o r to t he de vice. SNMP —Select Enable if you wish to use SNM P . T o use SNMP , y ou need SNMP sof tware [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 3 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router config ure the Wir ele ss Router to send the event log to you through e -mail, upload the log to syslog ser ver , or view the log locally o n the Wirel ess R outer . Log Settin g Log Level— Selec t the log lev el(s) that th e Router sh ould recor [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 4 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Outgoi ng Log — Select Enable to cause all out going packets to be l ogged. Y ou can then click View Outgoing T abl e to displ ay information on the outgoin g packets including Source IP , Dest ination I P , and S er vice/ Port nu mber . Incoming [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 5 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Loc al Log —Enable this if you want to see the log locally on the Wirel ess Router . View Log butto n —I f Loc al Log is enabled, click Vie w Lo g to view the ev ent log on the Wireless Router . Chang e these setti ngs as descri bed here and cli[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 6 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Diagn ostics Pin g T e st Pa rame ter s Pin g T arg et I P —Enter the IP addr ess or URL that y ou want to ping. Pin g Si ze —Enter the siz e of the packet you want to use. Number of Pings —Enter the number of times y ou wish to ping the targe[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 7 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Star t T e st bu tton — Click thi s button to be gin the test. A new screen appears a nd display t he test resul ts. A summar y of th e PING res ults will be s hown on the bottom of this screen. Pin g Re sul t . Displays the P ing status results. [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 8 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Status— Displ ays the status of th e pair . Change these settings a s described and click Sav e Sett ings to apply your ch anges, or click Cancel Change s to cancel you r changes. Help information is disp laye d on the right-hand side of the scr e[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 8 9 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t s Restor e F actory Defaults —Cl ick this button to reset all conf iguration setti ngs to th eir def ault values—All settings that hav e been saved will be lost when the default settings are rest ored. After clic kin g[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 0 Adm in is tra t ion T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Fir mw a re U p gr a d e T o up grade firmware, download the l atest firmware for the product from Linksys.com, extrac t it to your computer , and per form the steps below: 1. Fil e — T ype in the name of the extracted firmwar e upgrade file or cl[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 1 IPS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router IPS T ab The W ireless Rout er suppor ts advanced Int rusion P r event ion Syst ems (IPS), which is an int egral par t of t he self- d efending st rategy—It allows you to stay cur rent on the latest t hreats so th at malicious or damaging traffi c is accuratel y [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 2 IPS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Chang e these setti ngs as descri bed here and click Sav e Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Change s to cancel you r changes. Help information is disp laye d on the right-hand side of the scr een, and click Mor e for additio nal detai ls. P2P/IM This[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 3 IPS T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Repor t This scr een provides the network histor y status , including net work traffic and attack c ounts, thro ug h d iag ram an d t a ble s. Repor t Diagram — T wenty-four hour diagram displays network traffic and attacks. At ta c ke r Displays the IP Address o[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 4 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Click the Vi e w Lo g button to view the log. Information Signature V e rsion — The Signature V ersion displa ys the versi on of the signa ture pa tterns file loaded in the Wir eless Router that protects against malicious threats. Last T ime Upload —Displ[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 5 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router networ k traffic to fl ow more eff iciently withi n subgroups. VLANs managed through soft ware reduce the amo unt of time in which net work ch anges are implem ented. VLANs have no minimum number of por ts, and can be creat ed per unit, per device, per stack,[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 6 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router VLAN & Port Assignment Thi s T a b i s a c om bi n at io n of Por t s et ti n g s a nd VL A N me m be r sh i p t ab s in on e on th i s de vi ce a nd other routers. The first se cti on is por t sp ecific se ttings regard ing the us e of VLAN (not hing to [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 7 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router • Gener al — All frames c an be tagged or unta gged coming in to the swi tch. I f it i s untagged, def ault PVID will ap ply to th e packet. Only t he Gene ral mode users can choose the following two op tions. – Acc eptab le Ingress Frame T ype —All F[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 8 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router RADI US RADIU S mode provides authe nticatio n on de vices con nec ting to t he LAN por ts. I t requires install ation of a R ADIUS s er ver on your lo cal n etwork . Mode —Select En abl ed or Disable d , as de si red. RADIU S IP —Ent er the RADIUS ser ve[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us er G u i d e 9 9 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Po r t S e t t i n g s Po r t —Specifies the number of the four LAN port s. Link —Displa ys the por t duplex mode (Ful l or Half ) and speed (10/100/1000 M bps). F ull indicates that the i nter face suppo r ts transm ission between t he device and its lin[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 0 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Statistics Over view Tx Byt es — D isplays the number of By tes transm itted from th e selec ted por t. Tx F rames— Displ ays the num ber of Frames transmi tted f rom the sel ected p or t. Rx Bytes— Displays the number of Bytes received on the select[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 1 L2 Switch T ab Setting Up and Configuring the Router Mirr or P ort— Selec t the mirror destination port from the drop- down menu. RSTP The RSTP (Rapid Spanning T ree P rotocol) protocol prev ents loops in the network and dynami cally reconf igures which phy sical links in a swit ch should f orward fra mes.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 2 Status Ta b Setting Up and Configuring the Router Stat us T ab The Status T ab provides cur rent status on th is Wireless Router including W A N, LAN, Wireless LAN, System P er formance, VPN client c onnec tions, and IP sec VPN connec tions. WA N / G a t e w a y This screen provi des some ba sic information [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 3 Status Ta b Setting Up and Configuring the Router DHCP Re new button—Click th is button to renew IP address on the W AN por t if using DHCP . IP Conntrack— Cl ick this button to disp lay the IP Conntrack s creen. The IP Conntr ack (Co nnection T r acking) screen displays informat ion about TCP/UDP connec[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 4 Status Ta b Setting Up and Configuring the Router IPv6 A ddress —Displays th e LA N por t I Pv6 IP address, if IP v6 is enabl ed. DHCP Serv er —Displays the statu s of the R outer's DHCP ser ver . St art IP A ddress —Displays the beginning of the range of I P addresses used by the DHCP Ser ver . E[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 5 Status Ta b Setting Up and Configuring the Router W i reless LAN This sc reen provide s some b asic information on th e Wireless LAN of t his Wireles s Rou ter . Wir e le ss I P Ad d r e ss — The IP address assigned to the wireless int er face of this router . MA C Addr ess —Displays th e MAC add ress on[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 6 Status Ta b Setting Up and Configuring the Router Syste m Per f orm a nc e This sc reen provide s data p acket statistic s on t he LA N switch and Wireless L AN o f the R outer . All LA N Por ts / WL AN The All LAN P o rts colu mn shows the aggregat e traffic statistics from all four LAN ports. Pa c ke t s R[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 7 7 Before Y ou B egin VPN Setu p W izar d VPN S etup W izard Now you can configure a g atewa y-to -gateway VPN tunnel bet ween two VPN routers in a fast and efficient way by using the VPN S etup Wizard. The VPN Setup Wizard works with us ers running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP , and Vista. This document descri[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 8 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d Running the VPN Rout er Sof tware W izard 1. Access the VPN Setu p Wizard in one of two ways: • If you hav e an RVS4000, W RVS4400N v1.1, or WR VS4400N v2 Installation CD-ROM , insert it into yo ur C D-R OM dr ive. • Download the VPN Setup Wiza[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 0 9 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 4. A infor matio nal scree n discu ssing the V PN Wizard ap pear s. When you ar e ready, click Nex t to proc eed. 5. The C hoose a way to build VPN screen appears. • If your PC i s local to one of the two routers, choose Build VPN c onnec ti on f[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 0 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 6. If yo u picked Build VPN connection fr om Local LAN port of one route r , e nter the req uired da ta in the Config ure VP N T unnel scr een and cl ick Next to cont inue. • Rout er 1 User Name : Enter the user na me o f the Rout er 1. • Route[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 1 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 7. The ro uter configur ation is checked. 8. The Summary screen appears. Use the Click box to view the VPNC Summar y screen.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 2 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 9. The VPNC Summar y s creen appears showin g the settings t hat were made to industr y standards. Clic k Clo se when you are r eady to continue. 10. In the Summ ar y screen, if all your entries appear correct, click Go . Other wise click Ba ck to [...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 3 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 11. Click Te s t i n g to make sur e the conn ection is successfull y established . 12. When t esting is done , click Exit to end the W izard. Congratulations! S etup i s now comp lete. Y ou may now log into the W e b Administrator Interface and se[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 4 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 5 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d Building Y our VPN C onnec tion Remotely This proc edure cont inues from Step 5. Use this proced ure to build y our VPN connection from a remo te PC . 1. Choose Buil d VPN c onnection f rom In terne t rem otely . Click Next to contin ue.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 6 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 2. Enter the requ ired data in th e Configure VPN T unne l screen and then cli ck Nex t to cont inue. • Rout er 1 User Name : Enter the user na me o f the Rout er 1. • Router 1 P asswor d : Enter the password of the Router 1. • Rout er 2 User[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 7 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 3. The ro uter configur ation is checked. 4. The Summary screen appears. Use the Click box to view the VPNC Summar y screen.[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 8 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 5. The VPNC Summar y s creen appears showin g the settings t hat were made to industr y standards. Clic k Clo se when you are r eady to continue. 6. In the Summ ar y screen, if all your entries appear correct, click Go . Otherwi se click Back to go[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 1 9 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d 7. Click Te s t i n g to make sur e the c onnection is successf ully establish ed. 8. When tes ting is do ne, click Exit t o end the Wizard .[...]

W R V S 4 4 0 0 N Us e r G u i d e 1 2 0 Running the VP N Router Software W izard VPN Setu p W izar d Congratulations! S etup i s now comp lete. Y ou may now log into the W e b Administrator Interface and see t he results.[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 121 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions T r oubleshooting This ap pend ix provide s solu tions to problems that may occu r dur ing t he in stallatio n and operation of the Rout er . Read the descri ptions below to help solve your problems . If you can't find an answer here , check the Linksys website at ww w .linksys.com [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 122 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 3. In the Compon en ts chec ked are u sed by thi s connec tio n box, high light Internet P rotoc ol (T CP /I P) , and click t he Prop e r tie s bu tton. Se lec t Use th e foll ow ing IP addres s option. 4. Enter a u nique IP addr ess that is not used by an y other computer on t he networ[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 123 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions Check your TCP/IP se ttings. For Windows 98 a nd Mi llen nium : Refer to Windows Help for details. M ake sure Obta in IP ad dress automat ically i s sele cte d in the set tings. F or W indows 2000: 1. Click Start , Sett ings , and Control Panel . Do uble- click Network a nd Dial- Up Conn[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 124 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 1. In the command prompt, type p ing 192.168.1 .1 and press the Enter key . • If you get a repl y , the compute r is commu nicating with t he Ro uter . • If y ou do NO T get a repl y, check the ca ble , and make su re Obtain an IP a ddress automa tica lly is s elec ted in t he T CP/I[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 125 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 1. Ref er to “P roblem #2, I want to t est m y Internet co nnection ” to verif y that yo ur compu ter is properly c onnected to t he Router . 2. Refer to “ App endix E: Finding the MAC Address and IP A ddress for Y o ur Ethernet Adapter” to verify that your c omputer has an IP Ad[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 126 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 1. Access the Router ’ s W eb-ba sed Utilit y by going to http: / /192.168. 1.1 or the IP add ress of the Rout er . Go to the Fir e wa l l => Sin gle Por t Fo r w a rd in g tab. 2. Enabl e one of t he pr e -defined applica t ions i n the T able or you can add or modify existing entr[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 127 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 4. Confi gure as many entries as y ou like. 5. When y ou hav e completed t he configurat ion, click the Sa ve Setting s b utton. I can ’ t get the Internet game , server , or ap plication to wo rk. If you are h aving di fficultie s gett ing any Inte rnet ga me, server , or appl ication[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 128 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 4. Click the Sa ve Set tin gs button. I am a PPPoE u ser , and I need to remov e the pro x y settings or the dial-up p op-up window . If you hav e pro xy settings, y ou need to di sable these on y our computer . Because the Rou ter is the gatewa y for t he Internet c onnect ion, the c om[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 129 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions 1. Use the Linksys TFTP pr ogram to upgrade the firmware . Go to the Linksys website at http://ww w .linksys.c om and down load the TFTP program , w hich will be listed with the firmware . 2. Set a stati c IP address on the PC; refer to “Pro blem #1, I nee d to set a static IP address.[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 130 Com mon P roblems a nd Solu tions If your difficu lties continue , change the Size to diff erent values. T ry this list of values, one value at a time, in this order , until you r problem is solved: – 1462 – 1400 – 1362 – 1300 I need to use por t trig gering. P or t t rigge ring looks at the o utgoing por t s er [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 131 Fre q u e n t l y A s ke d Q u e s t i o n s Pr efer enc es , Advance d , and Proxy . Make s ure that Nets cape Navigator is set to Direct connect ion to the Internet . I’m trying to ac cess the R outer’ s W eb -based Utility , but I do not see the login screen. Instead , I see a screen saying , “404 F orbidden. ?[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 132 Fre q u e n t l y A s ke d Q u e s t i o n s Y es, bu t Linksy s does not, at this ti me, provi de tech nical support for setu p , configur ation or troubleshooting of any non- Window s operating systems. I set up an Unreal T ournament Ser ver , but others on the LAN cannot join. What do I n eed to do? If you ha ve a ded[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 133 Fre q u e n t l y A s ke d Q u e s t i o n s firmw are v ersion, unles s that version contains ne w featu res that you w ould like to us e. Download ing a more current versio n of Router firmware will not enhance t he quality or speed of your Internet conn ection, and may disrupt your current connection stability . Wi ll[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 134 Fre q u e n t l y A s ke d Q u e s t i o n s The maximum number depends on many factors. A t le ast one I PSec se ssi on wil l wor k thr ough the Rou ter; however , s imultaneous IPSec session s may be possib le, depending on the specific s of your VPNs. How can I check whether I have static or DHCP IP addresses? Ask you[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 135 Overvi ew Linksy s Q uickVPN So f tware Ov ervi e w The Linksys Wir eless-N Giga bit Securit y Router with VPN offe rs a free QuickV PN sof tware program fo r computers ru nning Wi ndows 2000 or XP . (Computers running other operating systems will have to use a th ird-part y VPN s oft ware program.) This guide de scribes[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 136 Instal ling the Li nksys Qu ickVPN So ftwa re 5. Click the A dd/Sa v e button. 6. Click the Ac t i ve checkbox f or VPN Clien t No . 1. 7. Click the Sa ve Set tin gs button. Installing the Linksy s QuickVPN Sof tware Installing fr om the CD-ROM 1. Click Install QuickVPN and follow the on-screen instructions. Downloading [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 137 Using the Linksy s QuickVPN Software Usi ng the Linksy s QuickVPN Sof tware 1. Double - cli ck the Linksys Q uickVPN soft ware icon o n your desktop o r in the system tray . 2. The l ogin screen will appear . Enter a name f or your profile. a. Enter the User Name a nd P assword you hav e been assigned. b. In t h e Ser ve[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 138 Using the Linksy s QuickVPN Software Co nn ecti ng Sc ree n Activating Screen Ve r i f y i n g N e t w o r k 4. When your Qu ickVP N conne cti on is e stabl ished, the status sc reen w ill ap pear . 5. The Qui ckVPN tray i con will t urn green. I t will display the IP address of the remote en d of the VPN tunn el, the ti[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 139 Using the Linksy s QuickVPN Software 7. If you clicked the Ch ange P assw ord button and ha ve permission to change your own password , you will see the Connect Virtual Priv ate Connectio n screen. 8. Enter your password in the O ld P assword fiel d. Enter your new password in the Ne w P assword field. Then enter the new[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 140 Overvi ew C onfiguring a Gate wa y-to- G at ewa y IPSec T unnel Ov ervi e w This appendix explai ns how to config ure an IPSec VPN tunnel between tw o VPN Routers by exam ple. T wo PC s are u sed to te st t he liveli nes s of th e tun nel. Y o u can th ink of the VPN Ro uter 1, Internet, VPN Router2 as a big vir tual rou[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 141 Configuring the VPN S ettings for the V PN Routers 3. A password request page will appear . (Non-W indows XP users will see a similar screen.) Comple te the User Name and Password field s ( ad min is the defaul t user name and password). Th en cl ick t he OK bu tton. 4. Th e main wind ow appea rs.[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 142 Configuring the VPN S ettings for the V PN Routers 5. Click the VPN tab. 6. Click the IPSec VPN tab . 7. F or the VPN T unnel setting , s elect Enabled . 8. Enter a name in the T unnel Name field . 9. F or the Local Secure Gr oup, select Subnet . Enter VPN R outer 1’ s l ocal network settings i n the IP Address and Mas[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 143 Co nfig urin g the K ey Manage men t Setting s C onfiguring the Key Management Settings C onfiguring VPN Router 1 F ollowing these instructions for VPN Router 1. 1. On the IPSec VPN scr een, select 3DES from the Encr yption dr op- down menu. 2. Select MD5 from the Authenticati on drop- down menu. 3. Keep the defaul t Key[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 144 Configuring PC 1 and PC 2 15. Click the Sav e Settin gs button o n the IP Sec VPN scr een . C onfiguring VPN Router 2 F or VPN Router 2, follow th e same i nstruc tions as you d id for conf iguring VPN R outer 1. C onfi guring PC 1 a nd PC 2 1. Set PC 1 and PC 2 to be DHC P clie nts (refer to Win dows Help for more i nfo[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 145 W indow s 98 or Me Instructions MA C A ddress and IP A ddress This secti on describes h ow to find th e MAC address for your computer ’ s Ethernet adapter so you can use the MA C address cloning f eature of the Router . Y ou can also find the IP address of your comput er ’ s Ethernet adapter . This IP address is used[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 146 W indow s 2000 or XP Instructions The follo wing example shows the Ethernet adapter ’ s IP address as 192.168.1.100. Y ou r computer may show something diff erent. MAC A ddress/Adapter Address W indow s 2000 or XP I nstructions 1. Click Star t and Run . In the Open field, ente r cmd . Press the Enter key or click the O[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 147 For the Router’ s W eb -base d Utility MA C Address/Physical Address F or the Router’ s W eb-based Utility F or MA C address cloning, ent er the MA C Address in the MA C Addr ess field or select Clone My PCs MAC . MA C Address Clone Click Sav e Setti ngs to sa ve th e MAC Cl oning sett ings or cl ick the Cancel Chan [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 148 Glossar y This glossar y contains some basic ne twork ing terms yo u may come across w hen usin g this product. F or more advanced terms, see t he complete L inksys glos sar y at http:/ / ww w .links ys .com/gl ossar y . Acces s Poi nt - A device that allows wireless- equip ped computers and other devices to communicat e[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 149 Domai n - A specific n ame for a network of com puters. Downl oad - T o receive a file transmitted over a network . DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - An always-on broadband connection over tr aditional phone lines. Dynam ic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server . EAP (Extensible Authentication Proto[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 150 ISP (I nternet Ser vice Pro vider) - A company that provides access to the I nternet. LAN - The co mpute rs and netw orking product s that make up y our loc al networ k . MAC (Media Acc ess Control) Address - The uniqu e address that a manufac turer assigns to each networking device. Mbps (MegaB its Per Secon d) - O ne m[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 151 SNMP (S imple Net work Management Protocol) - A wid ely used network monitoring and control protoc ol. SPI (Stateful Packet Inspec tion) Fi r ew a l l - A te chno logy that insp ec ts inco ming p ackets of informat ion before allowing them to enter the networ k . SSID (Ser vice Set IDentifier) - Y our wireless network&ap[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 152 WEP ( Wir ed E quiv alent Pri vacy) - A meth od of encrypt ing network data transmitted on a wireless network for great er securit y . WLAN ( Wireless Local Area Network) - A group o f computers an d associated d evices that communicate with each other wirelessly . WP A ( Wi-Fi Protected Access) - a wirele ss s ecuri ty [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 153 Spec ific atio ns WRVS4400N v2 Specifications Model WRVS4400N v2 Standards Draft IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11g , IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, 802.1X (Securit y Authentication), IEEE802.1Q ( VLA N), 802.11i (Security WP A2), 802.11e ( Wireless QoS), IPv4 (RFC791), IPv6 (RFC2460), RIPv1 (RFC1058), RIPv2 (RFC1723) P or ts[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 154 VPN 5 Quic kVPN T u nnel s for remote clien t access 5 IPSec Gateway-to- Gateway T unnels for branch office connectivit y 3DES Encry ption MD5/S HA1 A uthen tica tion IPSec NA T - T VPN P assth rou gh of PP TP , L2TP , IPSec Access Control IP Access Control List (ACL ); MA C-based wireless access contr ol F irewall SPI s[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 155 W eight 1.01 lbs (0.46kg) P ower 12V 1A Certification FCC Class B, ICES-003, CE , WiF i WP A2, WiF i Draft N 2.0 Operating T emp. 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) Storage T emp. -20ºC to 70ºC (-4ºF to 158ºF ) Storage H umidity 5% to 90% Nonconde nsing Operating Humidi ty 10 to 85% Noncondensing WRVS4400N v2 Specificat[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 156 LIM ITED W ARRANTY W arran ty Inf ormation LIMITED W ARRA NTY Linksys warrants th is Linksys h ardware product against defect s in materials and work mansh ip under normal use f or the W arranty Period, which be gins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and last s for the period specified for this p[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 157 Obtain ing W arranty Ser vice T O THE EX TENT NOT PROHIB ITED BY LA W , IN N O EVENT W ILL LINKSYS BE LIAB LE FOR ANY LOST DA T A, REVENUE OR PROFIT , OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIREC T , CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENT AL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILIT Y (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING OUT OF OR RELA TED TO TH[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 158 FC C Statem ent Regulator y Informa tion FC C Sta tem ent This equipme nt has been tested and found to comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designe d to provide reason able protecti on agains t harmf ul inter ference i n a residential install atio[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 159 FC C Statem ent American National Standar ds In stitute (ANSI) / Institute of Electrical and Electronic Eng ineers / IEEE C 95.1 (92) Intern ational Co mmiss ion on Non Ion izing R adi ation Protecti on (ICNIR P) 98 Minist ry o f Health (Canada) Safety Code 6. Lim its on Hu man Exposure to R adio Frequency F ields in the[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 160 Saf ety Notic es This sy stem has been ev aluated f o r RF exposure f or Humans in re ferenc e to t he ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protectio n) limits. The minimu m separation distance from the ant enna to the user is 20cm (7.9 inches). Explosive En vironment, Medical and F AA Device Inform[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 161 Saf ety Notic es User Info rmation for C o nsumer Products Co vere d by EU Directive 2002/96/ EC on W aste Elec tric and Elec tronic Equipment (W EEE) This docu ment contains im por ta nt information for users with regards to the proper disp osal and rec ycling of Link sys produc ts. Consumers are required to comply with[...]

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WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 168 Saf ety Notic es F or m ore inform ation, visit www.linksys.com .[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 169 US/ Can ada C ontacts C onta c t Inf orma tion Need to contact Lin ksys? F or additional inform ation or troubleshooting help , ref er to the User Guide on the CD-ROM. Additional suppor t is also available by phone o r online. US/Canada C ontac ts • 24-Hour T echnical Suppor t: 866-606-1866 • RMA (Return Merchand ise[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 170 Prote c tL ink T r end Micro Protec tLink G at ewa y Ser vic e The optional T rend Micro P rotectLink Gateway service pr ovides security fo r your netw ork. I t checks e -mai l messages, filters website add re sses (URLs), and blocks potentially malicious websites. ( T o purchase a li cense for this ser vice, contact you[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 171 How to Use the Ser vice I have purchase d Protec tLi nk Gateway and want to regist er it— If you alre ady have a license, cl ick this l ink. Y ou wi ll b e redirec ted to th e T rend M icro Protec tLink Gateway web site. Then f ollow the on-scr een instructions. I have my Act ivation Code (AC) an d want to ac tivate Pr[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 172 Prote ctLink > W eb Prot ection Business Hour Setting Business Da ys— Select the ap propriate days. The default days are Mon . throug h Fr i . Business T imes— T o specify entire days , keep the default, All da y (24 hours) . T o specify hou rs, select Specify busine ss hours . F or morning hours, select Mo rni ng[...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 173 Pr otectLink > Email Prot ection T emp orarily blo ck URL reques ts ( This i s the recommende d se tting)— If there are too many URL reque sts, the over flow wil l be h eld b ack unti l th ey can be proce ssed. This is the defaul t setting. T empor arily by pass T rend Micr o URL ver ifica tion f or re ques ted URL [...]

WRVS44 00N U ser Gu ide 174 Pr otectLink > Lic ense License Information Vie w d etailed license online — T o vie w lice nse in formation onli ne, click this l ink. Status— The status of your license, Activated or Expired, is displayed . Platform— The platform type, Gateway Ser vice, is automati cally displayed. License expir es on— The d[...]