Edimax Technology BR-6204WG manual

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1 Copyright © by Edimax Technology Co, LTD. all ri ghts reserved. No part of this publicatio n may be repr oduced, tra nsmitte d, transcrib ed, store d in a retrie val system , or translated in to any langua ge or computer l anguage, in a ny form or by any means, electronic, m echanical, magnetic, optical, ch emical, manual or otherwise, without t[...]

2 Federal Communicati on Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 68 This equipm ent complie s with Part 6 8 of the FCC Rules. O n the bottom of this equipment is a labe l that contains the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this eq uipment. You must provid e this informati on to the tel e p hone company upon reque s [...]

3 equipment does cause harm ful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inter ference by one or m ore of the follow ing measures: 1. Reorient or re locate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the separation betwee n the equipmen t and rec[...]

4 The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces i n the directive 98/13/ EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety This equipment is desi gned with the utmost care fo r the safety of those who instal l and use it. Howev er, special attent ion must be paid to the dangers o f electric[...]

5 Introduction ......................................................................................... 7 Featur es................................................................................................ 7 Minimum Requi rement s ........................................................................ 7 Package C ontent ....................[...]

6 2.4.3.2 802.1 x only .............................................................................. 50 2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key............................................................ 51 2.4.3.4 WPA Pre- shared ke y............................................................... 51 2.4.3.5 WPA Radius ......................................[...]

7 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband R outer. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-e ffectiv e IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure y our Internet connection settings in the Wirele ss Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port [...]

8 Note The WAN “idle timeout” auto-disconn ect function may not w ork due to abnormal activities of some network ap plica tion software, computer v irus or hacker attac ks from the Internet . For example, some so ftw are sends network packets to the Internet in the background, ev en when you are not using the Internet. So please turn of f your [...]

9 Front Panel On the router’s fron t panel there are LED lights that infor m you of the router’s current sta tus. Below is an ex planation of each LED and its description. LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supp ly is on WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK/ACT ON WAN is connect[...]

10 Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below sh ows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN) . Figure 1.2 Getting started This is a step-by-step in struction on how to start u sing the router and get connected to the Interne t. 1) Setup your network as shown in the se tup diagram above (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that i t c[...]

11 2a) Windows 95/98/Me 1. Click the Start button and select Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-cli ck Network icon. The Netw ork window will appear. 3. Check y our list of Network Components . If TCP/IP i s not installed, click the Ad d button to install it. If TCP/IP i s installed, go to step 6 .[...]

12 Note :Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server av ailable on your LAN. Once you’ve con figured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please p roceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and select Settin gs , then click Network Connections. The Network Connections w indow will ap[...]

13 2c) Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settin gs , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-cli ck Network and Dial-up Con nections icon. In the Network and Dial-up Connection w indow, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Are a Connection window will appear. 3. In the Local Area Conn[...]

14 2d) Windows NT 1. Click the Start button and select Settin gs , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-cli ck Network icon. The Netw ork window will appear. Select the Protocol tab from the N etwork window . 3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list o f Network Protocols . If TCP/IP is no t installed, cl[...]

15 Note :Please make sure that the Bro adband router’s DHCP serv er is the only DHCP serv er available on your LAN. Once you’ve con figured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically , please proceed to Step 3. 3) Once you have con figured your PCs to obtain a n IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server w ill automatically give y [...]

16 6) The HOME page screen below will appear. The Home Page is divided into four sections , Quick Setup Wizard , General Setup , Status Info. and System Tools. Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 1) Select your Internet con nection ty pe an d then input the co nfigurations needed to connect to y our Internet Service Provider (ISP). General Setup (Chapter 2[...]

17 7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 1) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that y ou can start acce ssing the Internet. The other section s (General Setup, Sta tus Information and Tools) do not need to b e configured unless y ou wish to implement/monitor more adv ance features/informatio n. Select the section (Quick Set[...]

18 Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zon e of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sele ction. Time Server Address You can manually assign time server address if the default time server dose not work . Enable Daylight Sav ings The router can also take Daylight sav ings into account. If y ou [...]

19 Menu Description 1.1 Cable Modem Your ISP will autom atically give you an IP address 1.2 Fixed-IP xD SL Your ISP has giv en you an IP address already 1.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ether net (PPPoE) connectio n. 1.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. 1.5[...]

20 1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will aut omatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you f ill in additional info rmation such a s Host Name and MAC address (see scr een below). Note : The Host Name and MAC addre ss section is optional and you can skip this se ction if your ISP does not re quire these set[...]

21 Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You ca n start using th e router now, i f you wish to u se some of the adv ance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP x DSL if your ISP has [...]

22 Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Fixed-IP x DSL connection. You can start u sing the router now, if y ou wish to use some of the adv ance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE p[...]

23 Connection Type If you select “Conti nuous”, the router will always connect to the ISP. If th e WAN line breaks down and links again, the router w ill auto-reconnect to the IS P. If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will auto-connect to the ISP when someone w ant to use the Internet and keep connected un til the WAN idle timeout[...]

24 Parameter Description Obtain an IP add ress The ISP require s you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the P PTP server. Use the follow ing The ISP give y ou a static IP to b e used to conne ct IP address to the PPTP server. IP Address This is the IP a ddress that your IS P has given you to establish a P PTP connect[...]

25 PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP ga teway, then enter th at PPTP gateway IP addres s here. If you do no t have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gatew ay IP address above Connection ID This is the ID gi ven by ISP . This is optional. BEZEQ-ISRAEL Select this item if y ou are using the service provided by BEZEQ in Israel. Connection Type I[...]

26 Click < OK> when you hav e finished the co nfiguration abo ve. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP connection. You can start using the router now , if you wish to use some of the advance features supp orted by this r outer see chap ter 2, 3, 4. 1.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to c[...]

27 Use the follow ing The ISP giv es you a static IP to be used IP address to connect to the L2TP server. IP Address This is the IP a ddress that your IS P has given you to establish a L2TP connection . Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask prov ided by your ISP (e.g . 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the Use[...]

28 Idle Time Out The WAN "idle timeout" auto-di sconnect function may not work due to abnor mal activities of so me network appli c ation so ftware , comp ut er viru s or hack er attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends netw ork packets to the Internet i n the backgr ound, even w hen you are not using the Internet. This[...]

29 Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name prov ided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pon d connection Password Enter the Passw ord provided by y our ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection User deside login server Select if you w ant to assign the IP o f Telstra Big Pond’s login manually server manually. Login Server The IP of the Log[...]

30 Menu Description 2.1 System This section allow s you to set the Broadband ro uter’s system Time Zone, Passw ord and Remote Management Administrator. 2.2 WAN This section all ows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with y our ISP (same as the Quick Setup Wizar d se c tion) 2.3 LAN You can specify the LAN segme[...]

31 Select one of the a bove five General Setup selections and pro ceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 2.1 System The system scree n allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system passwo rd and to specify a r emote management user for the broadband router. Parameters Description System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone Select the time zone o[...]

32 2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows y our router to referen ce or base its time on the settings configured here, which will af fe ct functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zon e of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection. Time Server[...]

33 Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.1.2 Password Se ttings You can change the password req uired to log in to the broadband route r's system web-based management. By def aul t, the[...]

34 Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function a llows you to de signate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router f[...]

35 browser follow ed by port number 8080, e .g. 10.0.0.1:8080 (see below). You’ll also need to know the password set in the Password Setti ng screen in order to access the router’ s web-based management. Port The port number of remo te management web in terface. Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Click < A[...]

36 Parameters Description 2.2.1Wireless ISP Connect w ith ISP via wireless connection. 2.2.2 Dynamic IP address Your ISP will automatically give y ou an IP address 2.2.3 Static IP address Your ISP has giv en you an IP address already 2.2.4 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. 2.2.5 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling P[...]

37 Choose the “Wireless WAN Setting”, and c lick “Select Site Surv ey” to find out ISP’s wireless d evice which y our will connect to . You will get the following wireless dev ices list which BR-6 204Wg found out . Then click “Select” to reach ISP’s wireless device and clic k” Done” for wireless connection .[...]

38 The ISP’s wireless dev ice which you connected w ill be displayed in the window of ESS ID as follows . Please click “Apply” to res tart BR-6204Wg and finish the configuration of “ Wireless ISP “.[...]

39 2.2.2 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if y our ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that y ou fill in additional information such as Host Name , Domain Name and MAC address (see chapter 1 “Cable M odem” for more detail) 2.2.3 Static IP A ddress Select Static IP address if your ISP has given [...]

40 2.2.8 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addre sses and Web addresses. If y ou type a Web address i nto your brow ser, such as www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP addres s. Most ISPs provide a DNS se rver for speed and convenience. If y our Service Provider connects y ou to [...]

41 Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.2.9 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an a ccount, password an d your static domain name from [...]

42 Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN p orts as well as a subnet mask for your LAN se gm[...]

43 from network loop happened in the LAN ports. DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually set your LAN client’ s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet [...]

44 2.4 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a wireless L AN and can let all PCs equip ped with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g w ire less network adapto r connect to y our Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the se curity of your wireless ne twork. Parameters Default Description Enable or disable Enable You can select to enab le or di[...]

45 Parameters Defaul t Description Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge or WDS mode. Band It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can select B+ G mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11g connection automatically . ESSID d efault This is the name of the w ireless LAN. All the devices in the sam [...]

46 Clone MAC Click the “Clone MAC” button will copy the MAC address of your PC, that y ou are using to configure the AP, to the WLAN MAC. MAC address If you want to bridg e more than one ne tworks together with w ireless LAN, you hav e to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Poin t mode” or[...]

47 Parameters Description Authentication Ty pe There are two authenticatio n types: "Open Sy stem" and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless statio ns can asso ci ate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select "Shared Key", you should also setup WEP key in the "Encr[...]

48 Data Rate The “Data Rate ” is the rate thi s access point uses to transmit data packe ts. The access point will u se the highest possible selected tran smission rate to transmit the da ta pack ets. Preamble Type The “Long Preamble” can provide better w ireless LAN compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide better w ireless [...]

49 2.4.3.1 WEP only When you select 6 4-bit or128-bit WEP key, y ou have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. Y ou can generate the key by y ourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and sele ct one o f them as default key. Then the router can receive any packets encry pted by one of the four keys Parameters Default Description Key Length 64-[...]

50 Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt da ta transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by follow ing the rules : 64-bit WEP: input 10-digi t Hex values (in the "A-F ", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digi t ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex v alues (in the "[...]

51 RADIUS Server Port The serv ice port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.4.3.3 802.1x [...]

52 encryption key frequently. So th e encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. This ca n improve security very much. Parameters Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the en cryption key fr equently to enhance the wireless LAN security . WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AE S can provide high lev el enc[...]

53 range) or at least 8 chara cter pass phrase as the pre- shared keys. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.4.3.5 WPA Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an adv anced security standard[...]

54 high level encry ption to enhance the w ireless LAN security . WPA2 Mixed This will u se TKIP or AES ba sed on the other communication peer automati cally. RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of ex ternal RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The serv ice port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RA[...]

55 Enable wireless access control Enable w ireless access control Add MAC address into the li st Fill in the "MAC Address" and "Comment" of the wi reless station to be added and then cli ck "Add". Then thi s wireless station w ill be added into the "Current Access Control List" below. If you find any issues b[...]

56 Note: If the total a ssigned bandwidth o f higher priority applica tions is larger than the maximum bandw idth provided by the WAN port, the other applications will not get any bandwidth. Parameters Description Enable/Disable QoS You can check “ Enable QoS” to enable QoS function for the WAN po rt. You also can uncheck “Enable QoS” to d [...]

57 Edit a QoS rule Select the rule y ou want to edit and click “Edit”, then you will enter the detail form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after editing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click “Mov e Up” to make its priority higher. You also can select the rule and click “Move Dow[...]

58 Bandwidth You can assign the dow nload or upload bandw idth by the unit of Kbps (1024 bi t per second). You can limit the maximum bandwidth con sumed by this rule by selecting “Maximum”. Y ou also can reserv e enough bandwidth for thi s rule by selecting “Guarantee”. Local IP Address Enter the lo cal IP address range of the packets that [...]

59 Reset Clear the content o f this form . Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.6 NAT Network Address T ranslation (NAT) all ows multiple u sers at your local site to access the Internet th[...]

60 2.6.2 Virtual Server You can have differ ent services (e .g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to di fferent service servers/clients in your LAN . The Virtual Server allows y ou to re-direct a particu lar service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a par ticular LAN IP addre ss and its service port number. 2.6.3 Special Applicati ons Some appl[...]

61 Parameter Description Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding Private IP This is the priv ate IP of the server behi nd the NAT firewall. Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Por t Forwarding to work properly. Type This is the proto col type to be forw arded. You can choose to forw ard “TCP” or “UD[...]

62 retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared. Remove Port Forwarding If you want to remo ve some Port Forwarding settings from the " Current Port Forwarding Table", select the P ort Forwarding settings y ou want to remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all Por t [...]

63 Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server. Private IP This is the LAN cl ient/h ost IP address that the Public Port number packet w ill be sent to. Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Serv er to work properly. Private Port This is the port number (o f the above Priv ate IP ho[...]

64 settings from the ta ble, just click "Dele te All" button. Click "Reset" will clear your current selections. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) Example: Virtual Serv [...]

65 Parameters Description Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This i s the out goin g (Outbound) range of por t numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port proto col is “TCP”, “UDP” or both. Public Port Enter the In-coming (In bound) port or p ort range for this[...]

66 Select an application fr om the Popular Applications selecti on. Once you have selected an appli cation, select a location (1- 10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button. This will automatically list the Publi c Ports required for this popular application in the location (1-10) you’d specified. Add Special Application F[...]

67 ID Trigger Port T rigger Type Public Port Public Type Comme nt 1 28800 UDP 2300-2400, 47624 TCP MSN Game Zo ne 2 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net In the example abo ve, when a user trigger’s port 28800 (o utbound) for MSN Game Zone then the route r will allow incoming p ackets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note : Only [...]

68 provided by UPnP can let appli cations that support UPnP smoothly connect to In ternet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance setting[...]

69 Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the abov e configurations. You can now configur e other advance se ct ions or start using the router (with the adv ance settings in place) 2.6.6 Static Routing This router provides S tatic Routing function w hen NAT is disabled. With Static Routing, the rout er can forward packets accordin[...]

70 Hop Count The number of hops (routers) to p ass through to reach the destina tion LAN. Interface The interface that go to the next hop (router). Add a Rule Fill in the "Destination LAN IP", "Subne t Mask”, “Default Gateway ”, "Hop Coun t" and "Inter face" of the rule to be adde d and then cli ck "Add[...]

71 Parameters Description 2.6.1 Access Control Access Contro l allow s you to specify which hosts users can or canno t have access to certain Internet applica tions 2.6.2 URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to speci fy which URLs can not be acce ssed by users. 2.6.3 DoS The Broadband router's firewall can blo ck common hacker attacks and can l[...]

72 Parameters Description Deny If select “Deny” then all PCs w ill be allowed to access Internet accept for the PCs in the lis t below. Allow If select “Allow” then all PCs will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the lis t below. Filter client PCs by IP Fill “IP Filterin g Table” to filter PC clients by IP. Add PC You ca[...]

73 Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC A ddres s” and “Comment” of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, and then click “Add ”. If you find any typo before adding i t and want to re type again, just click "Reset" and the field s will be cleared. Remove PC If you w ant to remov e some PC from the "MAC Filtering Table&qu[...]

74 Note: You need to giv e your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for the Access Control rule to work properly . Client PC Service You can block the clients from acce ssi ng some Internet services by ch ecking the services you want to block. Protocol This allows you to select UDP, TCP or both protocol type y ou want to block. Port Range It c[...]

75 2.7.2 URL Blocking You can block acce ss to some Web si tes from particu lar PCs by entering a full URL address or just key word of the Web site. Parameters Description Enable URL Blocking Enable/disable UR L Blocking Add URL Keyword Fill in “URL/Keyword” and then click “Add”. You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web [...]

76 2.7.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker atta cks, including Denial of Serv ice, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sy nc Flood. If Internet attacks o ccur the router can lo g the events. Parameters Description Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from P ing of Death attack Discard Pin[...]

77 2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local clien t PC that cann ot run an Internet a pplication (e.g. Games) properly fr om behind the NAT fir ewall, then you can open the client up to u nrestricted two-way In ternet access by defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows y ou to re-direct all packets g oing to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP addr[...]

78 Chapter 3 Status The Status section allow s you to monito r the curre nt status of y our router. You can use the Status page to moni tor: the connectio n status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfac e s, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to acce ss your network, and information on all DHCP client P[...]

79 3.6 Active DHCP Client View y our LAN client's info rmat ion that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server 3.7 Statistics Shows the sta ti sti cs Select one of the a bove five Statu s selections and pro ceed to the man ual’s relevant sub-sectio n 3.1 Status and Information The Status and In formation section allows y[...]

80 Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s system infor m ation su ch as the router’s: LAN MAC Addr ess, WAN MAC Address, Hardware version, Serial Number , Boot code Version, Runtime code Version 3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband rou ter’s current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters[...]

81 3.3 Device Status View the Broadband rou ter’s current configuration setting s. The Device Status displays the configuration sett ings y ou’ve configure d in the Quick Setup Wi z ard/Gen er a l Setup s ection. Parameters Description Device Status This page show s the Broadband router ’s current device settings. Thi s page display s the Bro[...]

82 3.4 System Log View the operation log of the sy stem. Parameters Description System Log This page show s the curren t system log of the Broadband router. It di splays any ev en t occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system l og can be saved < Save > to a local file for further proce ssing or the system log can be [...]

83 3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illeg ally gain access to your network. Parameters Description Security Log This page shows the cu rrent security log of the Broadband router. It di splays any illegal attemp ts to access your netw ork. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved < Save > to a local fil[...]

84 3.6 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client's informatio n that is curren tly linked to th e Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters Description Active DHCP Client This page s hows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your netw ork. The “Active DHCP Client Table” displays the IP address and the MA C address and Time [...]

85 3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and receiv ed on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows th e counter s of packets sen t and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN.[...]

86 Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic configu ration tools, such as Configura tion Tools (save or restore configura tion settings), Firmware Upgrade (up grade system firmwa re) and Reset. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’ s cur rent configuration , restore the router’s sav ed configuration files an[...]

87 4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save ( Backup ) the rou ter’s current configuration setting . Saving the configurati on se ttings provides an added protection a nd convenience should pro blems occur with the r outer and you have to re set to factory default. When y ou save the configuration setting (Backup)[...]

88 4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmw are Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgr ade the Broadband router’s system firmware . To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local h ard disk, and enter that file name and path in t[...]

89 4.3 Reset You can reset the r outer’s system should any problem ex ist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s sy stem Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system stop s responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed . To perform the reset, cli ck[...]

90 Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command P rompt program 2) Type Ipconfig / all and <enter> • Y our PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP add ress (192.168.1.77) • The rou ter’s IP address is the one entitled Default Ga teway (192.168.1.254) • Y our PC’s MAC Address is th[...]

91 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP d evice needs to configure a default gateway ’s IP address. When t he dev ice sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same ne tw ork, the dev ice has to sen d the packet to its default gatew ay, which will then send it out tow ards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic Host Confi[...]

92 1’s followed by con secutive trailing 0’s, su ch as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000 000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described si mply as “x ” number of leading 1’s. When both are repr esented side by side in their bin ary forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become par t of[...]

93 Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over E thernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method origi nally create d for dial-up conne cti[...]

94 WAN: Wide Area Network. A n etwork that connects computers located in geographically separate areas (e.g. differen t buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a w i de area network. Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many dev ices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. Thi s means the user can[...]

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