TRENDnet S4W1CA manual

2 FCC Warning This equip ment has been tested and fo und to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 o f the F CC Rules. These lim its are designed to p rovide reasonable protec tion against harmful in terference in a commer c ia l en vir o nmen t. This equipment gene rates, uses and radiate s radio freq uency energ[...]

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1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purch ase of this Cable/DS L 4-port Broadband Router. This dev ice integrates 100Mbp s Fast Ethernet and 10Mb ps Ethernet netwo rk capabilities. This router is a co mplete solution for sharing the Interne t and other off ice resources. Purpose This manual dis cusses how to in stall the 4-p ort Broadband Ro[...]

3 INTRODU CTION With the explo sive growth of the In ternet, ac cessing inform ation a nd services at an y time, day or n ight, has beco me standard fare for m ost people. The era of the standalone PC is waning. Networking technology is moving ou t of the excl usive do main of corp orations an d into homes with at least two computers. Broadband net[...]

5 UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpa cking and setup in formation fo r the Broadband Router. Unpacking The box should contain the foll owing items:  One 4-port High Speed Bro adband Ro uter  One external po wer ad apter (5V DC, 800 mA)  One CD-ROM with User’s Guide  Quick Installation Guide If any item is found missi ng or[...]

7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Front Panel The figure belo w shows t he front panel of the Broadb and Rout er. 4-Por t 10 /100 Mbps Et he rne t Br oad band R out er Fr o nt P anel POWER This indicator lights green when the hub is receiv ing power. Otherwise, it is off. STATUS This indicator blinks red when the Internet Br oadband Rou ter is successfully w[...]

9 Hardware connections Connect the Internet Broadband Router 1. Connect o ne end of the network ca ble to the WAN port of t he 4-port Internet Bro ad band Ro ut er. 2. Connect the ot her end of the networ k cable to the Eth ernet por t of the xDSL or Cable modem . 3. Connect one end of anothe r network cable to the computer’s E thernet card and t[...]

11 PC NETWORK TCP/IP SETTING The network TCP/IP settings differ based on the com puter’s operating system (Win 95/98/ME/NT/2 000/XP) and are as follows. Windows 95/9 8/ME 1. Right click on the “ Network neighborhood ” icon and select properties. 2. Select the TCP /IP for your Ethernet adap ter and then clic k properties. 3. Sele ct “ Obtain[...]

13 Windows XP/2000 1. Right click My Network Places and selec t Properties 2. Double -click o n the Local Ar ea Co nnec tion icon and click Properties . 3. Click on Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) and select Propert ies . 4. Sele ct Obtain an IP Address Au tomatica lly . 5. Sele ct Obtain DNS Ser ver Ad dress Automatically . 6. Click OK. 14 Windows N T[...]

15 INTERNET BROADBAND ROUTER CONFIGURATION First, make sure that the networ k connections are funct ioning n or mally. This Internet Broadband Router can be conf igured using Intern et Explore r 5.0 or later. Login to the Internet Br oadb a n d Router 1. Open Inte rnet Explore r 5.0 or higher. 2. Enter htt p://192.168.0.1 (the factory-default I P a[...]

17 1-2-1 Dynamic IP (C able Modem) To connect to a Dynamic IP (Cable M odem) Internet connection with the Broadban d Rout er, check t he cable mode m with t he related us er’s guide. The Cable modem will aut omatic ally co nfigure its elf, and t he Broadban d Router is config ured to automat ica lly assign addresses to each PC. If required by you[...]

19 control th e connectio n time (de fault time=0, alway s connect ). Check the Connect-on-dem and box to enable your router to connect your ISP whenever an Intern et conn ec tio n is re quire d. 1-3 DNS The Domai n Name Sys tem (DNS) is the wa y that Internet domai n names are translated into Internet Protocol ( IP) addresses. If your ISP provided[...]

21 2-1-3 Fir mware Upgr ade Upgrading firmware for this Broadband Router improves functionality and performance. Enter the path and na m e of the upgrade file then click the APPLY button below . You will be prompted to conf irm the upgra de. While updatin g the firmware, please wait after pressing the APPLY button, and follo w the instructions on t[...]

23 2-1-7 Reset 2-2 WAN The Broadband Router sup ports the f ollowing types of Internet connections: Dynamic IP A ddress, Stat ic IP A ddr es s, PPPo E, a nd P PT P. 2-2-1 Dy namic IP The Host Name is optional, but m ay be requ ired by som e Service Providers. The defa ult MAC address is se t to the WA N's p hysical interfac e on the Bro adband[...]

25 The MTU feature s pecifies the l argest packet size per mitted for network transmission. Enter the value desired; for m ost DSL users, 1492 is recommended. By default , M TU is set at 1492 . The Maxi mum I dle Time fe atur e can contro l the conn ection t ime (default time=0, al ways connect). Che ck the Conn ect-on-dema nd box to enable your ro[...]

27 Enter the use rname pr ovided by your Dy namic DN S service provider. • Password Enter the passwor d provided by your Dynamic DNS service provider. 2-3 LAN To set the L AN’s IP Address. 2-3-1 LAN Settings The default val ue is 192. 168.0.1 for the IP address and 255.255.25 5.0 for the Subnet Mask. You may change the value ac cording to your [...]

29 Specifical ly, UDP doesn't provide sequencing of the packets that the data arrives in. This means that the application progra m that uses U D P m u s t b e a b l e t o m a k e s u r e that the entire message has arrived and is in the r ight order. Network applications that wa nt to save processing time because they have very small d ata uni[...]

31 2-5 Firewall The Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting conn ection parame ters to limit the risk of hacker attacks and by defending aga i nst a wide array of co mmon hack er attacks. The Broadban d Router pr ovides packet filtering rules by restri cting service po rts, IP ad dress or MAC addr ess. However, f or a[...]

33 2-5-4 DMZ (Demilitarize d Zone) If a local client PC cannot run an Inter net application properly fro m behind the NAT firewall, o pen the cl ient up to un restricted two-way Internet access by defining a PC as a virtual DMZ Host. 2-6 Rout in g 2-6-1 Static Ro uting Static routing deter mines the path that data follows over y our network before [...]

35 LIMITED WARRANTY TRENDnet warrants its produc ts against defec ts in material and workmanship, under norm al use and serv ice, fo r the following length s of time from the date of p urchase. TW100-S4W1CA Five years If a product d oes not ope rate as warrante d above during the applicable warranty period, TREND net shall , at its option an d expe[...]

37 OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT TRENDNET’S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IF ANY REME DY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PU RPOS E. Governing Law : This Li mited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the state of California. Note : AC/DC Power Adapter, Cooling Fan, and Power Supp ly carry 1[...]