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MARCH 2003

LR9601A

Broadband Router

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Page 1: ...de U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site...

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Page 3: ...equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Change...

Page 4: ...rato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las i...

Page 5: ...r una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado deb...

Page 6: ...Sun is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countri...

Page 7: ...one 22 4 3 Step 2 Broadband Type 23 4 3 1 Cable Modem 25 4 3 2 Fixed IP xDSL 26 4 3 3 PPPoE xDSL 28 4 3 4 PPTP xDSL 30 5 General Setup 32 5 1 System 34 5 1 1 Time Zone 35 5 1 2 Password Settings 37 5...

Page 8: ...ormation 78 6 1 Status and Information 79 6 2 Internet Connection 80 6 3 Device Status 81 6 4 Security Log 82 6 5 DHCP Client Log 83 7 Tools 85 7 1 Configuration Tools 86 7 2 Firmware Upgrade 88 7 3 R...

Page 9: ...L2TP PPTP IPSec passthrough Standards IEEE 802 3 10BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX PCI Bus 2 1 2 2 Connectors LAN 4 RJ 45 WAN 1 RJ 45 MDI II MDI X Printer 1 DB25 F Indicators LEDs 1 Power 1 Printer 1 WA...

Page 10: ...ith a print server that supports LPD printing protocol so you can share your printer with all Intranet users The Router gives you firewall protection betweeen network users and the Internet and a buil...

Page 11: ...It has a power connector printer port 4 LAN ports a WAN port and a reset button Figure 2 2 Back panel Printer Port This is where you connect your printer LAN Ports Use the four LAN ports tou connect...

Page 12: ...cable Reset Button The Reset button has a dual function 1 If problems occur with your router press the router s Reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 seconds The router will reboot itself kee...

Page 13: ...Mbps Port 1 4 Yellow The LAN port is running at 10 Mbps Off No LAN connection Flashing Data is being sent to the LAN port 2 2 What the Package Includes Your package should contain the following items...

Page 14: ...ems Macintosh Sun etc follow the manufacturer s instructions a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double clic...

Page 15: ...Address Automatically Figure 2 4 TCP IP properties 8 Reboot the PC Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server NOTE Please make sure that the Broadband...

Page 16: ...on icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 In the Local Area Connection window click the Properties button 4 Check your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP o...

Page 17: ...from the Network window 3 Check if the TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 5 below...

Page 18: ...the only DHCP server available on your LAN Once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically proceed to step 3 below 3 Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address aut...

Page 19: ...outer enter the default IP address 192 168 2 1 the Broadband Router s IP address into your PC s Web browser and press Enter See Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 Entering the default IP address 5 The screen shown...

Page 20: ...r 4 If you want to use the Broadband Router only as an Internet Access device then you only need to configure the screens in the Setup Wizard section General Setup Chapter 5 If you want to use the Bro...

Page 21: ...6 Use the Status Information section for monitoring the router s current status information Tools Chapter 7 If you want to reset the router because of problems save your configurations or upgrade the...

Page 22: ...ents Status Information Chapter 6 In this section you can see the Broadband Router s System Information Internet Connection Device Status Security Log and DHCP Client Log information Tools Chapter 7 T...

Page 23: ...Tools do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement or monitor more advanced features or information Select the section Quick Setup Wizard General Setup Status Information or Tools you wis...

Page 24: ...ill in only the information necessary to access the Internet Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the Home page you should see the screen shown in Figure 4 1 4 2 Step 1 Time Zone The Time Zone...

Page 25: ...Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight savings time End Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to end daylight savings time Click on Next...

Page 26: ...will automatically give you an IP address Fixed IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already PPPoE xDSL Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection P...

Page 27: ...MODEM Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address Some ISPs may also require you to fill in additional information such as Host Name and MAC address see Figure 4 3 NOTE T...

Page 28: ...dress of the PC you are currently using for the Clone MAC Address button to work If necessary you can use the Release and Renew buttons to release and renew the WAN IP address To find out what the PC...

Page 29: ...xed IP xDSL Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you Gateway IP This is the ISP s IP address gateway DNS This is the ISP s DNS server IP address Subnet Mask Enter t...

Page 30: ...an start using the router now If you wish to use some of the advanced features supported by this router see Chapters 4 5 and 6 4 3 3 PPPOE XDSL Select PPPoE xDSL if your ISP requires the PPPoE protoco...

Page 31: ...ime You can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means that if no packets have been sent no one using the Internet during this specified period the router will automatically di...

Page 32: ...nternet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 IP Address Info PPTP Parameter Description IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has gi...

Page 33: ...n enter the ISP s Gateway IP address Idle Time Out You can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means that if no packets have been sent no one is using the Internet throughout...

Page 34: ...you do not need to configure anything in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup screen contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to mee...

Page 35: ...an specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet mask enable disable DHCP and select an IP range for your LAN You also can configure the print server NAT Configure the Address Mapping Virtual Server and...

Page 36: ...ent user for the Broadband Router See Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 System settings Parameters Description System Settings Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will se...

Page 37: ...n perform remote management functions 5 1 1 TIME ZONE The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here which will affect functions such as Log entries and...

Page 38: ...e this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your daylight savings configuration below Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start Daylight Savings Time En...

Page 39: ...a password to the Administrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place Passwords can contain up to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive See Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 Password Setti...

Page 40: ...the Reset button see the router s back panel Idle Time Out Login Connections login to Web based management without any activity that goes beyond this specified period minutes will automatically discon...

Page 41: ...the Broadband Router from a remote site Enter the designated host IP Address1 2 in the Host IP Address field See Figure 5 5 NOTES 1 This must be a real world registered IP address 2 This function will...

Page 42: ...from a remote location if they know the password Enabled Clicking on this box enables the Remote Management function NOTE When you want to access the Web based management from a remote site you must e...

Page 43: ...creen allows you to specify the type of WAN port connection you want to establish with your ISP In the WAN Settings screen you can also specify the router to act as a bridge The WAN settings offer the...

Page 44: ...figure the user name and password provided by your DDNS service provider Once you have made a selection click More Configuration 5 2 1 DYNAMIC IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will autom...

Page 45: ...n IP address for management purposes When the bridge mode is selected the router in effect becomes a switch transferring packets from the WAN port to the LAN port and vice versa without any NAT involv...

Page 46: ...is the subnet mask for the bridge mode management Click Apply to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place Ex...

Page 47: ...nd convenience If your service provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically However if there is a DNS server tha...

Page 48: ...k Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 5 2 7 DDNS DDNS allows you to...

Page 49: ...in name that uses DDNS Account E mail The account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the...

Page 50: ...48 BROADBAND ROUTER 5 3 LAN The LAN Settings screen allows you to setup the LAN Interface IP DHCP Server parameters UPnP and Print Server See Figure 5 12 Figure 5 12 LAN Settings screen...

Page 51: ...re 5 13 NOTE You cannot change the subnet mask It will always be 255 255 255 0 Figure 5 13 LAN Port screen Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192 168 2 1 This is the router s LAN port IP...

Page 52: ...dresses to your LAN Clients NOTE By default the IP range is from Start IP 192 168 2 100 to End IP 192 168 2 199 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP a...

Page 53: ...h this router easily See Figure 5 14 Figure 5 14 UPnP screen Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable You can enable or disable the UPnP feature After you enable the UPnP feature all client...

Page 54: ...now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 5 3 3 PRINT SERVER The router provides a Print Server function that can let you share a printer amo...

Page 55: ...llows you to enable disable the LPD printing of the print server Queue Name The queue name of the LPD print server Click Apply to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections...

Page 56: ...tacks and allows you to map private IP Addresses to public IP addresses for key services such as Web sites and FTP See Figure 5 16 Figure 5 16 NAT settings screen Parameter Description Address Mapping...

Page 57: ...n you can configure the router to support these types of applications Click on one of the three NAT selections and proceed to Section 5 3 1 5 3 2 and 5 3 3 5 4 1 ADDRESS MAPPING The Address Mapping fu...

Page 58: ...al IP addresses LAN PC clients This means that the private IP address es selected will use the designated public IP address when accessing the Internet NOTE You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixe...

Page 59: ...for example email FTP Web server etc from the Internet Computers use port numbers to recognize a particular service Internet application type The Virtual Server allows you to re direct a particular s...

Page 60: ...erver screen Parameters Description Private IP This is the LAN client host IP address that the Public Port number packet will be sent to NOTE You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP add...

Page 61: ...lict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings Click Apply to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place...

Page 62: ...ng Internet telephony and others require multiple connections In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications See Figure 5 21 Configuration...

Page 63: ...lications screen Parameters Description Trigger Port This is the outgoing Outbound port number for this particular application NOTE The range of the Trigger Port is from 0 to 65535 Trigger Type Select...

Page 64: ...tion lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections Select an application from Popular Applications Then select a location 1 10 in the Copy to selection box Click the Copy to bu...

Page 65: ...rts 2300 2400 and 47624 to be directed to you NOTE Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time 5 5 Firewall The Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection This...

Page 66: ...hosts can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users Schedule Rule Schedule Rule lets you assign tim...

Page 67: ...essing certain Internet applications services for example Internet Web sites email FTP etc then this is the place to set that configuration Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permi...

Page 68: ...C You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses MAC Filtering Table Enter the MAC addresses of client PCs that you want to block from accessing the Internet Click Apply...

Page 69: ...boxes NOTE You need to give 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 accessing some Internet service...

Page 70: ...You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just a keyword of the Web site To specify particular PCs go to the Access Control page and check the box f...

Page 71: ...ord of the Web site you want to block Click Apply to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place 5 5 3 SCHEDULE...

Page 72: ...ck Delete to delete the rule of schedule Add Schedule Rule Click Add Schedule Rule to add a new schedule rule and enter the detail edit page to edit the time range of the schedule rule Click Apply to...

Page 73: ...name of the schedule rule Comment You can enter a comment for the schedule rule Activate Time Period You can enter the start time and end time of each day in a week for the schedule rule Click Apply...

Page 74: ...oadband Router s firewall can block common hacker attacks including Denial of Service Ping of Death and RIP defect If Internet attacks occur the router can also alert you by email See Figures 5 29 5 3...

Page 75: ...73 Figure 5 30 Intrusion Detection screen 2 CHAPTER 5 General Setup...

Page 76: ...ion Protects from any Denial of Service Attacks Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests RIP defect Protection from RIP defect Stateful Packet Inspection The r...

Page 77: ...nter the Password of the above POP3 server Connection Policy Setup wait and idle timeout of session states All timeout sessions will be removed to protect the router from DoS attacks DoS Detect Criter...

Page 78: ...to re direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN The difference between the Virtual Server and the DMZ function is that the Virtual Server redirects a...

Page 79: ...ress of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP Client PC IP Address Input the IP address of a particular host in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally g...

Page 80: ...ur network Parameters Description Status and Information Shows the router s system information Internet Connection View the Broadband Router s current Internet connection status and other related info...

Page 81: ...lows you to view the router s system information See Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Status and Information screen Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the rout...

Page 82: ...nformation See Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Internet Connection screen Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a cable DSL connection It also displa...

Page 83: ...get another IP address from the DHCP server If the WAN port uses PPPoE Release will disconnect the PPP session and Renew will initialize another PPP session 6 3 Device Status View the Broadband Route...

Page 84: ...ss and Subnet Mask It also shows whether the DHCP Server and Firewall functions are enabled disabled The firewall status is shown as Enabled if the firewall is enabled regardless of whether you ve con...

Page 85: ...aved Save to a local file for further processing It can also be cleared Clear or refreshed Refresh to get the most updated information When the system is powered down the security log will disappear i...

Page 86: ...currently connected to your network Numbers of DHCP Clients displays the number of LAN clients that are currently linked to the Broadband Router s DHCP server The DHCP Client Log displays the IP addre...

Page 87: ...e Upgrade upgrade system firmware and Reset See Figure 7 1 Figure 7 1 Tool Settings screen Parameters Description Configuration Tools You can save the router s current configuration restore the router...

Page 88: ...etting Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience if problems occur with the router and you have to reset it to factory default When you save the configuration sett...

Page 89: ...o a file named backup_config exe on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to restore the saved configuration to the Broadband Router Alternatively you can use the Restore to Factory Default tool t...

Page 90: ...irmware To upgrade the firmware you ll need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse bu...

Page 91: ...ters Description Reset If the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Apply butto...

Page 92: ...Print Server 8 1 Install the Print Server Network Driver 1 Execute WEClient exe and the PrintServer Network Driver Setup Program window will appear See Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1 PrintServer Network Driver...

Page 93: ...Print Server 2 Click Next and specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed See Figure 8 2 Figure 8 2 Choose Destination Location window Destination Folder D PrintServer Network d...

Page 94: ...92 BROADBAND ROUTER 3 Click Next and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added See Figure 8 3 Figure 8 3 Select Program Folder window...

Page 95: ...ation phase and prepared to use the print server Next you ll add a remote port for the print server Click Add to add a remote port See Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 Remote Port Setup window 6 You have to assi...

Page 96: ...For example if you assign PtrSvr as the print server name and select port P1 then the remote port s name will be PtrSvr P1 You can click Add to add another remote port Click Delete to delete a select...

Page 97: ...work Printer After installing the print server client tool you then need to add the network printer to your PC 1 Click the Start button Choose Setting and Printers 2 Double click on Add Printer See Fi...

Page 98: ...96 BROADBAND ROUTER 3 Select Local Printer and click Next See Figure 8 8 Figure 8 8 Add Printer Wizard...

Page 99: ...click Next See Figure 8 9 Figure 8 9 Choosing a Printer 5 Choose the print server s remote port that was created in Section 8 1 and click Next See Figure 8 10 Figure 8 10 Choosing the Print Server s r...

Page 100: ...nd Your PC s IP and MAC Addresses 1 In Windows open the Command Prompt program See Figure A 1 Figure A 1 Command Prompt program window 1 2 Type Ipconfig all and press Enter See Figure A 2 Figure A 2 C...

Page 101: ...in this case 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the Default Gateway in this case 192 168 1 254 Your PC s MAC Address is the Physical Address in this case 00 50 FC FE 02 DB APPENDIX A How to Manu...

Page 102: ...u have a complete description including the nature and duration of the problem when the problem occurs the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to creat...

Page 103: ...user is sent to the proper IP address The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you DSL Modem DSL stands for Digi...

Page 104: ...on ISP Internet Service Provider An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations ISP Gateway Address The ISP Gateway Address is an...

Page 105: ...ns protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers Protocol A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they inte...

Page 106: ...eliable They both run on top of the IP Internet Protocol a network layer protocol WAN Wide Area Network A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas for example in differ...

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