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Click “Next” to start installation. 

 

 

 
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In a while, the program will finish installing all the utilities and drivers. Thus far you have completed the installation 
phase and prepare to use the print server. 

 

 

 
6. Click 

Continue

”, and all the print server’s network ports detected on the network will be added to your PC. 

 

 

 
7. 

Finally, the “Installation complete” window is displayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is finished. 

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Summary of Contents for BR-6104K

Page 1: ...B BR R 6 61 10 04 4K K B BR R 6 61 10 04 4K KP P F Fa as st t E Et th he er rn ne et t B Br ro oa ad db ba an nd d R Ro ou ut te er r User s Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ... 1 2 Fixed IP xDSL 15 1 3 PPPoE 16 1 4 PPTP 16 Chapter 2 18 General Settings 18 2 1 System 19 2 1 1 Time Zone 19 2 1 2 Password Settings 20 2 1 3 Remote Management 21 2 2 WAN 21 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 22 2 2 2 Static IP Address 22 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 22 2 2 4 PPTP 22 2 2 5 L2TP 22 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond 24 2 2 7 DNS 24 2 2 8 DDNS 25 2 3 LAN 25 2 4 NAT 26 2 4 1 Port Forwarding 27 2 4 2 Virtual ...

Page 3: ...formation 37 3 2 Internet Connection 37 3 3 Device Status 38 3 4 Security Log 38 3 5 Active DHCP Client Table 39 3 6 Statistics 39 Chapter 4 40 Tool 40 4 1 Configuration Tools 40 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 41 4 3 Reset 41 Chapter 5 For BR 6104KP only 42 5 1 Install Print Server Network Driver 42 5 2 Add a Network Printer 44 Appendix A 46 Glossary 46 3 ...

Page 4: ...e router s status such as DHCP Client Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for configuration and management purposes Remote Management allows configuration and upgrades from a remote site over the Internet Minimum Requirements One External xDSL ADSL or Cable modem with an Ethernet port RJ 45 Network Interface Card NIC for each Personal Computer PC PCs with a Web ...

Page 5: ...tself to the factory default settings warning your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings Front Panel On the router s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router s current status Below is an explanation of each LED and its description BR 6104K BR 6104KP LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router s power supply is on ON WAN port 100Mbps is conn...

Page 6: ...Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 2 6 ...

Page 7: ...ly for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows XP 2c Windows 2000 and 2d Windows NT 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 click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step...

Page 8: ...k your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen 5 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broa...

Page 9: ...ponents You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 5 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen 6 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server...

Page 10: ...ay need your Windows CD to complete the installation 5 After you install TCP IP go back to the Network window Select TCP IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button 6 Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are b...

Page 11: ...e DHCP servers off To disable the Broadband router s DHCP server see chapter 2 LAN Port 4 Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router enter the default IP address 192 168 2 1 broadband router s IP address into your PC s web browser and press enter 5 The login screen below will appear Enter the User Name and Password and then click OK to login Note By default the user name is admin and...

Page 12: ...clude Configuration tools Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup save Restore or Restore to Factory Default configuration for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start configuring settings required by ...

Page 13: ...scription Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection Time Server Address You can manually assign time server address if the default time server dose not work Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check tick the enable box to enable your...

Page 14: ...requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 1 1 1 2 1 3 or 1 4 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 1 1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address...

Page 15: ...ed the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection You can start using the router now if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2 3 4 1 2 Fixed IP xDSL Select Fixed IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information required in this ...

Page 16: ...erface The WAN connection will not disconnected due to the idle timeout If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again the router will not auto connect to the ISP Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold minutes for the WAN port This means if no packets have been sent no one using the Internet during this specified period the router will automatically disconnect the connection with you...

Page 17: ...il the WAN idle timeout The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the Internet exceeds the Idle Time If you select Manual the router will connect to ISP only when you click Connect manually from the Web user interface The WAN connection will not disconnected due to the idle timeout If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again the router will not auto co...

Page 18: ...roadband router Menu Description System This section allows you to set the Broadband router s system Time Zone Password and Remote Management Administrator WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with your ISP same as the Quick Setup Wizard section LAN You can specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet Mask enable disable DHCP and select an I...

Page 19: ...ettings configured here which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection Time Server Address You can manually assign time server address if the default time server dose not work Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylig...

Page 20: ...er your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Broadband router Note By default there is NO password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes Note If you forget your password you ll have to reset the router to the factory default No password with the reset button see router s back panel Click ...

Page 21: ...ote When you want to access the web based management from a remote site you must enter the router s WAN IP address e g 10 0 0 1 into your web browser followed 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 Setting screen in order to access the router s web based management Port The port number of remote management web interface Enabled Sel...

Page 22: ...give you an IP address Some ISP s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name Domain Name and MAC address see chapter 1 Cable Modem for more detail 2 2 2 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 Fixed IP for more detail 2...

Page 23: ...e period that no one is using the Internet exceeds the Idle Time If you select Manual the router will connect to ISP only when you click Connect manually from the Web user interface The WAN connection will not disconnected due to the idle timeout If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again the router will not auto connect to the ISP Idle Time Out You can specify an idle time threshold minut...

Page 24: ...4 2 2 7 DNS A Domain Name System DNS server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses If you type a Web address into your browser such as www router com a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience If your Service Provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings it is likely that the DNS se...

Page 25: ...vice provider assigned to you Password Key The password you set for the DDNS service account above Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router s LAN ports as well as a subn...

Page 26: ...ve the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 4 NAT Network Address Translation NAT allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to ma...

Page 27: ...iption of this setting Add Port Forwarding into the table Fill in the Private IP Type Port Range and Comment of the setting to be added and then click Add Then this Port Forwarding setting will be added into the Current Port Forwarding Table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Clear and the fields will be cleared Remove Port Forwarding into the table If ...

Page 28: ...re then leave it to the default both protocol Public Port Enter the service service Internet application port number from the Internet that will be re directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Note Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ settings Comment The description of this setting Add Virtua...

Page 29: ... private LAN to be accessible to Internet users The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN s web server 192 168 2 2 Note For the virtual server to work properly Internet remote users must know your global IP address For websites you will need to have a fixed static global public IP address 29 ...

Page 30: ...m the Popular Applications selection Once you have selected an application click the Add button This will automatically copy the Port Trigger information required for this popular application in into the input fields Add Special Application Fill in the Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Public Port and Comment of the setting to be added and then click Add Then this Special Applicati...

Page 31: ...en a user trigger s port 28800 outbound for MSN Game Zone then the router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300 2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user Note Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time 2 4 4 ALG Settings You can select applications that need Application Layer Gateway to support Parameter Default Description Enable You can select to enable Applicat...

Page 32: ...you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users DoS The Broadband router s firewall can block common hacker attacks and can log the attack activities DMZ The DMZ function allows you to re direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN Click on one of the firewall selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 2 5 1 Access Control If ...

Page 33: ... other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place Add PC Parameter Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule This is the user s IP address es that you wish to setup an Access Control rule You can select a range of users simply by input...

Page 34: ...figure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place Example Access Control In the example below LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80 However LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999 34 ...

Page 35: ... just click Delete All button If you want to clear the selection and re select again just click Reset You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 5 3 Denial of Service DoS The Broadband router s firewall can block common hacker attacks including Denial of Service Ping of Death Port Scan and Sync Flood If Internet attacks occur the rou...

Page 36: ...ll packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameter Description Enable DMZ Enable disable DMZ Note If there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ setting then Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function Public IP Address The IP address of the WAN port or any other Public IP addresses given to you by your ISP...

Page 37: ...uter s current setting status Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network DHCP Client Table View your LAN client s information that is currently linked to the Broadband router s DHCP server Statistics Shows the statistics Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 3 1 Status and Information The Sta...

Page 38: ... device settings This page displays the Broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP Address MAC Address and Subnet Mask It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled disabled 3 4 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network Parameter Description Security Log This page shows the current security log of the Broadband router It displays any il...

Page 39: ...ients LAN PCs currently connected to your network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired of each LAN Client Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation 3 6 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN Parameter Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN 39 ...

Page 40: ...ent configuration setting Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default When you save the configuration setting Backup you can re load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection thi...

Page 41: ...the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC 4 3 Reset You can reset the router s system should any problem exist The reset function essentially Re boots your router s system Parameter Description Reset In the event that 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 ...

Page 42: ...ient exe inside the CD BR 6104KP folder and the PrintServer Network driver Setup program window will be displayed 2 Click Next and specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed 3 Click Next and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added 42 ...

Page 43: ...Thus far you have completed the installation phase and prepare to use the print server 6 Click Continue and all the print server s network ports detected on the network will be added to your PC 7 Finally the Installation complete window is displayed to indicate that the Client Installation procedure is finished 43 ...

Page 44: ...u can then perform the standard Add Printer procedure to add network printer to your PC 1 Click Start button choose Setting Î Printers 2 Double click Add New Printer 3 Select Local Printer and click Next 4 Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model then click Next 44 ...

Page 45: ...5 Choose print server s remote port which has been created in the previous client tools installation process and click Next 6 Complete the rest of the questions to finish the network printer setup 45 ...

Page 46: ...ly gives every computer on your home network an IP address DNS Server IP Address DNS stands for Domain Name System which allows Internet servers to have a domain name such as www Broadbandrouter com and one or more IP addresses such as 192 34 45 8 A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a domain name is requested as in typin...

Page 47: ...twork is considered a LAN MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface It is comprised of two parts 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID unique for each manufacturer plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product s serial num...

Page 48: ... recovery and thus is reliable UDP on the other hand is not reliable 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 e g different buildings cities countries The Internet is a wide area network Web based management Graphical User Interface GUI Many devices support a graphical ...

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