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3.4 System Log

View the operation log of the system.

Parameters Description

System Log

This page shows the current system log of the
Broadband router. It displays any event occurred
after system start up.
At the bottom of the page, the system log can be
saved <

Save

> to a local file for further processing or

the system log can be cleared <

Clear

> or it can be

refreshed <

Refresh

> to get the most updated

situation. When the system is powered down, the
system log will disappear if not saved to a local file.

Summary of Contents for BR-6204WG

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Page 2: ...to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The product you have purchased and the setup screen may appear slightly different from those shown in this QIG For more detailed information about this product please refer to the User Manual on the CD ROM The software and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 3: ...he FCC The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the proper operation of your equipment If they do you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service If you experience trouble with this modem please contact your dealer for repair warranty information The telephone company may ask...

Page 4: ...he following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This ...

Page 5: ...is and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Romania Slovakia Slovenia the...

Page 6: ... 3 PPPoE 22 1 4 PPTP 23 1 5 L2TP 26 1 6 Telstra Big Pond 28 Chapter 2 29 General Settings 29 2 1 System 31 2 1 1 Time Zone 32 2 1 2 Password Settings 33 2 1 3 Remote Management 34 2 2 WAN 35 2 2 1 Wireless ISP 36 2 2 2 Dynamic IP 36 2 2 3 Static IP Address 39 2 2 4 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 39 2 2 5 PPTP 39 2 2 6 L2TP 39 2 2 7 Telstra Big Pond 39 2 2 8 DNS 40 2 2 9 DDNS 41 2 3 LAN 42 2 4 Wireless 44...

Page 7: ...ngs 67 2 6 5 ALG Settings 68 2 6 6 Static Routing 69 2 7 Firewall 70 2 7 1 Access Control 71 2 7 2 URL Blocking 75 2 7 3 DoS Denial of Service 76 2 7 4 DMZ 77 Chapter 3 78 Status 78 3 1 Status and Information 79 3 2 Internet Connection 80 3 3 Device Status 81 3 4 System Log 82 3 5 Security Log 83 3 6 Active DHCP Client 84 3 7 Statistics 85 Chapter 4 86 Tool 86 4 1 Configuration Tools 87 4 2 Firmwa...

Page 8: ...Features High Internet Access throughput 50M Allow multiple users to share a single Internet line Supports up to 253 users Internet Access via Cable or xDSL modem Access Private LAN Servers from the Public Network Equipped with four LAN ports 10 100M and one WAN port 10 100M Provides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup Support advance features such as...

Page 9: ...router s back panel is divided into three sections LAN WAN and Reset Figure 1 0 1 Local Area Network LAN The Broadband router s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN s PCs printer servers hubs and switches etc 2 Wide Area Network WAN The WAN port is the segment connected to your xDSL or Cable modem and is linked to the Internet 3 Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things 1 If ...

Page 10: ...ected Off WAN port 10Mbps is connected WAN LNK ACT ON WAN is connected Off No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity ACT data being sent LAN 10 100M ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected Port 1 4 Off LAN port 10Mbps is connected LAN LNK ACT ON LAN is connected Port 1 4 Off No LAN connection Flashing LAN port has Activity ACT data being sent WLAN G ON Wireless LAN has been activated Off Wireless ...

Page 11: ... obtain an IP automatically then proceed to step 3 page 11 Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically By default the broadband router s DHCP is on this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically This section will show you how to configure your PC s so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for eith...

Page 12: ...ck the OK button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation 6 After installing TCP IP go back to the Network dialog box Select TCP IP from the list of Network Components and then click the Properties button 7 Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings Bindings Check Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for M...

Page 13: ...eck 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 Br...

Page 14: ...Components 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 ser...

Page 15: ... window select the TCP IP Protocol and click the Ok button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may 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 fr...

Page 16: ...ase make sure that the Broadband router s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN If there is another DHCP on your network then you ll need to switch one of the 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 ...

Page 17: ...ker Attack Prevention DMZ Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements Status Info Chapter 3 In this section you can see the Broadband router s system information Internet Connection Device Status System Log Security Log and DHCP client information System Tools Chapter 4 This section contains the broadband router s Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firmware upgrade ...

Page 18: ...orresponding chapter Use the selections on the web management s top right hand page see below to navigate around the web based management User Interface Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router as quickly as possible In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet Once you click on the Quick...

Page 19: ... daylight saving configuration below 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 to proceed to the next page step 2 Broadband Type Step 2 Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using ...

Page 20: ...et PPPoE connection 1 4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection 1 5 L2TP Your ISP requires you to use a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP connection 1 6 Telstra Big Pond This Protocol only used for Australia s ISP connection Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 or 1 6 Click on Back to re...

Page 21: ...Host Name type in the host name provided by your ISP otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet This MAC address is the PC s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to Type in this MAC address in this section or use the Clone MAC Address b...

Page 22: ...his 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 section 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 the Subnet Ma...

Page 23: ... connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Service Name This is optional Enter the Service name should your ISP requires it otherwise leave it blank MTU This is optional You...

Page 24: ...nternet during this specified period the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP Note This idle timeout function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software computer virus or hacker attacks from the Internet For example some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background even when you are not using the Internet So please ...

Page 25: ...P address to the PPTP server IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connection Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection Sometimes called a Connection ID Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP fo...

Page 26: ...o 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 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 throughout this specified per...

Page 27: ...on Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2TP server MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet This MAC address is the PC s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to Type in this MAC address in this section or use the Clone MAC ...

Page 28: ...is optional You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet Leave it as it is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size Connection Type If you select Continuous the router will always connect to the ISP If the WAN line breaks down and links again the router will auto reconnect to the ISP If you select Connect On Demand the router will auto connect to the ISP when...

Page 29: ...rollable issues we do not guarantee the WAN idle timeout auto disconnect function will always work In order to prevent from extra fee charged by ISP please TURN OFF THE ROUTER WHEN YOU FINISHED USING THE INTERNET Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the L2TP connection You can start using the router now if you wish to use ...

Page 30: ...uter now if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2 3 4 Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page you should see the screen below If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet The General Setup c...

Page 31: ... can specify the LAN segment s IP address subnet Mask enable disable DHCP and select an IP range for your LAN 2 4 Wireless Setup the wireless LAN s SSID WEP key MAC filtering 2 5 QoS You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy 2 6 NAT You can configure the Address Mapping Virtual Server and Special Applications functions in this section This allows you to specify what user packet can pass your ...

Page 32: ...rs Description System Settings 2 1 1 Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 2 Password Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based management website 2 1 3 Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions Select one of the above three sy...

Page 33: ... its time based on your selection Time Server Address The router default the Time Server Address is 192 43 244 18 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 daylight saving configuration below Start Daylight Savings Time Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Saving...

Page 34: ...dministrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive Parameters Description Current Password Enter 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 ag...

Page 35: ...in the Internet that will have management configuration access to the Broadband router from a remote site This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management host IP address for this router located in your company office then you are able to configure this router from your home If the Host Address is left 0 0 0 0 this means anyone can access the router ...

Page 36: ...n to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your...

Page 37: ... requires L2TP connection 2 2 7 Telstra Big Pond Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond connection 2 2 8 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 2 2 9 DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that you wish to use and configure the user name and password provided by you DDNS service provider Once you have made a selection click More Configuration at the bottom of the screen and proceed to the m...

Page 38: ...k Select Site Survey to find out ISP s wireless device which your will connect to You will get the following wireless devices list which BR 6204Wg found out Then click Select to reach ISP s wireless device and click Done for wireless connection ...

Page 39: ...38 The ISP s wireless device which you connected will be displayed in the window of ESSID as follows Please click Apply to restart BR 6204Wg and finish the configuration of Wireless ISP ...

Page 40: ...ur ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPPoE for more detail 2 2 5 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPTP for more detail 2 2 6 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your IS...

Page 41: ... with dynamic IP settings it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically However if there is a DNS server that you would rather use you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here Parameters Description Domain Name Server DNS Server This is the ISP s DNS server IP address that they gave you or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS ...

Page 42: ...count password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers This router supports DynDNS TZO and other common DDNS service providers Parameters Default Description Enable Disable Disable Enable Disable the DDNS function of this router Provider Select a DDNS service provider Domain name Your static domain name that use DDNS Account E mail The account that your DDNS service provider as...

Page 43: ...rivate IP address for your router s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192 168 2 1 This is the router s LAN port IP address Your LAN clients default gateway IP address IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment 802 1d Spanning Tree Disabled If 802 1d Spanning Tree function is enabled this router will...

Page 44: ...ou can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients The DHCP will change your LAN client s IP address when this time threshold period is reached IP Address Pool You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses 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 yo...

Page 45: ...disable Enable You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this router Wireless module function 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 4 1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to...

Page 46: ...ireless LAN All the devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID Channel Number 11 The channel used by the wireless LAN All devices in the same wireless LAN should use the same channel Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point WLAN...

Page 47: ...ity Settings will pop up You can set the security parameters used to bridge access points together here when your AP is in AP Bridge modes You can refer to section 4 3 Security Settings for how to set the parameters 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 4 2...

Page 48: ...ess router If you select Auto the wireless client can associate with this wireless router by using any one of these two authentication types Fragment Threshold Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted If you set this value too low it will result in bad performance RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold the w...

Page 49: ...roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LAN 802 11g Protection This is also called CTS Protection It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations When the protection mode is enabled the throughput of the AP will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic should ...

Page 50: ... Description Key Length 64 bit You can select the WEP key length for encryption 64 bit or 128 bit Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Key Format You may to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Default K...

Page 51: ...y 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 4 3 2 802 1x only IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only aut...

Page 52: ...rotocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication For the WEP settings please refer to section 2 4 3 1 WEP only For the 802 1x settings please refer to section 2 4 3 2 802 1x only 2 4 3 4 WPA Pre shared key Wi Fi Protected Acc...

Page 53: ...hance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically Pre shared Key Format You may select to select Passphrase alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the Pre shared Key For example Passphrase iamguest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Pre shared Key The Pre shared key is used to authenticate and e...

Page 54: ...d Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently This can improve security very much Parameters Description WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security W...

Page 55: ... 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 above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 4 4 Access Control This wireless router provides MAC Address Control which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from a...

Page 56: ...s 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 5 QoS The QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source destination IP address and port number You can assign priority for each type of application and reserve bandwidth for it The packets of applica...

Page 57: ...heck Enable QoS to disable QoS function for the WAN port Add a QoS rule into the table Click Add then you will enter a form of the QoS rule Click Apply after filling out the form and the rule will be added into the table Remove QoS rules from table If you want to remove some QoS rules from the table select the QoS rules you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want rem...

Page 58: ...ke its priority lower Edit QoS Rule You can assign packet classification criteria by its local IP range remote IP range traffic type protocol local port range and remote port range parameters The parameters that you leave as blank will be ignored The priority of this rule will be applied to packets that match classification criteria of this rule You can limit bandwidth consumed by packets that mat...

Page 59: ...ge of 50 port numbers Remote IP Address Enter the remote IP address range of the packets that this rule will apply to If you assign 192 168 2 3 192 168 2 5 it means 3 IP addresses 192 168 2 3 192 168 2 4 and 192 168 2 5 Remote Port Range Enter the remote port range of the packets that this rule will apply to You can assign a single port number here or assign a range of port numbers by assigning th...

Page 60: ...ngle Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP Parameter Description 2 6 1 Port Forwarding You can have different services e g email FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in your LAN The Port ...

Page 61: ...s that support UPnP like Windows XP can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without any configuration The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation 2 6 5 ALG Setting You can select special applications that need Appl...

Page 62: ... to be forwarded You can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select both to forward both TCP and UDP packets Port Range The range of ports to be forward to the private IP Comment The description of this setting Add Port Forwarding 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 Curren...

Page 63: ...save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 6 2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers clients in your LAN to handle different service Internet application type e g Email FTP Web server etc from the Internet Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a p...

Page 64: ...m 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 Virtual Server Fill in the Private IP Private Port Type Public Port and Comment of the setting to be added and then click Add ...

Page 65: ...located in your 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 2 6 3 Sp...

Page 66: ...t Enter the In coming Inbound port or port range for this type of application e g 2300 2400 47624 Note Individual port numbers are separated by a comma e g 47624 5775 6541 etc To input a port range use a dash to separate the two port number range e g 2300 2400 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type TCP UDP or both Comment The description of this setting Popular applications This section...

Page 67: ... Popular Application and then click Add Remove Special Application If you want to remove some Special Application settings from the Current Trigger Port Table select the Special Application settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all Special Appliacation settings from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selec...

Page 68: ...articular special application at a time 2 6 4 UPnP Settings With UPnP all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically So you do not have to do any configuration for your PC and can access the Internet through this router easily Parameters Default Description UPnP Feature Disable You can Enable or Disable UPnP feature here After you enable the UPnP feature all client systems that su...

Page 69: ...n to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 2 6 5 ALG Settings You can select applications that need Application Layer Gateway to support Parameters Default Description Enable You can select to enable Application Layer Gateway then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gate...

Page 70: ...t work any more in Static Routing mode Note The DMZ function of firewall will not work if static routing is enabled Parameter Description Enable Static Routing Static Routing function is default disabled You have to enable the Static Routing function before your routing rules take effect Destination LAN IP The network address of destination LAN Subnet Mask The subnet mask of destination LAN Defaul...

Page 71: ...ant to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all rules from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections 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 7 Firewall The Broadband router provides ...

Page 72: ...es 2 6 4 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 7 1 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications services e g Internet websites email FTP etc then this is the place to set t...

Page 73: ...ient PCs by IP Fill IP Filtering Table to filter PC clients by IP Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the IP Filtering Table select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all PCs from the table just click Delete All button Filter client PC by MAC address Ch...

Page 74: ...and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all PCs from the table 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 Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule Client PC IP Addresses Enter...

Page 75: ...nges The router will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports Apply Changes Click Apply Changes to save the setting Reset Click Reset to clear all fields Click Apply Changes 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 Example Access Control In the ex...

Page 76: ...lock If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again just click Reset and the field will be cleared Remove URL Keyword If you want to remove some URL keyword from the Current URL Blocking Table select the URL keyword you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all URL keyword from the table just click Delete All button If you want to clear the s...

Page 77: ...Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protection the router from Port Scan Sync Flood Protection the router from Sync Flood attack Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using th...

Page 78: ...ular LAN client server whereas DMZ re directs all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameters 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 ot...

Page 79: ...nd information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network Parameters Description 3 1 Status and Information Shows the router s system information 3 2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router s current Internet connection status and other related information 3 3 Device Status View the Broadband router s current setting status 3 4 System Log View the Broadband router s system lo...

Page 80: ...ed to the Broadband router s DHCP server 3 7 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 Status and Information section allows you to view the router s system information ...

Page 81: ...e code Version 3 2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router s current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable DSL connection It also displays the router s WAN port WAN IP address Subnet Mask and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used ...

Page 82: ...ttings you ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard General Setup section Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router s current device settings This page displays the Broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask It also shows whether the DHCP Server function is enabled disabled ...

Page 83: ...ter It displays any event occurred after system start up At the bottom of the page the system log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the system log can be cleared Clear or it can be refreshed Refresh to get the most updated situation When the system is powered down the system log will disappear if not saved to a local file ...

Page 84: ...of the Broadband router It displays any illegal attempts to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Save to a local file for further processing or the security log can be cleared Clear or it can be refreshed Refresh to get the most updated situation When the system is powered down the security log will disappear if not saved to a local file ...

Page 85: ...router s DHCP server Parameters Description Active DHCP Client This page shows all DHCP clients 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 ...

Page 86: ...5 3 7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN ...

Page 87: ... Configuration Tools You can save the router s current configuration restore the router s saved configuration files and restore the router s factory default settings 4 2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router s firmware 4 3 Reset You can reset the router s system should any problem exist Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual s relevan...

Page 88: ...tore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the Broadband router current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to restore th...

Page 89: ...ou 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 button to find the firmware file on your PC Once you ve selected the new firmware file click Apply at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete Once the upgrade is...

Page 90: ...he 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 button You will be asked to confirm your decision The reset will be complete when the power light stops blinking Once the reset process is complete you may start using the router again ...

Page 91: ... open the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address 192 168 1 77 The router s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 Your PC s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 00 50 FC FE 02 DB ...

Page 92: ...r ISP has assigned to you DSL Modem DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A standard for computer networks Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs and move data around at up to 10 100 million bits per second Mbps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Inte...

Page 93: ...ce Provider An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area such as a house or an office Your home network is considered a LAN MAC Address MAC stands for Media Access Control A MAC address is the hardware address of a d...

Page 94: ...ined and can be made objectively without confusion or misunderstanding Router A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses Subnet Mask A subnet mask which may be a part of the TCP IP information provided by your ISP is a set of four numbers e g 255 255 255 0 configured like an IP address I...

Page 95: ...s cities countries The Internet is a wide area network Web based management Graphical User Interface GUI Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control configure or monitor the device being managed ...

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