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2.13 Media Server 

 

If you have UPnP-compatible media player or device, you can share the media 

files located in the attached USB mass storage device to these 

UPnP-compatible media players or devices, so they can access the media files 

over network. 

 

 

 

Parameters  

Description 

Media Server 

You can enable or disable media server function here. Click 
“Save” to keep changes or “Cancel” to discard the change 
you made. 

Server Name 

Please specify the name of media player here, 
UPnP-compatible players and devices need this name to 
locate this media player to access media files. 

Rescan 

Interval 

Please specify the time interval between media server 
rescans media folder for newly-added files in seconds. Valid 
value is from 1 to 300, you can also click “Rescan” button to 
run a rescan immediately, The required scan time varies 
depending on the number of media files. It may take several 
minutes to finish. 

Summary of Contents for BR-6215SRg

Page 1: ...1 BR 6315SRg Wireless IEEE 802 11b g Broadband Router with NAS and Print Server User s Manual Version 1 0 October 2007 ...

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Page 3: ...t to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Linux Open Source Code Certain Edimax products include software code developed by third parties including software code subject to the GNU General Public License GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL Please see the GNU www gnu org and...

Page 4: ...mote Management 36 2 2 WAN 38 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 39 2 2 2 Static IP Address 39 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 39 2 2 4 PPTP 39 2 2 5 L2TP 39 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond 39 2 2 7 DNS 40 2 2 8 DDNS 41 2 3 LAN 43 2 4 Wireless 45 2 4 1 Basic Settings 46 2 4 2 Advanced Settings 48 2 4 3 Security 50 2 4 3 1 WEP only 50 2 4 3 2 802 1x only 52 2 4 3 3 802 1x WEP Static key 53 2 4 3 4 WPA Pre shared key 54 2 4 3 5...

Page 5: ...3 DoS Denial of Service 82 2 7 4 DMZ 83 2 8 Print Server 84 2 8 1 LPR Printing 86 2 8 2 IPP Printing 93 2 9 File FTP Server 98 2 9 1 Users setup 99 2 9 2 File Server 101 2 9 3 FTP Server 104 2 9 4 Storage Tool 107 2 9 5 Storage Status 109 2 10 BT Download 110 2 11 Web FTP Download 113 2 12 iTunes Server 115 2 13 Media Server 118 Chapter 3 119 3 1 Status and Information 120 3 3 Device Status 122 3 ...

Page 6: ...4 3 7 Statistics 126 Chapter 4 127 4 1 Configuration Tools 127 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 128 4 3 Reset 129 Appendix A 131 Glossary 133 ...

Page 7: ...ets giving you an instant network today and the flexibility to deal with tomorrow s network expansion requirements Features High Internet access throughput Allow multiple users to share a single Internet connection Supports up to 253 network client users Provides two USB port for connecting USB printer or USB mass storage devices Internet Access via Cable or xDSL modem Allow you to share your file...

Page 8: ...t auto disconnect 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 turn off your computer when you are not using it This function also may not work with some ISP So please make su...

Page 9: ... power of your USB mass storage devices before you connect them to the broadband router Note 2 If you have USB mass storage device like USB external HDD please plug it to this NAS router s USB 1 port and plug the USB flash disk you wish to share files among different PCs and notebooks to the USB 2 port 4 Reset button When you experience some problem on using this router or you forgot your password...

Page 10: ...g data ON LAN port is connected at 100Mbps LAN 10 100M Port 1 4 Off LAN port is connected at 10Mbps ON LAN port is connected Off LAN port is unconnected LAN LNK ACT Port 1 4 Flashing LAN port is sending receiving data ON USB storage device is connected Off USB storage device is not connected USB Flashing USB printer is printing ON Wireless LAN has been activated Off Wireless LAN is disabled WLAN G...

Page 11: ...n real world it allows LAN clients to find one another If you already configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically please jump to step 3 page 11 Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically Broadband router s DHCP function is switched on by default this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically This sec...

Page 12: ...t Type dialog box select Protocol and click Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft and TCP IP and then click the OK button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows installation 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 Prop...

Page 13: ...lick the Start button and select Settings then click Network Connections The Network Connections window will appear 2 Double click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 Check 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 Obt...

Page 14: ...el The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon In the Network and Dial up Connection window double click Local Area Connection 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 on your list Select it and click...

Page 15: ...in an IP address automatically please proceed to Step 3 2d Windows NT 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 Select the Protocol tab 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 ...

Page 16: ...operties button 6 Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Make all fields blank WINS Make all fields blank Routing Make all fields blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router s DHCP server Note Please make sure that the Broadband router is the on...

Page 17: ...ork 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 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 No...

Page 18: ...d router s advanced functions such as address mapping virtual server access control hacker attack prevention DMZ special applications and other functions to meet your needs 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 Tools Chapter 4 This section contains the broadba...

Page 19: ... on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet The other sections General Setup Status Information and Tools do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement monitor more advanced features information Select the section Quick Setup Wizard General Setup Status Information and Tools you wish to configure a...

Page 20: ...ions such as log entries and firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are living 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 Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you...

Page 21: ...ow Note Different ISP s require different methods of connecting to the Internet please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires Menu Description Cable Modem Your ISP will assign you with an IP address automatically Fixed IP xDSL Your ISP gave you an IP address already PPPoE xDSL Your ISP requires you to use Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE PPTP xDSL Your ISP requires...

Page 22: ...P s may also require that you fill in additional information such as host name and MAC address see screen below Note The Host Name and MAC address section is optional and you can skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings Parameters Description Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name type in the host name provided by your ISP otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not requ...

Page 23: ...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 section Parameters Description IP address This is the IP address that your ISP has g...

Page 24: ... the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Fixed IP x DSL 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 ...

Page 25: ... it otherwise leave it blank MTU This 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 the maximum packet size Please ask your ISP for detailed information Connection Type If you select Continuous the router will maintain the connection to the ISP If the WAN connection drops the router will reconnect to the ISP aut...

Page 26: ...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 data to the Internet in the background even when you are not using the Internet So please turn off your computer when you are not using it This function also may not work with some ISP So please make sure this fun...

Page 27: ...in an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPTP server Use the following IP Address The ISP gave you a static IP to be used to connect IP address to the PPTP server IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP gave you to establish a PPTP connection Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 28: ... 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 management interface The WAN connection will not be disconnected because of idle timeout If the WAN line breaks down and got connected again at a latter time the router...

Page 29: ...n 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 5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically be...

Page 30: ...ided by your ISP for the PPTP connection L2TP Gateway If your LAN has a L2TP gateway then enter that L2TP gateway IP address here If you do not have a L2TP gateway then enter the ISP s Gateway IP address above MTU This is optional You can specify the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet Keep default value if you do not wish to set a maximum packet size Connection Type If you se...

Page 31: ...WAN idle timeout auto disconnect function will always work In order to prevent from extra connection fee please TURN OFF THE ROUTER WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING 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 some of the advance features supported by this ro...

Page 32: ...ssign the IP of Telstra Big Pond s login server manually Login Server The IP of the Login Server Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond 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 ...

Page 33: ...you to configure the router to meet your network s needs such as Wireless Address Mapping Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Prevention Special Applications DMZ and other functions Below is a general description of what advance functions are available in this broadband router Menu Description System This section allows you to set the Broadband router s system time zone password and remote...

Page 34: ...e FTP Server The File FTP Server section allows you to enable the USB ports to support USB storage devices and share data via File FTP server BT Download The BT Download section allows you to enable the USB ports to support USB storage devices and download data via BitTorrent protocol Web FTP Download The Web FTP Download section allows you to enable the USB ports to support USB storage devices an...

Page 35: ... the time zone of the country you are living The router will set its time based on your selection Password Settings Allows you to define a password in order to access the web based management website Remote Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub secti...

Page 36: ...s The router default the Time Server Address is 192 43 244 18 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 Times From Select the period in which you wish to start using daylight Saving Times to Select the period in which you wish to stop using daylight S...

Page 37: ...ion 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 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 ro...

Page 38: ...his 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 ll be able to configure this router from your home If the Host Address is 0 0 0 0 means anyone can access the router s web based configuration from a remote location if they know the password Click the Enabled box to enable the Remo...

Page 39: ...e router s web based management Port The port number of remote management web interface Enabled Select Enabled to enable the remote management function Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced functions or start using the router with the advanced settings in place ...

Page 40: ... the following selections for the router s WAN port Dynamic IP Static IP Address PPPoE PPTP L2TP Telstra Big Pond DNS and DDNS Parameters Description Dynamic IP Your ISP will assign you an IP address automatically Static IP Your ISP gave you an IP address already PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection PPTP Your ISP requires you to use Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection L2TP Your I...

Page 41: ... section See chapter 1 Fixed IP for more detail 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPPoE for more detail 2 2 4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the informat...

Page 42: ...ettings 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 DNS address Fill in the ISP s DNS server IP address or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Secondary DNS Address optional This is optional You can enter another...

Page 43: ...me 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 assigned to you Password Key The password ...

Page 44: ...42 Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 45: ...he 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 use the spanning tree protocol to prevent from network loop happened in the LAN ports DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server By enabling t...

Page 46: ...at the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients The DHCP will change your LAN client s IP address when this time 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 192 168 2 100 to 192 168 2 200 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to...

Page 47: ...ts WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network Parameters Default Description Enable or disable Wireless module function Enable You can select to enable or disable the wireless access point module of this router Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 48: ...t allows you to select the wireless band 802 11b and or 802 11g You can select B G mode to allow both 802 11b and 802 11g clients to connect to this wireless access point ESSID default This is the name of the wireless access point All devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID Channel Number 11 The wireless channel used by the wireless access point All devices in the same wireless...

Page 49: ...urity Click the Set Security button and then a WDS Security Settings will pop up You can set the security parameters used to bridge access points together here when you set your AP in AP Bridge mode You can refer to section 4 3 Security Settings for detailed instructions Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advanced sections or start using ...

Page 50: ...d specifies the maximum fragmentation size of data packet to be transmitted If this value is too low it will result in bad performance RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold the wireless access point will not use the RTS CTS mechanism to send this packet Beacon Interval The interval of time that this wireless access point broadcast a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize th...

Page 51: ...s within the same wireless LAN CTS Protect 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 will be transmitted Tx Power You can adjust the wireless transmit power here By reduce the...

Page 52: ...t or128 bit WEP key you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data You can generate the key by yourself and enter it You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key Then the router can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys Parameters Default Description Key Length 64 bit You can select the WEP key length for encryption 64 bit or 128 bit Larger WEP key length will prov...

Page 53: ...ncrypt data transmitted over the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values A F a f and 0 9 or 13 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configur...

Page 54: ...ates user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encryption the data during communication Parameters Description RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service 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 configurations You can now configure other a...

Page 55: ...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 detailed instructions of 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 ...

Page 56: ...urity Parameters Description WPA TKIP TKIP will change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 AES WPA2 AES uses CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed WPA2 Mixed will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically Pre shared Key Format You may selec...

Page 57: ...er the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules listed here Hex WEP input 64 digit Hex values A F a f and 0 9 or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 58: ...on WPA TKIP TKIP will change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 AES WPA2 AES uses CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 Mixed WPA2 MIXED will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS se...

Page 59: ...l in the MAC Address and Comment of the wireless station to be added and then click Add Then this wireless station will be added into the Current Access Control List below If you find any issues before adding it and want to correct it Just click Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove MAC address from list If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access ...

Page 60: ...58 selections Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 61: ...bandwidth This can let you have a better experience in using delay sensitive services like Internet phone video conference etc All the applications not specified by you are classified as rule name Others The rule with smaller priority number has higher priority the rule with larger priority number has lower priority You can adjust the priority of the rules by moving them up or down Note If the tot...

Page 62: ...e all QoS rules from the table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Edit a QoS rule Select the rule you want to edit and click Edit then the detailed information of the selected QoS rule will appear Click Apply after editing the form and the rule will be saved Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click Move Up to make its priority higher You a...

Page 63: ...it means 3 IP addresses 192 168 2 3 192 168 2 4 and 192 168 2 5 Local Port Range Enter the local 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 the first port number and the last port number of the range The two numbers are separated by a dash for example 101 150 means from port number 100 to port numbe...

Page 64: ...raffic Type Select the traffic type of the packets that this rule will apply to We list some popular applications here to ease the configuration You also can get the same result by using other parameters for example source or destination port number if you are familiar with the application protocol Protocol Select the protocol type of the packets that this rule will apply to Apply Apply and exit t...

Page 65: ... FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in your LAN The Port Forwarding function allows you to redirect a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address Virtual Server You can have different services e g email FTP Web etc going to different service servers clients in your LAN The Virtual Server allows you to redirect a particular...

Page 66: ...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 ALG Setting You can let special applications that require Application Layer Gateway to be supported here Static Routing You can disable NAT function and setup the rout...

Page 67: ...ng Private IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address in order to make port forwarding function working properly Type This is the protocol type 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...

Page 68: ...ort Forwarding If you want to remove some Port Forwarding settings from the Current Port Forwarding Table select the Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all Port Forwarding settings 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 conf...

Page 69: ...rvice port number from the Internet WAN Port to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number See Glossary for an explanation on Port number Parameters Description Enable Virtual Serve Enable Virtual Server 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 address in ord...

Page 70: ...tual Server setting will be added into the Current Virtual Server Table below If you found any typo before adding it and want to correct it just click Clear and the fields will be cleared Remove Virtual Server If you want to remove some Virtual Server settings from the Current Virtual Server Table select the Virtual Server settings you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If ...

Page 71: ...cess 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 Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections such as Internet games video conferencing Internet telephony and others In...

Page 72: ...range for this type of application e g 2300 2400 47624 Note Individual port numbers are separated by a comma e g 47624 5775 and 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 lists many popular applications that r...

Page 73: ...ll Special Applications settings 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 configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router Example Special Applications If you need to run applications that require multiple connections specify the port outbound normally associat...

Page 74: ... you enable the UPnP feature all client systems 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 which support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet websites and avoid any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation Click Apply at t...

Page 75: ...eters Default Description Enable You can enable Application Layer Gateway function and the router will let selected application correctly pass though the NAT gateway Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 76: ...ng to your routing rules The IP sharing function will not work any more in static routing mode Note The DMZ function of firewall will not work if static routing is enabled Parameters Description Enable Static Routing Static routing function is disabled by default You have to enable the static routing function to make your routing rules take effect ...

Page 77: ... Default Gateway Hop Count and Interface of the rule to be added and click Add Then this static routing rule will be added to the Static Routing Table listed below If you found any typo before adding it and want to correct it just click Reset and the fields will be cleared Remove a Rule If you want to remove some routing rules from the Static Routing Table select the rules you want to remove in th...

Page 78: ...tions that require unrestricted access to the Internet you can configure a specific client server to be located in Demilitarized Zone DMZ Note To enable the Firewall settings select Enable and click Apply Parameters Description Access Control Access control allows you to specify which computer can or cannot access to certain Internet applications URL Blocking URL Blocking allows you to specify whi...

Page 79: ...ing certain Internet applications services e g Internet websites email FTP etc this is the place to set that configuration Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN You can control which PC client can have access to these services Parameters Description Deny If you select Deny then all PCs will be allowed to access Internet except those PCs listed in the list bel...

Page 80: ...g Add PC Fill in Client PC MAC Address and Comment of the PC which is allowed to access the Internet and then click Add If you found any typo before adding it and want to correct it just click Reset and the fields will be cleared Remove PC If you want to remove some PC from the MAC Filtering Table select the PC you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all P...

Page 81: ...ixed static IP address to make the access control rule working properly Client PC Service You can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services you want to block Protocol This allows you to select UDP TCP or both protocol types you want to block Port Range You can assign up to five port ranges The router will block clients from accessing Internet services which w...

Page 82: ...ns You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router 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 ...

Page 83: ...site you want to block If you found any typo before adding it and want to correct it 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 wa...

Page 84: ... log the events Parameters Description Ping of Death Protect from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protect the router from Port Scan Sync Flood Protect the router from Sync Flood attack Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the rou...

Page 85: ...unction is that the virtual server redirects a particular service Internet application to a particular LAN client server whereas DMZ redirects all packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Note The priority of FTP HTTP server in DMZ is higher than that in NAS Parameters Description Enable DMZ Enable disable DMZ Note If there s confliction between...

Page 86: ... you share a printer to all PCs in your Intranet It supports LPD and IPP printing protocol Parameters Description Enable Print Server Enable disable USB print server The print server function is disabled by default to improve the performance of NAS function IPP Enable to support the Internet Printing Protocols LPR Enable to support the Local Printing Remote Protocols Print Name of USB Port 1 It is...

Page 87: ... Internet printing to share the printer on internet you can uncheck this option to use printer on intranet only Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router ...

Page 88: ...puter with Windows 98SE Me NT 2000 XP 2003 operating system can use the protocol to share printer over the network To configure the LPR setting in Windows 2000 XP 2003 please follow the instructions listed below 1 Click Start choose Settings and select Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a Printer 3 The Add Printer Wizard will appear then Click Next ...

Page 89: ...87 4 Select Local Printer attached to this computer and click Next 5 Choose Create a new port and Standard TCP IP Port Click Next ...

Page 90: ...e sure that the Print Server and the Printer have turned on and connected to the network correctly before you continue Click Next 7 Enter the IP Address of the Print Server in the Printer Name or IP Address Click Next ...

Page 91: ...lect Custom and click Settings When you have finished the settings at step 9 click Next to continue 9 Select LPR and enter lpt1 in the Queue Name click OK By default the queue name of the Print Server is lpt1 ...

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Page 93: ...elect a suitable printer manufacturer and the printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the printer model will be added to the list ...

Page 94: ...2 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next 13 You have added the network printer to the PC successfully The information of the printer is displayed in the windows Click Finish ...

Page 95: ...000 XP 2003 you have to make sure the print server has correct IP settings If you want to share the printers to Internet users you have to set a valid Internet IP address to the Print Server You also have to make sure that there s no gateway router or firewall blocking IPP protocol if you have these gateway devices installed in your network At client side please follow the steps below to configure...

Page 96: ... and enter the URL of Print Server The URL format is http IP 631 Port Name The IP should be the Print Server s IP The number 631 is IPP standard port number Port Name is the port name of Print Server that your printer is connected to The default port name is lpt1 One example of the URL is http 192 168 2 1 631 lpt1 After entering the URL of Print Server click Next ...

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Page 98: ... printer model and click Next If your printer is not in the list click Have Disk to install the driver of the printer After installation the printer model will be added to the list 7 Choose to set the print whether as a default printer or not Click Next ...

Page 99: ...97 8 Now you have successfully added the network printer to your PC The information of the printer will be displayed in the window Click Finish ...

Page 100: ...TP server File Server setup You can add edit the name of file server shared folders and sharing policies of files that will be shared via Network Neighborhood FTP Server setup You can add edit FTP folders and configure some advanced settings for FTP server Storage Tools The storage tools allow you to manage the partitions of the USB storage device You can add remove or format the partition of the ...

Page 101: ... used to add edit users of File FTP server Parameters Description Add Click Add and fill the information of the Add a New User page to add a new user for File FTP server Edit You can select any user in Users list and click Edit to modify his profile Delete Selected You can click Delete Selected to delete the selected users in Users list Delete All You can click Delete All to delete all the users i...

Page 102: ...s user Password The password of this user Confirm password Re type the password of this user for confirmation Click Save at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router NOTE The max number of users supported in File FTP server is 32 ...

Page 103: ... Name The file server name that shows in My Network Places on client computer Workgroup The My Network Places group this file server will join Description A brief description of this file server This string will be shown at the detailed information field of My Network Places Add Click Add and fill the information of the Add Edit shared ...

Page 104: ...ck Reset to reset selection in shared folders list Default Sharing Policy You can set a default sharing policy Read Write Read Only or Not to Share to any USB storage which doesn t have any shared folder yet Add Edit Shared Folder Parameters Description Folder Name The name for shared folder Shared Folder s Path Click on Browse to open the explorer window to select the sharing folder or click Shar...

Page 105: ...nfigurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router Open Dialog When you click the Browse button you can see the following explorer window that shows the USB storage devices Please select the USB devices from left panel the right bottom panel will show the directories in this USB storage device Choose the folder you want to share and click Submit to select this fold...

Page 106: ...der for FTP server Edit You can select any shared folder in FTP folders list and click Edit to modify its setting Delete All You can click Delete All to delete all the shared folders in FTP folders list Delete Selected You can click Delete Selected to delete the selected shared folders in FTP folders list Reset You can click Reset to reset selection in FTP folders list Max Users Set the maximum co...

Page 107: ...ect the shared folder Authority Here you can assign the read write privilege for this shared folder You can select Read Only for read only file sharing or select Read Write to give users full access privilege Click Save at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router Open Dialog When you click Browse button you can see t...

Page 108: ... click Submit to select this folder for sharing You can also click New Folder to create a new share folder NOTE Only the folders in USB storage devices will be shown as icons in open dialog due to the share function is restricted to folders only but not files ...

Page 109: ...t By clicking this button the system will partition and format the USB storage disk in USB1 port automatically Tool You can format your USB disk by this tool This NAS router supports FAT16 FAT32 and EXT2 format Add a Partition By clicking this button you can launch the Add a Partition page to add a new partition on the USB disk Remove Selected Partitions You can click Remove Selected Partitions bu...

Page 110: ...ns the USB storage disk in the size of 160GB and formats the partition as FAT32 file system ii If the remaining space of disk is less than 160GB all spaces on the disk be partitioned as a single partition iii This function only works on the USB storage disk connected to USB1 port NOTE During partitioning user can click the Stop button to stop auto partition procedure and back to Storage tools page...

Page 111: ...tition Used Total used space of this partition Here shows the size in byte and the percentage of the total space Free This shows the remaining space of the specified partition Status The partition type of the partition It can be FAT16 FAT32 NTFS and Linux Unplug You can click this button to unplug the USB storage disk You can now configure other advanced functions or start using the router ...

Page 112: ...s enough remaining storage space Also due to the download mechanism used by BitTorrent it s not recommended to use USB flash disks to save the file you wish to download Parameters Description BT Download Function You can enable or disable BT Download function here Max Concurrent Connection Number You can input the maximum BT download connection here valid range is from 1 to 50 The higher number yo...

Page 113: ...ume downloading Remove All Remove all BT items from the list Remove Selected Remove selected BT items from the list Reset Deselect all selected BT items in the list Click Save button to save the configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router After you click Add Torrent button you ll be prompted to provide the location of torrent file Parameters Description To...

Page 114: ... browsing window will appear Please specify the folder you wish to save downloaded BT files You can create a new folder by clicking New Folder button in file browsing window Priority Please assign this BT download item with a priority level Available options are High Normal and Low Only 5 active BT Download items can be downloaded at the same time If you have more than 5 BT Download items every BT...

Page 115: ...cription Web FTP Download Function You can enable or disable Web FTP download function here Click Save to keep changes or Cancel to discard the change you made Internet Address Please specify the URL of file you wish to download from Web or FTP server For example ftp ftp fileserver com files download zip or http www downloadfile com files download zip Save As Please specify the location you wish t...

Page 116: ...in this page to default value Refresh Click this button to get latest information of Web or FTP download Pause Select one or more downloading files in the list and click this button to pause them Resume Select one or more paused files in the list and click this button to resume downloading Remove All Remove all files from the list Remove Selected Remove selected file from the list Reset Deselect a...

Page 117: ...ou can use the iTunes server function of this broadband router to let your USB disk become a media server and you can share these files with other computers or iTunes compatible media players Parameters Description iTunes Server You can enable or disable iTunes server function here Click Save to keep changes or Cancel to discard the change you made Server name Please specify the server name if iTu...

Page 118: ...band router Advanced Setting Click this button to set advanced settings for this iTunes server Detailed descriptions are listed below Refresh Click this button to get latest information of iTunes server and users listed above You can now click Advanced Setting to configure other advance sections or start using the router After you click Advanced Setting you ll be prompted to specify the advanced s...

Page 119: ...ding on the number of media files It may take several minutes to finish It s recommended to use default value 300 to prevent iTunes server from rescanning new file too frequent because this will make iTunes server respond slower Process m3u If the folder where media files are located includes any m3u playlist file iTunes server will read it and generate proper playlist for iTunes clients Playlist ...

Page 120: ...ck Save to keep changes or Cancel to discard the change you made Server Name Please specify the name of media player here UPnP compatible players and devices need this name to locate this media player to access media files Rescan Interval Please specify the time interval between media server rescans media folder for newly added files in seconds Valid value is from 1 to 300 you can also click Resca...

Page 121: ...der from the list Remove All Remove all folders from the list Reset Deselect all selected folders in the list Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status of the Broadband router s WAN LAN interfaces the current firmware and hardware version numbers any illegal attempts to access your networ...

Page 122: ...og View the Broadband router s system log Security Log View any attempts that have been made to gain access to your network Active DHCP Client View your LAN client s information that is currently linked to the broadband router Statistics Shows the statistics Select one of the above Status selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 3 1 Status and Information The Status and Informat...

Page 123: ...ber boot code version runtime 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 the router s WAN port information including WAN IP address subnet mask and ISP gateway as well as the primary DNS and secondary DNS being used ...

Page 124: ...tion settings 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 including broadband router LAN port s current LAN IP address and subnet mask It also shows whether the DHCP server function is enabled disabled ...

Page 125: ...er It displays any event occurred after system start up At the bottom of the page the system log can be saved Save as a local file you can clear the log by click Clear button too You can also click Refresh button to get the most updated information When the system is powered down the system log will disappear if it s not saved as a local file ...

Page 126: ... of the Broadband router It displays all attempts tried to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Save as a local file you can clear the log by clicking Clear too You can also click Refresh button to get the most updated information When the system is powered down the security log will disappear if it s not saved as a local file ...

Page 127: ...rs Description Active DHCP Client This page shows all DHCP clients currently connected to your network The Active DHCP Client Table displays the IP address and the MAC address and expiry time of each LAN Client Use the Refresh button to get the most updated information ...

Page 128: ...stics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN interface Parameters Description Statistics Shows the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN LAN and Wireless LAN interface ...

Page 129: ...is page allows you to upgrade the router s firmware Reset When you encounter any problem using this broadband router you can reset the router by this function Select one of the above Tools Settings selections and proceed to the relevant sub section 4 1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save Backup the router s current settings Saving the configuration settings provid...

Page 130: ...uration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the broadband router s current configuration to a file named config bin 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 Defaults tool to force the broadband router to perform a power reset and restore to original factory settings 4 2 Firmware Upgrade Th...

Page 131: ...k the browse button to locate the firmware file on your PC After you selected the new firmware file click Apply at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process You may have to wait few minutes for the upgrade to complete Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the router Warning When upgrading firmware be sure not to switch the computer off or restart your computer 4 3 Reset You ...

Page 132: ...s 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 LED stops blinking Once the reset process is complete you may start using the router ...

Page 133: ...131 Appendix A How to find your PC s IP and MAC address manually 1 In Window s open the Command Prompt program 2 Type Ipconfig all and enter ...

Page 134: ...e titled as IP address 192 168 1 77 in this example The router s IP address is the one titled as Default Gateway 192 168 1 254 in this example Your PC s MAC Address is the one titled as Physical Address 00 50 FC FE 02 DB in this example ...

Page 135: ...Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A kind of standard of computer networks Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs and transfers data at up to 10 100 million bits per second Mbps Idle Timeout Idle timeout is designed so that after no traffic has been transferred to the Internet for a pre configured amount of time t...

Page 136: ...vides 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 as 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 a...

Page 137: ...ntelligent 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 It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network as opposed to val...

Page 138: ...gement Graphical User Interface GUI Many devices support graphical user interface that is based on the web browser This means the user can use their familiar web browser ex Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to control configure or monitor the device being managed ...

Page 139: ...ossibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 2 5cm 1 inch during normal operation Federal Communications Commission FCC RF Exposure Requirements SAR compliance has been established in the laptop computer s configurations with PCMCIA slot on the side near the center as tested in the application for Certification and can be use...

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