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Edimax BR-6216Mg, User Manual

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Page 1: ...1 M MI IM MO O W Wi ir re el le es ss s B Br ro oa ad db ba an nd d R Ro ou ut te er r User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... 26 Chapter 2 27 General Settings 27 2 1 System 29 2 1 1 Time Zone 30 2 1 2 Password Settings 31 2 1 3 Remote Management 32 2 2 WAN 34 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 36 2 2 2 Static IP Address 36 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 36 2 2 4 PPTP 36 2 2 5 L2TP 36 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond 36 2 2 7 DNS 36 2 2 8 DDNS 37 2 3 LAN 38 2 4 Wireless 40 2 4 1 Basic Settings 41 2 4 2 Advanced Settings 44 2 4 3 Security 46 2 4 3 1 ...

Page 3: ...72 2 7 1 Access Control 73 2 7 2 URL Blocking 77 2 7 3 DoS Denial of Service 79 2 7 4 DMZ 80 Chapter 3 82 Status 82 3 1 Status and Information 83 3 2 Internet Connection 84 3 3 Device Status 84 3 4 System Log 86 3 5 Security Log 87 3 6 Active DHCP Client 88 3 7 Statistics 89 Chapter 4 90 Tool 90 4 1 Configuration Tools 91 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 92 4 3 Reset 93 Appendix A 94 Glossary 95 ...

Page 4: ...vides IEEE 802 11g b wireless LAN access point Support DHCP Server Client for easy setup Support advance features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control Firewall Allow you to monitor the router s status such as DHCP Client Log System Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for configuration and management purposes Remote Management allows co...

Page 5: ...ed 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 problems occur with your router press the router s reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 seconds and the router will re boot itself keeping your original configurations 2 If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password press the r...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...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 eithe...

Page 8: ...lick 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...

Page 9: ...ll 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 Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following scre...

Page 10: ...ck 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 the Properties button 5 In the Internet Protocol TC...

Page 11: ...b from the Network window 3 Check if the TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 5 4 In the Select Network Protocol 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 ins...

Page 12: ...ly give your LAN clients an IP address By default the Broadband Router s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically To see if you have obtained an IP address see Appendix A Note Please 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 serv...

Page 13: ...n Internet Access device then you ONLY need to configure the screens in the Quick Setup Wizard section General Setup Chapter 2 If you want to use more advanced features that the broadband router has to offer then you ll need to configure the Quick Setup Wizard and the General Setup section Alternatively you can just configure the General Setup section since the General Setup WAN and the Quick Setu...

Page 14: ...s Control Hacker Attack Prevention DMZ Special applications and other functions to meet your LAN requirements Status Information 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 broadband router s Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firm...

Page 15: ...n Quick Setup Wizard General Setup Status Information and Tools you wish to configure and proceed to the corresponding 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...

Page 16: ...h 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 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...

Page 17: ... PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet 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 man...

Page 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...ee chapter 2 3 4 1 3 PPPoE 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 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 ...

Page 21: ...inutes 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 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 ...

Page 22: ...o connect 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 23: ...o 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 period then 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 hack...

Page 24: ...n to Type in this MAC address in this section or use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work To find out the PC s MAC address see Appendix A see Glossary for an explanation on MAC address Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2...

Page 25: ... router will connect to ISP only when you click Connect manually from the Web user interface The WAN connection will not be 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 The WAN idle timeout auto disconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software compute...

Page 26: ...ect Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia ...

Page 27: ...Big Pond s login manually 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 Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on th...

Page 28: ...net The General Setup contains advanced features that allow 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 for this broadband router Menu Description ...

Page 29: ...reless 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 router s NAT 2 7 Firewall The Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control Hacker Prevention and DMZ Select one of the above...

Page 30: ... 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 system settings selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 2 1 1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here which will affect functions such as ...

Page 31: ...ht 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 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 1 2...

Page 32: ...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 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 1 3 Remote Management The remote manageme...

Page 33: ...e Host Address is left 0 0 0 0 this means anyone can access the router s web based configuration from a remote location providing they know the password Click the Enabled box to enable the Remote Management function Note 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 ...

Page 34: ...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 ISP The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router s WAN port Dynamic IP Static IP Address PPPoE PPTP L2TP...

Page 35: ...neling Protocol PPTP connection 2 2 5 L2TP Your ISP requires L2TP connection 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond connection 2 2 7 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 2 2 8 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 Configurati...

Page 36: ...nternet Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section See chapter 1 PPTP for more detail 2 2 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 See chapter 1 L2TP for more detail 2 2 6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond pr...

Page 37: ...Address optional This is optional You can enter another DNS server s IP address as a backup The secondary DNS will be used should the above DNS fail 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 2 8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP...

Page 38: ...DNS service 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...

Page 39: ...ocol to prevent from network loop happened in the LAN ports DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server By enabling the DHCP server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address If the DHCP is not enabled then you ll have to manually set your LAN client s IP addresses make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as this broadband router if you want the route...

Page 40: ...f you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool Domain Name You can specify a Domain Name for your LAN 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 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a...

Page 41: ...tion 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 this router The parameters include Mode ESSID Channel Number and Associated Client ...

Page 42: ...ection automatically ESSID default This is the name of the wireless 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 wi...

Page 43: ...Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the bridging work Set Security Click the Set Security button then a WDS Security 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 se...

Page 44: ...ou select Open System wireless stations can associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption When you select Shared Key you should also setup WEP key in the Encryption page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this wireless router If you select Auto the wireless client can associate with this wireless router by using any one of the...

Page 45: ...ery wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enabling this feature is recommended Disabling Broadcast ESSID can provide better security IAPP If you enable IAPP it will allow wireless station roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LAN 802 11g Protection This is a...

Page 46: ...ecurity function 2 4 3 1 WEP only When you select 64 bit 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 encry...

Page 47: ...lues 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 in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys 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 3 2 802 1x onl...

Page 48: ...he 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 3 802 1x WEP Static key 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 also...

Page 49: ...4 WPA Pre shared key Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers This can improve security very much ...

Page 50: ...ommunication 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 encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules ...

Page 51: ...y to encrypt data during communication It uses TKIP or CCMP AES to change the encryption key frequently This can improve security very much Parameters Default Description WPA TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security WPA2 AES This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN sec...

Page 52: ...ADIUS 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 ...

Page 53: ...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 retype again Just click Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be cleared Remove MAC address from the list If you want to remove some MAC address from the Current Access Control List select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the list and...

Page 54: ...54 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 ...

Page 55: ...cal real time 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 total assigned bandwidth of higher priority applications is larger...

Page 56: ...dit and click Edit then you will enter the detail form of the QoS rule 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 also can select the rule and click Move Down to make its priority lower Edit QoS Rule You can assign packet classification criteria by its local IP range remote IP rang...

Page 57: ...local 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 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 r...

Page 58: ... means from port number 100 to port number 150 the range of 50 port numbers Traffic 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 pro...

Page 59: ...s clients in your LAN The Port Forwarding allows you to re direct a particular range of service port numbers from the Internet WAN Ports to a particular LAN IP address 2 6 2 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 re direct a particular service port number from the Internet WAN Port...

Page 60: ...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 Application Layer Gateway to support here 2 6 6 Static Routing You can disable NAT function and setup the routing rules manually Click on one of the ...

Page 61: ...Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding 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 for Port Forwarding to work 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 ...

Page 62: ...move Port Forwarding into the table 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 sc...

Page 63: ...ress and its service port number See Glossary for an explanation on Port number Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server 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 for Virtual Server to work properly Private Port This is the port number of the abov...

Page 64: ... setting will be added into the Current Virtual Server 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 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 you want r...

Page 65: ...our 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 ...

Page 66: ...ication function Trigger Port This is the out going Outbound range of port numbers for this particular application Trigger Type Select whether the outbound port protocol is TCP UDP or both Public Port 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...

Page 67: ...m 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 selections Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or...

Page 68: ...ature 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 that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to sa...

Page 69: ...iption Enable You can select to enable Application Layer Gateway then the router will let that application correctly pass though the NAT gateway 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 ...

Page 70: ... 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 Default Gateway The next stop gateway of the path toward the destination LAN This is the IP of ...

Page 71: ... find any typo before adding it and want to retype again 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 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 Appl...

Page 72: ...Enable and click Apply Parameters Description 2 6 1 Access Control Access Control allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications 2 6 2 URL Blocking URL Blocking allow you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users 2 6 3 DoS The Broadband router s firewall can block common hacker attacks and can log the attack activities 2 6 4 DMZ The DMZ ...

Page 73: ...ameters Description Deny If select Deny then all PCs will be allowed to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below Allow If select Allow then all PCs will be denied to access Internet accept for the PCs in the list below Filter client 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 ...

Page 74: ...po before adding it and want to retype again 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 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 config...

Page 75: ... 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 type you want to block Port Range It can be assign up to five port ranges 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...

Page 76: ... 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 77: ... address or the keyword of the web site you want to block 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 ju...

Page 78: ...78 You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place ...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...rvice Internet application e g FTP websites to a particular 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 Pub...

Page 81: ...81 Note You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed static IP address for DMZ to work properly You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place ...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...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 Parameters Description Information You can see the router s system information such as the router s LAN MAC Address WAN MAC Address Hardware version Serial Number Boot code Version Runtime code Version ...

Page 84: ...er 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 3 3 Device Status View the Broadband router s current configuration settings The Device Status displays the configuration settings you ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard General Setup section ...

Page 85: ...ice 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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...9 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 90: ... 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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ... 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 95: ...automatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example 192 168 2 1 It consists of 2 portions the IP network address and the host identifier The IP address is a 32 bit binary pattern which can be represented...

Page 96: ...protocol over another Below is a list of common applications and protocol port numbers Application Protocol Port Number Telnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H 323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Point to Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally ...

Page 97: ...error detection and error 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 dev...

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