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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 contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet 
your network’s needs 

such as: Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, Client Filtering, Hacker Prevention, 

Special Applications, DMZ and other functions.  

 

 

 
 

Below is a general description of what advance functions are available for this broadband router. 

 
Menu 

 

   Description 

 
2.1 System 

This section allows you to set the Broadband router’s system 
Time Zone, Password and Remote Management Administrator.

 

  
2.2 WAN 

This section allows you to select the connection method in order 
to establish a connection with your ISP (same as the Quick 
Setup Wizard section)

   

 

 

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Page 1: ...Broadband Router User s Manual 1 ...

Page 2: ...neral Settings 24 2 1 System 26 2 1 1 Host Name 27 2 1 2 System Time 28 2 1 3 Administrator Settings 29 2 2 WAN 31 2 2 1 Dynamic IP 32 2 2 2 Static IP Address 33 2 2 3 PPPoE PPP over Ethernet 33 2 2 4 PPTP 33 2 2 5 DNS 33 2 3 LAN 34 2 3 1 LAN Settings 35 2 3 2 DHCP Mapping 37 2 4 NAT 38 2 4 1 Special Application 40 2 4 2 Virtual Server 42 2 4 3 Port Forwarding 44 2 4 4 DMZ 45 2 5 Firewall 46 2 5 1...

Page 3: ... 2 7 2 UPnP Port Mapping 58 2 8 DDNS 59 Chapter 3 61 Status 61 3 1 Status 62 3 2 Security Log 63 3 3 DHCP Client List 64 3 4 Routing Table List 65 Chapter 4 66 Tools 66 4 1 Configuration Tools 67 4 2 Firmware Upgrade 69 4 3 Reset 70 Appendix A 71 Glossary 72 3 ...

Page 4: ...features such as Special Applications DMZ Virtual Servers Client Filtering Firewall Allow you to monitor the router s status such as DHCP Client Log Security Log and Device Connection Status Easy to use Web based GUI for configuration and management purposes Remote Management allows configuration and upgrades from a remote site over the Internet Minimum Requirements One External xDSL ADSL or Cable...

Page 5: ...et 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 2 4 seconds and the router will re boot itself keeping your original configurations Every time when you finished configuration the router please also to the reset to make the new configuration take effect 2 If problems persist or you experience e...

Page 6: ... s power supply is on WAN 10 100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected 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...

Page 7: ...Setup Diagram Figure 1 2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network LAN Figure 1 2 7 ...

Page 8: ...o configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for 2a Windows 95 98 Me 2b Windows XP 2c Windows 2000 and 2d Windows NT 2a Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add but...

Page 9: ...ows XP 1 Click 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 ...

Page 10: ...tart button and select Settings then click Control Panel 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 Int...

Page 11: ...ur PC to obtain 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 th...

Page 12: ...wing settings IP Address Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are 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 s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN O...

Page 13: ...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 password and then click OK to login Note By default the password is empty st...

Page 14: ...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 Setup Wizard contain the same configurations Status Information Chapter 3 The Status Information section is for you to monitor the router s current status information only Tools Chapter 4 If you want to Reset the router because o...

Page 15: ...ration tools allow you to Backup save Restore or Restore to Factory Default configuration for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmware The RESET tool allows you to reset your Broadband router 7 Click on Quick Setup Wizard see chapter 1 to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet The ot...

Page 16: ...ur router to base its time on the settings configured here this will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection Enable Daylight Saving The router can also take Daylight savings into account If you wish to use this function you must check ...

Page 17: ...P see screen below 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 1 1 Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 1 2 Fixed IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already 1 3 PPPoE Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE conn...

Page 18: ...o the Internet 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 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 ...

Page 19: ...tion Parameters Description IP This is the IP address that your ISP has given you Gateway IP This is the ISP s IP address gateway Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP e g 255 255 255 0 Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 3 DNS 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 requir...

Page 20: ... Internet Leave it as it is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size Maximum Idle Time Enter the Maximum Idle Time in minutes before the WAN line automatically being disconnected Enter 0 if you wish the WAN line always to be connected Note This idle timeout function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software computer virus or hacker attacks from the Interne...

Page 21: ... to enable Auto reconnect If Auto reconnect is enabled the router will automatically connect to the ISP in the first time when a user try to access Internet after the WAN line being disconnected due to idle time out Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page step 3 DNS 1 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 22: ...ome 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 sure this function can work properly when you use this function in the fi...

Page 23: ...y the IP address of that DNS server here Click OK when you have finished the configuration above Congratulations You have completed the basic configuration for router 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 Click on Back to return to the previous screen 23 ...

Page 24: ... the router to meet your network s needs such as Port Forwarding Virtual Server Client Filtering Hacker Prevention Special Applications DMZ and other functions Below is a general description of what advance functions are available for this broadband router Menu Description 2 1 System This section allows you to set the Broadband router s system Time Zone Password and Remote Management Administrator...

Page 25: ...uter s NAT 2 5 Firewall The Firewall section allows you to configure Client Filtering URL Filtering MAC Control and Hacker Prevention 2 6 Routing The Routing section allows you to configure the static routing table and dynamic routing 2 7 UPnP The UPnP section allows you to configure UPnP parameters and lookup the port mapping 2 8 DDNS The DDNS section allows you to configure DDNS service Select o...

Page 26: ...omain Name of this router 2 1 2 System Time Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set its time based on your selection 2 1 3 Administrator Settings Allows you to select a password in order to access the web based management website You can specify a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions Select one of the above three system settings selectio...

Page 27: ... name you configured here except for the IP address Parameter Description Host Name Enter the Host Name of this router Domain Name Enter the Domain Name of this router 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 27 ...

Page 28: ...ection 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 from Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings Time End by Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings Time Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to sa...

Page 29: ...a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field 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 ...

Page 30: ...your company office then you are able to configure this router from your home If the IP 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 Enable 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...

Page 31: ...port Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE PPTP and DNS Parameters Description 2 2 1 Dynamic IP Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address 2 2 2 Static IP address Your ISP has given you an IP address already 2 2 3 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection 2 2 4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP connection 2 2 5 DNS You can specify a DNS server that you wish to ...

Page 32: ...a Pre Request IP type in the IP provided by your ISP otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Pre Request IP 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 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 th...

Page 33: ...apter 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 information required in...

Page 34: ...2 3 LAN The LAN setting allows you to assign a private IP address for this router You can also enable DHCP server to manage your IP automatically 34 ...

Page 35: ...N port IP address Your LAN clients default gateway IP address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The Subnet Mask for your LAN segment is fixed as 255 255 255 0 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 ma...

Page 36: ... End IP 192 168 2 199 If you want your PC to have a static fixed IP address then you ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address Pool Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address In the Lease Time setting you 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 t...

Page 37: ...he same IP address every time Parameters Description Client MAC Address The MAC Address of the client Assigned Address The IP Address that will be assigned to the client 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 37 ...

Page 38: ...ing Internet telephony and others In this section you can configure the router to support these types of applications 2 4 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 to a particular LAN IP address and its service po...

Page 39: ... 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 three NAT selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 39 ...

Page 40: ...bound port protocol is TCP or UDP 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 a dash to separate the two port number range e g 2300 2400 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type TCP or UDP Enabled You have to check this box...

Page 41: ...ated with the trigger port to open them up for inbound traffic Example ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment 1 28800 UDP 2300 2400 47624 TCP MSN Game Zone 2 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle net In the example above when a user trigger s port 28800 outbound for MSN Game Zone then the router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300 2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user Note Onl...

Page 42: ...on 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 above Private IP host that the below Public Port number will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN to the LAN Server Client IP Type Select t...

Page 43: ... the ways you can use the Virtual Server function Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server 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...

Page 44: ...PC clients a fixed static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly Mapping Ports The range of ports to be forward to the private IP 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 Enabled You have to check this box to enable this rule Click Apply at the bott...

Page 45: ...ll packets regardless of services going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client server Parameters Description Enable You have to check this box to enable the DMZ function 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 The WAN IP address that a particular DMZ host in your LAN will b...

Page 46: ...er Prevention The Broadband router s firewall can block common hacker attacks 2 5 2 Client Filtering Client Filtering allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications 2 5 3 URL Filtering URL Filtering allows you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users 2 5 4 MAC Control MAC Control allows you to specify which MAC addresses can or cannot h...

Page 47: ...nable the hacker DoS attacks Discard PING from WAN side Check this box to discard PING packets come from the WAN side Allow to PING the Gateway Check this box to let the router s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Drop Port Scan Packets Check this box to protect the router from Port Scan Allow to Scan Security Port Check this box to allow client scan security port 113 Discard NetBIOS P...

Page 48: ...ICMP Packets When Error Check this box to enable sending ICMP packets when an error occurs 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 48 ...

Page 49: ... have access to these services Parameters Description Enable Client Filter Check this box to enable Client Filtering function IP Enter the client IP range that you want to filter Port Enter the port range of services that you want to restrict the clients to access Type Select the protocol type of services that you want to restrict the clients to access Block Time Select Always if you want to block...

Page 50: ...ct the period of week day you want to apply this rule Time Select the time period in a day you want to apply this rule Enable Check this box to enable this rule You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 50 ...

Page 51: ...x to enable the URL Filtering function IP Enter the client IP address range that you want to block from accessing the URL with specified keyword URL filtering string You can enter the full URL address or the keyword of the web site you want to block Enable Check this box to enable this rule You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router with the advance settings in place 51...

Page 52: ...ternet addresses to access Internet Allow Connect to Internet Check this box to allow the specified MAC address to access Internet MAC address MAC address of client PC that you want to block from accessing the Internet Add Click Add to add this rule Delete Click Delete to delete this rule Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance s...

Page 53: ... these routing functions Parameters Description 2 6 1 Static Routing Allow you to configure the static routing table of this router 2 6 2 Dynamic Routing Allow you to select suitable dynamic routing protocol Click on one of the Routing selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 53 ...

Page 54: ...address of the destination LAN Subnet Mask The IP subnet mask of the destination LAN Gateway The IP address of the neighbor gateway in the path toward the destination 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 54 ...

Page 55: ...rotocol that this router will listen to You also can select Disabled to discard the dynamic routing packets Supply Mode Select the dynamic routing protocol that this router will use to provide routing information You also can select Disabled to let the router stop providing routing information Click Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other adva...

Page 56: ... Internet Gateway Device parameters Parameters Description 2 7 1 Settings Allow you to configure the parameters of UPnP 2 7 2 Port Mapping Allow you to look up Port Mapping of UPnP Click on one of the UPnP selections and proceed to the manual s relevant sub section 56 ...

Page 57: ...umber Enter the port number used by UPnP Advertise Time Enter the interval in second that the router advertise its existence as an UPnP IGD Subscribe Timeout Enter the valid time of a subscription 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 57 ...

Page 58: ...nP Port Mapping UPnP Port Mapping allows you to see the port mappings of UPnP applications Parameters Description Disable Port Mapping You can uncheck the box in the first column to disable the port mapping 58 ...

Page 59: ...nable DDNS function Disable DDNS Select Disable above the table to disable DDNS function Host Name Enter the host name of your server DDNS Server Select the DDNS service provider to make use of the DDNS server User Name Enter the user name of the account given by the DDNS service provider Password Enter the password of the account given by the DDNS service provider DDNS Retry Time Enter the retry ...

Page 60: ...his box to enable this DDNS entry 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 60 ...

Page 61: ...ion on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network Parameters Description 3 1 Status Shows the router s system information and Internet connection status 3 2 Security Log Shows the router s security log information 3 5 DHCP Client List View your LAN client s information that is currently linked to the Broadband router s DHCP server 3 6 Routing Table List Shows the routing table of this...

Page 62: ... 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 You also can see the Internet connection status 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 62 ...

Page 63: ... Broadband router It displays any attempts to access your network At the bottom of the page the security log can be saved Download 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 63 ...

Page 64: ...e Broadband router s DHCP server Parameters Description DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients LAN PCs currently connected to your network It displays the IP address and the MAC address and Host Name of each LAN Client Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation 64 ...

Page 65: ...router Parameters Description Routing Table This page shows the routing table of this router It displays the Destination LAN IP Subnet Mask Gateway Metric and Interface of each routing table entry Use the Refresh button to get the most updated situation 65 ...

Page 66: ...nfiguration 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 relevant s...

Page 67: ...e should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default When you save the configuration setting Backup you can re load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the router ...

Page 68: ...figuration 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 the original factory settings 68 ...

Page 69: ...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 co...

Page 70: ...ioning or you modify the configuration you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Reset 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 Note Every time when you finished configuration please reset the router to mak...

Page 71: ...en 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 71 ...

Page 72: ...bps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre configured amount of time the connection will 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...

Page 73: ...me network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Port Network Clients LAN PC uses port numbers to distinguish one network application 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 ...

Page 74: ...on over the Internet Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol TCP performs proper 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 Int...

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