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Instant Broadband™ Series

EtherFast

®

Cable/DSL &

Voice Router powered by

Net2Phone

Use this Guide to install:

BEFN2PS4

User Guide

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Summary of Contents for BEFN2PS4 - EtherFast Cable/DSL And Voice Router

Page 1: ...Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable DSL Voice Router powered by Net2Phone Use this Guide to install BEFN2PS4 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFT WARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION LINKSYS OFFERS NO REFUNDS FOR ITS PROD UCTS Linksys makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accom panying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys ...

Page 3: ...one and it features Voice Over IP telephone calls powered by Net2Phone With the Router installed no other special hardware is necessary for telephone calls An ordinary tele phone connects to the RJ 11 port telephone jack on the back of the Router and calls are routed by Net2Phone s superior quality network to anywhere in the world significantly reducing long distance charges Configurable as a DHCP...

Page 4: ...ic Phone Calls Uses an Ordinary Telephone to Make Internet Calls Use Just One IP Address to Access the Internet Over Your Entire Network Configurable Through Your Networked PC s Web Browser Supports IPSec and PPTP Pass Thru Remote Administration and Remote Firmware Upgrades Over the Internet Internal 4 Port Switch Dramatically Speeds Up Your Gaming and Multimedia Connections Acts as a DHCP Server ...

Page 5: ...l of the other troubleshooting options By resetting the Router you run the risk of creating conflicts between your PCs actual IP Addresses and what the Router thinks their IP Addresses should be You may be forced to reboot the entire system s If your router locks up simply power it down for 3 to 5 seconds by removing the power cable from the Router s Power Port Leaving the power off for too long c...

Page 6: ... is an open phone connection Power Green The Power LED illuminates when the Router is pow ered on Link Act Green The Link Act LED serves two purposes If the LED is continuously illuminated the Router is successfully con nected to a device through the corresponding port 1 2 3 or 4 If the LED is flickering the Router is actively send ing or receiving data over that port Full Col Green The Full Col L...

Page 7: ... also configure your networked PCs to accept the IP Addresses the Router chooses to assign them You will need the following values from your ISP in order to install the Net2Phone Cable DSL Router Your account and PIN number from Net2Phone to use their service Your broadband configured PC s fixed Internet IP Address if applicable Your broadband configured PC s Computer Name and Workgroup Name Your ...

Page 8: ...est is complete 5 Power on the Cable or DSL modem 6 Press the Reset button on the front of the router Hold the button in for three seconds or until the Diag LED illuminates red This restores the router s default settings 7 Connect a Standard Phone Cord to the RJ 11 Port on the Back of the Router Connect the other end of the cord to your standard telephone You will now be able to access the Voice O...

Page 9: ...net Explorer v5 or better click S St ta ar rt t S Se et tt ti in ng gs s C Co on nt tr ro ol l P Pa an ne el l I In nt te er rn ne et t O Op pt ti io on ns s C Co on nn ne ec ct ti io on ns s L LA AN N S Se et tt ti in ng gs s Remove the checks from all three boxes Click O OK K to continue EtherFast Cable DSL Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 13 4 Click the Properties button then choose the IP Add...

Page 10: ...our ISP assigns you a fixed IP address click Specify an IP Address and enter the address into the Subnet Mask Default Gateway Address and DNS fields provided by the ISP PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Some DSL based ISPs use PPPoE to establish communications with an end user If you are using a DSL line check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE If they do use PPPoE you must enable it...

Page 11: ...n with your ISP after a certain period of time If you have been dis connected due to inactivity Connect on Demand enables your Router to automatically re establish your connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If you wish to activate Connect on Demand choose the Enable option Max Idle Time Only available if PPPoE is enabled Max Idle Time is the number of minutes that passes b...

Page 12: ...es 18 Connecting Your Phone to the Linksys Cable DSL Voice Router pow ered by Net2Phone 1 Plug one end of your standard telephone cable into the phone 2 Plug the other end of the cable into Phone Port on back of Router see pic ture Placing Phone Calls with Linksys Cable DSL Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 1 Pick up the receiver 2 Dial the number and press You must press after you dial the number...

Page 13: ...e shown in this graphic may differ from the one seen on your router EtherFast Cable DSL Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 21 The Cable DSL Voice Router s Web based Utility Quick Easy Administration The EtherFast Cable DSL Voice Router has an internal integrated circuit chip but no keyboard monitor or mouse capabilities Because of these limitations an administrative utility has been programmed into...

Page 14: ...es are automatically assigned by your ISP You can test and see if the above settings are correct by successfully connect ing to the Internet PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Some DSL based ISPs use PPPoE to establish communications with an end user If you are using a DSL line check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE If they do use PPPoE you must enable it If you do enable PPPoE reme...

Page 15: ...r it reflects the data and selections you ve entered under the Setup tab All of the information provided on this screen is read only To make changes select the Setup tab Host Name This field shows the name of your Router This entry is nec essary for some ISPs Firmware Version This field shows the installed version and date of the firmware Version dates are slightly more accurate than version numbe...

Page 16: ... tab shows the status of Logging on the Router If you enable logging the Router will keep a record of all packets both sent and received over the network and send it to the address specified Access Log Here you will either Enable or Disable the logging feature Send Log To Here you will specify the address that you would like the log to be sent to Incoming Ougoing Access Log Here you will specify w...

Page 17: ...lds Users who are connected to the Router will no longer be able to access any port number listed there 29 Filters 28 Instant BroadbandTM Series 3 Click Upgrade Firmware A new page will appear 4 Enter your Router s administration password into the Password Confirm box 5 Click the Browse button and find the firmware upgrade file that you downloaded from the Linksys website Double click the upgrade ...

Page 18: ... network ports Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network Click the Apply button to save any changes Using IPSec Pass Through This feature lets you use IPSec Pass Through To use this feature click on Enable next to IPSec Pass Through then click on Apply To disable IPSec Pass Through click on Disable and then click on...

Page 19: ...ate a static route here If you are building a route to an entire network be sure that the network portion 33 Static Routing 32 Instant BroadbandTM Series Dynamic Routing With Dynamic Routing you can automatically adjust to physical changes in the network s layout The router using the RIP protocol determines the net work packets route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the de...

Page 20: ...Network Mask also known as the Subnet Mask determines which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion In the example above the Network Mask is 255 255 255 0 This determines by using the values 255 that the first three numbers of an network IP address identify this particular net work while the last digit from 1 to 254 would identify the specific host Gat...

Page 21: ... working fine If the LED remains lit after this time the device is not working properly Try to re flash the firmware by assign ing a static IP address to the computer then upgrade the firmware again If that doesn t help contact your dealer for further inspection 3 I can t browse through the Cable DSL Voice Router Check if both ends of the network cable and power adapter are properly connected Chec...

Page 22: ...e the global standard for communications IPX a NetWare communications protocol used only to route messages from one node to another and AppleTalk a communications protocol used on Apple and Macintosh networks can be used from LAN to LAN connections but those protocols cannot connect from WAN to LAN Does the WAN connection of the Cable DSL Voice Router support 100Mb Ethernet Because of the speed li...

Page 23: ...firmware release that is readily available on Linksys website www linksys com How will I be notified of new router firmware upgrades All Linksys firmware upgrades are posted on the Linksys website at www linksys com where they can downloaded for free The router s firmware can be upgraded with TFTP programs 40 Instant BroadbandTM Series Does the Cable DSL Voice Router support IPsec Yes but only pas...

Page 24: ...powered by Net2Phone Because the calling card calls actually do cost more because they are originating from a regular POTS Plain Old Telephone Service line Your calls that are made from the Router cost less because they are originating over the Internet I already have a Net2Phone account number can I use it in place the account number printed on my calling card which was packaged with my Router No...

Page 25: ...owered by Net2Phone 45 Appendix How to Ping Your ISP s E mail Web Addresses Virtually all Internet addresses are configured with words or characters i e www linksys com www yahoo com etc In actuality however these Internet addresses are assigned to IP addresses which are the true addresses on the Internet For example www linksys com is actually 206 135 116 3 Type it into your web browser and you w...

Page 26: ... the example above mail msnv3 occa home com This web address is the web address assigned to the IP address you just pinged While the IP address of mail could conceivably change it is likely that this web address will not 3 Replace your ISP s abbreviated server address with this extended web address in the corresponding Internet application web browser e mail application etc Once you have replaced ...

Page 27: ...d pop up Select the Configuration tab 3 Click the Add button 4 Double click Protocol 5 Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufactures Installing the TCP IP Protocol EtherFast Cable DSL Voice Router powered by Net2Phone 49 6 Find and double click TCP IP in the list to the right below 7 After a few seconds you will be brought back to the main Network win dow The TCP IP Protocol should now be lis...

Page 28: ...es inside that run from one end of the cable to the other All 8 wires are used In a straight through cable wires 1 2 3 and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1 2 3 and 6 at the other end In a crossover cable the order of the wires change from one end to the other wire 1 becomes 3 and 2 becomes 6 See the diagrams on the next page for more detailed information on straight through and crossover...

Page 29: ... CHARGES PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS 53 Model Number BEFN2PS4 Standards IEEE 802 3 10BaseT 802 3u 100BaseTX Protocol CSMA CD Ports Four 10 100 RJ45 Switched connectors LAN One Shared Uplink Port One RJ 11 Port One 10Base T Ethernet RJ 45 connector for ADSL Cable Modem WAN Speed Router 10Mbps Switch 10 100Mbps Half Duplex 20 200 Full Duplex Cabling Type 10BaseT UTP STP Category 3 or 5 100B...

Page 30: ...ntact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below Information 800 546 5797 LINKSYS Tech Support and RMA Issues 800 326 7114 Fax 949 261 8868 Email support linksys com Web http www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com Instant BroadbandTM Series 54 ...

Page 31: ... Copyright 2000 Linksys All Rights Reserved Printed in the USA http www linksys com ...

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