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Instant Broadband™ Series

EtherFast

C a b l e / D S L

Wireless-Ready Router

with 4-Port Switch

Use this Guide to install:

BEFSR41W

EtherFast Cable/DSL Wireless-Ready Router with 4-Port Switch

User Guide

Summary of Contents for BEFSR41W

Page 1: ...Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch Use this Guide to install BEFSR41W EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch User Guide ...

Page 2: ...INKSYS 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 reserves the right to revise or update its prod ucts software or...

Page 3: ... Know the Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router 3 The Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router s Rear Panel 3 The Wireless PC Card not included 4 The Reset Button 4 The Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router s Front Panel LEDs 5 Chapter 3 Connecting the Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router to Your Network 7 Overview 7 About Static Dynamic IP Addresses 7 Connecting Your Hardware Together Booting Up 8 Configuring Your PCs to ...

Page 4: ...es the need to buy an additional hub or switch just add a Wireless Network PC card to connect the router to your wireless network Now your entire wireless network can enjoy blazing broadband Internet connections supported by its robust switched backbone With the dual function speed and power of the EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch your network will take off at speeds fa...

Page 5: ...t the included AC Power adapter PCMCIA Slot This is where you can connect the optional wireless PC card not included for wireless features 3 Figure 2 1 2 Package Contents One Linksys EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 1 One Power Adapter 2 One TechHelper CD ROM 3 One User Guide 4 Quick Installation not shown One Registration Card not shown Minimum Requirements Network Ada...

Page 6: ... 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 sending or receiving data over that port 100 Orange The 100 LED illuminates when a successful 100Mbps connection is made through the corresponding port 4 Figure 2 3 The Wireless PC Card not included To add wireless capabili...

Page 7: ... did not leave you this information call your ISP and they will be able to supply you with it About Static Dynamic IP Addresses Static IP Addresses A static IP address is an IP address permanently assigned to a computer in a TCP IP network Static IP addresses are usually assigned to networked devices that are consistently accessed by multiple users such as server PCs or a print server If you are u...

Page 8: ...inter etc in a TCP IP network Dynamic IP addresses are typically assigned by a DHCP server which can be a computer on the network or another piece of hardware such as the Router A dynamic IP address might change every time your computer connects to the network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is software that automati cally assigns IP addresses to client stations logging on to a TCP I...

Page 9: ... Switch 11 Now that your Router is physically installed you will have to configure your PCs to accept the IP addresses that your Router will provide If using the default Windows TCP IP network configuration no changes are required just restart your PC so it will obtain an IP address from the Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router 1 Click the Start button select Settings then Control Panel 2 Double click ...

Page 10: ... by clicking the page s Help button To clear any values you ve entered click Cancel and re enter the information To apply any set tings that you have changed click the Apply button Once all settings are correct click Continue Setup Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 13 Chapter 4 Adding Wireless Capabilities to Your Router Now that your Cable DSL Wire...

Page 11: ...Encryption is Enabled press this button to modify the WEP Key Settings See the Section on Setting WEP Encryption for more information If you haven t done so already to apply any settings that you have changed click the Apply button Once all settings are correct click Continue EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 15 The following section will provide information on setting u...

Page 12: ...n dou ble click on the icon to connect to the Router Otherwise connect to the Router manually as follows 1 Open your web browser and type http 192 168 1 1 in the browser s Address box See Figure 5 1 This number is the default IP address of your Router Press Enter N No ot te e If you have previously enabled an Internet Sharing Proxy Service on any of your PCs you must disable it now If you are runn...

Page 13: ...Router Some ISPs require these names as identifi cation You may have to check with your ISP to see if your Broadband Internet service has been configured with a host and domain name In most cases leaving these fields blank will work LAN IP Address These values refer to your internal network settings Unless you have specific internal needs there should be no reason to change these values For the in...

Page 14: ...e DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 21 Chapter 6 The Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router s Web based Utility Quick Easy Administration For your convenience an administrative utility has been programmed into the chipset of your router All router based administrative tasks are performed through this web utility The web utility can be accessed by any PC on the net work by typing http 192 168 1...

Page 15: ...l Provides access to your network for other PCs You ll need to enter the MAC Address then click on Add for any PC that you want to add Click on Apply when finished Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to corre spond with your network settings between 1 and 11 All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly Verify that the correc...

Page 16: ...y the receiving device This allows users to have the same amount of security over their wireless net work as they would over a wired network This level of security is above that already provided by the use of password protection by your network operating system The present standard for this encryption set by the IEEE the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is defined as 40 bit someti...

Page 17: ...ess es of the DNS currently used by the Router Multiple DNS IP set tings are common In most cases the first available DNS entry is used Status Figure 6 7 EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 27 It is strongly recommended that you set a password for the router When you first power up the router you will notice that the Password setting default is admin For security we recomm...

Page 18: ...you want the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to with the absolute maximum being 253 DHCP Clients Table Click on the Clients Table button to show the cur rent DHCP Client information This information is stored in temporary memory so the list of clients could disappear Help Help DHCP Figure 6 8 EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 29 DHCP Release Click the DHCP Release but...

Page 19: ...enable logging the Router will keep a record of all sites on the Internet i e e mail ftp sites etc that have been accessed through the Router Incoming Outgoing Access Logs Here you will specify whether you want to make a record of Internet sites that have been accessed through the Router Both outgoing or incoming addresses can be recorded For instance if you have a web server you can keep a record...

Page 20: ...ock WAN Request By enabling the Block WAN Request feature you can prevent your network from being pinged or detected by other Internet users The Block WAN Request feature also adds another measure of security to your network by hiding your network ports Both functions of the BlockWAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network Filters Figure 6 12 Et...

Page 21: ...thod used to enable VPN Virtual Private Network sessions To enable this feature click on Enable next to PPTP Pass Through then click Apply To disable this feature click on Disable next to PPTP Pass Through then click on Apply Using L2TP Pass Through This feature lets you use L2TP Pass Through To use this feature click on Enable next to L2TP Pass Through and then click on Apply To disable L2TP Pass...

Page 22: ...mes are located and translated into IP addresses A domain name is a meaningful and easy to remember handle for an Internet address TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol A version of the TCP IP FTP proto col that has no directory or password capability Finger A UNIX command widely used on the Internet to find out informa tion about a particular user such as telephone number whether currently logged o...

Page 23: ...se the protocol by which you receive data on the net work 4 Click the Apply button to save your changes Dynamic Routing Figure 6 15 EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 39 To add a server using Port Range Forwarding 1 Enter the name of the application in the appropriate Customized Applications field Continue with the fields on the same line 2 In the Ext Port field enter the...

Page 24: ... Switch 41 If your Router is connected to more than one network it may be necessary to set up a static route between them A static route is a pre determined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network Click the Show Routing Table button to view the current static routing configura tion To create a static route entry 1 Select Static Route Entry from the drop dow...

Page 25: ...es your network adapter s MAC address onto your Router and pre vents you from having to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the adapter s MAC address Z Host MAC Address Cloning Figure 6 18 EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 43 The DMZ Host setting allows one local computer to be exposed to the Internet for the use of special purpose services such as Inte...

Page 26: ... the Setup section of the Web based Utility for more information Your ISP may require Mac addresses Check with your ISP This address can be obtained in the Status screen of the Router s Web based Utility EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 45 Appendix A Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installa...

Page 27: ...t a problem with 1 0 1 3 As far as hosting games the HL server does not need to be in the DMZ Just forward port 27015 to the local IP of the server computer There remains however a problem with people being booted after a few minutes with an illegible server message EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 47 What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the Cable DSL Wireles...

Page 28: ...hangs downloads are corrupt or nothing but junk characters are being displayed on the screen What do I need to do Force your NIC to 10Mbps or half duplex mode and turn off the Auto negotiate feature of your NIC as a temporary measure Please look at the Network Control Panel in your Ethernet Adapter s Advanced Properties tab Make sure that your proxy setting is disabled in the browser Check our web...

Page 29: ... Port Switch 51 Appendix B How to Obtain 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 216 23 162 142 Type it into your web browser and you wil...

Page 30: ... 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 the brief server address with...

Page 31: ...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 dia grams on the next page for more detailed infor mation on straight through and crossover cabling To determine which wire is wire number 1 hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ 45 tip the part that goes into a wall jack first is facing away from you Face the clip d...

Page 32: ... must be entered DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and dis tribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically sends a new IP address when a computer is plugged into a different place in the network DHCP uses the concept of a lease or amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a computer The lease time can vary depending on how long a user is likely to require the I...

Page 33: ...iduals and companies access to the Internet and other related services such as website building and virtual hosting EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 59 DNS The Domain Name System DNS is the way that Internet domain names are located and translated into Internet Protocol IP addresses A domain name is a meaningful and easy to remember handle for an Internet address DSSS A...

Page 34: ...nformation from also has a copy of TCP IP EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 61 LAN A local area network LAN is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area for example within an office building MAC Address The MAC Media Access Control ad...

Page 35: ...es in This means that the application program that uses UDP must be able to make sure that the entire message has arrived and is in the right order Network applications that want to save processing time because they have very small data units to exchange and therefore very little message reassembling to do may prefer UDP to TCP UTP Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephon...

Page 36: ...SSING AND RECEIVING YOUR REPLACEMENT LINKSYS PAYS FOR UPS GROUND ONLY ALL CUSTOMERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES PLEASE CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS EtherFast Cable DSL Wireless Ready Router with 4 Port Switch 65 Optional WPC11 sold separately required Environ Dimensions 7 31 x 1 88 x 6 16 186 mm x 48 mm x 1...

Page 37: ...act Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below Sales Information 800 546 5797 LINKSYS Tech Support 800 326 7114 RMA Issues 949 261 1288 Fax 949 261 8868 Email support linksys com Web http www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com Instant BroadbandTM Series 66 ...

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