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Unsupported Advanced Features

The following features are for use by network admin-
istrators only. These options can be enabled through
the Customize Menu option. Linksys will not provide
any technical support for these features. Linksys only
provides technical support for Basic Internet Access.
The configuration proceedures for all the options list-
ed on pages 35 through 37 are solely up to the user.

Advanced Setup

This feature is for network administrators only. It will
only display if Internet Access with Advanced IP
Configuration is selected in the Customize menu. You
should use this feature only if you need to configure
special IP or DNS settings.

To access the Advanced Setup menu, click on
Advanced Setup under the Configure Access heading.

Enter the appropriate settings, then click on the Apply
button.

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Summary of Contents for EFROU44 - EtherFast 10/100 Analog Router

Page 1: ...EtherFast Series EtherFast 10 1004 Port Analog Router User Guide ...

Page 2: ...resentation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically dis claims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products soft ware or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity Please...

Page 3: ...ng the Router 15 Status Windows 18 Allowed Access Times 20 Router Identity 21 Set Router Clock 22 Customize Menu 23 Save or Reset Settings 24 Reboot Router 25 Upgrade Router 26 Change Password 27 Getting Help 28 Command Line Interface 29 LEDs 30 Appendix 31 Twisted Pair Cabling 31 Windows NT Setup 33 Unsupported Advanced Features Setup 35 Trouble Shooting 38 Specifications 40 Customer Support 41 ...

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Page 5: ...twork will be able to access the Internet in just minutes The 10 100 4 Port Analog Router connects up to four external modems to seperate dial up ISP accounts Connect four 56Kbps modems and you can enjoy blazing 224Kbps band width Since it also comes equipped with 4 dual speed RJ 45 ports your 10 100 Analog Router gives you all the same features as a dual speed hub Whether you ve got a 10BaseT Eth...

Page 6: ...ch Dual Speed RJ 45 Port Automatically Senses and Negotiates Between 10Mbps and 100Mbps Network Connections Fully Functional IP Router Uplink Option For Expansion to Other Hubs or Switches Helpful User Guide Features Instructions For Setting Up the Right Protocols For Flawless Network and Interent Sharing IPX Routing Fast Ethernet Power Offers Hot Performance for Games Multimedia and File Transfer...

Page 7: ...the most demanding video and other real time applications Although there are a number of different competing Fast Ethernet implementations 100BaseTX is by far the most popular Operating on two pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cabling 100BaseTX supports high speed signaling and is relatively inex pensive Because it uses four wires for data transmis sion and the same packet format pac...

Page 8: ...rnal modem connections Please be sure that your network adapters are installed properly and working you have a separate telephone line and an Internet Service Provider ISP account for every modem you plan to use You must have or obtain the access phone number user account and the pass word for each of your ISP accounts If you were using a Proxy software previously to connect to the internet use th...

Page 9: ...ach workstation connected to Analog Router must be running a Web browser Netscape Navigator 3 0 or newer or Internet Explorer 3 0 or newer in order to connect to the Internet Any browser you use to con figure the Analog Router must support HTML 3 2 or later and it must support Java and frames After the router settings are saved all you need to do in order to access the internet is open your browse...

Page 10: ...ther 10Mbps or 100Mbps speeds Each port can operate at either speed completely independent of the other ports speeds and can be connected to a workstation file server print server hub or another node with twisted pair cabling Although there are different grades of cabling you must use EIA 568 Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP for each connection you make and each cable should not exceed 100 m...

Page 11: ...seTX repeater switch or hub is 100 meters 328 feet Only two 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hubs can be cas caded or uplinked together To cascade more than two 100Mbps hubs a switch must be used The maximum distance between 2 100BaseTX hubs or the Analog Router and a 100BaseTX hub without a switch is 5 meters 16 4 feet The maximum distance between 2 10BaseT hubs or a 10BaseT hub and an Analog Router is 100 ...

Page 12: ...our external modems to the Modem connectors on the back of Modem Router 4 RJ 45 ports to the right of the 9 pin console port using the provided RJ 45 to serial cables Do NOT connect your modems to the Ethernet ports on the router If you find that you need extra cabling or adpaters you can find what you need at your local Linksys vendor 4 Connect your workstations or hubs to the four 10 100 auto se...

Page 13: ...ters 328 feet in length Ready to use network cables of various lengths can be pur chased at most computer stores If you wish to crimp your own cabling for custom sites or lengths see the appendix for cabling specifications When connecting a PC to the Analog Router either the computer or the router must be powered OFF If both the computer and the router are turned on while the connection is complet...

Page 14: ...ink the router simply push the uplink button on the back of the router next to the AC port You may need to use a pen or other small pointed object Connect a regular straight through Category 5 cable from the Analog Router s uplink port to any regular network port on the hub or switch being uplinked The Analog Router will automatically determine the opti mum speed of the device being attached to it...

Page 15: ...s accompanied by the operating system 1 Click on the Start button select Settings Control Panel The Control Panel window will be displayed 2 Double click on the Network icon 3 Check the list of installed network components If TCP IP is not installed for your network adapter install it now by clicking the Add button If TCP IP is already installed go to step 7 4 In the Network Component Type dialog ...

Page 16: ...ation Disable DNS is selected WINS Configuration Make sure that Use DHCP for WINS Resolution is selected IP Address Make sure that Obtain IP address automatically is selected Click OK to the TCP IP Properties window Click OK to the Network window Windows may need to copy some files and ask you for the Windows 95 98 CD ROM After you are at the desktop reboot your PC If Windows asks you to restart a...

Page 17: ...for a proxy serv er is selected remove the check or the bullets from these options If you have the option to connect to the Internet via the network select it the options that appear will be different based on the version of the browser 4 Click OK and reboot your system To set up the router you will need to have your ISP s phone number your account name and your pass word DNS IP addresses may also...

Page 18: ...o log on Don t forget to use the System Tools menu later to change the pass word Do Not click check here to install additional features 4 You may be asked to choose from a list of menu items Choose Basic Internet Access the default only and then press the Apply button 5 You may reduce or close the Status window On the Main menu on the left hand side of your browser screen select the modem Modem 1 ...

Page 19: ...nected modem 7 For Modem Speed in most cases Auto will work with most 56K modems K56flex X2 or V 90 However for some slow speed modems 28 8K 14 4K 9600 you might need to manually select a lower speed e g 19200 You might achieve the high est possible speed by testing it in step 13 later 8 On the Main menu click on Connection Profiles under the Configure Access heading See a picture of the screen on...

Page 20: ...m Name enter your username assigned by your ISP 12 For My System Password enter the password for your ISP account 13 Use the pull down menu to select a connected modem port for the Analog Router to use when testing the account information and connection Click APPLY and TEST button The Message Window will tell you if your connection is successful Follow step 5 to step 13 above to setup all the othe...

Page 21: ...educed if you don t need it It displays the number of packets sent or received by the LAN and the modem s These num bers can be reset by highlighting the option and click ing on the Clear button If you highlight a modem connection and click on Disconnect that particular connection will be reset Disconnecting a modem will drop one of your Internet connections 18 ...

Page 22: ...ys any messages sent by the router to the system It will display error messages com mand strings and general connection status informa tion You will notice that the user interface for the EtherFast 10 100 4 Port Analog Router utilizes frames On the right hand side of your screen the message window occupies the lower frame Also the message window frame is resizable 19 ...

Page 23: ...es either leave them alone or consult your network administrator Allowed Access Times This feature allows network administrators to select the specific times that users will be allowed to access the Internet through the Analog Router At the main menu select Allowed Access Times under the Configure Access heading You will see the follow ing screen Set the times to whatever setting you would like In...

Page 24: ...location and other variables for your EtherFast 10 100 4 Port Analog Router To access the menu click on Router Identity under the System Settings heading You will be able to enter the data shown below Enter any settings that you d like then click on the Apply button 21 ...

Page 25: ... EtherFast 10 100 4 Port Analog Router lets you configure the router s internal clock To do this click on Set Router Clock under the System Settings heading Choose the correct time zone for your location and click Apply 22 ...

Page 26: ...ther than Basic Internet Access the first item on the list that require you to manually enable them are to be used by experienced system administrators only Additionally Linksys will not at this time provide any technical support for these extra features To access this menu click on Customize Menu under the System Settings heading When you are finished click Apply See the Appendix of this guide fo...

Page 27: ... to a different location and your settings will remain intact You can also use this menu to restore the Analog Router to its factory defaults This feature is helpful if you make a mistake that you cannot fix All of your work will be erased if you reset the router including your settings for your ISP accounts and all of your modem information To access this menu click on Save or Reset Settings unde...

Page 28: ...connections intact but any user that is accessing the Internet through the router will be bumped off In some cases a router reboot is neces sary to remedy lock ups or to clear the memory buffers To reboot the router click on Reboot Router under the System Settings heading You will be asked to confirm the reboot Do so by clicking Yes 25 ...

Page 29: ...s website at http www linksys com regularly to collect the lastest version of firmware for the EtherFast 10 100 4 Port Analog Router Detailed download and installation instructions will be provided with each version of firmware To access the upgrade window click on Upgrade Router under the System Settings heading 26 ...

Page 30: ...t session To access the password window click on Change Password under the System Settings heading You will be asked to supply your surrent password then the new password You must confirm your new password by typing it twice Click Change Password to make the change Remeber to save your settings when you are finished Write down your new password and keep it in a safe place 27 ...

Page 31: ...uld like to call or email Linksys with a specific technical question click on Get Technical Support under the Help heading This will direct your worksta tion to the Linksys web site where you will find sub stantial support databases as well as various ways to contact us 28 ...

Page 32: ...e router is then instructed through a command line interface instead of the Web interface In order to obtain documents on how to set up and use the com mand line interface go to the Linksys web site at http www linksys com Please note that Linksys only provides limited techni cal support for the command line itnerface of the EtherFast 10 100 4 Port Analog Router 29 ...

Page 33: ... of the time even if the modem is connected and turned on LAN Link Act Speed These LEDs will light up red if a 100Mbps connection is detected on the corresponding RJ 45 10 100 port If a 10Mbps connection is detected the light will be green The LEDs will flicker when activity is detected on any of the 10 100 connections Collision The 10M LED will light up when collisions are detect ed on the router...

Page 34: ...r cut and crimp your own Category 5 cables can be pur chased or crimped as either straight through or crossed A Category 5 cable has 8 thin color coded wires 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 crossed cable the order of the wires change fro...

Page 35: ...t the end of the plastic RJ 45 tip the part that goes into a wall jack first is facing away from you Flip the clip so that the copper side faces up the springy clip will now be parallel to the floor When looking down on the coppers wire 1 will be on the far left 32 ...

Page 36: ...ot up NT and log in as administrator 2 Click on the Start button select Settings Control Panel The Control Panel window will be displayed 3 Double click on the Network icon 4 Click on Protocols Check the list of installed net work components If TCP IP is not installed for your network adapter install it now by clicking the Add button If TCP IP is already installed go to step 6 5 In the Select Netw...

Page 37: ...r ISP WINS Address Leave all fields blank Click OK to the TCP IP Properties window Click on Bindings Click OK to the Network window Windows may need to copy some files and ask you for the Windows NT CD ROM After you are at the desk top reboot your PC If Windows asks you to restart automatically click Yes You may need to manually enter your DNS entries later You can get these by contacting your Int...

Page 38: ...ation proceedures for all the options list ed on pages 35 through 37 are solely up to the user Advanced Setup This feature is for network administrators only It will only display if Internet Access with Advanced IP Configuration is selected in the Customize menu You should use this feature only if you need to configure special IP or DNS settings To access the Advanced Setup menu click on Advanced ...

Page 39: ...00 4 Port Analog Router s IPX settings for intra network communication This option is available when Share NetWare IPX Resource is selected in the Customize Menu You can set the frame type IPX network number and you can enable or disable the IPX RIP SAP setting 36 ...

Page 40: ... to allow remote dial up access Click on Connection Profile under the Configure Access Heading Enter your desired profile name and other information You can configure the router to allow mulitple user dial up access or single user dial up access Multi user Single User 37 ...

Page 41: ...hone number from your ISP You may have to modify the speed on the modem setting by changing the Auto mode to a different speed The modem LED on the front of the router doesn t come on when the modem is connect ed and powered on The LED for the modem only turns on when the modem is connected to the ISP If the modem is idle if it hasn t dialed out yet the LED will be off The Collision LEDs flicker c...

Page 42: ...einstall TCP IP on that computer If you had proxy software installed on the computer previously follow the instructions that came with the software to restore the computer to its previous settings None of the computers can obtain the proper IP The DHCP portion of the router may be disabled Setup a computer with the following TCP IP settings instead of using the DHCP options IP Address 192 168 168 ...

Page 43: ...100Mbps for 100BaseTX 10Mbps for 10BaseT 115200bps serial Ports 4 combo RJ 45 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ports 4 RJ 45 Modem Ports 1 9 Pin Serial Console Port Cabling 10BaseT Category 3 or 5 UTP STP 100BaseTX Category 5 UTP STP LED Indicators Power 100Mbps Collison 10Mbps Collision Modem Act LAN Link Act Speed Power 12V DC Dimensions 2 5 x 5 4 x 1 4 Unit Weight 1 lb 40 ...

Page 44: ...0 100 4 Port Analog Router contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone num bers or Internet addresses below Customer Support 949 261 1288 Fax 949 261 8868 Bulletin Board 949 261 2888 33 6K 8 N 1 Email support linksys com Web http www linksys com FTP Site ftp linksys com 41 ...

Page 45: ... Copyright 1999 Linksys All Rights Reserved Printed in the USA http www linksys com ...

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