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16NX071900001

Cable/DSL Router User Guide

 

 

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Chapter 4.  Configuring the Router 

This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time 
installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make 
use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced 
settings though the Web-based Utility. 

After your successful login, you can configure and manage the router. There are main 
menus on the left of the Web-based Utility. Submenus will be available after you click one 
of the main menus. On the center of the web-based Utility, you can configure the function. 
Besides this, you can refer to the help on the right of the Web-based Utility. To apply any 
settings you have altered on the page, please click the 

Save

 button.   

4.1  Status 

Choose “Status” menu, you can view the router's current status and configuration as 
shown in Figure 4-1. All information is read-only. 

 

Figure 4-1 

¾

 

LAN

 

-

 This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including 

Summary of Contents for 16NX071900001

Page 1: ...User Guide 16NX071900001 Cable DSL Router Download Italian manuals on the website www nilox com download asp ...

Page 2: ...of properly the product at the end of its life In this way it is possible to prevent that a not specific treatment of the substances contained in these products or their improper use or improper use of their parts may be hazardous to the environment or to human health Furthermore this helps to recover recycle and reuse many of the materials used in these products For this purpose the electrical an...

Page 3: ...le DSL Router One AC power Adapter for 16NX071900001 Cable DSL Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for 16NX071900001 Cable DSL Router including This Guide Other Helpful Information Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 4: ...tallation Guide 6 3 1 Configure PC 6 3 2 Login 9 Chapter 4 Configuring the Router 12 4 1 Status 12 4 2 Quick Setup 13 4 3 Network 13 4 3 1 LAN 13 4 3 2 WAN 14 4 3 3 MAC Clone 24 4 4 DHCP 24 4 4 1 DHCP Settings 25 4 4 2 DHCP Clients List 26 4 4 3 Address Reservation 26 4 5 Forwarding 27 4 5 1 Virtual Servers 28 4 5 2 Port Triggering 29 4 5 3 DMZ 31 4 5 4 UPnP 32 4 6 Security 33 4 6 1 Firewall 33 4 ...

Page 5: ...2 PeanutHull DDNS 46 4 9 3 Comexe DDNS 46 4 10 System Tools 47 4 10 1 Time 48 4 10 2 Firmware 49 4 10 3 Factory Defaults 50 4 10 4 Backup and Restore 50 4 10 5 Reboot 51 4 10 6 Password 52 4 10 7 Syslog 53 4 10 8 Remote Management 53 4 10 9 Statistics 54 Appendix A Specifications 56 Appendix B FAQ 57 Appendix C Glossary 61 ...

Page 6: ...pported and friendly help messages are provided for every step So you can configure it quickly and share Internet access files and fun comfortably Before installing the router please look through this guide to get to know about the router s functions 1 2 Main Features Built in 4 port 10 100Mbps switch Ethernet connection to a WAN device such as a Cable modem or DSL modem Shares data and Internet a...

Page 7: ...e Router or 16NX071900001 mentioned in this User guide stands for 16NX071900001 Cable DSL Router without any explanations Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product which may differ from the actual situation You can set the parameters according to your demand ...

Page 8: ...PWR Lit The router is not power Not lit Lit up The router works abnormality SYS Flashing The router works properly Not lit There is no device linked to the corresponding port Lit up There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity 4 3 2 1 Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Not lit There is no device linked to the corresponding port WAN Lit up Ther...

Page 9: ...ports for connecting the router to the local PCs 2 2 System Requirements Broadband Internet Access Service DSL Cable Ethernet One DSL Cable modem that has an RJ45 connector It s not necessary if you connect the router to Ethernet Each PC on the LAN needs an Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors An operating system supporting the TCP IP protocol Web browser such as Microsoft I...

Page 10: ...rea in which your PC will be wirelessly connected The place had better accord with the Installation Environment Requirements Step 2 Connect the PC s and Switch Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports on the router shown in Figure 2 3 Step 3 Connect the DSL Cable modem to the WAN port on the router shown in Figure 2 3 Step 4 Connect the AC power adapter to the AC power socket on the router and the other e...

Page 11: ...to configure the PC and the Router to access the Internet immediately after it has been successfully configured take Windows XP for example 3 1 Configure PC Step 1 Click the Start menu on your desktop right click My Network Places and then select Properties shown in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Step 2 In the next screen right click Local Area Connection LAN and then select Properties Figure 3 2 ...

Page 12: ...er User Guide 7 Step 3 In the next screen select General tab highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click the Properties button Figure 3 3 Step 4 Configure the IP address as shown in Figure 3 4 After that click OK Figure 3 4 ...

Page 13: ... If the result displayed is similar to the screen below the connection between your PC and the Router has been established Figure 3 5 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below it means that your PC has not connected to the Router Figure 3 6 You can check it follow the steps below Note Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct The LEDs of LAN port which you link to...

Page 14: ... to access to the Quick Setup screen You can follow the steps below to complete the Quick Setup Figure 3 7 Note If the above screen Figure 3 7 does not prompt it means that your web browser may be set to a proxy Choose Tools menu Internet Options Connections LAN Settings in the screen that appears cancel the Using Proxy checkbox and click OK to finish it Step 1 Select the Quick Setup tab on the le...

Page 15: ...PoE you will see the screen as shown in Figure 3 10 enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive If you have difficulty with this process please contact your ISP Figure 3 10 Step 4 If you choose Dynamic IP in Figure 3 9 the router will automatically receive the IP parameters from your ISP without needing to enter any parameters Step 5 If you Choose Static IP...

Page 16: ...16NX071900001 Cable DSL Router User Guide 11 Figure 3 11 Step 6 After that you will see the next screen Click Finish to complete the quick installation Figure 3 12 ...

Page 17: ...e and manage the router There are main menus on the left of the Web based Utility Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus On the center of the web based Utility you can configure the function Besides this you can refer to the help on the right of the Web based Utility To apply any settings you have altered on the page please click the Save button 4 1 Status Choose Status m...

Page 18: ...h the connection by clicking the button Traffic Statistics This field displays the router s traffic statistics System Up Time This field displays the time of the router running from the time it is powered on or is reset 4 2 Quick Setup Please refer to Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide 4 3 Network Choose menu Network you can see the submenus under the Network menu LAN WAN and MAC Clone Figure 4 2 ...

Page 19: ...ured Besides this the Virtual Server and DMZ Host may change accordingly at the same time you d better re configure it as well 4 3 2 WAN Choose menu Network WAN you can configure the IP parameters of the WAN on the screen below The Router provides eight connection types for WAN to connect to the Internet they are Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE 802 1X Dynamic IP 802 1X Static IP L2TP PPTP The default t...

Page 20: ...he primary and secondary addresses into the correct fields Otherwise the DNS servers will be assigned dynamically from ISP Note If you get Address not found errors when you go to a Web site it is likely that your DNS servers are set up improperly You should contact your ISP to get correct DNS server Get IP with Unicast DHCP A few ISPs DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications If you c...

Page 21: ...or most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes For some ISPs you may need to modify the MTU But this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection Primary DNS Type the DNS address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP Optional Secondary DNS Type another DNS address in dotted decimal notation provided by your ISP if provided Optional 3 PPPo...

Page 22: ...active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number of minutes you want to have elapsed before your Internet connection terminates 2 Sometimes the connection can not be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time This is because there may still be active applications in the background which may cause fee accounted by your ISP Connect Automatically Connec...

Page 23: ...rnet connection to remain active at all times enter 0 in the Max Idle Time field Otherwise enter the number in minutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested 2 Sometimes the connection cannot be disconnected although you specify a time to Max Idle Time This is because there may still be active applications in the background which may cause fee accounted b...

Page 24: ...lable enter it as well 4 802 1X Dynamic IP If you are provided 802 1x Dynamic IP for ISP connection you should select 802 1x Dynamic IP and enter the user name and password provided by ISP shown in Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 User Name Password Enter the user name and password for 802 1x authentication provided by your ISP Host Name Enter the host name MTU Size The normal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit v...

Page 25: ...1x authentication 5 802 1X Static IP If you are provided 802 1x Static IP for ISP connection your ISP will provides user name password and the static IP information for you You should select 802 1X Static IP enter the user name password and static IP information provided by ISP shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 6 BigPond Cable If you are provided BigPond Cable for ISP connection your ISP will provide...

Page 26: ...r most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU But this is rarely required and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection Note Please refer to 3 PPPoE for the explanations of Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Manually 7 L2TP If you are provided L2TP for ISP connection your ISP will provides user name password and ot...

Page 27: ...e as shown in Figure 4 11 Server IP Address Name Please type the correct Server IP Address Name which your ISP provided MTU Size in bytes The default value is 1460 which is usually fine For some ISPs you need modify the MTU This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP Note Please refer to 3 PPPoE for the explanations of Connect on Demand Connect Automatically Connect Ma...

Page 28: ...Static IP Select the type of IP address under your ISP s introduction We select Dynamic IP for example as shown in Figure 4 12 Server IP Address Name Please type the correct Server IP Address Name which your ISP provided MTU Size in bytes The default value is 1420 which is usually fine For some ISPs you need modify the MTU This should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP No...

Page 29: ... is XX XX XX XX XX XX for example 00 0A EB 22 13 52 Your PC s MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router If the MAC address is required you can click the Clone MAC Address button and this MAC address will fill in the WAN MAC Address field Note 1 Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value 2 Only the PC s o...

Page 30: ...ddress pool The default address is 192 168 1 100 End IP Address This field specifies the end address in the IP address pool The default address is 192 168 1 199 Address Lease Time This is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address Enter the amount of time in minutes the range of the time is 1 2880 minutes The default va...

Page 31: ...he router has allocated to the DHCP client Lease Time This field displays the time of the DHCP client leased Before the time is up DHCP client will request to renew the lease automatically 4 4 3 Address Reservation Choose menu DHCP Address Reservation you can view and add reserved addresses for clients via the next screen shown in Figure 4 17 If you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LA...

Page 32: ...served IP please go to step 1 to continue 2 The function won t take effect until the router reboots Other configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4 17 Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to vi...

Page 33: ... of External Ports It can be a service port or a range of service ports the format is XXX YYY XXX is Start port YYY is End port IP Address This field displays the IP address of the PC running the service application Protocol This field displays the protocol used for this application either TCP UDP or All all protocols supported by the router Status This field displays the status of the virtual ser...

Page 34: ...ies Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen Note If you set the virtual server of the service port as 80 you must set the web management port on Security Remote Management screen to be any value except 80 such as 8080 Or else there will be a confli...

Page 35: ... will take effect Disabled means that the rule will not take effect Once configured the operation for Port Triggering will proceed as follows Step 1 A local host makes an outgoing connection using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field Step 2 The router records this connection opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table and associat...

Page 36: ...the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 5 3 DMZ Choose menu Forwarding DMZ you can view and configure DMZ host in the screen s...

Page 37: ... Refresh to update the Current UPnP Settings List before viewing the information The Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows the devices such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed UPnP devices can be automatically discovered by the UPnP service application on the LAN Figure 4 25 Current UPnP Status If you want to use the Router s UPnP function please cli...

Page 38: ... the port is inactive 4 6 Security Choose menu Security you can see the submenus under the main menu Firewall IP Address Filtering Domain Filtering MAC Address Filtering and Advanced Security Figure 4 26 Click any of them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below 4 6 1 Firewall Choose menu Security Firewall you can co...

Page 39: ...g or not There are two default filtering rules please select the rule for your need Enable MAC Address Filtering Enable MAC Address Filtering or not There are two default filtering rules please select the rule for your need 4 6 2 IP Address Filtering Choose menu Security IP Address Filtering you can configure the IP Address filtering rule in the next screen shown in Figure 4 28 The IP Address Filt...

Page 40: ...e Router takes to deal with the traffic Allow means that the Router allows the traffic through the Router Deny means that the Router rejects the traffic through the router Status This field displays the status of the rule Enabled means the rule will take effect Disabled means the rule will not take effect To add modify an IP Address filtering entry For example If you desire to block E mail receive...

Page 41: ...own in Figure 4 28 Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 6 3 Domain Filtering Choose menu ...

Page 42: ...add or modify a Domain Filtering entry For example if you want to block the PCs on your LAN from accessing websites www xxyy com cn www aabbcc com and websites with end of net on the Internet while no limit for other websites you can configure as follows Step 1 Enable the Firewall and Domain Filtering on the Firewall screen show in Figure 4 27 Step 2 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 31 you w...

Page 43: ...isable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 6 4 MAC Address Filtering Choose menu Security MAC Address Filtering you can configure the MAC Address filtering rule in the next screen shown in Figure 4 34 The...

Page 44: ...eny these PCs with enabled rules to access the Internet Step 2 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 34 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 35 Step 3 Enter the appropriate MAC address and descriptions then select the status as shown in Figure 4 35 Figure 4 35 Step 4 Finally click Save to make the rule take effect Step 5 Go to Step 2 to complete the other rules continually After you finish...

Page 45: ...AN shown in Figure 4 37 Figure 4 37 Packets Statistic Interval 5 60 The default value is 10 Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic DoS Protection Enable or disable the DoS protection function Only when it is enabled will the flood filters be effective Enable ICMP FLOOD Attack Filtering E...

Page 46: ...Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port Enable or disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port The default value is disabled If enabled the ping packet from the LAN port can not access the router Defends against some viruses Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Blocked DoS Host List button to view the blocked hosts 4 7 Static Routing Choose menu static route you c...

Page 47: ...ther configurations for the entries as shown in Figure 4 28 Click the Delete button to delete the entry Click the Enable All button to enable all the entries Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next s...

Page 48: ...enable the arp binding or not Only bind the MAC address and IP address can the function take effect To add modify an IP MAC binding entry Step 1 Click Add New Modify shown in Figure 4 41 you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4 42 Step 2 Enter the MAC Address and IP Address in the corresponding field Figure 4 42 Step 3 Bind the MAC and IP address button to save the configuration u will see a ne...

Page 49: ...ll button to delete all the entries Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen click the Next button to view the information in the next screen 4 8 2 ARP List Choose menu IP MAC Binding ARP List you can view the ARP list in the next screen shown in Figure 4 44 This screen displays the ARP list it shows all the existing IP MAC Binding entries To manage the computer you...

Page 50: ...eature DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address It is useful when you are hosting your own website FTP server or other server behind the router Before using this feature you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www oray net or www comexe cn The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key 4 9 1 Dyndns DDNS If your dynam...

Page 51: ...n configure in the next screen shown in Figure 4 46 Figure 4 46 To set up for PeanutHull DDNS follow these instructions Step 1 Type the User Name and Password for your DDNS account Step 2 Enable DDNS and click Save to save the current configuration Click the Login button to login to the DDNS service Click Logout to logout of the DDNS service 4 9 3 Comexe DDNS If your dynamic DNS Service Provider i...

Page 52: ...User Name and Password for your DDNS account Step 3 Enable DDNS and click Save to save the current configuration Click Login to login the DDNS service Click Logout to logout the DDNS service 4 10 System Tools Choose menu System Tools you can see the submenus under the main menu Time Firmware Factory Defaults Backup and Restore Reboot Password Syslog Remote Management and Statistics Figure 4 48 ...

Page 53: ...ylight Saving Time DST and configure the DST begin time and end time below Preferable NTP Server Enter the address for the NTP Server then the Router will get the time from the Preferable NTP Server firstly In addition the Router built in some common NTP Servers so it can get time automatically once it connects the Internet To configure the system manually Step 1 Select your local time zone Step 2...

Page 54: ...shown in Figure 4 50 Figure 4 50 Firmware Version This displays the current firmware version Hardware Version This displays the current hardware version The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the Router s current hardware version To upgrade the router s firmware follow these instructions below Step 1 Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the NILOX website www nilox c...

Page 55: ...utton to reset all configuration settings to their default values Note 1 The default User Name is admin 2 The default Password is admin 3 The default IP Address is 192 168 1 1 4 The default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 5 All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored 4 10 4 Backup and Restore Choose menu System Tools Backup and Restore you can save the current conf...

Page 56: ...re 4 54 To restore the Router s settings Step 1 Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box Step 2 Click the Restore button to complete 4 10 5 Reboot Choose menu System Tools Reboot click the Reboot button to reboot the router via the next screen ...

Page 57: ...of the router system will reboot automatically 7 Restore the router s settings to factory default system will reboot automatically 4 10 6 Password Choose menu System Tools Password you can change the factory default user name and password of the router in the next screen shown in Figure 4 56 After configuration click the Save button Figure 4 56 Note 1 It is strongly recommended that you change the...

Page 58: ...utton to clear all the logs 4 10 8 Remote Management Choose menu Security Remote Management you can configure the Remote Management function on this screen shown in Figure 4 58 This feature allows you to manage your Router from a remote location via the Internet Figure 4 58 Web Management Port Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80 This router s default remote managemen...

Page 59: ...oose menu System Tools Statistics you can view the statistics of the Router This screen shown in Figure 4 59 displays the network traffic of each PC on LAN including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Figure 4 59 Current Statistics Status Enable or Disable the statistics function The default status is disabled Click the Enable button to use the functio...

Page 60: ...conds UDP Tx The total amount of the UDP packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Current TCP SYN Tx The total amount of the TCP SYN packets transmitted to WAN in the last Packets Statistic interval seconds Note 1 If the Current Statistics Status function is disabled the DoS protection in Advanced Security will be ineffective 2 Select the Auto refresh then the traf...

Page 61: ...ts One 10 100M Auto Negotiation WAN RJ45 port Four 10 100M Auto Negotiation LAN RJ45 ports Auto MDI MDIX Cabling Type 10BASE T UTP category 3 4 5 cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m 100BASE TX UTP category 5 5e cable maximum 100m EIA TIA 568 100Ω STP maximum 100m Physical and Environment Working Temperature 0C 40C 32 104 Working Humidity 10 90 RH Non condensing ...

Page 62: ... the type of WAN connection Then enter the user name and password in the corresponding field and finish it by clicking Connect Figure B 1 Step 4 If your ADSL lease is in pay according time mode select Connect on Demand or connect Manually or Time based Connecting for Internet connection mode Type an appropriate number for Max Idle Time or Period of Time to avoid wasting paid time Otherwise you can...

Page 63: ... MAC address is a proper MAC address click the Clone MAC Address button and your PC s MAC address will be filled in the WAN MAC Address field Or else enter the specific MAC address into the WAN MAC Address field manually Then click the Save button It will take effect after rebooting Figure B 3 3 I want to use Netmeeting what do I need to do If you start Netmeeting as a sponsor you don t need to do...

Page 64: ...erfere with the WEB management port 80 on the router you must change the WEB management port number to avoid interference And then add a WEB Server on your LAN You can follow the steps below to proceed Step 1 To change the WEB management port number Login to the router click the menu Security Remote Management On the Remote Management screen enter a port number except 80 such as 88 into the Web Ma...

Page 65: ...outer is 61 45 120 20 to access the Router Step 2 To add a WEB Server Login to the router click the menu Forwarding Virtual Servers on the left of your browser On the Virtual Server screen add a Virtual Server rule as shown in the next screen configure 80 as the Service Port and enter your IP address assuming 192 168 1 188 for an example remember to Enable and Save Figure B 7 ...

Page 66: ...ddresses Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet DoS Denial of Service A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from operating or communicating DSL Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides access to the Inter...

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