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Broadband Router User Guide 

14 

Fixed IP for WAN 

If your ISP has assigned your home a static IP address (See Appendix A

 

About Static 

and Dynamic IP Address

), you may connect to the Internet by using a fixed, or static 

address. To set up a Fixed IP for WAN, do the following steps as an example.  

Step 1

 Choose “

YES

” when you see the question: (See Figure 3-1

 

Cable/DSL Setup 

Menu

).  

Has your Internet Service Provider given you static IP address? 

Then select ” Fixed IP”.  

Step 2 

Enter the information of 

IP Address

Subnet Mask 

and 

Default Gateway 

as 

required. Then click the “NEXT” button. You should obtain above information from your 
ISP. If not, contact your ISP. 

 

Figure 3-5 

Cable/DSL Setup Menu

 

Step 3

 Enter the 

DNS Address. 

(See Figure 3-6 

DNS Menu Screen

) Your ISP should 

provide you with at least one DNS IP Address. If not, contact your ISP.

 

 

 

Figure 3-6

 DNS Setup Menu 

Summary of Contents for XRT-401B

Page 1: ...Networking Communication Internet Broadband Router XRT 401B User s Guide...

Page 2: ...Manual is accurate PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred Information in this User s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a co...

Page 3: ...osh Clients 26 Linux Clients 26 CHAPTER 5 SYSTEM STATUS AND TOOLS 27 Operation 27 Status Screen 27 DHCP 29 Routing Table 29 DDNS Status 30 Tools 30 CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED FEATURES 33 Overview 33 LAN IP Co...

Page 4: ......

Page 5: ...ernal IP Address The local invalid IP Addresses are hidden from external sources This process is called NAT Network Address Translation DSL Cable Modem Support XRT 401B has a 10 100BaseT Ethernet port...

Page 6: ...cific PCs via MAC assignment to access Internet via XRT 401B VPN Pass Through VPN Virtual Private Networking connections via PPTP L2TP and IPSec are transparently supported no configuration is require...

Page 7: ...tion and even the existence of each PC is hidden From the external viewpoint there is no network only a single device Broadband Router XRT 401B Hacker Attack Protect Keeps your network away from malic...

Page 8: ...Off to indicate that self diagnosis successfully proceeded Link Act Green On XRT 401B is successfully connected to a device through the corresponding port 1 2 3 or 4 Flashing Transmitting or receiving...

Page 9: ...nect this port to your PCs Both 10BaseT and 100BaseT connections can be used simultaneously If the Uplink port is used port 4 can NOT be used WAN port 10 100BaseTX Connect the DSL or Cable Modem here...

Page 10: ...s IP Address or password is lost the following procedure can be used to recover from this situation Pressing the Reset button for more than 3 seconds XRT 401B will restore to factory default setting...

Page 11: ...ll PCs Procedure Figure 2 1 Installation Diagram 1 Choose an Installation Site Select a suitable place on the network to install XRT 401B Ensure XRT 401B and the DSL Cable modem are powered OFF 2 Conn...

Page 12: ...ower Up Power on the Cable or DSL modem Connect the supplied power adapter to XRT 401B and power up Use only the power adapter provided Using a different one may cause hardware damage 5 Check the LEDs...

Page 13: ...ons of XRT 401B you wish to use Use the table below to locate detailed instructions for the required functions To Do this Refer to Configure PCs on your LAN Chapter 4 PC Configuration Check machine St...

Page 14: ...he same LAN segment XRT 401B must be installed and powered ON If XRT 401B s default IP Address 192 168 0 1 is already used by another device the other device must be turned OFF until XRT 401B is alloc...

Page 15: ...connection is not working or your PC s IP address is not compatible with XRT 401B s IP Address See next item If your PC is using a fixed IP Address its IP Address must be within the range 192 168 0 2...

Page 16: ...assword from them To set up a PPPoE connection for WAN follow the instructions as shown in Figure 3 1 Cable DSL Setup Menu Screen and Figure 3 2 Cable DSL Setup Menu with No Option Screen Then it is r...

Page 17: ...PC Configuration 13 Figure 3 2 Cable DSL Setup Menu Screen Figure 3 3 Cable DSL Setup Menu with No Option Figure 3 4 PPPoE Menu Screen...

Page 18: ...question See Figure 3 1 Cable DSL Setup Menu Has your Internet Service Provider given you static IP address Then select Fixed IP Step 2 Enter the information of IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gat...

Page 19: ...Provider given you static IP address Then select PPTP Figure 3 7 Cable DSL Setup Menu Step 2 Click Next and then the following screen will appear Enter the information of PPTP Account PPTP Password an...

Page 20: ...ure 3 11 Alias IP Setup Note that this function is effective only when your ISP supports it If you want to delete the entered IP address pull down the IP address and highlight the IP address you want...

Page 21: ...PC Configuration 17 Time Zone You can get the data of log files by setting the time zone Figure 3 10 Time Zone Setting...

Page 22: ...ses the TCP IP network protocol for all functions so it is essential that the TCP IP protocol be installed and configured on each PC TCP IP Settings If using the default Broadband Router settings and...

Page 23: ...on You should then see a screen like the following Figure 4 2 IP Address Win 95 Ensure your TCP IP settings are correct as follows Using DHCP To use DHCP select the radio button Obtain an IP Address a...

Page 24: ...LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to XRT 401B Figure 4 3 Gateway Tab Win 95 98 On the DNS Configuration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected If the DNS Server Search Order...

Page 25: ...up Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 4 5 Network Configuration Win 2000 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for y...

Page 26: ...from XRT 401B Using a fixed IP Address Use the following IP Address If your PC is already configured check with your network administrator before making the following changes Enter XRT 401B s IP addre...

Page 27: ...nection and choose Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 4 7 Network Configuration Windows XP 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button...

Page 28: ...s If your PC is already configured do NOT change the settings on the screen shown in Figure above unless advised to do so by your network administrator You can enter XRT 401B s IP address in the Defau...

Page 29: ...click Next 5 Ensure all of the boxes on the following Local area network Internet Configuration screen are unchecked 6 Check the No option when prompted Do you want to set up an Internet mail account...

Page 30: ...401B as the Gateway Ensure you are logged in as root before attempting any changes Fixed IP Address By default most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address If you wish to continue using a fixed IP...

Page 31: ...s automatic However there are some situations where additional Internet configuration may be required If using Internet based applications it may be necessary to specify which PC receives an incoming...

Page 32: ...rnet DNS Domain Name Server shows the IP address of the DNS currently being used Connection Status Current connection status Connected Connecting Disconnected LAN Status LAN These fields display the c...

Page 33: ...puter name and IP Address Figure 3 15 shows the DHCP Table Screen Figure 5 2 DHCP Status Screen Routing Table You will see the current routing configuration such as the address of Destination LAN IP D...

Page 34: ...P address changes You can see the Dynamic DNS status from this screen This screen shows the information of the connection status for the supported DDNS server Figure 5 4 DDNS Status Screen Tools Syste...

Page 35: ...o your network Figure 5 6 Hacker Log Screen Reset You have two options to reset your Router If you choose Restart the router will reboot yet retain all the previous configuration settings On the other...

Page 36: ...imply click the Browse button on the Upgrade Menu Screen and find the firmware upgrade file that you download from the our website Then double click the Start button Figure 5 8 Upgrade Screen Backup Y...

Page 37: ...and the Routing You may set up the Advanced Features by clicking the Advanced Features button on the left column of the page The following advanced features are provided LAN IP configuration DHCP set...

Page 38: ...ng Do you want to enable DHCP Server on this router Click the Enable option to enable the DHCP server Note that you can t have two DHCP servers on the network at the same time Set the router s DHCP op...

Page 39: ...ackers won t find it on the network Remote Management makes you able to manage the router from Internet DMZ Host IP Addresses can allow one local user to be exposed to the Internet As local user wish...

Page 40: ...cessible to Internet users Normally Internet users would not be able to access a server on your LAN because Your Server does not have a valid external IP Address Attempts to connect to devices on your...

Page 41: ...Virtual Server 1 Select the Profile number used by the server 2 Click on the Name column and enter the application name 3 Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the profile 4 Enter the IP Add...

Page 42: ...on 3 2 5 the Alias IP Setup you can get multiple WAN IP addresses to choose The following screen will appear with a pull down column in WAN Address Service Port You can arrange certain range of ports...

Page 43: ...is the host portion Gateway IP This is the address of the gateway device that allows for a contact between the Router and the remote network or host Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing can be used to cac...

Page 44: ...gure 6 7 Routing Configuration Screen WAN MAC Clone Enter the MAC Address if your ISP allows access of one specific PC s Ethernet MAC address Click Restore MAC Address to return to the default setting...

Page 45: ...the period you set DDNS Server Choose the desired server from the drop down list Click the Website to make the link to the server Host name It is the DNS like address used to access your FTP or web s...

Page 46: ...s within the range 192 168 0 2 to 192 168 0 254 and thus compatible with XRT 401B s default IP Address of 192 168 0 1 Also the Network Mask should be set to 255 255 255 0 to match XRT 401B In Windows...

Page 47: ...ough it so it is not transparent Use the Special Applications feature to allow the use of Internet applications which do not function correctly If this does solve the problem you can use the DMZ funct...

Page 48: ...N devices 1 10 100BaseT RJ45 uplink port 1 10 100BaseT RJ45 for WAN External Power Adapter 9V DC 800mA FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the foll...

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