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User’s Manual For

KOB BR

100

4 Ports 10/100Mbps Ethernet broadband Router

Summary of Contents for KOB BR100

Page 1: ...User s Manual For KOB BR100 4 Ports 10 100Mbps Ethernet broadband Router ...

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Page 3: ...and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic enviro...

Page 4: ...ion Front Panel Rear Panel Hardware connections PC Network TCP IP Setting 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 Windows 95 98 ME Windows 2000 Windows NT4 0 Windows XP Connect the Internet Broadband Router Check the installation Internet Broadband Router Configuration 13 14 18 Login to the Internet Broadband Router Quick Setup Advance Setup Technical Specifications 31 ...

Page 5: ...nual discusses how to install the 4 port Broadband Router Overview Of This User s Guide Introduction Describes the Broadband Router and its features Unpacking and Setup Helps you get started with the basic installation of the Router Identifying External Components Describes the front panel rear panel and LED indicators of the Router Connecting the Router Tells how you can connect the Router to you...

Page 6: ...ough an Internet sharing device can solve high network access costs All linked computers can make full use of broadband capabilities over such a device This device not only comes equipped with a wide range of features but also can be installed and configured right out of the box This device supports a simple local area network and Internet access share offering great cost savings The local area ne...

Page 7: ...ata transfer rate FTP up to 40Mbps Supports NAT for share 1 IP address to all LAN user Supports PPPoE and PPTP protocol for Dial Up ADSL Supports DHCP Server Client Supports UPnP Universal Plug and Play Supports virtual server mapping Supports packet filtering Simple Firewall protection Upgradeable firmware for future function Simple setting using Quick Setup Easy configuration via WEB Browser 3 ...

Page 8: ...tem is found missing or damaged please contact your local reseller for replacement Setup The setup of the Broadband Router can be performed using the following steps The power outlet should be within 1 82 meters 6 feet of the Broadband Router Visually inspect the DC power jack and make sure that it is fully secured to the power adapter Make sure that there is proper heat dissipation from and adequ...

Page 9: ...e Internet Broadband Router is fail WAN Link ACT This indicator lights green when the WAN port is connected to an xDSL Cable modem successfully This indicator blinks green while the WAN port is transmitting or receiving data on the xDSL Cable modem LAN Link ACT From port 1 to port 4 indicator lights green when the LAN port is connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station if the indicator blinks gre...

Page 10: ... for the WAN that will fit the xDSL Cable modemís specifica tion need LAN 1 4 Four RJ 45 10 100Mbps Auto MDIX ports for connecting to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connections RESET Use a pin shape item to push to reset this device to factory default settings It will be useful too when the manager forgot the password to login but the setting will be back to default setting Hardware Connections...

Page 11: ... unit There you do not have to buy a switch to connect these computers since one Internet Broadband Router functions both as a connection sharing unit and as a switch Check The installation The control LEDs of the Internet Broadband Router are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly 1 With the power source on once the device is connected to the broadband modem the ...

Page 12: ...n95 98 ME NT 2000 XP and are as follows Windows 95 98 ME 1 Click on the Network neighborhood icon found on the desktop 2 Click the right mouse button and a context menu will be show 3 Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting screen 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically on the IP address field 8 ...

Page 13: ...5 Select Disable DNS in the DNS field 6 Select None for the Gateway address field 9 ...

Page 14: ...p connection applet Double click on the Local area network connection icon Select Properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 In the Local area network status window click on Properties 2 In the Local area network connection window first select TCP IP setting and then select Properties 3 Set both IP address and DNS to Automatic configuration 10 ...

Page 15: ...ated on the lower left corner of the menu bar Select Settings and then Control panel In the Control panel window select Network to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 Set IP address to Obtain an IP address automatically 2 Set DNS to Disable DNS 11 ...

Page 16: ...rsor and click the right button on the My Network place icon Select properties to enter the TCP IP setting window 1 Set IP address to Obtain an IP address automatically 2 Set DNS to Obtain DNS server address automatically 12 ...

Page 17: ...sed by the xDSL Cable modem For example when the default network address of the xDSL Cable modem Ethernet interface is 192 168 1 x then the host PC should be set at 192 168 1 xxx where xxx is a number between 2 and 254 and the default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 1 Open Internet Explorer 4 0 or above Internet browser 2 Enter IP address http 192 168 1 1 the factory default IP address setting to the...

Page 18: ... to use the Quick Setup it will lead you step by step to configure the Broadband Router Quick Setup In the main web page select Quick Setup to specify the Time Zone and the WAN connection type Cable modem DHCP Fixed IP or Dial up xDSL PPPoE 1 1 Time Zone To set the time zone in order to synchronize the system clock in the global through the SNTP Server 14 ...

Page 19: ...le modem with the Broadband Router check the cable modem with the related userís guide then the Cable modem will automatically configure itself the Broadband Router is configured to automatically assign addresses to each PC Fill up the MAC Address of the network adapter when the DNS server need a certain address with the network adapter or press the Clone MAC Address button to get the managerís PC...

Page 20: ...ank The dialog box in Service Name IP Address and DNS Address must be filled up when the ISP Provider provide these information to you if the ISP Provider provides Dynamic IP Address then you can skip on these dialog box 16 The MTU feature specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission Enter the value desired for most DSL users it is recommended to use 1492 By default MTU is ...

Page 21: ...U is set at 1460 The Maximum Idle Time feature can control the connection time while userís need to save the cost of connection fee from ISP provider default time 0 always connect Click on the Connect on demand button to dial up to the ISP when only on demand while there is a need of connecting to the ISP automatically 1 3 DNS The Domain Name System DNS is the way that Internet domain names are lo...

Page 22: ...hardware version numbers and the number of connected clients to the network Advance Setup The Broadband Router supports advanced functions like System setting WAN setting LAN setting NAT Setting and Firewall setting 2 1 System This page includes all the basic configuration tools for the Broadband Router Point the selections in the left side of the menu screen 18 ...

Page 23: ...o record the system log and control client filtering 2 1 2 Administrator Settings Password Settings Set a password to restrict management access to the Broadband Router Remote Management from Internet To manage the Broadband Router from a remote location outside of the local network through WAN port it must specify the IP address of the remote PC otherwise leave the IP address 0 0 0 0 means all le...

Page 24: ...l start blinking when the firmware upgraded successfully 2 1 4 Configuration Tools Use the Backup Settings tool to save the Broadband Router s current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC You can then use the Restore Settings tool to restore the saved configuration of the Broadband Router that you set before Alternately you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults tool to force the B...

Page 25: ...e Restore Settings To restore the backup file to the Broadband Router enter the path and filename on the restore settings 2 1 5 Status Use the Status screen to see the connection status for the Broadband Routers WAN LAN interfaces firmware and hardware version numbers and the number of connected clients to the network 21 ...

Page 26: ...ly or in some way stops functioning perform the reset function The settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Reset button The reset will be complete when the system light starts blinking 2 2 WAN The Broadband Router can be connected to the service provider in any of the following ways Dynamic IP Address Static IP Address PPPoE and PPTP 22 ...

Page 27: ... 2 Static IP If the Service Provider has assigned a fixed IP address enter the assigned IP address subnet mask and gateway address provided Click yes if using two or more IP addresses 23 2 2 3 Dial up xDSL PPPoE If connected to the Internet using a Dial up xDSL PPPoE Modem the ISP will provide a Password and User Name and then the ISP uses PPPoE Choose this option and enter the required informatio...

Page 28: ...ission Enter the value desired for most DSL users it is recommended to use 1460 By default MTU is set at 1460 24 The MTU feature specifies the largest packet size permitted for network transmission Enter the value desired for most DSL users it is recommended to use 1492 By default MTU is set at 1492 The Maximum Idle Time feature can control the connection time while userís need to save the cost of...

Page 29: ...nternet Protocol IP addresses If your ISP provided at least one DNS Server IP Address type that IP Address in the Primary DNS address fields You can type up to another DNS Server IP Addresses The Router will utilize these for quicker access to functioning DNS Servers 2 3 LAN To set the LANís IP Address and DHCP Service 2 3 1 LAN Settings The default value is 192 168 1 1 for the IP address and 255 ...

Page 30: ...e local site to access the Internet through a single public IP address NAT can also prevent hacker attacks by mapping local addresses to public addresses for key services such as the Web or FTP 2 4 1 Special Application Some applications require multiple connections such as Internet gaming video conferencing Internet telephony and others These applications cannot work when Network Address Translat...

Page 31: ...rotocol IP UDP is an alternative to the TCP and together with IP is sometimes referred to as UDP IP Like the Transmission Control Protocol UDP uses the Internet Protocol to actually get a data unit called a datagram from one computer to another Unlike TCP however UDP does not provide the service of dividing a message into packets datagrams and reassembling it at the other end Specifically UDP does...

Page 32: ... address of the computer that sends the matching data is remembered by the Router so that when the requested data returns through the Router the data is pulled back to the proper computer by way of IP address and port mapping rules such as the Web or FTP at the local site via public IP addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured with private IP addresses In other words de...

Page 33: ...unrestricted access to the Internet configure a specific client server as a demilitarized zone DMZ 2 5 1 Block WAN Ping When the Block WAN Ping activated it is causing the public WAN IP address on the Broadband Router not to respond to ping commands Pinging public WAN IP addresses is a common method used by hackers to test whether the WAN IP address is valid and supports a network ID Server IP Map...

Page 34: ...y restricted from using FTP Port 21 while clients in the address range 192 168 2 110 119 are blocked from browsing the Internet port 80 from Monday is 6 00 PM through Friday s 11 00 PM Example 2 5 3 MAC Control You can block certain client PCs accessing the Internet based on MAC addresses 2 5 4 DMZ Demilitarized Zone If a local client PC cannot run an Internet application properly from behind the ...

Page 35: ...68 100 ohm STP 100 m 100BASE TX 2 pair UTP Cat 5 100 m EIA TIA 568 100 ohm STP 100 m LAN 4 x 10 100Mbps Auto MDIX Fast Ethernet port WAN 1 x 10 100Mbps Auto MDIX Fast Ethernet port Standards Protocol Data Transfer Rate Topology Network Cables Number of Ports Physical and Environmental DC inputs Power Consumption Temperature Humidity Dimensions EMI DC 7 5V 1A 3W Max Operating 0º 40ºC Storage 10º 70...

Page 36: ...pyright Notice Copyright 2000 2003 Kobian Group All rights reserved All brand and product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Products and specification are subject to change without notice ...

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