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TW100-BRF114

Firewall Router

Cable/DSL Internet Access

4-Port Switching Hub

User's Guide

Summary of Contents for TW100-BRF114

Page 1: ...TW100 BRF114 Firewall Router Cable DSL Internet Access 4 Port Switching Hub User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...atus Telstra Big Pond 35 Connection Details SingTel RAS 36 Connection Details Fixed Dynamic IP Address 37 CHAPTER 6 INTERNET FEATURES 39 Overview 39 Advanced Internet Screen 39 Dynamic DNS Domain Name Server 44 MAC Address 46 Virtual Servers 47 CHAPTER 7 OTHER FEATURES AND SETTINGS 51 Overview 51 Access Control 52 Remote Management 58 PC Database 59 Upgrade Firmware 63 Options 64 Security 65 Logs ...

Page 3: ...users to access Internet servers on your LAN The required setup is quick and easy DMZ One 1 PC on your local LAN can be configured to allow unrestricted 2 way communication with Servers or individual users on the Internet This provides the ability to run programs which are incompatible with Firewalls URL Filter Use the URL Filter to block access to undesirable Web sites by LAN users Internet Acces...

Page 4: ...ediately TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 4 Physical Details Front mounted LEDs Figure 2 Front Panel Power Green On Power on Off No power Status Red On Error condition Off Normal operation Blinking This LED blinks during start up LAN For each port there are 2 LEDs Link Act Green On Corresponding LAN hub port is active Off No active connection on the corresponding LAN hub port Flashing Data is being trans...

Page 5: ...k port when required Just connect any port to a normal port on the other hub using a standard LAN cable Power port Connect the supplied power adapter here 6 Chapter 2 Installation This Chapter covers the physical installation of the TW100 BRF114 Requirements Network cables Use standard 10 100BaseT network UTP cables with RJ45 connectors TCP IP protocol must be installed on all PCs For Internet Acc...

Page 6: ... BRF114 Overview This chapter describes the setup procedure for Internet Access LAN configuration PCs on your local LAN may also require configuration For details see Chapter 4 PC Con figuration Other configuration may also be required depending on which features and functions of the TW100 BRF114 you wish to use Use the table below to locate detailed instructions for the required functions To Do t...

Page 7: ...d Double click the icon for the TW100 BRF114 either on the Desktop or in My Network Places to start the configuration Refer to the following section Setup Wizard for details of the initial configuration process TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 10 Using your Web Browser To establish a connection from your PC to the TW100 BRF114 1 After installing the TW100 BRF114 in your LAN start your PC If your PC is al...

Page 8: ... gateway if provided and DNS address Some ISP s may also require you to use a particular Host name Domain name or MAC physical address DSL Modems Type Details ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address Your IP Address is allocated automatically when you connect to you ISP None Static Fixed IP Address Your ISP allocates a perma nent IP Address to you IP Address allocated to you mask and gateway if provid...

Page 9: ...e or your LAN is using a different IP address range In the latter case enter an unused IP Address from within the range used by your LAN Subnet Mask The default value 255 255 255 0 is standard for small class C networks For other networks use the Subnet Mask for the LAN segment to which the TW100 BRF114 is attached the same value as the PCs on that LAN segment DHCP Server If Enabled the TW100 BRF1...

Page 10: ...Cs by the DHCP Server function You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices while using DHCP provided that the Fixed IP Addresses are NOT within the range used by the DHCP Server Using another DHCP Server You can only use one 1 DHCP Server per LAN segment If you wish to use another DHCP Server rather than the TW100 BRF114 s the following procedure is required 1 Disable the DHCP Server feature...

Page 11: ...sing a Fixed specified IP address the following changes are re quired The Gateway must be set to the IP address of the TW100 BRF114 The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP If your LAN has a Router the LAN Administrator must re configure the Router itself Refer to Chapter 8 Other Features and Operations for details 4 TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 18 Checking TCP IP Settings Windows 9x...

Page 12: ...uration tab ensure Enable DNS is selected If the DNS Server Search Order list is empty enter the DNS address provided by your ISP in the fields beside the Add button then click Add Figure 12 DNS Tab Win 95 98 ME TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 20 Checking TCP IP Settings Windows NT4 0 1 Select Control Panel Network and on the Protocols tab select the TCP IP protocol as shown below Figure 13 Windows NT4 ...

Page 13: ...eck with your network administrator before making the following changes 1 The Default Gateway must be set to the IP address of the TW100 BRF114 To set this Click the Advanced button on the screen above On the following screen click the Add button in the Gateways panel and enter the TW100 BRF114 s IP address as shown in Figure 15 below If necessary use the Up button to make the TW100 BRF114 the fir...

Page 14: ...ontrol Panel Network and Dial up Connection 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties You should see a screen like the following Figure 17 Network Configuration Win 2000 3 Select the TCP IP protocol for your network card 4 Click on the Properties button You should then see a screen like the following ...

Page 15: ...he following changes Enter the TW100 BRF114 s IP address in the Default gateway field and click OK Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to the TW100 BRF114 If the DNS Server fields are empty select Use the following DNS server addresses and enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP then click OK TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 26 Checking TCP IP Settings Wi...

Page 16: ... local area network LAN and click Next 4 Select I connect through a local area network LAN and 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 now 7 Click Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard Setup is now completed For Windows XP 1 Select...

Page 17: ... the Interface entry for your Network card Normally this will be called eth0 4 Click the Edit button set the protocol to DHCP and save this data 5 To apply your changes Use the Deactivate and Activate buttons if available OR restart your system Other Unix Systems To access the Internet via the TW100 BRF114 Ensure the Gateway field for your network card is set to the IP Address of the TW100 BRF114 ...

Page 18: ... connection The sub screen displayed will depend on the connection method used See the following sections for details of each sub screen System Data Display all system information in a sub window Restart Router Restart reboot the Router You will have to wait for the restart to be completed before continuing Refresh Screen Update the data displayed on screen TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 32 Connection ...

Page 19: ...Server This could be a login problem name or password or a Server problem Error Connection to Server lost The existing connection has been lost This could be caused by a power failure a link failure or Server failure Error Invalid or unknown packet type The data received from the ISP s Server could not be proc essed This could be caused by data corruption from a bad link or the Server using a prot...

Page 20: ... buttons unless the setting Connect automatically as required is disabled TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 36 Connection Log Connection Log The Connection Log shows status messages relating to the existing connection The Clear Log button will restart the Log while the Refresh button will update the messages shown on screen Buttons Connect If not connected establish a connection to Telstra Big Pond Discon...

Page 21: ... Connection Details Fixed Dynamic IP Address TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 38 Data Fixed Dynamic IP address Screen Internet Physical Address The hardware address of this device as seen by remote devices on the Internet This is different to the hardware address seen by devices on the local LAN IP Address The IP Address of this device as seen by Internet users This address is allocated by your ISP Inter...

Page 22: ...ications which may generate incoming connections where the destination PC on your local LAN is unknown Send incoming calls to This lists the PCs on your LAN If necessary you can add PCs manually using the PC Database option on the advanced menu For each application listed above you can choose a destina tion PC There is no need to Save after each change you can set the destination PC for each appli...

Page 23: ...rt numbers used by the applica tion server for data you send to it If the application uses a single port number enter it in both the Start and Finish fields Using a Special Application Configure the Special Applications screen as required On your PC use the application normally Remember that only one 1 PC can use each Special application at any time Also when 1 PC is finished using a particular Sp...

Page 24: ...ther than an IP Address This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address With a dynamic IP address your IP address may change whenever you connect which makes it difficult to connect to you The Service works as follows 1 You must register for the service at http www dyndns org Registration is free Your password will be E mailed to you 2 After registration use the Create New Host option ...

Page 25: ...d has no effect on the LAN interface If your ISP asks for the Network Adapter Address Physical Address Hardware Address or MAC Address for the PC the DSL Cable modem is connected to provide this value If your ISP has already recorded a MAC address you can change the address used by the Firewall Router to match the address recorded by your ISP MAC Address Screen Select MAC Address from the Advanced...

Page 26: ...n The Virtual Servers screen is reached by the Virtual Servers link on the Internet menu An example screen is shown below Figure 33 Virtual Servers Screen This screen lists a number of pre defined Servers and allows you to define your own Servers Details of the selected Server are shown in the Properties area Data Virtual Servers Screen Servers Servers This lists a number of pre defined Servers pl...

Page 27: ...reen you can define and manage your own Servers Create a new Server 1 Click Clear Form 2 Enter the required data as described above 3 Click Add 4 The new Server will now appear in the list Modify Edit a Server 1 Select the desired Server from the list 2 Make any desired changes for example change the Enable Disable setting 3 Click Update to save changes to the selected Server Delete a Server 1 Sel...

Page 28: ...er Options Set options for UPnP backup DNS and MTU Maximum Transmission Unit Security Security options For most situations the default settings do not need to be changed Logs Enable and view the logs and E mail logs if required Routing Only required if your LAN has other Routers or Gateways 7 TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 52 Access Control This feature is accessed by the Access Control link on the Adv...

Page 29: ...Services Select the Services you wish to block To select multiple services hold the CTRL key while selecting On the Macintosh hold the SHIFT key rather than CTRL Edit Service List Button If you wish to define additional Services or manage the Service list click this button to open the Services screen Buttons Members Click this button to add or remove members from the current Group If the current g...

Page 30: ... a 24 hr clock TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 56 Services Screen This screen is displayed when the Edit Service List button on the Access Control screen is clicked Figure 37 Access Control Services Data Services Screen Available Services Available Services This lists all the available services Delete button Use this to delete any Service you have added Pre defined Services can not be deleted Add New Se...

Page 31: ...t Enable to allow Management via the Internet If Disabled this device will ignore management connection attempts from the Internet Port Number Enter a port number between 1024 and 65535 8080 is recom mended This port number must be specified when you connect see below Note The default port number for HTTP Web connections is port 80 but using port 80 here will prevent the use of a Web Virtual Serve...

Page 32: ...red Data PC Database Screen Known PCs This lists all current entries Data displayed is name IP Address type The type indicates whether the PC is connected to the LAN Name If adding a new PC to the list enter its name here It is best if this matches the PC s hostname IP Address Enter the IP Address of the PC The PC will be sent a ping to deter mine its hardware address If the PC is not available no...

Page 33: ...ress Select this if the PC is using a Fixed Static IP address Enter the IP address allocated to the PC The PC must be configured to use this IP address TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 62 MAC Address Select the appropriate option Automatic discovery Select this to have the TW100 BRF114 contact the PC and find its MAC address This is only possible if the PC is connected to the LAN and powered On MAC is En...

Page 34: ...de is completed Any connections to or through the TW100 BRF114 will be lost TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 64 Options This screen allows advanced users to enter or change a number of settings For normal opera tion there is no need to use this screen or change any settings Figure 42 Options Screen Data Options Screen Backup DNS IP Address Enter the IP Address of the DNS Domain Name Servers here These DN...

Page 35: ...d the Threshold depends on many factors the most important factor is the available bandwidth of your Internet connection Select the setting to match the bandwidth of your Internet connec tion TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 66 Options Respond to ICMP The ICMP protocol is used by the ping and traceroute programs and by network monitoring and diagnostic programs If checked the Firewall Router will repond ...

Page 36: ...beginning of the Daylight Saving period and disable it when Daylight saving ends E Mail Logs Send E mail alert If enabled an E mail will be sent immediately if a DoS Denial of Service attack is detected If enabled the E mail address infor mation must be provided E mail Logs You can choose to have the logs E mailed to you by enabling either or both checkboxes If enabled the Log will send to the spe...

Page 37: ...g Information Protocol OR the Static Routing Table as explained above although is it possible to use both methods simultaneously Static Routing Table If RIP is not used an entry in the routing table is required for each LAN segment on your Network other than the segment to which this device is attached The other Routers must also be configured See Configuring Other Routers on your LAN later in thi...

Page 38: ...on Network Mask Normally 0 0 0 0 but check your router documentation Gateway IP Address The IP Address of the TW100 BRF114 Metric 1 Other Routers on the Local LAN Other routers on the local LAN must use the TW100 BRF114 s Local Router as the Default Route The entries will be the same as the TW100 BRF114 s local router with the exception of the Gateway IP Address For a router with a direct connecti...

Page 39: ... Control Panel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol A TW100 BRF114 User s Guide 74 Internet Access Problem 1 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a time out error Solution 1 A number of things could be causing this Try the following troubleshooting steps Check if other PCs work If they do ensure that your PCs IP settings are correct If using a Fixed Static IP Address check the...

Page 40: ...aseT RJ45 LAN connection 1 10 100BaseT RJ45 for WAN LEDs 11 Power Adapter 12V DC External Regulatory Approvals CE Standards This product complies with the 99 5 EEC directives including the following safety and EMC standards EN301489 1 17 EN60950 CE Marking Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to...

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