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You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter the keys. 
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Содержание BLW-04EM

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Страница 2: ...r in Windows 95 98 Me 15 Verifying Your TCP IP Connection 25 CONFIGURING THE BLW 04EM ROUTER 26 Browser Configuration 26 Disable Proxy Connection 27 Internet Explorer 5 or above 27 Internet Explorer For Macintosh 27 Netscape 4 or above 28 Navigating the Web Browser Interface 29 Making Configuration Changes 29 Setup Wizard 30 Time Zone 30 Broadband Type 30 Advanced Setup 35 System 36 WAN 38 LAN 45 ...

Страница 3: ... Figure1 1 LED Status Description PWR Green On The BLW 04EM is receiving power WLAN Green On The BLW 04EM has established a valid wireless connection WAN Green On The WAN port has established a valid network connection On The indicated LAN port has established a valid network connection Link ACT Green Flashing The indicated LAN port is transmitting or receiving traffic Off The indicated LAN port h...

Страница 4: ...guration and DNS for domain name mapping z Stateful Packet Inspection SPI firewall with client privileges hacker prevention and NAT z NAT also enables multi user access with a single user account and virtual server functionality providing protected access to Internet services such as Web FTP mail and Telnet z Virtual Private Network VPN support using PPTP L2TP or IPSec pass through z User definabl...

Страница 5: ...LW 04EM Router on page 26 for information on configuring the BLW 04EM Package Contents After unpacking the BLW 04EM Wireless Broadband Router check the contents of the box to be sure you have received the following components z BLW 04EM Broadband Router z Power adapter specification of the United States z One CAT 5 Ethernet cable z Four rubber feet z User Manual z Quick Installation Guide z Short ...

Страница 6: ...annels PSTN analog connections can now run up to 56 Kbps However you should note that the actual rate provided by specific service providers may vary dramatically from these upper limits Although access speed to the Internet is determined by the modem type connected to your Router data passing between devices connected to your local area network can run up to 100 Mbps over the Fast Ethernet ports ...

Страница 7: ...straight through cable These ports can be connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an Ethernet network interface card or to a networking device such as an Ethernet hub or switch z One RJ 45 port for connection to a DSL or cable modem WAN This port also auto negotiates operating speed to 10 100 Mbps the mode to half full duplex and the pin signals to MDI MDI X Not support auto MDI MD...

Страница 8: ...em Requirements You must have an ISP that meets the following minimum requirements z Internet access from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider ISP using a DSL modem or cable modem z A PC using a fixed IP address or dynamic IP address assigned via DHCP as well as a gateway server address and DNS server address from your service provider z A computer equipped with a 10 Mbps 100 ...

Страница 9: ...ct the BLW 04EM to your PC or to a hub or switch Run Ethernet cable from one of the LAN ports on the back of the BLW 04EM to your computer s network adapter or to another network device You may also connect the BLW 04EM to your PC using a wireless client adapter via radio signals Position both antennas on the back of the BLW 04EM into the desired positions For more effective coverage position one ...

Страница 10: ...nnect any of the four LAN ports on the BLW 04EM to an Ethernet adapter on your PC Otherwise you can cascade any of the LAN ports on the BLW 04EM to an Ethernet hub or switch and then connect your PC or other network equipment to the hub or switch When inserting an RJ 45 plug be sure the tab on the plug clicks into position to ensure that it is properly seated Warning Do not plug a phone jack conne...

Страница 11: ...me or office Computers equipped with a wireless adapter can communicate with each other as an independent wireless LAN by configuring each computer to the same radio channel However the BLW 04EM can provide access to your wired wireless LAN or to the Internet for all wireless workstations Each wireless PC in this network infrastructure can talk to any computer in the wireless group via a radio lin...

Страница 12: ...irectly to the WAN port on the BLW 04EM Note When connecting to the WAN port use 100 ohm Category 3 4 or 5 shielded or unshielded twisted pair cable with RJ 45 connectors at both ends for all connections Connecting the Power Adapter Plug the power adapter into the power socket on the BLW 04EM and the other end into a power outlet Check the indicator marked PWR on the front panel to be sure it is o...

Страница 13: ... section If you need information on how to configure a TCP IP address on a PC refer to Setting Up TCP IP on page 14 Installing TCP IP Windows 95 98 Me 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon and select the Configuration tab in the Network window 3 Click the Add button 4 Double click Protocol Figure4 ...

Страница 14: ...listed in the Network window Click OK The operating system may prompt you to restart your system Click Yes and the computer will shut down and restart Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button and choose Settings then click the Network and Dial up Connections icon 2 Double click the Local Area Connection icon and click the Properties button on the General tab 3 Click the install button ...

Страница 15: ...e listed in the Network window Click OK to complete the installation procedure Setting Up TCP IP To access the Internet through the BLW 04EM you must configure the network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the BLW 04EM The default network settings for the BLW 04EM are Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Страница 16: ...onnected client PC should be 192 168 1 x where x means 2 254 You can set the IP address for client PCs either by automatically obtaining an IP address from the BLW 04EM DHCP service or by manual configuration Configuring Your Computer in Windows 95 98 Me You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your version of Windows This is because these steps and screenshots were created in ...

Страница 17: ...ddress tab Figure8 5 Click the Obtain an IP address option 6 Next click on the Gateway tab and verify the Gateway field is blank If there are Figure9 IP addresses listed in the Gateway section highlight each one and click Remove until the section is empty 7 Click the OK button to close the TCP IP Properties window ...

Страница 18: ...so to insure your settings Obtain IP Settings from Your BLW 04EM Router Now that you have configured your computer to connect to your Router it needs to obtain new network settings By releasing old IP settings and renewing them with settings from the BLW 04EM you will also verify that you have configured your computer correctly 1 Click Start Run 2 Type WINIPCFG and click OK Figure10 3 From the dro...

Страница 19: ...puter in Windows NT 4 0 1 From the Windows desktop click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon Figure12 3 Click on the Protocols tab 4 Double click TCP IP Protocol 5 Click on the IP Address tab Figure13 ...

Страница 20: ...t down and restart Obtain IP Settings From Your BLW 04EM Router Now that you have configured your computer to connect to the BLW 04EM it needs to obtain new network settings By releasing old IP settings and renewing them with settings from the BLW 04EM you will also verify that you have configured your computer correctly 1 On the Windows desktop click Start Programs Command Prompt 2 In the Command...

Страница 21: ... 168 1 1 These values confirm that the BLW 04EM is functioning Figure15 4 Type EXIT and press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window Configuring Your Computer in Windows 2000 1 Access your Network settings by clicking Start then choose Settings and then select Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel locate and double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon ...

Страница 22: ...button to save this change and close the Properties window 6 Click the OK button again to save these new changes 7 Reboot your PC 8 To obtain new network settings see Obtain IP Settings from Your BLW 04EM Router on page 16 Configuring Your Computer in Windows XP The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface If you are using the Classic interface where the ...

Страница 23: ... 4 Select Obtain an IP address automatically to configure your computer for DHCP Click the OK button to save this change and close the Properties window 5 Click the OK button again to save these new changes 6 Reboot your PC Configuring a Macintosh Computer You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your screen This is because these steps and screenshots were created using Mac OS ...

Страница 24: ...ct Using DHCP Server in the Configure field Figure18 4 Close the TCP IP dialog box Manual IP Configuration 1 Check Specify an IP address on the IP Address tab Enter an IP address based on the default network 192 168 1 x where x is between 2 and 254 and use 255 255 255 0 for the subnet mask Figure19 ...

Страница 25: ...he IP address for the BLW 04EM and click Add This automatically relays DNS requests to the DNS server s provided by your ISP Otherwise add specific DNS servers into the DNS Server Search Order field and click Add Figure21 4 After finishing TCP IP setup click OK and then reboot the computer After that set up other PCs on the LAN according to the procedures described above ...

Страница 26: ...nk between your computer and the BLW 04EM has been successfully established If you get the following message Pinging 192 168 1 1 with 32 bytes of data Request timed out there may be something wrong in your installation procedure Check the following items in sequence 1 Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between the BLW 04EM and the computer The LAN LED on the BLW 04EM and the Link LED of the...

Страница 27: ...to insure your router is running the latest Before you attempt to log into the BLW 04EM Web based Administration please verify the following 1 Your browser is configured properly see below 2 Disable any firewall or security software that may be running 3 Confirm that you have a good link LED where your computer is plugged into the BLW 04EM If you don t have a link light then try another cable unti...

Страница 28: ...iate steps Internet Explorer 5 or above 1 Open Internet Explorer Click Tools and then select Internet Options 2 In the Internet Options window click the Connections tab 3 Click the LAN Settings button 4 Clear all the check boxes and click OK to save these LAN settings changes 5 Click OK again to close the Internet Options window Internet Explorer For Macintosh 1 Open Internet Explorer Click Edit P...

Страница 29: ...select the Proxies option 3 Check Direct connection to the Internet 4 Click the OK button to save the changes To access the BLW 04EM management interface enter the BLW 04EM IP address in your Web browser http 192 168 1 1 Then click LOGIN By default password is 0000 Figure22 The home page displays the Setup Wizard and Advanced Setup options Figure23 ...

Страница 30: ...tup virtual DMZ hosts and other advanced functions Making Configuration Changes Configurable parameters have a dialog box or a drop down list Once a configuration change has been made on a page be sure to click the APPLY or NEXT button at the bottom of the page to enable the new setting Note To ensure proper screen refresh after a command entry ensure that Internet Explorer 5 0 is configured as fo...

Страница 31: ...need to set the time zone Select your time zone from the drop down list and click NEXT Figure24 Broadband Type Select the type of broadband connection you have For a cable modem connection see the following page For a Fixed IP xDSL connection see Fixed IP xDSL on page 32 for a PPPoE xDSL connection see PPPoE xDSL on page 32 and for BigPond connection see BigPond on page 34 ...

Страница 32: ...our ISP may have given you a host name If so enter it into the field Click Finish to complete the setup The Status page will open to allow you to view the connection status as well as other information See Status on page 65 for details ...

Страница 33: ... FINISH to complete the setup PPPoE xDSL Figure28 Enter the PPPoE User Name and Password assigned by your Service Provider The Service Name is normally optional but may be required by some service providers Leave the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU at the default value 1492 unless you have a particular reason to change it Enter a Maximum Idle Time in minutes to define a maximum period of time for wh...

Страница 34: ...rent physical networks using the Internet as an intermediary If you have been provided with the information as shown on the screen enter the assigned IP address subnet mask default gateway IP address user ID and password and PPTP Gateway The MTU Maximum Transmission Unit governs the maximum size of the data packets Leave this on the default value 1460 unless you have a particular reason to change ...

Страница 35: ...nternet again Click FINISH to complete the setup Refer to Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP on page 33 for details BigPond Figure30 If you use the BigPond Internet Service which is available in Australia enter the the user name password and service name for BigPond authentication Click FINISH to complete the setup ...

Страница 36: ...ccount with multiple users sets up virtual servers Firewall Configures a variety of security and specialized functions including Access Control Hacker Prevention and DMZ DDNS Dynamic DNS provides users on the Internet with a method to tie their domain name s to computers or servers UPnP With Universal Plug and Play a device can automatically dynamically join a network obtain an IP address communic...

Страница 37: ...36 System Time Zone Figure31 Select your time zone and time server from the drop down list for the BLW 04EM This information is used for log entries and client access control ...

Страница 38: ...lost or you cannot gain access to the user interface press the Reset button on the front panel holding it down for at least five seconds to restore the factory defaults The default is no password Enter a maximum Idle Time Out in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the login session is maintained during inactivity If the connection is inactive for longer than the maximum idle time ...

Страница 39: ...wser Check Enable and enter the IP address of the remote host Click APPLY Note If you specify 0 0 0 0 as this IP address any host can manage the BLW 04EM WAN Specify the WAN connection type provided by your Internet Service Provider then click More Configuration to enter detailed configuration parameters for the selected connection type ...

Страница 40: ...f an Ethernet card as an identifier when first setting up your broadband account only connect the PC with the registered MAC address to the BLW 04EM and click the Clone MAC Address button This will replace the current Router MAC address with the already registered Ethernet card MAC address If you are unsure of which PC was originally set up by the broadband technician call your ISP and request tha...

Страница 41: ...data packets Leave this on the default value 1492 unless you have a particular reason to change it Enter a Maximum Idle Time in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time it will be dropped Default 10 minutes Enable the Auto reconnect option to automatically re esta...

Страница 42: ...ed by your ISP and then the PPTP User ID Password and PPPTP Gateway IP address The MTU Maximum Transmission Unit governs the maximum size of the data packets Leave this on the default value 1460 unless you have a particular reason to change it Enter a maximum Idle Time Out in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the PPTP connection is maintained during inactivity If the connection ...

Страница 43: ...Provider has assigned a fixed IP address enter the assigned address and subnet mask for the BLW 04EM then enter the gateway address of your ISP You may need a fixed address if you want to provide Internet services such as a Web server or FTP server ...

Страница 44: ...in Australia that uses a heartbeat system to maintain the Internet connection Configure the built in client with your user name password and service name to get online Leave the Authentication Service Name as login server for a universal configuration ...

Страница 45: ...ure39 Domain Name Servers map numerical IP addresses to the equivalent domain name e g www planex net Your ISP should provide the IP address of one or more domain name servers Enter those addresses in this screen ...

Страница 46: ...IP Address Pool A dynamic IP start address may be specified by the user e g 192 168 1 1 default value Once this start IP address has been assigned IP addresses running from 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 will be part of the dynamic IP address pool IP addresses from 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 99 and 192 168 1 200 to 192 168 1 254 will be available as static IP addresses Remember not to include the addr...

Страница 47: ...s Channel and SSID Figure41 You must specify a common radio channel and SSID Service Set ID to be used by the BLW 04EM and all of your wireless clients Be sure you configure all of your clients to the same values ESSID The Service Set ID This should be set to the same value as other wireless devices in your network Default BLW 04EM Note The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to 31 alphan...

Страница 48: ...h the Wireless BLW 04EM communicates with PCs in its BSS Default 6 Note The available channel settings are limited by local regulations Figure44 Broadcast SSID Broadcasting the SSID on the wireless network for easy connection with client PCs Default Enable Encryption If you are transmitting sensitive data across wireless channels you should enable Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Figure45 encryption E...

Страница 49: ...lly enter the keys For automatic 64 bit security enter a passphrase and click Generate Four keys will be generated as shown below Choose a key from the drop down list or accept the default key Automatic 128 bit security generates a single key Figure46 Figure47 ...

Страница 50: ... nodes but does not protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the Internet Wireless MAC Filter This section helps provides wireless MAC Filter configuration When enable only wireless MAC addresses configured will have access to your network All other client wireless devices will get denied access This security feature can support up to 64 devices and applies to clients ...

Страница 51: ...er the port openings in the BLW 04EM firewall This section can be used to support several Internet based applications such as VPN Address Mapping Figure48 Allows one or more public IP addresses to be shared by multiple internal users Enter the Public IP address you wish to share into the Global IP field Enter a range of internal IPs that will share the global IP ...

Страница 52: ...4EM redirects the external service request to the appropriate server located at another internal IP address For example if you set Type Public Port to TCP 80 HTTP or Web and the Private IP Port to 192 168 1 2 80 then all HTTP requests from outside users will be transferred to 192 168 1 2 on port 80 Therefore by just entering the IP Address provided by the ISP Internet users can access the service ...

Страница 53: ...plications that require multiple connections use the following screen to specify the additional public ports to be opened for each application Figure50 Specify the public port number normally associated with an application in the Trigger Port field Set the protocol type to TCP or UDP then enter the ports that the application requires The ports may be in the format 7 11 57 or in a range e g 72 96 o...

Страница 54: ...f Death IP with zero length Smurf Attack UDP port loopback Snork Attack TCP null scan and TCP SYN flooding The firewall does not significantly affect system performance so we advise leaving it enabled to protect your network users Access Control Figure51 Using this option allows you to specify different privileges based on IP address for the client PCs ...

Страница 55: ...54 Note Click on Add PC and define the appropriate settings for client PC services as shown in the following screen Figure52 ...

Страница 56: ...vides wireless MAC Filter configuration When enabled only wireless MAC addresses configured will have access to your network All other client wireless devices will get denied access This security feature can support up to 64 devices and applies to clients ...

Страница 57: ...n Access Control on page 52 To modify an existing rule click the Edit option next to the rule you want to modify To create a new rule click on the Add PC option From the Access Control Add PC section check the option for WWW with URL Blocking in the Client PC Service table to filter out the websites and keywords specified below Figure54 Use the above screen to block access to Web sites or to Web U...

Страница 58: ... Date These rules can then be used to configure more specific Access Control Figure55 Enables Schedule based Internet access control 1 Click Add Schedule Rule 2 Define the settings for the schedule rule as shown on the following screen 3 Click OK and then click the APPLY button to save your settings ...

Страница 59: ...week Simply configure 8 00 AM as Start Time and 8 00 PM as End Time for each weekday during that time period the user will be unable to access the internet Once the schedule rule is setup you will need to configure or edit an Access Control rule and select your Schedule Rule that you want to apply to that Access Control rule You can set the schedule rule at the bottom of the Access Control Configu...

Страница 60: ...incoming traffic at the WAN port When the SPI feature is turned on all incoming packets will be blocked Discard Ping from WAN Default Enabled Prevents a PING on the BLW 04EM WAN port from being routed to the network E Mail Alert Configuration When hackers attempt to enter your network we can alert you by e mail Enter your E mail address Specify your SMTP and POP3 servers user name and password ...

Страница 61: ...ication properly from behind the firewall then you can open the client up to unrestricted two way Internet access Enter the IP address of a DMZ host to this screen Adding a client to the DMZ may expose your local network to a variety of security risks so only use this option as a last resort ...

Страница 62: ...heir domain name s to computers or servers DDNS allows your domain name to follow your IP address automatically by having your DNS records changed when your IP address changes The Server Configuration section automatically opens the port options checked in the Virtual Server section Simply enter in the IP Address of your server such as a web server and then click on the port option HTTP Port 80 so...

Страница 63: ...location even if you have a dynamic IP address Default Disable UPnP Universal Plug and Play Setting Figure60 Enable UPnP by checking ON in the screen above UPnP allows the device to automatically z dynamically join a network z obtain an IP address z convey its capabilities and learn about the presence and capabilities of other devices Default ON ...

Страница 64: ...ore factory settings update firmware and reset the BLW 04EM Tools Configuration Tools Figure61 z Backup saves the BLW 04EM configuration to a file z Restore restores settings from a saved backup configuration file z Restore to factory defaults restores the BLW 04EM settings back to the factory default original ...

Страница 65: ...rsions Download the upgrade file from the PCI Web site www planex net and save it to your hard drive In the Upgrade Target field choose Firmware Then click Browse to look for the previously downloaded file Click APPLY Check the Status page Information section to confirm that the upgrade process was successful ...

Страница 66: ...et will be complete when the power LED stops blinking Note If you use the Reset button on the front panel the BLW 04EM performs a power reset If the button is held depressed for over five seconds all the LEDs will illuminate and the factory settings will be restored ...

Страница 67: ...isplays system IP settings as well as DHCP Firewall UPnP and Wireless status INFORMATION Displays the number of attached clients the firmware versions the physical MAC address for each media interface as well as the hardware version and serial number Security Log Displays illegal attempts to access your network Save Click on this button to save the security log file Clear Click on this button to d...

Страница 68: ...s section were taken on a Windows XP machine but the same steps will apply to Windows 95 98 Me 2000 To determine your TCP IP configuration status please follow the steps below 1 Click Start then choose Run 2 Type cmd or command to open a DOS prompt 3 In the DOS window type ipconfig and verify the information that is displayed 4 If your computer is setup for DHCP then your TCP IP configuration shou...

Страница 69: ... this IP Address then you need to check that you are properly connected to the BLW 04EM Confirm that you have a good link light on the BLW 04EM for the port this computer is connected to If not please try another cable If you have a good link light please open up a DOS window as described in the previous section and type ipconfig renew If you are still unable to get an IP Address from the BLW 04EM...

Страница 70: ...onfigured for a DHCP connection Please refer to Configuring Client TCP IP on page 12 for information Once you have confirmed your computer is configured for DHCP then please follow the steps below 1 Open a DOS window as described above 2 Type ipconfig release Figure66 3 Then type ipconfig renew Figure67 ...

Страница 71: ...red on 2 Be sure the network cable is connected to both devices 3 Verify that Category 5 cable is used if you are operating at 100 Mbps and that the length of any cable does not exceed 100 m 328 ft 4 Check the network card connections 5 The 10BASE T 100BASE TX hub switch port network card or cable may be defective ...

Страница 72: ...5 10 100 Mbps port Management Web management Advanced Features Dynamic IP Address Configuration DHCP DNS Firewall Client privileges hacker prevention and logging Virtual Private Network PPTP L2TP IPSec pass through Indicator Panel Power WLAN WAN Link Activity LAN Link Activity 10 100 Mbps LAN Link Activity 10 100 Mbps Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Dimens...

Страница 73: ...FC 1321 BOOTP Extension RFC 1497 PPP LCP Extension RFC 1570 PPPoE RFC 2516 NAT RFC 1631 PPP RFC 1661 HTML RFC 1866 HTTP RFC 1945 CHAP RFC 1944 DHCP RFC 2131 PPTP RFC 2637 Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 F Humidity 5 to 95 noncondensing EMI CE FCC VCCI TELEC Wi Fi DGT ...

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