Black Box LR9603A User manual

JULY 2004

LR9603A

Pure Networking Broadband Router

Users’ Guide

CUSTOMER

SUPPORT

INFORMATION

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FCC AND IC RFI STATEMENTS/CE NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

AND

INDUSTRY CANADA

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique publié par Industrie Canada.

EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This equipment complies with the requirements of the European EMC Directive

89/336/EEC.

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PURE NETWORKING BROADBAND ROUTER

NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)

ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT

INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD

1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura.

3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas.

4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc..

6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante.

7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recomendado por el fabricante.

8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado.

9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilación.

10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor.

11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.

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NOM STATEMENT

12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.

13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.

14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante.

15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia.

16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.

18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:

A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u

B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato; o

C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o

D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempeño; o

E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

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Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners.

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CONTENTS

Contents

Chapter Page

1.

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2 The Router’s Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.3 The Router’s Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.4 What’s Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.5 What You Need to Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3. Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.

Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.2 Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.3 Broadband Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.3.1 Cable Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4.3.2 Fixed-IP xDSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4.3.3 PPPoE xDSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

4.3.4 PPTP xDSL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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General Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

5.1 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

5.1.1 Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

5.1.2 Password Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

5.1.3 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5.2 WAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

5.2.1 Dynamic IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

5.2.2 PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5.2.3 PPTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5.2.4 Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5.2.5 Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

5.2.6 DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

5.2.7 DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

5.2.8 L2TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5.2.9 Telstra Big Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5.3 LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.3.1 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5.3.2 UPnP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Contents (continued)

Chapter Page

5.3.3 Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

5.4 NAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5.4.1 Address Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5.4.2 Virtual Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

5.4.3 Special Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5.4.4 ALG Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

5.5 Firewall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

5.5.1 Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

5.5.2 URL Blocking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

5.5.3 Schedule Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

5.5.4 Intrusion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5.5.5 DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

6.1 Status and Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

6.2 Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

6.3 Device Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

6.4 Security Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

6.5 DHCP Client Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

7.1 Configuration Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

7.2 Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

7.3 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Print Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

8.1 Install the Print Server Network Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

8.2 Add a Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Appendix A. How to Manually Find Your PC’s IP and MAC Addresses . . . . . 113

Appendix B. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

B.1 Calling Black Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

B.2 Shipping and Packaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Appendix C. Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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CHAPTER 1: Specifications

1. Specifications

Memory:

Flash: 2-MB NOR; RAM: 16-MB SDRAM

Protocols Supported:

TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, PPPoE, PPTP, NAT/PAT, DHCP,

PAP/CHAP/MS-CHAP, L2TP, PPTP, IPSec passthrough

Throughput:

40 Mbps

Standards:

IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX

User Controls:

(1) Reset button

Connectors:

LAN: (4) RJ-45;

WAN: (1) RJ-45;

Printer: (2) USB Type A

Indicators:

(11) LEDs: (1) Power, (1) WAN 10/100, (1) WAN LNK/ACT,

(4) LAN 10/100, (4) LAN LNK/ACT

Power:

120 VAC, 60 Hz, external

Size:

1.2"H x 7.4"W x 3.9"D (3 x 18.8 x 9.9 cm)

Weight:

0.6 lb. (0.3 kg)

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2. Introduction

2.1 Overview

The Pure Networking Broadband Router is an incredibly fast router with

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0-Mbps

LAN-to-WAN throughput. It enables multiple users (up to 253!) to share one broadband Internet connection through an ADSL or cable modem.

Configure your Internet connection settings in the Pure Networking Broadband

Router. Then plug your PC into the LAN port, and you’re ready to share files and access the Internet. You can even access private LAN servers from the public network. Plus, remote management allows configuration and upgrades from a remote site (over the Internet).

Monitor the router’s status, such as DHCP client log, security log, and device/connection status. An easy-to-use, Web-based GUI simplifies configuration and management.

As your network grows, you can connect another hub or switch to the router’s four

LAN ports and one WAN port, allowing you to easily expand your network. The router is also equipped with a print server that supports LPD printing protocol, so you can share your printer with all Intranet users.

The router gives you firewall protection between network users and the Internet. It also supports advanced features, such as special applications, DMZ, virtual servers, access control, and bridge mode.

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CHAPTER 2: Introduction

2.2 The Router’s Back Panel

Figure 2-1 shows the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s back panel. It has a power connector, two USB Type A printer ports, four LAN ports, a WAN port, and a reset button. Numbers 1–5 in Figure 2-1 correspond to numbers 1–5 in Table 2-1.

➀

➃ (1) RJ-45 WAN port

➁

➂ ➃ ➄

Figure 2-1. Back panel.

Table 2-1. The router’s back-panel connectors and buttons.

Connector or Button Function

➀ Power connector

Connect the router’s 12-VDC power supply here.

➁ (2) USB Type A printer ports

Connect the router to printers via these ports.

➂ (4) RJ-45 LAN ports

Use the four LAN ports to connect LAN PCs, printer servers, hubs, and switches to the router.

The WAN port connects to the segment that links your xDSL or cable modem to the Internet. If the modem port is an uplink port, use a crossover cable to link the WAN port to the modem. If the modem port is a regular port, use a straightthrough cable to link the WAN port to the modem.

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Table 2-1 (continued). The router’s back-panel connectors and buttons.

Connector or Button

➄ Reset button

Function

The Reset button has a dual function.

1. If problems occur with your router, press the router’s Reset button with a pencil tip for less than four seconds. The router will reboot itself, keeping your original configuration.

2. If problems persist, you experience extreme problems, or you forgot your password, press the Reset button for longer than four seconds.

The router will reset itself to factory-default settings.

2.3 The Router’s Front Panel

On the router’s front panel, there are LEDs that inform you of the router’s current status (see Figure 2-2). Numbers 1–5 in Figure 2-2 correspond to numbers 1–5 in

Table 2-2.

➁

➃

➀

Figure 2-2. Front-panel LEDs.

➂ ➄

10

LED

➀ PWR

➁ WAN

10/100M

➂ WAN

LNK/ACT

CHAPTER 2: Introduction

Table 2-2. The router’s front-panel LEDs.

Light Status

On

Description

The router’s power supply is on.

Off

Green

Yellow

Off

Flashing

The router’s power supply is off.

The WAN port is running at 100 Mbps.

The WAN port is running at 10 Mbps.

No WAN connection.

Data is being sent to the WAN port.

On WAN is connected.

➃ LAN

10/100M

(Ports 1–4)

Off

Flashing

Green

Yellow

Off

Flashing

On

No WAN connection.

WAN port has activity (ACT), data is being sent.

The LAN port is running at 100 Mbps.

The LAN port is running at 10 Mbps.

No LAN connection.

Data is being sent to the LAN port.

LAN is connected.

➄ LAN

LNK/ACT

(Ports 1-4)

Off

Flashing

No LAN connection.

LAN port has activity (ACT), data is being sent.

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2.4 What’s Included

Your package should contain the following items.

• (1) Pure Networking Broadband Router

• (1) Straight-through UTP cable

• (1) Power adapter

• (1) CD-ROM containing print server drivers

• This users’ manual

If anything is missing or damaged, please contact Black Box at 724-746-5500.

2.5 What You Need to Supply

• (1) External xDSL (ADSL) or cable modem with an Ethernet port (RJ-45).

• (1) Network Interface Card (NIC) for each PC.

• Each PC should have a Web browser installed (Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator

®

4.7 or higher).

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CHAPTER 3: Getting Started

3. Getting Started

Follow these instructions to set up the router and get connected to the Internet.

1. Set up your network as shown in Figure 3-1.

AC power

(2) USB

Type A ports

ADSL or cable modem

Internet

Switch/Hub

Figure 3-1. Typical LAN setup.

2. Set your LAN PC clients so that they can obtain IP addresses automatically.

Each LAN client requires an IP address; it allows LAN clients to find one another. (If you have already configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically, proceed to step 3 on page 21.)

Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically.

By default the router’s DHCP is on, which enables it to obtain an IP address automatically once your PC is configured to do so. This section shows you how to configure your PC so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for either Windows ® 95/98/Me (step 2a), Windows XP (step 2b), Windows 2000

(step 2c), or Windows NT ® (step 2d) operating systems. For other operating systems (Macintosh ® , Sun ® , etc.), follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

2a. Windows 95/98/Me

1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The

Control Panel window will appear.

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2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window will appear.

3. Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 6.

4. In the Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol and click the Add button.

5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select Microsoft and TCP/IP and then click the OK button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol.

You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.

6. After installing TCP/IP, go back to the Network dialog box. Select

TCP/IP

from the list of Network Components, then click on the

Properties

button. Figure 3-2 appears.

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Figure 3-2. TCP/IP properties.


7. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings.

• Bindings: Check client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer

Sharing

for Microsoft Networks.

• Advanced: Select the router’s configuration.

• NetBIOS: Select the NetBIOS protocol.

• DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS.

• Gateway: All fields are blank.

• WINS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution.

• IP Address: Select Obtain IP Address Automatically.

8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Pure Networking Broadband Router’s DHCP server.

NOTE

Make sure that the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.

Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, proceed to step 3 on page 21.

2b. Windows XP

1. Click on the Start button and select Settings, then click on Network

Connections

. The Network Connections window will appear.

2. Double-click on the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area

Connection window will appear.

3. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol

[TCP/IP]

on your list. Select it, and click on the Properties button. Figure

3-3 appears.

4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP

address automatically

and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties screen, General tab.

5. Click on the OK button to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an

IP address automatically from your router’s DHCP server.

NOTE

Make sure that the router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.



2c. Windows 2000

1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then Control Panel. The


2. Double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the

Network and Dial-up Connection window, double-click the Local Area

Connection

icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear.

3. In the Local Area Connection window, click on the Properties button.

4. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet

Protocol

(TCP/IP) on your list. Select it and click on the Properties button.

5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an

IP Address Automatically

and Obtain DNS Server Address

Automatically

as shown in Figure 3-4.

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Figure 3-4. Internet protocol (TCP/IP) properties, General tab.

6. Click on OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Pure Networking Broadband Router’s

DHCP server.

NOTE

Make sure that the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.



2d. Windows NT

1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then Control Panel. The


2. Double-click on the Network icon. The Network window will appear.

Select the Protocol tab from the Network window.

3. Check to see if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network

Protocols. If TCP/IP is not installed, click on the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 5 below.

4. In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click on the OK button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.

5. After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select

TCP/IP

from the list of Network Protocols, then click the Properties button. Figure 3-5 appears.

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OK

Figure 3-5. Microsoft TCP/IP properties.

6. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings.

• IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

• DNS: Leave all fields blank.

• WINS Address: Leave all fields blank.

• Routing: Leave all fields blank.

7. Click on the OK button to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Pure Networking Broadband

Router’s DHCP server.


Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, proceed to step 3 (below).

3. Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address.

By default, the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s DHCP server is enabled so that you can obtain an IP address automatically. To see if you have obtained an IP address, see Appendix A.

NOTE

Make sure that the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. If there is another DHCP on your network, then you’ll need to switch one of the DHCP servers off.

4. Once your PC has obtained an IP address from your router, enter the default

IP address 192.168.2.1 (the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s IP address) into your PC’s Web browser and press Enter. See Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6. Entering the default IP address.

5. The screen shown in Figure 3-7 will appear. This site contains the router’s

Web-based management screens that allow you to configure your Pure

Networking Broadband Router. Click on LOGIN.

NOTE

By default there is no password. For security reasons, we recommend that you add a password as soon as possible (see Figure 3-7).

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Figure 3-7. The Enter Your Password screen.

6. The Home page shown in Figure 3-8 will appear. The Home page is divided into four sections: Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status Information, and Tools.

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Address


Figure 3-8. Home page.

Quick Setup Wizard (Chapter 4)

If you want to use the Pure Networking Broadband Router only as an Internet access device, then you only need to configure the screens in the Setup Wizard section.

General Setup (Chapter 5)

If you want to use the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s advanced features, you’ll need to configure the Quick Setup Wizard and the General

Setup section. Or, you can just configure the General Setup section, since the

General Setup/WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the same configurations.

Status Information (Chapter 6)

Use the Status Information section to monitor the router’s current status information.

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Tools (Chapter 7)

If you want to reset the router (because of problems), save your configurations, or upgrade the firmware, go to Chapter 7.

Table 3-1 describes the router’s four Home page options.

Table 3-1. Home page selections.

Menu Description

Quick Setup Wizard

General Setup

Status Information

Select your Internet connection type. Then, using the drop-down menus, fill in the configurations necessary to connect to your Internet Service

Provider (ISP).

This section contains configurations for the Pure

Networking Broadband Router’s advanced functions such as bridge, address mapping, virtual server, access control, hacker attack prevention, DMZ, special applications, and other functions to meet your LAN requirements.

In this section, you can see the Pure Networking

Broadband Router’s system information, Internet connection, device status, security log, and DHCP client log information.

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Menu


Table 3-1 (continued). Home page selections.

Description

Tools

Logout

This section contains the router’s tools, including configuration tools, firmware upgrade, and reset.

Configuration tools allow you to backup (save), restore, or restore to factory-default configuration for your Pure

Networking Broadband Router. The firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Pure Networking

Broadband Router’s firmware. The reset tool allows you to reset your router.

Selecting Logout will return you to the Home page (it has the Login button).

7. Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see Chapter 4) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can access the Internet. The other sections

(General Setup, Status Information, and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement or monitor more advanced features or information.

Select the section (Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status Information, or

Tools) you wish to configure and proceed to the corresponding chapter. Use the selections on the Home screen’s top right-hand page (see Figure 3-9) to navigate around the Web-based management user interface.

Figure 3-9. Home page menu bar.

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4. Quick Setup Wizard

4.1 Setup

The Quick Setup Wizard is designed to get you using the Pure Networking

Broadband Router as quickly as possible. You are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup

Wizard in the Home page, you should see the screen shown in Figure 4-1.

4.2 Time Zone

The Time Zone allows your router to base its time on the settings configured here.

This will affect functions such as log entries and firewall settings.

Figure 4-1. Set Time Zone screen.

Table 4-1 describes the router’s time zone options.

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CHAPTER 4: Quick Setup Wizard

Table 4-1. Time Zone screen parameters.

Parameter Description

Set Time Zone Use the drop-down menu to select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your selection.

Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take Daylight Savings into account. If you want to use this function, check the

Enable Function box to enable the Daylight Savings configuration.

Start Daylight Savings Time Use the drop-down menu to select the day you want to start Daylight Savings Time.

End Daylight Savings Time Use the drop-down menu to select the day you want to end Daylight Savings Time.

Next button Click on this button to save your changes and go on to the next screen.

Click on the Next button to proceed to Broadband Type.

4.3 Broadband Type

In this screen, you’ll select one of four types of connections that you’ll use to connect your Pure Networking Broadband Router’s WAN port to your ISP (see

Figure 4-2).

NOTE

Different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) require different methods of connecting to the Internet. Check with your ISP for the type of connection it requires.

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Figure 4-2. Selecting the broadband type.

Table 4-2 lists the ways that the router selects addresses and connections.

Table 4-2. Broadband type parameters.

Menu Type of Connection

Cable Modem Your ISP will automatically give you an IP address.

Fixed-IP xDSL Your ISP has given you an IP address already.

PPPoE xDSL

PPTP xDSL

Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point

Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection.

Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point

Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.

Click on this button to go back to the previous screen.

Back button

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Click on one of the WAN types and then proceed to the manual’s relevant subsection (4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, or 4.3.4). Click on the Back button to return to the previous screen.

4.3.1 C

ABLE

M

ODEM

Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some

ISPs may also require you to fill in additional information, such as Host Name and

MAC address (see Figure 4-3).

NOTE

The Host Name and MAC address section is optional. You can skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings for you to connect to the Internet.

Figure 4-3. IP Address Info, Cable Modem.

Table 4-3 lists the cable modem’s host name and MAC address options.

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Parameter

Table 4-3. Cable modem parameters.

Description

Host Name If your ISP requires a host name, type in the host name provided by your ISP. Leave it blank if your ISP does not require a host name.

MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally established your Internet connection to.

Type in the MAC address in this section.

Clone MAC Address button

Release button

Renew button

Back button

OK button

Or, use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of the

PC you are currently using. To find out what the PC’s

MAC address is, see Appendix A. (See the

Glossary for an explanation of MAC address.)

Click on this button to release the WAN IP address.

Click on this button to renew the WAN IP address.


Click on this button to save your changes and go on to the next screen.

Click on the OK button when you have finished the configuration above. The configuration for the cable modem connection is complete. You can start using the router now. If you want to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see Chapters 6, 7, and 8.

4.3.2 F

IXED

-IP

X

DSL

Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. See Figure 4-4.

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Figure 4-4. IP Address Info, Fixed-IP xDSL.

Table 4-4 describes the Fixed-IP xDSL options.

Table 4-4. The router’s fixed-IP xDSL parameters.


IP Type in the IP address that your ISP has given you.

Gateway IP Type in the ISP’s IP address gateway.

DNS

Subnet Mask

Back button

Type in the ISP’s DNS server IP address.

Type in the subnet mask provided by your ISP

(for example, 255.255.255.0).


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Table 4-4 (continued). The router’s fixed-IP xDSL parameters.


OK button Click on this button to save your changes and go on to the next screen.

Click on the OK button when you have finished adding the information. The configuration for the Fixed-IP xDSL connection is complete. You can start using the router now. If you want to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see Chapters 6, 7, and 8.

4.3.3 PPP

O

E

X

DSL

Select PPPoE xDSL if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the

Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section (see

Figure 4-5).

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Figure 4-5. IP Address Info, PPPoE.


Table 4-5 lists the parameters you must select to activate the PPPoE protocol.

Table 4-5. PPPoE parameters.


User Name Type in the user name provided by your ISP for the

PPPoE connection.

Password

Please retype your password

Type in the password provided by your ISP for the

PPPoE connection.

Type in the password again to reconfirm.

Service Name

MTU

Maximum Idle Time

Auto-reconnect

Back button

OK button

This is optional. Type in the service name if your ISP requires it; otherwise, leave it blank.

This is optional. Type in the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size.

Type in an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means that if no packets have been sent

(no one using the Internet) during this specified period, the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.

If you check the Auto-reconnect function, then when the WAN connection is disconnected, the router will automatically reconnect when a user requests access to the Internet.



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NOTE

Idle time “0” means no timeout; for example, no time restriction

(always On).

Click on the OK button when you have finished the configuration above. The configuration for the PPPoE connection is complete. You can start using the router now. If you want to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see

Chapters 6

, 7, and 8.

4.3.4 PPTP

X

DSL

Select PPTP xDSL if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol for connecting you to the

Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. See

Figure 4-6.

Figure 4-6. IP Address Info, PPTP.

Table 4-6 lists the options you must select to enable the PPTP protocol.

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Parameter

Table 4-6. PPTP protocol parameters.

Description

IP Address Type in the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a PPTP connection.

Subnet Mask Type in the subnet mask provided by your ISP

(for example, 255.255.255.0).

Default Gateway

User ID

Password

PPTP Gateway

Idle Time Out

Back button

OK button

Type in the ISP gateway’s IP address.

Type in the user name provided by your ISP for the

PPTP connection. This is sometimes called a connection ID.

Type in the password provided by your ISP for the

PPTP connection.

If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then type in that

PPTP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a

PPTP gateway, then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address.

You can type in an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means that if no packets have been sent (no one is using the Internet) throughout this specified period, then the router will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.



NOTE

Idle time “0” means no time out; for example, no time restriction

(always On).

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Click on the OK button when you have finished the configuration above. The configuration for the PPTP connection is complete. You can start using the router now. If you want to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see

Chapters 6

, 7, and 8.

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CHAPTER 5: General Setup

5. General Setup

Once you click on the General Setup button from the Home page, you should see the screen shown in Figure 5-1.

If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard, you do not need to configure anything in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet.

The General Setup screen contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as wireless, bridge, address mapping, virtual server, access control, hacker attack prevention, special applications, DMZ, and other functions.

Figure 5-1. General Setup screen.

Table 5-1 provides a general description of the advanced functions available.

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Menu

System

Table 5-1. Advanced functions parameters.

Description

This section allows you to set the Pure Networking Broadband

Router’s system time zone, password, and remote management.

WAN This section allows you to select the connection method in order to establish a connection with your ISP.

LAN

NAT

Firewall

You can specify the LAN segment’s IP address, subnet mask, enable/disable DHCP, and select an IP range for your LAN. You also can configure the print server.

Configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server, and Special

Applications functions in this section. This allows you to specify what user/packet can pass your router’s NAT.

The Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control,

Intrusion Detection, and DMZ.

Select one of the above General Setup selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section (Section 5.1 through 5.5).

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5.1 System

The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, change the system password, and specify a remote management user for the router. See Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2. System Settings.

Table 5-2 lists the router’s available system settings.

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Parameter

Time Zone

Table 5-2. System parameters.

Description

Using the drop-down menu, select your country’s time zone. The router will set its time based on your selection.

Password Settings

Remote Management

Type in a password in order to access the Webbased management Web site.

Type in a Host IP address that can perform remote management functions.

5.1.1 T

IME

Z

ONE

The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as log entries and firewall settings.

See Figure 5-3.

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Figure 5-3. Selecting the time zone.


Table 5-3 lists the router’s time zone options.

Table 5-3. Time zone parameters.


Set Time Zone Use the drop-down menu to select your country’s time zone. The router will set its time based on your selection.

Enable Daylight Savings The router can also take daylight savings time into account. If you want to use this function, you must check the enable box.

Start Daylight Savings Time Use the drop-down menu to select the day you want to start Daylight Savings Time.

End Daylight Savings Time Use the drop-down menu to select the day you want to end Daylight Savings Time.

Apply button Click on this button to save your changes.

Cancel button Click on this button to cancel your changes.

Click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

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5.1.2 P

ASSWORD

S

ETTINGS

You can change the password required to log into the router’s system Web-based management. By default, there is no password. Assign a password to the administrator as soon as possible and store it in a safe place. Passwords can contain up to 12 alphanumeric characters and are case-sensitive. See Figure 5-4.

Figure 5-4. Choosing a password.

Table 5-4 describes how to set the router’s password.

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Parameter

NOTE

By default there is no password.

Table 5-4. Password settings parameters.

Description

Current Password Type in your current password for the remote management administrator to login to the

Pure Networking Broadband Router.

New Password

Re-Enter Password for Verification

Type in your new password.

Type in your new password again for verification purposes.

Idle Time Out Type in the time (in minutes) that the router will wait for Web-based activity before logging out.



NOTE

If you forget your password, you’ll have to reset the router to the factory default (no password) with the Reset button (see the router’s back panel).

NOTE

Idle time “0” means no timeout; for example, no time restriction.

Click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

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5.1.3 R

EMOTE

M

ANAGEMENT

The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet.

This lets you configure the Pure Networking Broadband Router from a remote site. Type in the designated host IP Address (see the NOTES, below) in the Host IP

Address field. See Figure 5-5.

NOTES

1. This must be a real-world registered IP address.

2. This function will only work for a Fixed IP Static address from your

ISP. Dynamically allocated IP addresses from your ISP will not work.

Figure 5-5. Managing the router remotely.

Table 5-5 describes how to enable the host address from the Remote Management screen.

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Parameter

Host Address

Table 5-5. Host address parameters.

Description

Type in the host IP address in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to the Pure

Networking Broadband Router from a remote site. If you are at home and your home IP address has been designated as the Remote Management host IP address for this router (located in your company office), then you are able to configure this router from your home. If the host address is left as 0.0.0.0, anyone can access the router’s Web-based configuration from a remote location if they know the password.

Enabled

Apply button

Clicking on this box enables the remote management function.

Click on this button to save your changes.


NOTE

When you want to access the Web-based management from a remote site, you must enter the router’s WAN IP address into your Web browser followed by port number 8080. You’ll also need to know the password set in the Password Setting screen to access the router’s Web-based management. (For example, in Figure 5-6, the WAN IP address is 10.0.0.1

and the port number is 8080.)

Figure 5-6. Type in the WAN IP address.

Click on Apply to save the configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

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5.2 WAN

Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup

Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type. The

WAN Settings screen allows you to specify the type of WAN port connection you want to establish with your ISP. In the WAN Settings screen, you can also command the router to act as a bridge. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port: Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, Static IP Address, Bridge, DNS, and DDNS. See Figure 5-7.

Figure 5-7. Connecting to a WAN.

Table 5-6 describes the ways that the router can connect to the service provider.

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Parameter

Dynamic IP

Table 5-6. WAN settings parameters.

Description

Click on this button if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address.

PPPoE Click on this button if your ISP requires a PPPoE connection.

PPTP

Static IP Address

Bridge

DNS

DDNS

More Configuration button

Click on this button if your ISP requires you to use a

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.

Click on this button if your ISP has given you an IP address already.

Click on this button if the router can be used as a bridge between LANs.

Select this option from the menu to specify a DNS server that you want to use.

Select this option from the menu to specify a DDNS server that you want to use, and configure the user name and password provided by your DDNS service provider.


Once you have made a selection, click on the More Configuration button.

5.2.1 D

YNAMIC

IP

Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISPs may also require you to fill in additional information, such as host name, domain name, and MAC address.

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5.2.2 PPP

O

E

Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol for connecting to the

Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

5.2.3 PPTP

Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol for connecting to the Internet.

Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

5.2.4 S

TATIC

IP A

DDRESS

Select Static IP Address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

5.2.5 B

RIDGE

The bridge mode screen allows you to set your Pure Networking Broadband

Router to bridge mode and assign an IP address for management purposes. When the bridge mode is selected, the router in effect becomes a switch, transferring packets from the WAN port to the LAN port and vice versa without any NAT involvement. In bridge mode, the original WAN MAC is ignored, and the original

LAN MAC address will be used as the MAC address. These values will be restored when you set the device to operating modes other than the bridge mode. See

Figure 5-8.

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Figure 5-8. Configuring the router as a bridge.


Table 5-7 describes the IP address and subnet mask settings.

Table 5-7. Bridge mode parameters.


IP Address Type in an IP address for the bridge mode. This IP address allows you to access the Web-based management if you decide to switch back to the router mode.

Subnet Mask

Apply

Cancel

Type in the subnet mask for the bridge mode management.


Click on this button to cancel your changes.

Click Apply to save the configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

Bridge mode

Figure 5-9 demonstrates how you can use the bridge mode. The router basically becomes a hub/switch, allowing you to connect LAN clients to your Local Area

Network.

Switch/hub

Figure 5-9. Bridge mode configuration.

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5.2.6 DNS

A Domain Name System (DNS) server is an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience. If your service provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server that you would rather use, you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here. See Figure 5-10.

Figure 5-10. Choosing a DNS server.

Table 5-8 describes the DNS server settings.

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Table 5-8. DNS parameters.

Parameter

Domain Name Server (DNS)

Address

Description

Type in the ISP’s DNS server IP address.

Or, you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address.

Secondary DNS Address (optional) This is an optional parameter. You can type in another DNS server’s IP address as a backup. The secondary DNS will be used if the above DNS fails.



Click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations.

You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

5.2.7 DDNS

DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password, and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This router supports DynDNS and TZO. See Figure 5-11.

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Figure 5-11. Selecting DDNS from the UPnP screen.

Table 5-9 lists the DDNS options, including the default values.

Table 5-9. DDNS parameters.

Parameter Default Description

Dynamic DNS

Provider

Domain Name

Account/E-mail

Password/Key

Disable

DynDNS

—

—

—

Enable or disable the DDNS function.

Select a DDNS service provider.

Type in the static domain name that uses DDNS.

Type in the account that your DDNS service provider assigned to you.

Type in the password you set for the

DDNS service account above.

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Table 5-9 (continued). DDNS parameters.

Default Description Parameter

Apply button

Cancel button

—

—



Click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations.

You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

5.2.8 L2TP

Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol for connecting to the Internet.

Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. See Figure

5-12.

Figure 5-12. L2TP screen.

Table 5-10 describes the router’s L2TP settings.

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Parameter

Obtain an IP address automatically

Table 5-10. L2TP parameters.

Description

The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by

DHCP before connecting to the L2TP server.

Clone MAC button Click on this button to use the MAC address.

Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the L2TP server.

IP Address Type in the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish an L2TP connection.

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

User ID

Password

L2TP Gateway

MTU

Type in the subnet mask provided by your ISP

(for example, 255.255.255.0).

Type in the ISP gateway’s IP address.

Type in the user name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. This is sometimes called a connection ID.

Type in the password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection.

If your LAN has an L2TP gateway, type in that

L2TP gateway IP address here. If you do not have an L2TP gateway, type in the ISP’s gateway IP address.

This is optional. Type in the maximum size of your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as is if you do not want to set a maximum packet size.

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Parameter

Table 5-10 (continued). L2TP parameters.

Description

Connection Type Select an option from the drop-down menu.

Connect button

Disconnect button

Idle Time Out

OK button (not visible in

Figure 5-12)

If you select Continuous, the router will always connect to the ISP. If the WAN line breaks down and links again, the router will auto-reconnect to the ISP.

If you select Connect On Demand, the router will auto-connect to the ISP when someone wants to use the Internet and stay connected until the WAN idle timeout. The router will close the WAN connection if the time period that no one is using the Internet exceeds the idle time.

If you select Manual, the router will connect to the ISP only when you click Connect manually from the Web user interface. The WAN connection will not disconnect because of the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and later links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP.

Click on this button to connect to the ISP.

Click on this button to disconnect from the ISP.

Type in an idle time threshold (minutes) for the

WAN port. This means that if no packets have been sent (no one is using the Internet) throughout this specified period, then the router will automatically disconnect from your ISP.


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NOTE

This idle timeout function may not work because of some network application software’s abnormal activities, computer virus, or hacker attacks from the Internet. For example, some software sends network packets to the Internet in the background, even when you are not using the Internet. Turn off your computer when you are not using it. This function also may not work with some ISPs. Make sure this function can work properly when you use it for the first time, especially if your ISP charges you by time used.

Click on OK when you have finished the configuration above. You have now completed the configuration for the L2TP connection. Start using the router now, or if you want to use some of the advanced features supported by this router, see

Chapters 6

, 7, and 8.

5.2.9 T

ELSTRA

B

IG

P

OND

Select Telstra Big Pond (see Figure 5-13) if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol for connecting to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond is used by the ISP in

Australia.

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Figure 5-13. Screen required for use in Australia.


Refer to Table 5-11 if you’re connecting to the Internet via Telstra Big Pond.

Table 5-11. Telstra Big Pond parameters.


User Name Type in the user name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection.

Password Type in the password provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection.

User decides login server manually

Login Server

Apply button

Cancel button

Check this box if you want to assign the IP for the Telstra Big Pond’s login server manually.

Type in the IP for the login server.



Click on the Apply button when you have finished the configuration above. Use the router now, or use some of the advanced features described in Chapters 6, 7, and 8.

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5.3 LAN

The LAN Settings screen allows you to set up the LAN interface IP, DHCP server parameters, UPnP, and print server. See Figure 5-14.

255.255.255.0

Figure 5-14. Setting LAN options.

5.3.1 I

NTERFACE

The LAN Port screen allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s

LAN ports. See Figure 5-15.

NOTE

You cannot change the subnet mask. It will always be 255.255.255.0.

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Figure 5-15. LAN interface screen.

Table 5-12 lists the LAN interface settings options.

Table 5-12. LAN port parameters.

Parameter Default Description

IP address 192.168.2.1

Type in the router’s LAN port IP address.

(Your LAN client’s default gateway IP address.)

IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Type in a subnet mask for your LAN segment.

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Parameter

Table 5-12 (continued). LAN port parameters.

Default Description

DHCP Server Enabled You can enable or disable the DHCP server.

By enabling the DHCP server, the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled, then you’ll have to manually set your LAN client’s

IP addresses. Make sure the LAN client is in the same subnet as the Pure Networking

Broadband Router if you want the router to be your LAN client’s default gateway.

IP Address Pool —

Start IP

End IP

Type in a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients.

Domain Name

Lease Time

—

—

Apply button

Cancel button

—

—

Type in a domain name for your LAN.

The DHCP, when enabled, will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address. In the

Lease Time setting, use the drop-down menu to specify the time period that the

DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when it reaches this time threshold period.



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NOTE

By default the IP range is from Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP

192.168.2.199. If you want your PC to have a static/fixed IP address, then you’ll have to choose an IP address outside this IP address pool.

Click on the Apply button to save the configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router (with the advanced settings in place).

5.3.2 UP

N

P

With UPnP, all PCs in your intranet will discover the router automatically. You do not have to do any configuration for your PC. You can access the Internet through this router easily. See Figure 5-16.

Figure 5-16. UPnP router discovery.

Table 5-13 describes how to enable or disable UPnP.

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Parameter

UPnP Feature

Table 5-13. UPnP parameters.

Default Description

Disable Click on Enable or Disable to enable or disable the UPnP feature. After you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through the router without any configuration.

The NAT Traversal function provided by

UPnP can let applications that support

UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAT port translation.

Apply button

Cancel button

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5.3.3 P

RINT

S

ERVER

The router provides a print server function that can let you share a printer among all PCs in your Intranet. It supports LPD printing protocol. LPD printing protocol can be used in Windows, Linux ® , and other operating systems that provide LPD printing. For Windows users, we provide a print server network driver. You have to install the driver before using the router as a print server. See Figure 5-17.

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Figure 5-17. Connecting to a print server.

Table 5-14 describes how to enable a print server.

Table 5-14. Print server parameters.


LPD Printing Support

Queue Name

Apply button

Cancel button

Click on this box to enable/disable the print server’s

LPD printing.

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5.4 NAT

Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single public IP address or multiple public IP addresses. NAT provides firewall protection from hacker attacks and allows you to map private IP addresses to public IP addresses for key services, such as Web sites and FTP. See Figure 5-18.

Figure 5-18. NAT settings screen.

Table 5-15 describes the three NAT options.

Table 5-15. NAT parameters.


Address Mapping You can have different services (for example, email,

FTP, Web, etc.) going to different service servers/clients in your LAN. Address mapping allows you to redirect a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN ports) to a particular LAN IP address.

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Parameter

Table 5-15 (continued). NAT parameters.

Description

Virtual Server You can have different services (for example, email,

FTP, Web, etc.) going to different service servers/ clients in your LAN. The virtual server allows you to redirect a particular service port number (from the

Internet/WAN port) to a particular LAN IP address and its service port number.

Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, videoconferencing, Internet telephony, and others. In this section, you can configure the router to support these types of applications.

Click on one of the three NAT selections and proceed to Section 5.4.1, 5.4.2, and

5.4.3

.

5.4.1 A

DDRESS

M

APPING

The Address Mapping (also called Port Forwarding) function allows you to redirect a particular range of server port numbers (from the Internet/WAN ports) to a particular LAN IP address. It helps you to host some servers behind the router

NAT firewall.

NOTE

The Address Mapping/Port Forwarding screen is not shown in this manual.

Table 5-16 lists the Address Mapping options.

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Parameter

Table 5-16. Address Mapping parameters.

Description

Enable Port Forwarding This enables you to redirect ports to a specific server.

Private IP

Type

This is the private IP for the server behind the NAT firewall.

This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward TCP or UDP packets only or select both to forward both TCP and UDP packets.

Port Range

Comment

The ports range to be forwarded to the private IP.

This setting’s description.

Add Port Forwarding into the table

Type in the Private IP, Type, Port Range, and

Comment for the setting to be added, then click on

Add. This Port Forwarding setting will be added into the Current Port Forwarding table. If you make a typing mistake before adding it and want to retype it again, click on Clear to clear the fields.

Remove Port Forwarding from the table

If you want to remove some Port Forwarding settings from the Current Port Forwarding table, select the

Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and then click on Delete Selected. If you want to remove all Port Forwarding settings from the table, click on the Delete All button. Click on Reset to clear your current selections.



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5.4.2 V

IRTUAL

S

ERVER

Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your

LAN to handle different services/Internet application types (for example, email,

FTP, Web server, etc.) from the Internet. Computers use port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type. The virtual server allows you to redirect a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN port) to a particular LAN private IP address and its service port number. (See the Glossary for an explanation of the port number.) See Figure 5-19.

Figure 5-19. Configuring the router as a virtual server.

Table 5-17 describes the router’s virtual server options.

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Parameter

Table 5-17. Virtual Server parameters.

Description

Private IP Type in the LAN client/host IP address that the private port number packet will be sent to.

Private Port

Type

Public Port

Apply button

Cancel button

Type in the port number (of the above private IP host) that the below public port number will be changed to when the packet enters your LAN (to the LAN

Server/Client IP).

Click on the port number protocol type (TCP or UDP).

If you are unsure, then leave it set to the default TCP protocol.

Type in the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be redirected to the above private IP address host in your LAN.

Click on this button to save your changes. (Scroll down in the screen to see this button.)

Click on this button to cancel your changes. (Scroll down in the screen to see this button.)

NOTES

1. You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for the virtual server to work properly.

2. The virtual server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict between the virtual server and the DMZ settings.


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Virtual Server Application

Figure 5-20 demonstrates one of the ways you can use the virtual server function.

Use the virtual server when you want the Web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The following configuration means that any request coming from the Internet to access your Web server will be translated to your

LAN’s Web server (192.168.2.2).

NOTE

For the virtual server to work properly, Internet/remote users must know your global IP address. (For Web sites, you will need to have a fixed/static global/public IP address.)

Configuration

Global IP: 10.1.1.10

192.168.2:2

192.168.2:3

Configuration

Global IP: 10.1.1.20

192.168.2:4

192.168.2:4

192.168.2.2

192.168.2.3

Figure 5-20. Using a virtual server.

10.1.1.10

10.1.1.20


Internet

192.168.2.4

5.4.3 S

PECIAL

A

PPLICATIONS

Some applications, such as Internet games and videoconferencing, Internet telephony and others, require multiple connections. In this section, you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. See Figure 5-21.

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Figure 5-21. Special Applications screen.

Table 5-18 lists the router’s special applications options.

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Parameter

Table 5-18. Special applications parameters.

Description

Trigger Port Type in the outgoing (outbound) port number for this particular application.

Trigger Type Click on TCP or UDP to select whether the outbound port protocol is TCP or UDP.

Public Port Type in the incoming (inbound) port or port range for this type of application (for example, 2300–2400,

47624).

Public Type

Enabled

Click on the inbound port protocol type (TCP or

UDP).

Check the enabled box to enable this particular special application configuration.

Popular Applications This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the popular applications drop-down menu.

Copy to drop-down menu Select a location (1–10) in the Copy to drop-down menu.

Copy to button Click on this button to list the public ports required for this popular application in the location (1–10) you specified.

NOTES

1. The range of the Trigger Port is from 0 to 65535.

2. Individual port numbers are separated by a comma (for example,

47624, 5775, 6541, etc.). To add a port range, use a hyphen to separate the two- port-number range (for example, 2300–2400).

3. Only one LAN client can use a particular Special Application at a time.

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Special Applications

If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, specify the port

(outbound) normally associated with that application in the Trigger Port field.

Then select the protocol type (TCP or UDP) and enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them up for inbound traffic.

Table 5-19 lists the port settings for this example.

Table 5-19. Trigger/public port settings.

ID Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Public Type Comment

1 28800 UDP 2300–2400, TCP

47624 Zone

2 6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net

In the example above, when you trigger port 28800 (outbound) for MSN Game

Zone, then the router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300–2400 and 47624 to be directed to you.

NOTE

Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time.

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5.4.4 ALG S

ETTINGS

Select applications for gateways operating at the ISO’s Application layer. (See

Figure 5-19.) Table 5-20 tells you how to enable or disable Application Layer

Gateway (ALG).

Table 5-20. ALG parameters.


Enable Select to enable Application Layer Gateway for an application. The router will then let that application correctly pass through the NAT gateway.


Click on Apply at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanced sections or start using the router with the advanced settings in place.

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5.5 Firewall

The Pure Networking Broadband Router provides extensive firewall protection.

This restricts connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack.

However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). See Figure 5-22.

NOTE

To enable the Firewall settings, select Enable and click Apply.

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Figure 5-22. Security Settings (Firewall) screen.


Table 5-21 lists the router’s firewall functions.

Table 5-21. Security settings options.


Access Control Enables you to specify which hosts can or cannot have access to certain Internet applications.

URL Blocking

Schedule Rule

Intrusion Detection

DMZ

Enable button

Disable button

Apply button

Enables you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users.

Assign time ranges for schedules.

The router’s firewall can block common hacker attacks and alert you by email if attacks occur.

The DMZ function allows you to redirect all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN.

Click on this button to enable the firewall module.

Click on this button to disable the firewall module.

Click on this button to apply the firewall setting.

5.5.1 A

CCESS

C

ONTROL

If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services

(for example, Internet Web sites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client uses what services and also the time period in which they can have access to these services. See Figure 5-23.

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Figure 5-23. Controlling user access to the Internet.

Table 5-22 describes access control options and entering blocked MAC addresses.

Table 5-22. Access control parameters.

Parameter

Enable Filtering Function

Description

Add PC

MAC Filtering Table

Apply button

Click on Yes to deny access to specific addresses or port numbers. Click on No to allow access to all ports.

Adds an access control rule for users by IP addresses.

Type in the client PCs’ MAC addresses that you want to block from accessing the Internet.

Click on this button to save the filtering selection.

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See Figure 5-24.

Figure 5-24. Access Control Add PC screen.

Table 5-23 describes how to enter Access Control Add PC options.

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Table 5-23. Add PC parameters.


Client PC Description Type in the PC’s name.

Client PC IP Address

Client PC Service

Protocol

Port Range

Scheduling Rule

Clear

Type in the IP address range that you wish to apply to this access control rule. This is the user’s IP address(es) for which you want to set up an access control rule. You can select a range of users simply by typing the starting user’s last digit (octet) IP address and the last user’s last octet IP address in the appropriate boxes. If you want to select only one user, then type in the user’s last digit IP address in both boxes.

You can block the clients from accessing some

Internet services by checking the services you want to block.

Click on UDP or TCP to select the UDP or TCP protocol type you want to block.

Type in up to five port ranges. The router will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports.

From the drop-down box, you can select one of the scheduling rules you set previously. The router will block the clients during the time in the scheduling rule.

Click on this button to clear the screen settings.

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Apply Clicking on Apply (scroll to see it) saves the changes.

NOTE

You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for the access control rule to work properly.



Access Control Application

In Figure 5-25, LAN client B cannot access any Web sites ever (Web sites use Port

80). However, LAN client A is unable to access Web sites (and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999) between Saturday 8 am to Sunday 8 pm.

Configuration

IP: 192.168.2:2

Port: 80–80

Block Time: Block

Day: Saturday

Sunday

Time: 8 am

8 pm

Configuration

IP: 192.168.2.3

Port 80–999

Block Time: Always

Day: Sunday

Sunday

Time: 8 pm

8 pm

192.168.2.2

Client B

192.168.2.3

Client A


Internet

Web site server

Figure 5-25. Restrict or allow access to various Web site servers.

5.5.2 URL B

LOCKING

You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just a keyword for the Web site. To specify particular PCs, go to the

Access Control page (Figure 5-23) and select the URL Blocking option (left side of the screen). Figure 5-26 will appear.

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Figure 5-26. Blocking Web site access.

Table 5-24 describes the URL keyword.

Table 5-24. URL blocking parameters.


Rule Number

URL/Keyword

Apply button

Assign a site number for each blocked Web site.

Type in the full URL address or the keyword for the

Web site that you want to block.

Click on this button (scroll down in the screen to see the button) to save your changes.


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5.5.3 S

CHEDULE

R

ULE

You can set up a time schedule that denies access to the router at specified times of the day or night. For example, a user may only have access to the router between

8 am and 5 pm. To configure this time, click on Add Schedule Rule in Figure 5-27.

Figure 5-27. Add Schedule Rule screen.

Table 5-25 lists schedule rule options.

Table 5-25. Add Schedule Rule parameters.


Rule Name Type in the scheduled time period’s name.

Rule Comment Type in a comment to identify the scheduled time.

Edit Use this to modify the scheduled time range.

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Table 5-25 (continued). Add Schedule Rule parameters.


Delete Delete the time schedule rule.

Add Schedule Rule

Apply button

Click Add Schedule Rule to add a time period

(schedule) to enable or disable access to the

Internet.


Cancel button Click on this button to cancel the changes.


See Figure 5-28.

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Figure 5-28. Edit Schedule Rule screen.

Table 5-26 explains how to edit the router’s time schedule to allow or deny access to the Internet at scheduled times of day or night.

Table 5-26. Edit Schedule Rule parameters.


Name Type in the name of the schedule rule.

Comment You can type in a comment that identifies the schedule rule.

Activate Time Period Type in the schedule rule start and end times for each day of the week.

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Table 5-26 (continued). Edit Schedule Rule parameters.


Apply button Scroll down in the screen to see this button, then click on it to save the schedule rule.

Click on the Apply button to save the configurations and go back to the Schedule

Rule screen (Figure 5-27).

5.5.4 I

NTRUSION

D

ETECTION

The Pure Networking Broadband Router’s firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, and RIP defect. If Internet attacks occur, the router can also alert you by email. See Figures 5-29, 5-30, and

5-31.

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Figure 5-29. Intrusion Detection screen, part #1.


Tables 5-27 through 5-29 describe the router’s firewall options. Figures 5-29 through 5-31 show one continuous screen.

Table 5-27. Intrusion detection/stateful packet inspection parameters.

Parameter

Intrusion Detection Feature

Description

SPI and Anti-DoS

Firewall Protection

Protects from any Denial of Service attacks.

RIP defect Protection from RIP defect.

Discard Ping to WAN

Port

The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests.

Stateful Packet Inspection

The router will analyze all selected protocols’ packets according to the sessions’ state and block all abnormal packets.

Packet Fragmentation

TCP Connection

UDP Session

FTP Service

H 323 Service

TFTP Service

Check this box to enable packet fragmentation.

Check this box to enable TCP connection.

Check this box to enable UDP session.

Check this box to enable FTP service.

Check this box to enable H 323 service.

Check this box to enable TFTP service.

Scroll down in Figure 5-29 to see the screen section shown in Figure 5-30.

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Table 5-28. Hacker alerts/connection policy parameters.

Parameter

Hacker Alerts

Description

Email Address Type in the email address that you would like the alert warning to be sent to if an attack occurs.

SMTP Server Address Type in the SMTP server’s IP address.

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Table 5-28 (continued). Hacker alerts/connection policy parameters.


POP3 Server Address

User name

Password

Connection Policy

Type in the selected POP3 server’s email address’ IP address.

Type in the selected POP3 server’s user name.

Type in the selected POP3 server’s password.

Set up the time that the router will maintain the connection, and also the idle timeout. All timeout sessions will be removed to protect the router from

DoS attacks.

Fragmentation half-open wait

Type in a time (in seconds).

TCP SYN wait Type in a time (in seconds).

TCP FIN wait Type in a time (in seconds).

TCP connection idle timeout Type in a time (in seconds).

UDP session idle timeout Type in a time (in seconds).

H 323 data channel idle timeout

Type in a time (in seconds).

Scroll down in Figure 5-30 to see the screen section shown in Figure 5-31.

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Table 5-29. DoS Detect Criteria.

Parameter

DoS Detect Criteria

Description

Set up the criteria for abnormal events. Any abnormal event that happens more often than the allowed criteria will be treated as a DoS attack. The router will record this event in the security log and alert the user by email.

Total incomplete TCP/UDP Type in the maximum session number.

sessions HIGH

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Cancel


Table 5-29 (continued). DoS Detect Criteria.

Parameter

Total incomplete TCP/UDP sessions LOW

Incomplete TCP/UDP sessions

(per min) HIGH

Incomplete TCP/UDP sessions

(per min) LOW

Maximum incomplete TCP/UDP sessions number from same host

Incomplete TCP/UDP sessions detect sensitive time period

Maximum half-open fragmentation packet number from same host

Half-open fragmentation detect sensitive time period

Flooding cracker block time

Apply button

Description

Type in the maximum session number.





Type in the maximum packet number.

Type in the maximum time period.

Type in the maximum block time.

Click on this button to save the changes.

Click on this button to cancel the changes.


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5.5.5 DMZ

If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (for example, online games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ host. The DMZ function allows you to redirect all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. The difference between the Virtual Server and the DMZ function is that the Virtual Server redirects a particular service/Internet application (for example, FTP, Web sites) to a particular LAN client/server, whereas DMZ redirects all packets (regardless of services) going to your WAN IP address to a particular LAN client/server. See Figure 5-32.

Figure 5-32. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) screen.

Table 5-30 lists the DMZ options.

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Parameter

Enable DMZ

Public IP Address

Client PC IP Address

Apply button

Cancel button


Table 5-30. DMZ parameters.

Description

Click on Yes to enable DMZ.

Click on No to disable DMZ.

Type in the WAN port’s IP address or any other public IP addresses given to you by your ISP.

Type in a particular host’s IP address in your LAN that will receive all the packets originally going to the WAN port/public IP address(es) above.



NOTES

1. If there is a conflict between the virtual server and the DMZ setting, the virtual server function will have priority over the DMZ function.

2. You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for

DMZ to work properly.


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6. Status Information

The status information section allows you to monitor the router’s current status.

You can use the status information page to monitor the router’s WAN/LAN interfaces’ connection status, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client

PCs currently connected to your network.

Table 6-1 lists the router’s available status information options.

Table 6-1. Status information parameters.


Status and Information Shows the router’s system information.

Internet Connection View the router’s current Internet connection status and other related information.

Device Status

Security Log

DHCP Client Log

View the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s current setting status.

View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network.

View your LAN client’s information that is currently linked to the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s

DHCP server.

Select one status information selections and proceed to the relevant sub-section

(Section 6.1 through 6.5).

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CHAPTER 6: Status Information

6.1 Status and Information

The status and information section allows you to view the router’s system information. See Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1. System information screen.

Table 6-2 describes the status and information screen information.

Table 6-2. Status and information parameters.


Information You can see the router’s system information, such as the router’s LAN MAC address, WAN MAC address, hardware version, boot code version, and runtime code version.

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6.2 Internet Connection

View the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s current Internet connection status and other related information. See Figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2. Internet Connection screen.

Table 6-3 describes the Internet connection screen.

Table 6-3. Internet connection parameters.


Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port’s WAN IP address, subnet mask, and ISP gateway as well as the primary DNS and secondary DNS being used.

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Table 6-3 (continued). Internet connection parameters.


Release button Press this button to disconnect from the Internet.

Renew button Press this button to reconnect to the Internet.

NOTE

When the WAN port is a Dynamic IP connection, the Release and Renew buttons will release the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s WAN IP address. Renew will get another IP address from the DHCP server. If the

WAN port uses PPPoE, Release will disconnect the PPP session, and

Renew will initialize another PPP session.

6.3 Device Status

View the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s current configuration settings. The

Device Status screen displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in

Chapters 4

and 5. See Figure 6-3.

Figure 6-3. Device Status screen.

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Table 6-4 describes the device status options.

Table 6-4. Device status parameters.


Device Status This page shows the router’s current device settings.

It displays the Pure Networking Broadband Router

LAN port’s current LAN IP address and subnet mask.

It also shows whether the DHCP server and firewall functions are enabled/disabled. The firewall status is shown as Enabled (the default setting) if the firewall is enabled (regardless of whether you’ve configured any firewall features). Printer status is also displayed.

6.4 Security Log

View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. See

Figure 6-4.

Security Log

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Figure 6-4. Security Log screen.


Table 6-5 describes the security log options.

Table 6-5. Security log parameters.


Security Log

Save button

Clear button

Refresh button

This page shows the router’s current security log. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network.

The security log can be saved to a local file for further processing. It can also be cleared or refreshed to get the most updated information. When the system is powered down, the security log will disappear if it’s not saved to a local file.

This button saves the current security log settings.

This button clears the security log settings.

This button refreshes the screen.

6.5 DHCP Client Log

View your LAN client’s information that’s currently linked to the Pure Networking

Broadband Router’s DHCP server. See Figure 6-5.

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Figure 6-5. DHCP Client Log screen.

Table 6-6 provides information about the DHCP clients in your network.

Table 6-6. DHCP client parameters.


DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. Numbers of

DHCP Clients displays the number of LAN clients that are currently linked to the Pure Networking

Broadband Router’s DHCP server. The DHCP client log displays the IP address and the MAC address of each LAN client.

Refresh button Click on this button to refresh the screen and get the most updated information.

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CHAPTER 7: Tools

7. Tools

This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware), and Reset. See Figure 7-1.

Figure 7-1. Tools Settings screen.

Table 7-1 lists the Tools menu options.

Table 7-1. Tools settings parameters.


Configuration Tools You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the router’s saved configuration files, and restore the router’s factory-default settings.

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Table 7-1 (continued). Tools settings parameters.


Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware.

Reset Press this button to reset the router’s system if any problem exists.

Select one of the Tools Settings selections and proceed to Section 7.1, 7.2, or 7.3.

7.1 Configuration Tools

The Configuration Tools screen allows you to back up the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides added protection and convenience if problems occur with the router and you have to reset it to its factory default. When you save the Configuration setting, you can reload the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection. If extreme problems occur, you can use the Restore to Factory Default selection; this will set all configurations to their original default settings (for example, when you first purchased the router). See Figure 7-2.

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Figure 7-2. Configuration Tools screen.

Table 7-2 describes the router’s configuration tools.

Table 7-2. Configuration Tools parameters.


Backup This saves the Pure Networking Broadband Router’s current configuration to a file named

backup_config.exe on your PC.

Restore This restores the saved configuration to the router.

Restore to Factory Default Forces the Pure Networking Broadband Router to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.

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Table 7-2 (continued). Configuration Tools parameters.


More Configuration button Click on this button to save the configuration and go on to the next screen.

NOTE

Click on the More Configuration button after making a selection; follow the instructions.

7.2 Firmware Upgrade

This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware. See Figure 7-3.

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Figure 7-3. Firmware Upgrade screen.


This tool allows you to upgrade the router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware, you’ll need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.

Table 7-3 describes the firmware upgrade procedure.

Table 7-3. Firmware upgrade parameters.


Upgrade Target Use the drop-down menu to scroll through the available firmware files.

Browse button

Apply button

Click on this button to find the firmware file on your

PC.

Click on this button (scroll down to see it) to begin the upgrade.

Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click on the Apply button to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete.) Once the upgrade is complete, you can start using the router.

7.3 Reset

If the system stops responding correctly, or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the Apply button. You will be asked to confirm your decision. The reset will be complete when the power light stops blinking. Once the reset process is complete, you may start using the router again. The reset function reboots your router’s system. See Figure 7-4.

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Figure 7-4. Reset screen.

Table 7-4 describes the reset options.

Table 7-4. Reset parameters.


Apply Click on this button to perform a reset.

Cancel Click on this button to cancel the reset.

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CHAPTER 8: Print Server

8. Print Server

8.1 Install the Print Server Network Driver

1. In Windows, open the Command Prompt program.

2. Type WEClient.exe at the prompt, and the PrintServer Network Driver

Setup Program

window will appear. See Figure 8-1.

Figure 8-1. PrintServer Network Driver Setup Program window.

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3. Click on the Next button and specify the destination folder where the utility will be installed. See Figure 8-2. Or, click on the Cancel button to cancel the setup.

Destination Folder

D:\...\PrintServer Network driver

Browse…

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Figure 8-2. Choose Destination Location window.

Table 8-1 lists the button functions shown in Figure 8-2.

Table 8-1. Destination Location window parameters.


Browse Click on this button to browse through the available destination folders.

Back Click on this button to go back to the previous screen.

Next

Cancel




4. Click on the Next button and specify the program folder where the program icons will be added. See Figure 8-3.

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Figure 8-3. Select Program Folder window.

Table 8-2 describes the program folder options.

Table 8-2. Program folder parameters.


Program Folders Type in the program folder name.

Existing Folders

Back button

Next button

Cancel button

Scroll through the existing folders list.


Click on this button to save the changes and go on to the next screen.


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5. Click on the Next button to start installation. The Utilities Installation window

(not shown here) appears on your screen.

6. The program will finish installing all the utilities and drivers. So far you’ve only completed the installation phase and prepared to use the print server.

Next, you’ll add a remote port for the print server. Click on the Add button to add a remote port. See Figure 8-4. Or, click on the Delete button to cancel, or the Exit button to exit.

Figure 8-4. Remote Port Setup window.

7. You have to assign a print server name and enter the print server’s IP address.

You can only select P1 or P2 (the router has only two print ports). After filling in the data, click OK to proceed. See Figure 8-5. Or, click on Cancel to cancel the changes without saving.

IP Address: 196.168.2.1

Figure 8-5. Create Remote Port window.

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8. After adding a remote port for the print server, you can see the remote port’s name in the remote port list. The remote port’s name consists of the print server name and the port number, which are separated by a hyphen. For example, if you assign “PtrSvr” as the print server name and select port “P1”, then the remote port’s name will be “PtrSvr-P1”. You can click Add to add another remote port. Click Delete to delete a selected remote port. When you have finished setting the remote port, click Exit to exit the setup tool. See

Figure 8-6.

X

Figure 8-6. Remote Port Setup window.

9. Print server client tool installation is complete. You can start using the print server.

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8.2 Add a Network Printer

After installing the print server client tool, you need to add the network printer to your PC.

1. Click the Start button. Choose Setting and Printers.

2. Double-click on Add Printer. See Figure 8-7. Click on Next to continue.

>>

Figure 8-7. Add Printer window.

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3. Select Local Printer and click Next. See Figure 8-8.


Figure 8-8. Add Printer Wizard.

4. Select the suitable printer manufacturer and model, then click Next. See

Figure 8-9.

Figure 8-9. Choosing a Printer.

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5. Choose the print server’s remote port that was created in Section 8.1 and click

Next

. See Figure 8-10.

Figure 8-10. Choosing the Print Server’s remote port.

6. Complete the rest of the questions that will appear on-screen to finish the network printer setup.

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APPENDIX A: How to Manually Find Your PC’s IP and MAC Addresses

Appendix A. How to Manually Find

Your PC’s IP and MAC Addresses

1. In Windows, open the Command Prompt program. See Figure A-1.

Add Printer Wizard

Figure A-1. Command Prompt program window #1.

2. Type ipconfig/all and press Enter. See Figure A-2.

Figure A-2. Command Prompt program window #2.

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• Your PC’s IP address is the “IP address” (in this case, 192.168.1.77).

• The router’s IP address is the “Default Gateway” (in this case, 192.168.1.254).

• Your PC’s MAC address is the “Physical Address” (in this case, 00-50-FC-FE-02-

DB).

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APPENDIX B: Troubleshooting

Appendix B. Troubleshooting

B.1 Calling Black Box

If you determine that your Pure Networking Broadband Router is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user-serviceable parts.

Contact Black Box at 724-746-5500.

Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description, including:

• the nature and duration of the problem.

• when the problem occurs.

• the components involved in the problem.

• any particular application that, when used, appears to create the problem or make it worse.

B.2 Shipping and Packaging

If you need to transport or ship your Pure Networking Broadband Router:

• Package it carefully. We recommend that you use the original container.

• If you are shipping the Pure Networking Broadband Router for repair, make sure you include everything that came in the original package. Before you ship, contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization (RA) number.

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Appendix C. Glossary

Bridge:

A bridge is an intelligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on Data Link layer (MAC) address information.

Default Gateway (Router):

Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out toward the destination.

DHCP:

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every computer on your home network an IP address.

DNS Server IP Address:

DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows

Internet servers to have a domain name (such as www.broadbandrouter.com) and one or more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of

Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing “broadbandrouter.com” into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you.

DSL Modem:

DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.

Ethernet:

A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs. They move data around at up to 10/100 Mbps.

Idle Timeout:

After there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre-configured amount of time, the connection will automatically be disconnected.

IP Address and Network (Subnet) Mask:

IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single, unique Internet computer host in an IP network. (Example: 192.168.2.1.)

It consists of 2 portions: the IP network address and the host identifier.

The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern that can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.” For example, an address follows this pattern: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1.

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APPENDIX C: Glossary

A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern. It consists of consecutive leading 1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, like this:

11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore, sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as x number of leading 1’s.

When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.

For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111, and if its network mask is

11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000, it means the device’s network address is

11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000, and its host ID is

00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111. This is a convenient and efficient method for routers to route IP packets to their destination.

ISP:

Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the

Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations.

ISP Gateway Address:

The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP’s office.

LAN:

Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN.

MAC (Media Access Control) Address:

A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It consists of two parts: three bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus three bytes that are often used as the product’s serial number.

NAT:

Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the Pure Networking Broadband

Router’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.

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Port:

Network clients (LAN PC) use port numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol from another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers:

Application

Telnet

FTP

SMTP

POP3

H.323

SNMP

SNMP Trap

HTTP

PPTP pcANYWHERE ® pcANYWHERE

TCP

UCP

UDP

TCP

TCP

TCP

UDP

Protocol

TCP

TCP

TCP

TCP

Port Number

23

21

25

110

1720

161

162

80

1723

5631

5632

PPPoE:

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dialup connections; PPPoE is for

Ethernet connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers.

Protocol:

A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol, the interpretation of their behavior is well defined and can be made objectively, without confusion or misunderstanding.

Router:

A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses.

Subnet Mask:

A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of ten numbers (for example, 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).

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APPENDIX C: Glossary

TCP/IP, UDP:

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and

Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are Transport layer protocol.

TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery, and thus is reliable.

UDP, on the other hand, is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet

Protocol), a Network layer protocol.

WAN:

Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas (for example, in different buildings, cities, or countries). The Internet is a WAN.

Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI):

Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the Web browser. This means the user can use the familiar Netscape Navigator or Microsoft ® Internet Explorer to control/configure or monitor the device being managed.

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Contents

Contents (continued)

1. Specifications

2. Introduction

2.1 Overview

2.2 The Router’s Back Panel

Figure 2-1. Back panel.

Table 2-1. The router’s back-panel connectors and buttons.

Table 2-1 (continued). The router’s back-panel connectors and buttons.

2.3 The Router’s Front Panel

Figure 2-2. Front-panel LEDs.

Table 2-2. The router’s front-panel LEDs.

2.4 What’s Included

2.5 What You Need to Supply

3. Getting Started

Figure 3-1. Typical LAN setup.

Figure 3-2. TCP/IP properties.

Figure 3-3. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties screen, General tab.

Figure 3-4. Internet protocol (TCP/IP) properties, General tab.

Figure 3-5. Microsoft TCP/IP properties.

Figure 3-6. Entering the default IP address.

Figure 3-7. The Enter Your Password screen.

Figure 3-8. Home page.

Table 3-1. Home page selections.

Table 3-1 (continued). Home page selections.

Figure 3-9. Home page menu bar.

4. Quick Setup Wizard

4.1 Setup

4.2 Time Zone

Figure 4-1. Set Time Zone screen.

Table 4-1. Time Zone screen parameters.

4.3 Broadband Type

Figure 4-2. Selecting the broadband type.

Table 4-2. Broadband type parameters.

Figure 4-3. IP Address Info, Cable Modem.

Table 4-3. Cable modem parameters.

Figure 4-4. IP Address Info, Fixed-IP xDSL.

Table 4-4. The router’s fixed-IP xDSL parameters.

Table 4-4 (continued). The router’s fixed-IP xDSL parameters.

Figure 4-5. IP Address Info, PPPoE.

Table 4-5. PPPoE parameters.

Figure 4-6. IP Address Info, PPTP.

Table 4-6. PPTP protocol parameters.

5. General Setup

Figure 5-1. General Setup screen.

Table 5-1. Advanced functions parameters.

5.1 System

Figure 5-2. System Settings.

Table 5-2. System parameters.

Figure 5-3. Selecting the time zone.

Table 5-3. Time zone parameters.

Figure 5-4. Choosing a password.

Table 5-4. Password settings parameters.

Figure 5-5. Managing the router remotely.

Table 5-5. Host address parameters.

Figure 5-6. Type in the WAN IP address.

5.2 WAN

Figure 5-7. Connecting to a WAN.

Table 5-6. WAN settings parameters.

Figure 5-8. Configuring the router as a bridge.

Table 5-7. Bridge mode parameters.

Figure 5-9. Bridge mode configuration.

Figure 5-10. Choosing a DNS server.

Table 5-8. DNS parameters.

Figure 5-11. Selecting DDNS from the UPnP screen.

Table 5-9. DDNS parameters.

Table 5-9 (continued). DDNS parameters.

Figure 5-12. L2TP screen.