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1. How can I access my router?
2. How can I configure my internet connection?
3. How can I setup wireless encryption?
4. How can I forward ports?
5. How can I setup a WDS link with other wireless Access Point?
6. How can I change the password of my router?
7. How can I upgrade the firmware of my router?
8. Where can I find the latest firmware for my router?
9. Where can I find more information on how to configure my
router?
10. How can I setup Dynamic DNS?
11. How can I access/managed/upgrade the router from remote?
12. How do I completely reset the router?
13. Which firmware version do I have?
14. How do I setup a DMZ host?
15. How can I access/manage a PC behind the router from remote?
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  • Page 1 SMCWBR14S-N4 SMCWBR14S-N4 1. How can I access my router? 2. How can I configure my internet connection? 3. How can I setup wireless encryption? 4. How can I forward ports? 5. How can I setup a WDS link with other wireless Access Point? 6.
  • Page 2 SMCWBR14S-N4 1. How can I access my router? The SMCWBR14S-N4 default IP address is 192.168.2.1 and your computer will need to have an IP address from 192.168.2.2 to 192.168.2.254. Step 1. Set you computer IP address to one of the mentioned range (192.168.2.x with subnet mask 255.255.255.0)
  • Page 3 Internet Service Provider (ISP) or WAN Provider with details like connection type (PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, dynamic DHCP IP Address) and in some cases username, password, etc. In the configuration example below, we have the SMCWBR14S-N4 router connected to a modem with a PPPoE service:...
  • Page 4 SMCWBR14S-N4 3. How can I setup wireless encryption? Before setting up your wireless network with encryption you will need to decide your network parameters: Network name (also called SSID) Network channel (can also be set as auto-channel) Wireless security type (WEP, WPA or WPA2)
  • Page 5 SMCWBR14S-N4 MAIN MENU 5/18 May 2010 www.smc.com...
  • Page 6 SMCWBR14S-N4 4. How can I forward ports? In certain situations you might need to open some TCP/UDP ports in the SMCWBR14S-N4 router to allow remote users to connect to a server in your LAN. The next example shows how to configure the router to allow FTP access to an FTP server located in the LAN behind the router with the IP address 192.168.2.101.
  • Page 7 SMCWBR14S-N4 For this example, you will need to enter the port 21 as well. Once you have entered the two ports you can see them in the list of current virtual servers. In this example our router has a WAN IP address of 170.112.169.78*, so if a customer wants to access the FTP server located in our LAN from outside the network he/she needs to input ftp://170.112.168.78...

  • Page 8: Access Point

    - Encryption key: 123456789 - AP2 Mac address: 00:E0:FF:81:D3:2B - SMCWBR14S-N4 MAC address: (You can find the MAC address of your device in the submenu Administration/System Status in the LAN Configuration table). You will need it to configure the AP2.
  • Page 9 MAC address. Now you will need to configure the remote access point AP2 with the same wireless parameters and your SMCWBR14S-N4 MAC address. (You can find the MAC address of your device in the submenu Administration/System Status in LAN Configuration table).
  • Page 10 SMCWBR14S-N4 6. How can I change the password of my router? You need to go to the submenu Administration/Management, enter the new username and password to change the router web access credentials. Click on Apply to save the new configured username and password.
  • Page 11 Number=false MAIN MENU 9. Where can I find more information on how to configure my router? The user guide for your SMCWBR14S-N4 router is available on our website at the following link: http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=downloads.doSearchCriteria&localeCode=EN_BEL& productCategory=1&modelNumber=1697&partNumber=4336&downloadType=8&knowsPart Number=false MAIN MENU 11/18 May 2010 www.smc.com...
  • Page 12 Go to a DNS Internet provider website, create an account and set up a new domain for your service. There are many free DNS provider available at http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Protocols/DNS/DNS_Providers/Dynamic_DNS/. In your SMCWBR14S-N4 you can configure Dynamic DNS with several different providers Dyndns.com, freedns.afraid.org, zoneedit.com, or no-ip.com. Let’s say we have created a domain with DynDNS like: Domain: myhomeftp.dyndns.org...
  • Page 13 SMCWBR14S-N4 11. How can I access/manage/upgrade my router from remote? In order to be able to access your router web interface from remote you need to enable this option in your router. Go to the submenu Firewall/System Security and enable the remote management by selecting Allow in the drop down menu.
  • Page 14 SMCWBR14S-N4 12. How do I completely reset my router? In order to reset the router back to the default configuration you need to go to the submenu Administration/Configuration and click the option Load Default. MAIN MENU 14/18 May 2010 www.smc.com...
  • Page 15 SMCWBR14S-N4 13. Which firmware version do I have? In order to see which firmware version your router is currently running go to the submenu Administration/System Status and check the software version. MAIN MENU 15/18 May 2010 www.smc.com...
  • Page 16 SMCWBR14S-N4 14. How do I setup a DMZ host? In the most common router scenario, your private LAN is isolated from the Internet having its private IP subnet (normally 192.168.2.1). Only previously requested data will get inside your network from the Internet (WAN-to-LAN). Your LAN devices will be invisible for the internet community.
  • Page 17 SMCWBR14S-N4 MAIN MENU 17/18 May 2010 www.smc.com...
  • Page 18 Session entering the previous ID and Password. Now you should be able to access the remote MAIN MENU Disclaimer: All data has been carefully checked for correctness. SMC Networks takes no responsibility for possible errors in this document. All technical specifications are subject to change without prior notice. (c) 2010, SMC Networks http://www.smc.com...