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Draytek Vigor 2900 Series Quick Start Manual

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Vigor 2900 Series Router
Quick Start Guide
Version: 2.1
Date: 2006/2/6
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  • Page 1 Vigor 2900 Series Router Quick Start Guide Version: 2.1 Date: 2006/2/6...
  • Page 2 Alternatively, fill in the registration card and mail it to the address found on the reverse side of the card. Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all routers will be Updates regularly upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents.
  • Page 3 No. 26, Fu Shing Road, HuKou County, HsinChu Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan 303 Product: Vigor2900 Series Routers DrayTek Corp. declares that Vigor2900 series of routers are in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EEC. The product conforms to the requirements of Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 89/336/EEC by complying with the requirements set forth in EN55022/Class B and EN55024/Class B.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. Introduction......................1 1.1 Panel Explanation ........................2 1.1.1 Front and Rear View for Vigor2900 ................2 1.1.2 Front and Rear View for Vigor2900G................3 1.1.3 Front and Rear View for Vigor2900Gi................4 1.1.4 Front and Rear View for Vigor2900i................5 1.1.5 Front and Rear View for Vigor2900V ................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The Vigor2900 series router, an Internet access solution for your LAN, provides you shared web surfing and countless value-added features, such as Firewall / Security, VPN, USB interface printer server support, and 802.11g Wireless LAN (up to 54Mbps for Vigor2900G/Gi/VG/VGi only).

  • Page 6: Panel Explanation

    QoS Attack VPN Printer WAN Status Explanation Blinking The router is powered on and running (Activity) properly. DMZ Host is specified in certain site. The QoS function is active. Attack DoS Defense function is active. Blinking An attack is detected. The VPN tunnel is launched.

  • Page 7: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900G

    QoS WLAN Attack VPN Printer WAN Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. The QoS function is active. WLAN The wireless LAN function is enabled. Blinking Ethernet packets are transmitting over wireless LAN. Attack DoS Defense function is active.

  • Page 8: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900Gi

    ACT ISDN WLAN Attack VPN Printer WAN Status Explanation Blinking The router is powered on and running (Activity) properly. ISDN The ISDN network is correctly setup. Blinking A successful remote connection on the ISDN BRI B1/B2 channel. WLAN The wireless LAN function is enabled. Blinking Ethernet packets are transmitting over wireless LAN.

  • Page 9: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900I

    ISDN QoS Attack VPN Printer WAN Status Explanation Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. (Activity) ISDN The ISDN network is correctly setup. Blinking A successful remote connection on the ISDN BRI B1/B2 channel. The QoS function is active. Attack DoS Defense function is active.

  • Page 10: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900V

    Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. The QoS function is active. The phone is off hook (the handset of Phone phone is hanging). (FXS1, FXS2) Blinking A phone call is incoming. The VPN tunnel is launched. Printer The USB interface printer is ready.

  • Page 11: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900Vg

    Status Explanation ACT(Activit Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. The QoS function is active. Phone The phone is off hook (the handset of phone is (FXS1, hanging). FXS2) Blinking A phone call is incoming. WLAN The wireless LAN function is enabled. Blinking Ethernet packets are transmitting over wireless LAN.

  • Page 12: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900Vgi

    Status Explanation ACT (Activity) Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. ISDN The ISDN network is correctly setup. Blinking A successful remote connection on the ISDN BRI B1/B2 channel. The phone is off hook (the handset of phone is Phone hanging).

  • Page 13: Front And Rear View For Vigor2900Vi

    Status Explanation Blinking The router is powered on and running properly. (Activity) ISDN The ISDN network is correctly setup. Blinking A successful remote connection on the ISDN BRI B1/B2 channel. The phone is off hook (the handset of phone is Phone hanging).

  • Page 14: Package Content

    Quick Start Guide Antenna for G models RJ-45 Cable (Ethernet) RJ-45 8P4C Cable (for ISDN) The type of the power adapter depends on the country that the router will be installed: UK-type power adapte EU-type power adapt USA/Taiwan-type power adapter AU/NZ-type power adapter...

  • Page 15: Installing Your Vigor2900 Series Router

    This section will guide you to install the router through hardware connection and configure the router’s settings through web browser. Before starting to configure the router, you have to connect your devices correctly. Connect this device to a router with an Ethernet cable. Connect one port of 4-port switch to your computer with a RJ-45 cable.
  • Page 16 This page is left blank.

  • Page 17: Configuring Web

    The Quick Start Wizard is designed for you to easily set up your router for Internet access. You can directly access the Quick Start Wizard via Web Configurator. Make sure your PC connects to the router correctly. Notice: You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically from the router or set up the IP address of the computer to be the same subnet as the default IP address of Vigor router 192.168.1.1.
  • Page 18 Notice: Some of the settings might not appear as above, because the home page will change slightly according to the features that your router has. Enter the login password on the field of New Password and retype it on the field of Retype New Password.
  • Page 19 On the next page as shown below, please select the appropriate Internet access type according to the information from your ISP. For example, you should select PPPoE mode if the ISP provides you PPPoE interface. Then click Next for next step.
  • Page 20 PPPoE: if you click PPPoE as the protocol, please manually enter the Username/Password provided by your ISP. Check the Always On means Internet access is always on regardless of Internet usage. Then click Next. PPTP: if you click PPTP, you will get the following page. Please type in all the information originally provided by your ISP.
  • Page 21 Static IP: if you click Static IP, you will get the following page. Please type in the IP address information originally provided by your ISP. Then click Next for next step. DHCP: if you click DHCP, you will get the following page. Simply click Next to continue.

  • Page 22: Wireless Lan Settings

    For operating Vigor2900 Series well, it is necessary for you to set the wireless LAN settings for using wireless function. Please read the following section carefully for configuring the settings for this router. (The default value of Frequency Domain was set by factory depends on the reselling region.) In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, Vigor wireless router plays a role as an Access Point (AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA).
  • Page 23 On Detailed Settings group, click General Settings to open the following page. Check the box Enable Wireless LAN to enable the wireless function. Select an appropriate wireless mode. The router can connect to IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g Mixed (11b+11g) stations simultaneously. This is default settings. Choose this mode if you have no idea to change the mode.

  • Page 24: Security Settings

    On the Basic Setup group, select Wireless LAN Settings. On Detailed Settings group, click Security Settings to open the following page. Select an appropriate encryption mode to improve the security and privacy of your wireless data packets. Disable Turn off the encryption mechanism. For the security of your router, please select any one of the encryption mode here.
  • Page 25 respectively. Accepts WEP and WPA clients simultaneously and the WEP/802.1x or WPA/802.1x encryption key is obtained dynamically through 802.1x. WPA/PSK Only Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. WPA/802.1x Only Accepts only WPA clients, and the encryption key is obtained dynamically through 802.1x.

  • Page 26: Trouble Shooting

    This section will guide you to solve abnormal situations if you cannot access into the Internet after installing the router and finishing the web configuration. Please follow sections below to check your basic installation status stage by stage. Checking if the hardware status is OK or not. Checking if the network connection settings on your computer are OK or not.
  • Page 27 Note: The example is based on Windows XP. As to the examples for other operation systems, please refer to the similar steps or find support notes in www.draytek.com. Go to Control Panel and then double-click on Network Connections. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties.
  • Page 28 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Double click on the current used MacOs on the desktop. Open the Application folder and get into Network. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4.

  • Page 29: Pinging The Router From Your Computer

    The default gateway IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. For some reason, you might need to use “ping” command to check the link status of the router. The most important thing is that the computer will receive a reply from 192.168.1.1. If not, please check the IP address of your computer.

  • Page 30: Checking If The Isp Settings Are Ok Or Not

    Click Internet Access Setup group and then check whether the ISP settings are set correctly. Check if the Enable option is selected. Check if Username and Password are entered with correct values that you got from your ISP.
  • Page 31 Check if the Enable option for Broadband Access is selected. Check if WAN IP Network Settings is set appropriately. Check if IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway are set correctly (must identify with the values from your ISP) if you choose Specify an IP address. Check if the Enable option for PPTP Link is selected.

  • Page 32: Backing To Factory Default Setting If Necessary

    Check if LAN2/WAN IP Network Settings are set properly. If you select Specify an IP address, you have to type in the values of IP Address and Subnet Mask manually. Be sure the values that you type identify with the values from your ISP. Check if the Enable option for L2TP Link is selected.

  • Page 33: Contacting Your Dealer

    If the router still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to support@draytek.com. Below shows the complete product list of Vigor2900 Series routers for your reference:...

This manual is also suitable for:

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