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- Page 1 NAS Broadband Router User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Introduction...3 Features...3 Minimum Requirements...3 Package Content...3 Note ...3 Get to know the Broadband Router...3 Back Panel...3 Front Panel ...4 Setup Diagram...5 Getting started ...5 Chapter 1 ...9 Quick Setup...9 Step 1) Time Zone ...9 Step 2) Broadband Type ...9 1.1 Cable Modem...10 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL ...11... - Page 3 2.9.3 Advanced...45 2.9.4 NAS Tools...45 Auto Partition & Formatting...46 2.9.5 NAS Status...46 Chapter 3 ...48 Status...48 3.1 Status and Information...48 3.2 Internet Connection...49 3.3 Device Status...49 3.4 System Log...50 3.5 Security Log ...50 3.6 Active DHCP Client...51 3.7 Statistics...51 Chapter 4 ...52 Tool...52 4.1 Configuration Tools ...52 4.2 Firmware Upgrade...53...
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Page 4: Introduction
LAN ports, allowing you to easily expand your network. The Wireless Broadband Router is embedded with an IEEE 802.11g/b access point that allows you to build up a wireless LAN. The... -
Page 5: Front Panel
3) USB The USB ports allow you to share your files or printer through them. Each port can support both printer and USB mass storage devices. Note 1: Please plug the external power to your USB mass storage devices. Note 2: Please plug the USB mass storage dedicated to this NAS router in the USB 1 port for better management function and plug the USB flash disk used to share files among different PCs and notebooks in the USB 2 port for instant setup. -
Page 6: Setup Diagram
Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically By default the broadband router’s DHCP is on, this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically. This section will show you how to configure your PC’s so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for either Windows 95/98/Me, 2000 or NT operating systems. - Page 7 4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen. 5. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server.
- Page 8 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.
- Page 9 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 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.
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Page 10: Chapter 1
Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup 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 below. -
Page 11: Cable Modem
Menu 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 Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection. PPTP xDSL Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. -
Page 12: Fixed-Ip Xdsl
Parameters If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name provided by your ISP, otherwise Host Name leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name. 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 connected your Internet connection to. -
Page 13: Pppoe
1.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection This is optional. -
Page 14: Pptp
1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before Obtain an IP address connecting to the PPTP server. -
Page 15: L2Tp
1.5 L2TP Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before Obtain an IP address connecting to the L2TP server. -
Page 16: Telstra Big Pond
The WAN “idle timeout" auto-disconnect function may not work due to abnormal activities of some network application software, 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. This function also may not work Idle Time Out with some ISP. -
Page 17: Chapter 2
Wireless, Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, Special Applications, DMZ and other functions. Below is a general description of what advance functions are available for this broadband router Menu This section allows you to set the Broadband router’s system Time Zone, Password System and Remote Management Administrator. -
Page 18: System
2.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management user for the broadband router. Parameters Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based... -
Page 19: Password Settings
2.1.2 Password Settings You can change the password required to log into the broadband router's system web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place. -
Page 20: Wan
by port number 8080, e.g. 10.0.0.1:8080 (see below). You’ll also need to know the password set in the Password Setting screen in order to access the router’s web- based management. Port The port number of remote management web interface. Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Enabled Click <Apply>... -
Page 21: Dynamic Ip
2.2.1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (see chapter 1 “Cable Modem” for more detail) 2.2.2 Static IP Address Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. -
Page 22: Ddns
2.2.8 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, TZO and other common DDNS service providers. -
Page 23: Wireless
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 this broadband router if you want the router to be your LAN client’s default gateway The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address. -
Page 24: Basic Settings
2.4.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client. Setting Page Parameters Default Mode Band ESSID default Channel Number MAC address Set Security Click <Apply>... -
Page 25: Advanced Settings
2.4.2 Advanced Settings You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, preamble Type …… You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this router. Parameters "Fragment Threshold"... -
Page 26: Security
2.4.3 Security This Router provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function. 2.4.3.1 WEP only When you select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. -
Page 27: 802.1X Only
2.4.3.2 802.1x only IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication. -
Page 28: Wpa Pre-Shared Key
2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers. -
Page 29: Access Control
Parameters WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level WPA2(AES) encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically. RADIUS Server IP The IP address of external RADIUS server. - Page 30 Note: If the total assigned bandwidth of higher priority applications is larger than the maximum bandwidth provided by the WAN port, the other applications will not get any bandwidth. Parameters You can check “Enable QoS” to enable QoS function for the WAN port. You also can Enable/Disable QoS uncheck “Enable QoS”...
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Page 31: Nat
Parameters Rule Name The name of this rule. You can assign the download or upload bandwidth by the unit of Kbps (1024 bit per Bandwidth second). You can limit the maximum bandwidth consumed by this rule by selecting “Maximum”. You also can reserve enough bandwidth for this rule by selecting “Guarantee”. Enter the local IP address range of the packets that this rule will apply to. -
Page 32: Port Forwarding
Parameters You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to different service Port Forwarding servers/clients in your LAN. The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a particular range of service port numbers (from the Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address. You can have different services (e.g. -
Page 33: Virtual Server
Parameters Enable Port Forwarding Enable Port Forwarding This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Private IP Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Port Forwarding to work properly. This is the protocol type to be forwarded. -
Page 34: Special Applications
Fill in the "Private IP", "Private Port", "Type", “Public Port” and "Comment" of the setting to be added and then click "Add". Then this Virtual Server setting will be added into the Add Virtual Server "Current Virtual Server Table" below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again, just click "Clear"... - Page 35 Parameters Enable Trigger Port Enable the Special Application function. Trigger Port This is the out going (Outbound) range of port numbers for this particular application Select whether the outbound port protocol is “TCP”, “UDP” or both. Trigger Type Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this type of application (e.g. 2300- Public Port Note: Individual port numbers are separated by a comma (e.g.
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Page 36: Upnp Settings
2.6.4 UPnP Settings With UPnP, all PCs in you Intranet will discover this router automatically. So you do not have to do any configuration for your PC and can access the Internet through this router easily. Parameters Default UPnP Feature Disable Click <Apply>... -
Page 37: Static Routing
(with the advance settings in place) 2.7 Firewall The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). -
Page 38: Access Control
URL Blocking URL Blocking allows you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users. The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks and can log the attack activities. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. - Page 39 Add PC You can click Add PC to add an access control rule for users by IP addresses. If you want to remove some PC from the "IP Filtering Table", select the PC you want to Remove PC remove in the table and then click "Delete Selected". If you want remove all PCs from the table, just click "Delete All"...
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Page 40: Url Blocking
You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.7.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur the router can log the events. -
Page 41: Dmz
Parameters Ping of Death Protections from Ping of Death attack Discard Ping From WAN The router’s WAN port will not respond to any Ping requests Port Scan Protection the router from Port Scan. Sync Flood Protection the router from Sync Flood attack. Click <Apply>... -
Page 42: Print Server
2.8 Print Server The router provides Print Server function that let you share a printer to all PCs in your Intranet. It supports LPD printing protocol. LPD printing protocol can be used in Windows, Linux and other OS that provide LPD printing. Parameters Enable/Disable Print from You can check on “Enable Print from Internet... -
Page 43: General
Parameters General General options allow you to setup the network neighborhood name and user accounts. Share Share options allow you to add/modify the folder/disks that you want to share. Advanced options allow you to set the default sharing options and the properties of FTP Advanced server. -
Page 44: Share
Parameters User Name Input the user name of this account. User Description The description for this user. User Password The password of this user. Confirm Password Re-type the password of this user. Click <Save> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) NOTE: The maximum user accounts allowed to add is 32. -
Page 45: Open Dialog
Add/Edit Share Parameters Share Input the share name. Click on “Open” to open the path selecting window to select the sharing folder. Or click Path share all USB disks to share whole disks. Select the user that can access this shared folder and press “Add” to add into list or press “Add All”... -
Page 46: Advanced
2.9.3 Advanced Advanced setting is used to set the properties of FTP server and the default share setting for new USB storage devices. Parameters Max Users Set the concurrent maximum user of the FTP server. Set the idle time that when ftp clients inactive for this time, server will disconnect this Idle Time client automatically. -
Page 47: Auto Partition & Formatting
Parameters You can format your USB disk by this tool. This NAS router supports FAT16, FAT32 and Tool EXT2. By clicking this button, you can launch the Add Partition page for you to add a new partition on the USB disk. Select the partitions and click the “Remove Select”... - Page 48 Parameters Description Partition The partition names of the USB storage device. Size Total available space of this partition. Total used space of this partition. Here shows the byte count and the percentage of the Used total space. Free This shows free space of the specified partition. Status The partition type of the partition.
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Page 49: Chapter 3
View the Broadband router’s system log 3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. 3.6 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server 3.7 Statistics Shows the statistics Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section... -
Page 50: Internet Connection
WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used. 3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section. Parameters This page shows the Broadband router’s current device settings. -
Page 51: System Log
View the operation log of the system. Parameters This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router. It displays any event occurred after system start up. At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved <Save> to a local file for further System Log processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>... -
Page 52: Active Dhcp Client
3.6 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table” displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Active DHCP Client Expired of each LAN Client. -
Page 53: Chapter 4
Factory Defaults selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g. when you first purchased the router). Parameters Use the "Backup" tool to save the Broadband router current configuration to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You can then use the "Restore" tool to restore the saved Configuration Tools configuration to the Broadband router. -
Page 54: Firmware Upgrade
This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware Parameters If his tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local Firmware Upgrade hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. -
Page 55: Appendix A
Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.1.254) Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address (00-50-FC-FE-02-DB) 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter>... -
Page 56: Glossary
NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the 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. - Page 57 Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers: Application Telnet SMTP POP3 H.323 SNMP SNMP Trap HTTP PPTP PC Anywhere PC Anywhere PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections;...