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Planet Networking & Communication MH-2001 User Manual

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Overview
Thank you for purchases MH-2001, the Multi-Homing Security Gateway. As Inter-
net becomes essential for your business, the only way to prevent your Internet
connection from failure is to have more than one connection. PLANET's Multi-Hom-
ing Security Gateway, MH-2001, reduces the risks of potential shutdown if one of
the Internet connections fails. Moreover, it allows you to perform load-balancing by
distributing the traffic through two WAN connections.
This quick installation guide includes the following sections:
1. Package Content
2. Hardware Description: Hardware outlook and panel description
3. DMZ Operation Mode: NAT and Transparent mode introduction.
4. Quick setup: Quick setup through Web browser
5. Further Configuration
1. Package Content
MH-2001
MH-2001 x 1
User's Manual CD-ROM x 1
Quick Installation Guide x 1
Power Adapter x 1
Cat5 Cable x 1
Mat x 4
If any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact your local dealer for
support.
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  • Page 1 Internet connection from failure is to have more than one connection. PLANET’s Multi-Hom- ing Security Gateway, MH-2001, reduces the risks of potential shutdown if one of the Internet connections fails. Moreover, it allows you to perform load-balancing by distributing the traffic through two WAN connections.
  • Page 2 2. Hardware Description 2.1 Front Panel - Port definition Port Description WAN1, WAN2 Connect to your xDSL/Cable modem or other Internet connection devices Connect to your local PC, switch or other local network device Connect to your server or other net- work device - LED / Button definition LED / Button...
  • Page 3 2.2 Rear Panel DC Power: connect one end of the power supply to this port, the other end to the electrical wall outlet. Connecting Example:...
  • Page 4 3. DMZ Operation Mode The MH-2001 DMZ port supports three operation modes, Disable, NAT and Trans- parent. In Disable mode, the DMZ port is not active. In transparent mode, MH- 2001 works as proxy with forward DMZ packet to WAN and forward WAN packet to DMZ.
  • Page 5 3.2 NAT Mode Connecting Example DMZ and WAN1 IP addresses are on the different subnet. This provides higher security level than transparent mode.
  • Page 6 4.1 Web Configuration STEP 1: Connect both the Administrator’s PC and the LAN port of the MH-2001 to a hub or switch. Make sure there is a link light on the hub/switch for both connections. The MH-2001 has an embedded web server used for management and configura- tion.
  • Page 7 2001, open up an Internet web browser and type in http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. A pop-up screen will appear and prompt for a username and password. A username and password is required to connect to the MH-2001. Enter the default login user- name and password of Administrator (see below). Username: admin Password: admin Click OK.
  • Page 8 4.2 Configure WAN 1 interface: After entering the username and password, the MH-2001 WEB UI screen will dis- play. Select the Interface tab on the left menu. Click on WAN from the sub-function list, and a sub-function list will be displayed.
  • Page 9 Alive Indicator Site IP: This feature is used to ping an address for detecting WAN connection status. ICMP: You can select an IP address by Assist, or type an IP address manually. DNS: You can select a DNS IP and Domain name by Assist,or type the related data manually.

  • Page 10: Configure Dmz Interface

    For Static IP Address: This option is for users who are assigned a static IP Address from their ISP. Your ISP will provide all the information needed for this section such as IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, and DNS. Use this option also if you have more than one public IP Address assigned to you.
  • Page 11 4.5 Configure Policy STEP 1: Click on the Policy tab from the main function menu, and then click on Outgoing (LAN to WAN) from the sub-function list. STEP 2: Click on New Entry button. STEP 3: When the New Entry option appears, enter the following configuration: Source Address –...
  • Page 12 Please make sure that all the computers that are connected to the LAN port have their Default Gateway IP Address set to the MH-2001’s LAN IP Address (Ex. 192.168.1.1). At this point, all the computers on the LAN network should gain ac- cess to the Internet immediately.