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Black Box WRT-300BGN-R2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) Customer FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Support Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Information Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and Pure Networking is a trademark, of BB Technologies, Inc. Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Windows, and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 3 FCC and IC RFI Statement Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 NOM Statement Instrucciones de Seguridad (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement) 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.
  • Page 5 Compliance R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) as of April 8, 2000.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Specifications ......................................8 2. Overview ......................................... 9 2.1 Introduction ......................................9 2.2 Features ......................................9 2.3 Safety Information ....................................9 2.4 System Requirements ..................................10 2.5 What’s Included ....................................10 2.6 Front Panel ......................................10 2.7 Back Panel ......................................11 3.
  • Page 7 4.5 Configuration Backup and Restore ..............................86 4.6 Firmware Upgrade .................................... 87 4.7 System Reset ..................................... 88 Appendix A: Troubleshooting ..................................89 A.1 Problems/Solutions ................................... 89 A.2 Calling Black Box ....................................90 A.3 Shipping and Packaging ..................................90 Appendix B: Glossary ....................................91 Page 7...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications Antennas: (2) 3-dBi Pifa antennas (2T2R MIMO technology) Certification: FCC, CE Flash: 4 MB Data Rate: 11b: 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps; 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54 Mbps; 11n (20 MHz): MCS0-7, up to 144 Mbps; 11n (40 MHz): MCS0-7, up to 300 Mbps SDRAM: 16 MB Transmit Power: 802.11n: 15 dBm±1 dBm;...

  • Page 9: Overview

    6. The router will become hot when used for long time (this is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put this router on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials. 7. There are no user-serviceable parts inside the router. If the router is not working properly, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. DO NOT disassemble the router; this will void the warranty.

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Web browser). • An available AC power socket (100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz) 2.5 What’s Included Your package should contain the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. • Wireless router • A/C power adapter •...

  • Page 11: Back Panel

    Chapter 2: Overview 2.7 Back Panel Figure 2-2 shows the router’s back panel. Table 2-2 describes its components. Figure 2-2. The router’s back panel. Table 2-2. Back panel components. Number Item Name Description Radio ON/OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless functions. Reset/WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start the WPS func- tion.

  • Page 12: System And Network Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3. System and Network Setup 3.1 Build the Network Connection Follow these instructions to build the network connection between your new wireless router and your computers and network devices: 1. Using Ethernet cable, connect your xDSL/cable modem to the router’s WAN port. See Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1.

  • Page 13: Connecting To The Router Via A Web Browser

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.2 Connecting to the Router via a Web Browser After you build the network connection, the next step is setting up the router with proper network parameters so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address auto- matically (use dynamic IP address).

  • Page 14: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-5. TCP/IP properties screen. 3.2.2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup 1. Click on the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your computer), then click on the control panel. Double-click “Network”...

  • Page 15: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically ”and “Obtain DNS server address automatically,” then click “OK.” Figure 3-7. Obtain IP and DNS server addresses. 3.2.3 Windows XP IP Address Setup 1. Click on the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your computer), then on the control panel. Double- click “Network”...
  • Page 16 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-8. TCP/IP screen. 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically,” then click “OK.” 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16...

  • Page 17: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-9. Obtain DNS server address. 3.2.4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup 1. Click on the “Start” button (it should be located at the lower-left corner of your computer), then click on the control panel. Click “View Network Status and Tasks,”...
  • Page 18 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-10. TCP/IP properties. 2. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically,” then click “OK.” Figure 3-11. Obtain IP and DNS addresses. 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18...

  • Page 19: Router Ip Address Lookup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.2.5 Router IP Address Lookup After the IP address setup is complete, please click on “Start” at the bottom-lower corner of your desktop, then click “Run.” Figure 3-12. Click on the “Run” button. Type cmd, then click “OK.” Figure 3-13.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Type ipconfig, then press the “Enter” key. Check the IP address (which follows Default Gateway). (In this example, the IP address of the router is 192.168.2.1. Note that this value may be different.) Figure 3-14. Windows IP configuration. NOTE: If the IP address of the gateway is not displayed or the address following IP Address begins with 169, re-check the network connection between your computer and router, and/or re-check every step of the network setup procedure.
  • Page 21 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-16. Web management screen. NOTE: If you can’t see the Web management interface, and you’re prompted to type the user name and password again, you may have typed the user name and password incorrectly. Retype the username and password again. If you’re certain that the user name and password you typed are correct, go to Appendix A, Troubleshooting, and reset the default settings.

  • Page 22: Using Quick Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.3 Using Quick Setup This router provides a Quick Setup procedure, which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in a very short time. Follow the instructions in this section to complete the Quick Setup. To go to the QuickSetup menu, click on the “Quick Setup”...
  • Page 23 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup After you finish with the settings, click on the “Apply” (#4 in Figure 3-18) button. NOTE: Several time servers are available on the Internet: 129.6.15.28 (time-a.nist.gov) 132.163.4.101 (time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov) 131.107.1.10 (time-nw.nist.gov) 2. Broadband Type Figure 3-19. Broadband type screen. Choose the broadband (Internet connection) type you’re using on this page.

  • Page 24: Setup Procedure For Cable Modem

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.3.1 Setup Procedure for Cable Modem Figure 3-20. Cable modem setup screen. Table 3-2. Cable modem setup options. Item Description Host Name (1): Input your computer’s host name. This is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so.

  • Page 25: Setup Procedure For Pppoe Xdsl

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup NOTE: You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider; the wrong setting will cause connection problems. When you finish with the settings, press the “OK” (5) button; if you want to go back to the previous menu, click on the “Back” button.

  • Page 26: Setup Procedure For Pptp Xdsl

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.3.4 Setup Procedure for PPTP xDSL PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of settings: WAN interface setting (setup IP address) and PPTP setting (PPTP user name and pass- word). Figure 3-23. WAN interface settings screen. Starting from the WAN interface setting, select how you obtain an IP address from your service provider here.

  • Page 27: Setup Procedure For L2Tp Xdsl

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-5 (continued). PPTP settings options. Item Description Connection ID (4): Type in the connection ID here; this is optional and you can leave it blank. MTU (5): Type in the MTU value of your network connection here. If you don’t know it, you can use the default value.

  • Page 28: Setup Procedure For Telstra Big Pond

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup WAN interface settings must be correctly set, or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings settings are correct. Contact your Internet service provider if you don’t know how you should fill in these fields. Next, go to the L2TP settings section.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup This setting only works when you’re using Telstra big pond’s network service in Australia. Table 3-7. Telstra big pond options. Item Description User Name (1): Type in the user name assigned by Telstra. Password (2): Type in the password assigned by Telstra.

  • Page 30: Basic Setup

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.4 Basic Setup In this section, you’ll learn how to change the time zone, password, and remote management settings. Start your Web browser and log onto the router’s Web management interface. Then click on the “General Setup” button on the left or click on the General Setup link at the upper-right corner of the Web management interface.

  • Page 31: Change Management Password

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup NOTE: You can refer to the instructions provided in Section 3.3, Using Quick Setup, for detailed descriptions on time zone settings. 3.4.2 Change the Management Password The default password of this router is “1234,” and it’s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the Web browser. There’s a security risk if you don’t change the default password, since everyone can see it.

  • Page 32: Remote Management

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup If the current and new passwords are entered correctly, after you click on “Apply,” you’ll be prompted to input your new password. Figure 3-35. Enter password screen. Use the new password to enter the Web management interface again, and you should be able to log in with the new password. 3.4.3 Remote Management This router does not allow management access from the Internet to prevent possible security risks (especially when you defined a weak password or didn’t change the default password).

  • Page 33: Setup Internet Connection (Wan Setup)

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup When you finish with these settings, click on the “Apply” button, and you’ll see the following message displayed on the Web browser: Figure 3-37. Settings saved successfully screen. Press the “Continue” button to save the settings and go back to the Web management interface; press the “Apply” button to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots.

  • Page 34: Setup Procedure For Dynamic Ip

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup • Dynamic IP: go to section 3.5.1 • Static IP: go to section 3.5.2 • PPPoE: go to section 3.5.3 • PPTP: go to section 3.5.4 • L2TP: go to section 3.5.5 • Telstra Big Pond: go to section 3.5.6 •...

  • Page 35: Setup Procedure For Static Ip

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.5.2 Setup Procedure for Static IP Figure 3-41. Static IP setup screen. Table 3-11. Static IP options. Iterm Description IP address assigned Type in the IP address assigned by your service provider. by your Service Provider (1): Subnet Mask (2): Type in the subnet mask assigned by your service provider Service Provider...

  • Page 36: Setup Procedure For Pppoe

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.5.3 Setup Procedure for PPPoE Figure 3-43. PPPoE setup. Table 3-12. PPPoE options. Item Description User Name (1): Input the user name assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. Service Name (3): Give a name to this Internet service;...

  • Page 37: Setup Procedure For Pptp

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (wait for about 30 seconds while router reboots). To reset all settings on this page back to their previously saved values, click on the “Cancel”...

  • Page 38: Setup Procedure For L2Tp

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-13. PPTP settings options. Item Description User ID (1): Input the user ID (user name) assigned by your Internet service provider here. Password (2): Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here. PPTP Gateway (3): Input the PPTP gateway’s IP address assigned by your Internet service provider here.

  • Page 39: Setup Procedure For Telstra Big Pond

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.5.6 Setup Procedure for Telstra Big Pond Figure 3-48. Telstra big pond setup. This setting only works when you’re using Telstra Big Pond’s network service in Australia. You need to input the parameters described in Table 3-15. Table 3-15.

  • Page 40: Setup Procedure For Ddns

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-16. DNS setup options. Item Description DNS Address (1): Input the DNS server’s IP address provided by your service provider. Secondary DNS Address (2): Input another DNS server’s IP address provided by your service provider (this is optional).
  • Page 41 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Go to one of the DDNS service provider’s Web pages listed on the previous page, and get a free DDNS account. Figure 3-51. DDNS settings screen. Table 3-17. DDNS options. Item Description Dynamic DNS (1): If you want to enable DDNS function, select “Enabled;”...

  • Page 42: Wired Lan Configurations

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup 3.6 Wired LAN Configurations Before all computers using wired Ethernet connections (that is, those computers connected to this router’s LAN Ports 1 to 4 via Ethernet cable) can communicate with each other and access the Internet, they must have a valid IP address. There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers: static IP address (set the IP address for every computer manually), and dynamic IP address (IP address of computers will be assigned by router automatically).

  • Page 43: Dhcp Server

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Recommended values if you don’t know what to use: IP address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree: Disabled DHCP server: Enabled 3.6.2 DHCP Server Figure 3-54. DHCP screen. These settings are only available when DHCP Server in the LAN IP section is Enabled. Table 3-19.
  • Page 44 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Figure 3-55. Enable static DHCP leases screen. Table 3-20. Enable static DHCP leases screen options. Item Description Enable Static Check this box to enable this function; otherwise, uncheck it to disable this function. DHCP Leases (1): MAC Address (2): Input the MAC address of the computer or network device (total of 12 characters, with charac- ters ranging from 0 to 9, and from a to f, such as ‘001122aabbcc’).

  • Page 45: Wireless Lan Configurations

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup After you finish all LAN settings, click on the “Apply” button on the bottom of this page. The following message will be displayed on your Web browser: Figure 3-57. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup. Click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots).

  • Page 46: Basic Wireless Settings

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Click on the “Continue” button to go to back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures. Or, click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots).
  • Page 47 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Setup Procedure for AP Select the radio band you want to use from the “Band” dropdown menu (2), and the following message will be displayed: Figure 3-61. AP setup screen. Table 3-21. AP setup options. Item Description Band (2):...
  • Page 48 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-21 (continued). AP setup options. Item Description Channel Number (4): Select a channel from the Channel Number drop-down list. Available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European countries and 1 to 11 for the U.S. Choose any channel number you want to use;...
  • Page 49 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Setup Procedure for AP Bridge-Point to Point In this mode, you can connect your wireless router to another wireless router, combining two access points to expand the wireless network. All clients (wired only—AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode) of the two wireless routers will think they’re on the same physical network.
  • Page 50 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-24. AP bridge-point-to-multipoint options. Item Descriiption Band (2): Select the band you want to use. All the wireless routers must use the same setting. Channel Number (3): Select the channel you want to use. All the wireless routers must use the same setting. MAC address 1 to 4 (4–7): Input the other wireless routers’...
  • Page 51 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Setup Procedure for Universal Repeater In this mode, the router can act as a wireless repeater. It can be configured as a station and an AP at the same time. It uses the station function to connect to a root AP and uses the AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage area. NOTE: For repeater mode, this router will demodulate the received signal, checking if the signal is noise for the operating network.

  • Page 52: Advanced Wireless Settings

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup After you finish the wireless setting, click on the “Apply” button. The following message will be displayed: Figure 3-67. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup. Click on the “Apply” but- ton to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots).
  • Page 53 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-27. Advanced wireless settings options. Item Description Fragment Threshold (1): Set the wireless radio’s fragment threshold. Do not modify the default value if you don’t know what it is. The default value is “2346.” RTS Threshold (2): Set the wireless radio’s RTS threshold.

  • Page 54: Wireless Security

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup or click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots). 3.7.3 Wireless Security It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t, hackers and malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent, compromising security.
  • Page 55 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-28 (continued). WEP setup menu options. Item Description Default Tx Key (4): You can set up to four WEP keys, and you can decide which key is being used by default here. If you don’t know which one you should use, select “Key 1.” Encryption Key Input WEP key characters here.
  • Page 56 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup After you finish the WEP setting, please click on the “Apply” button (10) and the following message will be displayed: Figure 3-72. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...

  • Page 57: Wireless Access Control

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots). NOTE: Some wireless clients (especially those manufactured before the year 2003) only support WEP or WPA (TKIP) cipher.
  • Page 58 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup You can assign up to 20 MAC addresses using this function. Click on the “Wireless” menu on the left of the Web management interface, then click on “Access Control,” and the following message will be displayed: Figure 3-77.

  • Page 59: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wps)

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup After you finish with the settings, please click on the “Apply” (10) button and the following message will be displayed: Figure 3-78. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...
  • Page 60 Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Click on the wireless router’s menu on the left of the Web management interface, then click “WPS,” and the following message will be displayed: Figure 3-79. Enable WPS screen. Table 3-33. Enable WPS screen options. Item Description Enable WPS (1):...

  • Page 61: Security Tips For Wireless Networks

    Chapter 3: System and Network Setup Table 3-33 (continued). Enable WPS screen options. Item Description Config Mode (3): There are Registrar and Enrollee modes for the WPS connection. When “Registrar” is enabled, the wireless clients will follow the router’s wireless settings for WPS connection.

  • Page 62: Advanced Functions

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4. Advanced Functions 4.1 Quality of Service (QoS) Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share Internet bandwidth with a promised quality of Internet service. Without QoS, all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth, and some applications that require guaranteed bandwidth (like video streaming and network telephony) would be affected, and video/audio transfer would also be affected.
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-1 (continued). Enable QoS options. Item Description Delete Selected (7): Click on this button to delete selected rules. To select one or more rules to delete, check the select box for the rule(s) you want to delete. If the QoS table is empty, this button will be grayed out and can not be clicked.

  • Page 64: Add A New Qos Rule

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.1.2 Add a New QoS Rule After you click on the “Add” button in the QoS menu, the following message will appear: Figure 4-3. Add a new QoS rule. Table 4-2. Add a new QoS rule options. Item Description Rule Name (a):...

  • Page 65: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-2 (continued). Add a new QoS rule options. Item Description Protocol (h): Select the protocol type for this rule. Available options are TCP and UDP. If you don’t know what protocol your application uses, try “TCP” first, and switch to “UDP” if this rule doesn’t work.

  • Page 66: Port Forwarding

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots). 4.2.2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to redirect a single port or consecutive ports of the Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on the local network.

  • Page 67: Virtual Server

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-3 (continued). Enable port forwarding options. Item Description Delete Selected (10): Select a port forwarding mapping by clicking on the mapping’s “Select” box, then click on the “Delete Selected” button to remove the mapping. If there’s no existing mapping, this button will be grayed out.

  • Page 68: Port Mapping For Special Applications

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-4. Enable virtual server options. Item Description Enable Virtual Server (1): Check this box to enable virtual server; uncheck this box to disable virtual server. Private IP (2): Input the IP address for the computer that provides Internet service. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu, and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Figure 4-10. Port mapping screen. Table 4-5. Port mapping options. Item Description Enable (1): Check this box to enable special applications and uncheck this box to disable the virtual server. IP Address (2): Input the IP address of the computer for which you want to open the ports. Computer Name (3): Pull down the menu, and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here.

  • Page 70: Upnp Setting

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-5 (continued). Port mapping options. Item Description Delete All (12): Delete all settings from the trigger port table. Reset (13): Unselect all settings. NOTE: Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time. After you finish with the settings, click on the “Apply”...

  • Page 71: Alg Settings

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions There is only one function in this page. Select “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable the UPnP function, then click on the “Apply” button, and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-13. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue”...

  • Page 72: Firewall

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Figure 4-15. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply” button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots). To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values, click on the “Cancel”...

  • Page 73: Access Control

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Select “Enable” or “Disable” to enable or disable the router’s firewall function. Click on the “Apply” button, and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-17. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...
  • Page 74 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-6. MAC filtering options. Item Description Enable MAC Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering, and select “Deny” or “Allow” to decide Filtering (1): the behavior of the MAC filtering table. If you select “Deny,” all MAC addresses listed in filter- ing table will be denied from connecting to the network;...
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings, click on the “Apply” (16) button, and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-19. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...

  • Page 76: Url Blocking

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-7. Add PC options. Item Description Client PC Input any text (up to 16 alphanumeric characters) to describe this IP address. Description (a): Client PC IP Input the starting IP address in the left field, and input the end IP address in the right field address (b): to define a range of IP addresses, or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address.
  • Page 77 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-8. URL blocking options. Item Description Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking, uncheck it to disable URL Blocking. Blocking (1): URL/Keyword (2): Input the URL (host name or IP address of the Web site, like http://www.blocked-site.com or http://11.22.33.44), or the keyword that’s in the URL (like pornography, cartoon, stock, etc.).

  • Page 78: Dos Attack Prevention

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.3.3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service (DoS) is a common attack measure. It transmits a great amount of data or requests to your Internet IP address and server. The Internet connection will become very slow, and the server may stop responding because it can’t handle too much traffic.
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings, click on the “Apply” (6) button and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-24. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...

  • Page 80: Demilitarized Zone (Dmz)

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Table 4-10 (continued). DoS advanced settings options. Item Description Discard Ping Check the box to activate this DoS prevention mechanism. from WAN (b): Port Scan (c): Many port scan methods are listed here. Check one or more DoS attack methods you want to prevent.
  • Page 81 Chapter 4: Advanced Functions Follow these instructions to set DMZ parameters: Click on the “Firewall” menu on the left of the Web management interface, then click “DMZ.” The following message will be displayed: Figure 4-27. DMZ screen. Table 4-11. DMZ options. Item Description Enable DMZ (1):...

  • Page 82: System Status

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings, click on the “Apply” (11) button and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-28. Settings saved successfully screen. Click on the “Continue” button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures. Click on the “Apply”...

  • Page 83: Internet Connection Status

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.4.2 Internet Connection Status Use this function to display the current Internet connection’s status. Click on the Internet Connection menu on the left of the Web management interface. The following message will be displayed: Figure 4-30. Internet connection status screen. This information will vary depending on the connection status.

  • Page 84: System Log

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.4.4 System Log All important system events are logged. Use this function to check the router’s event log. Click on the “System Log” menu on the left of the Web management interface, and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-32.

  • Page 85: Active Dhcp Client List

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.4.6 Active DHCP Client List If you’re using the router’s DHCP server function, you can use the Active DHCP Client List function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router. Click on the “Active DHCP client” menu on the left of the Web management interface, and the following message will be displayed: Figure 4-34.

  • Page 86: Configuration Backup And Restore

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can back up all configurations of this router to a file, so you can make several copies of router configuration for security. To back up or restore router configuration, follow these instructions: Click on “Tool”...

  • Page 87: Firmware Upgrade

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.6 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade firmware, please follow these instructions: Click on “Tool” located at the upper-right corner of the Web management interface, then click on “Firmware Upgrade” on the left of the Web management interface. The following message will be displayed: Figure 4-37.

  • Page 88: System Reset

    Chapter 4: Advanced Functions 4.7 System Reset If the network performance is bad, or if the router’s behavior is strange, you can perform a router reset to solve the problem. Click on “Tool” located at the upper-right corner of the Web management interface, then click on the “Reset” button on the left of the web management interface.

  • Page 89: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP), and see if your computer can get an IP address. f. If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. g. If all the above solutions don’t work, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.

  • Page 90: Calling Black Box

    If you smell something wrong or see smoke coming out from router or A/C power adapter, disconnect the router and A/C power adapter from utility power, and call Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Problem: The date and time of all event logs are wrong.

  • Page 91: Appendix B: Glossary

    Appendix B: Glossary Appendix B: Glossary 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 and 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 towards the destination.
  • Page 92 Appendix B: Glossary 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 Protocol Port Number Telnet SMTP POP3 H.323 1720 SNMP SNMP Trap HTTP PPTP 1723...
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