GENERAL INFORMATION The 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router features 4 LAN ports and a wireless ability. Included in the package are the following. • 1 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router • 1 AC Power Adapter • 1 RJ-11 Cable • 1 RJ-45 Cable •...
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The front panel of the router has LED indicators, described below. MODE INDICATION Solid Wireless is enabled. No light Wireless is disabled. Blinking There is wireless traffic. Solid ADSL is connected. XDSL ADSL is not connected. The ALARM led will No light Link be red.
Back Panel View Port Description Power Switch Press to turn the router on and off. Power Connects to a 15VDC AC power adapter. Restart —press the button for less than 4 seconds. Reset Default settings —press the button for 4 seconds or longer.
INSTALLING THE ROUTER Connect the ADSL Line and Telephone An RJ-11 cable will be connected to the wall phone jack and the line-end of the splitter. Connect another RJ-11 phone wire from the modem-end of the splitter to the port labeled “line” on the router. A third RJ-11 phone wire will be needed to connect the telephone to the phone-end of the splitter.
Configuring Your Computer Prior to accessing the router through the LAN port, note the following necessary configurations. • Your PC’s TCP/IP address: 192.168.1.__( the last number is any number between 3 and 254) • The router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 •...
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Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocols list, and click on the OK button. When prompted to install files from your Windows 2000 installation CD or other source, follow the instructions for installation. Restart your computer if prompted to do so in order for the changes to take effect.
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Click on the OK button twice to save the changes and close the Control Panel. Windows In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, point to 95, 98 Settings, and click on Control Panel. Double-click on the Network icon. The Network dialog box displays a list of currently installed network components.
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Click on the Yes button to continue and then click on OK if prompted to restart your computer. After restarting your PC, open the Control Panel window and then double-click on the Network icon. In the Network dialog box, click on the Protocols tab. In the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP and then click on Properties.
Logging in to the Router This section explains how to log in to your router using the following steps. 1. Launch your web browser. 2. Enter the URL http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar and click on Enter. A login screen like the one below will be displayed after you connect to the user interface.
Device Info This section describes the system information that can be accessed using the menu items under Device Info. Summary Access the general status report from the router by clicking on “Summary” under “Device Info”. It shows information about the router such as the version of the software, bootloader, etc.
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Access the WAN status report from the router by clicking on “WAN” under “Device Info ” STATISTICS LAN Statistics Access the LAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “LAN” item under “Statistics” - 12 -...
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WAN Statistics Access the WAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “WAN” item under “Statistics” ATM Statistics Access ATM statistics from the router by clicking on the “ATM” item under “Statistics” - 13 -...
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ADSL Statistics You can view ADSL statistics by clicking on the “ADSL” item under “Statistics”. Information contained in this screen is useful for troubleshooting and diagnostics of connection problems. - 14 -...
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ADSL BER Test A Bit Error Rate Test (BER Test) is a test that reflects the ratio of error bits to the total number transmitted. If you click on the ADSL BER Test button at the bottom of the ADSL Statistics page, the following pop-up screen will appear allowing you to set the tested time and to begin the test.
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Route Access the routing status report from the router by clicking on the “Route” item under “Device Info”. - 16 -...
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Access the ARP status report from the router by clicking on the “ARP” item under “Device Info” - 17 -...
QUICK SETUP This section will explain how to configure the router. ATM PVC Configuration To enable the auto-connect process, click on the box labeled DSL Auto- connect, a process that will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Bridge Protocol (with DHCP Server available).
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The next screen to appear will depend on the connection type that was selected in the previous screen. The following screen is a result of choosing IP over ATM (IPoA) as the connection type. - 19 -...
ADVANCED SETUP This section contains information about WAN, LAN, and ADSL settings. Configure the WAN settings as provided by your ISP. Click on the Add button if you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category.
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Verify the following values with your ISP before you change them. o VPI: Virtual Path Identifier. The valid range is 0 to 255. o VCI: Virtual Channel Identifier. The valid range is 32 to 65535. o Service Category: Five classes of traffic are listed. UBR Without PCR UBR With PCR Non Realtime VBR...
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Connection Type This screen shows the below types of network protocols and encapsulation modes. • PPP over ATM (PPPoA) • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) • MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) • IP over ATM (IpoA) • Bridging Select the mode that your ISP has instructed you to use and click on Next.
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When the settings are complete, the next screen shows a WAN Setup – Summary screen displaying the WAN configurations made. Click on the Save button when the settings are correct. The below screen will appear showing the WAN settings that you made. When satisfied with the settings, and no changes are necessary, click on the Finish button.
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After selecting the Finish button, the below screen will appear. At this point, the router will reboot to save the changes made. - 24 -...
LAN Local Area Network (LAN) Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to correspond your LAN’s IP Subnet. The Save button only saves the LAN configuration data, but does not apply the configurations. Select the Save/Reboot button to save the LAN configuration data and reboot the router and apply the new configurations.
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If you enable NAT (Network Address Translation), you can configure the Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host. Virtual Servers A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Select the virtual server from the drop- down list and complete the server IP address, then click on the Save / Apply button.
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The following screen appears after you save your selection. To add additional virtual servers, click on the Add button. If you need to remove any of the server names, select the check box and click on the Remove button. Port Triggering Click on the Add button to add Port Triggering to your Internet application.
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The below screen appears after you save your selections. You will be able to add or remove selections made, by clicking on the Add and Remove buttons. - 28 -...
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DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save / Apply. - 29 -...
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Firewall IP Filtering—Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the LAN traffic from entering the WAN side. Click on the Add button to create filters. The below screen will appear when you click on Add. Input the filter name, source information (from the LAN side), and destination information (from the WAN side).
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The following screen appears when you Save / Apply the IP filter. The screen lists the IP filters that were added from the previous screen. To change your settings, click on the Add or Remove buttons. IP Filtering—Incoming Incoming filter filters the WAN traffic to the LAN side. Click on the Add button to add incoming filter settings.
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MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address. You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. If you click on Change Policy, a confirmation dialog allows you to verify your change.
If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select protocol type, frame direction, and WAN interface. Then click on Save / Apply to save it. After you save the settings, a screen showing the settings will appear. On this screen you will be able to view and delete MAC filtering rules.
Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. On this screen you can view and delete QoS settings. - 35 -...
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Routing Default Gateway You can enable automatic assigned default gateway on the Routing – Default Gateway screen. As default, the box is checked for automatic assigned default gateway to be enabled. Click the Save / Apply button to enable or disable this feature.
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If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as active or passive. - 37 -...
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DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Dynamic DNS - 38 -...
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ISP. Phone Line Pair The Tornado 244X ADSL router supports phone lines on pins 2 and 3 or pins 1 and 4 to connect your ADSL line. If your phone system uses pins 2 and 3, attach a normal RJ11 cable to the router and select “Inner pair”...
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DSL Advanced Settings The test mode can be selected from the DSL Advanced Settings page. Test modes are as follows. • Normal • Reverb • Medley • No retrain • Tone Settings The frequency band of ADSL is split up into 256 separate tones, each spaced 4.3125 kHz apart.
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Wireless This section allows you to configure wireless settings on your router. The below Wireless – Basic screen lets you enable or disable wireless. The default setting for wireless is enabled. You can also hide the access point so others cannot see your ID on the network. The next screen is the Wireless –...
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• WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key)—WPA for home and SOHO environments also using the same strong TKIP encryption, per-packet key construction, and key management that WPA provides in the enterprise environment. The main difference is that the password is entered manually. A group re-key interval time is also required.
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The MAC filter screen allows you to manage MAC address filters. Add the MAC addresses that you want to manage and then select the mode that you want to use to manage them. You can disable this feature or you can allow or deny access to the MAC addresses that you add to the list.
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In this next screen, you can select which mode you want the router to be in, either access point or wireless bridge. - 45 -...
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Advanced features of the wireless LAN interface can be configured in this section. Settings can be configured for the following. • AP Isolation—if you select enable, then each of your wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other. •...
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802.11g throughput under most conditions. • WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)—feature that improves the your experience for audio, video and voice applications over a Wi-Fi network. - 47 -...
Troubleshooting—Diagnostics The diagnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection. In addition, you can test the connection to your DSL service provider. Management Settings Backup Settings - 48 -...
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Restore User Settings To restore saved settings, select Management Settings Restore User Settings. Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings. - 50 -...
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Restore Default Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings. To restore the router to factory default settings, select Management Settings Restore Default. Reply OK to the confirmation dialog. The router will restore the default settings and reboot. - 51 -...
System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options. To view the System Log click on the View System Log button to check the log file. Below is a view of the System Log. - 52 -...
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Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will log selected events: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, and Debugging. All events above or equal to the selected log level will be logged and displayed. - 53 -...
If the selected mode is “Remote” or “Both”, events will be sent to the specified IP address and UDP port of a remote system log server. If the selected mode is “Local” or “Both”, events will be recorded in the local memory. Select the desired values and click on the “Save/Apply”...
Access Control You can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or WAN. If no WAN connection is defined, only the LAN side can be configured. Services IP Addresses Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled.
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To assign the IP address of the management station that is permitted to access the local management services, enter the IP address in the box and click on the Save / Apply button. Passwords Access the Passwords screen under the Access Control section to change a password.
Update Software If your ISP releases new software for this router, follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. 2. Enter the path to the image file location or click on the Browse button to locate the image file.
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