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SMC Networks Barricade User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    The information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC.
  • Page 2 Trademarks: SMC is a registered trademark; and Barricade is a registered trademark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. FCC Interference Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.3. Procedure for Hardware Installation...8 Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation ...10 3.1 Setting your computer network settings properly...10 3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers ...11 Chapter 4 Configuring the Barricade...14 4.1 Startup and Log in ...14 4.2 Status ...15 4.3 Toolbox...16 4.4 Primary Setup ...17...
  • Page 4 Appendix A: Console Mode ...29 Appendix B: TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 ...30 B.1 Installing TCP/IP protocol into your PC...30 B.2 Setting TCP/IP protocol to work with the Barricade...31 Appendix C: Installation Guide For Specific ISP ...38 C.1 @Home ...38...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Congratulations on your purchase of the Barricade. This product is specifically designed for small office and home office needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for Internet surfing and for sharing office resources. Step-by-step instructions make installation easy. Before installing and using this product, please take the time to read this manual for complete operating information.

  • Page 6: Packing List

    - allows a networked computer to be fully exposed to the Internet; this function is used when the special application sensing tunnel feature is insufficient to allow an application to function correctly. 1.2 Packing List Barricade Broadband Router Installation CD Power adapter Two CAT-5 UTP Ethernet cables...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1. Panel Layout 2.1.1. Front Panel 1 - 4 LAN port socket (RJ-45). These are where you will connect to devices on your local area network. (adapter, hub, or switch, e.g.) 2.1.2. Rear Panel PRINT Parallel port connector (25-pins D-type female). This is where you connect the shared printer.

  • Page 8: Installation Requirements

    2. Switch Power switch. 2.2. Installation Requirements The Barricade can be positioned at any convenient place in your office or home. No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed. You should, however comply with the following guidelines: Figure 2-3 Top Panel...

  • Page 9: Procedure For Hardware Installation

    2. Set up WAN connection: Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your Cable/DSL modem or Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-6 illustrates the WAN connection. 3. Connecting the Barricade with your printer: Use the printer cable to connect to the printer port of this product. C ~ 55...
  • Page 10 Figure 2-6 Setup of WAN and Printer connections for this product. 4. Power on: Connect the power cord to power inlet and turn the power switch on. The Barricade will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in this phase, the indicator M1 will light up for about 5 seconds, and then M1 will flash 3 times to indicate that the self-test operation is complete.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Network Settings And Software Installation

    (Windows 95/98/NT). 3.1 Setting your computer network settings properly The default IP address of the Barricade is 192.168.123.254, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed to fit your needs, but the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to Appendix B to configure it.

  • Page 12: Install The Software Into Your Computers

    Please go through the following checklist to ensure proper installation: Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between the Barricade and your computer? Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of the network card on your computer must be lit.
  • Page 13 Step 2: Click on the INSTALL button. Wait for the following Welcome dialog to appear, and click on the Next button. Step 3: Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. The setup program will then begin to install the programs into the destination folder. -12-...
  • Page 14 Step 4: When the following window is displayed, click on the Finish button. Step 5: Select the item to restart the computer and then click the OK button to reboot your computer. Step 6: After rebooting your computer, the software installation procedure is concluded. You can now configure the Internet Sharer (refer to Chapter 4) and set up the Print Server (refer to Chapter 5).

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Configuring The Barricade

    Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platform. 4.1 Startup and Log in Activate your browser, and disable the proxy or add the IP address of the Barricade into the exceptions. Then type this product’s IP address in the Location (for Netscape) or Address (for Explorer) field and press ENTER.

  • Page 16: Status

    4.2 Status This option provides the function for observing the product’s operating status: A. WAN Port Status. If the WAN port is assigned a dynamic IP, there may appear a “Renew” or “Release” button on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to renew or release the IP manually.

  • Page 17: Toolbox

    This option enables you to change the administrator password. Also, you can obtain information about Firmware version and WAN's MAC Address. You can also reboot the Barricade by clicking the Reboot button. The Clone MAC button is useful when your ISP, such as Media One, binds (or locks) your connection to a specific MAC address.

  • Page 18: Primary Setup

    4.4 Primary Setup This option enables the product to work properly. The setting items and the web appearance depend on the type of WAN. Choose the correct WAN. 1. LAN IP Address: The default IP address is 192.168.123.254. You can change it to fit your needs.
  • Page 19 4.4.2 Dynamic IP Address Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs; for example, @Home. Renew IP Forever: this feature enables the Barricade to renew the IP address automatically when the lease time is expired, even if the system is in an idle state.

  • Page 20: Dhcp Server

    4.5 DHCP Server The settings of the TCP/IP environment include Host IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS configurations. It is not easy to correctly configure all the computers in your LAN environment. Fortunately, DHCP provides a rather simple approach to handle all these settings.

  • Page 21: Virtual Server

    4.6 Virtual Server The Barricade’s NAT (Network Address Translation) firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your Intranet, so all hosts behind this product are invisible externally. You can, if you desire, make some of them accessible by enabling the Virtual Server Mapping.
  • Page 22 192.168.123.2, and a PPTP VPN server at 192.168.123.6, you need to specify the following virtual server mapping table: Service Port Server IP 192.168.123.1 192.168.123.2 1723 192.168.123.6 -21- Enable...

  • Page 23: Special Ap

    4.7 Special AP Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. Due to the firewall function, these applications can not work with a pure NAT router. Special Applications allows some of these applications to work with a NAT router. If the Special Applications are still insufficient to allow an application to function correctly, try DMZ host in the Miscellaneous Items options.

  • Page 24: Access Control

    4.8 Access Control Access Control allows you to assign the access right for each user. First, you must divide users into different groups, as identified by their IP addresses. You can assign the members of Group 1, 2 and 3. The others are all members of Default Group. Second, you must assign the access right of each group.

  • Page 25: Miscellaneous Items

    4.9 Miscellaneous Items 1. IP Address of DMZ Host: The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host is a host without the protection of a firewall. It allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication. (Note that this feature should be used only when needed.) 2.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Print Server

    Chapter 5 Print Server The Barricade provides the function of a network print server for MS Windows 95/98/NT and Unix based platforms. 5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms After you complete the software installation procedure described in Chapter 3, your computer possesses the network printing facility provided by this product.
  • Page 27 You now can configure the print server: 1. Find the corresponding icon of your server printer, for example, the HP LaserJet 6L. Right click on that icon, and then select the Properties item: 2. Click the Details item: -26-...

  • Page 28: Configuring On Windows Nt Platforms

    3. Choose the “PRTmate: (All-in-1)” from the list attached under the Print To item. Be sure that the Printer Driver item is configured to the correct driver of your server printer. 4. Click the Port Settings button: Type in the IP address of this product and then click the OK button. 5.

  • Page 29: Configuring On Unix Based Platforms

    Compared to the procedure in the last section, the selection of Details is equivalent to the selection of Ports, and Port Settings is equivalent to Configure Port. 5.3 Configuring on Unix based Platforms Please follow the traditional configuration procedure on Unix platforms to set up the print server of this product.

  • Page 30: Appendix A: Console Mode

    Hyper Terminal of MS Windows 95. The connection parameters should be set to 19200 8-N-1. Be sure to reboot the Barricade. When the M1 indicator starts flashing regularly, you can press the “Enter” key several times. There should be some messages, and console prompt ">"...

  • Page 31: Appendix B: Tcp/Ip Configuration For Windows 95/98

    This section will show you how to install the TCP/IP protocol into your personal computer. If you are unfamiliar with it, please refer to your network card manual. Also, Section B.2 shows you how to set TCP/IP values to operate the Barricade correctly. B.1 Installing TCP/IP protocol into your PC 1.

  • Page 32: Setting Tcp/Ip Protocol To Work With The Barricade

    6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK to complete the install procedure and restart your PC to enable the TCP/IP protocol. B.2 Setting TCP/IP protocol to work with the Barricade 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings, then click Control Panel.
  • Page 33 2. Double click the Network icon. Select the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your network card in the Configuration tab of the Network window. 3. Click the Properties button to set the TCP/IP protocol for the Barricade. 4. You have now two setting methods: A.
  • Page 34 Select Obtain an IP address automatically in the IP Address tab. b. Don’t input any values in the Gateway tab. -33-...
  • Page 35 c. Choose Disable DNS in the DNS Configuration tab. -34-...
  • Page 36 B. Configure the IP manually Select Specify an IP address in the IP Address tab. The default IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, You should use 192.168.123.xxx (xxx is between 1 and 253) for IP Address field and 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask field.
  • Page 37 b. In the Gateway tab, add the IP address of this product (default IP is 192.168.123.254) in the New gateway field and click Add button. -36-...
  • Page 38 In the DNS Configuration tab, add the DNS values which are provided by the ISP into DNS Server Search Order field and click Add button. That’s it. You are now ready to start using your Barricade! -37-...

  • Page 39: Appendix C: Installation Guide For Specific Isp

    Appendix C: Installation Guide For Specific ISP The WAN types provided by Barricade will cover almost all types of ISP services. Some ISPs, however, have proprietary authentication methods. For example, MediaOne binds your connection with a registered MAC address; @Home assigns you a hostname and requires you to set up the domain name.

  • Page 40: Mediaone

    ISP. Please use this computer and Ethernet adapter to perform the following steps. Connect the Ethernet adapter to any LAN port of the Barricade and connect the cable modem to the WAN port of Barricade. Power on the Barricade. After it is working, please run WINIPCFG in your Windows platform and release and renew the IP address manually.

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