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  • Page 1 Skyr@cer WBR 7101gmr Full User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction... 4 Features... 4 Minimum Requirements ... 4 Package Content ... 4 Note ... 4 Get to know the Broadband Router... 5 Back Panel ... 5 Front Panel ... 6 Setup Diagram... 7 Getting started... 8 Chapter 1 ... 16 Quick Setup ...
  • Page 3 2.5 QoS ... 56 2.6 NAT ... 60 2.6.1 Port Forwarding ... 62 2.6.2 Virtual Server... 64 2.6.3 Special Applications... 67 2.6.4 UPnP Settings... 70 2.6.5 ALG Settings ... 71 2.6.6 Static Routing... 72 2.7 Firewall ... 74 2.7.1 Access Control... 75 2.7.2 URL Blocking...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables multiple users to share the Internet through an ADSL or cable modem. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Broadband Router and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet.

  • Page 5: Get To Know The Broadband Router

    Get to know the Broadband Router Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below shows the broadband router’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN, WAN and Reset: 1) Local Area Network (LAN) The Broadband router’s 4 LAN ports are where you connect your LAN’s PCs, printer servers, hubs and switches etc.

  • Page 6: Front Panel

    Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. Light Status WAN 10/100M WAN LNK/ACT LAN 10/100M (Port 1-4) LAN LNK/ACT (Port 1-4) WLAN-G Description...

  • Page 7: Setup Diagram

    Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN). Figure 1.2...

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above (fig 1.2). You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically. All LAN clients require an IP address.
  • Page 9 8: Reboot the PC. 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. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3 2b) Windows XP 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Network Connections.
  • Page 10 5: 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. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.
  • Page 11 automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically as shown on the following screen. 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 12 button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button. 6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
  • Page 13 3) 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.
  • Page 14 General Setup (Chapter 2) If you want to use more advanced features that the broadband router has to offer, then you’ll need to configure the Quick Setup Wizard and the General Setup section. Alternatively, you can just configure the General Setup section, since the General Setup/WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the same configurations.
  • Page 15 Tools (Chapter 4) Logout 7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 1) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet. The other sections (General Setup, Status Information and Tools) do not need to be configured unless you wish to implement/monitor more advance features/information.

  • Page 16: Chapter 1

    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 17: Step 2) Broadband Type

    Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Type. Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadband router’s WAN port to your ISP (see screen below). Note: Different ISP’s require different methods of connecting to the Internet, please check with your ISP as to the type of connection it requires.

  • Page 18: Telstra Big Pond

    1.6 Telstra Big Pond Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6). Click on Back to return to the previous screen. 1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem 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 and MAC address (see screen below).
  • Page 19 Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use.
  • Page 20 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 Password Service Name Connection Type Description Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection...
  • Page 21 Idle Time Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the PPPoE connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only when you click “Connect”...
  • Page 22 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 Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address The ISP give you a static IP to be used to connect to the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway...
  • Page 23 Password PPTP Gateway Connection ID BEZEQ-ISRAEL Connection Type Idle Time Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the PPTP connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway...
  • Page 24 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 Obtain an IP address automatically MAC Address Use the following IP address The ISP gives you a static IP to be used to connect to the Description The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before connecting to the L2TP server.
  • Page 25 IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway User ID Password L2TP Gateway Connection Type Idle Time Out This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection. Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP (e.g. 255.255.255.0) Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection.
  • Page 26 Click <OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! You have completed the configuration for the L2TP connection. You can start using the router now, if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4.
  • Page 27 1.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Parameter User Name Password...

  • Page 28: Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should see the screen below. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet. The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the router to meet your network’s needs such as: Wireless, Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control,...
  • Page 29 2.4 Wireless 2.5 QoS 2.6 NAT 2.7 Firewall Select one of the above five General Setup selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub- section You can setup the wireless LAN’s SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering. You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy. You can configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server and Special Applications functions in this section.

  • Page 30: 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 System Settings 2.1.1 Time Zone 2.1.2 Password Settings 2.1.3 Remote Management Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section Description...

  • Page 31: Time Zone

    2.1.1 Time Zone The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall settings. Parameter Set Time Zone Time Server Address Enable Daylight Savings Start Daylight Savings Time End Daylight Savings Time Click <Apply>...
  • Page 32 Parameters Current Password New Password Confirmed Password Click <Apply> 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) Description Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Broadband router.

  • Page 33: Remote Management

    2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Parameters Description Host Address This is the IP address of the...
  • Page 34 Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Click <Apply> 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)

  • Page 35: Wan

    2.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type. The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP Address, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Telstra Big Pond, DNS and DDNS.
  • Page 36 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 37: Dns

    2.2.7 DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as www.router.com, a DNS server will find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience.

  • Page 38: 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. Parameters Default Enable/Disable...

  • Page 39: Lan

    2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Parameters Default LAN IP IP address 192.168.1.1 IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 802.1d Spanning Tree Disabled...
  • Page 40 Lease Time IP Address Pool Domain Name Click <Apply> 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) 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 41: Wireless

    2.4 Wireless Wireless Access Point builds a wireless LAN and can let all PCs equipped with IEEE 802.11b or 801.11g wireless network adaptor connect to your Intranet. It supports WEP and WPA2 encryption to enhance the security of your wireless network. Parameters Default Enable or disable...

  • Page 42: 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. AP Mode setting Page...
  • Page 43 AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page...
  • Page 44 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page...
  • Page 45 AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page Parameters Default Mode Band ESSID default Channel Number MAC address Description It allows you to set the AP to AP, Bridge or WDS mode. It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode.
  • Page 46 Set Security Click <Apply> 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) Click the “Set Security” button, then a “WDS Security Settings”...

  • Page 47: 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 Default Fragment Threshold...

  • Page 48: Security

    Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID CTS Protection Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router. The “Data Rate” is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets.

  • Page 49: Wep Only

    2.4.3 Security This Access Point 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 50 Default Key Key 1 - Key 4 Click <Apply> 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) ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data.

  • Page 51: X 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 52: 802.1X Wep Static Key

    2.4.3.3 802.1x WEP Static key 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 also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication.

  • Page 53: 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 54 Pre-shared Key Click <Apply> 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) The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.

  • Page 55: Wpa Radius

    2.4.3.5 WPA Radius Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently.

  • Page 56: Access Control

    2.4.4 Access Control This wireless router provides MAC Address Control, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameters Enable wireless access control Add MAC address into the list Remove MAC address from the list Click <Apply> 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) 2.5 QoS The QoS can let you classify Internet application traffic by source/destination IP address...
  • Page 57 bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications get enough bandwidth. This can let you have a better experience in using critical real time services like Internet phone, video conference …etc.
  • Page 58 Edit a QoS rule Adjust QoS rule priority Edit QoS Rule: You can assign packet classification criteria by its local IP range, remote IP range, traffic type, protocol, local port range and remote port range parameters. The parameters that you leave as blank will be ignored.

  • Page 59: Traffic Type

    Local IP Address Local Port Range Remote IP Address Remote Port Range Traffic Type Protocol Apply Reset Click <Apply> 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) Enter the local IP address range of the packets that this rule will apply to.

  • Page 60: Nat

    2.6 NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
  • Page 61 2.6.5 ALG Setting 2.6.6 Static Routing Click on one of the three NAT selections and proceed to the manual's relevant sub- section. without any configuration. The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation.
  • Page 62 2.6.1 Port Forwarding 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. It help you to host some servers behind the router NAT firewall. Parameter Enable Port Forwarding Private IP Type...
  • Page 63 Remove Port Forwarding into the table Click <Apply> 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) it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" and the fields will be cleared.
  • Page 64 2.6.2 Virtual Server Use the Virtual Server function when you want different servers/clients in your LAN to handle different service/Internet application type (e.g. Email, FTP, Web server etc.) from the Internet. Computers use numbers called port numbers to recognize a particular service/Internet application type.
  • Page 65 Public Port Comment Add Virtual Server Remove Virtual Server Click <Apply> 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) Enter (service/Internet application) the service...
  • Page 66 Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s web server (192.168.1.2).

  • Page 67: Special Applications

    2.6.3 Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support multiple connections for these types of applications. Parameters Enable Trigger Port Trigger Port Trigger Type Public Port Description...
  • Page 68 Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type: “TCP”, “UDP” or both Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the Popular Applications selection. Once you have selected an application, select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the Copy to button.
  • Page 69 router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note: Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time.

  • Page 70: 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 71: Alg Settings

    2.6.5 ALG Settings You can select applications that need “Application Layer Gateway” to support. Parameters Default Enable Click <Apply> 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) Description You can select to enable “Application Layer Gateway”, then the router will let that...

  • Page 72: Static Routing

    2.6.6 Static Routing This router provides Static Routing function when NAT is disabled. With Static Routing, the router can forward packets according to your routing rules. The IP sharing function will not work any more in Static Routing mode. Note: The DMZ function of firewall will not work if static routing is enabled. Parameter Enable Static Routing Destination LAN IP...
  • Page 73 Interface Add a Rule Remove a Rule Click <Apply> 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) The interface that go to the next hop (router). Fill in the "Destination LAN IP", "Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway”, "Hop Count"...

  • Page 74: Firewall

    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 75 2.7.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allows users to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC client can have access to these services.
  • Page 76 Filter client PC by MAC address Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Add PC Remove PC You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) want remove all PCs from the table, just click "Delete All"...
  • Page 77 Add PC Parameters Client PC Description Client PC IP Addresses Client PC Service Protocol Description The description for this client PC rule. Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule. This is the user’s IP address(es) that you wish to setup an Access Control rule.
  • Page 78 Port Range Apply Changes Reset Click <Apply Changes> 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) It can be assign up to five port ranges. The router will block clients from accessing Internet services that use these ports.
  • Page 79 Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80. However, LAN client B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999.
  • Page 80 2.7.2 URL Blocking You can block access to some Web sites from particular PCs by entering a full URL address or just keyword of the Web site. Parameters Enable URL Blocking Add URL Keyword Remove URL Keyword Description Enable/disable URL Blocking Fill in “URL/Keyword”...

  • Page 81: Dos (Denial Of Service)

    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. Parameters Intrusion Detection Feature Ping of Death...

  • Page 82: Dmz

    2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a DMZ Host. 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 83: Chapter 3

    Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network.

  • Page 84: Status And Information

    Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows you to view the router’s system information Parameters Information Description You can see the router’s system information such as the router’s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC Address, Hardware version, Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime code Version...

  • Page 85: Internet Connection

    3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters Internet Connection Description This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used.

  • Page 86: Device Status

    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 Device Status Description This page shows the Broadband router’s current device settings. This page displays the Broadband router LAN port’s current LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask.

  • Page 87: System Log

    3.4 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters System Log Description 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 processing or the system log can be cleared <Clear>...

  • Page 88: Security Log

    3.5 Security Log View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network. Parameters Security Log Description This page shows the current security log of the Broadband router. It displays any illegal attempts to access your network. At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved <Save>...

  • Page 89: 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 Active DHCP Client Description 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 Expired of each LAN Client.

  • Page 90: Statistics

    3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Statistics Description Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN.

  • Page 91: Chapter 4

    Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters 4.1 Configuration Tools 4.2 Firmware Upgrade 4.3 Reset Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section Description You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the...

  • Page 92: Configuration Tools

    4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the Restore selection.

  • Page 93: Firmware Upgrade

    4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware Parameters Firmware Upgrade Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete). Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the router.

  • Page 94: Reset

    4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your router’s system Parameters Reset Description In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed.

  • Page 95: Appendix A

    Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter> 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)

  • Page 96: Glossary

    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, if 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 97 ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations. LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN. MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control.
  • Page 98 create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol.

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