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Summary of Contents for Pandora's Hope Router
- Page 1 User Manual Version 2...
- Page 2 |Contents Chapter 1: Router Specifications Family Version Professional Version Chapter 2: Connecting to Pandora’s Hope Connecting via Wireless Network 2.1a: Windows & Macintosh 2.2b: Mobile Devices 2.2b: Mobile Devices Continued Connecting via Ethernet Accessing the Administrative Site Chapter 3: Monitoring Pandora’s Hope...
- Page 3 |Contents Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2k: The Blocking Page Chapter 5: System Settings Wireless Configuration Settings 5.1a: Wireless Configuration Settings – Continued Network Settings 5.2a: General Settings: Internet & Local Network 5.2b: Port Forwarding 5.2c: DHCP Settings 5.2d: UPnP Settings User Information Resetting the Administrative Password...
- Page 4 Chapter 1: The Family Version 1.1: The Family Version Manufacturer: Buffalo Inc. Model Number: WZR-HP-G300NH2 / WZR-300HP Processor Speed: 400Mhz Memory: 64MB Wireless LAN Interface: -Standards: IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b -Access Mode: Infrastructure -Antenna: 2 x 2 -Wireless Security: WPA2, WEP Wired LAN Interface: -Speed: 10/100/1000 Mb/s -Number of LAN ports: 4...
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Page 5: Router Specifications
Chapter 1: Router Specifications 1.2: The Pro Version Manufacturer: Buffalo Inc. Model Number: WZR-HP-AG300H / WZR-600DHP Processor Speed: 680Mhz Memory: 128MB Wireless LAN Interface: -Standards: IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b -Frequency Range: 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz -Access Mode: Infrastructure -Antenna: 2 x 2... - Page 6 Chapter 2: Connecting to Pandora’s Hope 2.1a: Connecting via Wireless Network – Windows & Macintosh -On a Windows PC (XP,Vista,7) Select the Wireless Network icon on the task bar In that list of networks will be PandorasHope Right-click on the PandorasHope network and click connect. ...
- Page 7 Chapter 2: Connecting to Pandora’s Hope 2.1b: Connecting via Wireless Network – Mobile Devices -On Android devices Select the Settings icon Then select the “Wireless & Networks” menu Select “Wi-Fi”, and click on the PandorasHope network If prompted for a password, please enter the wireless security key created during the setup wizard. By default it is set to your ten digit telephone number.
- Page 8 Chapter 2: Connecting to Pandora’s Hope 2.1c: Connecting via Wireless Network – Mobile Devices (Continued) -On IOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad) Select the Settings icon Select “Wi-Fi”, and click on the PandorasHope network If prompted for a password, please enter the wireless security key created during the setup wizard. By default it is set to your ten digit telephone number.
- Page 9 2.2: Connecting via Ethernet To connect a device with an Ethernet cable, plug in one end of the ethernet cable into any of the four black ports on the back of the router. Connect the other end into the device .
- Page 10 Chapter 2: The Management Interface 2.3: Accessing the Management Interface The management interface is an administrative website where the user can access important system settings and filtering tools. To access the administrative site: Open an internet browser, and enter in one of these two addresses into the address b ar: 192.168.2.1 Local.pandorashope.com Alternatively, the user could navigate to Pandorashope.com, and then select the My Settings link at the top of...
- Page 11 Chapter 3: Monitoring Pandora’s Hope 3.1: Filter Status Location: View Tab > Filter Status The filter status page displays whether the filter is enabled or disabled. It also will display any temporary bypasses that have been authorized. Please see page 4.3 for more information on temporary bypasses.
- Page 12 Chapter 3: Monitoring Pandora’s Hope 3.2: The Sites Visited Page Location: View Tab > Sites Visited The sites visited page displays all of the web traffic generated by computers and other devices. This page will provide the device’s IP address, the website information, and the exact time that the page was accessed. Pandora’s Hope will also archive these logs for later viewing.
- Page 13 Chapter 3: Monitoring Pandora’s Hope 3.3: The Sites Blocked Page Location: View Tab > Sites Blocked The sites blocked page will display all of the web traffic that was blocked by Pandora’s Hope. This page will provide t he devices IP address, the website information, and exact time that the page was blocked. Pandora’s Hope will also archive these logs for later viewing.
- Page 14 Chapter 3: Monitoring Pandora’s Hope 3.4: The Router Interfaces page Location: View Tab > Interfaces The Router Interfaces page displays interface information...
- Page 15 MAC Address: Media Access Control – This address serves as a unique identifier for networked devices. IP Address: Internet Protocol Address – This is an address given to a device by the router. Name: The name field displays the name of the device, either assigned by the user, or manufacturer of the device.
- Page 16 To use the tool, click on the Traceroute line and enter in an address. The results will populate at the bottom of the page. View Log: This tool will display the entire system log. This includes the output from the start-up phase, and router updates.
- Page 17 The Filtering Mechanism 4.1: Understanding the filter The router works on text-based algorithms to detect inappropriate pages. Each webpage and it’s URL are dynamically registered against known keywords and phrases that can trigger the blocking mechanism. The filtering system will also check the name, and URL associated with videos and images.
- Page 18 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2a: Configuring the filter: The Black list Location: Protection Tab > Black list The black list is a list of websites to be blocked regardless of the content contained on them. This tool is useful for blocking websites that may not be caught by the Pandora’s Hope filter, but would still be offensive to the user.
- Page 19 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2b: Configuring the filter: The White list Location: Protection Tab > White list The white list is a list of websites to be permitted regardless of the content contained on them. This tool is useful for allowing websites that may be incorrectly targeted by the Pandora’s Hope filter.
- Page 20 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2c: Configuring the filter: The Grey List Location: Protection Tab > Grey list The Grey list is a list of websites to be permitted regardless of their URL. This tool is useful for allowing websites whose addresses may targeted by the Pandora’s Hope filter.
- Page 21 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2d: Configuring the filter: The Keyword List Location: Protection Tab > Keyword list The Keyword List is a user defined list of keywords and phrases to be used by the filtering system to block content. Websites containing these keywords and phrases will be blocked, regardless of any other content contained on them.
- Page 22 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2e: Configuring the filter: The Filter Level Location: Protection Tab > Filter Level The Filter Level tool allows a user to easily adjust the rigidity of the filter. By default, the filter is set to “Good Balance”. To increase the filter strength: ...
- Page 23 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2f: Configuring the filter: Search Engine Settings Location: Protection Tab > Search Engine Settings The Search Engine Settings page allows the user to customize certain functions related to Google Search. Allow Google Images: This feature will enable or disable the use of Google Images. By default it is set to off. To allow the use of Google Images, click on the corresponding button.
- Page 24 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2g: Configuring the filter: Filtering Categories Location: Protection Tab > Categories The Categories page allows the user to easily customize the filtering mechanis m, based on predefined categories. To Activate/Deactivate a category : Press the corresponding switch. ...
- Page 25 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2h: Configuring the filter: Exclude From Filter Location: Protection Tab > Exclude from Filter The Exclude from Filter tool allows the user to disable the filtering system entirely for a specific device. This tool is especially useful for the following devices (Which Pandora’s Hope cannot filter): -DVRs (TiVo, Dish Hopper) -Media players (Roku , Apple TV)
- Page 26 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2i: Configuring the filter: Time Restrictions Location: Protection Tab > Time Restrictions The Time Restriction function allows the user to specify when a particular device is able to access the internet. Each Time Restriction rule applies to a single device, and each device can only have a single rule. A Time Restriction rule will activate and deactivate precisely, based on the schedule set.
- Page 27 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2i: Configuring the filter: Time Restrictions (Continued) To use the Time restriction function: Enter in the MAC address for the device into the “Device’s MAC” field, or use the “This Computer” function (If the device is connected to Pandora’s Hope, then the DHCP Clients page will also list the MAC address) ...
- Page 28 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.2j: Configuring the filter: Ad-Driven Websites Location: Protection Tab > Ad-Driven Sites The Ad-Driven Sites tool allows the user to disable the ad-blocking service on Pandora’s Hope for a particular webpage. This is useful for viewing websites that require advertisements to function. To add an entry into the Ad-Driven sites tool: ...
- Page 29 Chapter 4: The Filtering Mechanism 4.3: The Blocking Page The “Blocking Page” is the webpage displayed when inappropriate content has been detected. This page allows the user to bypass a block, either temporarily (15 minutes), or permanently (The website is white listed). To authorize a bypass: ...
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Page 30: System Settings
-Channel Width: This changes the width of the wireless channel. By default this is set to “40MHz Upper” -No Scan: This option enables or disable the auto-scanning functionality of the router. By default it is set to “On” Pro version users: There will be a second radio, which will also have the settings above. This is for the 5Ghz radio. - Page 31 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.1a: Wireless Configuration (Continued) This is the wireless configuration page...
- Page 32 ISP. Local Network / LAN Settings -The “Router IP” field allows the user to change the IP addressing scheme for Pandora’s Hope. By default, Pandora’s Hope uses the 192.168.2.1 network.
- Page 33 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.2b: Network Configuration: Port Forwarding Location: System > Port Forwarding The Port Forwarding tool allows the user to permit and redirect incomming information through specifc ports, for a particular device. This tool is useful in getting some applications and devices working through Pandora’s Hope, which may requrie a specifc port to be open.
- Page 34 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.2c: Network Configuration: DHCP Settings Location: System > DHCP Settings The DHCP Settings page allows the user to create static leases for their devices. A static lease prevent s the IP address of a computer from changing. To create a static lease: ...
- Page 35 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.2d: Network Configuration: UPnP Location: System > UPnP The Universal Plug-n-Play tool allows the user to modify UPnP settings. UPnP is a set of network protocols, that allows networked devices to automatically discover each other. These settings should remain unchanged, unless the user has a specific reason to modify them.
- Page 36 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.3: User Information Location: System > User Information The User Information page displays the personal information of the account holder. This information can be modified at any time through this page. To update the user’s information: ...
- Page 37 Chapter 5: System Settings 5.4: Resetting the Administrative Password Location: System > Password The Password tool allows the user to change the administrative password. To create a new password: Enter in the desired password in the “Password” field. Confirm this password in the “Confirm Password”...