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Draytek Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Manual

Draytek Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
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  • Page 3: Quick Start Guide

    Vigor2912 Series Dual-WAN Security Router Quick Start Guide Version: 1.0 Firmware Version: V3.7.1_RC4a (For future update, please visit DrayTek web site) Date: 20/06/2013 Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 4: Copyright Information

    Web registration is preferred. You can register your Vigor router via Owner http://www.draytek.com. Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all routers will be Updates regularly upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents.

  • Page 5: European Community Declarations

    Taiwan 303 Product: Vigor2912 Series Router DrayTek Corp. declares that Vigor2912 Series of routers are in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE 1999/5/EC, ErP 2009/125/EC and RoHS 2011/65/EU The product conforms to the requirements of Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EEC by complying with the requirements set forth in EN55022/Class B and EN55024/Class B.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    4.3 Pinging the Router from Your Computer ..........37 4.4 Checking If the ISP Settings are OK or Not ........... 38 4.5 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary........38 4.6 Contacting Your Dealer ................40 Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
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  • Page 9: Introduction

    Vigor2912 series is a broadband router which integrates IP layer QoS, NAT session/bandwidth management to help users control works well with large bandwidth. By adopting hardware-based VPN platform and hardware encryption of AES/DES/3DES, and hardware key hash of SHA-1/MD5, the router increases the performance of VPN greatly and offers several protocols (such as IPSec/PPTP/L2TP) with up to 16 VPN tunnels.

  • Page 10: Panel Explanation

    The data is transmitting. WAN(W2~W1) Internet connection is ready. Internet connection is not ready. Blinking The data is transmitting. The VPN tunnel is active. USB device is connected and ready for use. Blinking The data is transmitting. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 11 (ACT LED is blinking). Press the hole and keep for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED begins to blink rapidly than usual, release the button. Then the router will restart with the factory default configuration. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 12: For Vigor2912N

    The data is transmitting. WAN(W2~W1) Internet connection is ready. Internet connection is not ready. Blinking The data is transmitting. The VPN tunnel is active. USB device is connected and ready for use. Blinking The data is transmitting. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 13 (ACT LED is blinking). Press the hole and keep for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED begins to blink rapidly than usual, release the button. Then the router will restart with the factory default configuration. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 14: Package Content

    The type of the power adapter depends on the country that the router will be installed: UK-type Power Adapter EU-type Power Adapter USA/Taiwan-type Power AU/NZ-type Power Adapter Adapter * The maximum power consumption is 24 Watt. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 15: Installing Your Router

    4. Power on the device by pressing down the power switch on the rear panel. 5. The system starts to initiate. After completing the system test, the ACT LED will light up and start blinking. (For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.1.) Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 16: Printer Installation

    (or wireless clients). 1. Connect the printer with the router through USB port. 2. Open Start->Settings-> Printers and Faxes. 3. Open File->Add a New Computer. A welcome dialog will appear. Please click Next. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 17 4. Click Local printer attached to this computer and click Next. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 18 Standard TCP/IP Port. Click Next. 6. In the following dialog, type 192.168.1.1 (router’s LAN IP) in the field of Printer Name or IP Address and type IP_192.168.1.1 as the port name. Then, click Next. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 19 7. Click Standard and choose Generic Network Card. 8. Then, in the following dialog, click Finish. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 20 PC. When you finish the selection, click Next. 10. For the final stage, you need to go back to Control Panel-> Printers and edit the property of the new printer you have added. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 21 Note 1: Some printers with the fax/scanning or other additional functions are not supported. If you do not know whether your printer is supported or not, please visit www.draytek.com to find out the printer list. Open Support >FAQ/Application Notes; find out the link of USB>>Printer Server and click it.
  • Page 22 Then, click the What types of printers are compatible with Vigor router? link. Note 2: Vigor router supports printing request from computers via LAN ports but not WAN port. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 23: Initial Settings

    Please type “admin/admin” on Username/Password and click Login. Notice: If you fail to access to the web configuration, please go to “Trouble Shooting” for detecting and solving your problem. 3. Now, the Main Screen will pop up. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 24: Basic Configuration - Quick Start Wizard

    The Quick Start Wizard is designed for you to easily set up your router for Internet access. You can directly access the Quick Start Wizard via Web User Interface. The home page will change slightly in accordance with the router model you have. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 25 If Ethernet interface is used, please choose WAN1/WAN2; if 3G USB modem is used, please choose WAN3. Then click Next for next step. WAN1/WAN2 and WAN3 will bring up different configuration page. Refer to the following for detailed information. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 26: For Wan1/Wan2

    PPPoE mode if the ISP provides you PPPoE interface. 1. Choose WAN1/WAN2 as the WAN Interface and click the Next button. The following page will be open for you to specify Internet Access Type. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 27 Click Next for viewing summary of such connection. 4. Click Finish. A page of Quick Start Wizard Setup OK!!! will appear. Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown. 5. Now, you can enjoy surfing on the Internet. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 28 1. Choose WAN1/WAN2 as the WAN Interface and click the Next button. The following page will be open for you to specify Internet Access Type. 2. Click PPTP/L2TP as the Internet Access Type. Then click Next to continue. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 29 ISP. Then click Next for viewing summary of such connection. 4. Click Finish. A page of Quick Start Wizard Setup OK!!! will appear. Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown. 5. Now, you can enjoy surfing on the Internet. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 30 1. Choose WAN1/WAN2 as the WAN Interface and click the Next button. The following page will be open for you to specify Internet Access Type. 2. Click Static IP as the Internet Access type. Simply click Next to continue. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 31 ISP. Then click Next for next step. 4. Click Finish. A page of Quick Start Wizard Setup OK!!! will appear. Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown. 5. Now, you can enjoy surfing on the Internet. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 32 1. Choose WAN1/WAN2 as WAN Interface and click the Next button. The following page will be open for you to specify Internet Access Type. 2. Click DHCP as the Internet Access type. Simply click Next to continue. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 33 3. After finished the settings above, click Next for viewing summary of such connection. 4. Click Finish. A page of Quick Start Wizard Setup OK!!! will appear. Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown. 5. Now, you can enjoy surfing on the Internet. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 34: For Wan3 (Usb)

    1. Choose WAN3 as WAN Interface and click the Next button. 2. In the following page, fill in the information for 3G/4G USB Modem. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 35 3. Then, click Next for viewing summary of such connection. 4. Click Finish. A page of Quick Start Wizard Setup OK!!! will appear. Then, the system status of this protocol will be shown. 5. Now, you can enjoy surfing on the Internet. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 36: Wireless Configuration

    In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, Vigor wireless router plays a role as an Access Point (AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA). All the STAs (clients) will share the same Internet connection with other wired hosts via Vigor wireless router. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 37: General Setup

    (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode. 4. Type in the name of the SSID. The default name for SSID is DrayTek. We suggest you to change it with a particular name. 5. Click OK to save the configuration.

  • Page 38: Security Settings

    Internet through such router, please input the default PSK value for connection. Default Pre-Shared Key (PSK) with 13 ASCII characters is provided and stated on the label pasted on the bottom of the router. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 39 Be aware that for the communication, all wireless devices must support the same encryption bit length and share the same key. If WEP mode is selected, only one of four preset keys can be selected at one time. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 40 This page is left blank. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 41: Trouble Shooting

    LAN LED is bright. 3. If not, it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status. Simply back to “2.1 Hardware Installation” to execute the hardware installation again. And then, try again. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 42 Go to Control Panel and then double-click on Network Connections. 1. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 43 2. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. 3. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 44 1. Double click on the current used Mac OS on the desktop. 2. Open the Application folder and get into Network. 3. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 45: Pinging The Router From Your Computer

    2. Open the Application folder and get into Utilities. 3. Double click Terminal. The Terminal window will appear. 4. Type ping 192.168.1.1 and press [Enter]. If the link is OK, the line of “64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=xxxx ms” will appear. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 46: Checking If The Isp Settings Are Ok Or Not

    Try to reset the router by software or hardware.. Warning: After pressing factory default setting, you will loose all settings you did before. Make sure you have recorded all useful settings before you pressing. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 47 While the router is running (ACT LED blinking), press the RST button and hold for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED blinks rapidly, please release the button. Then, the router will restart with the default configuration. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 48: Contacting Your Dealer

    If the router still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to support@draytek.com. Vigor2912 Series Quick Start Guide...

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