VG211R is a broadband router designed to share Internet Access, provide security, and to network multiple devices for a variety of users. The VG211R’s simple installation setup can be used by the least experienced of users, while providing networking professionals with easy to configure advanced features. Please read the User Guide for advanced features of this product.
VG211R User Manual 1. Installation Guide 1.1. Hardware Setup 1.1.1. VG211R – Front Panel Item LED Color Condition Status Power Green Device power on. Off hook Phone set Phone Orange Flashing Phone port is receiving incoming ring. Off hook Line port...
Connecting PSTN Line: Connect PSTN line directly to the VG211Ruter on Line Connecting Computers: Connect computers directly to the VG211R on ports 1-3 of the LAN ports. If you have more than 3 computers to plug in, connect a hub or a switch (using its uplink port) and connect additional computers to that device.
If you forget the user name / password, you can push the reset button for more than 5 seconds, until all the LEDs flash, your VG211R will be reset to factory default.
2. In the “Address” field type “http://192.168.1.1/” and press <ENTER>. 3. The VG211R login screen will appear. Leave the Password field empty and click on “login”. The default Username/Password setting is “root/root”. For security reasons, you should assign a password as soon as possible.
Set the proper time zone and the daylight savings for VG211R. 4.1.2. Password Settings Set the password of the user. The Idle Time Out value is used for VG211R to log out automatically when no access to the web after this timeout value.
The remote user can login using WAN IP. The default port number is 8080. 4.2. VoIP Settings The VG211R provide Dial setting and Port setting for VoIP user. 4.2.1. Dial Setting This page sets up the parameters related to the prefix of the phone numbers, including International call...
VG211R User Manual 4.2.2. Port Setting This page defines the general port parameters and user must select port number first. In the port1 and port2, we have Web Page as following. The default setting is Phone Set and extension number is 1011/1012. But the real extension number will get from Service Center.
VG211R User Manual 4.2.3. Outgoing Mode In the outgoing mode, we provide Enterprise and ITSP mode to find out peer gateway IP address. In most case, we use ITSP mode to find peer gateway. The ITSP system provide gatekeeper to control all of VoIP gateway.
VG211R User Manual 4.2.4. H.323 Setting We provide H.323 related setting in this page. If you have any interoperability problem, you must change some setting in this page. We use the MAC address as H.323 ID. Sometimes ITSP will ask you to change H.323 ID, then you...
VG211R User Manual 4.2.5. PBX ID / Prefix Setting for Incoming If you set port type to be PBX CO line, you should set PBX ID here. For example, you set port1 and port2 to be PBX CO line, and set PBX ID 319 in this page. The port1 and port2 use 319 as their number.
Where can I set user id and password? The answer is User management. You can set user id and password here. But that is number digit only. 4.3. WAN Settings The VG211R supports 4 types of WAN connection – Dynamic IP (DHCP Client), PPPoE, Static IP and PPTP. 4.3.1. Dynamic IP Under this mode, VG211R enables DHCP client to get IP address automatically from your service provider.
VG211R User Manual 4.3.2. PPPoE Under this mode, VG211R is acting as a PPPoE client. Enter the PPPoE user name and password assigned by your Service Provider. The Service Name is normally optional, but may be required by some service providers. Enter a Maximum Idle Time (in seconds) to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.
VG211R User Manual 4.3.4. PPTP Under this mode, VG211R-SIP is acting as a PPTP client. Enter the PPTP IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, User ID, Password and PPTP Gateway assigned by your Service Provider. Enter a Maximum Idle Time (in seconds) to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity.
10 addresses mapping between a set of private IP addresses and one global IP address. After setting, VG211R will map the set of private IP addresses to the global IP address when accessing to the Internet. This is very useful in the gaming and some particular multimedia applications.
VG211R User Manual on the requested service (TCP/UDP), the VG211R redirects the external service request to the appropriate server. Some of the popular applications and protocol/port numbers mapping are defined below: Application Protocol Port Number Telnet SMTP POP3 H.323 1720...
Battle.net 4.6. Firewall VG211R provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters to limit the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common attacks. When firewall is enabled, extra checking will be performed for each packets passing through the device, the performance of the device will be greatly affected.
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<WWW> and <E-mail Sending>, and press <OK>. The follow page will show up. After the setup, the PCs with IP address from 192.168.2.200 to 192.168.0.210 will not be able to use WWW and sending e-mail. VG211R supports up to 32 filtering rule.
VG211R User Manual MAC Filtering Table User can enter up to 32 MAC addresses; the PCs with these MAC addresses will not be allowed to access Internet. 4.6.2. URL Blocking You can block access to certain Web sites from a particular PC by entering either a full URL address or just a keyword of the Web site.
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VG211R User Manual As shown above, we defined a schedule rule called “Office Hour”; the active time period is Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. After pressing <OK>, the following page will show up. Then when we go to <Access Control> page, select <Add PC>, in the bottom of the page <Access Control Add PC>, the scheduling rule will show “Office Hour”, as shown below.
Discard PING from WAN WAN port When hacker tries to attack, VG211R can send e-mail alert to the specified user. Enter related e-mail information such as e-mail address and SMTP server. Some e-mail service providers require user to enter POP3 information when trying to send e-mail. In this case, enter the POP3 server, user name and...
VG211R User Manual 4.6.5. DMZ A DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a network off one of the LAN ports that acts as a kind of buffer between the external (public Internet) network and your secure network on the other LAN interface. The DMZ gives access to services required from both the external network and the secure network.
VG211R’s current configuration to a file named “backup_config.exe” on your PC. You can then use “Restore” tool to restore the saved configuration to the VG211R. The “Reset to Factory Deafults” tool will force the configuration of VG211R back to the original factory setting and perform a power reset.
The firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade the VG211R system firmware. You need to download the file to your local PC first, and select the target to load. The firmware of VG211R is divided into three files, one for core firmware, one for the user interface and one for the voice prompt message.
VG211R User Manual 8.1. Internet Connection The Internet Connection page displays the status of the Internet Connection, including the connection status of the Internet interfaces, WAN port IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP and Primary/ Secondary DNS When WAN port setting is dynamic IP, user can use <Disconnect> and <Connect> to release and update WAN port IP 8.2.
VG211R User Manual 8.4. DHCP Client Log The DHCP Client Log page displays the IP allocation records. User can press <Refresh> to update current IP allocation records. 8.5. VoIP Status This page displays the gateway status, including Port Type, Port Status, time information of each call...
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VG211R User Manual User can press <Refresh> to update current VoIP status.
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