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Kx EasyBackUp Pro
User's Guide
Version: 1.1
Date: October 4, 2011
KORTEX PSI
91 rue Réaumur
75002 Paris
Tel: +33-1-34043760
e-mail:
contact@kortex-psi.fr

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  • Page 1 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Version: 1.1 Date: October 4, 2011 KORTEX PSI 91 rue Réaumur 75002 Paris Tel: +33-1-34043760 e-mail: contact@kortex-psi.fr...

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Revision History Version Date Changes December 197, 2008 First Release of Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide October, 4 2011 Logo & address update Copyright © KORTEX PSI 2011...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Table of Contents Revision History......................................2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................3 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................6 1.1 I .................................... 6 NTRODUCTION 1.2 F ..................................... 7 EATURES 1.3 P ..................................7 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ................................8 2.1 P...
  • Page 4 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.1.6 Wireless....................................29 3.2. ADV ANCED HELP .................................. 33 3.2.1 Virtual Server..................................33 3.2.1.1 Add/Edit Virtual Server ................................. 33 3.2.1.2 Virtual Servers List ..................................34 3.2.2 Special Applications ................................35 3.2.2.1 Add/Edit Special Applications Rule ............................. 36 3.2.2.2 Special Applications Rules List ..............................
  • Page 5 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.12.2 Schedule Rules List ..................................50 3.2.13 Ping WAN ..................................51 3.3. TOOLS HELP ..................................53 3.3.1 Admin ....................................53 3.3.2 Time ....................................54 3.3.2.1 Time Configuration..................................54 3.3.2.2 Automatic Time Configuration ..............................54 3.3.2.3 Set the Date and Time Manually..............................

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    1. Product Overview 1.1 Introduction Kx EasyBackUp Pro, a 3G/3.5G WiFi Router, with a built-in modem, it has failover function using the dial-up modem. Not only can it be used as a regular router to connect to ADSL / Cable modem but also as a PPP router using the dial-up modem to connect to the ISP.

  • Page 7: Features

    1.2 Features Automatically backup and restore broad band WAN and Dialup WAN. As VPN client or pass-through. 1.3 Package Contents 1 x Kx EasyBackUp Pro Router ― 1 x CD with Quick Installation Guide and User’s Manual ― 1 x RJ45 Ethernet Cable ―...

  • Page 8: Physical Description

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 2. Physical Description The following information contains the physical description of Kx EasyBackUp Pro router. This includes the functions and the locations of each connector and indicator. This information provides useful reference when installing the product. Please familiarize yourself with Kx EasyBackUp Pro.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 2.1.2 Rear Panel For more detailed description, please refer to the Section 2.2 and Section 2.2.2. Copyright © KORTEX PSI 2011...

  • Page 10: Illustration

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 2.2 Illustration No. in Name on Kx Description Remark Figures EasyBackUp Pro Refer to section 2.2.1 for the front To connect with the internal SIM Card Slot panel information modem Refer to section 2.2.3 for the LED...

  • Page 11: Ant Sma Connector

    3G ANT SMA Connector Support 3G mode for wireless access. Power Supply Connector Plug the power adapter. The specifications of Kx EasyBackUp Pro’s power adapter are as follows: Input: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz Output: 12V DC / 1.5A WAN Port Offer the access of Internet.

  • Page 12: Led Description On The Front Panel

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 2.2.3 LED Description on the Front Panel Color Status POWER Green Lit when +12V DC power is on and working. Lit when dialup is connected. Flash when dialup is connecting at 1Hz rate. Dialup status Green Off when dialup is disconnected.

  • Page 13: Web-Based Management

    As to the latter, the user merely owns the right to read the system. For the first time to use, please enter the default user name and keep the password blank, then click the Log In button. The setup page for Kx EasyBackUp Pro will be displayed once the login process is successful.
  • Page 14 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide In the router, it supports a simple user management function to configure the system. As the figure below shows, for example, left section is the whole list of sub functions while each of main functions, including BASIC, ADVANCED, TOOLS, STATUS AND HELP is selected.

  • Page 15: Basic

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.1. Basic 3.1.1 Wizard Internet Connection Setup Wizard: This wizard guides you through the following basic router setup steps: Set your Password Select your Time Zone Configure your Internet Connection 3.1.2 WAN The WAN (Wide Area Network) section is where you configure your Internet c onnection type.
  • Page 16 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Use Unicasting: This option is normally turned off, and should remain off as long as the WAN-side DHCP server correctly provides an IP address to the router. However, if the router cannot obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, the DHCP server may be one that works better with unicast responses.

  • Page 17: Pppoe

    Service Name: Some ISP's may require that you enter a Service Name. Only enter a Service Name if your ISP requires one. Reconnect Mode: Typically connections are not always on. The KORTEX PSI router allows you to set the reconnection mode. The settings are: Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.

  • Page 18: Pptp

    PPTP Server IP Address: The ISP provides this parameter, if necessary. The value may be the same as the Gateway IP Address. Reconnect Mode: Typically PPTP connections are not always on. The KORTEX PSI router allows you to set the reconnection mode. The settings are: Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.

  • Page 19: L2Tp

    L2TP Server IP Address: The ISP provides this parameter, if necessary. The value may be the same as the Gateway IP Address. Reconnect Mode: Typically L2TP connections are not always on. The KORTEX PSI router allows you to set the reconnection mode. The settings are: Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.
  • Page 20 Your new KORTEX PSI router has a different MAC address than the computer or router that initially connected to the ISP. To resolve this problem, the KORTEX PSI router has a special feature that allows you to clone (that is, replace the router's MAC address with) another MAC address.

  • Page 21: Dialup

    Dialup port. If the value of WAN Link Timeout is set to 0 then the Ethernet WAN port will not be used at all. In this mode of operation the KORTEX PSI router will operate between the LAN and the Dialup port only. The router will also connect to PPTP or L2TP server once you choose PPTP or L2TP as your WAN Mode while accessing the Internet.
  • Page 22 Maximum Dial Retrys: This is the number of dialing attempts that will be retried per connection attempt. Reconnect Mode: Typically connections are not always on. The KORTEX PSI router allows you to set the reconnection mode. The settings are: Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.
  • Page 23 Maximum Dial Retrys: This is the number of dialing attempts that will be retried per connection attempt. Reconnect Mode: Typically connections are not always on. The KORTEX PSI router allows you to set the reconnection mode. The settings are: Always on: A connection to the Internet is always maintained.
  • Page 24 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Modem Initialization String: Enter any extra AT commands here. AT commands start with AT. Normally you will not need to enter any. CDMA CallerID Phone Number: The user can wake up remotely the idle router to return into working status with this phone number / mobile phone number you set up.

  • Page 25: Lan

    DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers and other devices on your local area network (LAN). Enable DHCP Server: Once your KORTEX PSI router is properly configured and this option is enabled, the DHCP Server will manage the IP addresses and other network configuration information for computers and other devices connected to your Local Area Network.
  • Page 26 DHCP Server knows that this specific address can only be used by a specific computer or device. Yo u r KORTEX PSI router, by default, has a static IP address of 192.168.0.1. This means that addresses 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 (from 2 to 254) can be made available for allocation by the DHCP Server.
  • Page 27 This is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the KORTEX PSI router. The KORTEX PSI router will provide the device the same IP address every time. DHCP Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting applications such as Web and FTP.
  • Page 28 Go to the Apple Menu, select System Preferences, select Network, and select the Mac OS X Ethernet Adapter connecting to the KORTEX PSI router. Select the Ethernet button and the Ethernet ID will be listed. This is the same as the MAC address.

  • Page 29: Wireless

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.1.6 Wireless The wireless section is used to configure the wireless settings for your Company router. Please note that changes made on this section may also need to be duplicated on your Wireless Client.
  • Page 30 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Super G™ Mode: Super G Turbo Modes must use channel 6 for communication. For Super G with Static Turbo, 802.11 Mode must be set to 802.11g. For proper operation, RTS threshold and Fragmentation Threshold on the Advanced -> Advanced Wireless screen should both be set to their default values.
  • Page 31 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide WPA-Personal and WPA-Enterprise: Both of these options select some variant of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) -- security standards published by the Wi-Fi Alliance. The WPA Mode further refines the variant that the router should employ.
  • Page 32 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide RADIUS Server IP Address: The IP address of the authentication server. RADIUS Server Port: The port number used to connect to the authentication server. RADIUS Server Shared Secret: A pass-phrase that must match with the authentication server.

  • Page 33: Advanced Help

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2. ADVANCED HELP 3.2.1 Virtual Server The Virtual Server option gives Internet users access to services on your LAN. This feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP, Web, or game servers. For each Virtual Server, you define a public port on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and LAN port.

  • Page 34: Virtual Servers List

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide IP Address: The IP address of the system on your internal network that will provide the virtual service, for example, 192.168.0.50. Protocol: Select the protocol used by the service. Private Port: The port that will be used on your internal network.

  • Page 35: Special Applications

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.2 Special Applications Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configurations: Here you can enable or disable ALGs. Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with network address translation (NAT). Each ALG provides special handling for a specific protocol or application.

  • Page 36: Add/Edit Special Applications Rule

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Wake-On-LAN: This feature enables forwarding of "magic packets" (that is, specially formatted wake-up packets) from the WAN to a LAN computer or other device that is "Wake on LAN" (WOL) capable. The WOL device must be defined as such on the Advanced ->...

  • Page 37: Special Applications Rules List

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Schedule: Select a schedule for when this rule is in effect. If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules, go to the Tools -> Schedules screen and create a new schedule.

  • Page 38: Gaming

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.3 Gaming Multiple connections are required by some applications, such as internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony, and others. These applications have difficulties working through NAT (Network Address Translation). The Gaming section is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data through those ports to a single PC on your network.

  • Page 39: Game Rules List

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Schedule: Select a schedule for the times when this rule is in effect. If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules, go to the Tools -> Schedules screen and create a new schedule.

  • Page 40: Qos

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.4 QoS The QoS™ feature helps improve your network gaming performance by prioritizing applications. By default, the QoS settings are disabled. 3.2.4.1 QoS Setup Enable QoS: This option is disabled by default. Enable it for better performance and experience with online games and other interactive applications, such as VoIP.

  • Page 41: Add/Edit Qos Rule

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Connection Type: By default, the router automatically determines whether the underlying connection is an xDSL/Frame-relay network or some other connection type (such as cable modem or Ethernet), and it displays result Detected xDSL Frame Relay Network. If you have an unusual network connection in which you are actually connected via xDSL but for which you configure either "Static"...

  • Page 42: Qos Rules List

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Save: Saves the new or edited QoS Rule in the following list. When finished updating the QoS rules, you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent.

  • Page 43: Routing

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.5 Routing 3.2.5.1 Add/Edit Route Adds a new route to the IP routing table or edits an existing route. Enable: Specifies whether the entry will be enabled or disabled. Destination IP: The IP address of packets that will take this route.

  • Page 44: Enable

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.6.1 Enable By default, the Access Control feature is disabled. If you need Access Control, check this option, and you will see the following configuration sections. Note: When Access Control is disabled, every device on the LAN has unrestricted access to the Internet.

  • Page 45: Web Filter

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.7 Web Filter The Web Filter section is where you add the Web sites to be used for Access Control. 3.2.7.1 Add/Edit Web Site This is where you can add Web sites to the Allowed Web Site List or change entries in the Allowed Web Site List.

  • Page 46: Mac Address Filter

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.8 MAC Address Filter The MAC address filter section can be used to filter network access by machines based on the unique MAC addresses of their network adapter(s). A MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter.

  • Page 47: Firewall

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.9 Firewall 3.2.9.1 Enable SPI SPI ("stateful packet inspection" also known as "dynamic packet filtering") helps to prevent cyberattacks by tracking more state per session. It validates that the traffic passing through that session conforms to the protocol.

  • Page 48: Add/Edit Inbound Filter Rule

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.10.1 Add/Edit Inbound Filter Rule Here you can add entries to the Inbound Filter Rules List below, or edit existing entries. Name: Enter a name for the rule that is meaningful to you. Action: The rule can either Allow or Deny messages.

  • Page 49: Schedules

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Beacon Period: Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices. Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1000. The default value is set to 100 milliseconds. DTIM Interval: A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

  • Page 50: Add/Edit Schedule Rule

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.2.12.1 Add/Edit Schedule Rule In this section you can add entries to the Schedule Rules List below or edit existing entries. Name: Give the schedule a name that is meaningful to you, such as "Weekday rule".

  • Page 51: Ping Wan

    Ping repetition time(time between 2 Ping): The time interval of sending the Ping packet. Max Allowed Successive Lost Ping: The maximum times that the Kx EasyBackUp Pro allows to receive no response from the successive Ping. The WAN connection will be transferred from Ethernet_WAN into the modem Dialup in case it exceeds this limit.
  • Page 52 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide Max Dialup (on demand) connection time: The maximum time duration of the dial up (on demand) connection. The connection of the modem Dialup will be disconnected and have the Ethernet take over the WAN connection in case it exceeds this limit.

  • Page 53: Tools Help

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3. TOOLS HELP 3.3.1 Admin The Admin option is used to set a password for access to the Web-based management. By default there is no password configured. It is highly recommended that you create a password to keep your new router secure.

  • Page 54: Time

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3.2 Time The Time Configuration option allows you to configure, update, and maintain the correct time on the router's internal system clock. From this section you can set the time zone that you are in and set the Time Server.

  • Page 55: Syslog

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3.3 Syslog This section allows you to archive your log files to a Syslog Server. 3.3.3.1 Enable Logging to Syslog Server Enable this option if you have a syslog server currently running on the LAN and wish to send log messages to it.

  • Page 56: Email Log When Full Or On Schedule

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3.4.3 Email Log When Full or on Schedule On Log Full: Select this option if you want logs to be sent by email when the log is full. Schedule: Select this option if you want logs to be sent by email according to a schedule.

  • Page 57: System

    To upgrade the firmware, follow these steps: Click the Browse button to locate the KORTEX PSI upgrade file on your computer. Once you have found the file to be used, click the Upload button below to start the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 58: Firmware Information

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3.6.1 Firmware Information Here are displayed the version numbers of the firmware currently installed in your router and the most recent upgrade that is available. 3.3.6.2 Firmware Upgrade Note: Some firmware upgrades reset the router's configuration options to the factory defaults. Before performing an upgrade, be sure to save the current configuration from the Tools ->...

  • Page 59: Dynamic Dns

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.3.7 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS feature allows you to host a server (Web, FTP, Game Server, etc.) using a domain name that you have purchased (www.whateveryournameis.com) with your dynamically assigned IP address. Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses.

  • Page 60: Status Help

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.4. STATUS HELP 3.4.1 Device Info All of your Internet and network connection details such as the internal time of the router, firmware version, date of the firmware upgrade, plug or unplug USB modem as well as the information about WAN, LAN and wireless LAN are displayed on this Device Info page.

  • Page 61: Lan Computers

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.4.1.4 LAN Computers This area of the screen continually updates to show all DHCP enabled computers and devices connected to the LAN side of your router. The detection "range" is limited to the address range as configured in DHCP Server.

  • Page 62: Logs

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.4.4 Logs The router automatically logs (records) events of possible interest in its internal memory. If there is not enough internal memory for all events, logs of older events are deleted, but logs of the latest events are retained.

  • Page 63: Statistics

    Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide 3.4.5 Statistics The Statistics page displays all of the LAN and WAN packet transmit and receive statistics. Sent: The number of packets sent from the router. Received: The number of packets received by the router.
  • Page 64 Kx EasyBackUp Pro User’s Guide State: State for sessions that use the TCP protocol. NO: None -- This entry is used as a placeholder for a future connection that may occur. SS: SYN Sent -- One of the systems is attempting to start a connection.

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