Cable/DSL Router User Guide Declaration of conformity to type I hereby declare that the product 16NX071900001 is in compliance to all relevant essential requirements of the directive 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC The following standards suites published in the “Official Journal” of the European communities, have been used to...
Cable/DSL Router User Guide Package Contents The following contents should be found in your package: One 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router One AC power Adapter for 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router, including: • This Guide •...
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router. This router provides dedicated solutions for Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks. With your network all connected, your local network can share Internet access, files and fun for multiple PCs through one ISP account.
Cable/DSL Router User Guide Supports Remote and Web management 1.3 Conventions The Router or 16NX071900001 mentioned in this User guide stands for 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LED indicators displayed on the front panel, the status of these LED indicators represent the device’s working circs. For details, please refer to LED Explanation.
POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter. Note: Please use the power adapter supplied with the 16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router, if you use a different adapter, it may cause damage to the Router. RESET: Use the button to reset the router's factory defaults. There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults: •...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide help. After that, please install the router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry. Step 1: Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually near the center of the area in which your PC will be wirelessly connected.
Cable/DSL Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide After connecting the 16NX071900001 router to your network, you should configure it. This chapter describes how to configure the PC and the Router to access the Internet immediately after it has been successfully configured (take Windows XP for example).
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Step 3: In the next screen, select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Configure the IP address as shown in Figure 3-4. After that, click OK.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Note: You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above. Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide 3.2 Login Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows to use the Web-based Utility: Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the Router in the URL field: 192.168.1.1.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 3-9 Note: The router supports three popular ways to connect to Internet. Please select one compatible with your ISP, if you are given another way that is not listed here, refer to Network→ WAN for detailed list.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 3-11 Step 6: After that, you will see the next screen. Click Finish to complete the quick installation. Figure 3-12...
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Chapter 4. Configuring the Router This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and configure advanced settings though the Web-based Utility.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide the “MAC address”, “IP address” and “Subnet Mask”. WAN - This field displays the parameters applied to the WAN port of the router, including “MAC address”, “IP address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Default Gateway” and so Note: If PPPoE/L2TP/PPTP is chosen as the WAN connection type, the Disconnect button will be shown here while you are accessing the Internet.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide can't be changed. IP Address - Enter the IP address for the LAN of the Router, the formal is in dotted-decimal notation (the factory default value is 192.168.1.1). Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet mask for the LAN of the Router, this address code determines the size of the network.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-4 Host Name - Enter the host name. MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to reduce the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-5 IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. Default Gateway - Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP (Optional).
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-6 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time). If your Internet...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Connect Manually - You can configure the router to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the router will disconnect your Internet connection, and not be able to re-establish your connection automatically even though you attempt to access the Internet again.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide by ISP and enter the IP in dotted-decimal notation, which your ISP provided. Detect Online Interval - The default value is 0, you can input the value between 0 and 120. The router will detect Access Concentrator online at every interval between the time.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Get IP with Unicast DHCP: A few ISPs' DHCP servers do not support the broadcast applications. If you cannot get the IP address normally, you can choose this option. (You don’t need select this option generally).
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-10 User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. Auth Server & Auth Domain: Enter the Auth Name and Auth Domain provided by your ISP.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-11 User Name & Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive Connect & Disconnect Click the button, you can handle the on-line connection or disconnection Dynamic IP &...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide following parameters (shown in Figure 4-12). Figure 4-12 User Name & Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive Connect & Disconnect Click the button, you can handle the on-line connection...
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide 4.3.3 MAC Clone Choose menu “Network→MAC Clone”, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen below (shown in Figure 4-13). Some ISPs require that you register the MAC address of your adapter, which is connected to your cable, DSL modem or Ethernet during installation.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide 4.4.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-15). The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the router reboots. 4.4.2 DHCP Clients List Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Clients List”, you can view the information about the...
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide that the entry will take effect, Disabled means that the entry will not take effect. To add/modify a reserved IP address: Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-17, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-18.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.5.1 Virtual Servers Choose menu “Forwarding→Virtual Servers”, you can view and add virtual servers in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-20).
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-21 Step 3: After that, select Enabled to make the entry take effect. Step 4: Click Save button to save the configuration. Note: If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to step 1 to continue.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-22 Trigger Port - This displays the port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will "Trigger" this rule. Trigger Protocol - This displays the protocol used for Trigger Ports, either TCP, UDP, or All (all protocols supported by the router).
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-23 Step 3: After that, select Enabled to make the entry take effect. Step 4: Click Save button to save the configuration. Note: If you want to add more than one reserved IP, please go to step 1 to continue.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-24 To assign a computer or server to be a DMZ server: Step 1: Click the Enable radio button Step 2: Enter the local host IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field Step 3: Click the Save button.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide External Port - This displays the external port, which the router opened for the application. Protocol - This displays the protocol for the application. Internal Port - This displays the Internal port, which the router opened for local host.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-27 Enable Firewall - Enable the general firewall switch or not. Enable IP Address Filtering - Enable the IP Address Filtering or not. There are two default filtering rules, please select the rule for your need.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-28 Effective Time - This is the time or the range of time for the entry to take effect. For example, 1800 - 2200, it means that the entry will take effect from 18:00 to 22:00.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-29 Step 6: Click the Save button to save this entry. Step 7: Go to Step 2 to complete the other rules continually. After you finish the configurations, you will see the rules in the table below:...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-31 Effective Time - This is the time or the range of time for the entry to take effect. For example, 0800 - 2400, it means that the entry will take effect from 08:00 to 20:00.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Step 6: Go to Step 2 to complete the other rules continually. After you finish the configurations, you will see the rules in the table below: Figure 4-33 Note: Before adding an IP Address Filtering entry, you should enable the Firewall and the IP Address Filtering function first (shown in Figure 4-27).
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Description - This is the description about the PC, Fox example: John’s PC. Status - This field displays the status, Enabled means the rule is effective, Disabled means the rule is ineffective. To add or modify a Domain Filtering entry: Fox example: If you want to block the PCs with MAC addresses 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE and 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F to access the Internet, you can configure as follows.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Click the Disable All button to disable all the entries. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries. Click the Previous button to view the information in the previous screen, click the Next button to view the information in the next screen.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Enable UDP-FLOOD Filtering - Enable or disable the “UDP-FLOOD Filtering”. UDP-FLOOD Packets Threshold: (5 ~ 3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600 packets/s. When the current number of UPD-FLOOD Packets is beyond the permitted value, the router will start up the blocking function immediately.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Disabled means the rule is ineffective. To add/modify a static routing entry: Step 1: Click Add New…/Modify shown in Figure 4-38, you will see a new screen shown in Figure 4-39. Step 2: Enter the appropriate Destination IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway, and then select the status.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide 4.8.1 Binding Setting Choose menu “IP & MAC Binding→Binding Setting”, you can view and add IP & MAC binding entries in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-41). Figure 4-41 MAC Address - This field displays the MAC address of the controlled computer in the LAN.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-43 Step 3: Click Find button, then you will see the entry with the specific MAC address or IP address. Step 4: Click Return to return the previous screen. Note: You can click “Turn to this page” to edit the entry in the corresponding screen.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Click Delete to load the specific item to the IP & MAC Binding list. Click the Bind All button to bind all the current items, available after enable. Click the Load All button to load all items to the IP & MAC Binding list (shown in Figure 4-41).
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Step 3: Enable DDNS, and click Save to save the current configuration. Click Login to login the DDNS service. Click Logout to logout the DDNS service. 4.9.2 PeanutHull DDNS If your dynamic DNS Service Provider is www.oray.net, you can configure in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-46).
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-47 To set up for Comexe DDNS, follow these instructions: Step 1: Enter the domain name your dynamic DNS service provider offer. Step 2: Type the “User Name” and “Password” for your DDNS account.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. 4.10.1 Time Choose menu “System Tools→Time”, you can configure the time on the screen (shown in Figure 4-49).
Router’s current hardware version. To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Step 1: Download a more recent firmware upgrade file from the NILOX website (www.nilox.com). Step 2: Type the path and file name of the update file into the “File” field. Or click the Browse button to locate the update file.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide so please back up the router’s current settings before you upgrade its firmware. Do not turn off the router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The router will reboot after the upgrading has been finished.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-53 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-54). Figure 4-54 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the update file for the device, or enter the exact path to the Setting file in the text box.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure 4-55 Note: Some settings of the router will take effect only after rebooting, which include: Change LAN IP Address. (System will reboot automatically) MAC Clone (system will reboot automatically) DHCP service function. Static address assignment of DHCP server.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it. You can click the Clear All button to clear all the configurations.
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide accessing your router from the Internet. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. It means this function is disabled. To enable this function, change the default IP address to another IP address as desired. Note: To access the router, you will type your router's WAN IP address into your browser's address (in IE) or Location (in Navigator) box, followed by a colon and the custom port number.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide The total amount of packets received and transmitted in the last “Packets Packets Statistic interval” seconds The total amount of bytes received and transmitted in the last “Packets Bytes Statistic interval” seconds The total amount of the ICMP packets transmitted to WAN in the last...
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Appendix B: FAQ How do I configure the router to access Internet by ADSL users? Step 1: First, configure the ADSL modem in RFC1483 bridge model. Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL modem to the WAN port on the router.
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide If you are a Cable user, please configure the router following the above steps. How do I configure the router to access Internet by Ethernet users? Step 1: Login to the router, click the menu Network→WAN on the left of your browser, On the WAN screen, select “Dynamic IP”...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Figure B-4 Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. Method two: Use DMZ Host Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding→DMZ. On the DMZ screen, select “Enable”, and enter your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP Address”...
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16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide For remote access to the router, you should enter the address for example: http://61.45.120.20:88 (presume the WAN IP address of the router is 61.45.120.20) to access the Router. Step 2: To add a WEB Server: Login to the router, click the menu Forwarding→Virtual Servers on the left of your browser, On the Virtual Server screen, add a Virtual Server rule as shown in the next screen: configure “80”...
16NX071900001 Cable/DSL Router User Guide Appendix C: Glossary DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) - The capability of assigning a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - A protocol that automatically configure the TCP/IP parameters for the all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server.
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