User' Manual s U-011-03E0-000516 Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission. Trademarks All product, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice. -1- FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference. CE Declaration of Conformity This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022/A1 Class B, and EN 50082-1. This meets the essential protection requirements of the European Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relation to electromagnetic compatibility. -2- Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................................5 1.1 Functions and Features ...................................................................5 1.2 Packing List....................................................................................6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................................................................7 2.1 Panel Layout...................................................................................7 2.2 Installation Requirements ...............................................................8 2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation ..............................................9 Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation ........................... 11 3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer ..................... 11 3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers ....................................12 Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router ........................................................15 4.1 Start-up and Log in.......................................................................15 4.2 Status ............................................................................................16 4.3 Toolbox.........................................................................................17 4.4 Primary Setup ...............................................................................18 4.5 DHCP Server................................................................................20 4.6 Virtual Server................................................................................21 4.7 Special AP ....................................................................................22 4.8 Access Control..............................................................................23 4.9 Misc Items ....................................................................................24 Chapter 5 Print Server .............................................................................25 5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms ...................................25 5.2 Configuring on Windows NT Platforms .......................................27 5.3 Configuring on Windows 2000 Platforms ....................................28 5.4 Configuring on Unix based Platforms ..........................................29 -3- Appendix A Console Mode .....................................................................30 Appendix B TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 .........................31 B.1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC ..........................................31 B.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with NAT Router....................32 -4- Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Broadband Router. This product is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for Internet surfing and office resources sharing, and it is easy to configure and operate for even non-technical users. Instructions for installing and configuring this product can be found in this manual. Before you install and use this product, please read this manual carefully for fully exploiting the functions of this product. 1.1 Functions and Features l Broadband modem and IP sharing Connects multiple computers to a broadband (cable or DSL) modem or an Ethernet router to surf the Internet. l Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch Equipped with a 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch. l VPN supported Supports multiple PPTP sessions and allows you to setup VPN server and VPN clients. l Printer sharing (Optional ) Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one printer. l Firewall All unwanted packets from outside intruders are blocked to protect your Intranet. -5- l DHCP server supported All of the networked computers can retrieve TCP/IP settings automatically from this product. l Web-based configuring Configurable through any networked computer' web browser using Netscape s or Internet Explorer. l Access Control supported Allows you to assign different access right for different users. l Virtual Server supported Enables you to expose WWW, FTP and other services on your LAN to be accessible to Internet users. l User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel User can define the attributes to support the special applications requiring multiple connections, like Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and so on, then this product can sense the application type and open multi-port tunnel for it. l DMZ Host supported Lets a networked computer to be fully exposed to the Internet; this function is used when special application sensing tunnel feature is insufficient to allow an application to function correctly. 1.2 Packing List l l l l One broadband router unit One installation CD-ROM One power cord and power adapter Two CAT-5 UTP Fast Ethernet cable -6- Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1. Front Panel Figure 2-1 Front Panel System status indicators, Orange. M1 is flashed once per second to indicate system is alive. When system is busy, M2 is lighted. WAN & LAN Ethernet port indicators, Green. The LED flickers when LAN or WAN port is sending or receiving data. Link/Act. Link status indicators, Green. The LED flickers when the corresponding port is sending or receiving data 10/100 10/100 status indicators, Green. The LED flickers when the corresponding port is transmitting or receiving data in 10 or 100Mbps. Port 1 - 4 LAN port socket (RJ-45). These are where you will connect to device on your local area network, for example HUB and switch. RESET To reset system settings to factory defaults, please follow the steps: 1. Power off the device, 2. Press the reset button and hold, 3. Power on the device, 4. Keep the button pressed about 5 seconds, 5. Release the button, 6. Watch the M1 and M2 LEDs, they will flash 8 times and then M1 flash once per second. M1&M2 -7- 2.1.2. Rear Panel Figure 2-2 Rear Panel PRINTER WAN COM Power Parallel port connector (25-pins D -type female). This is where you will connect the shared printer. (Optional) WAN port socket (RJ -45). This is where you will connect to your cable (or DSL) modem or Ethernet router. Serial port connector (9-pins D-type male). This is where you will connect your modem. This port is also a console port. Power inlet. This is where you connect the included power adapter. Note that, the included power adapter is DC 5V/1A. Using wrong type of power adapter may cause this product damage. 2.2 Installation Requirements This product can be positioned at any convenient place in your office or house. No special wiring or cooling requirements is needed. However, you should comply with the following guidelines to install: l l l Place this product on a flat horizontal plane. Keep this product away from any heating devices. Do not place this product in dusty or wet environment. The recommended operational specifications of this product are: Temperature Humidity 0 oC ~ 55 oC 5 % ~ 90 % In addition, remember to turn off the power, remove the power cord from the outlet, and keep your hands dry when you try to install the hardware of this product. -8- 2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation 1. Setup LAN connection: connect an Ethernet cable from your computer' Ethernet s port to one of the LAN ports of this product. Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN connections for this product. 2. Setup WAN connection: prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-4 illustrates the WAN connection. 3. Connecting this product with your printer: use the printer cable to connect your printer to the printer port of this product.(Optional) Figure 2-4 Setup of WAN and Printer connections for this product. -9- 4. Power on: Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators M1 and M2 will be lighted ON for about 5 seconds, and then M1 and M2 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation. -10- Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000). 3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer The default IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on your need, but the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to Appendix B to configure it. For example, 1. configure IP as 192.168.123.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as 192.168.123.254, or more easier, 2. configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is, via DHCP server of this product. After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this product. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the ping command ping 192.168.123.254 If the following messages appear: Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages, Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. -11- there must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to check the following items in sequence: 1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer? Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on your computer must be lighted. 2. Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured? Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.123.X and default gateway must be 192.168.123.254. 3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers Skip this section if you do not want to use the print server function of this product. Step 1: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The following window will be shown automatically. If it isn't, please run "install.exe" on the CD-ROM. -12- Step 2: Click on the INSTALL button. Wait until the following Welcome dialog to appear, and click on the Next button. Step 3: Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. Then, the setup program will begin to install the programs into the destination folder. -13- Step 4: When the following window is displayed, click on the Finish button. Step 5: Select the item to restart the computer and then click the OK button to reboot your computer. Step 6: After rebooting your computer, the software installation procedure is finished. Now, you can configure the NAT Router (refer to Chapter 4) and setup the Print Server (refer to Chapter 5). -14- Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router This produ ...