Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 1. Introduction 1.1 Features 1.2 Package Contents 2. Appearance Illustration 2.1 Panel 2.1.1 Front Panel 2.1.2 Rear Panel 2.2 Illustration 2.3 Illustration of router Indicators 2.4 Working environment 3. Setup your computer 3.1 Connect the Router 3.2 Windows 98/Me 3.3 Windows 2000 3.4 Windows XP 3.5 Windows Vista/7 4. Configuring the Router 4.1 Status 4.1.1 Statistics 4.2 WAN Setup 4.2.1 For Dynamic IP Setting 4.2.2 For PPPoE Setting 4.2.3 For Static IP Setting 4.2.4 For PPTP Setting 4.3 LAN Setup 4.4 Routing 4.5 NAT 4.5.1 DMZ Host Setup 4.5.2 FTP Private Port 4.5.3 Virtual Server Setup 4.5.4 Port Triggering 4.6 Fire Wall 4.6.1 MAC Filtering Configuration 4.6.2 Connection Filtering Configuration 4.6.3 URL Filtering Configuration 4.7 DDNS Setup 4.8 MISC Configuration 4.8.1 Login ID & Password Setup 4.8.2 Remote Management 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 8 9 12 15 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 25 27 27 28 28 28 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 35 35 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4.8.3 4.8.4 4.8.5 4.8.6 4.8.7 UPnP Setup System Time Setup WAN Link Status & Setup Restore Default / Restart System Firmware Upgrade 36 36 37 37 38 39 45 5. Troubleshooting 6. Technical Specifications 2 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 1. Introduction This router is a Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-port switch. It provides you an easy and stable way to share your Cable/DSL high speed Internet connection. The built-in NAT technology can act as a firewall to protect your internal network against outside hackers. The 4-port Broadband Router is compatible with most popular operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, Macintosh, etc. However, this manual is designed to help users to connect their computers with the Internet under Windows systems. For other operating systems, please check the related materials before you use this Router. The User Manual explains how to setup and use the router in details. It also provides some quick introductions to the related network technologies. Please read it carefully before connecting the Router to the Internet and always consult it first when you meet problems with the Router. 1.1 Features Complies with the IEEE802.3 and IEEE802.3u standards One 10M/100M auto-negotiation WAN port allows you to connect the Router with Cable/DSL modem or other Ethernet devices, such as router, switch, hub, etc Built-in 4-port 10/100Mbps auto-negotiation Fast Ethernet switch allows you to share the single Internet connection with up to 50 computers or network devices Supports different Internet connecting modes: PPPoE, DHCP Client and Static IP All ports support auto MDI/MDIX function which allows you to connect the devices with the Router by either parallel or cross-over Ethernet cables Supports UPnP, Windows XP can find the Router in the network automatically Built-in NAT (Network Address Transfer) technology acts as a firewall to protect internal sources against outside hackers Simple, intelligent, web-based management and configuration interface Supports Proxy DNS Supports DHCP server, all networked computers can retrieve TCP/IP settings automatically from the Router Supports virtual server which makes LAN services (such as FTP, WWW, TELNET, DNS, etc) to be accessible to the Internet users LED indicators for simple diagnostics and management 3 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 1.2 Package Contents 4-port Cable/DSL Broadband Router User Manual Power Adapter RJ-45 Cable 1pc 1pc 1pc 1pc NOTE: 1. If any of the above items are missing, please contact your reseller. 2. Please check the voltage of your power supply before using the power adapter. Different input voltage may damage the power adapter. 4 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 2. Appearance Illustration 2.1 Panel 2.1.1 Front Panel Figure 2-1 2.1.2 Rear Panel Figure 2-2 2.2 Illustration Figure No. 1/8 Name on Router PWR Description Power Status Indicator 9V/0.5A Power Connector WAN Interface Status Indicator LAN Interface Status Indicators Remark 2 WAN 3 1x/2x/3x/4x 5 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4 Reset Reset default button 5 WAN WAN Port 6 1x/2x/3x/4x LAN Ports Refer to 11.1 Forget Password (Reset the Router without Login) Connect to Cable/DSL modem or other Ethernet devices Connect to LAN computers and devices 7 STATUS System Ready Indicator 2.3 Illustration of router Indicators Indicator PWR Off Power source not connected Not connected Solid Power source connected Connected Flash N/A LNK/ACT Data transmitting 2.4 Working environment Figure 2-3 6 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch As the above figure shows, Router could be connected with four LAN (local area network) computers directly. In addition, users can expand their network by connecting other Ethernet devices (such as Hub, Switch, etc) with the Router. In this way, users can connect as many as 50 computers with router. This router supports three kinds of connection modes which allow the users to hook up with the Internet through either Cable modem or DSL modem. 7 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 3. Setup your computer 3.1 Connect the Router Please follow the steps below to connect the modem and your computers with the Router: 1. Make sure that all network devices are powered off, including the Router, PCs, switches, cable or DSL modem, and peripherals. 2. Connect the modem with the WAN port of the Router by one CAT 5 Ethernet cable. 3. Connect your computers with the LAN ports (1x/2x/3x/4x) of the Router by CAT 5 Ethernet cables. One computer connects to one port by one cable. 4. Power on the cable or DSL modem. 5. Plug in the power of the Router. The Power LED on the Router's front panel will light up as soon as the power adapter is connected properly. 6. Power on your PC(s). NOTE: Please refer to 4 APPEARANCE ILLUSTRATION for the port name and position. Please setup your computer according to the operating system in your computer. In this chapter, we only introduce how to setup your computer for Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. We recommend customers to setup their computers to obtain IP address automatically, which we will introduce in this chapter. However, for some advanced users, or the users who cannot get the IP address through the following configuration, please refer to 11.4 How to Setup Your Computer to Get IP Address Manually. 3.2 Windows 98/Me Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel. 2. Find and double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box appears. 3. Click the Configuration label and ensure that you have network card. 4. Select TCP/IP. If TCP/IP appears more than once, please select the item that has an arrow " " pointing to the network card installed on your computer. DO NOT choose the instance of TCP/IP with the words "Dial Up Adapter" beside it. 5. Click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears. 8 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 6. Ensure the Obtain IP Address Automatically is checked. 7. From the WINS Configuration dialog box, Ensure that Disable WINS Resolution is checked. 8. From the Gateway dialog box, remove all entries from the Installed gateways by selecting them and clicking Remove. 9. From the DNS Configuration dialog box, remove all entries from the DNS Server Search Order box by selecting them and clicking Remove. Remove all entries from the Domain Suffix Search Order box by selecting them and clicking Remove. Click Disable DNS. 10. Click OK, back to Network Configuration dialog box. 11. Click OK, if prompted to restart, click YES. 3.3 Windows 2000 Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Figure 3-1 2. Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections 3. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, click Properties 9 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch Figure 3-2 4. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button Figure 3-3 10 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 5. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-4 6. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 3-5 11 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 3.4 Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: Settings Control Panel 1. Go to Start 2. Click Network and Internet Connections Figure 3-6 3. Click Network Connections Figure 3-7 12 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, click Properties Figure 3-8 5. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then press Properties button Figure 3-9 13 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-10 7. Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Figure 3-11 14 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 3.5 Windows Vista / 7 Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: Settings Control Panel 1. Go to Start Figure 3-12 2. Click Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Figure 3-13 15 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 3. Click Change adapter settings Figure 3-14 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, click Properties Figure 3-15 16 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 5. Highlight Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then press Properties button Figure 3-16 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window Figure 3-17 17 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 7. Back to Local Area Connection Properties window, highlight Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), and then press Properties button Figure 3-18 8. Choose Obtain an IPv6 address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) Properties window Figure 3-19 18 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4. Configuring the Router Before you configure this device, note that when the Broadband Router is configured through an Ethernet connection, make sure the host PC must be set on the IP subnetwork that can be accessed by the Broadband Router. For example, when the default network address of the Broadband Router Ethernet interface is 192.168.10.x, then the host PC should be set at 192.168.10.xxx (where xxx is a number between 2 and 254), and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 1. Open an Internet Explorer (or other web browser), type "192.168.10.1" in the address bar, and then press "Enter". 2. Input "admin" for the User Name, and "admin" for the Password, and then press OK. Figure 4-1 NOTE: By default the user name is "admin" and the password is "admin". For security reasons it is recommended that you change the password as soon as possible (In Login ID & Password Setup). This router provides web browser management mode. Login the Router, The HOME page screen below will appear. The Home Page is divided into eight sections, Status WAN Setup, LAN Setup, Routing, NAT, Fire Wall, 19 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch DDNS and MISC. The left hand side is Function Menu. Users can click the item, corresponding information will be shown at the right hand side. When encountering difficulties in configuring, please click "Help" on the current page. Submenu Extended menu Function menu Figure 4-2 4.1 Status When finish configuring the WAN/LAN Setup, the Status screen will list up the connection status for the Broadband Routers' WAN/LAN interfaces, firmware version numbers. Figure 4-3 20 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4.1.1 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN interface. Figure 4-4 Refresh. Update data monitor table to display newest data. 4.2 WAN Setup Users can setup the Internet connection mode for their local area network on this page. Router provides four types of connection modes: Dynamic IP (obtain an IP automatically), PPPoE, Static IP and PPTP. These types are listed in the screen for the Internet Connection Type setting of the WAN Setup section. Users can choose the corresponding connection mode according to their situation. The default setting for Router is Dynamic IP. Figure 4-5 When finished making your changes on this screen, click the Save button to save these changes. 21 Cable/DSL Broadband Router w/4-Port Switch 4.2.1 For Dynamic IP Setting Select "Dynamic IP User" button. You can check the "Physical Address Clone" checkbox to copy the MAC Address of your PC to be the MAC address of this device. The MTU feature specifies t ...