Abocom MH200 manual

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    M73-APO09-400 Multi-Homing Dual WAN Firewall Router Quick Inst allation Guide[...]

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    - 1- Multi-Homing Dual WAN Firewall Router Ov erview The Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firewall Router provides three 10/100Mbit Ethernet network interface ports which are the LAN, W AN 1, and W AN 2 port. It also provides an easily operated sof tware WebUI that allows users to set system parameters or monitor network activities using a web browser . Mult[...]

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    Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firewall Router supporting protocols The Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firewall Router supports all the TCP , UDP and ICMP protocols, such as HTTP , TELNET , SMTP , POP3, FTP , DNS, PING , etc. System Administrators can set up proprietary protocols according to operating requirements. Hardware Description DC Power Reset WAN 1 Extern[...]

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    Connecting Example: Multi-Homing: LAN Port = 192.168.1.1 W AN 1 Port = x.x. x.x (provided by ISP) W AN 2 Port = x.x. x.x (provided by ISP) Connection Type: 10/100 Mbps Cable Connection 【 LAN 1 Port 】 = 192.168.1.3 【 LAN 2 Port 】 = 192.168.1.4 【 LAN 3 Port 】 = 192.168.1.5 【 LAN 4 Port 】 = 192.168.1.6 【 W AN 1 P ort 】 = 61.1 1.1 1[...]

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    Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firew all Router Sof tware (management tool) description Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firew all R outer management tool: WebUI The main menu functions are located on the left -hand side of the screen, and the display window will be on the ri ght-hand side. The main functions include 12 items, which are: Administrator , Configuratio[...]

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    - 5- Quick Setup WebUI Configuration example STEP 1: Connect both the Administrator ’s PC and the LAN port of the Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firewall Router to a hub or switch. Make sure there is a link light on the hub/switch for both connections. The Multi-Homing Dual WA N Firewall Router has an embedded web server used for management and configura[...]

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    STEP 2: Once the Administrator PC has an IP address on the same network as the Multi-Homing Dual W AN Firewall Router , open up an Internet web browser and type in http://92.168.1.1 in the address bar . A pop-up screen will appear and prompt for a username and password. A username and password is require d in order connect to the Multi-Homing. Ente[...]

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    - 7- STEP 3: After entering the username and p assword, the Multi-Homing Dual WAN Firewall Router WEBUI screen will display . Select the Interface tab on the lef t menu and a sub-function list will be displayed. Click on LAN from the sub-function list, and enter proper Layer 3 network setup information. (for example) LAN interface IP Address 192.16[...]

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    Click Modify to modify WAN 1/2 settings. Note: The above figures are only examples. Please fill in the appropriate IP address information provided to you by the ISP . - 8-[...]

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    STEP 4: Click on the Policy t ab from the main function menu, and then click on Outgoing from the sub-function list. Click on New Entry button. When the New Entry option appears, then enter the following configuration: Source Address – select “Inside_Any” Destination Address – select “Out side_Any” Service - select “ANY” Action - se[...]

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    STEP 5: The configuration is successful if you see the scre en below. Make sure that all the computers that are connected to the LAN port have their Default Gateway IP Address set to the Multi-Homing’s LAN IP Address (i.e. 192.168.1.1). At this point, all the computers on t he LAN network should gain access to Internet immediately. If a Multi-Hom[...]