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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office Quick Start Guide[...]
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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office 1 Introduction BiGuard 2 is a compact device of 8 ports switch integrated with VPN and Firewall features. It is used for home offices or mobile users to dial up and connect with corporate network, or for very small offices to be connected with head offices. BiGuard 2 is designed for business requirin[...]
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Quick Start Guide 2 The Front LEDs LED Meaning Power A steady light indicates connection to power source STATUS A blinking light indicates device is writing flash WAN Light when connect to an Ethernet device. 10/100M : Light when link for 100Mbps otherwise for 10Mbps LNK/ACT : Lit when device connected and blinking when data is transmitted/received[...]
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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office 3 The Rear Ports Port Meaning 1 RESET After the device is powered on, press it to reset the device or restore to factory default settings. 0-3 seconds: The Status LED will light 6 seconds above: Restore to factory default settings (this is used when you cannot login to the router. E.g. forgot the pas[...]
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Quick Start Guide 4 Connecting Your Router 1. Connect the Router to a LAN (Local Area Network) & WAN (Connect to Cable or ADSL modem). 2. Power on the device. 3. Make sure the Power LED is light steadily and that the WAN and relevant LAN LED is light.[...]
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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office 5 Configuring PC in Windows XP 1. Go to Start / Control Panel (in Classic View) . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network Connections. 2. Double-click Local Area Connection . 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties . 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Propert[...]
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Quick Start Guide 6 Configuring PC in Windows 2000 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections . 2. Double-click Local Area Connection . 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window click Properties . 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 5. Select the Obta[...]
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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office 7 Configuring PC in Windows 98/Me 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP -> NE2000 Compatible , or the name of your Network Interface Card (NIC) in your PC. 3. Select the Obtain an IP address auto[...]
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Quick Start Guide 8 Configuring PC in Windows NT4.0 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Protocols tab. 2. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click Properties . 3. Select the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server radio button and click OK .[...]
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BiGuard 2 iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office 9 Configuring Your iBusiness Security Gateway Home-Office Verifying Your Local Network Connection with the Device To see if this Router is visible on the local network, go to Start / Run . In the Run dialog box, type “ping 192.168.1.254” then presses OK . A command prompt window will pop out. If [...]
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Quick Start Guide 10 Connecting to the Router Open the web browser and type http://192.168.1.254 in the browser’s address box. This number is the default IP address for this router. Press Enter . A user name and password window will appear. The default U ser Name and P assword are “admin” and ” admin”. Press OK to logon to the router Prod[...]
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