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DN - 11004 - O 4 - Port 10/100M Internet Broadband Router with USB Printer server User Guide[...]
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2 FCC S tatement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Oper ation is s ubject to the following two conditions: 1. This device m ay not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device m ust accept any interf erence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the [...]
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3 Contents 1:Introduction ……………………………………… 4 1.1 Features & Benefits ……………………… 4 1.2 T echnical Specification …………………… 5 1.3 Package Contents ………………………… 6 1.4 Glossary …………………………………… 6 2: Hardware Installation ……………………?[...]
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4 1. Intr oduction This Broadband Router includes 4 10/100Mbps switch ports and a USB printer port . It provides a complete solution for Internet surfing and office resources sharing. This 4 Port Internet Broadband Router provides a simple, ef ficient, and cost-ef fective solution for LAN/Internet , especially for SOHO (Small Office/Ho me Office) u[...]
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1.2 Technical Specification Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE - T / IEEE 802.3u 100BASE - TX USB 1.1 Protocol CSMA/CD, TCP/IP, PPPoE, PPP, PPTP Client, DHCP Client, DHCP Server, RIP I/RIP II Topology Star Media 10BASE - T: UTP/STP Cat. 3, 4 or 5 100BASE - TX: UTP/STP Cat. 5 No. of Port WAN: 10/100M RJ - 45 port x 1 LAN: 10/100M RJ - 45 ports x 4 Printer [...]
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6 1.3 Package Content • One 4 Port Internet Broadband Router • One Power adapter • One CD-ROM • One set of Bracket • Quick Install Guide 1.4 Glossary • LAN – Local Area Network Local Area Networking (LAN) is the term used when connecting several computers together over a small area such as a building or group of buildings. LAN's [...]
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7 A firewall watches all of the information m oving to and from your network and analyzes each piece of data . Each piece of data is checked against a set of criteria that the adm inistrator configures. If any data does not meet the criteria, that data is blocked and discarded. If the data meets the criteria, the data is passed through. This method[...]
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8 This is where NA T comes to the rescue. Networ k Address T ranslation allows a single device, such as a router , to act as an agent between the Internet (or " public network") and a local (or "private") network. This means that only a single, unique IP address is required to represent an entire group of computers. • Printer [...]
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2. Hardware Installation 2.1 Product Description This Router with two type of housing, plastic and metal, is easy to install. With its Diagnostic LEDs , you could easily do trouble - shooting and get status information. 2.1.1 Front Side 2.1.2 LEDs The LEDs are explained in the following tables. LED LED Activity Power Lights to indicate the router h[...]
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2.1.3 Rear Panel The following graphic shows the rear panel. • A C In : To connect the adapter to receive power. • USB : This is USB Printer Port to connect your USB printer via USB cable. Please note that “DO NOT” connect any other USB devices except USB printer or the “Self - Power USB Hub” to the USB port. • WAN : To connect the Ca[...]
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11 2.2.2 Before Installation Before you start to connect your router to any network device, make sure you get the following values from your ISP . Y ou will need those values to set up the Router and configure you networked PCs to accept the IP address the Router chooses to assign them. • PPPoE User Name and Password or Fixed Inte rnet IP Address[...]
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12 2.2.4 Configure your computer • W indows 95/98/ME S tep 1. TCP/IP Configuration After you have completed the hardware set up by connecting your devices, you need to configure your computer to connect to your Router . 1. From the W indows desktop, click the “S tart” button and choose “Settings” , then click “Contr ol Panel.” 2. From[...]
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13 4. On the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Pr operties” dialog box, make sure “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server addr ess automatically” are selected. If not, select them and click “OK” and close window .[...]
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14 5. Locate your IP address and Subnet Mask. T ype them in the spaces prov ided below . 6. Click the “Gateway” tab and record the numbers listed under[...]
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15 7. Click the “DNS Configuration” tab. Locate the DNS servers listed under “DNS Server Sear ch Order”. And Click “OK” 8. System may need your W indows 95/98/ME CD to copy some files. Afte r it finishes copying, please restart your system.[...]
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16 S tep. 2 Disable HTTP Proxy • Internet Explor er 1. Open Internet Explorer and click the stop button. Click “T ools” then “Internet Options” 2. In the “Internet Options” window click the “Connections” tab. Then click the “LAN Settings” button.[...]
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17 3. Clear all the checkboxes. 4. Click “OK,” and then click “OK” again to close the “Internet Options” window . • Netscape 1. Open Netscape and click the stop button. Click “Edit,” then click “P ref ere nc e s… ” 2. In the “Pr efer ences” window , under “Category” double-click “Advanced,” then click “Proxies.[...]
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18 S tep. 3 Obtain IP Settings from Y our Router 1. Click “S tart,” then “Run… ” T ype “winipcfg” to open the IP Configuration utility . 2. Click the “Release All” button. 3. Click the “Renew All” button 4. V erify that your IP address is now 192.168.1.xxx , your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168[...]
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19 S tep. 2 Disable HTTP Proxy • Internet Explor er 1. Open Internet Explorer and click the stop button. Click “T ools” then “Internet Options” 2. In the “Internet Options” window click the “Connections” tab. Then click the “LAN Settings” button. 3. Clear all the check boxes.[...]
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20 4. Click “OK,” and then click “OK” again to close the “Internet Options” window . • Netscape 1. Open Netscape and click the stop button. Click “Edit,” then click “P ref ere nc e s… ” 2. In the “Pr efer ences” window , under “Category” double-click “Advanced,” then click “Proxies.” Select “Dir ect connect[...]
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21 3. T ype “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press “Enter”. 4. V erify that your IP address is now 192.168.1.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gateway is 192.168. 1.1. Click “OK” to close the “IP Configuration” window . 5. T ype “Exit” and close window .[...]
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22 • MAC OS 7.X or above S tep 1. TCP/IP Configuration 1. Pull down the Apple Menu. Click “Control Panels” and select TCP/IP .[...]
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23 2. In the TCP/IP dialog box, make sure that “Ethernet” is selected in th e “Connect V ia:” field. Make sure “Using DHCP Server” is already selected in the “Configur e” field and close window . 3. Another box will appear asking whether you want to save your TCP/IP settings. Click Save. S tep. 2 Disable HTTP Proxy • Internet Expl[...]
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24 2. Select “Pr oxies” and uncheck all checkboxes and click “OK”. • Netscape 1. Open Netscape and click the stop button. Click “Edit,” then click “P ref ere nc e s… ” 2. In the “Pr eferences” window , under “Category” double-click “Advanced,” then click “Pr oxies.” Select “Direct connectio n to the Internet.?[...]
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25 S tep. 3 Obtain IP Settings from Y our Router 1. Pull down the Apple Menu. Click “Control Panels” and select TCP/IP . 2. In the TCP/IP window , your new settings will be shown. V erify that your IP address is now 192.168.1.xxx, Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1 . Close W indow .[...]
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26 3. Using Configuration Menu After configuration of your netw ork, you can access the Router via W eb browser and type the IP Address of Router . The default IP address of this Router is shown as following. Please note that if you have changed the default IP Address assigned to the Router , make sure to enter the correct IP Address. Then the “P[...]
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27 3.1 Basic Setup After enter user name and password, the config uration utility will show up. The first page is “Basic Setup” . Y ou can set up your connection type to your ISP . When finishing setting, click “Apply” button to save. If you skip pressing “Apply” button, the system will reset automatically . Note: After applying these s[...]
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28 3. Public IP Address The Public IP Address and Subnet Mask of this router are used by external users of the Internet (including your ISP). Choose one of connection type, “DHCP” or “PPPoE” or “S tatic IP Address” or “PPTP”. Select “DHCP” or “PPPoE” if these values are to be automatica lly assigned to the r outer by your IS[...]
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29 • PPPoE User Name: Y our User Name provided by your ISP . Password: Y our password provided by your ISP . ISP Name: Y our ISP name. Connect on Demand: When you enable this function, then the router will connect to your ISP under your command. Disconnect when network idle: Y ou can set the network idle time to disconnect. If you set the time ?[...]
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30 • S tatic IP Address S tatic IP Address: Enter the IP Address provided by your ISP . Public Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP . Default Gateway IP Address: Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP . Domain Name Server 1 : Enter the Domain Name serv er Address provided by your ISP .[...]
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31 • PPTP IP Address: Enter the IP Address provided by your ISP . Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP . Default Gateway: Enter the Gateway IP Address provided by your ISP . User ID: Enter the User ID provided by your ISP . Password: Enter the Passwor d provided by your ISP . PPTP Server: Enter the PPTP Server Address provided [...]
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32 3.2 DHCP Unless you already have a DHCP server on your internal network, choose “Enable” from the DHCP . A DHCP Server can automatically assign IP A ddress to each computer in your network. It is highly recommended that you set your broadband router to act as a DHCP server . Be sure to set your computers to be DHCP clients by setting their T[...]
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33 3.2.1 DHCP Client T able This table will show you how many netw orked computers have been found on your DHCP server and the IP Address and MAC Address of networke d computers connected to the Router . Click “Reload” to get updated information. 3.3 URL Access Setting Use URL Access filters to allow or deny computers access to specific Inte rn[...]
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34 URL Access Limit: Choose Enable/Disable to us e URL Access filters or not. • W ebsite Access: Select “Block” to deny users to access the specified Internet websites listed below . Users will be allowed access to all other Intern et websites. On the contrary , select “Allow” to allow users to access the specified Internet websites liste[...]
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35 • LAN IP Range: Enter the range of IP addresses which you want them to be a controlled group to have the same access lim itation. • Protocol: Select the protocol type as “TCP” or “UDP” from the pull down menu. If you are not sure which one to choose, select “Both”. • Blocked Port: Enter the range of port numbers which are used [...]
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36 • Select: Use the pull-down menu to select from a list of well-known V irtual Server services. such as W eb, DNS, FTP , POP3 etc. The related Port Range will be autom atically specified. For example, if you select the “FTP ”, the port rang e will automatically be set to 21~21 . If you want to setting by yourself, you can select the “Manu[...]
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37 option as a last resort. Enter “0” in LAN IP Ad dr ess field will disable DMZ Host. 3.6.1 PPPoE/DHCP/PPTP Mode If your router is configured as PPPoE/DHCP/PPTP connection type to your ISP , enter the networked computer ’ s IP Address to enable DMZ function. 3.6.2 S tatic IP (Fixed IP) Mode If your router is configured as static IP connectio[...]
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38 • V ersion: Here will show you the installed firm ware version on this router . Make sure that the firmware you want to use is saved on the local hard drive of your computer . Click “Firmware Upgrade” button to update router ’ s firmware. Then di rect th e file path and click “Upload”. Upgrading the firmware will not change any of yo[...]
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39 router to configure this router . T o access the setting page from external side, enter “http://<W AN IP Address>:8080” into the web browser address colum n. Note: For Security cons ideration, it is r ecommended not to enable this function if not necessar y . When Remote management is enabled, please change your W ebserver Port 80. 3.8[...]
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40 • TX: From the pull-dow n menu, se lect the routing type, “RIP-1”, “RIP-1 Compatible” , or “RIP-2” , to enable the “TX(transmit)” function. “RIP-1” is the protocol used by order routers and newer routers should use “RIP-2”. “RIP-1Compatible” serves to broadcast RIP-1 a nd multicast RIP-2. • RX: Form the drop-down [...]
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41 3.10 S tatic Routing • S tatic Routing: Select the route entry number from 1 to 20 that you want to configure. • Destination LAN IP: Y ou can create a static route by entering the IP address of the remote host or network. If you wish to build a route to the entir e network, be sure to set the network portion of the IP address to z er o (0). [...]
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42 3.1 1 Dynamic DNS DDNS keeps dynamic IP addresses (i .e., IP addresses assigned by a DHCP capable router or server) linked to a domain name. Users who have a Dynamic DNS account may use this feature. • Dynamic DNS: When an IP address is automatically assigned by a DHCP server , DDNS automatically updates the DNS server . Select Disable or Enab[...]
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43 3.12 Special Application Some applications require multiple connection s , such as Internet gaming, video con ferencing, Internet telephony and others. These applic ations have dif ficulties working through NA T . Special Applications makes some of these ap plications work with the router . Y ou can use the default setting or manual setting on t[...]
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44 3.13 S tatistics This page displays activ ities occurring on the router . Note: On W i ndow XP or IE 6.0, you may need to inst all Java V irtual Machine program to see the windows. Please refer to the CD-ROM and select “Installing Java V irtual”.[...]
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45 3.14 Security Setting By setting up this security setting, keep your LAN away from hacker attack. DoS stands for Denial of Service. It’ s a method the hackers use to prevent or deny legitimate users access to a computer . DoS attacks are typically executed using DoS tools that send many requests packets to a targ eted Internet s erver (usually[...]
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46 3.15 Connection Log This table displays the connection history of PPPoE and DHCP . Y ou can click “Reload” to get the latest status.[...]
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47 3.16 T ime Settings Select your local time zone by selecting in the drop down menu. If you want to configure this router ’ s time an date munally , enter the time and date in the column and enable this feature. If you disable this feature, the router will use the In ternet tim e settings. 3.17 UPnP U P n P stands for Universal Plug and Play . [...]
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48 4. Install Printer Server • Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive The following window is shown automatically . If not, please find setup.exe on the CD-ROM Printer Server . And click “Installing Printer Softwar e” . The Printer Server Driver only supports Window 98/ME/2000/XP . • Sys tem will auto run setup program The setup wizard wi[...]
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49 • Finish the installation Click “Finish” to complete the installation. Select th e checkbox to open readme file or not. Note: Please r efer to Pr inter Server ’ s User Guide to see mor e details.[...]
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50 5. T r ouble Shooting No lights ar e lit on the r outer The router has no power . • Make sure the power cord is properly connected to the rou ter . • Make sure the power adapter is properly conn ected to a functioning po wer outlet. If it’ s in a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. • Make sure you are using the correct p[...]
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51 6. TCP/IP Port List for Internet Service The list of TCP/IP Port for Internet service is as following table. Please n ote that the list is just for your reference. Y ou m ay check the servi ce provider ’ s manual to see more details. Service Name TCP UDP Notes AOL 5190-519 3 5190-519 3 American OnLine AOL ICQ 5190, dyn >=10 24 Message AOL I[...]
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SMTP 25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SOCKS 1080 Internet proxy Squid 3128 3130 Web proxy cache SSH 22 Secure Shell Telnet 23 Timbuktu 1417 - 1420 407 Remote control ULP 522 522 User Location Protocol Virtual Places 1533 Conferencing VocalTec Internet Phone 1490, 6670, 25793 22555 Video conference Win MX 6399 6399 Peer to Peer file exchange Xing St[...]