SMC Networks SMC Barricade SMC7004VBR manual

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    Barricade TM Broadband Router Br oadband Router with 4-P ort Switch ◆ Mul t i- U ser Internet A cce s s v ia S ingle U s er A ccount ◆ EZ 3-Click Installation W izard ◆ Conf igurable P a rental Control ◆ Stateful P a c k et Inspection and DoS S upport ◆ Supports a W ide V ariety of Internet Applications ◆ V irtual Pr i v ate Net w ork U[...]

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    38 T esla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 Barricade TM Br oadband Router User Guide From SMC’ s Barricade line of Broadban d Routers May 2002 Part Number: 15020000 9800A Revision Number: R01[...]

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    Copyright Infor matio n furnishe d by SMC Networks , Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliab le. How e ver , no responsibilit y is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infri ngem ents of patents or oth er rights of third parties which m ay result from its use . No license is g ranted by implicatio n or otherwise under any pate nt or pat[...]

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    v L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W ar ranty Statement : SMC Networks , Inc. (“SMC”) wa r rants its products to be free from defects in workm anship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for the applicable warranty ter m. All SMC products car r y a standard 90-day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authoriz ed Reselle[...]

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    L IMITED W AR RANTY vi WARRANTIES EX CLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS W ARRANTED ABO VE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SH ALL BE REP A IR OR REPLA CEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN Q UESTION , AT SMC’S OPTION . THE FOREGOING W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCL USIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , EITHER[...]

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    vii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Ru les. T hese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection ag ainst har mful interference in a residential installation. This equ ipment g enerates , uses , and can radiate ra dio [...]

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    C OMPLIANCES viii Industr y Canada - Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “D igital Apparatus , ” I CES-003 of the Department of Communications . Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de br uits[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES ix Safety Compliance Underwriters Laborato ries Compliance Statement Impor tant! Before making connections , make sure you hav e the cor rect cord set. Check it (read the label on the cable) ag ainst the following: The unit automatically matches the connected input v oltag e. Therefore, no additional adjustments are necessar y when con[...]

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    C OMPLIANCES x Gerät gelang en. Dies könnte einen Brand bzw . elektrischen Schlag auslösen. 13. Öffnen s ie niemal s das G erät. Da s Gerät darf aus Gr ünd en der el ektrischen S icherheit nur von authorisiertem Ser vice personal ge öffnet werden. 14. W enn folgende Situationen au ftreten ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von eine[...]

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    xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1 About the Barric ade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Feature s and Benefit s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Applica tions . . . . . [...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii Windows 95/98/ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 Configuring Your C omputer with Windows 95/98[...]

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    1-1 C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION Cong ratulations on your purc hase of a Bar ricade ™ Broadband Router . SMC is proud to pro vide you with a po werful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area netw ork (LAN) to the Inter net. F or those who wan t to surf the Inter net at the low e st possible cost, the Bar ricad e ™ Broadband R[...]

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    I NTR ODUCTION 1-2 • Firewall wi th Stateful Packe t Inspection, client privileges, hacker prevention, DoS, and NAT • NAT als o enables multi-user access with a sing le-use r account , and virtual server functionality (providing protected access to Internet services such as web, ma il, FTP, and Telnet) • Virtual Private Network support using [...]

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    I NTR ODUCTION 1-3 Applications Many advanced ap plications are provided by the Barr icade, suc h as: • LAN Access The Bar ricade provides connecti vity to 10/100 Mbps devices , making it easy to create a network in small offices or homes . • Internet Access This device suppor ts Inter net access through a DSL or cable connection. Since many DS[...]

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    I NTR ODUCTION 1-4 • User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel Y ou may define special applications that require multiple connections such as Inter n et g aming, video conferencing, and Internet telephony . Th e Bar ricade will the n sense the application type and open a multi-port tunnel for it. • DMZ Hosts Support Allows a netw orke d compute[...]

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    I NTR ODUCTION 1-5 • Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol – Provides a secure tunnel for remote client access to a PPTP security gateway. PPTP includes provisions for call origination and flow control required by ISPs. • Layer Two Tunneling Protocol – Includes most of the features provided by PPTP, but has less overhead and is more suited for [...]

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    I NTR ODUCTION 1-6[...]

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    2-1 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLATION Before installing the Bar ricade ™ Broadband R outer , verif y that you ha ve the items listed under “Pac kag e Contents .” Also be sure that you ha ve the necessar y cabling . Package Contents If any of the items are missing or damag ed, contact your local SMC distributor . • Barricade Broadband Router • Powe[...]

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    I NSTALLATIO N 2-2 Please fill out and retur n the W ar ranty Registration Card to SMC , or register on SMC’ s web site a t www .smc.com. T he Bar ricade Broadband R outer is c ov ered by a limited lifetime war ranty . Hardware Description The Bar ricade Broadband R outer may be conne cted to the Internet or to a remote site using its RJ-45 W AN [...]

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    I NSTALLATI ON 2-3 Front Panel Figure 2-1. Front Panel LED Indicators Th e Bar ricade include s LED indicators on the front panel that simplify installation and netw ork troubleshooting . Chec k the pow er and port indicators as sho wn in the fo llowing tabl e . LED Condition Status Power On The Barricade is receiving power. Flashing The SMC7004VBR[...]

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    I NSTALLATIO N 2-4 Rear Panel Figure 2-2. Rear Panel Item Description 6V 1A Connect the included power adapter to this port . Warning : Using the wron g type of power adapte r may cause damage. Reset Use this button to reset the power or restore th e default factory settings. R eboot by pushin g 1 second. R eturn all setting s to t he factory defau[...]

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    I NSTALLATI ON 2-5 System Requirements Y ou must meet the following minim u m requirements: • Internet access from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider (ISP) using a DSL modem or cable modem. • A PC using a fixed IP ad dress or a dynamic IP address assig ned via DHCP, as well as a gateway server address and DNS server addre[...]

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    I NSTALLATIO N 2-6 Y ou should also remember to tur n off the pow er, remov e the pow er cord from the outlet, and k ee p your hands dr y when handling the Barr icade. Basic Installation Procedure 1. Connect the LAN : R un an Ether net cable from one of the LAN por ts on the front of the Barricade to your computer’ s network adapter or to a hub/s[...]

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    I NSTALLATI ON 2-7 Connect to the Internet If Internet ser vices are provided through a DSL or cable modem, use unshielded or shielded twisted-pair Ethernet cable (Categ or y 3 or gr eater) with RJ-45 plugs to connect the broadband modem directly to the W AN por t on the Bar ricade . Use either straight-through or crosso ver cable depending on the [...]

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    I NSTALLATIO N 2-8[...]

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    3-1 C HAPTER 3 C ONFIGURI NG C LIENT PC S TCP/IP Configuration T o access the Inte r net through the Bar ricade ™ Broadban d Rout er, y ou must configure the network settings of the computers on y our LAN to use the same IP subne t as the Bar ric ade. The defa ult network settings for the Bar ric ade are: IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.[...]

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    TCP/IP C ONFIGURATION 3-2[...]

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    4-1 C HAPTER 4 C ONFIGURING THE B ARRICADE After y ou have configured TCP/IP on a client computer, use a w eb browser to configure the Barricade ™ Broadban d Route r . T he Barricade can be configured by any J av a-suppor t ed browser including Inter net Explorer 4.0 or abov e, or Netscape Na vig ator 4.0 or abov e. Using the w eb management inte[...]

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    N AVIGATING THE W EB B RO W S E R I NTERFACE 4-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface The Bar ricade’ s management interface features a Setup Wizard and an Adv anced Setup section. Use the Setup Wizard if y ou want to quic kly setup the Bar ricade for use with a cable modem or DSL modem. Adv anced setup suppor ts more adv anced functions like hac[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-3 Making Configuration Changes Configurable parameters ha ve a dialog bo x or a drop-down list. Once a configuration change has been made on a page, be sure to clic k the “ Apply” or “Next” button at the bottom of the pag e to enable the new setting . Note: To ensure proper screen refresh after a command entry[...]

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    S ETUP W IZARD 4-4 F or accu rate timing of client filtering and log events , you need to set the time zone . Select your time zone from the dropdo wn list. Click “Next. ” Broadband Type Select the type of broadband connection you ha ve .[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-5 Cable Modem Y our ISP may ha ve giv en you a host name . If so , enter it into this field. Click “Finish” to complete the setup . T he Status page will open to allow you to view the connection status , as well as other infor mation. See “Status” on page 4-3 5 for details .[...]

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    S ETUP W IZARD 4-6 Fixed-IP xDSL Some xDSL Internet Ser v ice Pro viders may assi gn a fixed (sta tic) IP address for y our g atew ay . If you ha ve been provided with this infor mation, choose th is option and enter the assigned IP address , subnet mask, g atewa y IP , and DNS IP addresses for the Bar ricade. Click “Finish” to complete the set[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-7 PPPoE Enter the PPP oE user name and passw ord assigned by your Ser vice Provider . T he Ser vice Name is nor mally optional, but may be required b y some ser vice pro viders . Leav e the Maximum T ransmission Unit (MTU) on the default v alue (1492) unless y ou hav e a par ticular reason to c hang e it. Enter a M ax[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-8 Advanced Setup Use the web manag ement interface to define system parameters , manag e and control the Barricade and its por ts, or monitor network conditions . The following table outlines the selections av ailable from this prog ram. Menu Description System Sets the local time zone, the password for administrator access, an[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-9 System Time Zone Sets the time zone for the Barricad e. T his infor mation is used for log entries and client acc ess control.[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-10 Password Settings Use this menu to restrict access based on a password. By default, there is no passw ord. F or security you should assign one before expos ing the Bar ric ade to the Inte rn et. P assw ords can contain from 3–12 alphanumeric c haracters and are not case sensitiv e. If your pass word is lost, or you cannot [...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-11 Remote Management Allows a remote PC to configure, manage, and monitor the Barricade using a standard web browser. Check “Enable” and enter the IP address of the remote host. Click “Apply.” Note: If you specify an IP address of 0.0.0.0, any host can manage the Barricade.[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-12 WAN Specify the W AN connection type provided b y your Internet Ser vice Provider , then click “More Configuration” to enter detailed configuration parameters for the selected connection type. Dynamic IP The Host Name is optional, but may be required b y some ISPs . T he default MA C address is set to the W AN’ s ph ys[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-13 PPPoE Enter the PPP oE user name and passw ord assigned by your Ser vice Provider . T he Ser vice Name is nor mally optional, but may be required b y some ser vice pro viders . The MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) g ov er ns the maximum size of the data packet s . Leav e this on the d efault v alue (1492) unless y [...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-14 PPTP P oint-to-P oint T unneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the secure remote access ov er the Inter net by simply dialing in a local point provided b y an ISP . Using the abov e screen allows client PCs to establish a nor m al PPTP session and prov ides hassle-free configuration of the PPTP client on each client PC.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-15 Static IP Address If your Inter net Ser vi ce Provider has assigned a fix ed IP addre ss , enter the assigned address and sub net mask for the Barr icade, then enter the g atewa y address of your ISP . You may need a fixed address if you want to provide Internet services, such as a web server, or FTP server.[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-16 DNS Domain Name Ser v ers map numerical IP addresses to the equiv alent domain name (e .g ., www .smc. com). Y our ISP should pro vide the IP address of one or more domain name ser vers . Enter those addresses on this screen.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-17 LAN LAN IP Use the LAN menu to c onfigure the LAN IP ad dress for the Barricade and to enable the DHCP ser v er for dynamic client address allocation. Set a period for the lease time if required. F or home netw orks this may be set to “F orever”, which means there is no time limit on the IP address lease . IP A[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-18 R emember not to include the address of the Ba r ricade in the client address pool. Also remember to configure your client PCs for dynamic IP address allocati on. NAT Address Mapping Allows one or more public IP ad dresses to be share d by multiple inter nal users . Enter the Public IP address y ou wish to share into the “[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-19 Virtual Server If yo u configure the Bar ricade as a virtual se r v er, remote users accessing ser vices such as w eb or FTP at your local site via public IP addresses can be automat i cally re directed to loca l ser v ers configured with pr iv ate IP addresses . In other words , de pending on the requested ser vic[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-20 Enabling Special Applications Some applications , such as Inter net g aming, videoconferencing, Inter net telephony and others, require m ultiple connections . T hese applications cannot w ork with Network Addres s T r anslation (NA T) enabled. If y ou need to r un applications that require m ultiple connections , use the fo[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-21 Firewall The firewall does not significantly affect system perfor mance , so we advise enabling it to protect your netw ork users . Select “Enable” and click the “ Apply” button to open the Firew all submenus . The Bar ricade Plus’ firew a ll can pro v ide the access control of connected client PCs , bloc[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-22 Access Control Using this option allows y ou to specify different privilege s for the client PCs . The following items are include d in the “ Acce ss Control” screen: Note: Click on “Add PC” and define the appropriate settings for client PC services (as shown in the following screen). Field Description Normal Filteri[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-23[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-24 URL Blocking Sites Using the abov e screen to bloc k access to the W eb sites specified in the table.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-25 Schedule Rule Y ou can filter Inter net access for local clients based on the “R ule Name, ” and time of day . 1. Click on “ Add Schedule R ule” 2. Define the appropriate settings for a schedule r ule (as shown in the following screen).[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-26 3. Click “OK” and then the “ APPLY” button to sa ve your settings . (as shown on previous page)[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-27 Intrusion Detection[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-28 Th e Intr usion Detec tion feature of the Bar ricade lim its the access of the incoming traffic from the W AN por t. When the SPI feature is tur ned on, all the incoming packets will be bloc ked unless cer tai n types of traffic types are chec ked by the users . When the user check es cer tain types of traffic, only the par [...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-29 By using the abov e inspected infor mation and timeout/threshold cr itieria, the Bar ricade provides the following DoS attack p r ev entions: Ping of Death (Ping f lood) attack, SYN flood attack, IP fragment attack (T eardrop Attack), Br ute-force attack, Land Attack, IP Spoofing attack, IP with zero length, TCP nu[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-30 DMZ (Demilitarized Zon e) If yo u hav e a client PC that cannot r un an Internet application properly from behind the firew a ll, then you can open the client up to unrestricted tw o-way Internet access . Enter the IP address of a DMZ hos t to this screen. Adding a clie nt to the DMZ (De militarized Zone ) may expose your lo[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-31 Configuration Tools Choose a function and click “More Configuration. ”[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-32 Bac kup Backup allo ws you to sa ve the Barricade ’ s configuration to a file . Y ou can then chec k “R estore” to restore the sav ed backup configuration file . “R estore to factor y defaults” resets the Bar icade to the original settings .[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-33 Firmware Upgrade Th is tool per mits easy downloading of the latest Fir mw a re. Do wnload the upg rade file from the SMC w ebsite (www .smc .com) and sav e it to y our hard driv e. Bro wse for the file and then click “ A pply”. Check the Status pag e Infor mation section to confir m that the upgrade process wa[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-34 Reset Click “ Appl y” to reset the Bar ricade. The reset will be com plete when the pow er LED stops blinking . Note: If you use the Reset button on the rear panel, the Barricade performs a power reset. If the button is held depressed for over 5 seconds, all the LEDs will illuminate and the factory settings will be resto[...]

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    C ONFIGURING THE B AR RICADE 4-35 Status The Status sc reen displays W AN/LAN conne ction status , fir mwa re, and hardware v ersion numbers, ille g al attempts to access your netw ork , as well as infor m ation on DHCP clients connected to your netw ork.[...]

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    A DV AN CED S ETUP 4-36 The following items are included on this screen: Section Description INTERNET Displays WAN connection type and statu s. GATEWAY Displays system IP settings , as well as DHCP and Firewall status. INFORMA T ION Display s the number of attached cli ents, the firmware versions, the physical MAC address for each media interface, [...]

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    5-1 C HAPTER 5 C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP If yo u hav e not previously installed the TCP/IP p rotocols on your client PCs , refer to the follo wing section. If you need infor mation on how to configure a TCP/IP address on a PC , refer to “Setting Up TCP/IP to W ork with the Bar ricade” on pag e 5-5. Installing TCP/IP Windows 95/98/ME 1. Click [...]

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    I NSTALLING TCP/IP 5-2 5. Select “Microsoft” in the man ufacturers list. Select “TCP/IP” in the Netw ork Protocols list. Click the “OK” button to retur n to the Netw ork w indow . 6. Th e TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Netw ork window . Click “OK” to complete the installation procedure and restart your PC to enable the TCP/IP[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-3 Windows 2000 1. Click the “Start” button and choose “Settings , ” then click “Control Pa n e l .” 2. Double click th e “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon, then “Local Area Connection” icon, and press the “Proper ties” button in the “General” tab . 3. Click the “install... ” button [...]

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    I NSTALLING TCP/IP 5-4 5. Choose “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” in the Netw ork Protocols . Click the “ OK” button to return to the Netw ork window . 6. Th e TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Netw ork window . Click “OK” to c omplete the instal l procedure.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-5 Setting Up TCP/IP to Work with the Barricade Windows 95/98/ME 1. Click “Start/Settings/Control P anel.” 2. Double-click the Netw ork icon. Highlight the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your netw ork card on the “Configuration” tab of the Netw ork w indow . 3. Click the “Prop e r ties” button. 4. Y o[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-6 Windows 2000 1. Click the “Start” button and choose “Settings , ” then click “Control Pa n e l .” 2. Double click th e “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon, then “Local Area Connection” icon, and press the “Properties” button in the “General” tab . 3. Select the TCP[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-7 Windows XP 1. Click the “start” button and choose “Control P anel.” 2. Select the “Netw ork and Inter net Connections” icon, then click the “Network Connections” icon, and double click on the “LAN or High-Speed Internet. ” 3. Press the “Properties” button in the “General” tab . 4. Select t[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-8 Configuring Your Computer with Windows 95/98/ME Y ou may find that the instr uctions here do not exactly match your v ersion of Windows . Thi s is because these ste ps and screenshots were created in Windows 98. Windows 95 and Windows Millennium Edition are v er y similar , but not identical, to[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-9 2. Double-click the “Netw ork” icon. 3. On the “N etwork” window “Configuration” tab , double-click the “TCP/IP” entr y for your netw ork card.[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-10 4. Click the “IP Address” tab . If “Obtain an IP address automatically” is already che cke d , yo u r c o m pu t er i s already configured fo r DHCP . Click “Cancel” to close eac h window , and skip to “Step 2. Disable HTTP Prox y” on pag e 5-12. 5. Make a note of the cur rent I[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-11 7. Click the “DNS Configuration” tab . R ecord the DNS ser vers listed under “DNS Ser ver Search Order .” 8. Click the “IP Address” tab and then chec k “Obtain an IP address automatically . ” Click “OK. ” 9. Windows ma y need your Windows 95/98/ME CD to copy s ome files . After it finishes copyin[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-12 Step 2. Disable HTTP Proxy Y ou will need to verify that the “HTTP Pro xy” feature of your we b browser is disabled. This is so that your we b browser will be able to view the configuration pag es inside your Barricade. The following steps are for Inter net Explorer and for Netscape . Deter[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-13 3. Clear all the chec k box es and click “OK” . Click “OK” ag ain to close the “Inter net Options” window . Netscape 1. Open Netscape. Clic k “Edit, ” then click “ P references . ” 2. In the “Preferences” window , under “Categ ory , ” double-click “ Adv anced, ” then click “Pro xies[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-14 Step 3. Obtain IP Settings from Your Barricade Now that y ou hav e configured your computer to connect to your Bar ricade, it needs to obtain new netw ork settings . By releasing old IP s e t t i n g s a n d r e n e w i n g t h e m w i t h s e t t i n g s f r o m y o u r B a r r i c a d e , y o[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-15 Configuring Your Computer in Windows 2000 Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settin gs After y ou have completed the hardw are setup , you need to configure your computer to connect to the Bar ricade . Y ou also need to deter mine how your ISP issues you r IP address . Many ISPs issue these addresses automatically , using a n[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-16 3. Double-click the icon that corresponds to the connection to your Bar ricad e. 4. Click “Properties . ” 5. Double-click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).”[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-17 6. All the infor mation that you need to record is on the “Inter net Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” screen. Use the table on the ne xt pag e to record the infor mation. If “Obtain an IP address automati cally” and “Obtain DNS ser ver address automa tically” ar e alre ady che cke d , yo u r c o m pu t er i[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-18 Step 2. Disable HTTP Proxy Y ou will need to verify that the “HTTP Pro xy” feature of your we b browser is disabled. This is so that your we b browser will be able to view the configuration pag es inside the Bar ricade. The following ste ps are for Inter net Explorer and for Netscape . Dete[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-19 3. Clear al l the ch eckbo xes . 4. Click “OK, ” and then click “OK” ag ain to close the “Inter net Options” window . Netscape 1. Open Netscape. Clic k “Edit, ” then click “ P references . ” 2. In the “Preferences” window , under “Categ or y” double-click “ Adv anced, ” then click “[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-20 Step 3. Obtain IP Settings From Your Barricade Now that y ou hav e configured your computer to connect to your Bar ricade, it needs to obtain new netw ork settings . By releasing old IP s e t t i n g s a n d r e n e w i n g t h e m w i t h s e t t i n g s f r o m y o u r B a r r i c a d e , y o[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-21 3. T ype “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press the <ENT ER> key . V erify that your IP address is no w 192.168.2.xxx (2-254), your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gatew ay is 192.168.2.1. T hese values confir m that your Barr icade is functioning . 4. T ype “EXIT” and press <ENTER>.[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-22 Configuring Your Computer with Windows XP Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settin gs After y ou have completed the hardw are setup , you need to configure your computer to connect to y our Bar ricade. Y ou also need to deter mine how your ISP issues you r IP address . Many ISPs issue these numbers auto[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-23 2. Select the “Network and Inter net Connections” icon, then clic k the “Network Connections” icon. 3. Double click on the “LAN or High-Spe ed Inter net. ” 4. Click “Properties . ”[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-24 5. Double-click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). ” 6. All the infor mation that you need to record is on the “Inter net Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” dialog box. Use the spaces below to record the infor mation. If “Obtain an IP address automati cally” and “Obtain DNS ser ver address a[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-25 7. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and then select “O btain DNS ser v er address automatically . ” T hen click “OK. ” Click “OK” or “Close” to close ea ch windo w . Step 2. Disable HTTP Proxy Y ou will need to verify that the “HTTP Pro xy ” feature of your W eb browser is disabled[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-26 2. In the “Inter net Options” window clic k the “Connections” tab . Next, click the “LAN Settings ... ” button. 3. Clear al l the ch eckbo xes . 4. Click “OK, ” and then click “OK” ag ain to close the “Inter net Options” window .[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-27 Step 3. Obtain IP Settings From Your Barricade Now that y ou hav e configured your computer to connect to your Bar ricade, it needs to obtain new netw ork settings . By releasing any old IP s e t t i n g s a n d r e n e w i n g t h e m w i t h s e t t i n g s f r o m y o u r B a r r i c a d e , y o u w i l l a l s o[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-28 2. In the “Command Prompt” windo w , type “IPCONFIG /RELEASE” and press the <ENTER> key . 3. T ype “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press the <ENT ER> key . V erify that your IP address is no w 192.168.2.xxx (2-255), your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gatew ay is 19[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-29 Configuring Your Computer with Windows NT 4.0 Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settin gs After y ou have completed the hardw are setup , you need to configure your computer to connect to y our Bar ricade. Y ou need to deter m ine how y our ISP issues y our IP address . Many ISPs issue these numbe rs automatically using a ne[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-30 3. Click on the “Protoco ls” tab . 4. Double-click “TCP/ IP Protocol. ” 5. Click on the “IP Address” tab . 6. In the “ Adapter” dropdown list, be sure your Ether net adapter is selected.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-31 7. If “Obtain an IP address automatically” is already chec ked, your computer is alread y configured for DHCP . Click “Cancel” to close each window , and skip to “Step 2. Disable HTTP Pro xy” on pag e 5-32. In the “TCP/IP Proper ties” dialog box, clic k the IP address tab to locate your IP Address , [...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-32 Step 2. Disable HTTP Proxy Y ou will need to verify that the “HTTP Pro xy” feature of your we b browser is disabled. This is so that your we b browser will be able to view the Bar ricade configuration pages . The following steps are for Inter net Explorer and for Netscape . Deter mine which[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-33 3. Clear al l the ch eckbo xes . 4. Click “OK, ” and then click “OK” ag ain to close the “Inter net Options” window . Netscape 1. Open Netscape. Clic k “Edit, ” then click “ P references ... ” 2. In the “Preferences” window , under “Categ or y” double-click “ Adv anced, ” then click ?[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-34 Step 3. Obtain IP Settings From Your Barricade Now that y ou hav e configured your computer to connect to your Bar ricade, it needs to obtain new netw ork settings . By releasing old IP settings and renewing them with settings from the Bar ri cade, y ou will also ve rify that you hav e configur[...]

  • Page 99

    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-35 3. T ype “IPCONFIG /RENEW” and press the <ENT ER> key . V erify that your IP Address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and your Default Gatew ay is 192.168.2.1. T hese values confir m that the Barricade is functioning . 4. T ype “EXIT” and press <ENTER> to close the “Comma[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-36 Here is what to do: 1. Pull down the Apple Menu. C l ick “Control P anels” and select TCP/IP . 2. In the TCP/IP dialog bo x, make sure that “Ether net” is selected in the “Connect Via:” field.[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-37 If “Using DHCP Ser ver” is already selected in the “Configure” field, your computer is already configured for DHCP . Close the TCP/ IP dialog box, and skip to Step 2 Disable HTTP Pro xy (bottom of this page). 3. All the infor mation that you need to record is on the “TCP/IP” dialog box. Use the space bel[...]

  • Page 102

    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-38 Inter net Explorer 1. Open Inter net E xplorer . Click “Edit/ Prefer ences . ” 2. In the Inter net Explorer “Preferences” window , under “Network, ” select “Proxies . ” 3. Unchec k all che c kb oxe s and click “OK. ”[...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-39 Netscape 1. Open Netscape. Clic k “Edit/Pre ferences . ” 2. In the column labeled “Categ ory , ” select “A d v a n c e d . ” Under the “ Advanced” categ or y , select “Proxies . ” 3. Select “Direct Connection to the I nter net” and click “OK. ” Step 3. Obtain IP Settings From Your Barrica[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-40 1. Pull down the Apple Menu. Clic k “Control P anels” and “TCP/IP . ” 2. In the TCP/IP window , your new settings will be sho wn. V erify that your IP address is now 192.168.2.xxx, your Subnet Mask is 255.255.255 .0 and your Default Gatewa y is 192.168.2.1. These v alues conf ir m that [...]

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    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-41 Dynamic IP Allocation v ia a DHCP Server Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” on the IP Address tab . Do not input any v a lues under the Gatewa y tab , and chec k “Disable DNS” on the “DNS Configuration” tab . T hese settings will be automatically configured by the DHCP ser ver . Click “OK” an[...]

  • Page 106

    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-42 Manual IP Configuration 1. Check “Specify an IP address” on the IP Address tab . Ente r an IP address based on the default netw ork 192.168.2 .x (where x is between 2 and 254), and use 255.255.255.0 for t he subnet mask. 2. On the “Gatewa y” tab , add the IP address of the Bar ricade (d[...]

  • Page 107

    C ONFIGURING C LIENT TCP/IP 5-43 Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection After installing the TCP/IP com munication protocols and configuring an IP address in the same netw ork as the Bar ricade, use the “Ping” command to chec k if your computer has successfully connected to the Bar ricade . The following example sho ws how the Ping procedure can be e[...]

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    S ETTING U P TCP/IP TO W ORK WITH THE B AR RICADE 5-44[...]

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    A-1 A PPENDI X A T ROUBLESHOOTING This appendix describes common problems you may encounter and possible solutions to them. The Bar ricade can be easily monitored through panel indicators to identify problems . If you cannot resolv e any connection problems after chec king the indicators , then refer to the other sections in the following table. Tr[...]

  • Page 110

    T R OUBLESHOOTING A-2 LED Indicators Link LED is OFF • Verify th at the Barricade and attached device are powered on. • Be sure the cable is plugged into both the Barricade and the correspondi ng devi ce. • Verif y that the proper cable type is used and that its length does not exceed the s pecifie d limits. • Be sure that th e network inte[...]

  • Page 111

    T R OUBLESHOOTING A-3 Management Problems Cannot conn ect usin g the web browser • Be sure to have configured the Barricade with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. • Check that you have a val id network con nection to t he Barricade and that the port you are using has not been disabled. • Check the network cabling betwe en [...]

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    T R OUBLESHOOTING A-4[...]

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    B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Ethernet Cable Specifications Twisted-pair Cable Caution: Do NOT plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards. F or 10BASE-T/100B ASE-TX connections , a twisted-pair cable must hav e tw o pairs of wires . Each wire pair is identified by di[...]

  • Page 114

    C ABLES B-2 Figure B-1 illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered. Be sure to hold the con nectors in the same orientation when attachin g the wires to the pins . Figure B-1. RJ-45 Connector Pin Numbers Straight-through Cable Crossover Cable Straigh t-Thr ough RJ-4 5 Pin Assign ments End 1 End 2 1 (TD+) 1 (TD+) 2 (TD-) 2 (TD-) 3 ([...]

  • Page 115

    C ABLES B-3 RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments Pin MDI Signal Name* MDI-X Signal Name* 1 Transmit Dat a (TD+) Rece ive Data (RD+) 2 Transmit Data (TD-) Receive D ata (RD -) 3 Receive Data (RD+) Transmi t Data (TD+) 6 Receive Data (RD-) Transmit Da ta (RD-) Pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 are not connected. * The “+” and “ -” signs represent the polarity of the[...]

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    C ABLES B-4[...]

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    C-1 A PP ENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS Standards IEEE 802.3 10BaseT Ether net IEEE 802.3u 100BaseTX F astE thernet WAN Interface 10 B ASE-T /100BASE-TX R J -45 po r t LAN Interfaces 10B ASE-T/100B ASE -TX 4 RJ-45 por ts LAN data transfer rate is up to 10/20Mbps (10BaseT half/full duplex) or 100/200Mbps (100BaseTX with half/full duplex) Management Browser[...]

  • Page 118

    S PECIFICATIONS C-2 Input Po wer 6 V 1A Maximum Curr ent 0.04A RMS max.@110V/240V P ower Consumption 5 W atts max. @ 100-240 V A C Inter net Standards RFC 826 ARP , RFC 791 IP , RFC 792 ICMP , RFC 768 UDP , RFC 7 93 TCP , RFC 854-859 TELNET , RFC 1321 MD5, RFC 1497 BO OTP Extension, RFC 1570 PPP LCP Extens ion, RFC 1631 NA T , RFC1661 PPP , RFC 170[...]

  • Page 119

    S PECIFICATIONS C-3 Safety CSA/NRTL (UL1950, CSA 22.2.950) GS (EN60950) CB (IEC60950) Wa r r a n t y Limited Lifetime[...]

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    S PECIFICATIONS C-4[...]

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