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    i Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................. ..................... ..................... ..................... ..... . 1 Broadband ADSL Router Fe atures ..................... ..................... ..................... ...... 1 Package Contents ........................... ..................... ..................... .................[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapter provides an overview of the Broadband ADSL Router's features and capabilities. Congratulations on the purchase of your ne w Broadband ADSL Router. The Broadband ADSL Router is a multi-function device providing the following services: • ADSL Modem . • Shared Br oadband I nternet Ac cess for all LAN user[...]

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    Introduction 3 • Remote Ma nagement . The Broadband ADSL Router can be managed from any PC on your LAN. And, if the Internet connection exis ts , it can also (optionally) be configured via the Internet. • Network Diagnostics. You can use the Broadband ADSL Router to perform a Ping or DNS lookup . Security Fea tures • Password - protected Conf[...]

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    Introduction 5 Physical Details Front-mounted LEDs Figure 2: Front Panel Power LED (Green) On - Power on. Off - No power. Status LED (Yellow) Off - Normal operation. Blinking - This LED blinks during star t up, and during a Firmware Up- grade. LAN For each port, there are 2 LEDs, to indicate the connection speed (10BaseT or 100BaseT) of each port. [...]

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    7 Chapter 2 Installation This Chapter covers the physical in stallat ion of the Broadband ADSL Router. Requirements • Network cables. Use standard 10/100BaseT network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors. • TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs. • For Internet A ccess, an Intern et Access account w ith an ISP, and a DSL connection. Proced[...]

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    9 Chapter 3 Setup This Chapter provides Setup details of the Br oadband ADSL Router. Over view This chapter describes the setup procedure for: • Internet Access • LAN configuration • Assigning a Password to protect the configuration data. PCs on your local LAN may also require configuration. For details, see Chapter 4 - PC Con- figuration . O[...]

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    Setup 11 If you can't c onnect If the Broadband ADSL Router does not respond, check the following: • The Broadband ADSL Router is properl y installed, LAN connection is OK, and it is powered ON. You can t est the connection by using the " Ping" com- mand: • Open the MS-DOS window or comm and prompt window. • Enter t h e command[...]

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    Setup 13 Connection Type Details ISP Data required Dynamic IP Address Your IP Address is allocated automatically, when you con- nect to you ISP . Often, none. Some ISP's may require you to use a particular Hostname or Domain name, or MAC (physical) address. Static (Fixed) IP Address Your ISP allocates a pe rmanent IP Address to you. Usually, t[...]

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    Setup 15 Home Screen After finishing the Setup Wizard, you will see the Home screen. When you connect in future, you will see this screen when you connect . An example screen is sho wn below. Figure 9: Home Screen Main Menu The main m enu, on the left, contains links to the most-com monly used screen. To see the links to the other available screens[...]

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    Setup 17 DHCP What DHCP Does A DHCP (Dynamic Host C onfiguration Protocol) Server allocates a valid IP address to a DHCP Client (PC or device) upon request. • The client request is m ade when the client device st arts up (boots). • The DHCP Server pro vides the Gateway and DNS addresses to the client, as well as allocating an IP Address. • Th[...]

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    Setup 19 Mode Screen Use this screen to change the mode betw een Router m ode and Modem (Bridge) m ode. Figure 13: Mode Screen Select the desired optio n, and click "Save". Router Both the ADSL Modem and the Router features are opera tional. In this mode, this device can provide shared In ternet Access to all your LAN users. Also, by defa[...]

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    PC Configuration 21 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s 9x/ME: 1. Select Control Panel - Network . You should see a screen like t he following: Figure 14: Network Configuration 2. Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card. 3. Click on the Properties button. You should then see a screen like the following. Figure 15: IP Address (Win 95) Ensur[...]

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    PC Configuration 23 Checking TCP/IP Settings - Window s NT4.0 1. Select Control Panel - Network , and, on the Protocols t ab, select the TCP/IP protocol, as shown below. Figure 18: Windows NT4.0 - T CP/IP 2. Click the Properties button to see a screen like the one below. Broadband ADSL Router Us er Guide 24 Figure 19: Windows NT4.0 - IP Address 3. [...]

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    PC Configuration 25 Figure 20 - Windows NT 4.0 - Add Gateway 2. The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP, as follows: • Click the DNS tab. • On the DNS screen, shown below, click the Add button (under DNS Service Search Order ), and enter the DNS provided by your ISP. Figure 21: Windows NT4.0 - DNS Broadband ADSL Router Us er G[...]

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    PC Configuration 27 5. Ensure your TCP/IP settings ar e correct, as described below. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically . This is the default Windows setting. Using this is recommended . By default, the Broadba nd ADSL Router wil l act as a DHCP Server. Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Addre[...]

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    PC Configuration 29 Figure 25: TCP/IP Properties (Windows XP) 5. Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically . This is the default Windows setting. Using this is recommended . By default, the Broadba nd ADSL Router wil l act as a DHCP Server. Restart your PC to ensure i[...]

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    PC Configuration 31 Macintosh Clients From your Macintosh, you can access the In ternet via the Broadband ADSL Router. T he procedure is as follows. 1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel. 2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-up m enu. 3. Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop-up menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank. 4. Close [...]

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    Operation and Status 33 Data - S tatus Scree n Sy stem Device Name The current name o f the Router. Firmware Version The version of the cur rent firmware installed. Modem Modem Status This indicates the status of the ADSL modem component. DownStream Connection Speed Displays the speed for the DownStream Connection. UpStream Connection Speed If conn[...]

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    Operation and Status 35 Connection Status - PPPoE & PPPoA If using PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) or PPPoA ( PPP over ATM), a screen like the fo llowing example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is cli cked. Figure 27: PPPoE Status Screen Data - PPPoE/PPPoA S creen Connection Time This indicates how long the current co[...]

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    Operation and Status 37 Connection Details - Fixed IP Address If your access method is "Direct" (no login), with a fixed IP a ddress, a screen like the follow- ing example will be displayed when the "Connection Details" button is clicked. Figure 29: Con nection Details - Fixed IP Address Data - Fixed IP address Screen Inter net [...]

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    39 Chapter 6 Advanced Features This Chapter explains when and how to use the Broadband ADSL Router's "Advanced" Features. Over view The following advanced features are provided: • Internet: • DMZ • Special Applications • URL filter • Dynam ic DNS • Firewall Rules • Firewal l Service s • Options • Schedule • Virtua[...]

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    Advanced Features 41 Name Enter a d escr iptiv e name to iden tify t h is Spe cial A ppl icatio n. Incoming Ports • Type - Select the protocol (TCP or U DP ) used wh en you r eceive data from the special application or service. (Note: Some applications use different protocols for outgoing and incoming data). • Start - Enter the beginning of the[...]

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    Advanced Features 43 Dynamic DNS (Domain Name Server) This free service is very useful when combined with the Virtual Server feature. I t allows Internet users to connect to your Vir tual Server s using a URL, rather than an IP Address. This also solves the problem of having a dynamic IP address. With a dy namic IP address, your IP address may chan[...]

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    Advanced Features 45 Firewall Rules The Fire wall Rules screen allows you to define "Firew all Rules" which can allow or prevent certain traffic. "Traffic" means incoming connection attempts, not packets. By default: • All Outgoing traffic is permitted. • All Incoming traffic is denied. Because of this default behavior, any [...]

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    Advanced Features 47 Incoming Rules (Inbound Services) This screen is displayed when the "Add" or " Edit" button for Incoming Rules is clicked. Figure 36: Inbound Services Screen Data - Incomin g Rules Screen Inbound Services Service Select the desired Service. This determines which packets are covered by this rule. If necessary[...]

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    Advanced Features 49 • ALLOW by schedule, otherwise Block Note: • Any outbound traffic which is not blocked by rules y ou create will be allowed by the Default rule. • ALLOW ru les are only usefu l if the traffic is already covered by a BLOCK rule. (That is, you wish to allow a subset of traffic which is currently blocked by another rule.) ?[...]

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    Advanced Features 51 Add/Edit Service This screen is displayed when the Add or Edit button on the Services screen is clicked. Figure 39: Add/Edit Service Data - A d d/Edit Se rvice Services Name If editing, this shows the current name of the Ser vice. If adding a new service, this will be blank, and you should enter a suitable name. Type Select the[...]

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    Advanced Features 53 Schedule This Schedule can be used for the Firewall Rules and the URL filter. Figure 41: Schedule Screen Data - Schedule Screen Schedul e Day Each day of the week can scheduled independently. Session 1 Session 2 Two (2) separate sessions or peri ods can be defined. Session 2 can be left blank if not required. Start Time Enter t[...]

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    Advanced Features 55 Virtual Servers This feature, sometimes called Port Forwarding , allows you to make Servers on your LAN accessible to Internet users. Normally, Internet users would not be able to access a server on your LAN because: • Your Server does not have a valid external IP Address. • Attempts to connect to devices on your LAN ar e b[...]

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    57 Chapter 7 Advanced Administration This Chapter explains the settings available via the "Administration" section of the menu. Over view Normally, it is not necessary to use these scr eens, or change any settings. These screens and settings are provided to deal with non-standard situations, or to provide additional options for advanced u[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 59 Data - PC Database Screen Known PCs This lists all current entries. Data displayed is name (IP Add ress) type . The "type" indicates whether the PC is connected to the LAN. Name If adding a new PC to the list, enter its name here. It is best if this matches the PC's "hostname". IP Address Enter t[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 61 IP Address Select the appropriate option: • Automatic - T he PC is set to be a DHCP client (Windows: "Ob- tain an IP address automatically"). The Broadband ADSL Router will allocate an IP address to this PC w hen requested to d o so. The IP address could change, but norma lly won't. • DCHP Client - Res[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 63 Logs The Logs record various types of activity on the Broadband ADSL Router. This data is useful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs wil l generate a large amount of data and adversely affect performance. Since only a limited am ount of log data can be st ored in the B roadband ADSL Router, log data can also be E-[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 65 E-mail This screen allows you t o E-mail L ogs and Alerts. A sam ple scre en is shown below. Figure 48: E-mail Screen Data - E-mail Scre en E-Mail Notificat ion Turn E- mail Notification on Check this box to enable this featur e. If enabled, the E-mail address information (below) must be provided. Send to this E- mail ad[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 67 Diagnostics This screen allows you t o perform a "Ping" or a "DNS lookup". These activities can be useful in solving network problems. An example Network Diagnostics screen is shown below. Figure 49: Network Diagnostics Screen Data - Network Diagnostics Screen Ping IP Address Enter the IP address you [...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 69 To connect from a remote PC via the Internet 1. Ensure your Internet connection is esta blished, and start your Web Browser. 2. In the "Address" bar, enter "HTTP://" followed by the Internet IP Address o f the Broad- band ADSL Router. If the port number is not 80 , the port num ber is also required. ([...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 71 Figure 51: Routing Screen Data - Routing S creen RIP RIP Direction Select the desired RIP Direction. RIP Version Choose the RIP Version for the Server. Static Routing Static Routing Table Entr ies This list shows all entries in the Routing Table. • This area shows details of the selected item in the l ist. • Change a[...]

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    Advanced Administra tion 73 local Router) Metric 2 Entry 2 (Segment 2) Destination IP Address 192.168.2.0 Network Mask 255.255.255.0 (Standard Class C) Gateway IP Address 192.168.0.100 Metric 3 For Router A 's Default Route Destination IP Address 0.0.0.0 Network Mask 0.0.0 .0 Gateway IP Address 192.168.0.1 (Broadband ADSL Router's I P Add[...]

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    75 Chapter 8 Modem Mode This Chapter explains configuration and operation when in "Modem" or "Bridge" mode.. Over view There are two modes available on the Mode screen. • Router - Both the ADSL Modem and the Router features are operational. In this mode, this device can provide shared Internet Access to all your LAN users. Als[...]

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    Modem Mode 77 Mode Screen This screen is change back to Router mode, i f desired. Figure 55: Mode Screen Data - Mod e Screen Device Name This field displays the current name of this device. Device Mode Select the desired device mode for the router: • Router - Both the ADSL Mo dem and the Router features are op era- tional. In this mode, t his dev[...]

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    Modem Mode 79 Status Screen In Modem mode, the Status screen loo ks like the example below. Figure 57: Status Screen - Bridge Mode Data - S tatus Scree n (Bridge Mode ) Sy stem Device Name The current name o f the Router. Th is name is also the "hostname" for users with an "@Home" type connection. Firmware Version The version of[...]

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    81 Appendix A T roubleshooting This Appendix covers the most likel y problems and their solutions. Over view This chapter covers some common problems that may be encountered while using the Broad- band ADSL Router and some possible solutions to them. If you follow the suggest ed steps and the Broadband ADSL Router still does not functi on properly,[...]

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    83 Appendix B Specifications Multi-Function Broadband ADSL Router Model TW100-BRM504 Broadband ADSL Router ADSL Interf ace T1.413, G.DMT, G.lite, multi-mode Dim ensi ons 175mm(W) * 114m m(D) * 30m m(H) Operating Temperature 0 ° C to 40 ° C Storage Temperature -10 ° C to 70 ° C Network Protocol: TCP/IP Network Interface: 4 * 10/100BaseT (RJ45) L[...]

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    Appendix C - Specifications 85 Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TW100-BRM504 - 5 years If a product does not o perate as warranted above durin g the applicable warranty period, TRENDnet shall, at its[...]

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    Appendix C - Specifications 87[...]