Gigafast EE400-RP User Manual

User’s Manual

U-011-03E0-000516

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subject to be changed without prior notice.

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FCC Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This
equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever
measures are necessary to correct the interference.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility,
EN 55022/A1 Class B, and EN 50082-1. This meets the essential protection requirements
of the European Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the
member states relation to electromagnetic compatibility.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................................5

1.1 Functions and Features...................................................................5

1.2 Packing List....................................................................................6

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation................................................................7

2.1 Panel Layout...................................................................................7

2.2 Installation Requirements...............................................................8

2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation ..............................................9

Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation ...........................11

3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer..................... 11

3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers ....................................12

Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router ........................................................15

4.1 Start-up and Log in.......................................................................15

4.2 Status ............................................................................................16

4.3 Toolbox.........................................................................................17

4.4 Primary Setup ...............................................................................18

4.5 DHCP Server................................................................................20

4.6 Virtual Server................................................................................21

4.7 Special AP....................................................................................22

4.8 Access Control..............................................................................23

4.9 Misc Items ....................................................................................24

Chapter 5 Print Server.............................................................................25

5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms ...................................25

5.2 Configuring on Windows NT Platforms .......................................27

5.3 Configuring on Windows 2000 Platforms ....................................28

5.4 Configuring on Unix based Platforms ..........................................29

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Appendix A Console Mode .....................................................................30

Appendix B TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 .........................31

B.1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC ..........................................31

B.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with NAT Router....................32

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Broadband Router. This product is
specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office needs. It provides a complete
SOHO solution for Internet surfing and office resources sharing, and it is easy to
configure and operate for even non-technical users. Instructions for installing and
configuring this product can be found in this manual. Before you install and use this
product, please read this manual carefully for fully exploiting the functions of this
product.

1.1 Functions and Features

l Broadband modem and IP sharing

Connects multiple computers to a broadband (cable or DSL) modem or an
Ethernet router to surf the Internet.

l Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch

Equipped with a 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch.

l VPN supported

Supports multiple PPTP sessions and allows you to setup VPN server and VPN
clients.

l Printer sharing (Optional)

Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one
printer.

l Firewall

All unwanted packets from outside intruders are blocked to protect your
Intranet.

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l DHCP server supported

All of the networked computers can retrieve TCP/IP settings automatically from
this product.

l Web-based configuring

Configurable through any networked computer’s web browser using Netscape
or Internet Explorer.

l Access Control supported

Allows you to assign different access right for different users.

l Virtual Server supported

Enables you to expose WWW, FTP and other services on your LAN to be
accessible to Internet users.

l User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel

User can define the attributes to support the special applications requiring
multiple connections, like Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet
telephony and so on, then this product can sense the application type and open
multi-port tunnel for it.

l DMZ Host supported

Lets a networked computer to be fully exposed to the Internet; this function is
used when special application sensing tunnel feature is insufficient to allow an
application to function correctly.

1.2 Packing List

l One broadband router unit
l One installation CD-ROM
l One power cord and power adapter
l Two CAT-5 UTP Fast Ethernet cable

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

. M1 is flashed once per second to

. The LED flickers when LAN or WAN

. The LED flickers when the corresponding

. The LED flickers when the

45). These are where you will connect to device on

the M1 and M2 LEDs, they will flash 8 times and then M1

2.1 Panel Layout

2.1.1. Front Panel

Figure 2-1 Front Panel

M1&M2 System status indicators, Orange

indicate system is alive. When system is busy, M2 is lighted.

WAN & LAN Ethernet port indicators, Green

port is sending or receiving data.

Link/Act. Link status indicators, Green

port is sending or receiving data

10/100 10/100 status indicators, Green

corresponding port is transmitting or receiving data in 10 or 100Mbps.

Port 1 - 4 LAN port socket (RJ-

your local area network, for example HUB and switch.

RESET To reset system settings to factory defaults, please follow the steps:

1. Power off the device,

2. Press the reset button and hold,

3. Power on the device,

4. Keep the button pressed about 5 seconds,

5. Release the button,

6. Watch
flash once per second.

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2.1.2. Rear Panel

type female). This is where you will

45). This is where you will connect to your cable (or

type male). This is where you will connect

Note

that, the included power adapter is DC 5V/1A. Using wrong type of power

Figure 2-2 Rear Panel

PRINTER Parallel port connector (25-pins D-

connect the shared printer. (Optional)

WAN WAN port socket (RJ-

DSL) modem or Ethernet router.

COM Serial port connector (9-pins D-

your modem. This port is also a console port.

Power Power inlet. This is where you connect the included power adapter.

adapter may cause this product damage.

2.2 Installation Requirements

This product can be positioned at any convenient place in your office or house. No special
wiring or cooling requirements is needed. However, you should comply with the
following guidelines to install:

l Place this product on a flat horizontal plane.
l Keep this product away from any heating devices.
l Do not place this product in dusty or wet environment.

The recommended operational specifications of this product are:

Temperature 0 oC ~ 55 oC

Humidity 5 % ~ 90 %

In addition, remember to turn off the power, remove the power cord from the outlet, and
keep your hands dry when you try to install the hardware of this product.

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2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation

1. Setup LAN connection: connect an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet

port to one of the LAN ports of this product.

Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN connections for this product.

2. Setup WAN connection: prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to

your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone. Figure 2-4 illustrates the WAN
connection.

3. Connecting this product with your printer: use the printer cable to connect your

printer to the printer port of this product.(Optional)

Figure 2-4 Setup of WAN and Printer connections for this product.

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4. Power on:

Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch on, this
product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase,
the indicators M1 and M2 will be lighted ON for about 5 seconds, and then M1 and
M2 will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally,
the M1 will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in
normal operation.

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Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation

To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your
computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform
(Windows 95/98/NT/2000).

3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer

The default IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, and the default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on your need, but the default values are
used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been
configured, you can refer to Appendix B to configure it. For example,

1. configure IP as 192.168.123.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as

192.168.123.254, or more easier,

2. configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is, via DHCP
server of this product.

After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the ping command to
check if your computer has successfully connected to this product. The following example
shows the ping procedure for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the ping command

ping 192.168.123.254

If the following messages appear:

Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64

a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully
established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages,

Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.

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