LevelOne FBR-1409TX User Manual

LevelOne

FBR-1409TX

Broadband Router

w/VPN/Printer Server

User`s Manual

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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.

Table of Contents

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

Functions and Features ........................................................................1

Packing List .........................................................................................3

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation............................................................... 4

2.1 Panel Layout ..................................................................................4

2.2 Installation Requirements .............................................................. 6

2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation.............................................. 6

Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation............................. 7

3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer.......................7

3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers...................................... 8

Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router........................................................ 11

4.1 Start-up and Log in ...................................................................... 11

4.2 Status............................................................................................ 12

4.3 Wizard.......................................................................................... 13

4.4 Basic Setting ................................................................................ 15

4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers......................16

4.4.2 DHCP Server.............................................................................21

4.4.3 Change Password...................................................................... 23

4.5 Forwarding Rules......................................................................... 24

4.5.1 V irtual Server............................................................................ 25

4.5.2 Special AP................................................................................. 26

4.5.3 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 27

4.6 Security Settings .......................................................................... 28

4.6.1 Packet Filter.............................................................................. 29

4.6.2 Domain Filter............................................................................ 34

4.6.3 URL Blocking........................................................................... 36

4.6.4 MAC Address Control.............................................................. 38

4.6.5 VPN setting............................................................................... 40

4.6.6 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 46

4.7 Advanced Setting ......................................................................... 47

4.7.1 System Time.............................................................................. 48

4.7.2 System Log ............................................................................... 49

4.7.3 Dynamic DNS........................................................................... 50

4.7.4 SNMP Setting ........................................................................... 52

4.7.5 Routing Table............................................................................ 54

4.7.6 Schedule Rule ........................................................................... 56

4.8 T oolbox........................................................................................ 60

4.8.1 System Log ............................................................................... 61

4.8.2 Firmware Upgrade.................................................................... 62

4.8.3 Backup Setting.......................................................................... 63

4.8.4 Reset to default ......................................................................... 63

4.8.5 Reboot....................................................................................... 63

4.8.6 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 64

Chapter 5 Print Server............................................................................. 65

5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms .................................. 65

5.2 Configuring on Windows NT Platforms...................................... 68

5.3 Configuring on Windows 2000 and XP Platforms....................... 69

5.4 Configuring on Unix based Platforms ......................................... 75

Appendix A TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 ......................... 76

A.1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC.......................................... 76

A.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with NAT Router................... 78

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Lev elOne FBR-1409TX Broadband Rou ter. 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.

Functions and Features

z Broadband modem and NAT Router

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

z Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch

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

z VPN supported

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

z Printer sharing

Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one printer. Built-in USB host to connect to USB printer for printer sharing.

z Firewall

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

z DHCP server supported

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

z Web-based configuring

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

z Packet filter supported

Packet Filter allows you to control access to a network by analyzing the incoming and

outgoing packets and letting them pass or halting them based on the IP address of the source and destination.

z Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) enable devices such as PCs, routers or other devices to be plugged into a network and automatically know about each other.

z Virtual Server supported

supported

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

z User-Definable Application Sensing Tunn el

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.

z DMZ Host supported

Lets a networked computer 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.

z Domain Filter Supported

let you prevent users under this device from accessing specific URLs.

z SNMP Supported

In brief, SNMP, the Simple Network Management Protocol, is a protocol designed to give a user the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events.

z Routing Table Supported

Routing Tables allow you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing

IP data grams. If you have more than one routers and subnets, you will need to enable routing table to allow packets to find proper routing path and allow different subnets to communicate with each other.

z System Time Supported

Allow you to synchronize system time with network time server.

z Statistics of WAN Supported

Enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets

z VPN Supported

Enables you to create virtual private tunnels to remote VPN gateways.

z Virtual Computers supported: Virtual Computer enables you to use the original NAT

feature, and allows you to setup the one-to-one mapping of multiple glo bal IP address and local IP address.

Packing List

z Broadband router unit z Installation CD-ROM z Power adapter

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Panel Layout

2.1.1. Front Panel

Figure 2-1 Front Panel

LED:

LED Function Color Status Description

POWER Power indication Green On

STATUS

WAN

Link/Act.

1~4

Speed

10/100

USB

System status

indicators

WAN port

activity

Link status Green

Data Rate Green On

USB port

activity

Orange Blinking

Green

Blinking

Green

Blinking

On The WAN port is linked.

On The USB port is linked.

Power is being applied to this product.

STATUS is flashed once per second to indicate system is alive.

The WAN port is sending or receiving data.

An active station is connected to the corresponding LAN port.

The corresponding LAN port is sending or receiving data.

Data is transmitting in 100Mbps on the corresponding LAN port.

The USB port is sending or receiving data.

Port:

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 the STATUS LED, it will flash 2 times and then flash

once per second.

2.1.2. Rear Panel

Ports:

Port Description

Figure 2-2 Rear Panel

5VDC WAN

Port 1-4

USB

Power inlet: DC 5V, 1.5A (minimum) the port where you will connect your cable (or DSL) modem or

Ethernet router. the ports where you will connect networked computers and other

devices.

USB port for USB printer.

2.2 Installation Requirements

FBR-1409TX 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:

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

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.

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.

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

your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone.

3. Power on:

Connecting the power cord to power inlet, this product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators STATUS will be lighted ON for about 5 seconds, and then STATUS will be flashed 2 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the STATUS will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.

Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation

To use LevelOne FBR-1409TX corr ectly, 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 LevelOne FBR-1409TX is 192.168.12 3.254, and the default subnet mask is

255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on you r 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 A 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.

There must be something wrong in your installation procedur e. You have to check the follo wing items in sequence:

1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer?

Tip: The LAN LED of this product an d the link LED of network card on your co mputer must be lighted.

2. Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured?

Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.123.X and default gateway must be 192.168.123.254.

3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers

Skip this section if you do not want to use the print server function of FBR-1409TX.

Step 1: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The following window will be

shown automatically. If it isn’t, please run “install.exe” on the CD-ROM.

Step 2: Click on the INSTALL button. Wait until the following Welcome d ialog to appear, and click on

the Next button.

Step 3: Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. Then, the setup program will begin to

install the programs into the destination folder.

Step 4: When the follo wi n g w i nd ow is displayed, click on the Finish button.

Step 5: Select the item to restart the computer and then click the OK button to reboot your computer.

Step 6: After reb ooting your computer, the software installation procedure is finished. Now, you can configure the NAT Router (refer to Chapter 4) and setup the Print Server (refer to

Chapter 5).

Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router

LevelOne FBR-1409TX provides Web based configuration scheme, that is, configuring by your Web browser, such as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be adopted in any MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platforms.

4.1 Start-up and Log in

Activate your browser, and disable the proxy or add the IP address of this product into the exceptions. Then, type this product’s IP address in the Location (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field and press ENTER. For example: http://192.168.123.254.

After the connection is established, you will see the web user interface of this product. There are two appearances of web user interface: for general users and for system administrator.

To log in as an administrator, enter the system password (the factory setting is ”admin”) in the System Password field and click on the Log in button. If the password is correct, the web appearance will be changed into administrator configure mod e. As listed in its main menu, there are several options for system administration.

4.2 Status

This option provides the functi on fo r ob ser v i ng t hi s product’s working status:

A. WAN Port Status.

If the WAN port is assigned a dynamic IP, there may appear a “Renew” or “Release” button on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to renew or release IP manually.

B. Printer Status. The possible kinds of printer status include “Ready”, “Not ready”,

“Printing…”, and “Device error”.

When a job is printing, there may appear a “Kill Job” button on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to kill current printing job manually.

C. Statistics of WAN: enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets

4.3 Wizard

Setup Wizard will guide you through a basic configuration procedure step by step. Press ”Next >”

Setup Wizard - Select WAN Type: For detail settings, please refer to 4.4.1 primary setup.

4.4 Basic Setting

4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers

Press “Change”

This option is primary to enable this product to work properly. The setting items and the web appearance depend on the WAN type. Choose correct WAN type before you start.

1. LAN IP Address: the local IP address of this device. The computers on your network mu st use the

LAN IP address of your product as their Default Gateway. You can change it if necessary.

2. WAN T y p e : WAN connection typ e of your ISP. You can click Change button to choose a correct

one from the following four options:

A. Static IP Address: ISP assigns you a static IP address. B. Dynamic IP Address: Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically. C. Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond) D. PPP over Ethernet: Some ISPs require the use of PPPoE to connect to their services. E. PPTP: Some ISPs require the use of PPTP to connect to their services.

4.4.1.1 Static IP Address

WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: enter the proper setting provided by your ISP.

4.4.1.2 Dynamic IP Address

1. Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, for example, @Home.

2. Renew IP Forever: this feature enables this product to renew your IP address automatically when

the lease time is expiring-- even when the system is idle.

4.4.1.3 Dynamic IP Address with Road Runner Session Management.(e.g. Telstra BigPond)

LAN IP Address is the IP address of this product. It must be the default gateway of your computers.

WAN Type is

Dynamic IP Address

. If the WAN type is not correct,

change it!

Host Name: optional. Required by some ISPs, e.g. @Home.

• Renew IP Forever: this feature enable this product renew IP address

automatically when the lease time is being expired even the system is in idle state.

4.4.1.4 PPP over Ethernet

1. PPPoE Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. For security,

this field appears blank. If you don't want to change the passwor d, leave it empty.

2. PPPoE Service Name: optional. Input the service name if your ISP requires it. Otherwise, leave it

blank.

3. Maximum Idle Time: the amount of time of inactivity before disconnecting your PPPoE session.

Set it to zero or enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature.

4.4.1.5 PPTP

1. My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: the private IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned to you.

2. Server IP Address: the IP address of the PPTP server.

3. PPTP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. If you don't

want to change the password, keep it empty.

4. Connection ID: optional. Input the connection ID if your ISP requires it.

5. Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to disconn ect your PPTP session. Set it to zero or

enable Auto-reconnect to disable this feature. If Auto-reconnect is enabled, this product will automatically connect to ISP after system is restarted or connection is dropped.

4.4.1.7 Virtual Computers

Virtual Computer enables you to use the original NAT feature, and allows you to setup the one-to-one mapping of multiple global IP address and local IP address.

• Global IP: Enter the global IP address assigned by your ISP.

• Local IP: Enter the local IP address of your LAN PC corresponding to the global IP address.

• Enable: Check this item to enable the Virtual Computer feature.

4.4.2 DHCP Server

Press “More>>”

The settings of a TCP/IP environment include host IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS configurations. It is not easy to manually configure all the computers and devices in your network. Fortunately, DHCP Server provides a rather simple approach to handle all these settings. This product supports the function of DHCP server. If you enable this product’s DHCP server and configure your computer s as “au to mat ic IP allocation” mode, then when your computer is powered on, it will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings from this product. The settings of DHCP server include the following items:

1. DHCP Server: Choose “Disable” or “Enable.”

2. Lease Time: this feature allows you to configure IP’s lease time (DHCP client).

3. IP pool starting Address/ IP pool starting Address: Whenever there is a request, the DHCP

server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and ending address of the IP address pool.

4. Domain Name: Optional, this information will be passed to the client.

5. Primary DNS/Secondary DNS: This feature allows you to assign DNS Servers

6. Primary WINS/Secondary WINS: This feature allows you to assign WINS Servers

7. Gateway: The Gateway Address would be the IP address of an alternate Gateway.

This function enables you to assign another gateway to your PC, when DHCP server offers an IP to your PC.

4.4.3 Change Password

You can change Password here. We strongly recommend you to change the system password for security reason.

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