Level one FBR-1418TX User Manual

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LevelOne

FBR-1418TX

1W,4L Broadband Router

User Manual

V1.1

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Copyright

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permission.

Trademarks

All products, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice.

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

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The specification is subject to change without notice.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 2

FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES ...................................................................................... 2

PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................ 4

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ....................................................... 5

2.1 PANEL LAYOUT .................................................................................................... 5

2.2 RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT ............................................................................. 6

2.3 PROCEDURE FOR HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................... 7

CHAPTER 3 NETWORK SETTINGS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ... 8

3.1 MAKE CORRECT NETWORK SETTINGS OF YOUR COMPUTER ........................... 8

CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING BROADBAND ROUTER .................................. 9

4.1 START-UP AND LOG IN ....................................................................................... 10

4.2 STATUS .............................................................................................................. 11

4.3 WIZARD ............................................................................................................. 12

4.4 BASIC SETTING ................................................................................................. 14

4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers ................................ 15

4.5.1 Virtual Server .......................................................................................... 22

4.5.2 Special AP ............................................................................................... 23

4.6 SECURITY SETTINGS ........................................................................................ 26

4.6.1 Packet Filter ............................................................................................ 27

4.6.2 Domain Filter ........................................................................................... 32

4.6.3 URL Blocking .......................................................................................... 34

4.6.5 Miscellaneous Items .............................................................................. 38

4.7 ADVANCED SETTINGS ....................................................................................... 40

4.7.2 System Log.............................................................................................. 42

4.7.3 Dynamic DNS.......................................................................................... 43

4.7.4 SNMP Setting .......................................................................................... 45

4.7.5 Routing Table .......................................................................................... 46

4.7.6 Schedule Rule ......................................................................................... 48

4.8 TOOLBOX........................................................................................................... 52

APPENDIX A TCP/IP CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98 ............... 57

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Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding LevelOne FBR-1418TX Broadband Router. This product
is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for
Internet surfing, and is easy to configure and operate even for 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

Router Basic functions

 Broadband modem and NAT Router

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

 Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch

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

 WAN type supported

The router supports some wan types, Static ,Dynamic, PPPOE ,PPTP , Dynamic IP with Road
Runner.

 Firewall

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

 DHCP server supported

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

 Web-based configuring

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

 Multi-language support in Web-based configuring

Supports English, Deutsh, Korean, and Chinese Web-based user interface.

 Virtual Server supported

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

 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.

 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.

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 Statistics of WAN Supported

Enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets

Security functions

 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.

 Domain Filter Supported

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

 URL Blocking Supported

URL Blocking can block hundreds of websites connection by simply a keyword.

 VPN Pass-through

The router also supports VPN packet pass-through.

 SPI Mode Supported

When SPI Mode is enabled, the router will check every incoming packet to detect if this
packet is valid.

 DoS Attack Detection Supported

When this feature is enabled, the router will detect and log the DoS attack comes from
The Internet.

Advanced functions

 System time Supported

Allow you to synchronize system time with network time server.

 E-mail Alert Supported

The router can send its info by mail.

 Dynamic dns Supported

At present,the router has 3 ddns.dyndns,TZO.com and dhs.org.

 SNMP Supported

The router supports basic SNMP function.

 Routing Table Supported

Now, the router supports static routing.

 Schedule Rule supported

Customers can control some functions, like virtual server and packet filters and determine when to

access or when to block.

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Other functions

 UPNP (Universal Plug and Play)Supported

The router also supports this function. The applications: X-box, Msn Messenger.

Packing List

 FBR-1418TX
 Power Adapter

 CAT-5 Cable
 CD Manual
 Quick Installation Guide

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Function

Color

Status

Description

POWER

Power

indication

Green

On

Power is being applied to this
product.

Status

System

status

indicators

Orange

Blinking

Status LED is flashed once per
second to indicate system is alive.

WAN

WAN port

activity

Green

On

The WAN port is linked.

Blinking

The WAN port is sending or
receiving data.

Link/Act.

1~4

Link status

Green

On

An active station is connected to
the corresponding LAN port.

10/100

Data Rate

Green

Blinking

The corresponding LAN port is
sending or receiving data.

On

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

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2.1 Panel Layout

2.1.1. Front Panel

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2.1.2. Rear Panel

Port

Description

9VAC

Power inlet: AC9V, 1A

WAN

the port where you will connect your cable (or DSL) modem or
Ethernet router.

Port 1-4

the ports where you will connect networked computers and other
devices.

RESET

Reset button allows you to reset the FBR-1418TX.

Ports:

2.2 Reset to factory Default

There are 2 methods to reset to default.

1. Restore with RESET button

First, turn off the router and press the RESET button in. And then, power on the router and hold the RESET button down
until the Status LED start flashing, then move away the hand. If LED flashes about 8 times, the RESTORE process is
completed. However, if LED flashes 2 times, repeat.

3. Restore directly when the router power on
First, hold the RESET button about 5 seconds (STATUS will start flashing about 5 times). Move away the

hand. The RESTORE process is completed.

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2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation

1. Decide where to place your Broadband Router

You can place your FBR-1418TX Broadband Router on a desk or other flat surface, or you can mount it
on a wall. For optimal performance, place your Broadband Router in the center of your office (or your
home) in a location that is away from any potential source of interference, such as a metal wall or
microwave oven. This location must be close to power and network connection.

2. Setup LAN connection

a. Wired LAN connection: connects an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet port to one of the

LAN ports of this product.

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

3. Setup WAN connection

Prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone.
Figure 2-3 illustrates the WAN connection.

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 STATUS indicators will be lighted ON for
about 10 seconds, and then will be flashed 3 times to indicate that the self-test operation has finished.
Finally, the STATUS Led will be continuously flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in
normal operation.

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To use LevelOne FBR-1418TX correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your
computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows
98SE/ME/2000/XP).

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 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.

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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 procedure. You have to check the following items in
sequence:

1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer?
Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on your computer 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.

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LevelOne FBR-1418TX 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.

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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 mode. As listed in its main menu, there are several options for system
administration.

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4.2 Status

This option provides the function for observing this 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. Statistics of WAN: enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets

NOTE: After successful login, you can switch the language in the Web-based user interface. There

are four languages available, which are English, German, Chinese, and Korean. Please select
the language by clicking the option on the top-right corner.

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4.3 Wizard

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

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

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4.4 Basic Setting

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4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers

Press “Change”

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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 must use the LAN

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

2. WAN Type: WAN connection type 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.
F. L2TP: Some ISPs require the use of L2TP 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)

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

2. WAN Type is Dynamic IP Address. If the WAN type is not correct, change it!

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

4. 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.

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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.

This feature is only available in WAN type of Static IP Address, Dynamic IP Address and Dynamic IP Address
with Road Runner Session.

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 password, 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.

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4. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU): Most ISP offers MTU value to users. The most common

MTU value is 1492.

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.

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

4. Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to disconnect 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.

4.4.1.6 L2TP

1. IP Mode: The IP Mode assigned by your ISP. You can select either Static IP Address or Dynamic IP
address.

2. My IP Address and My Subnet Mask: the private IP address and subnet mask your ISP assigned to
you when your IP Mode is Static IP Address.

3. Server IP Address: the IP address of the L2TP server.

4. L2TP Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. If you don't want

to change the password, keep it empty.