Planet Technology XRT-402C User Manual

XRT-401C

XRT-402C

XRT-204C

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Revision

User’s Manual for PLANET Internet Broadband Router:

Model: XRT-401C/XRT-402C/XRT-204C

Rev: 1.0 (Mar. 2003)

Part No. EM-XRTCV1

Table of Contents

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

XRT C series Features.........................................................................................1

Internet Access Features.................................................................................1

Advanced Internet Functions...........................................................................1

LAN Features..................................................................................................2

Configuration & Management..........................................................................2

Security Features............................................................................................2

Package Contents................................................................................................3

Physical Details...................................................................................................4

Front-mounted LEDs.......................................................................................4

Rear Panel.......................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 PREPARATIONS & INSTALLATION...............................7

Requirements.......................................................................................................7

Physical Installation............................................................................................7

Preparations on your computer.........................................................................9

Overview...............................................................................................................9

Windows Clients..................................................................................................9

TCP/IP Settings - Overview.............................................................................9

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 9x/ME:...............................................10

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows NT4.0.................................................12

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 2000:.................................................16

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows XP......................................................18

Internet Access..............................................................................................20

Macintosh Clients..............................................................................................21

Linux Clients......................................................................................................21

CHAPTER 3 MACHINE CONFIGURATIONS......................................22

Overview.............................................................................................................22

Configuration Program.....................................................................................22

Preparation....................................................................................................22

Quick Setup Wizard...........................................................................................25

Connection types supported in XRT C series................................................25

Main Screen..................................................................................................26

Quick Setup Wizard Screen..............................................................................27

Time Zone.....................................................................................................27

Broadband Type............................................................................................28

General Settings................................................................................................32

System Configuration....................................................................................34

WAN Configuration........................................................................................37

Extended WAN Configuration........................................................................39

LAN Configurations.......................................................................................44

NAT Configurations...........................................................................................47

Address Mapping...........................................................................................48

Virtual Server.................................................................................................49

Special Applications......................................................................................51

Firewall Configurations.....................................................................................53

Access Control..............................................................................................54

URL Blocking.................................................................................................56

Schedule Rule...............................................................................................57

Intrusion Detection.........................................................................................58

DMZ Configurations.......................................................................................60

QoS Configurations (XRT-402C/XRT-204C).................................................61

CHAPTER 4 OPERATION AND STATUS...........................................63

Operation............................................................................................................63

Status Screen.....................................................................................................63

Status and Information..................................................................................64

Internet Connection.......................................................................................64

Device Status................................................................................................66

Security Log...................................................................................................66

DHCP Client Log...........................................................................................67

System Tools.....................................................................................................68

Configuration Tools.......................................................................................68

Firmware Upgrade.........................................................................................69

Reset.............................................................................................................70

APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................71

Overview.............................................................................................................71

General Problems..............................................................................................71

Internet Access..................................................................................................71

Glossary.............................................................................................................72

APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS.........................................................75

XRT C series Specifications.............................................................................75

FCC Statement...................................................................................................75

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement..............................................................76

CE Marking Warning..........................................................................................76

Chapter 1

This Chapter provides an overview of PLANET XRT C series features and capabilities.

Congratulations on the purchase of your new XRT C series router. PLANET XRT C is a multifunction device providing the following services:

• Multiple use of LAN to LAN/WAN accessing: Supporting DHCP, and up to 253

dynamic users, the XRT-401C eliminates the need for a dedicated IP address scheme. LAN-to-LAN and LAN-to-WAN connectivity is now available to all enabled users. Meantime, WAN interfaces in XRT-402C (2 WAN) and XRT-204C (4 WAN) are suitable for SOHO networking Internet access.

• Easy setup and network administration: Via built-in configuration wizard and

intuitive user interface, network administrator/IT personnel can complete Internet connection just in minutes! System administrators can logon machine locally from LAN or remotely check machine/network status and start administration or trouble-shooting from anywhere simply via Internet browsers.

XRT C series Features

PLANET XRT C series incorporates many advanced features, carefully designed to provide sophisticated functions while being easy to use.

Internet Access Features

• Shared Internet Access. All users on LAN side can access the Internet through XRT-

401C, using only a single external IP Address. XRT-402C/204C support dual/four WAN connections to ease the needs of heavy Internet access. All the local (invalid) IP Addresses are hidden from external sources. This process is called NAT (Network Address Translation).

• DSL & Cable Modem Support. Providing Internet access via single user account for

everyone on your LAN. In the meantime, XRT-402C/204C are able to handle up to dual/four WAN connection (xDSL/Cable/fixed IP allocation) to provide more bandwidth choice to meet power users or enterprise network demands.

• PPPoE, PPTP Support. The Internet (WAN port) connection supports PPPoE (PPP

over Ethernet), DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), PPTP (Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol), and "Direct Connection" type services are supported as well.

Advanced Internet Functions

• Virtual Server, multiple DMZ & Internet applications. XRT C series supports

Virtual server with port re-direction features to share local resources like Email, FTP or HTTP server to the Internet in a more convenient way. Multiple DMZ capability not only brings convenience to Internet applications demanding for bi-directional data transmission, also enable LAN side servers act as like an independent Internet node that communicate to the Internet in both direction. In the meantime, XRT supports various Internet applications, such as interactive Gaming, Telephony, and Conferencing applications; you may define customized application rules to meet various Internet applications. UPnP support in XRT401C can bring users convenient management, and eliminate configuration time to

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different application/software. (UPnP functionality requires Microsoft Windows ME/XP or later version)

• Firewall, access control, and IDS mechanism. XRT C series provides SPI firewall

protection, Intrusion detection system to bring you peace of mind and prevent business or residential network from malicious attacking or hacking. The URL filtering, scheduled firewall and access control system in XRT C series also can give network administrators more privilege choices to apply to LAN users Internet access or prevent office workers improper Internet usages. Meantime, access control in XRT C series can be determined by application/service type, and make schedule to decide when and who should be limited Internet access on your network..

• Multi-homing, Load balance, redundant link & QoS (XRT-402C and XRT-

204C). XRT-402C/XRT-402C equipped with dual/four WAN interfaces for different

kinds of Internet access (xDSL/cable/fixed IP) satisfy high Internet bandwidth demands in enterprise environment. Network administrator may bind different kind of Internet access to respective WAN interfaces to enable load balance or redundant link (backup line) for optimization of network loading. Meantime, QoS support also can classify bandwidth usage to meet time-critical applications; administrators may define QoS rules by service type, source/destination IP, communication port numbers or MAC address to take full advantages of network bandwidth.

• VPN Pass through Support. PCs with VPN (Virtual Private Networking) software

using PPTP, L2TP and IPSec are transparently supported - no configuration is required.

LAN Features

• DHCP Server Support. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides a dynamic IP

address to PCs and other devices upon request. XRT C can act as a DHCP Server for devices on your local LAN.

• Address Mapping. When one or more IP address obtained from your ISP, XRT C

allows one or more Public IP Address(es) to be mapped to a pool of local Private IP Address(es).

Configuration & Management

• Easy setup and network administration Via built-in configuration wizard and

• Remote Management. XRT C can be managed from any PC on your LAN. And, if the

Internet connection exists, it can also (optionally) be configured via the Internet.

Security Features

• Password - protected Configuration. Optional password protection is provided to

prevent unauthorized users from modifying the configuration data and settings.

• NAT Protection. An intrinsic side effect of NAT (Network Address Translation)

technology is that by allowing all LAN users to share a single IP address, the location and even the existence of each PC is hidden. From the external viewpoint, there is no network, only a single device – your XRT C series router.

• Stateful Inspection Firewall. All incoming data packets are monitored and all

incoming server requests are filtered, thus protecting your network from malicious attacks from external sources.

Introduction

• Protection against DoS attacks. DoS (Denial of Service) attacks can flood your

Internet connection with invalid packets and connection requests; using so much bandwidth and so many resources that Internet access becomes unavailable. PLANET XRT C series incorporates protection against DoS attacks to secure your network.

• Scheduled, and Rule-based Policy Firewall. To provide additional protection against

malicious packets, you can define your own firewall rules. This can also be used to control the Internet services available to LAN users.

Package Contents

The following items should be included:

• XRT C Broadband router Unit

• Power Adapter

• Quick Installation Guide

• CD-ROM containing the user’s manual.

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact our local dealer immediately.

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Physical Details

Front-mounted LEDs

Figure: XRT C series Front Panel

LED definitions

PWR On - Power on; Off - No power.

LAN For each port, there are 2 LEDs

• LNK/ACT

• On - Corresponding LAN port is active.

• Off - No active connection on the corresponding LAN port.

• Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the

corresponding LAN port.

• 100

• On - Corresponding LAN port is using 100BaseT.

• Off - Corresponding LAN port connection is using 10BaseT, or

no active connection.

WAN

• LNK/ACT

• On - Corresponding WAN port is active.

• Off - No active connection on the corresponding WAN port.

• Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the

corresponding WAN port.

• 100

• On - Corresponding WAN port is using 100BaseT.

Off - Corresponding WAN port connection is using 10BaseT, or

no active connection.

Rear Panel

ection cannot be established (WAN

If the connection cannot be established (LAN

Introduction

XRT-401C rear panel

XRT-402C rear panel

XRT-204C rear panel

WAN port (10/100BaseT)

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10/100BaseT LAN connections

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Connect the DSL or Cable Modem here. If your modem came with a cable, use the supplied cable. Otherwise, use a standard LAN cable.

If the conn LED is not on), please connect to the Uplink port instead, and check if the supplied cable is broken.

Use standard LAN cables (RJ-45 connectors) to connect your PCs to these ports.

LED is not on), please connect to the Uplink port instead, and check if the supplied cable is broken.

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Reset Button This button has two (2) functions:

• Reboot. When pressed and released, the router will reboot

(restart).

• Clear All Data. This button can also be used to clear ALL data

and restore ALL settings to the factory default values.

To Reboot machine without Clearing Existing Configurations:

Press the reset button with a pencil tip (for less than 4 seconds),

machine will re-boot itself, the existing configurations will be kept.

To Clear All Data and restore the factory default values:

• Press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the router

will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings)

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1. These steps can restore machine factory

default IP address: 192.168.0.1, without logon password while the password is forgotten.

Power port Connect the supplied power adapter here.

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This Chapter covers the physical installation of XRT C series.

Requirements

• Network cables. Use standard 10/100BaseT network (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors.

• TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs.

• For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or Cable

modem (for WAN port usage).

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ADSL or Cable modem

Power

Adapter

Physical connection of XRT-401C

Power

Adapter

ADSL or Cable modem

Physical connection of XRT-402C

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ADSL or

Power

Adapter

Cable modem

LAN side workstation or switch

Physical connection of XRT-204C

1. Choose an Installation Site

Ensure your router and the Cable/DSL modem are powered OFF before commencing. Leave your Cable/DSL modem connected to its wall socket (phone line or cable input).

2. Connect LAN Cables

Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the switch ports on your Router.

3. Connect WAN Cable

Connect your Cable/DSL Modem to the WAN port on your Router. Use the cable supplied with your Cable/DSL modem. If no cable was supplied with your modem, use a standard network cable. Please make sure the connection is established (LED is on).

4. Power Up

Power on the Cable or DSL modem. Connect the supplied power adapter to router and power up. Use only the power adapter provided. Using a different one may cause hardware damage

5. Check the LEDs

• The PWR LED should be ON.

• For each LAN (PC) connection, the LAN LNK/ACT LED should be ON. (if your network

is 100Mbps speed, the 100 LED will be on, too.)

The WAN LNK/ACT LED should be ON.

For more information, refer to Front-mounted LEDs in Chapter 1.

Preparations & Installation

Preparations on your computer

This section details the PC Configuration required on the local ("Internal") LAN.

Overview

For each PC, the following may need to be configured:

• TCP/IP network settings

• Internet Access configuration

Windows Clients

This section describes how to configure Windows clients for Internet access via XRT C series router.

The first step is to check the PC's TCP/IP settings.

PLANET XRT C series utilize the TCP/IP network protocol for all functions, so it is essential that the TCP/IP protocol is installed and configured on each PC.

TCP/IP Settings - Overview

If using machine default settings, and the default Windows TCP/IP settings, no changes need to be made.

• By default, XRT will act as a DHCP Server, automatically providing a suitable IP Address

(and related information) to each PC when the PC boots.

• For all non-Server versions of Windows, the default TCP/IP setting is to act as a DHCP

client.

If using a Fixed (specified) IP address, the following changes are required:

• The Gateway must be set to the IP address of XRT.

• The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP.

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Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 9x/ME:

1. Select Control Panel - Network. You should see a screen like the following:

Figure: 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: IP Address (Win 95)

Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct, as follows:

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, XRT will act as a DHCP Server.

Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from XRT.

Using "Specify an IP Address"

If your PC is already configured, check with your network administrator before making the following changes:

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• On the Gateway tab, enter XRT’s IP address in the New Gateway field and click Add, as

shown below. Your LAN administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to XRT.

Figure: Gateway Tab (Win 95/98)

• On the DNS Configuration tab, ensure Enable DNS is selected. If the DNS Server Search

Order list is empty, enter the DNS address provided by your ISP in the fields beside the Add button, then click Add.

Figure: DNS Tab (Win 95/98)

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Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows NT4.0

1. Select Control Panel - Network, and, on the Protocols tab, select the TCP/IP protocol, as shown below.

Figure: Windows NT4.0 - TCP/IP

2. Click the Properties button to see a screen like the one below.

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Figure: Windows NT4.0 - IP Address

3. Select the network card for your LAN.

4. Select the appropriate radio button - Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server or Specify an IP Address, as explained below.

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server

This is the default Windows setting. Using this is recommended. By default, XRT will act as a DHCP Server.

Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from XRT.

Specify an IP Address

If your PC is already configured, check with your network administrator before making the following changes.

1. The Default Gateway must be set to the IP address of XRT. To set this:

• Click the Advanced button on the screen above.

• On the following screen, click the Add button in the Gateways panel, and enter XRT’s

IP address, as shown in below.

• If necessary, use the Up button to make XRT the first entry in the Gateways list.

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Figure - Windows NT4.0 - 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.

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Figure: Windows NT4.0 - DNS

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Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 2000:

1. Select Control Panel - Network and Dial-up Connection.

2. Right - click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. You should see a screen like the following:

Figure: Network Configuration (Win 2000)

3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card.

4. Click on the Properties button. You should then see a screen like the following.

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Figure: TCP/IP Properties (Win 2000)

5. Ensure your TCP/IP settings are 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, XRT will act as a DHCP Server.

Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from XRT.

Using a fixed IP Address ("Use the following IP Address")

If your PC is already configured, check with your network administrator before making the following changes.

• Enter XRT’s IP address in the Default gateway field and click OK. (Your LAN

administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to XRT.)

• If the DNS Server fields are empty, select Use the following DNS server addresses, and

enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP, then click OK.

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Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows XP

1. Select Control Panel - Network Connection.

2. Right click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties. You should see a screen like the following:

Figure: Network Configuration (Windows XP)

3. Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card.

4. Click on the Properties button. You should then see a screen like the following.

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Figure: 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, XRT will act as a DHCP Server.

Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from XRT.

Using a fixed IP Address ("Use the following IP Address")

If your PC is already configured, check with your network administrator before making the following changes.

• In the Default gateway field, enter XRT’s IP address and click OK. Your LAN

administrator can advise you of the IP Address they assigned to XRT.

• If the DNS Server fields are empty, select Use the following DNS server addresses, and

enter the DNS address or addresses provided by your ISP, then click OK.

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Internet Access

To configure your PCs to use XRT for Internet access:

• Ensure that the DSL modem, Cable modem, or other permanent connection is functional.

• Use the following procedure to configure your Browser to access the Internet via the LAN,

rather than by a Dial-up connection.

For Windows 9x/ME/2000

1. Select Start Menu - Settings - Control Panel - Internet Options.

2. Select the Connection tab, and click the Setup button.

3. Select "I want to set up my Internet connection manually, or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)" and click Next.

4. Select "I connect through a local area network (LAN)" and click Next.

5. Ensure all of the boxes on the following Local area network Internet Configuration screen are unchecked.

6. Check the "No" option when prompted "Do you want to set up an Internet mail account now?"

7. Click Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard. Setup is now completed.

For Windows XP

1. Select Start Menu - Control Panel - Network and Internet Connections.

2. Select Set up or change your Internet Connection.

3. Select the Connection tab, and click the Setup button.

4. Cancel the pop-up "Location Information" screen.

5. Click Next on the "New Connection Wizard" screen.

6. Select "Connect to the Internet" and click Next.

7. Select "Set up my connection manually" and click Next.

8. Check "Connect using a broadband connection that is always on" and click Next.

9. Click Finish to close the New Connection Wizard. Setup is now completed.

Accessing AOL

To access AOL (America On Line) through XRT, the AOL for Windows software must be configured to use TCP/IP network access, rather than a dial-up connection. The configuration process is as follows:

• Start the AOL for Windows communication software. Ensure that it is Version 2.5, 3.0 or

later. This procedure will not work with earlier versions.

• Click the Setup button.

• Select Create Location, and change the location name from "New Locality" to "XRT ".

• Click Edit Location. Select TCP/IP for the Network field. (Leave the Phone Number

blank.)

• Click Save, then OK.

Configuration is now complete.

• Before clicking "Sign On", always ensure that you are using the "XRT " location.

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Macintosh Clients

From your Macintosh, you can access the Internet via XRT. The procedure is as follows.

1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.

2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-up menu.

3. Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop-up menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank.

4. Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.

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If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required changes are:

Set the Router Address field to XRT’s IP

Address.

Ensure your DNS settings are correct.

Linux Clients

To access the Internet via XRT, it is only necessary to set XRT as the "Gateway".

Ensure you are logged in as "root" before attempting any changes.

Fixed IP Address

By default, most Unix installations use a fixed IP Address. If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address, make the following changes to your configuration.

• Set your "Default Gateway" to the IP Address of XRT.

• Ensure your DNS (Name server) settings are correct.

To act as a DHCP Client (recommended)

The procedure below may vary according to your version of Linux and X -windows shell.

1. Start your X Windows client.

2. Select Control Panel - Network

3. Select the "Interface" entry for your Network card. Normally, this will be called "eth0".

4. Click the Edit button, set the "protocol" to "DHCP", and save this data.

5. To apply your changes

• Use the "Deactivate" and "Activate" buttons, if available.

• OR, restart your system.

Where use of a certain feature requires that

PCs or other LAN devices be configured, this

Chapter 3

This Chapter provides Setup details of XRT.

Overview

This chapter describes the setup procedure for:

• Internet Access

• LAN configuration

PCs on your local LAN may also require configuration. For details, see

Other configuration may also be required, depending on which features and functions of XRT you wish to use. Use the table below to locate detailed instructions for the required functions.

To Do this: Refer to:

Configure PCs on your LAN.

Check machine operation and Status.

Use any of the following Internet features:

• Special Applications, DMZ

• Dynamic DNS

• Virtual Servers

º Note

is also explained in the relevant chapter.

Chapter 2: Preparations & Installation

Chapter 4: Operation and Status

Chapter 3: Machine Configurations

Configuration Program

PLANET XRT C series routers integrate an HTTP server. This enables you to connect to it, and start configuration via standard Web Browser. Your Browser must have JavaScript support. The web UI in XRT has been tested on the following browsers:

• Netscape V4.08 or later

• Internet Explorer V4 or later

Preparation

Before attempting to configure your router, please ensure that:

• Your PC can establish a physical connection to the Broadband Router. The PC and the

Broadband Router must be directly connected (using the switch ports on the router) or on the same LAN segment.

• Your router must be installed and powered ON.

Machine Configurations

• If your router's default IP Address (192.168.0.1) is already used by another device, the

other device must be turned OFF until router is allocated a new IP Address during configuration.

Using UPnP (XRT-401C)

If your Windows system supports UPnP, after proper UPnP service configuration. When you connect your computer with XRT-401C, an icon for XRT-401C will appear in the system tray, notifying you that a new network device has been found, and offering configurations in My Network Places to the newly-discovered device.

• Unless you intend to change the IP Address of XRT-401C, you can accept the desktop

shortcut.

• Whether you accept the desktop shortcut or not, you can always find UPnP devices in My

Network Places (previously called Network Neighborhood).

• Double - click the icon for XRT-401C to start the configuration. Refer to the following

section for details of the initial Internet connection configuration process.

Using your Web Browser

To establish a connection from your PC to XRT:

1. After installing XRT in your LAN, start your PC. If your PC is already running, restart it.

2. Start your WEB browser.

3. In the Address box, enter "HTTP://" and the IP Address of XRT, as in this example, which uses XRT’s default IP Address:

HTTP://192.168.0.1

If you can't connect

If your router does not respond, check the following:

• XRT is properly installed, LAN connection is OK, and it is powered ON. You

can test the connection by using the "Ping" command:

• Open the MS-DOS window or command prompt window.

• Enter the command:

ping 192.168.0.1 If no response is received, either the connection is not working, or your PC's IP address is not compatible with XRT’s IP Address. (See next item.)

• If your PC is using a fixed IP Address, its IP Address must be within the range

192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 to be compatible with XRT-401C's default IP Address of 192.168.0.1. Also, the Network Mask must be set to 255.255.255.0. See Chapter 4 - PC Configuration for details on checking your PC's TCP/IP settings.

• Ensure that your PC and XRT are on the same network segment. (If you don't

have a router, this must be the case.)

4. You will be prompted for a username and password, as shown below.

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Figure: Password Dialog

• Please leave the Password blank (without password).

You may change the logon password in the General Setting , using the Password Settings screen. (Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are case sensitive.)

Machine Configurations

Quick Setup Wizard

The first time you connect to XRT, click on the Quick Setup Wizard link to start machine configuration. Please:

1. Ensure the Cable/DSL modem is connected and powered ON. Meanwhile, you need the

data provided by your ISP.

2. Start the Wizard, follow the screen text and step through it until finished.

Connection types supported in XRT C series

Type Details

Cable Modem

Fixed-IP xDSL

A connection through a cable modem requires minimal configuration. When you set up an account with your Cable provider, the Cable provider and your Broadband router will automatically establish a connection, so you probably do not need to enter anything more.

Note for @Home type service user: The IP Address is allocated automatically, but a "Host Name" and "Domain Name" are allocated to you. Sometimes, the ISP will record the MAC (Hardware) address of your PC.

Some xDSL Internet Service Providers may assign a Fixed IP Address for your Broadband router. If you have been provided with this information, choose this option and enter the assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Address for your Broadband router.

ISP Data required

None.

Host Name and Domain Name; sometimes the MAC (hardware) address is required to establish the Internet access.

IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS related TCP/IP parameters

PPPoE xDSL

PPTP xDSL

If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided you Username/Password and a Service Name, then your ISP uses PPPoE to establish a connection. You must choose this option and enter the required information.

If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided you with a Password, Local IP Address, Remote IP Address and a Connection ID, then your ISP uses PPTP to establish a connection. You must choose this option and enter the required information.

User name and password. (service name is optional, depends on ISP demands.)

User name and password.

IP Address allocated to you, if Static (Fixed). PPTP Server IP Address.

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screen. From help screen, you can access the

If the connection test fails:

• Please determine proper connection type for your Internet access, and inserting all

necessary parameters obtained from your service provider, on the final screen of the Wizard, click OK button to finish the Internet access configuration. At this moment, your router will try to use the data provided to establish the Internet connection.

• If the connection fails, please verify if all the parameters are correct, and the physical

connections between your computer and the Cable/DSL modem.

If your ISP has recorded your MAC (hardware) address, please go back to Wizard and select Clone MAC Address on the Cable modem menu. Change the MAC address to match the value expected by your ISP.

Main Screen

After logging in XRT, you will see the Home screen. When you connect in future, you will see this screen when you connect. An example screen is shown below.

Figure: Home Screen

Navigation & Data Input

• Use the menu bar on the left of the Home screen, and the "Back" button on your Browser,

for navigation.

• Changing to another screen without clicking "Save" does NOT save any changes you may

have made. You must "Save" before changing screens or your modifications will be ignored.

On each configuration page, clicking the

Hint

button will display help for that

list of all help files (help index).

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Quick Setup Wizard Screen

Click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page can lead you to establish your Internet connection in the very short time. Related example screens can be shown below:

Time Zone

The Time Zone allows XRT to allocate its time on the settings configured here, it will affect log display functions such as Security Log and Firewall settings.

Figure: Time Zone Screen

Parameter Description

Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. XRT

will set its time based on your selection.

Enable Daylight The router can also take Daylight savings into account.

Saving If you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the enable

box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below).

Start Daylight Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings

Saving Time Time.

End Daylight Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings

Savings Time Time.

Please click NEXT button to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Type.

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please contact your ISP for detail

Broadband Type

In this section you have to select proper types of connections that will be applied on your XRT for Internet access.

Hint

If you’re not sure what kind of connection you have, and different ISP’s may require different methods of connecting to the Internet, and proper information.

Parameter Description

Cable Modem A connection through a cable modem requires minimal

configuration. When you set up an account with your Cable service provider, the Cable provider and your router will automatically establish a connection, so you probably do not need to enter anything more.

Fixed-IP xDSL Some xDSL Internet Service Providers may assign a Fixed IP

Address for your Broadband router. If you have been provided with this information, choose this option and enter the assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Address for your Broadband router.

PPPoE If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your

ISP has provided you with a Password and a Service Name, then your ISP uses PPPoE to establish a connection. Please choose this option and enter the required information.

PPTP If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modem and your

ISP has provided you with a Password, Local IP Address, Remote IP Address and a Connection ID, then your ISP uses PPTP to establish a connection. Please choose this option and enter the required information.

Please choose the proper WAN connection type and then proceed to relevant sub-section in following pages.

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Cable Modem

Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name and MAC address to establish Internet connection.

Note

Please do not modify the MAC address field

unless there is demand from your ISP for Internet access, and prevent network conflict.

Parameter Description

Host Name If your ISP requires a Host Name, type in the host name

provided by your ISP, otherwise leave it blank if your ISP does not require a Host Name.

MAC Address Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for

you to connect to the Internet. This MAC address is the PC’s MAC address that your ISP had originally connected your Internet connection to. Type in this MAC address in this section or use the Clone MAC Address button to replace the WAN MAC address with the MAC address of that PC (you have to be using that PC for the Clone MAC Address button to work). If necessary, you can use the Release and Renew buttons to release and renew the WAN IP address.

Click <OK> to finish the Cable modem configuration. Now, you have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You can start Internet access now, if you’d like to use the advance features in XRT, please refer to the related chapters in this manual.

Note

In most circumstances, machine will work well without inputting Host Name and MAC address field in Cable Modem settings, please skip this section if your ISP does not require these settings for Internet access.

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Fixed-IP xDSL

Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for Internet access. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

Parameter Description

IP IP address assigned by your ISP

Gateway Gateway IP address assigned by your ISP

DNS DNS server IP address

Subnet Mask Subnet Mask information provided by your ISP

Click <OK> to finish the Fixed-IP DSL configuration. Now, you have completed the configuration for the Internet connection and you can start Internet access now. If you’d like to use the advance features in XRT, please refer to the related chapters in this manual.

PPPoE

Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

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Parameter Description

Username Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE

connection

Password Enter the User Name provided by Enter the Password provided

by your ISP for the PPPoE connection.

Please re-type Confirm the password you’ve inserted

your password

Service Name This field is optional. If your ISP demands for this parameter,

enter the Service name here; otherwise leave it blank.

MTU This field is optional. You can specify the maximum size of

your transmission packet to the Internet. Leave it as it is if you to not wish to set a maximum packet size.

Maximum idle time You can specify an idle time (minutes) for the WAN port. This

means if no packets have been sent (no one using the Internet) during this specified period, XRT will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.

Auto-reconnect If you check the Auto-reconnect function, then when the WAN

connection is disconnected, XRT will automatically re-connect when there is a request from LAN side to access the Internet.

If the Max. idle time is set to Zero, that

Click <OK> to finish the PPPoE configuration. Now, you have completed the configuration for the Internet connection. You can start Internet access now, if you’d like to use the advance features in XRT, please refer to the related chapters in this manual.

Hint

means there is no time out, e.g. no time restriction

(always On) on the Internet connection.

PPTP

Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section.

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Parameter Description

IP address IP address given by your ISP to establish the PPTP connection.

Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask information provided by your ISP.

Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP PPTP Gateway.

User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP

connection. Sometimes is called Connection ID.

Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP

connection.

PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway

IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above.

Idle Time Out You can specify an idle time (minutes) for the WAN port. This

means if no packets have been sent (no one using the Internet) during this specified period, XRT will automatically disconnect the connection with your ISP.

If the idle time out is set to Zero, that

Click <OK> to finish the PPTP configuration. Now, you have completed the configuration for the Internet connection. You can start Internet access now, if you’d like to use the advance features in XRT, please refer to the related chapters in this manual.

Hint

means there is no time out, e.g. no time restriction

(always On) on the Internet connection.

General Settings

Once you click on the General Setup button at XRT’s Home Page, you should see the screen below.

If you have already complete Internet access configuration via the Quick Setup Wizard, it is NOT needed to configure the same parameters in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet, except that you have multiple WAN lines and you may configure the WAN connections respectively in the General setting menu.

Machine Configurations

The General Setup menu contains advanced features that allow you to configure XRT to meet your network applications or environment needs such as: Multi-homing, Address Mapping, Virtual Server, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Special Applications, DMZ and other functions.

Below is the description of the advanced functions available in PLANET XRT C series broadband router.

Sub-menu Description

System This section allows you to setup XRT’s system Time Zone,

Password and Remote Management related parameters.

WAN WAN section allows you to select the connection method in

order to establish connections with your ISPs (same as the Quick Setup Wizard section)

NAT You may configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server and Special

Applications functions in this section. This allows you to specify what user/packet can pass your XRT.

Firewall Firewall section allows you to configure Access Control,

Intrusion Detection and DMZ related functionalities.

DDNS DDNS section allows you to configure Dynamic DNS related

parameters to bring convenience while other Internet users sharing your LAN resources.

PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway

IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s Gateway IP address above.

UPnP (XRT-401C) UPnP section allows you to turn on/off UPnP function.

QoS QoS section allows you to configure QoS bandwidth control to (XRT-402C/204C) prioritize the bandwidth for your network.

Note

1. Multiple WAN connections only supported in XRT-402C and XRT-204C.

2. UPnP support only available in XRT-401C.

3. QoS function only supported in XRT-402C and XRT-204C.

Please choose the desired item and start configuration to make XRT optimized to your network applications or environment.

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System Configuration

In this section, you may specify the time zone, XRT system password and assign the remote management user for your broadband router.

Sub-menu Description

Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. XRT

will set its time based on your selection.

Password setting Allows you to setup the password for logon XRT’s web-based

configuration.

Remote Management You may specify a Host IP address that can perform remote

management functions toward your XRT.

After selecting one of the system settings, please refer to following relevant sub-section for proper configurations.

Time Zone

The Time Zone allows XRT to allocate its time on the settings configured here, it will affect log display functions such as Security Log and Firewall settings.

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tain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and

Parameter Description

Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. XRT

will set its time based on your selection.

Enable Daylight The router can also take Daylight savings into account.

Saving If you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the enable

box to enable your daylight saving configuration (below).

Start Daylight Select the period in which you wish to start daylight Savings

Saving Time Time.

End Daylight Select the period in which you wish to end daylight Savings

Savings Time Time.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Password setting

You can change the logon password of your XRT’s web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a safe place.

Note

The admin password for XRT web UI can con are case sensitive.

Note: By default there is NO password.

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Parameter Description

Current Password Enter your current password for the remote management

administrator to login to your router.

New Password Assign the new logon password for your router.

Re-Enter Password Re-type the password to confirm the new logon password for

for Verification your router.

Note

If the admin password is forgotten, you’ll have to reset the router to factory default (No password) with the reset button.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Remote Management

The remote management function allows you to specify a host on the Internet to have the remote management privilege on your XRT. Please enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field.

Parameter Description

Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have

management/configuration privilege to XRT from a remote site. This means if you are at home and your home IP address has been designated the Remote Management host IP address for this router (located in your company office), then you are able to configure this router from your home.

Hint

If the Host Address is left 0.0.0.0 this means anyone can access your XRT’s web UI from a remote location.

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port number 8080, e.g. 10.0.0.1:8080. You’ll

Note

When you want to access the web-based management from a remote site, you must enter the router’s WAN IP address (e.g.

10.0.0.1) in your web-browser followed by

also need to know the password in order to access XRT’s web-based management.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

WAN Configuration

You may modify the WAN Settings in WAN menu if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type.

Or you have XRT-402C/204C, this WAN Settings menu also allows you to specify the type of each WAN port connection you want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections for router’s WAN connection, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, Static IP Address. You have to select desired WAN port first and please start configuration one at a time.

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Sub-menu Description

Dynamic IP address The IP address is dynamically assigned by your ISP.

PPPoE Broadband connection on your side is a PPPoE connection.

PPTP Your ISP uses a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

connection for Internet access service.

Static IP address Your ISP has provided fixed IP for Internet access.

Bridge If this option is enabled on XRT-401C, it can be used as a bridge

between LANs.

DNS You can specify a DNS server you’d like to use.

DDNS DDNS allows you to map the dynamic IP address to a static domain

name. It is required to obtain an account, password and DDNS domain name from the DDNS service providers. DDNS service support in XRT C series are DynDNS and TZO.

Once you have made a selection, click More Configuration at the bottom of the screen and refer relevant sub-sections for further configurations.

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XRT-402C WAN configuration page

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XRT-204C WAN configuration page

Parameter Description

Port Type WAN port connection type enabled on your router.

Policy Specify the interactions between WAN connection interfaces.

DNS You can specify a DNS server you’d like to use.

DDNS DDNS allows you to map the dynamic IP address to a static domain

name. It is required to obtain an account, password and DDNS domain name from the DDNS service providers. DDNS service support in XRT C series are DynDNS and TZO.

Once you have made a selection, click More Configuration at the bottom of the screen and refer relevant sub-sections for further configurations.

Extended WAN Configuration

Port Type settings (XRT-402C/XRT-204C)

Dynamic IP configuration

Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (Please refer to “Cable Modem” section for more detail information.)

PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) configuration

Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (Please refer to “PPPoE ”section for more detail information.)

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PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) configuration

Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (Please refer to “PPTP” section for more detail information.)

Static IP Address configuration

Select Static IP address if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (Please refer to “Fixed IP” section for more detail information)

WAN Policy Configuration (XRT-402C/XRT-204C)

When multiple WAN connections are connected with XRT-402C/XRT-204C, you may configure WAN policy for multi-homing feature in XRT-402C/XRT-204C. Each WAN policy can be configured separately. When all WAN interfaces are set as “

start)

”, XRT will balance the load between all active WAN connections according to the Send/Receive rate of the WAN ports. You can setup an IP for the router to detect if the WAN line is connected. If the router fails to ping the IP, it would recognize the WAN line as not connected, and will stop directing the Internet traffic to this WAN port. The LAN-to-WAN traffic will be redirected to the other active WAN port. The Intranet users will not become aware of this change and keep surfing the Internet smoothly. You also can setup a WAN port as a backup WAN port. Backup WAN port would not be activated when your router start up. When the other active WAN port fails to connect to the Internet, the backup WAN port will be activated and take over all the traffic.

Enable (Activated on

Machine Configurations

Parameter Description

Speed The send/upstream and receive/downstream speed of the WAN

interface.

Connectivity check You can key in an IP address in this field. XRT will ping that IP to

verify if the WAN connection is established. You also can select “Ping Default Gateway”, and XRT will check if the WAN line is OK by ping the default gateway of the WAN interface.

Operation If you select “Enable”, the WAN port will be activated when the

system boot up. If you select “Backup”, the WAN port is disabled on start up. But when all other enabled WAN ports fail, the backup WAN port will be activated and take over all the traffic.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

DNS configuration

A Domain Name System (DNS) server is like an index of IP addresses and Web addresses. If you type a Web address into your browser, such as

www.planet.com.tw , a DNS server will

find that name in its index and the matching IP address. Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience. If your Service Provider connects you to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP address is provided automatically. However, if there is a DNS server that you would rather use, you need to specify the IP address of that DNS server here.

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Parameter Description

Domain Name Server This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you (DNS) Server can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address

Secondary DNS This is optional. You can enter another DNS server’s IP address Address (optional) as a backup. The secondary DNS will be used should the above DNS

fail.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Bridge configuration (XRT-401C)

The bridge mode in XRT-401C enables your machine to work as multi-port bridge and allows you to assign an IP address for management purposes. When the bridge mode is selected, XRT-401C in effect becomes a switch, transferring packets from the WAN port to the LAN port and vice versa without any NAT involvement. In bridge mode, the original WAN MAC is ignored, and the original LAN MAC address will be used as the MAC address. These values will be restored when you set the device to operating modes other than the bridge mode.

Machine Configurations

Parameter Description

IP address Enter an IP Address for the Bridge Mode. This IP address allows you

to access the web-based management when you decide to switch back to the router mode.

Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for the Bridge Mode management

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

The diagram below demonstrates how the Bridge mode can be used in XRT-401C. Your XRT401C basically turns into a switch allowing you to connect LAN clients to your Local Area Network.

DDNS Configuration

DDNS service allows you to map the dynamic IP address to a static domain name, which brings convenience to webmasters or network administrators sharing the LAN side resource toward Internet users. To activate the DDNS service in PLANET XRT C series, it is required to obtain an account, password and DDNS domain name from the DDNS service providers. Current DDNS service support in XRT C series are DynDNS and TZO.

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Parameter Description

Enable/Disable Enable or disable DDNS service in XRT.

Provider DDNS service provider selection, currently supported: Dyndns.org,

and TZO.com.

Domain name The DDNS domain name applied from the DDNS service provider.

Account/E-mail The account that DDNS service provider assigned.

Password/Key Password or key for updating your DDNS domain name.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

LAN Configurations

LAN configuration menu in XRT allows you to specify the IP address for your router’s LAN ports for your LAN segment. In the meantime, XRT C series is able to act as DHCP server for DHCP clients in your LAN.

Parameter Description

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within

LAN IP

LAN IP address XRT’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP

address) Default LAN IP of XRT: 192.168.0.1

IP Subnet Mask Subnet Mask value for your LAN segment.

DHCP Server You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP

server the router will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually configure LAN client’s IP addresses; make sure the LAN Client is in the same subnet as your router if you want XRT to be your LAN client’s default gateway.

Default DHCP server operation in XRT is turned on.

Lease Time You can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to

your LAN clients in the Lease Time field. DHCP server in XRT will issue different IP address for LAN side clients while the DHCP leased time reached.

IP Address Pool You can assign an IP address range for DHCP server in XRT to issue

IP addresses to for LAN side clients.

Domain Name A domain name can be specified in this field for your LAN.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Hint

You must NOT have two (2) or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment. (If your LAN does not have other Routers, this means there must only be one (1) DHCP Server on your LAN.)

Note

You still can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices while using DHCP, however, please provide Fixed IP Addresses NOT the range used by XRT’s DHCP Server.

UPnP Configuration (XRT-401C)

UPnP support in RT-401C can let your UPnP service ready workstation, for example Windows ME, XP or later, easily find your router without rebooting your computers. More than these, UPnP function also can let UPnP enabled applications that using special protocols pass through your XRT-401C smoothly.

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Parameter Description

Enable/Disable Enable or disable UPnP service in XRT After enabling the UPnP feature in XRT-401C, all client systems that

support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router automatically and access the Internet through XRT without configuration. The NAT Traversal function provided by UPnP can let applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without any incompatibility via the assistance of NAPT port translation.

Default value: UPnP service is enabled.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

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NAT Configurations

Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for Internet applications or sharing your LAN resources such as H.323 VoIP service, web hosting and FTP service.

Sub-menu Description

Address Mapping XRT allows one or more Public IP Address(es) to be mapped to a pool

of local Private IP Address(es). This feature is particular useful when you have multiple public IP addresses and you’d like to divide local users into different groups.

Virtual Server Virtual server feature is mostly utilized for sharing your LAN

resources toward Internet users. You may assign different LAN side services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) sharing with WAN users. In the meantime, Virtual Server feature in XRT allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address and its service port number to prevent port conflict while the same service is provided from LAN side.

Special Applications Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet

games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. In this section you can configure the router to support these types of applications.

Please click on one of NAT features and refer to following sections for further information.

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Address Mapping

Network Address Translation (NAT) allows IP addresses used in a Local Area Network (LAN) to be mapped to one or more Public IP Addresses used in the public, global Internet. NAT feature eliminates the number of Public IP addresses required from the ISP and also maintains the privacy and security of the Local Area Network. PLANET XRT C series router allows one or more Public IP Address(es) to be mapped to a pool of local Private IP Address(es).

Parameter Description

WAN ports You may assign WAN ports that each virtual IP range can use to

access the Internet. The Public/legal IP addresses of WAN ports that exist in the Internet that will be transformed to one or more private/Virtual IP address (LAN PC clients) e.g. 192.168.0.x. This means that the private IP addess(es) selected will use the public IP addresses of designated WAN ports when accessing the Internet

Note

You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Address Mapping to work properly.

Virtual Server

Parameter Description

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Private IP Please fill the IP address of LAN side server, which shares its

resources with Internet users in this field.

Private Port Service port number of configured on the LAN side server.

Type Choose the proper port number protocol type (TCP or UDP) for the

application on LAN side. If you are unsure, you may leave it to the default TCP protocol.

WAN Port Select through which WAN port Internet users will access to. The

server’s mapped public IP would be the public IP of the selected WAN port. (Note: this item only valid in XRT-402C/204C)

Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet application) port number from the

Internet that will be re-directed to the Private IP address host in your LAN

Note

You need to give your LAN PC clients a fixed/static IP address for Virtual Server to work properly.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

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need to have a public IP address for hosting

those who wish to build up their own website

Virtual server configuration sample

The diagram below demonstrates usage of Virtual Server function in XRT. Use the Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet to access your web server will be translated to your LAN’s web server (192.168.0.2).

Note

For the virtual server to work properly Internet/remote users must know your domain name or the public IP address allocated on your machine. (In general cases, you will

your website, however, you may enable the DDNS service in XRT to bring convenience to

in dynamic IP address environment.)

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Special Applications

In the Special Applications page, you may configure XRT to support multiple connections to meet the applications on your side.

Some applications demand for multiple communication ports, such as Internet games, video conferencing, and Internet telephony service, these applications cannot work well when Network Address Translation (NAT) service is enabled. To eliminate the inconvenience, you may specify the port normally associated with an application in the "Trigger Port" field and choose proper protocol type: TCP or UDP, then enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them for inbound traffic in Special Applications menu.

Parameter Description

Trigger Port The out going (Outbound) port number for this particular application

Trigger Type Choose the protocol type of the outbound traffic.

Public Port Enter the incoming (Inbound) port or port range for the LAN side

application (for example, 1000-3000, 30011)

Public Type Choose the protocol type of the inbound traffic.

Enabled It is required to check the Enabled box to enable the specified special

application configuration

Popular applications There are pre-defined popular applications lists in machine. To apply

the settings, please choose an application from the list, and select a location (1-10) in the Copy to selection box and then click the button to add the application parameter in Special Applications menu.

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symbol comma “,“ can be used to separate

rate the two port number

Note

w The allowed Trigger Port is from 0 to

65535

w When assigning individual port numbers,

the numbers (for example, 47624, 5190, 6541 etc.).

w When inserting a port range, please use

a “dash” to sepa range (e.g. 30000-30100)

w Only single LAN side client can use a

particular special application at a time

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Special Application Configuration sample

Supposing you’d like to access MSN game zone, and Battle Net for Internet gaming. These applications demand for multiple connections to establish the communications. To archieve this, please logon XRT, and specify the port (outbound) normally associated with that application in the "Trigger Port" field. Then select the protocol type (TCP or UDP) and enter the public ports associated with the trigger port to open them up for inbound traffic in Special Applications menu.

Parameters Example:

ID Trigger Port Trigger Type

In the example above, when a user trigger’s port 28800 (outbound) for MSN Game Zone then XRT will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user.

28800 UDP 2300-2400, 47624 TCP MSN Game Zone

6112 UDP 6112 UDP Battle.net

Note

Only single LAN side client can use a special application at a time

Public Port

Public

Type

Comment

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Firewall Configurations

PLANET XRT C series provides extensive, scheduled, SPI based firewall protection by restricting connection parameters, thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internet attacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can configure a specific client/server as a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Sub-menu Description

Access Control Access Control allows you to have privileges to determine which

LAN side computer/user can or cannot have Internet access or certain Internet applications. You can also control which computer, what services and the time period in which allowed to grant access to these services can be controlled as well.

URL Blocking URL Blocking allows you to restrict particular websites which can not

be accessed by LAN users.

Schedule Rule You may define name of scheduled firewall or access control rule and

activates the schedule to be used in the "Access Control" page.

Intrusion Detection When the SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall feature is enabled,

traffic pass through XRT will be examined, and abnormal packets will be discarded. Firewall in XRT supports full operation as initiated from the local LAN.

DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application

properly in the NAT environment, then you may enable DMZ to the client to have unrestricted two-way Internet access. In XRT C series, multiple PCs can be exposed to the Internet for two-way communications e.g. Internet gaming, video conferencing, or VPN connections. To enable DMZ feature, one or more public IP address(es) is required.

QoS XRT-402C/XRT-204C provides the QoS functionality through which (XRT0-402C/204C) packets can be classified and prioritized. Up to 16 rules can be defined

to classify the time-critical traffic for LAN side applications

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Access Control

Access Control in XRT allows you to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services from your LAN. You can apply privilege to LAN side computers based on service type and also make schedule to start the access control of access to these services.

Parameter Description

Enable Filtering Enable (Yes) or disable (No) Access control mechanism in XRT.

Add PC You can click Add PC link to apply an access control rule to users by

IP addresses.

MAC Filtering Table Enter the MAC addresses of client PCs that you’d like to restrict

Internet access.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Access Control extension page – Add PC

Machine Configurations

Parameter Description

Client PC Description for access control rule on client PC.

Description

Client PC IP Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply the Access Control

Addresses rule. This is the user’s IP address(es) that you wish to setup an Access

Control rule. You can select a range of users simply by inputting the starting users’ last digit (octet) IP address and the last user’s last octet IP address in the appropriate boxes. If you want to select only one user then input the user’s last digit IP address in both boxes.

Client PC Service You can apply limitation on the clients from accessing some Internet

services by checking the services you want to block.

Protocol Select UDP or TCP traffic you’d like to block.

Port Range You may configure up to five port ranges in Access control. XRT will

block clients from accessing Internet services that utilizes these ports for communications.

Scheduling Rule You may select one of the existing Scheduling Rule and XRT will

block Internet access on the clients during schedule.

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in the field, all access to websites

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

URL Blocking

Disallowed Web Sites and Keywords.

You can block access to certain Web sites from a particular PC by entering either a full URL address or just a keyword of the Web site. To enable URL blocking on a particular PC, please go back to the "Access Control" page and check the box of "Http with URL Blocking" to the specific computer in the "Normal Filtering Table".

Parameter Description

URL/Keyword Enter the keyword or full domain name of the website you’d like to

block..

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Hint

If you’d like to like to restrict users to access the website www.mysite.com should enter either www.mysite.com (as a keyword in the URL). If you enter my or site containing my or site in their URL names will be blocked.

, you

or mysite

Machine Configurations

Schedule Rule

You may define schedule rule names and activates the schedule for use in the "Access Control" page.

Parameter Description

Edit Click Edit to modify the time range of the rule schedule.

Delete Click Delete to delete the schedule rule.

Add Schedule Rule Click Add Schedule Rule to add a new schedule rule and enter the

detail edit page to edit the time range of the schedule rule.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Schedule Rule extension – Add/Edit Schedule Rule page

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Parameter Description

Name Name of the schedule rule.

Comment You can enter comment for the schedule rule.

Activate Time Period You may specify the start time and end time of each day in a

week for the schedule rule.

Click OK button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Intrusion Detection

Firewall mechanism in XRT C series is able to detect malicious attacks from external sources.

You may specify related parameters to prevent hacker attacks, such as, IP Spoofing, Land Attack, Ping of Death, IP with zero length, Smurf Attack, UDP port loopback, Snork Attack, TCP null scan, and TCP SYN flooding.

Sub-Menu and Parameter Description

Machine Configurations

Intrusion Detection Feature

DoS Protection Protections from any Denial of Service Attacks

Discard Ping From WAN Disable ping response toward WAN interface

RIP defect RIP defect attack prevention

Stateful Packet Inspection

When hackers attempt to enter your network, we can alert you by e-mail

Email Address Email address that you would like the alert warning to be

SMTP Server Address IP address of the SMTP server

POP3 Server Address IP address of the POP3 server

Username User Name of the POP3 server

Password Password of the POP3 server

Connection Policy

Configure waiting and idle timeout of session states.

DoS Detect Criteria

Enter the keyword or full domain name of the website

If SPI feature is enabled, all incoming packets will be examined to prevent malicious attacks from external sources.

sent to while attacks occurred.

All timeout sessions will be removed to prevent from DoS attacks.

The criteria of each kind of abnormal events. Any abnormal event that happens more often than the allowed criteria will be treated as DoS attack and XRT will record this event in the security log and alert you via e-mail.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

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DMZ Configurations

DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) feature will allow un-restricted bi-directional traffic passed through XRT, this will bring great convenience while configuring Internet applications that have difficulties running behind firewall or NAT environment. Difference between virtual server and the DMZ function is that the virtual server re-directs a particular service/Internet application (e.g. FTP, websites) to a particular LAN client/server, whereas DMZ re-directs all packets (regardless of service types) from the WAN IP to a specific LAN side client/server.

Parameter Description

Enable DMZ Enable or Disable DMZ feature in XRT.

Public IP Address IP address of the WAN interface or other Public IP addresses given by

your ISP

Client PC Insert the IP address of the specific LAN side computer that will be

IP Address associated with the DMZ feature.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

If there is a port conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ configurations, Virtual Server function will have higher priority than the DMZ function.

It is required to assign LAN side computer(s) to have a fixed/static IP address while enabling DMZ feature.

Note

Hint

Machine Configurations

QoS Configurations (XRT-402C/XRT-204C)

QoS feature in XRT-402C/204C can let you classify packets by source/destination IP, MAC address, port number and type of service. Network traffic that matches with the QoS rules can have higher priority than other packets to be passed through while the WAN connection is loaded. QoS feature can bring you better experiences of using real time services like Internet telephony service, video conference …etc.

Sub-Menu and Parameter Description

Enable QoS Function Enable or Disable QoS feature in XRT.

Edit Click Edit to modify the QoS rule.

Delete Click Delete to delete the QoS rule

Add critical class Click “Add critical class” to add a new QoS rule.

Click Apply button to save the configurations. You may now continue the extended QoS configurations or start using your router.

Extended QoS configurations - QoS Edit Rule

The QoS Edit Rule page is for user to specify QoS rules to classify network packets. Rules can be defined by the combination of MAC address, IP addresses, service types, and port numbers.

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Parameter Description

Rule Name Name of the QoS rule

Source Address You may define the source address of packet here. If “MAC address”

is selected, you may define up to five source MAC addresses in this rule. If IP range is selected, you may define source IP address range. You also can select “WILDCARD” to let any source address matches

Destination Address You may define the destination address of packet here. If “MAC

Traffic Type You may specify the traffic types such as, FTP, SMTP …etc.

Protocol If you select “IP” protocol in this field, XRT will check the packets

DiffServ Type You can select one of the DiffServ type to match or select

this part of the QoS rule.

address” is selected, you can define up to five destination MAC addresses. If IP range is selected, you can define one destination IP address range. You also can select “WILDCARD” to let any destination address matches this part of the rule.

Meanwhile, you can select “CUSTOMIZED SERVICE” to define your own service type by protocol, source port and destination port as well.

by IP information, like source address, destination address …etc. If “TCP” or “UDP” is selected, the QoS rule will not only apply to network packets by IP information, but also session layer information, like source port and destination port. You may enter several ranges for source and destination port for XRT to check with.

“WILDCARD” to match all DiffServ types.

Click Apply button to add the QoS rules into machine. You may now continue other configurations or start using your router.

Chapter 4

This Chapter details the operation of XRT and the status screens.

Operation

Once both XRT and the PCs are configured, operation is automatic.

However, there are some situations where additional Internet configuration may be required:

• If using Internet-based Communication Applications, it may be necessary to specify

which PC receives an incoming connection. Please refer to Virtual server, Special Application , and DMZ related sections for further details.

• Applications that use non-standard connections or port numbers may be blocked by XRT’s

built-in firewall. You can define such applications as Special Applications to allow them to function normally. You may refer to Special Application section for further details.

• Some non-standard applications may require use of the DMZ feature. You may refer to

DMZ section for further details.

Status Screen

The Status section allows you to monitor the machine status of your XRT. You can use the Status page to monitor: WAN/LAN interfaces connection status, current firmware and hardware version information, system operation logs, illegal activities toward your network, and information on DHCP clients connected to your XRT.

Sub-Menu and Parameter Description

Status and Displays XRT’s system information (MAC address, Firmware Information version, etc.)

Internet Connection Display your XRT current Internet connection status and other related

information.

Device Status Displays XRT’s current IP address, DHCP, Firewall setting status

Security Log Displays machine system wide information, and illegal attempts or

hack activities toward your network.

DHCP PC Client Log Displays XRT DHCP client's information

Please select one of the Status selections and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

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Status and Information

You may check machine status in the status and information menu.

Parameter Description

Information XRT’s system information such as: LAN/WAN MAC Address,

Hardware version, firmware version information will be displayed here.

Please select other selections in Status menu and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

Internet Connection

In the Internet connection menu, you may check XRT current Internet connection information.

XRT-401C Internet connection screen

XRT-402C Internet connection screen

renew to obtain IP address from the DHCP server.

Operation and Status

XRT-204C Internet connection screen

Parameter Description

Internet Connection This page displays connection status of XRT’s WAN interface:

WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used.

When the WAN connection is a Dynamic IP connection, the Release and Renew button can be

Note

Please select other selections in Status menu and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

used to release machine’s WAN IP address and

If the WAN port uses PPPoE, Disconnect button will tear down current PPP session, and Connect button will re-initialize a PPP session.

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Device Status

Device status menu displays machine configuration settings you’ve done in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup sections.

Parameter Description

Device Status This page displays running configurations in XRT. LAN port IP

Address and Subnet Mask, DHCP Server and Firewall functions

enabled/disabled information will be displayed.

The firewall status is shown enabled if the

Note

Please select other selections in Status menu and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

firewall is enabled (regardless of whether you’ve configured any of the firewall features)

Security Log

Security log displays machine system wide information, and illegal attempts or hack activities toward your network.

Operation and Status

Parameter Description

Device Status The security log page displays current security log of XRT. It

records the system wide activities, and illegal attempts to access your network.

At the bottom of the page, there are three function buttons: Click Save button to save the logged messages a local file for further processing. Click Clear button to clear the logged messages, and click on the Refresh button to get the most updated log information.

When your turn off XRT, the security log will

Note

Please select other selections in Status menu and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

disappear if not saved to a local file.

DHCP Client Log

Displays XRT DHCP client's information

Parameter Description

DHCP Client Log This page displays DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently connected to

your XRT. Number of DHCP Clients displays the number of LAN clients that are currently linked to XRT’s DHCP server. The DHCP Client Log displays the IP address and the MAC address of each LAN Client. You may use the Refresh button to get the most updated information.

Please select other selections in Status menu and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

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System Tools

The Tools page contains several convenient utilities for you to save or restore configuration settings (Configuration Tools), to upgrade machine firmware (Firmware Upgrade) and to reboot machine (Reset).

Sub-Menu and Parameter Description

Configuration Tools You may backup the machine running configuration, restore

configuration files or restore machine factory default settings in this menu.

Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrade page will allow you to upgrade machine’s firmware

Reset You may reboot machine in the reset page.

Please select one of the Tools selections and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

Configuration Tools

The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the machine running configurations to bring you protection and convenience while improper configurations occur, you might need to reset machine to factory default as well. When saving the configuration setting (Backup), you may re-load the configuration through the Restore selection at a latter time. If extreme problems occurred in machine, you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults function to erase all existing configurations and restore the original default settings into machine.

Parameter Description

Operation and Status

selection and follow the screen text to complete

Configuration Tools Use the "Backup" tool to save current configuration to a file. You

can then use the "Restore" tool to restore saved configuration into machine. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Defaults" tool to erase all existing configurations and restore the original default settings into machine.

Click More Configuration button, after making a

Note

Please select one of the selections and proceed to relevant sub-section for further information.

the configurations.

Firmware Upgrade

While download or receiving maintenance firmware from local distributor or from our server, you may proceed firmware upgrade in this page.

Parameter Description

Firmware Upgrade This tool page allows you to upgrade XRT’s firmware. To upgrade the

firmware of your router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter proper file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to allocate the firmware file on your PC.

Once the new firmware file is selected, click Apply at the bottom of

the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete). Once the upgrade is complete you can start using your router.

1. It is suggested to read the firmware release note to determine if the firmware is suitable for your machine, and in most

Note

cases, there is no need to perform firmware upgrade if machine operates smoothly.

2. Be sure to keep the power supply stable before starting firmware upgrade. If there is a power interruption during firmware

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important se

ssion.

Please follow the screen text to complete firmware upgrade.

Reset

In the event that the system stops responding correctly or stops functioning, you can perform a Reset. You may restart your machine in this Reset tool page. The reset function is essentially rebooting your router.

Parameter Description

Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some

way stops functioning, you can perform a reset to reboot machine, and settings on machine will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the APPLY button. You will be asked to confirm your decision. Reboot process will be complete when the machine power light stops blinking. Once the reset process is done, you may start using your router again.

During machine reboot, all Internet connections

Note

will be torn down, please double confirm the reset to prevent accidentally disconnect an

Appendix A

This Appendix covers the most likely problems and their solutions.

Overview

This chapter covers some common problems that may be encountered while using XRT-401C and some possible solutions to them. If you follow the suggested steps and XRT-401C still does not function properly, contact your dealer for further advice.

General Problems

Problem 1: Can't connect to XRT to configure it.

Solution 1: Check the following:

• XRT is properly installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is powered

ON.

• Ensure that your PC and XRT are on the same network segment. (If you

don't have a router, this must be the case.)

• If your PC is set to "Obtain an IP Address automatically" (DHCP

client), restart it.

• If your PC uses a Fixed (Static) IP address, ensure that it is using an IP

Address within the range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 and thus compatible with XRT’s default IP Address of 192.168.0.1. Also, the Network Mask should be set to 255.255.255.0 to match XRT. In Windows, you can check these settings by using Control Panel- Network to check the Properties for the TCP/IP protocol.

Internet Access

Problem 1: When I enter a URL or IP address I get a time out error.

Solution 1: A number of things could be causing this. Try the following troubleshooting

steps.

• Check if other PCs work. If they do, ensure that your PCs IP settings are

correct. If using a Fixed (Static) IP Address, check the Network Mask, Default gateway and DNS as well as the IP Address.

• If the PCs are configured correctly, but still not working, check XRT.

Ensure that it is connected and ON. Connect to it and check its settings. (If you can't connect to it, check the LAN and power connections.)

• If XRT is configured correctly, check your Internet connection

(DSL/Cable modem etc) to see that it is working correctly.

Problem 2: Some applications do not run properly when using XRT-401C.

Solution 2: XRT-401C processes the data passing through it, so it is not transparent.

Use the Special Applications feature to allow the use of Internet applications, which do not function correctly.

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If this does solve the problem you can use the DMZ function. This should work with almost every application, but:

• It is a security risk, since the firewall is disabled.

Glossary

Bridge: A bridge is an intelligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on data link layer (MAC) address information.

Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the destination.

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every computer on your home network an IP address.

DNS Server IP Address: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet servers to have a domain name (such as www.Broadbandrouter.com addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing "www.planet.com.tw address. The DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you.

" into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP

) and one or more IP

DSL Modem: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.

Ethernet: A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100 million bits per second (Mbps).

IP Address and Network (Subnet) Mask: IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that identifies a single, unique Internet computer host in an IP network. Example: 192.168.0.1. It consists of 2 portions: the IP network address, and the host identifier.

The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1.

A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading

1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as

11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s.

When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP network address, and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.

For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,

11011001.10110000.1001

0000.00000111, and if its network mask is,

11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000

It means the device’s network address is

11011001.10110000.1001

0000.00000000, and its host ID is,

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00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111

. This is a convenient and efficient method for

routers to route IP packets to their destination.

ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations.

LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an office). Your home network is considered a LAN.

MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are often used as the product’s serial number.

NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the broadband router’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.

Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers:

Application Protocol Port Number

Telnet TCP 23

FTP TCP 21

SMTP TCP 25

POP3 TCP 110

H.323 TCP 1720

SNMP UCP 161

SNMP Trap UDP 162

HTTP TCP 80

PPTP TCP 1723

PC Anywhere TCP 5631

PC Anywhere UDP 5632

PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet between different manufacturers

Protocol: A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol, the interpretation of their behavior is well defined and can be made objectively, without confusion or misunderstanding.

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Router: A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP addresses.

Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).

TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error recovery, and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol.

WAN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas (e.g. different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network.

Web-based management Graphical User Interface (GUI): Many devices support a graphical user interface that is based on the web browser. This means the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control/configure or monitor the device being managed.

XRT C series Specifications

Model XRT-401C XRT-402C XRT-204C

Dimensions (mm) 167 (W) x 80 (D) x 25 (H)

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

Network Protocol: TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, HTTP, DNS, PAP, CHAP, TFTP

Network Interface: LAN 4 * RJ-45 4 * RJ-45 2 * RJ-45

Network Interface: WAN 1 * RJ-45 2 * RJ-45 4 * RJ-45

LEDs 10 12

Power Adapter 12 V DC External

0° C to 50° C

-10° C to 70° C

FCC 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 harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. (Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices).

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FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

CE Marking Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

XRT C series Features

Internet Access Features

Advanced Internet Functions

LAN Features

Configuration & Management

Security Features

Package Contents

Physical Details

Front-mounted LEDs

Rear Panel

Requirements

Physical Installation

Preparations on your computer

Overview

Windows Clients

TCP/IP Settings - Overview

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 9x/ME:

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows NT4.0

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 2000:

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows XP

Internet Access

Macintosh Clients

Linux Clients

Overview

Configuration Program

Preparation

Quick Setup Wizard

Connection types supported in XRT C series

Main Screen

Quick Setup Wizard Screen

Time Zone

Broadband Type

General Settings

System Configuration

WAN Configuration

Extended WAN Configuration

LAN Configurations

NAT Configurations

Address Mapping

Virtual Server

Special Applications

Firewall Configurations

Access Control

URL Blocking

Schedule Rule

Intrusion Detection

DMZ Configurations

QoS Configurations (XRT-402C/XRT-204C)

Operation

Status Screen

Status and Information

Internet Connection

Device Status

Security Log

DHCP Client Log

System Tools

Configuration Tools

Firmware Upgrade

Reset

Overview

General Problems

Internet Access

Glossary

XRT C series Specifications

FCC Statement

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement

CE Marking Warning