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1. Page 81 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 11 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 28 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 4 System Status The functions described here will provide you with system related information To enter the system status menu either click on the Status link located at the upper right corner of the Web management interface or click on the Status button in the main menu 4 4 1 System Information and Firmware Version Use this function to display the router s system information and firmware version Click on the Status link located at the upper right corner of the Web management interface The following message will be displayed Status and Information 2 You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status for the Broadband router s WWAN LAN interfaces firmware and hardware ver
2. 1 1000 minutes OUO ARUN gt Back OK 7 Figure 3 47 L2TP settings Table 3 14 L2TP settings options Description Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the PPTP gateway s IP address assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know you can use the default value detailed descriptions Select the connection type of the Internet connection you want to use refer to Section 3 5 for Input the idle time out of the Internet connection you want to use and refer to Section 3 3 3 for detailed descriptions When you finish with the settings click on the OK 7 button If you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button Page 38 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 5 6 Setup Procedure for Telstra Big Pond Telstra Big Pond Australia Only If your Internet service is provided by Telstra Big Pond in Australia you will need to enter your information below This information is provided by Teistra BigPond 1 Password 7 A O User decide login server manually Login Server 0 0 0 4 Back OK 5 Figure 3 48 Telstra big pond setup This setting only works when you re using Telstra Big Pond s network service in Australi
3. e the nature and duration of the problem e when the problem occurs e the components involved in the problem e any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse A 3 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship your router e Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container e If you are returning the unit make sure you include everything you received with it Before you ship for return or repair contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization RA number Page 90 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix B Glossary Appendix B Glossary 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 and 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 and one or more IP 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 Broadbandrouter com into your Internet browser the
4. After you finish the WEP setting please click on the Apply button 10 and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 72 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots Wi Fi Protected Access WPA When you select this mode the wireless router will use WPA encryption and the following setup menu will be displayed lo Encryption WPA pre shared key Y OWPA TKIP OWPA2 AES O WPAZ Mixed Passphrase Bon 5 Figure 3 73 WPA setup screen Table 3 30 WPA options Item Description WPA Unicast Select a type of WPA cipher suite Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Cipher Suite 2 Mixed Select one of them but make sure your wireless client supports the cipher you selected Pre shared Select the type of pre shared key format Key Format 3 You can select Passphrase 8 or more alphanumerical characters up to 63 or Hex 64 characters of 0 9 and a f Pre shared Key 4 Input the WPA passphrase here Do not use a word that s found in t
5. Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 Advanced Functions 4 1 Quality of Service QoS Quality of service provides an efficient way for computers on the network to share Internet bandwidth with a promised quality of Internet service Without QoS all computers and devices on the network will compete with each other to get internet bandwidth and some applications that require guaranteed bandwidth like video streaming and network telephony would be affected and video audio transfer would also be affected With this function you can limit the maximum bandwidth or give a guaranteed bandwidth for a specific computer 4 1 1 Basic QoS Settings Follow these instructions to set QoS parameters Click on the QoS menu on the left of the web management interface and the following message will be displayed v Enable QoS Total Download Bandwidth oO p kbits 2 Total Upload Bandwidth o Hits 3 e p A eee CAE FTP Download 4 Apply Cancel Item Enable QoS 1 Total Download Bandwidth 2 Total Upload Bandwidth 3 Current QoS Table 4 Add 5 Edit 6 Figure 4 1 Enable QoS settings screen Table 4 1 Enable QoS options Description Check this box to enable QoS function unselect this box if you don t want to enforce QoS bandwidth limitations You can set the limit of total download bandwidth in kbits To disable the download bandwidth limitation input 0 here You can set th
6. 000000000000 Clone Mac address Use the following IP address Default Gateway Figure 3 25 WAN interface settings Select how you obtain an IP address from your service provider here Choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to Section 3 2 1 or Use the following IP address equal to static IP address refer to Section 3 5 2 Page 27 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know how you should fill in these fields Next go to the L2TP settings section e L2TP Settings Psoe MOM 2 3 1392 512 lt MTU Value lt 1492 4 1 1000 minutes 6 Back OK 7 Figure 3 26 L2TP settings screen Table 3 6 L2TP options Item Description User ID 1 Type in the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Password 2 Type in the password assigned by your Internet service provider here L2TP Gateway 3 Type in the PPTP gateway s IP address assigned by your Internet service provider here MTU 4 Type in the network connection s MTU value here If you don t know you can use the default value Connection type 5 Select the type of Internet connection you want to use refer to the last section for detailed descriptions Idle Time Ou
7. Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 System and Network Setup 3 1 Build the Network Connection Follow these instructions to build the network connection between your new wireless router and your computers and network devices 1 Using Ethernet cable connect your xDSL cable modem to the router s WAN port See Figure 3 1 zoLLILILIJe ON OFF Reset WPS g ADSL or Cable Modem Figure 3 1 xDSL cable modem connection 2 Connect all your computers network devices network enabled consumer devices other than computers such as game con soles or switches hubs to the router s LAN ports See Figure 3 2 f QOLODA Nor WAN ADSL or Cable Modem cI Figure 3 2 Connect devices to LAN ports 3 Connect the A C power adapter to the wall socket and then connect it to the router s power socket See Figure 3 3 io A m ON OFF ReseiivPS 7 3 7 7 AN ADSL or Cable Modem Figure 3 3 Connect the power 4 Check all front panel LEDs The PWR LED should be steadily on and the WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer network device connected to the respective port of the router is powered
8. Give a name to this Internet service this is optional Input the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know use the default value Select the type of Internet connection you want to use Continuous The connection will be always on If the connection is interrupted the router will re connect automatically Connect On Demand Only connect when you want to surf the Internet Idle Time Out is set to stop the connection when the network traffic is not sending or receiving after an idle time Manual Select this option and you will see the Connect button and Disconnect button Click on the Connect button and the router will connect to the ISP If you want to stop the connection click on the Disconnect button If you selected the connection type as Connect On Demand input the idle time out After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 7 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 44 Settings saved successfully screen Page 36 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take
9. You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 13 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 2 6 ALG Settings Application Layer Gateway ALG is a special function of this router It includes many preset routing rules for numerous applications that require special support With these rules those applications that require special support will be able to work with NAT architecture Click on the NAT menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on ALG Settings and the following message will be displayed 2000 e TT Amanda Y Egg a FTP Y H323 v IRC Y MMS Y Quake3 v Talk Y TFTP v IPsec a Starcraft O MSN Support for Amanda backup tool protocol Support for eggdrop bot networks Support for FTP Support for H323 netmeeting Allows DCC to work though NAT and connection tracking Support for Microsoft Streaming Media Services protocol Support for Quake Ill Arena connection tracking and nat Allows netfilter to track
10. b If this only happens sporadically it could just be the Internet running slowly c Reset the router d Know what computers do on your local network If someone s transferring big files other people will think the Internet is really slow e If this never happened before call your Internet service provider to find out if there is something wrong with their network Problem can t log onto the Web management interface the password is wrong Solution a Make sure you re connecting to the router s correct IP address b The password is case sensitive Make sure the Caps Lock light is not on c If you forgot the password do a hard reset Problem Router is hot Solution a This is not a malfunction if you can keep your hand on the router s case b If you smell something wrong or see smoke coming out from router or A C power adapter disconnect the router and A C power adapter from utility power and call Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 Problem The date and time of all event logs are wrong Solution Adjust the router s internal clock A 2 Calling Black Box If you determine that your router is malfunctioning do not attempt to alter or repair the unit It contains no user serviceable parts Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 Before you do make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description including
11. 2 Type in the password assigned by your Internet service provider here PPTP Type in the IP address of PPTP gateway assigned by your Internet service provider here Gateway 3 Page 26 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 5 continued PPTP settings options Item Description Connection ID 4 Type in the connection ID here this is optional and you can leave it blank MTU 5 Type in the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know it you can use the default value BEZEQ ISRAEL 6 Setting item BEZEQ ISRAEL is only required to be checked if you re using the service provided by BEZEQ network in Israel Connection type 7 Select the type of Internet connection you want to use Refer to the previous section for detailed descriptions Idle Time Out 8 Type in the idle time out for the Internet connection you want to use Refer to the Section 3 3 3 for detailed descriptions When you finish with all settings click on the OK 9 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 3 5 Setup Procedure for L2TP xDSL L2TP is another popular connection method for xDSL and other Internet connection types and all required setting items are the same as the PPTP connection Like PPTP there are two kinds of required settings starting with WAN Interface Settings WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP address automatically
12. Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 21 continued AP setup options Item Description Channel Number 4 Select a channel from the Channel Number drop down list Available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European countries and 1 to 11 for the U S Choose any channel number you want to use almost all wireless clients can locate the channel you re using automatically without any problem However it s still useful to remember the channel number you use since some wire less clients support manual channel number select and this would help when there is a radio communication problem Associated Clients 5 Click on the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point NOTE If you don t have a special reason to limit the type of allowed wireless client we recommend that you choose 2 4 GHz B G N for maximum wireless compatibility TIP You can try to change a channel number to another one if your think the data transfer rate is too slow Other routers might be using the same channel which will disturb the radio communication between the wireless client and the wireless radio Setup Procedure for Station Infrastructure In this mode you can connect the router to an Ethernet device such as a TV game player HDD or DVD to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station and join a wireless network thr
13. If you want to reset the settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 2 4 Port Mapping for Special Applications Some applications require more than one connection a time these applications won t work with simple NAT rules To make these applications work you can use the Port Mapping function Page 68 724 746 5500 blackbox com O Enable Chapter 4 Advanced Functions IP Address TCP Port to Open UDP Port to Open booo 2 e Select B 5 6 Popular Applications Select Game e 7 3 Current Trigger Port Table NO Computer name IP Address TCP Port to Open UDP Port to Open Comment Select 14 0 Item Enable 1 IP Address 2 Computer Name 3 TCP Port to Open 4 UDP Port to Open 5 Comment 6 Popular Applications 7 Add 8 Reset 9 Current Trigger Port 10 Delete Selected 11 L pote A eee 12 13 14 Figure 4 10 Port mapping screen Table 4 5 Port mapping options Description Check this box to enable special applications and uncheck this box to disable the virtual server Input the IP address of the computer for which you want to open the ports Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here Select the computer name without checking the computer s IP address This is the outgoing Outbound range of TCP port numbers for this particular application This
14. Select the computer name without checking the computer s IP address Input the port number of the IP address that provides Internet service Select the connection type TCP or UDP If you re not sure select Both Select the port number for the Internet IP address that will be redirected to the local IP address port number defined above Input any text up to 16 alphanumeric characters to describe this mapping Add the mapping to the virtual server table Remove all inputted values All existing virtual server mappings will be displayed here Select a virtual server mapping by clicking on the Select box of the mapping then click on the Delete Selected button to remove the mapping If there s no existing mapping this button will be grayed out Delete all mappings from the virtual server table De select all mappings After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 14 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 9 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots
15. Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 2 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button Page 63 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 1 2 Add a New QoS Rule After you click on the Add butt Item a Bandwidth b Rule Name Local IP Address c Local Port Range d Remote IP Address e Remote Port Range f Traffic Type g on in the QoS menu the following message will appear Rule Name Bandwidth Download Kbps guarantee Local IP Address Local Port Range Remote IP Address Remote Port Range None TCP v Traffic Type Se koe ieee O e3 Bou Sa 10 Protocol Figure 4 3 Add a new QoS rule Table 4 2 Add a new QoS rule options Description Assign a name up to 15 alphanumeric characters to this QoS rule Set the bandwidth limitation of this QoS rule Select the data direction of
16. and input the ending port number in the right field If you only want to redirect a single port number just fill in the port number in the left field Input any text up to 16 alphanumeric characters to describe this mapping Add the mapping to the port forwarding table Remove all inputted values All existing port forwarding mappings will be displayed here Page 66 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 3 continued Enable port forwarding options Item Description Delete Selected 10 Select a port forwarding mapping by clicking on the mapping s Select box then click on the Delete Selected button to remove the mapping If there s no existing mapping this button will be grayed out Delete All 11 Delete all mappings from the virtual server table Reset 12 De select all mappings After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 13 button and the following message will be displayed Save setting successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 7 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To res
17. 11 22 33 44 or the keyword that s in the URL like pornography cartoon stock etc Add 3 Click on the Add button to add the URL keyword to the URL Keyword filtering table Reset 4 Click on the Reset button to remove the value you inputted in the URL Keyword field Current URL All existing URL Keywords in the filtering table will be listed here Blocking Table 5 Delete Selected 6 To delete a specific URL Keyword entry check the select box for the MAC address you want to delete then click on the Delete Selected button You can select more than one MAC address Delete All 7 To delete all URL Keyword listed here click on the Delete All button Reset 8 You can also click on the Reset button to unselect all URL Keywords After you finish with the settings please click on the Apply 9 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 22 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots If you want to reset all settings in this page back to the previously
18. 3 field are not the same you ll see the following message Microsoft Internet Explorer Password is not matched Please type the same password between new and confirmed box Figure 3 33 Password not matched screen Retype the new password again if you see the message above If you see the following message ERROR Password is not matched Figure 3 34 Password error screen The content in the Current Password field is wrong Click on OK to go back to the previous menu and try to input the current password again Page 31 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup If the current and new passwords are entered correctly after you click on Apply you ll be prompted to input your new password Connect to 192 168 2 1 AN Default admin 1234 User name Password Remember my password Cancel Figure 3 35 Enter password screen Use the new password to enter the Web management interface again and you should be able to log in with the new password 3 4 3 Remote Management This router does not allow management access from the Internet to prevent possible security risks especially when you defined a weak password or didn t change the default password However you can still manage this router from a specific IP address by enabling the Remote Management Function To do so follow these instructions Click on the System menu on the left of the Web manageme
19. 4 4 System Log All important system events are logged Use this function to check the router s event log Click on the System Log menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed Jan 3 08 24 41 none syslog info syslogd started BusyBox v1 00 pre2 200 lt gt 1 2 3 Figure 4 32 Sample system log The system events will be displayed in this page Table 4 12 System events options Item Description Save 1 Save the current event log to a text file Clear 2 Delete all event logs displayed here Refresh 3 Refresh the event log display 4 4 5 Security Log All information about network and system security is kept here and you can use this function to check the router s security event log Click on the Security Log menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed IP Address MAC Address Time Expired s 192 168 2 240 00 10 60 db 52 9d 58 Figure 4 33 Security log screen The system events will be displayed in this page Table 4 13 Security log options Item Description Save 1 Save the current event log to a text file Clear 2 Delete all event logs displayed here Refresh 3 Refresh the event log display Page 84 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 4 6 Active DHCP Client List If you re using the router s DHCP server function you can use the Active DHCP Clie
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22. all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button DoS Advanced Settings When you click on the Advanced button in the DoS menu the following message will be displayed Denial of Service Feature i Port Scan NMAP FIN URG PSH Xmas tree Another Xmas tree Null scan SYN RST SYN FIN F SYN only unreachable port E E e Figure 4 25 DoS advanced settings screen Table 4 10 DoS advanced settings options Item Description Ping of Death a Set the threshold of when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Check the box for Ping of Death and input the frequency for the threshold how many packets per second minute or hour You can also input the Burst value which means when this number for the Ping of Death packet is received in a very short time this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated Page 79 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 10 continued DoS advanced settings options Item Description Discard Ping Check the box to activate this DoS prevention mechanism from WAN b Port Scan c Many port scan methods are listed here Check one or more DoS attack methods you want to prevent Sync Flood d Like Ping of Death you can set the threshold for when this DoS prevention mechanism will be activated After you finish with the settings click on the Apply e button and the following message will be displayed
23. all wired Ethernet ports 2 3 Safety Information For safety follow these instructions This router is designed for indoor use only DO NOT place this router outdoors DO NOT put this router at or near hot or humid places such as a kitchen or bathroom or leave it in the car in summer DO NOT pull any connected cable with force disconnect it from the router first BR W N If you want to place this router in a high place or hang it on the wall make sure the router is firmly secured Falling from a high place would damage the router and its accessories and void its warranty ul Router accessories such as an antenna and power supply are dangerous for small children under three years old since they contain small parts KEEP THIS ROUTER OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN e The router will become hot when used for long time this is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put this router on paper cloth or other flammable materials 7 There are no user serviceable parts inside the router If the router is not working properly contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 DO NOT disassemble the router this will void the warranty Page 9 Chapter 2 Overview 8 If the router falls into water when it s powered DO NOT pick it up Switch the electrical power off before you do anything or contact an experienced technician for help 9 If you smell something strange or see smoke coming from the router or
24. comment for this MAC address such as ROOM 2A Computer Input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however we recommend that you use this field to write a comment for every MAC address as a memory aid Click on the Add button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Click on the Clear button to remove the value you input in the MAC address and comment field Page 58 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup After you finish with the settings please click on the Apply 10 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 78 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 3 7 5 Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the simplest way to build a connection between wireless network clients and this wireless router You don t have to select an encryption mod
25. existing IP addresses in the filtering table will be listed here Click on this button to add a new IP address to the IP filtering table You can add up to 20 IP addresses To delete a specific IP address entry check the select box of the IP address you want to delete then click on the Delete Selected button You can select more than one IP address To delete all IP addresses listed here click on the Delete All button Page 74 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 16 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 19 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button Add PC After you click on the Add PC button the following message will be displayed Client PC Description Client PC IP address Client PC Service P samaca name ETT NET WI HTTP T
26. is the outgoing Outbound range of UDP port numbers for this particular application The description of this setting This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections Select an application from the Popular Applications selection and click on the Add button to save the settings to the Current Trigger Port Table Add the settings to the Current Trigger Port Table Click on Reset to clear all the above settings Then select the settings you want next All the settings for the special applications will be listed here If you want to remove some Special Application settings from the Current Trigger Port Table select them from the table and then click on the Delete Selected button If you want remove all Special Application settings from the table just click on the Delete All button Click on the Reset button to clear your current selections Select a special application by clicking on the Select box of the mapping then click on the Delete Selected button to remove the setting If there s no setting here this button will be grayed out Page 69 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 5 continued Port mapping options Item Description Delete All 12 Delete all settings from the trigger port table Reset 13 Unselect all settings NOTE Only one LAN client can use a particular special application at a time After you finish with the settings cli
27. on and correctly connected If the PWR LED is not on or any LED you expected to be on is not recheck the cabling or go to Appendix A Troubleshooting Page 12 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 2 Connecting to the Router via a Web Browser After you build the network connection the next step is setting up the router with proper network parameters so it can work properly in your network environment Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures your computer must be able to get an IP address auto matically use dynamic IP address If it s set to use a static IP address or you re unsure see the following instructions to configure your computer to use a dynamic IP address If the operating system of your computer is e Windows 95 98 Me go to Section 3 2 1 e Windows 2000 go to Section 3 2 2 e Windows XP go to Section 3 2 3 e Windows Vista go to Section 3 2 4 3 2 1 Windows 95 98 Me IP Address Setup 1 Click on the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer then click on control panel Double click the Network icon and the Network window will appear Select TCP IP then click on Properties See Figure 3 4 2 Client for Microsoft Networks E Client for Netware Networks f LOMCE therPower Adapter SMC8432 7 IPX SP amp sgompatible Protocol Client for Microsoft Networks El Figure 3 4 Networ
28. power supply remove the power supply or switch the electrical power off immediately and call Black Box Technical Support 2 4 System Requirements e Internet connection provided by xDSL or cable modem with a RJ 45 Ethernet port e Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card e Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or above Netscape Navigator 4 7 or above Opera Web browser or Safari Web browser e An available AC power socket 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 2 5 What s Included Your package should contain the following items If anything is missing or damaged contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 e Wireless router e A C power adapter e This user s manual on CD ROM 2 6 Front Panel Figure 2 1 illustrates the router s front panel indicators Table 2 1 describes the LEDs POWER WLAN WAN 802 11n Wireless LAN 2T2R Router Figure 2 1 The router s front panel Table 2 1 Front panel components Number LED Name Light Status Description 1 PWR On Router is switched on and correctly powered 2 WLAN On Wireless WPS function is enabled Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring or receiving data Off Wireless network is switched off 3 WAN LNK ACT On WAN port is connected Flashing WAN activity transferring or receiving data Off WAN port is not connected 4 LNK ACT 1 4 On The corresponding LAN port is connected Off The corresponding LAN port is not connected Flashi
29. router s IP address and port number If your Internet service provider assigns you a static IP address you won t have a problem If the IP address your service provider assigns to you will vary every time you make an Internet connection you will have a problem Either ask your service provider to give you a static IP address or use dynamic IP to host name mapping services such as DDNS Refer to Section 3 5 8 DDNS Client for details NOTE The default port number that the Web browser will use is 80 If the port setting on this page is not 80 you have to assign the port number in the Web browser s address bar manually For example if this router s IP address is 1 2 3 4 and the port number you set is 8888 you have to input the following address in the Web browser s address bar http 111 2 3 4 8888 3 5 Setup Internet Connection WAN Setup You can set up the Internet connection by using the Quick Setup menu described in Section 3 3 However to set up WAN connections you need to use the WAN configuration menu You can also set advanced functions such as DDNS Dynamic DNS here To start the configuration follow these instructions Click on the WAN menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following screen will be displayed Select an Internet connection method depending on the type of connection you re using You can either click the connection method on the left 1 or right 2 If you select the connec
30. this rule upload or download and the speed of bandwidth limitation in kbps then select the type of QoS guar antee guaranteed usable bandwidth for this rule or max set the maximum bandwidth for the application allowed by this rule Specify the local source IP address that will be affected by this rule Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address Input the range of local source port numbers that will be affected by this rule If you want to apply this rule on ports 80 to 90 input 80 90 if you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number for example 80 Specify the remote destination IP address that will be affected by this rule Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address Input the range for the remote destination port numbers that will be affected by this rule To apply this rule on port 80 to 90 input 80 90 To apply this rule on a single port just input the port number such as 80 If the remote destination IP address and or port number is universal just leave it blank Select the traffic type for this rule Available options are None SMTP HTTP
31. uses PPPoE to establish a connection You must choose this option and enter the required information PPTP xDSL If you connect to the Internet using an xDSL Modern 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 L2TP xDSL Layer Two Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method used in xDSL connections Telstra Big Pond If your Internet service is provided by Telstra Big Pond in Australia you will need to enter your information below This information is provided by Teistra BigPond Figure 3 19 Broadband type screen Choose the broadband Internet connection type you re using on this page There are six types of Internet connections including e Cable Modem go to Section 3 3 1 e Fixed IP xDSL go to Section 3 3 2 e PPPoE xDSL go to Section 3 3 3 e PPTP xDSL go to Section 3 3 4 e L2TP xDSL go to Section 3 3 5 e Telstra Big Pond go to Section 3 3 6 If you re not sure contact your Internet service provider An incorrect Internet connection type will prevent you from connecting to the Internet If you want to go back to the previous step press the Back button on the bottom of the Broadband Type page NOTE Some service providers use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to assign IP addresses In this case choose cable modem as the In
32. 49 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Item Band 2 Channel Number 3 MAC address 1 to 4 4 7 Set Security 8 Table 3 24 AP bridge point to multipoint options Descriiption Select the band you want to use All the wireless routers must use the same setting Select the channel you want to use All the wireless routers must use the same setting Input the other wireless routers MAC addresses Click to set security settings for this connection Go to Section 3 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions Setup Procedure for AP Bridge WDS In this mode you can expand the scope of your network by combining up to four other access points together Every access point can still accept wireless clients NOTE For WDS mode the output signal is the same as that of the normal AP mode NITO re Bridge wos y 1 2 4 GHz B G N Y 2 MM 1 3 i 4 ooooooooo0o0 6 oooooooooooo 7 oooooooooooo 8 oooooooooooo 9 Set Security 10 Item Band 2 ESSID 3 Channel Number 4 Associated Clients 5 MAC address 1 to 4 6 9 Set Security 10 Figure 3 65 AP Bridge WDS setup Table 3 25 AP bridge WDS options Description Select the band you want to use All the wireless routers must use the same setting Input your wireless router s ESSID The setting should be the same as other wireless routers for convenient roaming Select the channel yo
33. Basic NAT Settings Enable or Disable NAT Function Click on the NAT menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed NAT Settings 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 key services such as the Web or FTP 1 Enable or disable NAT module function Enable Disable Figure 4 4 NAT settings screen To enable NAT function select Enable for Enable NAT module function 1 to disable select Disable After you make the selection click on the Apply button 2 and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 4 5 Settings saved successfully screen Page 65 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 4 2 2 Port Forwarding This function allows you to r
34. CP Port 80 3128 8000 8080 8081 O E E mail Sending SMTP TCP Port 25 O E News Forums NNTP TCP Port 119 O E E mail Receiving POP3 TCP Port 110 O Secure HTTP HTTPS TCP Port 443 O E File Transfer FTP TCP Port 21 O E MSN Messenger TCP Port 1863 O i Telnet Senice TCP Port 23 O E AIM AOL Instant Messenger TCP Port 5190 O E NetMeeting H 323 TCP Port 389 522 1503 1720 1731 O DNS UDP Port 53 O E SNMP UDP Port 161 162 O i VPN PPTP TCP Port 1723 O E VPN L2TP UDP Port 1701 O TOP AI TCP Port O i UDP All UDP Port O i Protocol Both d Port Range e f Figure 4 20 Add PC screen Page 75 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Item Client PC Description a Client PC IP address b Client PC Service c Protocol d Port Range e Add f Table 4 7 Add PC options Description Input any text up to 16 alphanumeric characters to describe this IP address Input the starting IP address in the left field and input the end IP address in the right field to define a range of IP addresses or just input the IP address in the left field to define a single IP address Check all services you want to allow or deny this IP address to use You can check multiple services If the service you need is not listed above create a new service on your own Select TCP or UDP if you re not sure select Both Input the port range of the new service here If you want to specify ports 80 to 90 i
35. Control and the following message will be displayed MAC Address Filtering Table It allows to entry 20 sets address only ae 11 22 33 44 55 66 LAB Computer ee eo es 4 2 3 4 5 v Enable Wireless Access Control MN r MAC address _ a Comment 6 7 8 9 Apply Cancel 10 All allowed MAC addresses Item Delete Selected 2 Delete All 3 Reset 4 Enable Wireless Access Control 5 MAC Address 6 Comment 7 Add 8 Clear 9 Figure 3 77 Wireless access control screen will be displayed in the MAC Address Filtering Table 1 Table 3 32 Wireless access control screen options Description To delete a specific MAC address entry check the select box for the MAC address you want to delete then click on the Delete Selected button You can select more than one MAC address To delete all MAC addresses listed here click on the Delete All button Click on the Reset button to de select all MAC addresses To enforce MAC address filtering check Enable Wireless Access Control When this item is unchecked the wireless router will not enforce MAC address filtering for wireless clients Input your wireless device s MAC address here dash or colon are not required that is If the MAC address label of your wireless device indicates aa bb cc dd ee ff or aa bb cc dd ee ff just input aabbccddeeff Input any text here as the
36. DNS will be used for domain name access first in case the primary DNS access failures the secondary DNS will be used Has your Internet service provider given you a DNS address DET iets 192 168 0 2 1 Secondary DNS Address optional 2 Apply Cancel 3 Figure 3 49 DNS setup screen Page 39 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 16 DNS setup options Item Description DNS Address 1 Input the DNS server s IP address provided by your service provider Secondary DNS Address 2 Input another DNS server s IP address provided by your service provider this is optional NOTE Enter only the IP address here DO NOT use the DNS server s hostname because only numeric characters and dots are accepted 10 20 3040 ococcoccccococinononononnnoncoonnononrnnononnnonnooos Correct After you finish the settings please click on the Apply 3 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 50 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots If yo
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38. Internet Solution a Go to the Status gt Internet Connection menu and check the Internet connection status b If this only happens sporadically it could just be the Internet running slowly c If you connected a computer to Internet directly before try to do that again and check if you can connect to the Internet with your computer directly attached to the device provided by your Internet service provider Check the PPPoE L2TP PPTP user ID and password again o D Call your Internet service provider and check if there s something wrong with their service f If you just can t connect to one or more Web sites but you can still use other Internet services check the URL Keyword filter g Try to reset the router and try again later h Reset the device provided by your Internet service provider too Try to use IP address instead of hostname If you can use IP address to communicate with a remote server but can t use hostname check the DNS setting Problem can t locate my router via my wireless client Solution a Is Broadcast ESSID set to off b Are both antennas properly secured c Are you too far from your router Try to get closer d Remember that you must input ESSID on your wireless client manually if ESSID broadcast is disabled Page 89 Appendix A Troubleshooting Problem File download is very slow or breaks frequently Solution a Are you using the QoS function Disable it and try again
39. NOORA N gt Figure 3 46 PPTP settings screen Page 37 Item User ID 1 Password 2 PPTP Gateway 3 Connection ID 4 MTU 5 BEZEQ ISRAEL 6 Connection type 7 Idle Time Out 8 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 13 PPTP settings options Description Input the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the PPTP gateway s IP address assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the connection ID here this is optional and you can leave it blank Input the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know it you can use the default value If you are connecting to the BEZEQ network in Israel enable this function Select the type of Internet connection you want to use refer to Section 3 5 for detailed descriptions Input the idle time out of the Internet connection you want to use and refer to Section 3 3 3 for detailed descriptions When you finish with the settings click on the OK 9 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 5 5 Setup Procedure for L2TP Item User ID 1 Password 2 L2TP Gateway 3 MTU 4 Connection type 5 Idle Time Out 6 L2TP Settings Password L2TP Gateway Connection Type Idle Time Out JJ 1392 612 lt MTU Value lt 1492 Continuous v
40. POP3 and FTP You can select a specific traffic type for this rule To make this rule an IP address based rule apply the limitation on all traffic from to the specified IP address port number select None Page 64 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 2 continued Add a new QoS rule options Item Description Protocol h Select the protocol type for this rule Available options are TCP and UDP If you don t know what protocol your application uses try TCP first and switch to UDP if this rule doesn t work After you finish with the settings click on the Save button i You ll be brought back to the previous menu and the rule you just set will appear in the current QoS table If you did anything wrong you ll get an error message when you click on the Save button Correct your input by following the instructions given by the error message To erase all values you just entered click on the Reset button 4 2 Network Address Translation NAT Network address translations enable sharing a single IP address for multiple computers Without NAT all computers must be assigned a valid Internet IP address to connect to the Internet Since Internet service providers only provide a few IP addresses to every user use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address with multiple computers on the local network Follow these instructions to set NAT parameters 4 2 1
41. Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 26 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 3 4 Demilitarized Zone DMZ Demilitarized Zone DMZ refers to a special area in your local network This area resides on the local network and all computers in this area use private IP addresses too These private IP addresses are mapped to a certain Internet IP address so other people on the Internet can fully access those computers in DMZ Page 80 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Follow these instructions to set DMZ parameters Click on the Firewall menu on the left of the Web management interface then click DMZ The following message will be displayed 1 O Enable DMZ Dynamic IP Session 1 2 B lt lt Select O Static IP SE mn 4 A i rac eles ae ee Pe ie Sa aa REE rene PN Dl oe no computer name PublciP address Client PIP address select MER iT 8 9 1 0 Apply Canc
42. WRT 300BGN R2 lt gt BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES Share a single xDSL cable modem high speed s wireless Internet connection between up to 253 users y y URE earki nE P outer g02 11n Wireless LAN 2T2R R Customer Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 Support FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Inf ti Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 niormation Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks and Pure Networking is a trademark of BB Technologies Inc Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netscape and Navigator are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation Safari is a registered trademark of Apple Inc Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners We re here to help If you have any questions about your application or our products contact Black Box Tech Support at 724 746 5500 or go to blackbox com and click on Talk to Black Box You ll be live with one of our technical experts in less than 30 seconds Page 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com FCC and IC RFI Statement Federal Communi
43. a You need to input the parameters described in Table 3 15 Table 3 15 Telstra big pond options Item Description User Name 1 Input the user name assigned by Telstra Password 2 Input the password assigned by Telstra User device login Check this box to choose the login server by yourself server manually 3 Login Server 4 Input the IP address of the login server here When you finish with all settings click on the OK 5 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 5 7 Setup Procedure for DNS If you select Dynamic IP or PPPoE as the Internet connection method at least one DNS server s IP address should be assigned automatically However if you have a preferred DNS server or your service provider didn t assign the DNS server s IP address you can input the DNS server s IP address here DNS 2 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 broadbandrouter com a DNS server will find that name in its index and find the matching IP address Most ISPs provide a DNS server for speed and convenience Since your Service Provider may connect you to the Internet through dynamic IP settings it is likely that the DNS server IP Address is also provided dynamically However if there is a DNS server that you would rather use you need to specify the IP Address of that DNS server The primary
44. a que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o C El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada Page 4 724 746 5500 blackbox com Compliance R amp TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R amp TTE The R amp TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment as of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacturer must therefore be followed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belg
45. atic Check this box to enable this function otherwise uncheck it to disable this function DHCP Leases 1 MAC Address 2 Input the MAC address of the computer or network device total of 12 characters with charac ters ranging from O to 9 and from a to f such as 001122aabbcc IP address 3 Input the IP address you want to assign to this computer or network device Add 4 After you input the MAC address and IP address pair click this button to add the pair to the static DHCP leases table If you want to remove all characters you just entered click on the Clear button After you click on the Add button the MAC address and IP address mapping will be added to the Static DHCP Leases Table e Static DHCP Leases Table It allows to entry 16 sets address only CATE 1 00 11 22 33 44 55 192 168 2 100 O 1 Delete Selected Delete All 2 3 4 Figure 3 56 Static DHCP leases table If you want to delete a specific item check the Select box of a MAC address and IP address mapping 1 then click on the Delete Selected 2 button If you want to delete all mappings click on the Delete All 3 button If you want to deselect all mappings click on the Reset 4 button Page 44 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup After you finish all LAN settings click on the Apply button on the bottom of this page The following message will be displayed on your Web b
46. ault setting for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firmara The DEQET tanl allows wou to racat vaur Rrnadhand rautar Figure 3 16 Web management screen NOTE If you can t see the Web management interface and you re prompted to type the user name and password again you may have typed the user name and password incorrectly Retype the username and password again If you re certain that the user name and password you typed are correct go to Appendix A Troubleshooting and reset the default settings TIP This page shows the four major setting categories Quick Setup General Setup Status and Tools You can find the shortcut that leads to these categories at the upper right corner of every page To jump to another category simply click on the link Page 21 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 3 Using Quick Setup This router provides a Quick Setup procedure which will help you to complete all required settings you need to access the Internet in a very short time Follow the instructions in this section to complete the Quick Setup To go to the QuickSetup menu click on the Quick Setup button F Wireless Router Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edit view Favorites Tools Help O O ha O Pwo Jere SAA Address 4 http 192 168 2 1findex asp Router Broadband QuickSetup General Setup Tools Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wiza
47. cations Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements Class B Digital Device This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 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 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or telephone reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to oper ate the equipment To meet FCC requirements shielded cables and power cords are required to connect this device to a personal computer or other Class B certified device
48. cciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal maner
49. ck on the Apply 14 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 4 11 Savings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 2 5 UPnP Setting This function enables network auto configuration for peer to peer communications It enables network devices to communicate with other devices directly and learn information about other devices Many network device and applications rely on the UPnP function Click on the NAT menu on the left of the Web management interface then click UPnP and the following message will be displayed TITAN O Enable Disable Figure 4 12 UPnP screen Page 70 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions There is only one function in this page Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the UPnP function then click on the Apply button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully
50. cturer plus three bytes that are often used as the product s serial number NAT Network Address Translation This process allows all 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 Page 91 Appendix B Glossary 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 dialup 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 confu sion or misunderstanding Router A route
51. d Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default value is 2347 Beacon Interval 3 Set the wireless radio s beacon interval Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default value is 100 DTIM Period 4 Set the wireless radio s DTIM period Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default value is 3 Data Rate 5 Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value Since most wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically it s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification N Data Rate 6 Same as above but only for 802 11n clients Channel Width 7 Set the wireless radio s channel width Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default setting is Auto 20 40 MHz Preamble Type 8 Set the preamble type Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default setting is Short Preamble Broadcast ESSID 9 Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own ESSID or not You can hide your wireless router s ESSID set the option to Disable so only people who know your wireless router s ESSID can connect to it CTS Protect 10 Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g n wireless access points We recommend setting thi
52. dress automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK Page 16 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings ed DNS serve bemata DNC carve Alternate UNS server POLLA ve MA ces of Figure 3 9 Obtain DNS server address 3 2 4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup 1 Click on the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer then click on the control panel Click View Network Status and Tasks and then click Manage Network Connections Right click Local Area Network then select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties Page 17 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Connect using Ey Intel R PRO 1000 MT Network Connection This connection uses the following items o Client for Microsoft Networks Z QoS Packet Scheduler JE File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemat Protocor verson 8 FFEPYIRUG E Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 B Link tayer T
53. e and input a long encryption passphrase every time you need to setup a wireless client just press a button on a wireless client and this wireless router and the WPS will do the rest for you This wireless router supports two types of WPS Push Button Configuration PBC and PIN code If you want to use PBC you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode and switch this wireless router to WPS mode too To do this press the wireless router s Reset WPS button or click on the Start PBC button in the Web configuration interface If you want to use PIN code you have to know the wireless client s PIN code and switch it to WPS mode then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you want to connect to this wireless router Detailed instructions are listed on the next page Page 59 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Click on the wireless router s menu on the left of the Web management interface then click WPS and the following message will be displayed Enable WPS 1 e Wi Fi Protected Setup Information Seinceae gt PE 2 WPA pre shared key aa e Device Configure Config Mode 3 4 Crn Configure via Push Button Configure via Client PinCode Figure 3 79 Enable WPS screen Table 3 33 Enable WPS screen options Item Description Enable WPS 1 Check this box to enable the WPS function uncheck it to disable WPS Wi Fi Protected WPS related system infor
54. e displayed Backup Settings 1 a Restore Settings Upload Browse 2 Restore to Factory Default 3 Item Backup Settings 1 Restore Settings 2 Restore to Factory Default 3 Figure 4 36 Backup and restore screen Table 4 14 Backup and restore options Description Press the Save button and you ll be prompted to download the configuration as a file The default filename is config bin You can save it as another filename for different versions and keep it in a safe place Press the Browse button to pick a previously saved configuration file from your computer and then click on the Upload button to transfer the configuration file to the router After the configuration is uploaded the router s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Click on this button to remove all settings you made and restore the router s configuration back to factory default settings Page 86 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 6 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade firmware please follow these instructions Click on Tool located at the upper right corner of the Web management interface then click on Firmware Upgrade on the left of the Web management interface The following message will be displayed This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router s system firmware Enter the path and name ofthe upgrade file and then click the APPLY button b
55. e limit of total upload bandwidth in kbits To disable the upload bandwidth limitation input 0 here All existing QoS rules will be displayed here Click on the Add button to add a new QoS rule See Section 4 1 2 Add a New QoS rule If you want to modify the content of a specific rule please check the select box of the rule you want to edit then click on the Edit button Only one rule should be selected a time If you didn t select a rule before clicking on the Edit button you ll be prompted to add a new rule Page 62 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 1 continued Enable QoS options Item Description Delete Selected 7 Click on this button to delete selected rules To select one or more rules to delete check the select box for the rule s you want to delete If the QoS table is empty this button will be grayed out and can not be clicked Delete Alll 8 Click on this button to delete all rules currently in the QoS table If the QoS table is empty this button will be grayed out and can not be clicked Move Up 9 To increase the priority of the QoS rule you selected click on this button Move Down 10 To lower the priority of the QoS rule you selected click on this button Reset 11 To erase all values you just entered click on the Reset button After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 12 button and the following message will be displayed
56. edirect a single port or consecutive ports of the Internet IP address to the same port of the IP address on the local network The port number s of Internet IP address and private IP address the IP address on the local network must be the same If the port number for Internet IP address and private IP address is different use the Virtual Server function described in Section 4 2 3 Click on the NAT menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Port Forwarding and the following message will be displayed 1 O Enable Port Forwarding 0 0 0 0 2 es Select 13 Both V4 Sa ea 3 Current Port Forwarding Table dro conpuername ivi ie o ie ee Figure 4 6 Enable port forwarding screen Table 4 3 Enable port forwarding screen options Item Enable Port Forwarding 1 Private IP 2 Computer Name 3 Type 4 Port Range 5 Comment 6 Add 7 Reset 8 Port Forwarding Table 9 Description Check this box to enable port mapping uncheck this box to disable port mapping Input the IP address of the computer on the local network that provides Internet service Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here Select the computer name without checking the computer s IP address Select the connection type TCP or UDP If you re not sure select Both Input the starting port number in the left field
57. een Table 3 4 PPPoE setup options Item Description User Name 1 Type in the user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Password 2 Type in the password assigned by your Internet service provider here Service Name 3 Give a name to this Internet service if you want this is optional MTU 4 Type in the MTU value of your network connection here If you don t know you can use the default value Connection Select the type of Internet connection you want to use a detailed explanation Type 5 is listed below Idle Time Out 6 Type in idle time out detailed explanation listed below When you finish with the settings click on the OK 7 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button MTU Please use a default value if you don t know what it is or ask your service provider for a proper value Connection type Choose from these options continuous keep Internet connection alive do not disconnect connect on demand only connects to the Internet when there is a connection attempt and manual only connects to the Internet when you press the Connect button and disconnects when you press the Disconnect button Idle time out Specify the time to shut down Internet connect after no activity is detected by minute This option is only avail able when the connection type is Connect on Demand Page 25 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 3 4 Setup Pr
58. effect wait for about 30 seconds while router reboots To reset all settings on this page back to their previously saved values click on the Cancel button 3 5 4 Setup Procedure for PPTP PPTP requires two kinds of settings WAN interface setting setup IP address and PPTP setting PPTP user name and password Start at the WAN interface setting WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP address automatically Host Name MAC address 000000000000 Clone Mac address Use the following IP address IP address 0 0 0 0 Tae ae 0 0 0 0 DOTE 0 0 0 0 Figure 3 45 WAN interface settings screen Select how you obtain an IP address from your service provider here Choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to the Cable Modem section 3 3 1 or Use the following IP address that is static IP address WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know how you should fill in these fields Go to the PPTP settings section PPTP Settings Password MR EA 0 0 0 0 Connection ID Optional 1392 12 lt MTU Value lt 1492 AMES Enable for BEZEQ network in ISRAEL use only Connection Type Continuous Connect Disconnect Idle Time Out 1 1000 minutes o
59. el 11 Figure 4 27 DMZ screen Table 4 11 DMZ options Item Description Enable DMZ 1 Check this box to enable the DMZ function uncheck this box to disable the DMZ function Public IP address 2 Select Dynamic IP or Static IP here If you select Dynamic IP you have to select an Internet connection session from a drop down menu If you select Static IP input the IP address that you want to map to a specific private IP address Client PC IP Input the private IP address that the Internet IP address will be mapped to address 3 Computer Name 4 Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here Select the computer name without checking the computer s IP address Add 5 Click on the Add button to add the public IP address and associated private IP address to the DMZ table Reset 6 Click on the Clear button to remove the value you inputted in the Public IP address and Client PC IP address fields Current DMZ table 7 All existing public IP address and private IP address mapping will be displayed here Delete Selected 8 To delete a specific DMZ entry check the select box of the DMZ entry you want to delete then click on the Delete Selected button You can select more than one DMZ entry Delete All 9 To delete all DMZ entries listed here click on the Delete All button Reset 10 Click on the Reset button to de select all DMZ entries
60. elow You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade The system will automatically reboot the router after you finished the firmware upgrade process If you don t complete the firmware upgrade process in the next step you have to reboot the router Figure 4 37 Firmware upgrade screen 1 Click on Next and the following message will be displayed Firmware Upgrade 2 This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router s system firmware Enter the path and name of the upgrade file and then click the APPLY button below You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade Browse Figure 4 38 Firmware upgrade screen 2 Click on the Browse button first and you ll be prompted to provide the firmware upgrade file s filename Contact Tech Support at 724 746 5500 Page 87 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 7 System Reset If the network performance is bad or if the router s behavior is strange you can perform a router reset to solve the problem Click on Tool located at the upper right corner of the Web management interface then click on the Reset button on the left of the web management interface The following message will be displayed Reset 2 In the event that the system stops responding correctly or stops functioning you can perform a Reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the APPLY button below You will be asked to confirm your decision The Reset will be complete when
61. end the scope of your network With built in IEEE 802 11b g n wireless network capability all computers and wireless enabled network devices including PDAs cellular phones game consoles and more can connect to this wireless router without additional cabling New Draft N wireless capability also gives you the highest speed for wireless With a compatible wireless card installed in your PC you can transfer files at up to 300 Mbps Plus the radio coverage area is doubled 2 2 Features e High Internet access throughput e Enables multiple users to share a single Internet line e Supports up to 253 users e Share a single cable or xDSL Internet connection e Access private LAN servers from the Internet e Four wired LAN ports 10 100 Mbps and one WAN port 10 100 Mbps e Provides IEEE 802 11b g n wireless LAN capability e Supports DHCP Server Client for easy IP address setup e Supports multiple wireless modes such as AP Station Infrastructure Wireless Bridge and Universal Repeater e Advanced network and security features include Special Applications QoS DMZ Virtual Servers Access Control and Firewall e Allows you to monitor the router s status via DHCP Client Log System Log Security Log and Device Connection Status e Easy to use Web based GUI for network configuration and management purposes e Remote management function allows configuration and upgrades from a remote computer over the Internet e Auto MDI MDI X function for
62. es aa bb cc dd ee ff or aa bb cc dd ee ff just input aabbccddeeff Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here Select the computer name without checking the computer s IP address Input any text up to 16 alphanumeric characters here as the comment of this MAC address for example ROOM 2A Computer This is optional and you can leave it blank however we recommend using this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid Click on the Add button to add the MAC address and associated comment to the MAC address filtering table Remove all inputted values All existing MAC addresses in the filtering table will be listed here To delete a specific MAC address entry check the select box for the MAC address you want to delete then click on the Delete Selected button You can select more than one MAC address To delete all MAC addresses listed here click on the Delete All button Click on the Reset button to de select all MAC addresses Check this box to enable IP address based filtering Select Deny or Allow to decide the behavior of the IP filtering table If you select deny all IP addresses listed in the filtering table will be denied from connecting to the network if you select allow only IP addresses listed in the filtering table will be able to connect to the network rejecting all other network devices All
63. et all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 2 3 Virtual Server This function allows you to redirect a port of an Internet IP address on a WAN port to a specified port of an IP address on a local network so you can set up an Internet service on the computer on local network without exposing it directly to the Internet You can also build many sets of port redirection to provide many different Internet services on different local computers via a single Internet IP address Click on the NAT menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Virtual Server and the following message will be displayed C Enable Virtual Server Pes Select v3 4 i Both 5 6 l UN Current Virtual Server Table DERE o ewe ee ee ee Figure 4 8 Enable virtual server screen Page 67 Item Enable Virtual Server 1 Private IP 2 Computer Name 3 Private Port 4 Type 5 Public Port 6 Comment 7 Add 8 Reset 9 Virtual Server Table 10 Delete Selected 11 Delete All 12 Reset 13 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 4 Enable virtual server options Description Check this box to enable virtual server uncheck this box to disable virtual server Input the IP address for the computer that provides Internet service Pull down the menu and all the computers connected to the router will be listed here
64. ewall menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed Security Settings Firewall The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters thus limiting the risk of hacker attack and defending against a wide array of common attacks However for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet you can configure a specific client server as a Demilitarized Zone DMZ Enable or disable Firewall module function Enable O Disable Apply Figure 4 16 Firewall screen Page 72 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Select Enable or Disable to enable or disable the router s firewall function Click on the Apply button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 17 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 4 3 1 Access Control This function allows or denies computers with a specific MAC address from connecting to the network it can also allow or deny computers wi
65. he dictionary this will compromise security After you finish the WPA Pre shared key setting please click on the Apply button 5 and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 74 Settings saved successfully screen Page 56 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots NOTE Some wireless clients especially those manufactured before the year 2003 only support WEP or WPA TKIP cipher To use WPA and WPA2 encryption you must upgrade the wireless client s software drivers WPA RADIUS If you have a RADIUS server this router can work with it and provide safer wireless authentication E MA 1 OWPA TKIP OWPA2 AES OWPA2Mixed 2 o 3 C 4 A 5 Apply Cancel 6 Figure 3 75 WPA RADIUS setup Table 3 31 WPA RADIUS options Item Description WPA Unicast Select a WPA cipher suite Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed Cipher Suite 2 You can select one of them but make sure your wireless client supports the c
66. ighly recommend you keep the default settings General Setu Status Information The Broadband router s status information provides the following information about your Broadband router Hardware Firmware version Serial Number and its current operating status Tools Broadband router Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup Restore or Restore to Factory Default setting for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firrmwara Tho BESET tanl allawe wni tn racat waur Rrnadhand rotor Internet Figure 3 30 Basic setup screen 3 4 1 Time Zone and Time Auto Synchronization Follow the instructions below to set time zone and time auto synchronization parameters Click on the System menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Time Zone Select the time zone from the Set time zone drop down list and input the IP address or host name of the time server If you want to enable the daylight savings setting check on the Enable Function box and set the duration of daylight savings time When you finish click on the Apply button You ll see the following message displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 31 Settings saved successf
67. iguring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 28 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Apply button to prepare to restart the router and you ll see this message System Restarting Please wait for a while OK Figure 3 29 System restart screen Wait for about 30 seconds then click on the OK button You ll be back to the router management interface again and the router is ready with new settings Page 29 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 4 Basic Setup In this section you ll learn how to change the time zone password and remote management settings Start your Web browser and log onto the router s Web management interface Then click on the General Setup button on the left or click on the General Setup link at the upper right corner of the Web management interface Wireless Router Microsoft Internet Explorer Eile Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qro x a O JO search 5 2 Favorites amp 2 N 3 Address E http 192 168 2 1findex asp Broadband Router Jia eae Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wizard provides only the necessary configurations to connect your Broadband router to your Internet Service Provider ISP through an external cable or a DSL modem General Setup The Broadband router supports advanced functions like Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Detection and DMZ We h
68. in this mode of the two wireless routers will think they re on the same physical network This function is very convenient when you need to connect two networks between two buildings AP Bridge Point to Point he 1 GELLA 2 4 GHz B G N 2 Channel Number 1 yl 3 ETTET oooooooDo00o 4 Set Security 5 Figure 3 63 AP Bridge Point to Point screen Table 3 23 AP Bridge Point to point screen options Item Description Band 2 Select the band you want to use Two wireless routers must use the same setting Channel Number 3 Select the channel you want to use Two wireless routers must use the same setting MAC address 4 Input another wireless router s MAC address Set Security 5 Click to set security settings for this connection Go to Section 3 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions Setup Procedure for AP Bridge Point to Multi Point In this mode you can connect your wireless router with at least four wireless routers to expand the scope of the wireless network All clients wired only AP will not accept wireless clients in this mode of the wireless routers will think they re on the same physical network AP Bridge Point to Multi Point 1 BELCH 12 4 GHz B G N Channel Number 1 Ml REA 000000000000 RETA 000000000000 MAC address 3 IN Neer rig A 000000000000 Set Security Figure 3 64 AP bridge point to multipoint setup screen ON OO A ON Page
69. ipher you selected RADIUS Server Input the radius authentication server s IP address here RADIUS Server Port 4 Input the radius authentication server s port number here The default setting is 1812 RADIUS Server Input your radius authentication server s password here Password 5 After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 76 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures or click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 3 7 4 Wireless Access Control This function helps prevent unauthorized users from connecting to your wireless router only wireless devices that have the MAC address you assign here can access your wireless router Use this function with other security measures described in the previous section to create a safer wireless environment Page 57 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup You can assign up to 20 MAC addresses using this function Click on the Wireless menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Access
70. ium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland EU Countries Not Intended for Use None Page 5 Table of Contents Special il gai 8 O A RN 9 2 1 Introduction 2 2 POS acond 2 3 Safety Information ZAS YStem REQUIEM Sicilia ida 10 25 What s Incl tasca ia 10 2 6 Front Pl ua das ai 10 2 7 BACK A ON 11 3 STO ANN ER dica 12 3 1 Bulle the Network CONMECON A A AAA ds GA ida 12 3 2 Connecting to the Router via a Web BroWSel ocio cnn arenas 13 3 21 Windows 95 98 Me IP Address Setup ita dic 13 3 2 2WINdOWS 2000 IP Address di 14 3 23 Windows XP IP Address SUP dan ia aca 15 3 2 4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup ca a a a ia alo 17 3 2 5 Router IP Address OKI A a aaa 19 3 33 USINO QUICK SUD A tania 22 3 3 1 Setup Procedure for Cable Modest is 24 3 3 2 Setup Procedure tor Fixed IPD cocoa idilio 24 3 3 3 Setup Proceduretor PPPOE xDS Lar iodo demand alent 25 3 3 4 Setup Procedure tor PPIP XDS C ai tay eau heshaden a N E Get aie eee Re eae reeeeE 26 339 Se LUD Procedure TOM IZ PDS Eraus aa a S at aia 27 3 3 6 Setup Procedure for Telstra Big Poni A ataca 28 3 ABASIC SOU Ds ceca O aagtustend a camasudetase radeon Seas EN 3 4 1 Time Zone and Time Auto Synchronization 3 4 2 Change Manage
71. k screen 2 Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and then click OK See Figure 3 5 Page 13 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup TCP IP Properties Figure 3 5 TCP IP properties screen 3 2 2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup 1 Click on the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer then click on the control panel Double click Network and the Dial up Connections icon click Local Area Connection and the Local Area Connection Properties window will appear Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click on Properties Local Area Connection Properties General Connect using a Realtek RTL8029 45 PCI Ethernet Adapter Transmission Control Protocolniemet Protocol The defaut wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected I Show icon in taskbar when connected Figure 3 6 Select TCP IP protocol Page 14 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties fied ES General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings A Obtain an IP address aut
72. mation will be displayed here Setup Information 2 WPS Status If the router s wireless security encryption function is properly set you ll see a Configured message here If the wireless security function has not been set you ll see unConfigured Self PIN code This is the wireless router s WPS PIN code Use this code when you need to create a wireless connection by WPS with other WPS enabled wireless devices SSID The wireless router s SSID will be displayed here Authentication Mode The router s wireless security authentication mode will be displayed here If you don t enable the wireless router s security function before WPS is activated the router will auto set the security to WPA AES and generate a set of passphrase keys for WPS connection Passphrase Key The router s wireless security key will be displayed here Page 60 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 33 continued Enable WPS screen options Item Config Mode 3 Configure via Push Button 4 Configure via client PinCode 5 Description There are Registrar and Enrollee modes for the WPS connection When Registrar is enabled the wireless clients will follow the router s wireless settings for WPS connection When Enrolled mode is enabled the router will follow the wireless client s wireless settings for WPS connection Click Start PBC to start Push Button style WPS se
73. ment Password 3 4 3 REMO tE Ma NAG SIMONE anio uileawiacs Deel aebocmtnstualah ested a A e E TE E E E T 3 5 Set p Internet Connection WAN Setup aia db 33 35041 Setup Procegure Tor Dynamic iP scada bd 34 3 5 2 Setup Procedure tor Static Pia e da Er E a aiI 35 3 5 3 Setup Procedure for PPPO Ecenin a a aaa EAN EE aae nee eaaa aA AEA E EEI aia 36 3 54 Setup Procedure for PRIP crrr A EEEa hE ENE reia 37 3 5 5 Setup Procedure for Piti el E N hs 38 3 5 6 setup Procedure for Telstra BiG PONG icono aaa edad 39 337 SetupProcequre Tor DNS ia a ee nde aes en age ni oer eee ea 39 35S SetU Procedure Tor DDN Sa ss 40 BiG Wired LAN Contigua ONS us a a AE S E E cs 42 01 LANP SECON aaa or A ALi nE OE EE AEE EER a AE a ERO E AAE SEEEN 42 316 2 DHCP Serven eean o sack Era E A a nE I E EE E i aE EN E A AEN 43 363 Statie DHCP Leases al rra dale 43 Page 6 724 746 5500 blackbox com Table of Contents 3 7 WirelessiLAN Configurar dad adelaida 45 3 11 Basie Wireless SOMOS illa 46 3 7 2 Advanced Wireless SQLUMGS vs cil id A ad aida cafes 52 3 7 3 Wireless SeCUliY cooioconnninnnnnccncccicccoos 3 7 4 Wireless Access Control 3 7 5 Wi Fi Protected Setup W PSD sicsvecmssecatecsadssenastancapavgeasaeanduessunectiecatsasancagangeleuesheincabdhdaawacetestancapahoadteuaadernaehovaaealebatgeageneabdacendtuntene 59 3 7 6 Security Tips Tor Wireless NEtWOrK S ioucniccsiaa edades 61 A Advanced FUMGLIONS usan A a Ancien tennant detested enn were reba 62 AOG
74. meters Click on the LAN menu on the left of web management interface There are three setup groups here LAN IP DHCP Server and Static DHCP Leases Table 3 6 1 LAN IP Section e LANIP Padres ACA Figure 3 53 LAN IP settings screen Table 3 18 LAN IP options Item Description IP address 1 Input the router s IP address Subnet Mask 2 Input the network s subnet mask 802 1d If you want to activate the 802 1d Spanning Tree function select Enabled for setup item Spanning Tree 3 802 1d Spanning Tree or set it to Disabled DHCP Server 4 If you want to activate this router s DHCP server function select Enabled Otherwise set it to Disabled Page 42 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Recommended values if you don t know what to use IP address 192 168 2 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 802 1d Spanning Tree Disabled DHCP server Enabled 3 6 2 DHCP Server e DHCP Server EA 192 168 2 240 2 EA 192 168 2 245 3 4 Figure 3 54 DHCP screen These settings are only available when DHCP Server in the LAN IP section is Enabled Table 3 19 DHCP options Item Description Lease Time 1 Choose a lease time the duration that every computer can keep a specific IP address for every IP address assigned by this router from the drop down menu Start IP 2 Input the start IP address of the IP range End IP 3 Input the end IP addre
75. nd Faxes 63 Tour Windows XP Y Help and Support x Files and Settings Transfer yo Search Wizard FA Log Off fo Turn Off Computer All Programs gt Figure 3 12 Click on the Run button Type cmd then click OK Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open cmd v 4 Cancel Browse Figure 3 13 Run dialog box Page 19 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Type ipconfig then press the Enter key Check the IP address which follows Default Gateway In this example the IP address of the router is 192 168 2 1 Note that this value may be different oa C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe iC gt ipconf ig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local rea Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix Hie Ree ae ea So a oo oe 192 168 2 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 686 Default Gateway 192 168 2 1 A Figure 3 14 Windows IP configuration NOTE If the IP address of the gateway is not displayed or the address following IP Address begins with 169 re check the network connection between your computer and router and or re check every step of the network setup procedure 3 Via a Web browser connect the router s management interface by following the instructions below After your computer obtains an IP address from the router start your Web browser and type the router s IP address in the addres
76. nd malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent compromising security To set wireless security settings click on the Wireless menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Security Settings Follow these instructions to set wireless security settings Select an encryption method from the Encryption drop down menu there are four options disable wireless security WEP WPA and WPA radius Disable wireless security When you select this mode data encryption is disabled and every wireless device nearby will be able to connect to your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled such as MAC address access control see Section 3 7 4 or disable ESSID broad cast Only use this option when you really want to allow everyone to use your wireless router and you don t care if someone reads the data you transfer over the network without your consent WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this mode the wireless router will use WEP encryption and the following setup menu will be displayed WEP v Key Length 64 bit Key Format Hex 10 characters x Default Tx Key Key 1 v rn Encryption Key 1 ES Encryption Key 2 ES Encryption Key 3 o JJOO AON gt Encryption Key 4 O Enable 802 1x Authentication 9 a 10 Figure 3 70 WEP setup menu Table 3 28 WEP setup menu options Item De
77. network AP Bridge Point to Multipoint Connect this router to up to four other wireless routers to expand the network AP Bridge WDS Connect this router to up to four WDS capable wireless routers to expand the network An A W Universal Repeater The router can act as a station and an AP at the same time It can use the station function to connect to a root AP and use the AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage area NOTE For AP bridge point to point and AP bridge point to multipoint the wireless router operates only in wireless bridge dedicated mode The wireless router is only used to expand the range of the network and no wireless clients can be accepted To use your wireless router to expand the range of your network and also accept wireless clients select AP bridge WDS or universal repeater mode Select a proper operation mode to use from the Mode drop down menu 1 and continue with other operation mode specific settings Page 46 724 746 5500 blackbox com Setup Procedure for AP Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Select the radio band you want to use from the Band dropdown menu 2 and the following message will be displayed Item Band 2 ESSID 3 AP J 1 2 4 GHz B G N default Channel Number 1 Associated Clients Show Active Clients a A O N Figure 3 61 AP setup screen Table 3 21 AP setup optio
78. ng LAN activity transferring or receiving data Page 10 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview 2 7 Back Panel Figure 2 2 shows the router s back panel Table 2 2 describes its components i ES Ll 5 VDC m O O ON OFF Reset WPS 4 3 2 1 WAN o ee 5 6 1 8 9 Figure 2 2 The router s back panel Table 2 2 Back panel components Number Item Name Description 5 Radio ON OFF Switch the button to activate or deactivate the wireless functions 6 Reset WPS Reset the router to factory default settings clear all settings or start the WPS func tion Press this button and hold it for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults and press this button for less than 5 seconds to start the WPS function 7 RJ 45 connectors Local Area Network LAN ports 1 to 4 8 WAN Wide Area Network WAN Internet port 9 Power Plug in your A C power adapter to the 5 VDC power connector 10 Not shown in diagram 2 3 dBi Pifa antennas 2T2R MIMO technology internal antennas Page 11
79. nn a O E ae ii 89 A 2 Calling Black BOX ecs E NN 90 AS SIPPING SANG Packaging cremant a ee E E E E AEE A TEA A R E EEE 90 O 91 Page 7 Chapter 1 Specifications 1 Specifications Antennas 2 3 dBi Pifa antennas 2T2R MIMO technology Certification FCC CE Flash 4 MB Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54 Mbps 11n 20 MHz MCSO 7 up to 144 Mbps 11n 40 MHz MCSO 7 up to 300 Mbps SDRAM 16 MB Transmit Power 802 11n 15 dBm 1 dBm 802 11g 15 dBm 1 dBm 802 11b 18 dBm 1 dBm User Controls 1 Radio ON OFF switch 1 Reset WPS button Interface 1 RJ 45 WAN 4 RJ 45 LAN Connectors LAN 4 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 UTP WAN 1 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 UTP Indicators 7 LEDs 1 Power 1 WLAN 1 LAN 4 Port 1 4 Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 10 90 Noncondensing Power 5 VDC 1 A switching power adapter Size 1 2 H x 6 2 W x 5 D 3 x 15 7 x 12 7 cm Weight 0 5 lb 0 2 kg Page 8 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction With this Wireless Broadband Router small office home office SOHO users computers and network devices can share a single xDSL cable modem Internet connection at high speed Easy install procedures enable computer users to set up a network environ ment within minutes When you add computers and network enabled devices you can expand the number of network slots simply by attaching a hub or switch to ext
80. nput 80 90 If you want to apply this rule on a single port just input the port number for example 80 When you finish with all settings click on the Add button to save the settings You ll be brought back to the previous menu and the rule you just set will appear in the current IP filtering table If you want to remove all settings in this page click on the Reset button 4 3 2 URL Blocking To prevent computers in the local network from accessing certain Web sites such as pornography violence or anything you want to block use this function to stop computers in your local network from accessing the site you defined here This function is useful for parents and company managers Follow these instructions to set URL blocking parameters Click on the Firewall menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on URL Blocking The following message will be displayed O Enable URL Blocking 1 URLIeyword 2 3 4 Current URL Blocking Table CONTI NETO 1 www playboy com O 5 6 Te 8 9 Figure 4 21 URL blocking screen Page 76 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 8 URL blocking options Item Description Enable URL Check this box to enforce URL Blocking uncheck it to disable URL Blocking Blocking 1 URL Keyword 2 Input the URL host name or IP address of the Web site like http www blocked site com or http
81. ns Description Select the radio band from the following options 2 4 GHz B 2 4 GHz band only allows the 802 11b wireless network client to connect to this router The maximum transfer rate is 11 Mbps 2 4 GHZ N 2 4 GHz band only allows the 802 11n wireless network client to connect to this router The maximum transfer rate is 150 Mbps 2 4 GHz B G 2 4 GHz band only allows the 802 11b and 802 11g wireless network client to connect to this router The maximum transfer rate is 11 Mbps for 802 11b clients and 54 Mbps for 802 11g clients 2 4 GHz B G N 2 4 GHz band only allows the 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n wireless network client to connect to this router The maximum transfer rate is 11 Mbps for 802 11b clients 54 Mbps for 802 11g clients and 150 Mbps for 802 11n clients NOTE For 802 11b and 802 11g mode the signals can be transmitted only by antenna 1 the antenna in the right side of the rear panel For 802 11n mode the router operates in a 2T2R spacial multiplexing MIMO configuration Two antennas are for signal transmitting and two antennas are for signal receiving This is the wireless router s name Type up to 32 alphanumerical characters here ESSID identifies your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area The default is SSID We recommend that you change the default ESSID value to one that s meaningful to you such as myhome office_room1 etc Page 47
82. nt List function to check all active DHCP leases issued by this router Click on the Active DHCP client menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed IP Address MAC Address Time Expired s 192 168 2240 00 10 60 db 52 9d 58 Figure 4 34 Active DHCP client list screen All information about active DHCP leases issued by this router will be displayed here Click on the Refresh button to display the latest information 4 4 7 Statistics Use this function to check the router s wireless LAN and WAN interface status Click on the Statistics menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed Sent Packets 0 Wireless LAN Received Packets 0 Sent Packets 5119 Ethernet LAN Received Packets 154638 Sent Packets 98 Received Packets D Refresh Figure 4 35 Statistics screen Click on the Refresh button to display the latest information Page 85 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 5 Configuration Backup and Restore You can back up all configurations of this router to a file so you can make several copies of router configuration for security To back up or restore router configuration follow these instructions Click on Tool located at the upper right corner of the Web management interface then click on Configuration Tools on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will b
83. nt interface then click on Remote Management and the following message will be displayed 1 E 2J mg 4 Figure 3 36 Set IP address for remote management Table 3 9 Remote management IP address options Item Description Host Address 1 Input the IP address of the remote host you want to initiate management access Port 2 Define the port number on which this router should expect an incoming request If you re providing a Web service default port number is 80 try to use another port number You can use the default port setting 8080 or any integer between 1 and 65534 Enabled 3 Select the field to start the configuration Page 32 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup When you finish with these settings click on the Apply button and you ll see the following message displayed on the Web browser Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 37 Settings saved successfully screen Press the Continue button to save the settings and go back to the Web management interface press the Apply button to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots NOTE When you want to manage this router from another computer on the Internet you have to input the
84. ntication is processed by a RADIUS server This mode only authenticates users by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encrypt the data during communication If there is a RADIUS server in your environment enable this function Check this box and another sub menu will appear Enable 802 1x Authentication RADIUS Server IP address 11 AMES 1812 12 RADIUS Server Password 1 3 Item Figure 3 71 Enable 802 1x authentication screen Table 3 29 802 1x authentication screen options Description RADIUS Server IP address 11 Input the radius server s IP address here RADIUS Server Port 12 Input the radius server s port number here RADIUS Server Password 13 Input the radius server s password here TIPS Some examples of the WEP key are shown below Don t use these examples use one of your own ASCII 5 characters pilot phone 23561 2Hyux AxmL ASCII 13 characters digitalFAMILY 82Jh26xHy3mg8n Hex 10 characters 287d2aa732 1151dabc85 Hex 26 characters 9284bcda8427c9e036f7abcd844 To improve the security level don t use words that you can find in a dictionary or are to easy to remember pilot and phone listed above are bad examples they were just used to show you what a WEP key looks like Wireless clients will remember your WEP key so you only have to input the WEP key on a wireless client once Use a complicated WEP key for maximum security Page 55 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup
85. ocedure for PPTP xDSL PPTP xDSL requires two kinds of settings WAN interface setting setup IP address and PPTP setting PPTP user name and pass word WAN Interface Settings Obtain an IP address automatically Host Name MAC address Md Clone Mac address Use the following IP address IP address i Subnet Mask Default Gateway Figure 3 23 WAN interface settings screen Starting from the WAN interface setting select how you obtain an IP address from your service provider here Choose Obtain an IP address automatically equal to DHCP refer to the Cable Modem section in 3 3 1 or use the following IP address that is static IP address WAN interface settings must be correctly set or the Internet connection will fail even if the PPTP settings are correct Contact your Internet service provider if you don t know what you should enter in these fields Now go to the PPTP settings section e PPTP Settings 1 Password 2 ALETI EA 0 0 0 0 3 Connection ID NN Tj Optional 4 UA 1392 612 lt MTUValue lt 1492 5 CUTRE Enable for BEZEQ network in ISRAEL use only 6 Connection Type Continuous v or t r T Fated o 1 1000minutes 8 9 Figure 3 24 PPTP settings screen Table 3 5 PPTP settings options Item Description User ID 1 Type in the user ID user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Password
86. omatically sean Prados IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically OA DNS Seer acute sees n m an Preferred DNS server Al Alternate DNS server click Network and the Internet Con Figure 3 7 Obtain IP and DNS server addresses 3 2 3 Windows XP IP Address Setup 1 Click on the Start button it should be located at the lower left corner of your computer then on the control panel Double nections icon click Network Connections then double click Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear and then click Properties Page 15 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using ES AMD PCNET Family PCI Ethernet Ad This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks a File and Pinter Sharing for Microsoft Networks hos Packet Scheduler ce POLLA Hua ne a y Uninsta Properies J Urinstal Properties Jr Description rr Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Figure 3 8 TCP IP screen 2 Select Obtain an IP ad
87. opology Discovery ya Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Uninstall E ra ee Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Saree Figure 3 10 TCP IP properties 2 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click OK General alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings ae ieee aan ieee IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically aor Ose WE PO DNS sehr Addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Figure 3 11 Obtain IP and DNS addresses Page 18 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 2 5 Router IP Address Lookup After the IP address setup is complete please click on Start at the bottom lower corner of your desktop then click Run e home user Internet te My Documents Internet Explorer a B My Recent Documents gt G E mail D My Pictures A es Command Prompt EJ My Music ws My Computer w MSN A B Control Panel Windows Media Player Outlook Express Set Program Access and Defaults 33 Windows Messenger y 3 Printers a
88. or most computers It will save time on setting IP addresses for every computer especially when there are a lot of computers in your network For servers and network devices that will provide services to other computers and users on the Internet use a static IP address so that other computers can locate the server Suggestions for IP address numbering If you have no idea how to define an IP address plan for your network read the following suggestions 1 A valid IP address has four fields a b c d For most home and company users we recommend using 192 168 c d where c is an integer between 1 and 254 This router can work with up to 253 clients so you can set the d field of the router s IP address as 1 or 254 or any number between 1 and 254 and pick a number between 0 and 254 for field c N In most cases you should use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask which allows up to 253 clients W All servers and network devices that will provide services to other people such as Internet service print service and file service should use static IP addresses Give each of them a unique number between 1 and 253 and maintain a list so that everyone can locate those servers easily 4 Computers that are not dedicated to provide specific service to others should use dynamic IP addresses If you don t understand the descriptions listed above refer to the recommended setup values below Follow these instructions to set wired LAN para
89. ough an access point or AP router o ee Station Infrastructure Y 1 2 4 GHz B G N Y 2 soso E coo 4 WLAN mac 00000000000 5 Figure 3 62 Station Infrastructure screen Table 3 22 Station infrastructure options Item Description Band 2 Select the band you want to use ESSID 3 This is the wireless network s name Type the SSID of the network you want to connect here Site Survey 4 When you use this wireless router as a wireless station for an Ethernet network device to have wireless capability you have to associate it with a working access point Click on the Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points nearby You can select one access point in the table and it will join the wireless LAN through this access point WLAN MAC 5 For some applications you may need to designate a specific MAC address for the router Enter the MAC address here If you are connecting the router to a computer simply press the Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with your computer s MAC address Page 48 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Setup Procedure for AP Bridge Point to Point In this mode you can connect your wireless router to another wireless router combining two access points to expand the wireless network All clients wired only AP will not accept wireless clients
90. peater mode options Description Select the band you want to use All the wireless routers must use the same setting This is the wireless router s name Type up to 32 alphanumeric characters here ESSID identifies your own wireless router from others when there are other wireless routers in the same area The default SSID is default We recommend changing the default ESSID value to one that is meaningful to you like myhome office_rooml etc Select the channel you want to use All the wireless clients must use the same setting Click on the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point In universal repeater mode this device can act as a station to connect to a root AP Assign the root AP s SSID here or click on the Select Site Survey button to choose a root AP Click on the Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points nearby Select one access point in the table and the router will join the wireless LAN through this access point Page 51 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup After you finish the wireless setting click on the Apply button The following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY but
91. pply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots If you want to reset all settings on this page back to a previously saved value click on the Cancel button Page 35 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 5 3 Setup Procedure for PPPoE PPPoE 4 Enter the PPPoE User Name and Password assigned by your Service Provider The Service Name is normally optional but may be required by some Service Providers Enter a Idle Time in minutes to define a maximum period of time for which the Internet connection is maintained during inactivity If the connection is inactive for longer than the Maximum Idle Time then the connection will be dropped You can enable the Connect on Demand option to automatically re establish the connection as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again If your Internet Service Provider requires the use of PPPoE enter the information below Item User Name 1 Password 2 Service Name 3 MTU 4 Connection Type 5 Idle Time Out 6 Connection Type Continuous fd Password Service Name ST 1392 6 12 lt MTU Value lt 1492 O JORON gt Idle Time Out 1 1000minutes 7 Figure 3 43 PPPoE setup Table 3 12 PPPoE options Description Input the user name assigned by your Internet service provider here Input the password assigned by your Internet service provider here
92. r 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 for example 255 255 255 0 configured like an IP address It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular net work 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 stan dard 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 for example 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 you can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to control configure or monitor the device being managed Page 92 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOTES Page 93 NOT
93. rd provides only the necessary configurations to connect your Broadband router to your Internet Service Provider ISP through an external cable or a DSL modem General Setup The Broadband router supports advanced functions like Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Detection and DMZ We highly recommend you keep the default settings Status Information The Broadband router s status information provides the following information about your Broadband router Hardware Firmware version Serial Number and its current operating status Tools Broadband router Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup Restore or Restore to Factory Default setting for your Broadband router The Firmware upgrade tool allows you to upgrade your Broadband router s firrmarsra The DESET tanl alme vnn ta racot vaur Rrnadhand router Internet Figure 3 17 Quick Setup screen The following message will be displayed 1 Set Time Zone Item Set Time Zone 1 Time Server Address 2 Daylight Savings 3 Time Server Address Daylight Savings GMT 06 00 Central Time US amp Canada v 192 43 244 18 Enable Function January 1 On lt To January v E v 4 Figure 3 18 Set Time Zone screen Description Table 3 1 Time settings Please press the down button and a drop down list will be shown Choose
94. rowser Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 57 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 3 7 Wireless LAN Configurations If your computer PDA game console or other network device is equipped with a wireless network interface you can use the router s wireless function to let the device connect to the Internet and share resources with other computers with wired LAN connection You can also use the built in security functions to protect your network from malicious intruders To set wireless parameters click on the Wireless menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed You must enable the router s wireless function or the router s wireless interface will not function Select Enable 1 then click on the Apply 2 button To disable wireless function select Disable 3 then click on the Apply 2 button Wireless Settings The gateway can be quickly configured as a wireless access point for roaming clients by setting the access identifier and channel number lt also support
95. s 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 10010000 00000111 and if its network mask is 11111111 11111111 1 1110000 00000000 the device s network address is 11011001 10110000 10010000 00000000 and its host ID is O0000000 000 00000 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 connections to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected in a relatively small area such as an office or a house 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 net work The MAC address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface It is comprised of two parts three bytes of data that correspond to the Manufacturer ID unique for each manufa
96. s bar The following message should be shown see Figure 3 15 Connect to 192 168 2 1 Default admin 1234 User name Password Remember my password Figure 3 15 Connect screen Type the user name and the password The default user name is admin and default password is 1234 Press the OK button and the router s management interface screen appears see Figure 3 16 Page 20 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 2 Wireless Router Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help kext x EJ A JO seach 2 Favorites O 2 a 3 Address http 192 168 2 1 index asp Broadband Router a ak Quick Setup Wizard The Quick Setup Wizard provides only the necessary configurations to connect your Broadband router to your Internet Service Provider ISP through an external cable or a DSL modem General Setup The Broadband router supports advanced functions like Virtual Server Access Control Hacker Attack Detection and DMZ We highly recommend you keep the default settings Status Information The Broadband router s status information provides the following information about your Broadband router Hardware Firmware version Serial Number and its current operating status Tools Broadband router Tools Tools include Configuration tools Firmware upgrade and Reset Configuration tools allow you to Backup Restore or Restore to Factory Def
97. s data encryption and client filtering Enable or disable Wireless module function Enable O Disable 1 3 2 Figure 3 58 Wireless settings screen After you click on the Apply button the following message will be displayed on your Web browser Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 59 Settings saved successfully screen Page 45 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Click on the Continue button to go to back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures Or click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 3 7 1 Basic Wireless Settings Click on the Wireless menu on the left of the web management interface then click on Basic Settings The following message will be displayed AP 1 E 2 Channel Number ARMS 4 5 Figure 3 60 Basic wireless settings screen This wireless router works in six modes 1 AP Standard wireless AP access point N Station Infrastructure Connect the router to an Ethernet device such as TV game player HDD or DVD to enable the Ethernet device to be a wireless station AP Bridge Point to Point Connect this router ro another wireless router to expand the
98. s option to Auto or Always However if you set it to None your wireless router should be able to work fine too Tx Power 11 Set the wireless radio s output power Unless you re using this wireless router in a real ly big space you may not have to set the output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unknown users farther away will not be able to reach your wireless router WMM 12 Wi Fi MultiMedia WMM will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they re being transferred over a wireless network If you don t know what it is not sure if you need it it s safe to set this option to Enable however the default value is Disable After you finish these wireless settings click on the Apply button The following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 69 Settings saved successfully screen Page 53 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup or click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 3 7 3 Wireless Security It s very important to set wireless security settings properly If you don t hackers a
99. saved values click on the Cancel button Page 77 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 3 3 DoS Attack Prevention Denial of Service DoS is a common attack measure It transmits a great amount of data or requests to your Internet IP address and server The Internet connection will become very slow and the server may stop responding because it can t handle too much traffic This router has a built in DoS attack prevention mechanism when you activate it the router will stop the DoS attack for you Follow these instructions to set DoS prevention parameters Click on the Firewall menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on DoS The following message will be displayed Denial of Service Feature Item Ping of Death 1 Discard Ping From WAN 2 Port Scan 3 Sync Flood 4 Advanced Settings 5 Ping of Death J 1 Discard Ping From WAN O 2 Port Scan O 3 Sync Flood O 4 3 6 Figure 4 23 DoS screen Table 4 9 DoS options Description Ping of Death is a special packet and it will cause certain computers to stop responding Check this box and the router will filter out this kind of packet Ping is a common and useful tool to know the connection status of a specified remote network device but some malicious intruder might try to fill your network bandwidth with a lot of ping request data packets to slow down your Internet connection or make it unusable Check
100. scription Key Length 2 There are two WEP key lengths 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format 3 There are two types of key formats ASCII and Hex When you select a key format the number of key characters will be displayed For example if you select 64 bit as key length and Hex as key format you ll see that the message at the right of Key Format is Hex 10 characters which means the WEP key length is 10 characters Page 54 724 746 5500 blackbox com Item Default Tx Key 4 Encryption Key 1 to 4 5 8 Enable 802 1x Authentication 9 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 28 continued WEP setup menu options Description You can set up to four WEP keys and you can decide which key is being used by default here If you don t know which one you should use select Key 1 Input WEP key characters here The number of characters must be the same as the number displayed in the Key Format field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format You can use characters 0 9 a f and A F if you select Hex as key format You must enter at least one encryption key here and if you entered multiple WEP keys they should not match each other IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to log in to this wireless router before accessing the wireless LAN The authe
101. sion numbers any illegal attempts to access your network and information on all DHCP client PCs currently connected to your network System Model Wireless Router Up time Oday Oh 36m 29s Hardware Version Rev A Boot Code Version 1 0 Runtime Code Version 1 04 Figure 4 29 Status and information screen NOTE The information displayed here may vary Page 82 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4 4 2 Internet Connection Status Use this function to display the current Internet connection s status Click on the Internet Connection menu on the left of the Web management interface The following message will be displayed AA Fixed IP connect LECCE 192 168 1 10 TAE 255 255 255 0 DST GEA 192 168 1 254 ter iit ee 00 0E 2E 44 6B 02 iti AIL EES 192 168 0 2 rim EE 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 30 Internet connection status screen This information will vary depending on the connection status 4 4 3 Device Status Use this function to display the router s status Click on the Device Status menu on the left of the Web management interface and the following message will be displayed Wireless Configuration Mode AP ESSID default Channel Number 1 Security WEP IP Address 192 168 2 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Disable MAC Address 00 0e 2e 44 6b 01 Figure 4 31 Device status screen This information will vary depending on the device status Page 83 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions 4
102. ss of the IP range Domain Name 4 If you want you can also optionally input the domain name for your network This is optional Recommended values if you don t know what to use Lease time Two weeks or forever if you have less than 20 computers Start IP 192 168 2 100 End IP 192 168 2 200 Domain name leave it blank NOTES 1 The last field d field s number End IP must be greater than Start IP and can t be the same as the router s IP address 2 The former three IP address fields Start IP End IP and IP Address a b and c fields should be the same 3 These settings will affect wireless clients too 3 6 3 Static DHCP Leases Table This function allows you to assign a static IP address to a specific computer forever so you don t have to set the IP address for a computer and still use a DHCP server A maximum of 16 static IP addresses can be assigned here If you set Lease Time to forever in the DHCP Server section you can also assign an IP address to a specific computer permanently However you will not be able to assign a certain IP address to a specific computer since IP addresses will be assigned in random order Page 43 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 1 Enable Static DHCP Leases MAC address IP address Now 1001122334455 192 168 2 100 2 3 4 Figure 3 55 Enable static DHCP leases screen Table 3 20 Enable static DHCP leases screen options Item Description Enable St
103. t 6 Type in the idle time out of the Internet connection you want to use and refer to the last sec tion for detailed descriptions When you finish with all settings please click on the OK 7 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 3 6 Setup Procedure for Telstra Big Pond Telstra Big Pond Australia Only If your Internet service is provided by Telstra Big Pond in Australia you will need to enter your information below This information is provided by Teistra BigPond MMM i a M 2 O User decide login server manually Login Server 4 Figure 3 27 Telstra big pond setup Page 28 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup This setting only works when you re using Telstra big pond s network service in Australia Table 3 7 Telstra big pond options Item Description User Name 1 Type in the user name assigned by Telstra Password 2 Type in the password assigned by Telstra User device login Check this box to choose the login server by yourself server manually 3 Login Server 4 Type in the login server s IP address here When you finish with all settings click on the OK 5 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button When all settings are finished you ll see the following message displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue conf
104. t MAC Address is set to the WAN physical interface on the Broadband router If required by your Service Provider you can use the Clone MAC Address button to copy the MAC Address of the Network Interface Card installed in your PC and replace the WAN MAC Address with this MAC Address 1 MAC address oo0000000000 2 Clone Mac address Apply Cancel 3 Figure 3 39 Dynamic IP setup screen Table 3 10 Dynamic IP options Item Description Host Name 1 Type in your computer s host name This is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so MAC Address 2 Type in your computer s MAC address if your service provider only permits computers with certain MAC addresses to access the Internet If you re using the computer that s used to connect to the Internet via a cable modem simply press the Clone Mac address button to fill the MAC address field with your computer s MAC address After you finish with the settings please click on the Apply 3 button if you want to remove any value you entered click on the Cancel button After you click on the Apply button the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Continue Apply Figure 3 40 Settings saved successfully screen n Click on the Con
105. talk connections Support for TFTP Support for IPsec passthrough Support for Starcraft Battle net game protocol Support for MSN file tranfer Apply Cancel Figure 4 14 ALG settings screen There are many applications listed here Check the boxes for the special support for applications you need then click on the Apply button The following message will be displayed Page 71 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect _ Continue Jil Apply Figure 4 15 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to the previously saved values click on the Cancel button 4 3 Firewall Except for NAT this router also provides a firewall function to block malicious intruders from accessing your computers on the local network These functions include inbound attack prevention They also block outbound traffic for example they block URLs that have pre defined keywords Follow these instructions to enable or disable the firewall function Click on the Fir
106. ternet connection type even if you re using another connection type such as xDSL Some cable modems use PPPoE choose PPPoE xDSL even if you re using a cable modem Page 23 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 3 1 Setup Procedure for Cable Modem Cable Modem MAC address oo0000000000 2 Clone Mac address ax J x 3 Figure 3 20 Cable modem setup screen Table 3 2 Cable modem setup options Item Description Host Name 1 Input your computer s host name This is optional and only required if your service provider asks you to do so MAC address 2 Input your computer s MAC address here if your service provider only permits computers with certain MAC address to access the Internet If you re using the computer that s used to connect to the Internet via a cable modem simply press the Clone MAC address button to fill the MAC address field with your computer s MAC address After you finish with all settings click on the OK 3 in Figure 3 20 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 3 2 Setup Procedure for Fixed IP xDSL NOTE You can choose this Internet connection method if your service provider assigns a fixed IP address also known as static address to you and you are not using DHCP or PPPoE protocol Contact your service provider for more information Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Address provided
107. th a specific IP address protocol or port Click on the Firewall menu on the left of the web management interface then click on Access Control The following mes sage will be displayed 1 C Enable MAC Filtering Deny Allow 2 lt lt Select v3 ue g 40 de THs ds Client Service Protocol Port Range Select escription IP address n2 AddPc i Figure 4 18 MAC filtering screen Page 73 Item Enable MAC Filtering 1 Client PC MAC address 2 Computer Name 3 Comment 4 Add 5 Reset 6 MAC Filtering Table 7 Delete Selected 8 Delete All 9 Reset 10 Enable IP Filtering Table 11 IP Filtering Table 12 Add PC 13 Delete Selected 14 Delete All 15 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions Table 4 6 MAC filtering options Description Check this box to enable MAC address based filtering and select Deny or Allow to decide the behavior of the MAC filtering table If you select Deny all MAC addresses listed in filter ing table will be denied from connecting to the network if you select Allow only MAC addresses listed in filtering table will be able to connect to the network rejecting all other MAC addresses Input the MAC address for the computer or network device here A dash or colon is not required that is if the MAC address label of your wireless device indicat
108. the LED Power light stops blinking Figure 4 39 Reset screen Click on the Apply button to reset your router It will be available again after few minutes so please be patient Page 88 724 746 5500 blackbox com Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting If the router is working improperly or stops responding please read this troubleshooting section first You can solve some prob lems yourself in a few minutes A 1 Problems Solutions Problem The router is not responding when want to access it using a Web browser Solution a Check the router s power cord and network cable connections All cords and cables should be correctly and firmly connected to the router b If all LEDs on this router are off check the status of the A C power adapter and make sure it s correctly powered c You must use the same IP address section that the router uses d Are you using a MAC or an IP address filter Try to connect the router using another computer and see if it works if not restore your router to factory default settings press the Reset button for more than 10 seconds e Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically DHCP and see if your computer can get an IP address f If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 g If all the above solutions don t work contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 Problem can t connect to the
109. the domain name you ve obtained from the DDNS service provider Account E Mail 4 Input the DDNS registration s account or e mail Password Key 5 Input the DDNS service password or key After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 52 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset all settings in this page back to previously saved values click on the Cancel button Page 41 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 6 Wired LAN Configurations Before all computers using wired Ethernet connections that is those computers connected to this router s LAN Ports 1 to 4 via Ethernet cable can communicate with each other and access the Internet they must have a valid IP address There are two ways to assign IP addresses to computers static IP address set the IP address for every computer manually and dynamic IP address IP address of computers will be assigned by router automatically We recommend using dynamic IP addresses f
110. the time zone of the location where you live Input the server s IP address host name here If the country where you live uses daylight savings time check the Enable Function box and choose the duration of daylight saving Page 22 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 4 in Figure 3 18 button NOTE Several time servers are available on the Internet 129 6 15 28 time a nist gov 132 163 4 101 time a timefreq bldrdoc gov 131 107 1 10 time nw nist gov 2 Broadband Type Broadband Type Specify the WAN connection type required by your Internet Service Provider Specify a Cable modem Fixed IP xDSL PPPoE xDSL or PPTP xDSL connection O Cable Modem 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 O 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 xDSL 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
111. this box and the router will ignore all inbound ping requests but when you activate this function you will not be able to ping your own router from the Internet either Some malicious intruder might try to use a port scanner to know how many ports of your Internet IP address are open and they can collect a lot of valuable information by doing so Check this box and the router will block all traffic that s trying to scan your Internet IP address This is another kind of attack which uses a lot of fake connection requests to consume the memory of your server to try to make your server become unusable Check this box and the router will filter out this kind of traffic Click this button and you can set the advanced settings for the DoS prevention method listed above Page 78 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 4 Advanced Functions After you finish with the settings click on the Apply 6 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 4 24 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu or to continue with other setup procedures Click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots To reset
112. tinue 1 button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup or click on the Apply button to reboot the router so the settings will take effect please wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots Page 34 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup 3 5 2 Setup Procedure for Static IP Static IP 2 If your Service Provider has assigned a Fixed IP address enter the assigned IP Address Subnet Mask and the Gateway IP Address provided TERRESTRE eee 192 160 1 10 1 TT ee 255 255 255 0 2 ARA mer AECA 192 160 1 254 3 4 Figure 3 41 Static IP setup screen Table 3 11 Static IP options Iterm Description IP address assigned Type in the IP address assigned by your service provider by your Service Provider 1 Subnet Mask 2 Type in the subnet mask assigned by your service provider Service Provider Type in the IP address of DNS server provided by your service provider Gateway Address 3 After you finish with all settings click on the Apply 4 button and the following message will be displayed Settings saved successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 42 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with other setup procedures or click on the A
113. tion method on the right click on the More Configuration button after you select a method WAN Settings A Sysian y j z The Broadband router can be connected to your Service Provider through the following methods Y WAN ono Pyae al Dynamic IP Obtains an IP Address automatically from your Service Provider gt PPPoE Static IP Uses a Static IP Address Your Service Provider gives a Static IP PPTP z Address to access Internet services L2TP 5 5 p a PPP over Ethernet is a common connection method used in xDSL UA Big Pond PPPoE aoe canis Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method DDNS E g 7 O PPTP used in xDSL connections A O L2TP Layer Two Tunneling Protocol is a common connection method used Wireless 3 in xDSL connections e QoS Telstra Big Pond Telstra Big Pond is a Internet service is provided in Australia e NAT A veel 2 Firewall More Configuration Figure 3 38 WAN setup screen Page 33 Chapter 3 System and Network Setup e Dynamic IP go to section 3 5 1 e Static IP go to section 3 5 2 e PPPoE go to section 3 5 3 e PPTP go to section 3 5 4 e L2TP go to section 3 5 5 e Telstra Big Pond go to section 3 5 6 e DNS go to section 3 5 7 e DDNS go to section 3 5 8 3 5 1 Setup Procedure for Dynamic IP Dynamic IP 4 The Host Name is optional but may be required by some Service Providers The defaul
114. to you by your ISP in the appropriate fields UCC ee me ee OA 172 1 1 1 DNS address Service Provider Gateway Address 172 1 1 254 WON l Back OK 3 Figure 3 21 Fixed IP xDSL setup Table 3 3 Fixed IP xDSL options Item Description IP address assigned by your Type in the IP address assigned by your service provider Service Provider 1 Subnet Mask 2 Type in the subnet mask assigned by your service provider DNS address 3 Type in the IP address of the DNS server provided by your service provider Service Provider Gateway Address 4 Type in the IP address of the service provider gateway provided by your service provider Page 24 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup NOTE You must use the addresses provided by your Internet service provider the wrong setting will cause connection problems When you finish with the settings press the OK 5 button if you want to go back to the previous menu click on the Back button 3 3 3 Setup Procedure for PPPoE xDSL PPPoE Enter the User Name and Password required by your ISP in the appropriate fields If your ISP has provided you with a Service Name enter it in the Service Name field otherwise leave it blank User ame 1 Password 2 fSenvce tame 3 1392 512 lt MTU Value lt 1492 4 Connect on Demand v 5 10 1 1000minutes 6 7 Figure 3 22 PPPoE setup scr
115. ton to restart the system for changes to take effect Figure 3 67 Settings saved successfully screen Click on the Continue button to go back to the previous setup menu to continue with router setup Click on the Apply but ton to reboot the router so the settings will take effect wait for about 30 seconds while the router reboots 3 7 2 Advanced Wireless Settings This router provides some advanced control of wireless parameters If you want to configure these settings click on the Wireless menu on the left of Web management interface then click on Advanced Settings The following message will be displayed SECA 12346 256 2346 1 OA 2347 0 2347 2 LEETE CAIO 100 20 1024 ms 3 DTIM Period ME 1 10 4 Data Rate Auto 5 N Data Rate Auto 6 AC Auto 20 40 MHZ 20 MHZ Y Short Preamble Long Preamble 8 ier Tl ae Enable Disable 9 CORRES O Auto O Always None 10 LINDA 100 11 TA O Enavie disable 12 13 Figure 3 68 Advanced wireless settings screen Page 52 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Table 3 27 Advanced wireless settings options Item Description Fragment Threshold 1 Set the wireless radio s fragment threshold Do not modify the default value if you don t know what it is The default value is 2346 RTS Threshold 2 Set the wireless radio s RTS threshol
116. tup procedure This wireless router will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes The WLAN LED on the wireless router will be steady on for 2 minutes when this wireless router waits for an incoming WPS request Input the wireless client s PIN code you want to connect and click on the Start PIN button The WLAN LED on the wireless router will be steady on when this wireless router waits for incoming WPS requests 3 7 6 Security Tips for Wireless Networks Here are some quick tips to help you improve your wireless network s security level 1 Never use simple words like school apple and computer as a WEP encryption or WPA passphrase 2 Choose a complicated WEP key and WPA passphrase it s much safer than simple and short ones For example the passphrase should be a combination of numbers letters even symbols and it should be long enough Remember that the wireless client can keep the key or passphrase for you so you only have to input the complicated key or passphrase once This will greatly improve security W To hide the the router s ESSID set the Broadcast ESSID option to Disable Your wireless router will not be found by other people nearby if they re just using their wireless client s AP scanning function This will increase security 4 Use the Access Control function described in Section 3 7 4 so people who are not on your list will not be able to connect to your network Page 61
117. u want to reset all settings on this page back to previously saved values click on the Cancel button 3 5 8 Setup Procedure for DDNS DDNS Dynamic DNS is an IP to Hostname mapping service for those Internet users who don t have a static fixed IP address It will be a problem when a user wants to provide services to other users on Internet because their IP address will vary every time when connected to Internet and the other user will not know the IP address they re using at a certain time This router supports several service providers DDNS services for example DynDNS http www dyndns org TZO http www tzo com Page 40 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Go to one of the DDNS service provider s Web pages listed on the previous page and get a free DDNS account DDNS 2 DDNS allows users to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address You must get a account password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers Our products have DDNS support for www dyndns org and www tzo com now OEnabled Disabled Account E Mail Password Key ak WN Apply Cancel 6 Figure 3 51 DDNS settings screen Table 3 17 DDNS options Item Description Dynamic DNS 1 If you want to enable DDNS function select Enabled otherwise select Disabled Provider 2 Select your DDNS service provider here Domain Name 3 Input
118. u want to use All the wireless routers must use the same setting Click on the Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point Input the MAC address of other wireless routers Click to set security settings for this connection go to Section 3 7 3 Wireless Security for detailed instructions Page 50 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup Setup Procedure for Universal Repeater In this mode the router can act as a wireless repeater It can be configured as a station and an AP at the same time It uses the station function to connect to a root AP and uses the AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage area NOTE For repeater mode this router will demodulate the received signal checking if the signal is noise for the operating network Then the signal is modulated and amplified again This mode s output power is the same as that of WDS and normal AP mode Channel Number Associated Clients Item Band 2 ESSID 3 Channel Number 4 Associated Clients 5 Root AP SSID 6 Site Survey 7 Root AP SSID Universal Repeater v 1 2 4 GHz B G N Y default O A ON Show Active Clients Select Site Survey 7 iif Figure 3 66 Universal repeater mode setup Table 3 26 Universal re
119. ully screen Press Continue to save the settings and go back to the Web management interface press Apply to save the settings made and restart the router so the settings will take effect after it reboots Page 30 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 System and Network Setup NOTE You can refer to the instructions provided in Section 3 3 Using Quick Setup for detailed descriptions on time zone settings 3 4 2 Change the Management Password The default password of this router is 1234 and it s displayed on the login prompt when accessed from the Web browser There s a security risk if you don t change the default password since everyone can see it This is very important when you have the wireless function enabled To change the password click on the System menu on the left of the Web management interface then click on Password Settings and the following message will be displayed j 2 Confirmed Password 3 Apply Cancel Figure 3 32 Change password screen Table 3 8 Change password options Item Description Current Password 1 Input the current password here New Password 2 Input the new password here Confirmed Password 3 Input the new password here again When you finish click on the Apply button If you want to keep the original password unchanged click on the Cancel button If the password you typed in New Password 2 and Confirmed Password
120. user is sent to the proper IP 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 DSL Modem Digital Subscriber Line Modem 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 or 100 million bits per second Mbps Idle Timeout Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a preconfigured amount of time the connection will automatically be disconnected IP Address and Network Subnet Mask IP stands for Internet Protocol An IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods which identifies a unique Internet computer host in an IP network Example 192 168 2 1 It consists of two 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 O or 1 A network mask is also a 32 bit binary pattern and consists of consecutive leading 1 s followed by consecutive trailing O s such as 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 Therefore sometime
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