HP DT-10 User's Manual
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1. LINK ACT On 10 100 Off 10Mbit link to other device established LINK ACT On 10 100 On 100Mbit link to other device established LINK ACT Blink Link is active with transmissions The POWER LED indicates as follows POWER Off Power is off POWER Orange Light Power is on The STATUS LED indicates as follows STATUS Green Light The SmartShare is booting STATUS Green Blink Slow Data connection to ISP is established Download Limiter is ready STATUS Green Blink Fast Data connection to ISP is established Download Limiter is active STATUS Red Blink Slow Connection to ISP is down or not established yet STATUS Red Blink Fast Not used STATUS Red Light Internal System Error STATUS Red and Green Internal System Error Glossary ATL Anti Terror Logger or Anti Terror Logging DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DNS Domain Name System DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point FTP File Transfer Protocol IP Internet Protocol ISP Internet Service Provider LAN Local Area Network LED Light Emitting Diode MTU Maximum Transmission Unit NAT Network Address Translation NAPT Network Address and Port Translation NTP Network Time Protocol QOS Quality Of Service SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SPI Stateful Packet Inspection TOS Type Of Service WA2. can be installed with additional licenses Restore Factory Defaults Press this button if you wish to restore the factory default configuration Reboot System Press this button if you wish to reboot the SmartShare Rebooting the system does not clear the configuration 15 SmartShare User Manual Managers configuration menu Multiple users can manage and configure the SmartShare The following can be configured for each manager e User Name required e Password Password for access to the web management interface e Community SNMP Community for access to the SNMP agent If not set access to the SNMP agent will not be allowed e First and last IP address optional If set the manager is only allowed management access if he connects from a PC within the specified IP address range e Manager Level This determines how much the manager has access to do The following Manager Levels are available e Blocked No access e User Access to the Status page only e Installer Full access The factory default administrator user name is admin and password admin The factory default community is empty Logout menu Log out and return to the login page Using the Serial Port The serial port can be used with any terminal emulator such as Hyperterm or Tera Term Pro as a fallback solution if the LAN connection has been lost The speed is 115200 8N1 115200 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit The following
3. commands are available Show help info Show configuration information reboot Reboot the SmartShare restore Restore configuration to factory default license Show hardware MAC and license ID license xxxxx Install new license key password bypass Enable factory default administrator user name admin and password admin for 5 minutes The serial port is not password protected 16 SmartShare User Manual Security Considerations Physical Access The SmartShare should be installed in a locked patch panel Anyone with physical access to the SmartShare can power it off disconnect it or change the configuration via the Serial port Password Protection The SmartShare configuration menu is password protected Keep your password safe Firewall The SmartShare firewall prevents potential intruders on the Internet from accessing computers on the local network The firewall does not prevent users on the local network from downloading virus or other malware from the Internet to their computers Users on the local network should protect their computers with anti virus software The firewall does not prevent intruders connected on the local network from accessing other computers on the local network Switches and wireless access points in the local network should prevent intruders and other users on the local network from accessing each other s computers For further information please refer to
4. the chapter about protecting local users from each other Protecting Local Users from Each Other When installing and configuring the local network infrastructure i e switches and wireless access points it should be considered if the local network should be open where all local users can connect to each other and share files etc or protected where all local users are separated from each other and each user only has access to the Internet and local servers User separation has different names depending on equipment and vendor In switches look for source port filters HP ProCurve terminology Private VLANs Cisco terminology or similar In wireless access points look for AP isolation client isolation or similar User separation does not affect the SmartShare and the SmartShare works equally well with both open and protected networks Troubleshooting and FAQ Q After the SmartShare was installed some of the computers on the local network can no longer access the Internet A This is probably because the computers still have the old configuration from the previous Internet router In Microsoft Windows start a Command Prompt Start gt Run cmd exe and run the command ipconfig release and then run the command ipconfig renew Q There is no connectivity from the LAN to the WAN after the LAN has been configured on the SmartShare A The LAN can not use the same IP address range as the WAN Verify t
5. If it shows an IP address outside the range configured in the SmartShare built in DHCP server a device with a DHCP server is wrongly connected to the LAN Locate the device and disconnect it from the LAN Q A user needs a public IP address but the SmartShare is in NAT Routing mode A Public IP addresses can be added using the Additional LAN Subnets feature Q The SmartShare has blocked access for a peer to peer user A The SmartShare does not block access for peer to peer users However the peer to peer user may have exceeded the number of allowed concurrent flows accepted by the SmartShare Flow Manager and it has determined to start limiting the number of flows for this user in order to protect the other users Ask the peer to peer user to wait for three hours until the flows have been released Power Consumption DT models RM models Typical 12 Watt 24 Watt Maximum 15 Watt 35 Watt Typical annual power consumption 105 kWh 210 kWh The consumption at the primary side of the power supply i e at the 110 240V plug is shown in the table above The annual cost of electricity for the SmartShare can be estimated by multiplying the price of electricity per kWh with the typical annual power consumption of the installed SmartShare model 18 SmartShare User Manual LED Indicators The two LEDs for each LAN WAN Ext1 Ext2 Ethernet port indicate as follows LINK ACT Off No connection
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7. SmartShare User Manual Lo SMARTSHARE User Manual RM 20 RM 50 RM 100 RM 200 RM 500 RM 1000 DT 5 DT 10 DT 20 DT 50 Firmware 1 11 Copyright SmartShare Systems April 2008 All rights reserved SmartShare User Manual Introduction The SmartShare is an integrated bandwidth manager and NAT router with built in DHCP server and optional anti terror logger The SmartShare can supplement an existing Internet router or replace a traditional NAT router Key Features Bandwidth Manager with User Load Balancing and Dynamic QOS The patent pending SmartShare bandwidth management technology automatically monitors and manages the Internet connection so every active user on the local network gets a fair amount of the shared Internet bandwidth and ensures that the Internet connection always is available for all users on the local network It also optimizes the use of bandwidth so the Internet connection can be fully utilized regardless of the number of active users if only one user is active that one user gets all the bandwidth The Dynamic Quality of Service Dynamic QOS technology ensures that IP telephony and online gaming is not affected by other applications NAT Router with Individual IP Routing SPI Firewall and Port Forwarding The network address translation NAT technology makes it possible for multiple PCs to share a single Internet IP address by translating the individual IP addresses of each PC on the lo
8. The factory default administrator user name is admin and password admin 3 Configure the Internet connection Go to the WAN page and configure the Internet connection and enter the download and upload speeds in Kbit s The information that must be entered on the WAN page must be obtained from the Internet service provider ISP The ISP usually supplies this information in a letter accompanying the confirmation of the Internet subscription Please note that the connection speed advertised by most Internet service providers are the gross speeds while the settings in the SmartShare must be entered as the net speeds which means that the settings may need some adjustment to compensate for the difference Entering the speeds as 80 of the ISP s advertised speeds is a good rule of thumb Go to the Save page to save and activate the new settings 4 Connect to the Internet equipment Connect the WAN port on the SmartShare to the Ethernet LAN port on the Internet modem using a straight Ethernet patch cable 5 Test the configured Internet connection speed Test that the download speed settings are correct by downloading from a very fast server on the Internet from two PCs simultaneously Go to the Status page and check that the Download Limiter status changes from READY to ACTIVE while the download connection is saturated If it does not change try decreasing the download speed entered on the WAN page by 10 30 Keep testing and decreasing
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10. andwidth becomes overloaded the SmartShare starts restricting the heavy users by activating the Download Limiter In this situation the Download Limiter status is shown as ACTIVE Upload Limiter The SmartShare monitors the upload bandwidth and while there is bandwidth enough all users can use all the bandwidth they like In this situation the Upload Limiter status is shown as READY When the upload bandwidth becomes overloaded the SmartShare starts restricting the heavy users by activating the Upload Limiter In this situation the Upload Limiter status is shown as ACTIVE Anti Terror Logger Log Servers This shows the overall status of the FTP servers where the SmartShare stores the ATL log files The status can be Initializing OK Warning or Error SNMP Agents This shows the overall status of the SNMP agents in the switches and routers on the local network The status can be Initializing OK or Error Buffer Usage The SmartShare temporarily stores the ATL log files in a buffer until they are transferred to the FTP server Buffer Usage shows the utilization of this buffer Flows Logged Shows how many flows have been logged by the SmartShare since the last time the SmartShare was powered on or rebooted SmartShare User Manual Internet WAN Wide Area Network configuration menu The Internet service provider usually supplies all the information that is needed to set the WAN configuration in a letter accompanyin
11. cal network to the shared IP address and keeping track of each translation thereby maintaining the connection from each PC on the local network to the Internet Combined with individual IP routing dedicated PCs on the local network can use public IP addresses thus bypassing the NAT The stateful packet inspection SPI firewall ensures that no PC outside the local network can establish a connection to any PC on the local network and thus protects the PCs on the local network from intruders coming from the Internet With port forwarding specific servers on the local network can be accessed from the Internet so e g a public web server can be set up on the local network DHCP Server The DHCP server technology automatically assigns the required network information to the PCs on the local network This means that the users do not have to worry about configuring their PCs with the correct IP address netmask gateway and DNS servers Anti Terror Logger firmware option The anti terror logger ATL technology collects and records information about Internet traffic flows of individual users as required by EU and Danish legislation Developed in Denmark Made in Taiwan SmartShare Systems Marielundvej 46 B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark www smartsharesystems com Patents pending SmartShare and Network Overclocking are registered trademarks SmartShare User Manual Table of Contents Totrod ction o atk tet fata hota Mina et ce Datta
12. d as net values This means that they may need some adjustment to compensate for the overhead in ISP s network Entering the speeds as 80 of the ISP s advertised speeds is a good rule of thumb Di SmartShare User Manual External Servers optional NTP Server If the system time must be synchronized with an external NTP server its host name or IP address can be set The default configuration is empty LAN Local Area Network configuration menu Network Setup The router name must be set Optionally a domain name can be configured This information is used by the built in DHCP server if enabled to configure clients on the LAN using DHCP for automatic IP configuration The default router name is router The default domain name is local IP Address Range The IP address range must be set This information is used to distribute the bandwidth among the active users and by the built in DHCP server if enabled to configure clients on the LAN using DHCP for automatic IP configuration The default IP address range is 192 168 2 1 192 168 2 255 Local DNS Servers optional If there are any DNS servers on the LAN their IP addresses can be set This information in addition to the DNS server information from the WAN is used by the built in DHCP server if enabled to configure clients on the LAN using DHCP for automatic IP configuration The default configuration is empty Local NTP Server optional If ther
13. denied access to the WAN Attempts to connect to the WAN will be rejected by the SmartShare The default configuration is empty 14 SmartShare User Manual System menu Download Firmware The SmartShare firmware can be upgraded from the firmware server at SmartShare Systems or any other firmware server Firmware upgrade is a two step process First enter the URL of the firmware to be downloaded and click the Download Firmware button Second when the firmware has been downloaded checked for validity and is ready for installation you can choose to cancel the upgrade or to proceed with the installation of the downloaded firmware Install License Key Features of the SmartShare can be changed by installing different license keys Enter the new license key and click the Install New License button After the license key has been validated the SmartShare must be rebooted to activate the new feature set Trial Mode If a trial license is installed the SmartShare can operate in a trial mode where the model type and optional features can be changed This can be used for demo or test purposes An ongoing trial can be stopped at any time and the SmartShare will revert to normal operation As long as there is trial time remaining new trials can be started When the trial expires the SmartShare will reboot and revert to normal operation The available trial time is controlled by the installed license and additional trial time
14. e is an NTP server on the LAN its IP address can be set This information is used by the built in DHCP server if enabled to configure clients on the LAN using DHCP for automatic IP configuration The default configuration is empty Built in DHCP Server If enabled the built in DHCP server automatically configures clients on the LAN using DHCP for automatic IP configuration The default configuration is Enabled 10 SmartShare User Manual NAPT Network Address and Port Translation configuration menu Port Forwarding to Local Servers These fields can be configured to make servers on the local network available from the Internet If the port number of a local network device can not be configured on the device e g port 80 on a web managed switch the port numbers can be remapped by NAPT The default configuration is empty All Ports Forwarding to Local Servers These fields can be configured to make servers on the local network available from the Internet by mapping their LAN address to a public IP address on the Internet The default configuration is empty ATL Anti Terror Logger configuration menu Log File Storage The SmartShare stores the ATL log files on an external FTP server If ATL is enabled it is possible to configure up to two FTP servers for storing the ATL log files When the SmartShare is ready to store an ATL log file it will use the primary FTP server Every time the primary FTP s
15. e other users The default setting for VoIP Extra Priority is Disabled LowLatency Network Overclocking Enabling LowLatency Network Overclocking has the following effects e The ping time in online games is lowered e The delay and jitter for IP telephony is minimized LowLatency Network Overclocking works by reducing the TCP MTU significantly and may not be compatible with all web sites and Internet services If it causes problems it can be disabled again The default setting for LowLatency Network Overclocking is Disabled DHCP Proxy If a DHCP server is not connected to the layer 2 LAN and the built in DHCP server is disabled the DHCP proxy can be used to relay DHCP requests from DHCP clients on the LAN to remote DHCP servers via layer 3 The default configuration is Disabled Built in DHCP Server Options If the built in DHCP server is used its default and maximum DHCP lease time can be changed from their default values The default configuration is 720 minutes and 1440 minutes 122 SmartShare User Manual Outgoing SMTP Connections The SmartShare has 4 different modes for handling outgoing SMTP TCP port 25 connections from the local network to the WAN e Allow All e Allow to External Server only e Redirect all to External Server e Allow from Local Mail Servers only The default configuration is Allow All Allow All Allow all local users to connect to any SMTP server on the WAN Al
16. eceived its configuration from the ISP the status will show the link as being up and the assigned IP Address will be visible The permanent MAC address of the WAN is visible because some ISP s ask for the MAC address when they set up their customer s access Bandwidth Usage Download and Upload Rates The download and upload rates show the current bandwidth utilization in Kbit s Flow Rate The flow rate shows the number of new flows established per second Bytes Downloaded and Uploaded This shows the total number of bytes transferred in each direction Flows Processed This shows the total number of flows processed including currently established flows Bandwidth Manager Concurrent Flows When analyzing the utilization of the Internet connection it is not only interesting to know the bandwidth utilization but also how many concurrent flows are established because each flow uses memory in the SmartShare Flows are sometimes called sessions or connections A high number of concurrent flows means that the computers on the local net are connected to many servers on the Internet but it does not necessarily mean that packets are flowing and bandwidth is being used Download Limiter The SmartShare monitors the download bandwidth and while there is bandwidth enough all users can use all the bandwidth they like In this situation the Download Limiter status is shown as READY SmartShare User Manual When the download b
17. erver fails to receive an ATL log file the SmartShare will store it on the secondary FTP server instead FTP Server User Name and Password are required fields Directory Path is optional The Status field shows the result of the last FTP transfer Local Network SNMP Agents The SmartShare uses the SNMP agents in the switches and routers on the local network to locate where each MAC address and IP address is connected and thus identifies the users If ATL is enabled it is possible to configure which SNMP agents are present on the local network Information about each switch and router on the LAN should be set so the SmartShare is able to poll them for the required information to identify the users IP Address and Community are required fields The Status field shows the result of the last SNMP poll of the device Saa SmartShare User Manual Advanced configuration menu Remote Management The built in web based setup menu can be changed to a different port The built in SNMP agent can be changed to a different port The default web management port is 80 The default SNMP agent port is 161 Router Mode If you want to use the SmartShare as a traditional IP router without the NAT select IP Routing The default router mode is NAT Routing Network Features VoIP Extra Priority Enabling VoIP Extra Priority has the following effects e VoIP will always have highest priority even if it takes excessive bandwidth from th
18. g the confirmation of the Internet subscription Internet Service Provider connection type The WAN can be configured for 3 types of connection to the Internet service provider e Static IP e DHCP e PPPoE WAN with Static IP The following information is required IP address Netmask Router Default Gateway Primary DNS Server The following information is optional e Secondary DNS Server WAN with DHCP This type of connection is fully automatic If the Internet service provider ISP requires a device name in the DHCP request it can be configured here WAN with PPPoE The following information is required e PPPoE username e PPPoE password Connection Speed The Internet connection speed must be set correctly or the bandwidth distribution will not function as intended The following information is required e Download speed in Kbit s e Upload speed in Kbit s If the connection speed advertised by the Internet service provider ISP contains two numbers for example 1024 256 the download speed is normally the larger of the numbers and the upload speed is the lesser Please note that an advertised speed of 1M sometimes means 1024 and 2M sometimes means 2048 but 10M typically means 10000 and 100M always means 100000 Many ISPs advertise the gross connection speed which does not include overhead in the ISP s network e g PPPoE encapsulation and ATM cell alignment The speed settings in the SmartShare must be entere
19. hat the configuration doesn t conflict Ey DE SmartShare User Manual Q After powering on the SmartShare the WAN connection to the ISP is not established A First verify that everything is correctly connected It may take a few minutes for the WAN connection to the ISP to stabilize if it isn t established after a few minutes verify that the configuration in the WAN menu is correct If it still doesn t work disconnect the SmartShare and use a laptop to verify that the connection from the ISP works Q Users with peer to peer applications have problems accessing the Internet A Configure the peer to peer application to use fewer simultaneous flows a k a connections or sessions Q The administrator password for the SmartShare is lost A Use the Serial port to enable the default username and password for 5 minutes then login via the web and set a new password Refer to Using the Serial Port Q The SmartShare can not be accessed any more A Use the Serial port to restore the factory default settings Refer to Using the Serial Port Q Some of the computers on the local network can not access the Internet A If a device with a DHCP server is wrongly connected to the LAN the computers on the LAN may get an incorrect configuration from the unauthorized DHCP server Most routers and wireless access points have a DHCP server on their LAN ports Run the command ipconfig on a computer having access problems
20. low to External Server only Allow all local users to connect to the specified SMTP server on the WAN only Attempts to connect to other SMTP servers on the WAN will be rejected by the SmartShare Redirect all to External Server Redirect all outgoing SMTP connections to the specified SMTP server on the WAN In this mode the packet headers of all outgoing SMTP connections are modified so the connection is established to the specified SMTP server instead This mode is useful if the local users are only allowed to use a specific SMTP server but are unable or unwilling to configure their email applications Allow from Local Mail Servers only Allow the specified local mail servers to connect to any SMTP server on the WAN and reject attempts from all other local users to connect to SMTP servers on the WAN System Information System contact and location can be configured This is not used by the system itself It is shown on the status web page and available via SNMP ie SmartShare User Manual Bandwidth User Groups Bandwidth User Groups can be used to configure which IP address ranges the bandwidth manager controls and optionally set per user bandwidth limits within each user group The following can be configured for each user group e First and last IP address e User type Choose IP Address for normal user identification where each IP address identifies one user Choose 24 Subnet if you want all IP addres
21. ni Mesh dank aE Mpa teh oni 1 KEEN e eatin 1 Table OF Contents A E A iA A a LA ARA e A 2 Installation Guide ato doin 4 1 Connect to the local network equipment oooooocconcccnonoconononcnononononanonnncncnnnnnnnnnnccinnnos 4 Dy babe the setup MU one 4 3 Configure the Internet connection iaa ii id 4 4 Connect to the Internet equipment esirissiintir a seaesaseaseonsbesaste toustecesenede 4 5 Test the configured Internet connection speed c oococcnnccnnocnnocononncnonononnnona nono ncnoncnnno 4 The SmartShare Bandwidth Management System oooocnococonnnocnnonancnonononacnononannnnnn ccoo ncnnns gt User Load Balanceo nic dd desc meee 5 User Identification a e ee ue 5 Overtlow USTs site ae a A As 5 Download and Upload LIME Ranas 5 Dynamic Quality of Servia 6 Flow Manageme nt nc ris na a isin E E SE E EAE EE e 6 LowLatency Network Overclocking c cccsscssssssessessessesssessessesssessessessessecssesseesessnes 6 SIAM A AA 7 SS A wee ies ise aia aac aaa elie leas 7 WAN o 7 Bandwidth AA A cn acne ede 7 Ba dwidth Manater onenn a a a SERE aae 7 Anti Terror Loggers re e EAE AOE E O li 8 Internet WAN Wide Area Network configuration menu cooococcnocccnoncnononcninnncninnncninnos 9 Internet Service Provider connection type ooocoocccconcccnonacononcnonnnnncnnncnonnnccnonnccnoncccnnnnno 9 WAN With Statie IP A EE RE E E A te tee 9 WAN With DHCP issued REE aAa 9 WAN with PPPOE dd E Sit 9 Connection Speedy ran A oat EE RA N E 9 Eextemal Se
22. nual Dynamic Quality of Service The SmartShare always prioritizes timing critical traffic flows such as IP telephony and online gaming over ordinary traffic flows The priority assignment is based on traffic pattern analysis of each flow It is not based on the TCP UDP port number TOS precedence DSCP or other fields set in the packet because those properties can be controlled by peer to peer applications or malicious users Dynamic QOS is an integral part of the SmartShare bandwidth management system so it does not require any configuration or allocation of bandwidth The SmartShare typically recognizes a timing critical flow and assigns it highest priority within one second Flow Management All NAT routers contain a table where each flow is registered while established Each entry in the flow table contains the public IP addresses and TCP UDP port numbers of the flow and the corresponding IP address and TCP UDP port number of the computer on the LAN The same principle applies to the NAT router in the SmartShare The SmartShare flow table is large enough to handle the many flows that can be expected when many users are active In addition to having a very large flow table the SmartShare Flow Manager is designed to handle excessive flows without crashing or freezing Just like the SmartShare Download and Upload Limiters prevent heavy users from eating up all the available Internet bandwidth at the expense of other users the Sma
23. olled by the SmartShare When specifying an address range you have the option of choosing to identify all IP addresses from a 24 subnet as one user Overflow Users All IP addresses outside the controlled address range are considered overflow users and will be crammed together and treated as a single virtual user by the SmartShare This means that the overflow users can access the Internet but the entire group of overflow users will only get the bandwidth of one single user There is no bandwidth distribution within the group of overflow users A single heavy user in the group of overflow users can consume all the bandwidth assigned to the group of overflow users and thus block the connection for the other overflow users Download and Upload Limiters The SmartShare monitors the download and upload bandwidth and while there is bandwidth enough all users can use all the bandwidth they like When the download bandwidth becomes overloaded the SmartShare starts restricting the heavy users by activating the Download Limiter When the upload bandwidth becomes overloaded the SmartShare starts restricting the heavy users by activating the Upload Limiter The SmartShare Download and Upload Limiters are designed to ensure that no single user is limited more than appropriate Advanced administrators can use the Bandwidth User Groups to specify maximum download and upload bandwidth per user in each group of users SmartShare User Ma
24. rtShare Flow Manager prevents heavy users from eating up all the available flows in the flow table at the expense of other users LowLatency Network Overclocking As the name suggests any Network Overclocking may have unwanted side effects and should be disabled if it causes problems When LowLatency is enabled the TCP MTU is lowered significantly and thus the packets become smaller When the packets are smaller the packet rate is increased and thus the delay and jitter is decreased Obviously using smaller packets means that more packets must be used to convey the same amount of data so it does not increase the effective bandwidth Modifying the TCP MTU is known from PPPoE connections where the MTU is lowered slightly to make room for the PPPoE header added to the packets SmartShare User Manual Status menu This page shows the current status of the Internet connection System This shows system status such as the name location and contact information current time if an NTP server is available the duration since the last time the SmartShare was powered on or rebooted and the memory utilization WAN This shows the status of logical connection to the ISP regardless of the physical connection s link status If the WAN is configured to use a Static IP address the status will always show the link as being up because the SmartShare can not know if the ISP will respond to traffic or not When the WAN has r
25. rvers optional necer a a e E R A E AES 10 NIP SOY Coe nck Ss a e a e a a e ee i e a 10 LAN Local Area Network configuration menu e ssssssssssesesesesseessseeessresseesseesseee 10 Network SG ode 10 IP Address Range yiicictist piatuet nlesialetnca ia 10 Local DNS Servers optional iis csssssiesssscisdenyersassscavasesvausaduscacessocsecsateesatereesaeeaaens 10 Local NTP Server optional sirios 10 Built in DAPR Men Saas Ha ea ee S 10 NAPT Network Address and Port Translation configuration menu c cee 11 Port Forwarding to Local Servers ida 11 All Ports Forwarding to Local Servers ooooonoconoccconcnnooncnoncnoncnnnnnnnn ccoo cnn nennnncnnnccnn cnn 11 ATL Anti Terror Logger configuration MeNU ooooonoccnnocnnonnnooncnonnnnnnnono nono ncnoncnnnncnnn nos 11 Loe FileStorave A A he lee eee AAA 11 Local Network SNMP Agents iic cc sscdecsccscsasecsycevasnccevanescaduadesdaae sdasensueegoentasessas codes 11 Advanced contrato dei 12 Remote Mandar ment dt 12 Router Mods E A aaa ea st ete ia ee Seis 12 Network O 12 VOIP Extra Priority ni ds 12 LowLatency Network Overclock isc idealistas ista 12 E SmartShare User Manual DHCP Proxy siii ii iii bes 12 Built in DHCP Server Options tii cd dada 12 Outepina SMTP EOS is 13 AOW A e ea aae aa a elas sea che ea aS N E tact ace 13 Allow to External Server only titi idos 13 Redirect all to External Server ci sciasasapeacssevsdcncasteses nnan de reis caia 13 Allow from Local M
26. ses within a 24 subnet to be identified as one single user This can be used in routed networks where each apartment or office is assigned a 24 subnet e Download and Upload bandwidth per user optional This can be used to set the per user maximum bandwidth allowed for users in the user group If left blank there will be no specific bandwidth limits the users will participate normally in the smart management of all the available bandwidth e Description This can be used to store an informative description of the user group The default configuration is Disabled Additional LAN Subnets Routes in addition to the LAN subnet can be added here Each route added can be a NAT or a transparent route In a switched network with NAT to the LAN some users on the LAN can have public IP addresses by adding them to this table as follows Set Subnet to the user s public IP address set Subnet Mask to 255 255 255 255 leave Next Hop Gateway empty and select IP Routing On the user s PC set the IP address to the public IP address and the Subnet Mask to 255 255 255 255 or 255 255 255 252 if 255 255 255 255 is not accepted and Default Gateway to the IP address of the SmartShare as shown on the LAN configuration menu e g 192 168 2 1 Remember to configure the Bandwidth Distributor with the added public IP addresses The default configuration is Disabled User Groups Denied Access to WAN Local users in the defined address ranges are
27. the values until satisfied Test that the upload speed settings are correct by uploading to a very fast server on the Internet from two PCs simultaneously while monitoring the Upload Limiter status SmartShare User Manual The SmartShare Bandwidth Management System This section describes the SmartShare bandwidth management system in details and is written for network experts only User Load Balancing Conventional routers simply forward all packets to from users in the same order the packets arrive at the router so the users with a lot of packets get a larger share of the available bandwidth than the users with fewer packets The SmartShare User Load Balancer intelligently forwards packets to from individual users in turn so every user gets a reasonable share of the available bandwidth User Identification The SmartShare identifies individual users by their IP address presented to the LAN interface on the SmartShare This also means that if a group of users in an apartment shares the apartment s network connection through another NAT router in the apartment they will be treated as one single user because that NAT router only presents one IP address to the SmartShare The IP address range controlled by the SmartShare is visible on the LAN configuration menu Each IP address in this range is considered an individual user Advanced administrators can use the Bandwidth User Groups to specify which IP address ranges are contr
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