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1. ADVANCED WIRELESS ADVANCED NETWORK Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Enable By default the Access Control feature is disabled If you need Access Control check this option When Access Control is disabled every device on the LAN has unrestricted access to the Internet However if you enable Access Control Internet access is restricted for those devices that have an Access Control Policy configured for them All other NOTE devices have unrestricted access to the Internet Policy Wizard The Policy Wizard guides you through the steps of defining each access control policy A policy is the Who What When and How of access control whose computer will be affected by the control what internet addresses are controlled when will the control be in effect and how is the control implemented You can define multiple policies The Policy Wizard starts when you click the button below and also when you edit an existing policy Add Policy Click this button to start creating a new access control policy Policy Table 36 This section shows the currently defined access control policies A policy can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the Policy Wizard starts and guides you through the process of changing a policy You can enable or disable specific policies in the list by clicking the Enable checkbox 37 Advanced WER Filter This section
2. 34 Save Saves the new or edited route in the following list When finished updating the routing table you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Routes List The section shows the current routing table entries Certain required routes are predefined and cannot be changed Routes that you add can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Route section is activated for editing 35 Advanced Access Control The Access Control section allows you to control access in and out of devices on your network Use this feature as Parental Controls to only grant access to approved sites limit web access based on time or dates and or block access from applications such as peer to peer utilities or games bw Mi Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP VIRTUAL SERYER SE The Access Control option allows you to control access in and out of your network Use this feature as Access GAMING Controls to only grant access to approved sites limit web access based on time or dates and or block internet access For applications like P2P utilities or games STREAMENGINE ROUTING Save Settings Don t Save Settings ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL Enable Access Control INBOUND FILTER
3. USER GUIDE LIMITED WARRANTY Limited Warranty Statement SMC Networks Inc SMC warrants its products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for the applicable warranty term All SMC products carry a standard 90 day limited warranty from the date of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller SMC may at its own discretion repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalent product during the applicable warranty term SMC will endeavor to repair or replace any product returned under warranty within 30 days of receipt of the product The standard limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime warranty by registering new products within 30 days of purchase from SMC or its Authorized Reseller Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via the SMC website Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an Active SMC product A product is considered to be Active while it is listed on the current SMC price list As new technologies emerge older technologies become obsolete and SMC will at its discretion replace an older product in its product line with one that incorporates these newer technologies At that point the obso
4. value may be lower than that reported by your ISP as it does not include all of the network protocol overheads associated with your ISP s network Typically this figure will be between 87 and 91 of the stated uplink speed for xDSL connections and around 5 kbps lower for cable network connections Manual Uplink Speed If Automatic Uplink Speed is disabled this options allows you to set the uplink speed manually Uplink speed is the speed at which data can be transferred from the router to your ISP This is determined by your ISP ISPs often specify speed as a downlink uplink pair for example 1 5Mbps 284kbps For this example you would enter 284 Alternatively you can test your uplink speed with a service such as www dslreports com Note however that sites such as DSL Reports because they do not consider as many network protocol overheads will generally note speeds slightly lower than the Measured Uplink Speed or the ISP rated speed Connection Type By default the router automatically determines whether the underlying connection is an xDSL Frame relay network or some other connection type Such as cable modem or Ethernet and it displays the result as Detected xDSL or Frame Relay Network If you have an unusual network connection in which you are actually connected via xDSL but for which you configure either Static or DHCP in the WAN settings setting this option to xDSL or Other Frame Relay Network ensures that the router will recog
5. 2 199 DHCP Lease Time Lag minutes Always broadcast V compatibility for some DHCP Clients Enable bk Computer Name eem lt lt Computer Name IP Address poo MAC Address Jo0 00 00 00 00 00 ES Computer Name MAC Address IP Address IP Address MAC Address Expire Time 192 168 2 172 O0 0d 60 cc Oc be 22 Hours Revoke Reserve 10 Minutes Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc 19 Router Settings These are the settings of the LAN Local Area Network interface for the router The router s local network LAN settings are configured based on the IP Address and Subnet Mask assigned in this section The IP address is also used to access this Web based management interface It is recommended that you use the default settings if you do not have an existing network IP Address The IP address of your router on the local area network Your local area network settings are based on the address assigned here For example 192 168 2 1 Subnet Mask The subnet mask of your router on the local area network Local Domain Name This entry is optional Enter a domain name for the local network The router s DHCP server will give this domain name to the computers on the wireless LAN So for example if you enter mynetwork net here and you have a wireless laptop with a name of chris that laptop will be known as chris mynetwork net Note however if the router s settings specify DHCP Dynamic Address and the rou
6. 46 Advanced Inbound Filter When you use the Virtual Server Gaming or Remote Administration features to open specific ports to traffic from the Internet you could be increasing the exposure of your LAN to cyber attacks from the Internet In these cases you can use Inbound Filters to limit that exposure by specifying the IP addresses of internet hosts that you trust to access your LAN through the ports that you have opened You might for example only allow access to a game server on your home LAN from the computers of friends whom you have invited to play the games on that server Inbound Filters can be used for limiting access to a server on your network to a system or group of systems Filter rules can be used with Virtual Server Gaming or Remote Administration features Each filter can be used for several functions for example a Game Clan filter might allow all of the members of a particular gaming group to play several different games for which gaming entries have been created At the same time an Admin filter might only allows systems from your office network to access the WAN admin pages and an FTP server you use at home If you add an IP address to a filter the change is effected in all of the places where the filter is used SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC TOOLS STATUS HELP VIRTUAL SERVER SPECIAL APPLICATIONS Inbound Filter Rules GAMING The Inbound Filter option is an advanced method
7. Address This email address will appear as the sender when you receive a log file or firmware upgrade notification via email To Email Address Enter the email address where you want the email sent SMTP Server Address Enter the SMTP server address for sending email Enable Authentication If your SMTP server requires authentication select this option Account Name Enter your account for sending email 58 Password Enter the password associated with the account Verify Password Re type the password associated with the account Email Log When Full or on Schedule On Log Full Select this option if you want logs to be sent by email when the log is full On Schedule Select this option if you want logs to be sent by email according to a schedule Schedule If you selected the On Schedule option select one of the defined schedule rules If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules go to the Tools gt Schedules screen and create a new schedule Normally email is sent at the start time defined for a schedule and the schedule end time is not used However rebooting the router during the NOTE schedule period will cause additional emails to be sent 59 Tools System This section allows you to manage the router s configuration settings reboot the router and restore the router to the factory default settings Restoring the unit to the factory default settings will erase all settings including any rules
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9. ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP YIRTUAL SERYER LE The MAC Media Access Controller Address filter option is used to control network access based on the MAC Address of the network adapter A MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter This Feature can be configured to ALLOW or DENY network Internet access Save Settings Don t Save Settings STREAMENGINE ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL Enable MAC Address Filter J INBOUND FILTER ADYANCED WIRELESS ADVANCED NETWORK Keser Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Enable MAC Address Filter When this is enabled computers are granted or denied network access depending on the mode of the filter Misconfiguration of this feature can prevent any machine from accessing the network In such a situation you can regain access by activating the factory NOTE defaults button on the router itself Filter Settings Mode When only allow listed machines is selected only computers with MAC addresses listed in the MAC Address List are granted network access When only deny listed machines is selected any computer with a MAC address listed in the MAC Address List is refused access to the network Filter Wireless Clients When this is selected the MAC address filters will be applied to wireless net
10. LAN and the WAN The DMZ computer trades some of the protection of the router s security mechanisms for the convenience of being directly addressable from the Internet Domain Name System Translates Domain Names to IP addresses Domain name A name that is associated with an IP address Download To send a request from one computer to another and have the file transmitted back to the requesting computer Digital Subscriber Line High bandwidth Internet connection over telephone lines Duplex Sending and Receiving data transmissions at the sane time Dynamic DNS service Dynamic DNS is provided by companies to allow users with Dynamic IP addresses to obtain a Domain Name that will always by linked to their changing IP address The IP address is updated by either client software running on a computer or by a router that supports Dynamic DNS whenever the IP address changes Dynamic IP address IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol Email Electronic Mail is a computer stored message that is transmitted over the Internet Encryption Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read Ethernet The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks ae eee Fiber optic A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber File server A compu
11. Transfer Protocol Used for sending and receiving email Simple Network Management Protocol Governs the management and monitoring of network devices SIP Session Initiation Protocol A standard protocol for initiating a user session that involves multimedia content such as voice or chat SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SOHO Small Office Home Office SPI Stateful Packet Inspection SSH 91 Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote computers SSID Service Set Identifier is a name for a wireless network Stateful inspection A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and incoming traffic to make sure that only valid responses to outgoing requests are allowed to pass though the firewall Subnet mask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host Syslog System Logger a distributed logging interface for collecting in one place the logs from different sources Originally written for UNIX it is now available for other operating systems including Windows TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP Raw A TCP IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use than FTP but with less features Throughput The amount of data that can be t
12. Types of Wireless Networks Wireless LAN networking works in either of the two modes ad hoc and infrastructure In infra structure mode wireless devices communicate to a wired LAN via access points Each access point and its wireless devices are known as a Basic Service Set BSS An Extended Service Set ESS is two or more BSSs in the same subnet In ad hoc mode also known as peer to peer mode wireless devices communicate with each other directly and do not use an access point This is an Independent BSS IBSS To connect to a wired network within a coverage area using access points set the operation mode to Infrastructure BSS To set up an independent wireless workgroup without an access point use Ad hoc IBSS mode AbD Hoc IBSS NETWORK Ad hoc mode does not require an access point or a wired network Two or more wireless stations communicate directly to each other An ad hoc network may sometimes be referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set IBSS To set up an ad hoc network configure all the stations in ad hoc mode Use the same SSID and channel for each station TS em o wm o wm Ad hoc also known as peer to peer network diagram When a number of wireless stations are connected using a single access point you have a Basic Service Set BSS Infrastructure BSS _ _ m el Infrastructure IBSS network diagram In the ESS diagram below communication is done through the access points whic
13. UDP and TCP can be selected from the drop down menu To specify any other protocol select Other from the list then enter the corresponding protocol number _as assigned by the IANA in the Protocol box Private Port The port that will be used on your internal network Public Port The port that will be accessed from the Internet Inbound Filter Select a filter that controls access as needed for this virtual server If you do not see the filter you need in the list of filters go to the Advanced Inbound Filter screen and create a new filter Schedule Select a schedule for when the service will be enabled If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules go to the Tools Schedules screen and create a new schedule 25 Add Edit Virtual Server In this section you can add an entry to the Virtual Servers List below or edit an existing entry Enable Entries in the list can be either active enabled or inactive disabled Save Saves the new or edited virtual server entry in the following list When finished updating the virtual server entries you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Virtual Servers List The section shows the currently defined virtual servers A Virtual Server can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Virtual
14. You are hosting a Web Server on a PC that has LAN IP Address of 192 168 2 50 and your ISP is blocking Port 80 1 Name the Virtual Server for example Web Server 24 Enter the IP Address of the machine on your LAN for example 192 168 2 50 Enter the Private Port as 80 Enter the Public Port as 8888 Select the Protocol for example TCP Ensure the schedule is set to Always Click Save to add the settings to the Virtual Servers List oN Oo DS pm N Repeat these steps for each Virtual Server Rule you wish to add After the list is complete click Save Settings at the top of the page With this Virtual Server entry all Internet traffic on Port 8888 will be redirected to your internal web server on port 80 at IP Address 192 168 2 50 Virtual Server Parameters Name Assign a meaningful name to the virtual server for example Web Server Several well known types of virtual server are available from the Application Name drop down list Selecting one of these entries fills some of the remaining parameters with standard values for that type of server IP Address The IP address of the system on your internal network that will provide the virtual service for example 192 168 2 50 You can select a computer from the list of DHCP clients in the Computer Name drop down menu or you can manually enter the IP address of the server computer Protocol Select the protocol used by the service The common choices UDP TCP and both
15. and Transmit packets passing through your router STATISTICS Refresh Statistics Clear Statistics ACTIVE SESSIONS Network Traffic Stats Sent Received TX Packets Dropped 0 RX Packets Dropped 0 Collisions Errors Sent Received TX Packets Dropped 0 RX Packets Dropped 0 Collisions Errors Sent Received TX Packets Dropped Errors Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc The number of packets sent from the router Sent Received The number of packets received by the router TX Packets Dropped The number of packets that were dropped while being sent due to errors collisions or router resource limitations RX Packets Dropped The number of packets that were dropped while being received due to errors collisions or router resource limitations Collisions The number of packets that were dropped due to Ethernet collisions two or more devices attempting to use an Ethernet circuit at the same time 75 Errors The number of transmission failures that cause loss of a packet A noisy radio frequency environment can cause a high error rate on the wireless LAN 76 Status Active Sessions The Active Sessions page displays full details of active sessions through your router A session is a conversation between a progam or application on a LAN side computer and a program or application on a WAN side computer SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS S
16. enter your host name to connect to your server no matter what your IP address is bw MI Draft 11n Wireless A Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP Dynamic DNS DDNS SYSLOG Eer The DDNS feature allows you to host a server Web FTP Game Server etc using a domain name that you have purchased www whateveryournameis com with your dynamically assigned IP address Most broadband SYSTEM Internet Service Providers assign dynamic changing IP addresses Using a DDNS service provider your friends can enter your host name to connect to your game server no matter what your IP address is FIRMWARE DYNAMIC DNS Save Settings Don t Save Settings SYSTEM CHECK SCHEDULES Enable Dynamic DNS V Server Address www DynDNS org Free E Host Name 7 e g myhost mydomain net Username or Key TI Password or Key Yerify Password or Key Ir Timeout fe hours Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Enable Dynamic DNS Enable this option only if you have purchased your own domain name and registered with a dynamic DNS service provider The following paramters are displayed when the option is enabled Server Address Select a dynamic DNS service provider from the pull down list Host Name Enter your host name fully qualified for example myhost mydomain net Username or Key Enter the username or key provided by your service provider If the Dynamic DNS provider supplies
17. help optimize the performance and coverage of your wireless network 802 11 Mode If all of the wireless devices you want to connect with this router can connect in the same transmission mode you can improve performance slightly by choosing the appropriate Only mode If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel Width The Auto 20 40 MHz option is usually best The other options are available for special circumstances Note that when 20 40MHz option is selected an extended channel will be used to extend the data rate Transmission Rate By default the fastest possible transmission rate will be selected You have the option of selecting the speed if necessary Visibility Status The Invisible option allows you to hide your wireless network When this option is set to Visible your wireless network name is broadcast to anyone within the range of your signal If you re not using encryption then they could connect to your network When Invisible mode is enabled you must enter the Wireless Network Name SSID on the client manually to connect to the network Security Mode NONE WEP WPA Personal WPA Enterprise Unless one of these encryption modes is selected wireless transmissions to and from your wireless network can be easily intercepted and interpreted by unauthorized users WEP A method of encrypting data for wireless communication intended to provide the sa
18. of controlling data received from the Internet With this pu bs ELE feature you can configure inbound data filtering rules that control data based on an IP address range ROUTING Inbound Filters can be used For limiting access to a server on your network to a system or group of systems Filter rules can be used with Virtual Server Gaming or Remote Administration Features Save Settings Don t Save Settings ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL INBOUND FILTER ADVANCED WIRELESS ADVANCED NETWORK Name Action Source IP Range m Source IP Start Clear e Source IP Range Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Source IP End Add Edit Inbound Filter Rule Here you can add entries to the Inbound Filter Rules List below or edit existing entries Name Enter a name for the rule that is meaningful to you Action The rule can either Allow or Deny messages Source IP Range Define the ranges of Internet addresses this rule applies to For a single IP address enter the same address in both the Start and End boxes Up to eight ranges can be entered The Enable checkbox allows you to turn on or off specific entries in the list of ranges Save Saves the new or edited Inbound Filter Rule in the following list When finished updating the Inbound Filter Rules List you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Inboun
19. the signal over phone lines It also Demodulates the analog signals coming from the phone lines to digital signals for your computer MPPE Microsoft Point to Point Encryption is used to secure data transmissions over PPTP connections MTU Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packet based network like the Internet Multicast Sending data from one device to many devices on a network NAT Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet or another network through one IP address NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol This is an updated version of NetBIOS NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System Netmask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host Network Interface Card A card installed in a computer or built onto the motherboard that allows the computer to connect to a network Network Layer The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic on a network 88 Network Time Protocol Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network NIC Network Interface Card NTP Network Time Protocol OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802 11a and 802 11g OSI Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel between two devices on a network OSPF O
20. through a port different from the one used when the outgoing session was created Port And Address Restricted The NAT does not forward any incoming connection requests with the same port address as an already establish connection Note that some of these options can interact with other port restrictions Endpoint Independent Filtering takes priority over inbound filters or schedules so it is possible for an incoming session request related to an outgoing session to enter through a port in spite of an active inbound filter on that port However packets will be rejected as expected when sent to blocked ports whether blocked by schedule or by inbound filter for which there are no active sessions Port and Address Restricted Filtering ensures that inbound filters and schedules work precisely but prevents some level of connectivity and therefore might require the use of port triggers virtual servers or port forwarding to open the ports needed by the application Address Restricted Filtering gives a compromise position which avoids problems when communicating with certain other types of NAT router symmetric NATs in particular but leaves inbound filters and scheduled access working as expected UDP Endpoint Filtering Controls endpoint filtering for packets of the UDP protocol TCP Endpoint Filtering Controls endpoint filtering for packets of the TCP protocol DMZ Host 43 DMZ means Demilitarized Zone If an application has trouble worki
21. used for creating VPN tunnels over the Internet between two networks Preamble Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network QoS Quality of Service PR RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service allows for remote users to dial into a central server and be authenticated in order to access resources on a network Reboot To restart a computer and reload it s operating software or firmware from nonvolatile storage Rendezvous Apple s version of UPnP which allows for devices on a network to discover each other and be connected without the need to configure any settings Repeater Retransmits the signal of an Access Point in order to extend it s coverage RIP Routing Information Protocol is used to synchronize the routing table of all the routers on a network RJ 11 The most commonly used connection method for telephones RJ 45 The most commonly used connection method for Ethernet RS 232C The interface for serial communication between computers and other related devices RSA Algorithm used for encryption and authentication Se Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network Session key An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two computers Session layer The fifth layer of the OSI model which coordinates the connection and communication between applications on both ends Simple Mail
22. your network that is running a syslog utility System Logs What to View V Firewall amp Security M System M Router Status iew Levels MR Critical M Warning M Informational Apply Log Settings Now KEEN EN oo INFO Sat Jan 31 13 21 32 2004 Log viewed by IP address 192 168 2 172 INFO Sat Jan 31 13 21 31 2004 Log cleared by IP address 192 168 2 172 Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc What to View Select the kinds of events that you want to view e Firewall and Security e System e Router Status View Levels Select the level of events that you want to view e Critical e Warning e Informational Apply Log Settings Now 73 Click this button after changing Log Options to make them effective and permanent Refresh Clicking this button refreshes the display of log entries There may be new events since the last time you accessed the log Clear Clicking this button erases all log entries Email Now If you provided email information with the Tools gt Email screen clicking the Email Now button sends the router log to the configured email address Save Log Select this option to save the router log to a file on you computer 74 Status Statistics The Statistics page displays all of the LAN WAN and Wireless packet transmit and receive statistics bw MI Draft 11n Wireless A Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP peve meo mass wees Traffic Statistics display Receive
23. 2 Inc 69 Depending on the type of WAN connection you can take one of the following sets of actions DHCP Connection Clicking the DHCP Release button unassigns the router s IP address The router will not respond to IP messages from the WAN side until you click the DHCP Renew button or power up the router again Clicking the DHCP Renew button causes the router to request a new IP address from the ISP s server PPPoE PPTP L2TP Connection Depending on whether the WAN connection is currently established you can click either the Connect to attempt to establish the WAN connection or the Disconnect to break the WAN connection BigPond Connection Depending on whether you are currently logged in to BigPond you can click either the BigPond Login to attempt to establish the WAN connection or the BigPond Logout to break the WAN connection LAN Computers This area of the screen continually updates to show all DHCP enabled computers and devices connected to the LAN side of your router The detection range is limited to the address range as configured in DHCP Server Computers that have an address outside of this range will not show If the DHCP Client i e a computer configured to Automatically obtain an address supplies a Host Name then that will also be shown Any computer or device that has a static IP address that lies within the detection range may show however its host name will not IGMP Multicast memberships If IGMP i
24. F The WLAN ON OFF slide switch can be used to turn the wireless AP function ON OFF WAN Auto MDI MDIX The WAN port is used to connect to an Ethernet Cable or xDSL modem LAN1 4 Auto MDI MDIX The LAN ports are used for connecting networking devices such as PC s Printers amp Switches The LAN ports automatically sense the cable type when connecting to Ethernet enabled computers 10 Front Panel LED e POWER A solid green LED indicates the SMCWBR14 N is receiving power normal operation If the LED is off there is no power to device or failure LAN1 4 A solid green LED indicates the corresponding LAN port connection is established The LED blinks when data is transmitted If the LED is off there is no link for corresponding LAN port WAN A solid green LED indicates the WAN port connection is established The LED blinks when data is transmitted If the LED is off there is no link for the WAN port WLAN A solid green LED indicates the wireless AP is ready The LED blinks when wireless data is transmitted 11 Installation Considerations The SMCWBR14 N lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtually anywhere within its operating range Keep in mind however that the number thickness and location of walls ceilings or other objects that the wireless signals must pass through may limit the range Typical ranges vary depending on the types of materials and background RF radio frequency n
25. Host Name or IP Address Ping Stop Enter a host name or IP address above and click Ping Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Ping Test Ping is an Internet utility function that sends a series of short messages to a target computer and reports the results You can use it to test whether a computer is running and to get an idea of the quality of the connection to that computer based on the speed of the responses Host Name or IP Address Enter either the IP address of the target computer or enter its fully qualified domain name Ping Start pinging the specified host Stop The host is pinged repeatedly until you press this button Example Host Name or IP Address www whitehouse gov Ping Result Please wait resolving www whitehouse gov Resolved to 205 161 7 102 Response from 205 161 7 102 received in 7 milliseconds Response from 205 161 7 102 received in 6 milliseconds Response from 205 161 7 102 received in 7 milliseconds User stopped ping 65 Tools Schedules Schedules can be created for use with enforcing rules For example if you want to restrict web access to Mon Fri from 3pm to 8pm you could create a schedule selecting Mon Tue Wed Thu and Fri and enter a Start Time of 3pm and End Time of 8pm SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP The Schedule configuration option is used to manage schedule rules For various firewall and parental c
26. IP address before it is required to renew the lease The lease functions just as a lease on an apartment would The initial lease designates the amount of time before the lease expires If the tenant wishes to retain the address when the lease is expired then a new lease is established If the lease expires and the address is no longer needed than another tenant may use the address Always Broadcast If all the computers on the LAN successfully obtain their IP addresses from the router s DHCP server as expected this option can remain disabled However if one of the computers on the LAN fails to obtain an IP address from the router s DHCP server it may have an old DHCP client that incorrectly turns off the broadcast flag of DHCP packets Enabling this option will cause the router to always broadcast its responses to all clients thereby working around the problem at the cost of increased broadcast traffic on the LAN Add Edit DHCP Reservation This option lets you reserve IP addresses and assign the same IP address to the network device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address This is almost the same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP address from the router The router will provide the device the same IP address every time DHCP Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting applications such as Web and FTP Servers on your network
27. MS 7 Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc 42 Firewall Settings Enable SPI SPI stateful packet inspection also known as dynamic packet filtering helps to prevent cyber attacks by tracking more state per session It validates that the traffic passing through that session conforms to the protocol When the protocol is TCP SPI checks that packet sequence numbers are within the valid range for the session discarding those packets that do not have valid sequence numbers Whether SPI is enabled or not the router always tracks TCP connection states and ensures that each TCP packet s flags are valid for the current state NAT Endpoint Filtering The NAT Endpoint Filtering options control how the router s NAT manages incoming connection requests to ports that are already being used Endpoint Independent Once a LAN side application has created a connection through a specific port the NAT will forward any incoming connection requests with the same port to the LAN side application regardless of their origin This is the least restrictive option giving the best connectivity and allowing some applications P2P applications in particular to behave almost as if they are directly connected to the Internet Address Restricted The NAT forwards incoming connection requests to a LAN side host only when they come from the same IP address with which a connection was established This allows the remote application to send data back
28. OLS STATUS HELP zen wm STATISTICS ACTIVE SESSIONS Routing Table This page displays the routing details configured For your router Destination IP Netmask Gateway Metric Interface Creator 4 3 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 1 WAN System 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 3 1 15 WAN System 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 1 LAN System Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc A value of 0 0 0 0 for gateway means there is no next hop and the IP address is directly connected to the router on the interface specified LAN or WAN A value of 0 0 0 0 in both the destination IP and netmask means that this is the default route 72 Status_Logs The router automatically logs records events of possible interest in its internal memory If there is not enough internal memory for all events logs of older events are deleted but logs of the latest events are retained The Logs option allows you to view the router logs You can define what types of events you want to view and the level of events to view This router also has external Syslog Server support so you can send the log files to a computer on your network that is running a Syslog utility SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP Use this option to view the router logs You can define what types of events you want to view and the event levels to view This router also has external syslog server support so you can send the log files to a computer on
29. Server section is activated for editing You might have trouble accessing a virtual server using its public identity WAN side IP address of the gateway or its dynamic DNS name from a machine on the LAN Your NOTE requests may not be looped back or you may be redirected to the Forbidden page This will happen if you have an Access Control Rule configured for this LAN machine The requests from the LAN machine will not be looped back if Internet access is blocked at the time of access To work around this problem access the LAN machine using its LAN side identity Requests may be redirected to the Forbidden page if web access for the LAN machine is restricted by an Access Control Rule Add the WAN side identity WAN side IP address of the router or its dynamic DNS name on the Advanced Web Filter screen to work around this problem 26 Advanced Gpechial Applications An application rule is used to open single or multiple ports on your router when the router senses data sent to the Internet on a trigger port or port range An application rule applies to all computers on your internal network SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP YIRTUAL SERVER SPECIAL APPLICATIONS This option is used to open single or multiple ports on your router when the router senses data sent to the Internet on a trigger port or port range Special Applications rules apply to all compute
30. TATUS HELP This page displays the full details of active sessions to your router STATISTICS ACTIVE SESSIONS Internal Protocol External NAT Priority State Dir Time Out 192 168 2 172 2958 TCP 128 30 52 46 80 2958 129 EST Out 7435 10 4 3 109 68 UDP SE 68 128 Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Internal The IP address and port number of the LAN side application Protocol The communications protocol used for the conversation External The IP address and port number of the WAN side application NAT The port number of the LAN side application as viewed by the WAN side application Priority The preference given to outbound packets of this conversation by the StreamEngine logic Smaller numbers represent higher priority State State for sessions that use the TCP protocol e NO None This entry is used as a placeholder for a future connection that may occur 77 e SS SYN Sent One of the systems is attempting to start a connection e EST Established the connection is passing data e FW FIN Wait The client system has requested that the connection be stopped e CW Close Wait the server system has requested that the connection be stopped e TW Time Wait Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in FIN Wait is fully closed e LA Last ACK Waiting for a short time while a connection that was in Close Wait is fully closed e CL Closed The connection is no longer active but the ses
31. TS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS SMC will provide warranty service for one year following discontinuance from the active SMC price list Under the limited lifetime warranty internal and external power supplies fans and cables are covered by a standard one year warranty from date of purchase SMC Networks Inc 38 Tesla Irvine CA 92618 Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn
32. ad button below to start the firmware upgrade process This can take a minute or more 3 Wait for the router to reboot This can take another minute or more 4 Confirm updated firmware revision on status page Firmware Information Here are displayed the version numbers of the firmware currently installed in your router and the most recent upgrade that is available Check Online This option will check support site to see if you have the latest version of the firmware available If a newer version is available download instructions will be displayed Firmware Upgrade 61 Firmware upgrade cannot be performed from a wireless device To perform an upgrade ensure that you are using a PC that is connected to the router by wire NOTE Some firmware upgrades reset the configuration options to the factory defaults Before performing an upgrade be sure to save the current configuration from NOTE the Tools gt Admin screen Upload Once you have a firmware update on your computer use this option to browse for the file and then upload the information into the router 62 Tools Dvnamic DNS The Dynamic DNS feature allows you to host a server Web FTP Game Server etc using a domain name that you have purchased www whateveryournameis com with your dynamically assigned IP address Most broadband Internet Service Providers assign dynamic changing IP addresses When you use a Dynamic DNS service provider your friends can
33. al network settings of your router The IP Address that is configured here is the IP Address that you use to access the Web based management interface If you change the IP Address here you may need to adjust your PC s network settings to access the network again SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC Tee TOOLS STATUS HELP INTERNET WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS Use this section to configure the internal network settings of your router and also to configure the built in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers on your network The IP Address that is configured here is the IP Address that you use to access the Web based management interface IF you change the IP Address here you may need to adjust your PC s network settings to access the network again Save Settings Don t Save Settings Use this section to configure the internal network settings of your router The IP Address that is configured here is the IP Address that you use to access the Web based management interface IF you change the IP Address here you may need to adjust your PC s network settings to access the network again Router IP Address Jis2 168 2 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Local Domain Name optional Enable DNS Relay V Use this section to configure the built in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers on your network Enable DHCP Server V DHCP IP Address Range rs2 168 2 100 to 192 168
34. alk Address Resolution Protocol AARP Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to their AppleTalk network addresses so that conversions can be made in both directions Application layer 7th Layer of the OSI model Provides services to applications to ensure that they can communicate properly with other applications on a network ASCII 79 American Standard Code for Information Interchange This system of characters is most commonly used for text files Attenuation The loss in strength of digital and analog signals The loss is greater when the signal is being transmitted over long distances Authentication To provide credentials like a Password in order to verify that the person or device is really who they are claiming to be Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA An IP address that that a Windows computer will assign itself when it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network Backward Compatible The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices to guarantee interoperability Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network device Basic Input Output System BIOS A program that the processor of a computer uses to startup the system once it is turned on Baud Data transmission speed Beacon A data frame by which one of the stations in a Wi Fi network periodically b
35. ally configured to have an address that does reside within this range In this case the address should be reserved see Static DHCP Client below so that the DHCP Server knows that this specific address can only be used by a specific computer or device Your router by default has a static IP address of 192 168 2 1 This means that addresses 192 168 2 2 to 192 168 2 254 can be made available for allocation by the DHCP Server Example Your router uses 192 168 2 1 for the IP address You ve assigned a computer that you want to designate as a Web server with a static IP address of 192 168 2 3 You ve assigned another computer that you want to designate as an FTP server with a static IP address of 192 168 2 4 Therefore the starting IP address for your DHCP IP address range needs to be 192 168 2 5 or greater Example Suppose you configure the DHCP Server to manage addresses From 192 168 2 100 To 192 168 2 199 This means that 192 168 2 3 to 192 168 2 99 and 192 168 2 200 to 192 168 2 254 are NOT managed by the DHCP Server Computers or devices that use addresses from these ranges are to be manually configured Suppose you have a web server computer that has a manually configured address of 192 168 2 100 Because 21 this falls within the managed range be sure to create a reservation for this address and match it to the relevant computer see Static DHCP Client below DHCP Lease Time The amount of time that a computer may have an
36. ation settings use the Save Settings option above Reboot The Device This restarts the router Useful for restarting when you are not near the device 60 Tools Firmware The Firmware Upgrade section can be used to update to the latest firmware code to improve functionality and performance To check for the latest firmware click the Check Online Now button If you would like to be notified when new firmware is released place a checkmark in the box next to Email Notification of Newer Firmware Version SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP TIME Firmware Upgrade SYSLOG The Firmware Upgrade section can be used to update to the latest firmware code to improve functionality and performance SYSTEM FIRMWARE Save Settings Don t Save Settings DYNAMIC DNS Current Firmware Version 1 0 1 1 Note Some firmware upgrades reset the configuration options to the factory defaults Before performing an upgrade be sure to save the current configuration from the Tools gt System screen To upgrade the firmware your PC must have a wired connection to the router Enter the name of the firmware upgrade file and click on the Upload button Upload HE Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc To upgrade the firmware follow these steps 1 Click the Browse button to locate the upgrade file on your computer 2 Once you have found the file to be used click the Uplo
37. ct the network card of your PC to the yellow LAN port on the Barricade using the yellow RJ 45 cable provided Now connect the power adapter Reboot PC Start web browser and enter address http 192 168 2 1 When prompted enter password smcadmin then click Log In Note The User Name must be set to Admin Click BASIC then Setup Wizard then Launch Internet Connection Setup Wizard Follow the on screen instructions to complete the set up and reboot the Barricade You are now ready to enjoy your Internet connection 12 Using the Configuration Menu Whenever you want to configure your SMCWBR14 N you can access the Configuration Menu through your PC by opening the Web browser and typing in the IP Address of the SMCWBR14 N The SMCWBR14 N default IP address is http 192 168 2 1 gt Open the Web browser gt Type in the IP Address of the Router http 192 168 2 1 SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N Log in to the router User Name admin z Password Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc iy If you have changed the default IP Address assigned to the SMCWBR14 N make sure you enter the correct IP Address NOTE gt Select Admin in the User Name field gt Enter Password smcadmin default gt Click Log In If you have changed the default password assigned to the SMCWBR14 N make sure you enter the correct password NOTE 13 Basic The Basic tab provides the followi
38. d Filter Rules List The section lists the current Inbound Filter Rules An Inbound Filter Rule can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Inbound Filter Rule section is activated for editing In addition to the filters listed here two predefined filters are available wherever inbound filters can be applied Allow All Permit any WAN user to access the related capability Deny All Prevent all WAN users from accessing the related capability LAN users are not affected by Inbound Filter Rules 48 Advanced Advanced Wireless SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP VIRTUAL SERYER SELENA IF you are not familiar with these Advanced Wireless settings please read the help section before attempting GAMING to modify these settings STREAMENGINE Save Settings Don t Save Settings ROUTING ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL Transmit Power High zl INBOUND FILTER Beacon Period fico 20 1000 ADVANCED WIRELESS RTS Threshold Ese 1 65535 ADVANCED NETWORK Fragmentation Threshold Be 256 65535 DTIM Interval 802 11d Enable WMM Enable Short GI WDS Enable Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Transmit Power Normally the wireless transmitter operates at 100 power In some circumstances however ther
39. disable this option unless required by the ISP RIP Password RIP Version 2 supports the use of a password to limit access to routers through the RIP protocol If the ISP or other LAN router requires a RIP password enter the password here DHCP Server Settings DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol The DHCP section is where you configure the built in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers and other devices on your local area network LAN Enable DHCP Server Once your router is properly configured and this option is enabled the DHCP Server will manage the IP addresses and other network configuration information for computers and other devices connected to your Local Area Network There is no need for you to do this yourself The computers and other devices connected to your LAN also need to have their TCP IP configuration set to DHCP or Obtain an IP address automatically When you set Enable DHCP Server the following options are displayed DHCP IP Address Range These two IP values from and to define a range of IP addresses that the DHCP Server uses when assigning addresses to computers and devices on your Local Area Network Any addresses that are outside of this range are not managed by the DHCP Server these could therefore be used for manually configured devices or devices that cannot use DHCP to obtain network address details automatically It is possible for a computer or device that is manu
40. e changes effective and permanent Schedule Rules List This section shows the currently defined Schedule Rules A Schedule Rule can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Schedule Rule section is activated for editing 67 Status The Status tab provides the following configuration options Device Info Wireless Routing Logs Statistics and Active Sessions Status Device info All of your Internet and network connection details are displayed on the Device Info page The firmware version is also displayed here when the status changes Some browsers require that you refresh the display to obtain D Some browsers have limitations that make it impossible to update the WAN status display updated status Some browsers report an error condition when trying to obtain WAN status NOTE 68 SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP foencenwo All of your Internet and network connection details are displayed on this page The firmware version is also zem ated LOGS STATISTICS ACTIVE SESSIONS Saturday January 31 2004 12 53 36 PM i 1011 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 192 168 2 1 255 255 255 0 Enabled 00 00 00 00 00 00 2 192 168 2 1 255 255 255 0 Enabled 192 168 2 17
41. e might be a need to isolate specific frequencies to a smaller area By reducing the power of the radio you can prevent transmissions from reaching beyond your corporate home office or designated wireless area Beacon Period Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1000 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds RTS Threshold This setting should remain at its default value of 2346 If you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications to the value are recommended Fragmentation Threshold This setting should remain at its default value of 2346 Setting the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance DTIM Interval A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value Wireless clients 49 detect the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Valid settings are between 1 and 255 802 11d Enable Enables 802 11d operation 802 11d is a wireless specification for operation in additional regulatory domains This supplement to the 802 11 specifications defines the physical layer requirements channelization hopping patterns new values for current MIB attributes and other requir
42. e new or edited Game Rule in the following list When finished updating the game rules you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Game Rules List The section shows the currently defined game rules A game rule can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Game Rule section is activated for editing 30 Advanced_StreamEngine The StreamEngine feature helps improve your network gaming performance by prioritizing the data flows of network applications SM BASIC ADVANCED IRTUAL SERVER SPECIAL APPLICATIONS GAMING STREAMENGINE ROUTING ACCESS CONTROL Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N TOOLS STATUS HELP Use this section to configure SMC s StreamEngine powered by StreamEngine Technology This StreamEngine improves your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic such as FTP or Web For best performance use the Automatic Classification option to automatically set the priority For your applications Save Settings Don t Save Settings WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL INBOUND FILTER ADYANCED WIRELESS ADVANCED NETWORK Enable StreamEngine Automatic Classification Dynamic Fragmentation Vv 143 kbps iz sd kbps lt lt Aut
43. eck this option if your location observes daylight saving time Daylight Saving Offset Select the time offset if your location observes daylight saving time DST Start and DST End Select the starting and ending times for the change to and from daylight saving time For example suppose for DST Start you select Month Oct Week 3rd Day Sun and Time 2am This is the same as saying Daylight saving starts on the third Sunday of October at 2 00 AM Automatic Time Configuration Enable NTP Server Select this option if you want to synchronize the router s clock to a Network Time Server over the Internet If you are using schedules or logs this is the best way to ensure that the schedules and logs are kept accurate NTP Server Used Select a Network Time Server for synchronization You can type in the address of a time server or select one from the list If you have trouble using one server select another Set the Date and Time Manually If you do not have the NTP Server option in effect you can either manually set the time for your router here or you can click the Copy Your Computer s Time Settings button to copy the time from the computer you are using Make sure that computer s time is set correctly If the router loses power for any reason it cannot keep its clock running and will not have the correct time when it is started again To maintain correct time for schedules and logs either you must enter the correct time afte
44. edia com and access will be permitted to both www u media com and support u media com Many web sites construct pages with images and content from other web sites Access will be forbidden if you do not enable all the web sites used to construct a page For example to access my yahoo com you need to enable access to NOTE yahoo com yimg com and doubleclick net Add Edit Web Site This is where you can add Web sites to the Allowed Web Site List or change entries in the Allowed Web Site List 38 Enable Entries in the Allowed Web Site List can be activated or deactivated with this checkbox New entries are activated by default Save Saves the new or edited Allowed Web Site in the following list When finished updating the Allowed Web Site List you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Allowed Web Site List The section lists the currently allowed web sites An allowed web site can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Web Site section is activated for editing 39 Advanced MAC Address Filter The MAC address filter section can be used to filter network access by machines based on the unique MAC addresses of their network adapter s It is most useful to prevent unauthorized wireless devices from connecting to your network A MAC address is a unique
45. eir corporate networks using PPTP protocol When the PPTP ALG is enabled LAN computers can establish PPTP VPN connections either with the same or with different VPN servers When the PPTP ALG is disabled the router allows VPN operation in a restricted way LAN computers are typically able to establish VPN tunnels to different VPN Internet servers but not to the same server The advantage of disabling the PPTP ALG is to increase VPN performance Enabling the PPTP ALG also allows incoming VPN connections to a LAN side VPN server refer to Virtual Server IPSec VPN Allows multiple VPN clients to connect to their corporate networks using IPSec Some VPN clients support traversal of IPSec through NAT This option may interfere with the operation of such VPN clients If you are having trouble connecting with your corporate network try disabling this option Check with the system administrator of your corporate network whether your VPN client supports NAT traversal Note that L2TP VPN connections typically use IPSec to secure the connection To achieve multiple VPN pass through in this case the IPSec ALG must be enabled RTSP Allows applications that use Real Time Streaming Protocol to receive streaming media from the internet QuickTime and Real Player are some of the common applications using this protocol Windows MSN Messenger Supports use on LAN computers of Microsoft Windows Messenger the Internet messaging client that ships wit
46. ements to extend the operation of 802 11 WLANs to new regulatory domains countries The current 802 11 standard defines operation in only a few regulatory domains countries This supplement adds the requirements and definitions necessary to allow 802 11 WLAN equipment to operate in markets not served by the current standard Enable this option if you are operating in one of these additional regulatory domains WMM Enable Enabling WMM can help control latency and jitter when transmitting multimedia content over a wireless connection Short GI Using a short 400ns guard interval can increase throughput However it can also increase error rate in some installations due to increased sensitivity to radio frequency reflections Select the option that works best for your installation Extra Wireless Protection Extra protection for neighboring 11b wireless networks Turn this option off to reduce the adverse effect of legacy wireless networks on 802 11ng performance WDS Enable When WDS is enabled this access point functions as a wireless repeater and is able to wirelessly communicate with other APs via WDS links Note that WDS is incompatible with WPA both features cannot be used at the same time A WDS link is bidirectional so this AP must know the MAC Address creates the WDS link of the other AP and the other AP must have a WDS link back to this AP Make sure the APs are configured with same channel number WDS AP MAC Addres
47. esses is a common method used by hackers to test whether your WAN IP address is valid Enable WAN Ping Respond If you leave this option unchecked you are causing the router to ignore ping commands for the public WAN IP address of the router 51 WAN Port Speed Normally this is set to auto If you have trouble connecting to the WAN try the other settings Multicast Streams The router uses the IGMP protocol to support efficient multicasting transmission of identical content such as multimedia from a source to a number of recipients Enable Multicast Streams This option must be enabled if any applications on the LAN participate in a multicast group If you have a multimedia LAN application that is not receiving content as expected try enabling this option 52 Tools The Tools tab provides the following configuration options Admin Time Syslog Email Settings System Firmware Dynamic DNS Windows Connect Now System Check amp Schedules Tools Admin The Admin option is used to set a password for access to the Web based management By default there is no password configured It is highly recommended that you create a password to keep your new router secure SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP The admin and user accounts can access the management interface The admin has read write access and can change passwords while the user has read onl
48. gs ROUTING ACCESS CONTROL weern seng MAC ADDRESS FILTER Destination IP FIREWALL Netmask INBOUND FILTER Gateway Interface Metric Enable Destination IP Netmask Gateway Metric Interface Destination IP Netmask Gateway Metric Interface Creator 10 4 3 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 1 WAN System 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 3 1 15 WAN System 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 1 LAN System Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Add Edit Route Adds a new route to the IP routing table or edits an existing route Enable Specifies whether the entry will be enabled or disabled Destination IP The IP address of packets that will take this route Netmask One bits in the mask specify which bits of the IP address must match Gateway Specifies the next hop to be taken if this route is used A gateway of 0 0 0 0 implies there is no next hop and the IP address matched is directly connected to the router on the interface specified LAN or WAN Interface Specifies the interface LAN or WAN that the IP packet must use to transit out of the router when this route is used Metric The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of using this route A value of 1 is the lowest cost and 15 is the highest cost A value of 16 indicates that the route is not reachable from this router When trying to reach a particular destination computers on your network will select the best route ignoring unreachable routes
49. h Microsoft Windows and MSN Messenger The SIP ALG must also be enabled when the Windows Messenger ALG is enabled FTP 45 Allows FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT Refer to the Advanced Virtual Server page if you want to host an FTP server H 323 Netmeeting SIP Allows H 323 specifically Microsoft Netmeeting clients to communicate across NAT Note that if you want your buddies to call you you should also set up a virtual server for NetMeeting Refer to the Advanced Virtual Server page for information on how to set up a virtual server Allows devices and applications using VoIP Voice over IP to communicate across NAT Some VoIP applications and devices have the ability to discover NAT devices and work around them This ALG may interfere with the operation of such devices If you are having trouble making VoIP calls try turning this ALG off Wake On LAN This feature enables forwarding of magic packets that is specially formatted wake up packets from the WAN to a LAN computer or other device that is Wake on LAN WOL capable The WOL device must be defined as such on the Advanced Virtual Server page The LAN IP address for the virtual server is typically set to the broadcast address 192 168 2 255 The computer on the LAN whose MAC address is contained in the magic packet will be awakened MMS Allows Windows Media Player using MMS protocol to receive streaming media from the internet
50. h relay data packets to other wireless stations or devices connected to the wired network Wireless stations can then access resources such as a printer on the wired network Infrastructure ESS network diagram In an ESS environment users are able to move from one access point to another without losing the connection In the diagram below when the user moves from BSS 1 to BSS 2 the WLAN client devices automatically switches to the channel used in BSS 2 Ethernet Roaming in an ESS network diagram Introduction The SMCWBR14 N is a high performance wireless router that supports high speed wireless networking at home at work or in public places Unlike most routers the SMCWBR14 N provides data transfers at up to 300Mbps when using 11n Draft connection This router is also backwards compatible with 802 11g or 11b devices This means that you do not need to change your entire network to maintain connectivity You may sacrifice some of 11n s Draft speed when you mix 11n Draft and 11b g devices but you will not lose the ability to communicate when you incorporate the 11n Draft standard into your 11b g network You may choose to slowly change your network by gradually replacing the 11b g devices with 11n Draft devices Features Vv VV VV V V Wi VV VV VV WV Wi Fi Compliant with IEEE 802 11n draft and IEEEE 802 11b g Standards 2 412 to 2 484GHz frequency band operation Compliant with IEEE 802 3 amp 3u s
51. he sender and the receiver when information is exchanged Data Link layer 81 The second layer of the OSI model Controls the movement of data on the physical link of a network Database Organizes information so that it can be managed updated as well as easily accessed by users or applications DB 25 A 25 ping male connector for attaching External modems or RS 232 serial devices DB 9 A 9 pin connector for RS 232 connections dBd Decibels related to dipole antenna dBi Decibels relative to isotropic radiator dBm Decibels relative to one milliwatt Decrypt To unscramble an encrypted message back into plain text Default A predetermined value or setting that is used by a program when no user input has been entered for this value or setting Demilitarized zone DMZ A single computer or group of computers that can be accessed by both users on the Internet as well as users on the Local Network but that is not protected by the same security as the Local Network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Used to automatically assign IP addresses from a predefined pool of addresses to computers or devices that request them Digital certificate An electronic method of providing credentials to a server in order to have access to it ora network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Modulation technique used by 802 11b wireless devices DMZ 82 Demilitarized Zone A computer that logically sits in a no mans land between the
52. ill cause damage and void the warranty for this product CAUTION Minimum System Requirements Broadband Cable xDSL Internet service and Modem with Ethernet connection 2 4GHz 802 11n draft wireless adapter or 2 4GHz 802 11b g wireless adapter installed on each PC Alternatively an Ethernet adapter can be used Internet Explorer 5 5 or above Netscape 4 7 or above Mozilla Firefox 1 0 or above Wireless LAN Networking This section provides background information on wireless LAN networking technology Consult the Glossary for definitions of the terminology used in this section THE INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE CHANGING JN NETWORK SETTINGS AND PARTICULARLY SECURITY SETTTINGS SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATOR CAUTION Transmission Rate Transfer Rate The SMCWBR14 N provides various transmission data rate options for you to select In most networking scenarios the factory default Best automatic setting proves the most efficient This setting allows your SMCWBR14 N to operate at the maximum transmission data rate When the communication quality drops below a certain level the SMCWBR14 N automatically switches to a lower transmission data rate Transmission at lower data speeds is usually more reliable However when the communication quality improves again the SMCWBR14 N gradually increases the transmission data rate again until it reaches the highest available transmission rate
53. ilters go to the Advanced Inbound Filter screen and create a new filter 54 Tools Time The Time Configuration option allows you to configure update and maintain the correct time on the router s internal system clock From this section you can set the time zone that you are in and set the Time Server Daylight saving can also be configured to automatically adjust the time when needed SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP Time Configuration The Time Configuration option allows you to configure update and maintain the correct time on the internal system clock From this section you can set the time zone that you are in and set the NTP Network Time Protocol Server Daylight Saving can also be configured to automatically adjust the time when needed Save Settings Don t Save Settings Current Router Time Saturday January 31 2004 1 31 22 PM Time Zone GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US Canada Tijuana Enable Daylight Saving T Year 2004 Month aan z Day 31 Date And Time Hour ES Minute Fa d Second fie z Pm z Copy Your Computer s Time Settings Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc 55 Time Configuration Current Router Time Displays the time currently maintained by the router If this is not correct use the following options to configure the time correctly Time Zone Select your local time zone from pull down menu Enable Daylight Saving Ch
54. ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the distance 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 the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safety EEC This device complies with the essential requirements of the R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC The following references have been applied in order to prove presumption
55. is where you add the Web sites to be used for Access Control The Web sites listed here are used when the Web Filter option is enabled in Access Control The Web Filter section is one of two means by which you can specify the web sites you want to allow You also have the alternative of using the Sentinel Parental Controls Service which allows you to specify broad categories of web sites and saves you the trouble of entering specific web site URLs For more information about the Sentinel service refer to Tools Sentinel SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP VIRTUAL SERYER SE The Web Filter option allows you to set up a list of allowed Web sites that can be used by multiple users When Web Filter is enabled all Web sites not listed on this page will be blocked To use this feature you must also select the Apply Web Filter checkbox in the Access Control section STREAMENGINE ROUTING Save Settings Don t Save Settings ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER Enable kb website Os IMC INBOUND FILTER e g waw SMC com ADYANCED WIRELESS Ea ADVANCED NETWORK Enable Web Site Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc FIREWALL Web Filter Parameters Web Site Enter the address of the web site that you want to allow for example google com Do not enter the http preceding the address Enter the most inclusive domain for example enter u m
56. ith zeros WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise Both of these options select some variant of Wi Fi Protected Access WPA security standards published by the Wi Fi Alliance The WPA Mode further refines the variant that the router should employ WPA Mode WPA is the older standard select this option if the clients that will be used with the router only support the older standard WPAZ is the newer implementation of the stronger IEEE 802 11i security standard With the WPA or WPA2 option the router tries WPA2 first but falls back to WPA if the client only supports WPA The strongest cipher that the client supports will be used With the WPA2 Only option the router associates only with clients that also support WPA2 security If the clients support the AES cipher it will be used across the wireless network to ensure best security Group Key Update Interval The amount of time before the group key used for broadcast and multicast data is changed WPA Personal This option uses Wi Fi Protected Access with a Pre Shared Key PSK Pre Shared Key The key is entered as a pass phrase of up to 63 alphanumeric characters in ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange format at both ends of the wireless connection It cannot be shorter than eight characters although for proper security it needs to be of ample length and should not be a commonly known phrase This phrase is used to generate session keys that are unique for each wirele
57. lete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active SMC product A list of discontinued products with their respective dates of discontinuance can be found at http www smc com index cfm action customer_service_warranty All products that are replaced become the property of SMC Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30 day limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty whichever is longer SMC is not responsible for any custom software or firmware configuration information or memory data of Customer contained in stored on or integrated with any products returned to SMC pursuant to any warranty Products returned to SMC should have any customer installed accessory or add on components such as expansion modules removed prior to returning the product for replacement SMC is not responsible for these items if they are returned with the product Customers must contact SMC for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to SMC Proof of purchase may be required Any product returned to SMC without a valid Return Material Authorization RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to customer at customer s expense For warranty claims within North America please call our toll free customer support number at 800 762 4968 Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to SMC SMC is respon
58. me 29 Give the rule a name that is meaningful to you for example Game Server You can also select from a list of popular games and many of the remaining configuration values will be filled in accordingly However you should check whether the port values have changed since this list was created and you must fill in the IP address field IP Address Enter the local network IP address of the system hosting the server for example 192 168 2 50 TCP Ports To Open Enter the TCP ports to open for example 6159 6180 99 UDP Ports To Open Enter the UDP ports to open for example 6159 6180 99 Inbound Filter Select a filter that controls access as needed for this rule If you do not see the filter you need in the list of filters go to the Advanced Inbound Filter screen and create a new filter Schedule Select a schedule for the times when this rule is in effect If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules go to the Tools Schedules screen and create a new schedule With the above example values filled in and this Gaming Rule enabled all TCP and UDP traffic on ports 6159 through 6180 and port 99 is passed through the router and redirected to the Internal Private IP Address of your Game Server at 192 168 2 50 Edit Add Game Rule Here you can add entries to the Game Rules List below or edit existing entries Enable Each entry in Game Rules List can be active enabled or inactive disabled Save Saves th
59. me level of privacy as a wired network WEP is not as secure as WPA encryption To gain access to a 16 WEP network you must know the key The key is a string of characters that you create When using WEP you must determine the level of encryption The type of encryption determines the key length 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily A default key is selected for use on the network Example 64 bit hexadecimal keys are exactly 10 characters in length 12345678FA is a valid string of 10 characters for 64 bit encryption 128 bit hexadecimal keys are exactly 26 characters in length 456FBCDF 1234001 22225271730 is a valid string of 26 characters for 128 bit encryption 64 bit ASCII keys are up to 5 characters in length OMODE is a valid string of 5 characters for 64 bit encryption 128 bit ASCII keys are up to 13 characters in length 2002HALOSWIN1 is a valid string of 13 characters for 128 bit encryption Note that if you enter fewer characters in the WEP key than required the remainder of the key is automatically padded w
60. need to be duplicated on wireless clients that you want to connect to your wireless network To protect your privacy use the wireless security mode to configure the wireless security features This device supports three wireless security modes including WEP WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise WEP is the original wireless encryption standard WPA Enterprise provides a higher level of security WPA Personal does not require an authentication server The WPA Enterprise option requires a RADIUS authentication server SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP INTERNET WIRELESS Wireless Network Settings NETWORK SETTINGS Use this section to configure the wireless settings for your SMC Router Please note that changes made on this section may also need to be duplicated on your Wireless Client Save Settings Don t Save Settings Tf you would like to utilize our easy to use Web based Wizards to assist you in configuring the Wireless settings click on the Setup Wizard button below Setup Wizard Enable Wireless V Wireless Network Name Eu Also called the SSID Enable Auto Channel Scan Wireless Channel 802 11 Mode mixed 802 11n 802 119 and 802 11b Channel Width Auto 20 40 MHz e Transmission Rate Best automatic z Mbit s Visibility Status yjsible Invisible To protect your privacy you can configure wireless security feature
61. ng configuration options INTERNET WIRELESS and NETWORK SETTINGS Basic_Internet SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP INTERNET There are two ways to set up your Internet connection you can use the Web based Internet Connection NETWORK SETTINGS Setup Wizard or you can manually configure the connection If you would like to utilize our easy to use Web based Wizards to assist you in connecting your new SMC Router to the Internet as well as configure the Wireless settings click on the Setup Wizard button below Setup Wizard Note Before launching these wizards please make sure you have Followed all steps outlined in the Quick Installation Guide included in the package IF you would like to configure the Internet settings of your new SMC Router manually then click on the Manual Configure button below Manual Configure Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Setup Wizard If you are new to networking and have never configured a router before click on Setup Wizard and the router will guide you through a few simple steps to get your network up and running Manual Configure If you consider yourself an advanced user and have configured a router before click Manual Configure to input all the settings manually 14 Basic Wireless The wireless section is used to configure the wireless settings for your router Note that changes made in this section may also
62. ng from behind the router you Can expose one computer to the Internet and run the application on that computer When a LAN host is configured as a DMZ host it becomes the destination for all incoming packets that do not match some other incoming session or rule If any other ingress rule is in place that will be used instead of sending packets to the DMZ host so an active session virtual server active port trigger or port forwarding rule will take priority over sending a packet to the DMZ host The DMZ policy resembles a default port forwarding rule that forwards every port that is not specifically sent anywhere else The router provides only limited firewall protection for the DMZ host The router does not forward a TCP packet that does not match an active DMZ session unless it is a connection establishment packet SYN Except for this limited protection the DMZ host is effectively outside the firewall Anyone considering using a DMZ host should also consider running a firewall on that DMZ host system to provide additional protection Packets received by the DMZ host have their IP addresses translated from the WAN side IP address of the router to the LAN side IP address of the DMZ host However port numbers are not translated so applications on the DMZ host can depend on specific port numbers The DMZ capability is just one of several means for allowing incoming requests that might appear unsolicited to the NAT In general the DMZ h
63. nize that it needs to shape traffic slightly differently in order to give the best performance Choosing xDSL or Other Frame Relay Network causes the measured uplink speed to be reported slightly lower than before on such connections but gives much better results Detected xDSL or Frame Relay Network When Connection Type is set to Auto detect the automatically detected connection type is displayed here StreamEngine Rules A StreamEngine Rule identifies a specific message flow and assigns a priority to that flow For most applications automatic classification will be adequate and specific StreamEngine Rules will not be required Conflicting rules are not permitted Conflicting rules are those that share any combination of source address port destination address port and protocol Rejecting conflicting rules ensures 32 that every flow defined in a rule receives the expected priority and avoids indeterminate prioritization that could reduce QoS effectiveness Name Create a name for the rule that is meaningful to you Priority The priority of the message flow is entered here 1 receives the highest priority most urgent and 255 receives the lowest priority least urgent Priority 0 is reserved Flows that are not prioritized by any rule receive lowest priority Protocol The protocol used by the messages The common choices can be selected from the drop down menu To specify any other protocol enter its protocol number as a
64. nternet telephony and others These applications have difficulties working through NAT Network Address Translation This section is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data through those ports to a single PC on your network You can enter ports in various formats Range 50 100 Individual 80 68 888 Mixed 1020 5000 689 SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP SEEEN ELACA This option is used to open multiple ports or a range of ports in your router and redirect data through those GAMING ports to a single PC on your network This Feature allows you to enter ports in various formats including Port Ranges 100 150 Individual Ports 80 68 888 or Mixed 1020 5000 689 STREAMENGINE Enable V INBOUND FILTER Name ee Application Name x eee 0 0 0 0 ADVANCED NETWORK IP Address lt lt Computer Name v TCP Ports to Open UDP Ports to Open IT Inbound Filter allow all zl Details Everyone allowed Schedule always Details Always ES Enable Name IP TCP UDP Inbound Schedule Address Ports Ports Filter Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Suppose you are hosting an online game server that is running on a PC with a private IP Address of 192 168 2 50 This game requires that you open multiple ports 6159 6180 99 on the router so Internet users can connect Example Port Forwarding Fields Na
65. ntrol several ways of opening the firewall to address the needs of specific types of applications See also Virtual Server Port Forwarding Application Rules and UPnP for related options SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP IRTUAL SERYER EH The Firewall Settings allows you to set a single computer on your network outside of the router GAMING STREAMENGINE Save Settings Don t Save Settings ROUTING KE ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER Enable SPI bk MAC ADDRESS FILTER FIREWALL INBOUND FILTER ADVANCED WIRELESS UDP Endpoint Filtering Endpoint Independent Address Restricted Port And ADVANCED NETWORK Address Restricted Endpoint Independent Address Restricted Port And TCP Endpoint Filtering Address Restricted The DMZ Demilitarized Zone option lets you set a single computer on your network outside of the router IF you have a computer that cannot run Internet applications successfully from behind the router then you can place the computer into the DMZ for unrestricted Internet access Note Putting a computer in the DMZ may expose that computer to a variety of security risks Use of this option is only recommended as a last resort Enable DMZ Enable V PPTP M IPSec YPN V RTSP M Windows MSN Messenger 4 automatically disabled if UPnP is enabled FIP M H 323 NetMeeting V SIP Vv Wake On LAN M M
66. o detect 2 o Automatic Uplink Speed Measured Uplink Speed Select Transmission Rate E Manual Uplink Speed Connection Type Detected xDSL Or Other Frame Relay Network Vv fi 1 255 255 is the lowest priority fo lt lt Select Protocol baang to 255 255 255 255 Enable Name Priority Protocol Source IP Range Source Port Range Destination IP Range Destination Port Range 0 Destination Protocol Ports IP Range Source IP Range Enable Name Priority Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc StreamEngine Setup Enable StreamEngine Enable this option for better performance and experience with online games and other interactive applications such as VoIP 31 Automatic Classification This option is enabled by default so that your router will automatically determine which programs should have network priority Dynamic Fragmentation This option should be enabled when you have a slow Internet uplink It helps to reduce the impact that large low priority network packets can have on more urgent ones by breaking the large packets into several smaller packets Automatic Uplink Speed When enabled this option causes the router to automatically measure the useful uplink bandwidth each time the WAN interface is re established after a reboot for example Measured Uplink Speed This is the uplink speed measured when the WAN interface was last re established The
67. of compliance with the R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC e EN 300 328 e EN 301 489 1 e EN 301 489 17 e EN 60950 1 Table of Contents Getting Started with the SMCWBR14 N Package Contents Minimum System Requirements Wireless LAN Networking Introduction Features Hardware Overview Rear Panel LEDs Installation Considerations Getting Started Using the Configuration Menu Basic Advanced Tools Status Glossary ao KARO Getting Started with the SMCWBR14 N Congratulations on purchasing the SMCWBR14 N This manual provides information for setting up and configuring the SMCWBR14 N This manual is intended for both home users and professionals The following conventions are used in this manual THE NOTE SYMBOL INDICATES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC AT HAND NOTE THE TIP SYMBOL INDICATES HELPFULL INFORMATION AND TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR NETWORK EXPERIENCE TIP JN THE CAUTION SYMBOL ALERTS YOU TO SITUATIONS THAT MAY CAUTION DEGRADE YOUR NETWORKING EXPERIENCE OR COMPROMISE E LIKE NOTES AND TIPS THE IMPORTANT SYMBOL INDICATES INFORMATION THAT CAN IMPROVE NETWORKING THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED IMPORTANT Package Contents Barricade N Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N Yellow RJ 45 Ethernet Cable Power Adapter 5 0V 2 5A Documentation CD Quick Installation Guide Warranty registration card Using a power supply with a different voltage than the one included with your product w
68. oise in your home or business The key to maximizing wireless range is to follow these basic guidelines 1 Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the SMCWBR14 N and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your wireless products range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your devices so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized Be aware of the direct line between network devices A wall that is 1 5 feet thick 5 meters at a 45 degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks over 42 feet 14 meters thick Position devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or ceiling instead of at an angle for better reception Building Materials can impede the wireless signal a solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a negative effect on range Try to position wireless devices and computers with wireless adapters so that the signal passes through drywall or open doorways and not other materials Keep your product away at least 3 6 feet or 1 2 meters from electrical devices or appliances that generate extreme RF noise Getting Started For a typical home setup you will need a Broadband Cable xDSL Internet service and Modem with Ethernet connection Consult with your Cable or xDSL provider for proper installation of the modem Please do the following Connect your Broadband modem Cable xDSL to the blue WAN port on the Barricade Conne
69. only a key enter that key in all three fields Password or Key 63 Enter the password or key provided by your service provider If the Dynamic DNS provider supplies only a key enter that key in all three fields Verify Password or Key Re type the password or key provided by your service provider If the Dynamic DNS provider supplies only a key enter that key in all three fields Timeout The time between periodic updates to the Dynamic DNS if your dynamic IP address has not changed The timeout period is entered in hours If a dynamic DNS update fails for any reason for example when incorrect parameters are entered the router automatically disables the Dynamic DNS feature and records the NOTE failure in the log After configuring the router for dynamic DNS you can open a browser and navigate to the URL for your domain for example http www mydomain info and the router will attempt to forward the request to port 80 on your LAN If however you do this from a LAN side Ree computer and there is no virtual server defined for port 80 the router will return the router s configuration home page Refer to the Advanced gt Virtual Server configuration page to set up a virtual server 64 Tools System Check bw MI Draft 11n Wireless A Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP TIME Ping Test sends ping packets to test a computer on the Internet SYSLOG EMAIL SETTINGS e _
70. ontrol e Save Settings Don t Save Settings SYSTEM SYSTEM CHECK Name SCHEDULES Day s allWeek Select Day s I sun D mon D tue C wed mu rof sat All Day 24hrs T Start Time fo i fo am z hour minute 12 hour time End Time fo k am hour minute 12 hour time E Day s Time Frame Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Add Edit Schedule Rule In this section you can add entries to the Schedule Rules List below or edit existing entries Name Give the schedule a name that is meaningful to you such as Weekday rule Day s Place a checkmark in the boxes for the desired days or select the All Week radio button to select all seven days of the week All Day 24 hrs Select this option if you want this schedule in effect all day for the selected day s Start Time If you don t use the All Day option then you enter the time here The start time is entered in two fields The first box is for the hour and the second box is for the minute Email events are normally triggered only by the start time End Time 66 The end time is entered in the same format as the start time The hour in the first box and the minutes in the second box The end time is used for most other rules but is not normally used for email events Save Saves the new or edited Schedule Rule in the following list When finished updating the Schedule Rules you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make th
71. ost should be used only if there are no other alternatives because it is much more exposed to cyber attacks than any other system on the LAN Thought should be given to using other configurations instead a virtual server a port forwarding rule or a port trigger Virtual servers open one port for incoming sessions bound for a specific application and also allow port redirection and the use of ALGs Port forwarding is rather like a selective DMZ where incoming traffic targeted at one or more ports is forwarded to a specific LAN host thereby not exposing as many ports as a DMZ host Port triggering is a special form of port forwarding which is activated by outgoing traffic and for which ports are only forwarded while the trigger is active Few applications truly require the use of the DMZ host Following are examples of when a DMZ host might be required e Ahost needs to support several applications that might use overlapping ingress ports such that two port forwarding rules cannot be used because they would potentially be in conflict e To handle incoming connections that use a protocol other than ICMP TCP UDP and IGMP also GRE and ESP when these protocols are enabled by the PPTP and IPSec ALGs Enable DMZ Putting a computer in the DMZ may expose that computer to a variety of NOTE security risks Use of this option is only recommended as a last resort DMZ IP Address Specify the LAN IP address of the LAN computer that y
72. ou want to have unrestricted Internet communication If this computer obtains its address Automatically using DHCP then you may want to make a static reservation on the Basic Network Settings page so that the IP address of the DMZ computer does not change 44 Non UDP TCP ICMP LAN Sessions When a LAN application that uses a protocol other than UDP TCP or ICMP initiates a session to the Internet the router s NAT can track such a session even though it does not recognize the protocol This feature is useful because it enables certain applications most importantly a single VPN connection to a remote host without the need for an ALG Note that this feature does not apply to the DMZ host if one is enabled The DMZ host always handles these kinds of sessions Enable Enabling this option the default setting enables single VPN connections to a remote host But for multiple VPN connections the appropriate VPN ALG must be used Disabling this option however only disables VPN if the appropriate VPN ALG is also disabled Application Level Gateway ALG Configuration Here you can enable or disable ALGs Some protocols and applications require special handling of the IP payload to make them work with network address translation NAT Each ALG provides special handling for a specific protocol or application A number of ALGs for common applications are enabled by default PPTP Allows multiple machines on the LAN to connect to th
73. pen Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than RIP in larger scale networks because only changes to the routing table are sent to all the other routers in the network as opposed to sending the entire routing table at a regular interval which is how RIP functions EE Password A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network Personal Area Network The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters Physical layer The first layer of the OSI model Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier Ping A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response PoE Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email 89 Port A logical channel endpoint in a network A computer might have only one physical channel its Ethernet channel but can have multiple ports logical channels each identified by a number PPP Point to Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial interface like a phone line PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet is used to connect multiple computers to a remote server over Ethernet PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is
74. r example 6000 6200 Input Protocol Select the protocol used by the Internet traffic coming back into the router through the opened port range for example Both Schedule Select a schedule for when this rule is in effect If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules go to the Tools Schedules screen and create a new schedule With the above example application rule enabled the router will open up a range of ports from 6000 6200 for incoming traffic from the Internet whenever any computer on the internal network opens up an application that sends data to the Internet using a port in the range of 6500 6700 Add Edit Special Applications Rule This section is where you define and edit Special Applications Rules Save Saves the new or edited Special Applications Rule in the following list When finished updating the special applications rules you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent Special Applications Rules List The section shows the currently defined special applications rules A special applications rule can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit Special Applications Rule section is activated for editing 28 Advanced Gaming Multiple connections are required by some applications such as internet games video conferencing I
75. r you restart the router or you must enable the NOTE NTP Server option 56 Tools Gvslog This section allows you to archive your log SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP The SysLog options allow you to send log information to a SysLog Server SYSLOG EMAIL SETTINGS Save Settings Don t Save Settings files to a Syslog Server Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Enable Logging to Syslog Server Enable this option if you have a syslog server currently running on the LAN and wish to send log messages to it Syslog Server IP Address Enter the LAN IP address of the Syslog Server 57 Tools Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the system log files router alert messages and firmware update notification to your email address SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP el Email Settings The Email feature can be used to send the system log files router alert messages and firmware update notification to your email address d FIRMWARE O e Save Settings Don t Save Settings Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Se Enable Email Notification TI Enable Enable Email Notification When this option is enabled router activity logs or firmware upgrade notifications can be emailed to a designated email address and the following parameters are displayed Email Settings From Email
76. ransferred in a given time period Traceroute A utility displays the routes between you computer and specific destination Ur UDP User Datagram Protocol Unicast Communication between a single sender and receiver 92 Universal Plug and Play A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure themselves to be a part of the network Upgrade To install a more recent version of a software or firmware product Upload To send a request from one computer to another and have a file transmitted from the requesting computer to the other UPnP Universal Plug and Play URL Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessible on the Internet USB Universal Serial Bus UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair Virtual Private Network VPN A secure tunnel over the Internet to connect remote offices or users to their company s network VLAN Virtual LAN Voice over IP Sending voice information over the Internet as opposed to the PSTN VoIP Voice over IP Wake on LAN Allows you to power up a computer though it s Network Interface Card WAN Wide Area Network Windows Connect Now A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless networking hardware access points and wireless clients including PCs and other devices WDS Wireless Distribution System A system that enables the interconnection of access points wirelessly Web browser A utility that allows you to view content and interact wi
77. roadcasts network control data to other wireless stations Bit rate The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time Bit sec Bits per second BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no user intervention Bottleneck 80 A time during processes when something causes the process to slowdown or stop all together Broadband A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data Broadcast Transmitting data in all directions at once Browser A program that allows you to access resources on the web and provides them to you graphically Cable modem A device that allows you to connect a computer up to a coaxial cable and receive Internet access from your Cable provider CardBus A newer version of the PC Card or PCMCIA interface It supports a 32 bit data path DMA and consumes less voltage CAT 5 Category 5 Used for 10 100 Mbps or 1Gbps Ethernet connections Client A program or user that requests data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time Cookie Information that is stored on the hard drive of your computer that holds your preferences to the site that gave your computer the cookie Data Information that has been translated into binary so that it can be processed or moved to another device Data Encryption Standard Uses a randomly selected 56 bit key that must be known by both t
78. rompt type ipconfig all and hit Enter The physical address displayed for the adapter connecting to the router is the MAC address Mac OS X Go to the Apple Menu select System Preferences select Network and select the Ethernet Adapter connecting to the router Select the Ethernet button and the Ethernet ID will be listed This is the same as the MAC address DHCP Reservations List This shows clients that you have specified to have reserved DHCP addresses An entry can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit DHCP Reservation section is activated for editing Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients In this section you can see what LAN devices are currently leasing IP addresses Revoke The Revoke option is available for the situation in which the lease table becomes full or nearly full you need to recover space in the table for new entries and you know that some of the currently allocated leases are no longer needed Clicking Revoke cancels the lease for a specific LAN device and frees an entry in the lease table Do this only if the device no longer needs the leased IP address because for example it has been removed from the network Reserve The Reserve option converts this dynamic IP allocation into a DHCP Reservation and adds the corresponding entry to the DHCP Reservations List 23 Advanced The Advanced tab provides the follo
79. rs on your internal network ROUTING Save Settings Don t Save Settings ACCESS CONTROL GAMING WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER Enable V N l a lication M INBOUND FILTER SmE lt lt Application Name FOP RS TITIES Trigger Port Range ex 100 200 588 Trigger Protocol Both Input Port Range fex 100 200 588 Input Protocol Both Schedule always Details Always FIREWALL Enable Name Trigger Protocol Ports Input Protocol Ports Schedule Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Parameters for an Application Rule Example You need to configure your router to allow a software application running on any computer on your network to connect to a web based server or another user on the Internet Name Enter a name for the Special Application Rule for example Game App which will help you identify the rule in the future Alternatively you can select from the Application list of common applications Application Instead of entering a name for the Special Application rule you can select from this list of common applications and the remaining configuration values will be filled in accordingly Trigger Port Range 27 Enter the outgoing port range used by your application for example 6500 6700 Trigger Protocol Select the outbound protocol used by your application for example Both Input Port Range Enter the port range that you want to open up to Internet traffic fo
80. s Specifies one half of the WDS link The other AP must also have the MAC address of this AP to create the WDS link back to this AP Enter a MAC address for each of the other APs that you want to connect with WDS 50 Advanced Network SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP If you are not familiar with these Advanced Network settings please read the help section before attempting o Hiere STREAMENGINE Save Settings Don t Save Settings ACCESS CONTROL MAC ADDRESS FILTER frimewat CS Universal Plug and Play UPnP supports peer to peer Plug and Play functionality for network devices INBOUND FILTER Enable UPnP D ADVANCED WIRELESS ADVANCED NETWORK If you enable this feature the WAN port of your router will respond to ping requests from the Internet that are sent to the WAN IP Address Enable WAN Ping Respond _ WAN Ping Inbound Filter Allow All Details Everyone allowed WAN Port Speed auto 10 100Mbps z Enable Multicast Streams V Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc UPnP is short for Universal Plug and Play which is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals This router has optional UPnP capability and can work with other UPnP devices and software Enable UPnP UPnP If you need to use the UPnP functionality you can enable it here WAN Ping Pinging public WAN IP addr
81. s A 32 bit number when talking about Internet Protocol Version 4 that identifies each computer that transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet IPsec Internet Protocol Security IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novel to enable their Netware clients and servers to communicate ISP Internet Service Provider 86 Java A programming language used to create programs and applets for web pages LE Kbps Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte LAN Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network Also referred to as delay LED Light Emitting Diode Legacy Older devices or technology Local Area Network A group of computers in a building that usually access files from a server LPR LPD Line Printer Requestor Line Printer Daemon A TCP IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol M MAC address A unique hardware ID assigned to every Ethernet adapter by the manufacturer Mbps Megabits per second Medium Dependent Interface is an Ethernet port for a connection to a straight through cable MDIX Medium Dependent Interface Crossover is an Ethernet port for a connection to a crossover cable MIB Management Information Base is a set of objects that can be managed by using SNMP Modem A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit
82. s This device supports three wireless security modes including WEP WPA Personal and WPA Enterprise WEP is the original wireless encryption standard WPA provides a higher level of security WPA Personal does not require an authentication server The WPA Enterprise option requires an external RADIUS server Security Mode None X Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc 15 Enable Wireless This option allows you to enable disable the wireless AP function The wireless can also be turned ON OFF by the slide switch on the back panel When the wireless is enabled the following parameters are in effect Wireless Network Name When you are browsing for available wireless networks this is the name that will appear in the list unless Visibility Status is set to Invisible see below This name is also referred to as the SSID For security purposes it is highly recommended to change from the pre configured network name Enable Auto Channel Scan If you select this option the router automatically finds the channel with least interference and uses that channel for wireless networking If you disable this option the router uses the channel that you specify with the following Wireless Channel option Wireless Channel A wireless network uses specific channels in the wireless spectrum to handle communication between clients Some channels in your area may have interference from other electronic devices Choose the clearest channel to
83. s enabled this area of the screen show all multicast groups of which any LAN devices are members 70 Status Wireless The wireless section allows you to view the wireless clients that are connected to your wireless router SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP DEVICE INFO WIRELESS Associated Wireless Client List ROUTING Use this option to view the wireless clients that are connected to your wireless router STATISTICS ACTIVE SESSIONS MAC Address IP Address Rate Signal Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc MAC Address The Ethernet ID MAC address of the wireless client IP Address The LAN side IP address of the client Mode The transmission standard being used by the client Values are 11a 11b or 11g for 802 114 802 11b or 802 11g respectively Rate The actual transmission rate of the client in megabits per second Signal This is a relative measure of signal quality The value is expressed as a percentage of theoretical best quality Signal quality can be reduced by distance by interference from other radio frequency sources such as cordless telephones or neighboring wireless networks and by obstacles between the router and the wireless device 71 Status Routing The routing section displays all of the routing details configured for your router SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TO
84. should either use a static IP address or use this option Computer Name You can assign a name for each computer that is given a reserved IP address This may help you keep track of which computers are assigned this way Example Game Server IP Address The LAN address that you want to reserve MAC Address To input the MAC address of your system enter it in manually or connect to the router s Web Management interface from the system and click the Copy Your PC s MAC Address button A MAC address is usually located on a sticker on the bottom of a network device The MAC address is comprised of twelve digits Each pair of hexadecimal digits are usually separated by dashes or colons such as 00 0D 88 11 22 33 or 00 0D 88 11 22 33 If your network device is a computer and the network card is already located inside the computer you can connect to the router from the computer and click the Copy Your PC s MAC Address button to enter the MAC address As an alternative you can locate a MAC address in a specific operating system by following the steps below 22 Windows 98 Go to the Start menu select Run type in winipcfg and hit Enter A Windows Me popup window will be displayed Select the appropriate adapter from the pull down menu and you will see the Adapter Address This is the MAC address of the device Windows 2000 Go to your Start menu select Programs select Accessories and select Windows XP Command Prompt At the command p
85. sible for return shipping charges from SMC to customer WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE IF AN SMC PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE CUSTOMER S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION AT SMC S OPTION THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SMC NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS SMC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER S OR ANY THIRD PERSON S MISUSE NEGLECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INNO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL SMC BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAILURE OR INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS EVEN IF SMC OR I
86. sion is being tracked in case there are any retransmitted packets still pending Dir The direction of initiation of the conversation Out Initiated from LAN to WAN In Initiated from WAN to LAN Time Out The number of seconds of idle time until the router considers the session terminated The initial value of Time Out depends on the type and state of the connection 300 seconds UDP connections 20 seconds Reset or closed TCP connections The connection does not close instantly so that lingering packets can pass or the connection can be re established 120 seconds Opening or closing TCP connections 7800 seconds Established TCP connections 78 Glossary Access Control List ACL This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network Access Point AP Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network ActiveX A Microsoft specification for the interaction of software components Ad hoc network Peer to Peer network between wireless clients Address Resolution Protocol ARP Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that conversions can be made in both directions ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Advanced Encryption Standard AES Government encryption standard Alphanumeric Characters A Z and 0 9 Antenna Used to transmit and receive RF signals AppleTalk A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their computer systems AppleT
87. ss client Example Wireless Networking technology enables ubiquitous communication WPA Enterprise 17 This option works with a RADIUS Server to authenticate wireless clients Wireless clients should have established the necessary credentials before attempting to authenticate to the Server through this Gateway Furthermore it may be necessary to configure the RADIUS Server to allow this Gateway to authenticate users Authentication Timeout Amount of time before a client will be required to re authenticate RADIUS Server IP Address The IP address of the authentication server RADIUS Server Port The port number used to connect to the authentication server RADIUS Server Shared Secret A pass phrase that must match with the authentication server MAC Address Authentication If this is selected the user must connect from the same computer whenever logging into the wireless network Advanced Optional Backup RADIUS Server This option enables configuration of an optional second RADIUS server A second RADIUS server can be used as backup for the primary RADIUS server The second RADIUS server is consulted only when the primary server is not available or not responding The fields Second RADIUS Server IP Address RADIUS Server Port Second RADIUS server Shared Secret Second MAC Address Authentication provide the corresponding parameters for the second RADIUS Server 18 Basic Network Settings Use this section to configure the intern
88. ssigned by the IANA in the Protocol box Source IP Range The rule applies to a flow of messages whose LAN side IP address falls within the range set here Source Port Range The rule applies to a flow of messages whose LAN side port number is within the range set here Destination IP Range The rule applies to a flow of messages whose WAN side IP address falls within the range set here Destination Port Range The rule applies to a flow of messages whose WAN side port number is within the range set here Add Edit StreamEngine Rule Enable Each entry in StreamEngine Rules List can be active enabled or inactive disabled Save Saves the new or edited StreamEngine Rule in the following list When finished updating the StreamEngine rules you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent StreamEngine Rules List The section shows the currently defined StreamEngine rules A StreamEngine rule can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit StreamEngine Rule section is activated for editing 33 Advanced_Routing SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP VIRTUAL SERYER The Routing option allows you to define fixed routes to defined destinations GAMING STREAMENGINE Save Settings Don t Save Settin
89. tandards Support OFDM and CCK modulation High Speed up to 300Mbps Data Rate using IEEE 802 11n draft connection Supports Cable DSL Modems with Dynamic IP Static IP PPPoE PPTP L2TP or BigPond Connection Types Firewall features Network Address Translation NAT and Stateful Packet Inspection SPI protects against Dos attacks Traffic Control with Virtual Server max 64 configurable servers and DMZ UPnP Universal Plug amp Play and ALGs Support for Internet applications such as Email FTP Gaming Remote Desktop Net Meeting Telnet and more Provides Additional Security of Enable Disable SSID Internet Access Control Services URL and MAC Filtering Supports Multiple and Concurrent IPSec L2TP and PPTP VPN Pass Through Sessions Flash Memory for Firmware Upgrade Save Restore Settings Easy Management via Web Browser HTTP and Remote Management Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPAZ2 and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Compliant with Windows 98 NT 2000 XP 2003 Server Linux and Mac OS Support 4 x 10 100Mbps Auto MDIX LAN Port and 1 x 10 100Mbps WAN Port Internet Built in 3 External Antennas to support high speed performance and great coverage Hardware Overview Back Panel POWER The Power input connector is a single jack socket to supply power to the SMCWBR14 N Please use the Power Adapter provided in the SMCWBR14 N package RESET Pressing the reset button restores the router to its original factory default settings WLAN ON OF
90. ter on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all access it File sharing Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network with different levels of access rights Firewall A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the local network Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP File Transfer Protocol Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet Full duplex Sending and Receiving data at the same time Wl Gain The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal Gateway A device that connects your network to another like the internet Gbps Gigabits per second Gigabit Ethernet Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second GUI Graphical user interface H H 323 84 A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility for videoconferencing devices Half duplex Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time Hashing Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length Hexadecimal Characters 0 9 and A F Hop The action of data packets being transmitted from one router to another Host Computer on a network HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol is
91. ter s DHCP server assigns a domain name to the AP that domain name will override any name you enter here DNS Relay When DNS Relay is enabled the router plays the role of a DNS server DNS requests sent to the router are forwarded to the ISP s DNS server This provides a constant DNS address that LAN computers can use even when the router obtains a different DNS server address from the ISP upon re establishing the WAN connection You should disable DNS relay if you implement a LAN side DNS server as a virtual server RIP Routing Information Protocol Used to broadcast routing information among routers Enable RIP Enable RIP if required by the ISP if the LAN has multiple routers or if the LAN has auto IP devices RIP Operating mode This router supports both version 2 and version 1 of the RIP specification V1 Use if none of the routers supports Version 2 V2 Broadcast Use if some routers are capable of Version 2 but some are only capable of Version 1 V2 Multicast Use if this is the only router on the LAN or if all the routers support Version 2 Router Metric The additional cost of routing a packet through this router The normal value for a simple network is 1 This metric is added to routes learned from other routers it is not added to static or system routes Act as default router 20 Make this router the preferred destination for packets that are not otherwise destined Allow RIP updates from WAN For security
92. th all of the information on the World Wide Web WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity Wi Fi Protected Access An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well as encryption Wide Area Network The larger network that your LAN is connected to which may be the Internet itself or a regional or corporate network Wireless ISP A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection Wireless LAN Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802 11 wireless standards WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi Fi Protected Access A Wi Fi security enhancement that provides improved data encryption relative to WEP xDSL A generic term for the family of digital subscriber line DSL technologies such as ADSL HDSL RADSL and SDSL 94 Yagi antenna A directional antenna used to concentrate wireless signals on a specific location 802 11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks WLANs developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 95 TECHNICAL SUPPORT From U S A and Canada 24 hours a day 7 days a week Phn 800 SMC 4 YOU 949 679 8000 Fax 949 679 1481 ENGLISH Technical Support information available at www smc com
93. that you ve created SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC ADVANCED TOOLS STATUS HELP The System Settings section allows you to reboot the device or restore the router to the factory default aan settings Restoring the unit to the factory default settings will erase all settings including any rules that you have created EMAIL SETTINGS The current system settings can be saved as a file onto the local hard drive The saved file or any other saved setting file created by device can be uploaded into the unit FIRMWARE SYSTEM CHECK SCHEDULES Save ord Drive Hard Drive Save Configuration Load Settings From ge Local Hard Drive Restore Configuration from File Default Settings Default Settings Restore all Settings to the Factory Defaults Reboot The Device Reboot the Device Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Save Settings To Local Hard Drive This option allows you to save the router s configuration to a file on your computer Be sure to save the configuration before performing a firmware upgrade Load Settings From Local Hard Drive Use this option to restore previously saved router configuration settings Restore To Factory Default Settings This option restores all configuration settings back to the settings that were in effect at the time the router was shipped from the factory Any settings that have not been saved will be lost If you want to save your router configur
94. used to transfer files from HTTP servers web servers to HTTP clients web browsers HTTPS HTTP over SSL is used to encrypt and decrypt HTTP transmissions Hub A networking device that connects multiple devices together EH ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers IIS Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided by Microsoft IKE Internet Key Exchange is used to ensure security for VPN connections 85 Infrastructure In terms of a wireless network this is when wireless clients use an Access Point to gain access to the network Internet A system of worldwide networks which use TCP IP to allow for resources to be accessed from computers around the world Internet Explorer A World Wide Web browser created and provided by Microsoft Internet Protocol The method of transferring data from one computer to another on the Internet Internet Protocol Security IPsec provides security at the packet processing layer of network communication Internet Service Provider An ISP provides access to the Internet to individuals or companies Intranet A private network Intrusion Detection A type of security that scans a network to detect attacks coming from inside and outside of the network IP Internet Protocol IP addres
95. wing configuration options Virtual Server Special Applications Gaming StreamEngine Routing Access Control WEB Filter MAC Address Filter Firewall Inbound Filter Advanced Wireless and Advanced Network Advanced_ Virtual Server The Virtual Server option gives Internet users access to services on your LAN This feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP Web or game servers For each Virtual Server you define a public port on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and LAN port SM Draft 11n Wireless 4 Port Broadband Router SMCWBR14 N BASIC TOOLS STATUS HELP YIRTUAL SERYER SPECIAL APPLICATIONS ROUTING ACCESS CONTROL WEB FILTER MAC ADDRESS FILTER The Virtual Server option allows you to define a single public port on your router for redirection to an internal LAN IP Address and Private LAN port if required This feature is useful for hosting online services such as FTP or Web Servers Save Settings Don t Save Settings Enable Vv lt lt application Name z Name FIREWALL INBOUND FILTER Inbound Filter IP Address Protocol Private Port Public Port allow All z Schedule baang lt lt Computer Name z rce z fo fo Details Everyone allowed Always Details Always Name IP Address Enable Inbound Schedule Filter Protocol Private Port Public Port Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Example
96. work clients 40 Filter Wired Clients When this is selected the MAC address filters will be applied to wired network clients Add Edit MAC Address In this section you can add entries to the MAC Address List below or edit existing entries Enable MAC address entries can be activated or deactivated with this checkbox MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the desired computer or connect to the router from the desired computer and click the Copy Your PC s MAC Address button Save Saves the new or edited MAC Address entry in the following list When finished updating the MAC Address List you must still click the Save Settings button at the top of the page to make the changes effective and permanent MAC Address List The section lists the current MAC Address filters A MAC Address entry can be changed by clicking the Edit icon or deleted by clicking the Delete icon When you click the Edit icon the item is highlighted and the Edit MAC Address section is activated for editing 41 Advanced _Firewall The router provides a tight firewall by virtue of the way NAT works Unless you configure the router to the contrary the NAT does not respond to unsolicited incoming requests on any port thereby making your LAN invisible to Internet cyber attackers However some network applications cannot run with a tight firewall Those applications need to selectively open ports in the firewall to function correctly The options on this page co
97. y access By default the password is set to smcadmin It is highly recommended that you change the password to keep your router secure Save Settings Don t Save Settings Please enter the same password into both boxes for confirmation Password Jessseese erify Password eccccees Please enter the same password into both boxes for confirmation Password Jesseeese Yerify Password eccccece Gateway Name EMCWBR14 N Enable Remote Management J Copyright 2004 2006 SMC Inc Admin Password Enter a password for the user admin who will have full access to the Web based 53 management interface User Password Enter a password for the user user who will have read only access to the Web based management interface Gateway Name The name of the router can be changed here Enable Remote Management Enabling Remote Management allows you to manage the router from anywhere on the Internet Disabling Remote Management allows you to manage the router only from computers on your LAN Remote Admin Port The port that you will use to address the management interface from the Internet For example if you specify port 1080 here then to access the router from the Internet you would use a URL of the form http my domain com 1080 Remote Admin Inbound Filter Select a filter that controls access as needed for this admin port If you do not see the filter you need in the list of f

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