RTP300 UserGuide

A Di vi si on of Ci sco Syst ems, Inc.
Model No.
wi t h 2 Phone Port s
Broadband Router
RTP300
Inst al l at i on and Troubl eshoot i ng Gui de
Voice
Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Ports
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How t o Use t hi s Gui de
Your gui de t o t he Broadband Router wi t h 2 Phone Port s has been desi gned t o make underst andi ng net worki ng
wi t h t he Rout er easi er t han ever. Look f or t he f ol l owi ng i t ems when readi ng t hi s gui de:
In addi t i on t o t hese symbol s, t here are def i ni t i ons f or t echni cal t erms that are present ed l i ke thi s:
Al so, each f i gure (di agram, screenshot , or ot her i mage) i s provi ded wi t h a f i gure number and descri pt i on, l i ke
t hi s:
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somet hi ng t hat coul d damage your propert y or t he Rout er.
Thi s quest i on mark provi des you wit h a remi nder about somet hi ng you
mi ght need t o do whi l e usi ng t he Rout er.
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shoul d pay speci al att ent i on t o whi l e usi ng t he Rout er.
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Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s
Table of Contents
Chapt er 1: Int roduct i on 1
Wel come 1
What s i n t hi s Gui de? 2
Chapt er 2: Pl anni ng Your Wi rel ess Net work 5
Net work Topol ogy 5
Ad- Hoc versus Inf rast ruct ure Mode 5
Net work Layout 6
Chapt er 3: Get t i ng t o Know t he Rout er 7
The Back Panel 7
The Front Panel 8
Chapt er 4: Connect i ng t he Rout er 9
Overvi ew 9
Connect i on Inst ruct i ons 10
Pl acement Opt i ons 11
Chapt er 5: Conf i guri ng t he Rout er 13
Overvi ew 13
How t o Access t he Web- based Ut i l it y 16
The Set up Tab - Basi c Set up 17
The Set up Tab - DDNS 21
The Set up Tab - MAC Address Cl one 23
The Set up Tab - Advanced Rout i ng 24
The Wi rel ess Tab - Basi c Wi rel ess Set t i ngs 26
The Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess Securi t y 27
The Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess MAC Fi l t er 30
The Wi rel ess Tab - Advanced Wi rel ess Set t i ngs 31
The Securi t y Tab - Fi rewal l 33
The Access Rest ri ct i ons Tab - Fi l t er 34
The Access Rest ri ct i ons Tab - Devi ce Access Cont rol 36
The Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - Port Range Forwardi ng 37
The Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - Port Tri ggeri ng 38
The Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - UPnP Forwardi ng 39
The Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - DMZ 42
The Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - QoS 43
The Admi ni st rat i on Tab - Management 45
The Admi ni st rat i on Tab - Log 46
The Admi ni st rat i on Tab - Fact ory Def aul t s 47
The Admi ni st rat i on Tab - Di agnost i cs 48
The St at us Tab - Local Net work 49
The St at us Tab - Rout er 50
The St at us Tab - Wi rel ess 52
The St at us Tab - Voi ce 53
The Voi ce Tab 54
Appendi x A: Troubl eshoot i ng 55
Common Probl ems and Sol ut i ons 55
Frequent l y Asked Quest i ons 69
Appendi x B: Wi rel ess Securi t y 79
Securi t y Precaut i ons 79
Securi t y Threat s Faci ng Wi rel ess Net works 80
Appendi x C: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP
Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er 83
Wi ndows 98 or Me Inst ruct i ons 83
Wi ndows 2000 or XP Inst ruct i ons 84
For t he Rout er s Web- based Ut i l i t y 84
Appendi x D: Wi ndows Hel p 85
Appendi x E: Gl ossary 87
Appendi x F: Speci f i cat i ons 95
Appendi x G: Warrant y Inf ormat i on 97
Appendi x H: Regul at ory Inf ormat i on 99
Appendi x I: Cont act Inf ormat i on 103
Vonage 103
Li nksys 103
List of Figures
Fi gure 3- 1: Back Panel 7
Fi gure 3- 2: Front Panel 8
Fi gure 4- 1: Rout er Connect i on Di agram 9
Fi gure 4- 1: Connect t he Modem 10
Fi gure 4- 2: Connect a Tel ephone 10
Fi gure 4- 3: Connect a PC 10
Fi gure 4- 4: Connect t he Power 10
Fi gure 4- 5: At t ach t he St and t o t he Rout er 11
Fi gure 4- 6: Measurement bet ween Wal l - Mount Sl ot s 12
Fi gure 5- 1: Rout er s IP Address 16
Fi gure 5- 2: Rout er Logi n 16
Fi gure 5- 3: Set up Tab - Basi c Set up (Obt ai n an
IP aut omat i call y) 17
Fi gure 5- 4: St at i c IP 18
Fi gure 5- 5: PPPoE 19
Fi gure 5- 6: Set up Tab - DDNS (DynDNS.org) 22
Fi gure 5- 7: Set up Tab - DDNS (TZO.com) 22
Fi gure 5- 8: Set up Tab - MAC Address Cl one 23
Fi gure 5- 9: Set up Tab - Advanced Rout i ng 24
Fi gure 5- 10: Rout i ng Tabl e Ent ry Li st 25
Fi gure 5- 11: Wi rel ess Tab - Basi c Wi rel ess Set t i ngs 26
Fi gure 5- 12: Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess Securi t y
(WPA- Preshared Key) 27
Fi gure 5- 13: Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess Securi t y (WPA- RADIUS) 28
Fi gure 5- 14: Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess Securi t y (RADIUS) 28
Fi gure 5- 15: Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess Securi t y (WEP) 29
Fi gure 5- 16: Wi rel ess Tab - Wi rel ess MAC Fi l t er 30
Fi gure 5- 17: MAC Address Fi l t er Li st 30
Fi gure 5- 18: Wi rel ess Cl i ent MAC Li st 30
Fi gure 5- 19: Wi rel ess Tab - Advanced Wi rel ess Set t i ngs 31
Fi gure 5- 20: Securi t y Tab - Fi rewal l 33
Fi gure 5- 21: Access Rest ri ct i ons Tab - Fi l t er 34
Fi gure 5- 22: Fil t ered MAC Address 34
Fi gure 5- 23: Access Rest ri ct i ons Tab - Devi ce Access Cont rol 36
Fi gure 5- 24: Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - Port
Range Forwardi ng 37
Fi gure 5- 25: Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - Port Tri ggeri ng 38
Fi gure 5- 26: Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - UPnP Forwardi ng 39
Fi gure 5- 27: Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - DMZ 42
Fi gure 5- 28: Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng Tab - QoS 43
Fi gure 5- 29: QoS - Creat e Rul e 44
Fi gure 5- 30: Admi ni st rat ion Tab - Management 45
Fi gure 5- 31: Admi ni st rat ion Tab - Log 46
Fi gure 5- 32: Admi ni st rat ion Tab - Fact ory Def aul t s 47
Fi gure 5- 33: Admi ni st rat ion Tab - Di agnost i cs 48
Fi gure 5- 34: Pi ng Test 48
Fi gure 5- 35: Tracerout e Test 48
Fi gure 5- 36: St at us Tab - Local Net work 49
Fi gure 5- 37: DHCP Act i ve IP Tabl e 49
Fi gure 5- 38: St at us Tab - Rout er 50
Fi gure 5- 39: St at us Tab - Wi rel ess 52
Fi gure 5- 40: Wi rel ess Cl i ent MAC Li st 52
Fi gure 5- 41: St at us Tab - Voi ce 53
Fi gure 5- 42: Voi ce Tab 54
Fi gure C- 1: IP Conf i gurat i on Screen 83
Fi gure C- 2: MAC/ Adapt er Address 83
Fi gure C- 3: MAC/ Physi cal Address 84
Fi gure C- 4: MAC Address Cl one 84
Fi gure C- 5: MAC Address Fi l t er 84
1 Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
Thank you f or choosi ng t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Ports. Thi s Rout er wi l l al l ow your computers to share
a hi gh- speed Int ernet connect i on as wel l as resources, i ncl udi ng f i l es and pri nt ers. And af t er you have set up
your Vonage ser vi ce, you wi l l be abl e t o make phone or f ax cal l s usi ng t he Int ernet .
How does t he Rout er do al l of t hi s? By connect i ng your comput ers and peri pheral s, i ncl udi ng phones or f ax
machi nes, t o t he Rout er and connect i ng t he Rout er t o your cabl e or DSL modem, t hen t he Rout er can di rect and
cont rol communi cat i ons f or your net work.
But what does al l of t hi s mean?
Net works are usef ul t ool s f or shari ng Int ernet access and comput er resources. Mul t i pl e comput ers can share
Int ernet access, so you don t need more t han one hi gh- speed Int ernet connect i on. Wi t h Int ernet phone ser vi ce,
your Int ernet access can now be shared by your phones or f ax machi nes as wel l . You wi l l be abl e t o make phone
cal l s usi ng t he account you set up wi t h Vonage, even whi l e you re surfi ng t he Int ernet . Pl us, you can access one
pri nt er f rom di f f erent computers and access dat a l ocat ed on anot her comput ers hard dri ve. Net works are even
used f or pl ayi ng mul t i pl ayer vi deo games. So, net works not onl y are usef ul i n homes and of f i ces, but al so can be
f un.
PCs on a wi red net work creat e a LAN, or Local Area Net work. They are connect ed wi t h Et hernet cabl es, whi ch i s
why t he net work i s cal l ed wi red .
To creat e your network, i nstal l and set up t he Rout er. To gui de you t hrough t he process, Li nksys st rongl y
recommends t hat you run t he Set up Wi zard on t he Set up CD- ROM. If you pref er t o manual l y set up t he Rout er,
ethernet: an IEEE st andard net work
protocol that speci f i es how dat a i s
pl aced on and ret ri eved f rom a common
t ransmi ssi on medi um.
lan (l ocal area net work): t he comput ers
and net worki ng product s t hat make up
t he net work i n your home or of f i ce.
browser: an appl i cat i on program t hat
provi des a way to l ook at and i nteract
wi t h al l t he i nf ormat i on on t he Worl d
Wi de Web.
mbps: one mi l l i on bi t s per second; a uni t
of measurement f or dat a t ransmi ssi on.
nat (net work address t ransl at i on): NAT
t echnol ogy t ransl ated IP addresses of a
l ocal area net work t o a di f f erent IP
address f or t he Internet.
Whats in this Guide?
use t he i nst ruct i ons i n t he Qui ck Inst al l at i on or t hi s User Gui de t o hel p you. These i nst ructi ons shoul d be al l you
need t o get t he most out of t he Rout er.
Thi s gui de covers t he basi c st eps f or set t i ng up a net work wi t h a router. Af t er goi ng t hrough Chapt er 3: Get t i ng
t o Know t he Rout er, most users wi l l onl y need t o use t he f ol l owi ng chapt ers:
Chapt er 4: Connect i ng t he Rout er
Thi s chapt er i nst ruct s you on how t o connect t he Rout er t o your cabl e or DSL modem, PCs, and t el ephones
(or fax machi nes).
Chapt er 5: Conf i guri ng t he Rout er
Thi s chapt er expl ai ns how t o conf i gure t he Rout er usi ng your web browser and t he Rout ers Web- based
Ut i l i t y. You wi l l conf i gure t he Rout er usi ng t he set t i ngs provi ded by your ISP.
When you re f i ni shed wi t h t he basi c st eps, t hen you are ready t o connect t o t he Int ernet.
You al so have ot her chapt ers avai l abl e f or ref erence:
Chapt er 1: Int roduct i on
Thi s chapt er descri bes t he Rout ers appl i cat i ons and t hi s Inst al l at i on and Troubl eshoot i ng Gui de.
Chapt er 2: Pl anni ng Your Wi rel ess Net work
Thi s chapt er descri bes t he basi cs of wi rel ess net worki ng.
Appendi x A: Troubl eshoot i ng
Thi s appendi x descri bes some possi bl e probl ems and sol ut i ons, as wel l as f requentl y asked quest i ons,
regardi ng i nst al l at i on and use of t he Rout er.
Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er
Thi s appendi x i nst ruct s you on how t o f i nd t he MAC address or Et hernet address of your PCs Et hernet
net work adapt er.
Appendi x C: Wi ndows Hel p
Thi s appendi x descri bes how you can use Wi ndows Hel p f or i nst ruct i ons about net worki ng, such as
i nst al l i ng t he TCP/ IP prot ocol .
Appendi x D: Gl ossar y
Thi s appendi x gi ves a bri ef gl ossar y of t erms f requent l y used i n net worki ng.
Appendi x E: Speci f i cat i ons
Thi s appendi x provi des t he t echni cal speci fi cat i ons for the Router.
Appendi x F: Warrant y Inf ormat i on
Thi s appendi x suppl i es t he warrant y i nf ormat i on f or t he Rout er.
Appendi x G: Regul at or y Inf ormat i on
Thi s appendi x suppl i es t he regul at or y i nf ormat i on regardi ng t he Rout er.
Appendi x H: Cont act Inf ormat i on
Thi s appendi x provi des cont act i nf ormat i on f or a vari et y of Li nksys resources, i ncl udi ng Techni cal Support ,
as wel l as Vonage.
5 Chapter 2: Networking Basics
An I ntroduction to Local Area Networks
Chapter 2: Networking Basics
An Introduction to Local Area Networks
Si mpl y put , a rout er i s a net work devi ce t hat connect s t wo net works t oget her.
The Rout er connect s your l ocal area net work (LAN), or t he group of PCs i n your home or of f i ce, t o t he Int ernet .
The Rout er processes and regul at es t he dat a that t ravel s bet ween t hese t wo net works.
The Rout ers Net work Address Transl at i on (NAT) t echnol ogy prot ect s your net work of PCs so users on t he
Int ernet cannot see your PCs. Thi s i s how your LAN remai ns pri vat e. The Rout er prot ect s your net work by
i nspect i ng t he f i rst packet comi ng i n t hrough t he Int ernet port bef ore del i very t o t he f i nal dest i nat i on on one of
t he Et hernet port s. The Rout er i nspect s Int ernet port ser vi ces l i ke t he web ser ver, f t p ser ver, or ot her Int ernet
appl i cati ons, and, i f al l owed, i t wi l l f orward t he packet t o t he appropri at e PC on t he LAN si de.
The Use of IP Addresses
IP st ands f or Int ernet Prot ocol . Ever y devi ce i n an IP- based net work, i ncl udi ng PCs, pri nt ser vers, and rout ers,
requi res an IP address t o i dent i f y i ts l ocat i on, or address, on t he net work. Thi s appl i es t o bot h t he Int ernet and
LAN connect i ons.
There are t wo ways of assi gni ng IP addresses t o your network devi ces.
A st at i c IP address i s a f i xed IP address t hat you assi gn manual l y t o a PC or ot her devi ce on t he net work. Si nce a
stati c IP address remai ns val i d unti l you di sabl e i t , stati c IP addressi ng ensures t hat t he devi ce assi gned i t wi l l
al ways have t hat same IP address unt i l you change i t. St at i c IP addresses are commonl y used wi t h net work
devi ces such as ser ver PCs or pri nt ser vers.
static ip address: a f i xed address
assi gned t o a comput er or devi ce t hat i s
connect ed t o a net work.
nat (net work address t ransl at i on): NAT
t echnol ogy t ransl ates IP addresses of a
l ocal area net work t o a di f f erent IP
address f or t he Internet.
6 Chapter 2: Networking Basics
The Use of I P Addresses
If you use t he Rout er t o share your cabl e or DSL Int ernet connect i on, cont act your ISP t o f i nd out i f t hey have
assi gned a stati c IP address t o your account . If so, you wi l l need t hat st at i c IP address when conf i guri ng t he
Rout er. You can get t he i nf ormat i on f rom your ISP.
A dynami c IP address i s aut omat i cal l y assi gned t o a devi ce on t he net work. These IP addresses are cal l ed
dynami c because t hey are onl y t emporari l y assi gned t o t he PC or ot her devi ce. Af t er a cert ai n t i me peri od, t hey
expi re and may change. If a PC l ogs ont o t he net work (or t he Int ernet ) and i t s dynami c IP address has expi red,
t he DHCP ser ver wi l l assi gn i t a new dynami c IP address.
A DHCP ser ver can ei t her be a desi gnat ed PC on t he net work or anot her net work devi ce, such as t he Rout er. By
def aul t , t he Rout ers Int ernet Connect i on Type i s Obtain an IP automatically (DHCP).
The PC or net work devi ce obt ai ni ng an IP address i s cal l ed t he DHCP cl i ent . DHCP f rees you f rom havi ng t o
assi gn IP addresses manual l y ever y t i me a new user i s added t o your net work.
For DSL users, many ISPs may requi re you t o l og on wi t h a user name and password t o gai n access t o t he
Int ernet . Thi s i s a dedi cat ed, hi gh- speed connect i on t ype cal l ed Poi nt t o Poi nt Prot ocol over Et hernet (PPPoE).
PPPoE i s si mi l ar t o a di al - up connect i on, but PPPoE does not di al a phone number when est abl i shi ng a
connect i on. It al so wi l l provi de t he Rout er wi t h a dynami c IP address t o est abl i sh a connect i on t o t he Int ernet .
By def aul t , a DHCP ser ver (on t he LAN si de) i s enabl ed on t he Rout er. If you al ready have a DHCP ser ver runni ng
on your net work, you MUST di sabl e one of t he t wo DHCP ser vers. If you run more t han one DHCP ser ver on your
net work, you wi l l experi ence net work errors, such as conf l i ct i ng IP addresses. To di sabl e DHCP on t he Rout er,
see t he Basi c Set up sect i on i n Chapt er 5: Conf i guri ng t he Rout er.
dynamic ip address: a t emporar y IP
address assi gned by a DHCP ser ver.
dhcp (dynami c host conf i gurat i on
prot ocol ): a protocol that l et s one devi ce
on a l ocal net work, known as a DHCP
server, assi gn t emporar y IP addresses to
t he ot her net work devi ces, typi cal l y
comput ers.
7 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Router
The Back Panel
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Router
The Back Panel
The Rout ers port s and t he Reset but t on are l ocat ed on t he back panel of t he Rout er.
Internet Thi s Internet port connect s t o your cabl e or DSL modem.
Phone1 For your pri mar y Vonage l i ne, t he Phone1 port al l ows you t o connect t he Rout er t o your
t el ephone (or f ax machi ne) usi ng an RJ- 11 t el ephone cabl e (not i ncl uded).
Phone2 If you have a second Vonage l i ne, t he Phone2 port al l ows you t o connect t he Rout er t o your
second t el ephone (or f ax machi ne) usi ng an RJ- 11 t el ephone cabl e (not i ncl uded).
Ethernet 1- 4 These four Ethernet port s connect t o net work devi ces, such as PCs or more swi t ches.
Reset Button There are t wo ways t o reset the Rout er' s f actor y defaul t s. Ei ther press t he Reset Button f or
f i ve seconds, or rest ore t he def aul t s f rom t he Rout er' s Web- based Ut i l i t y.
Power The Power port i s where you wi l l connect t he power adapt er.
Figure 3- 1: Back Panel
NOTE: The Fact or y Def aul t
f eat ure of t he Rout ers Web-
based Ut i l i t y i s prot ect ed by a
password avai l abl e onl y f rom
Vonage. Cont act Vonage f or
more i nf ormat i on.
NOTE: The Int ernet port
onl y accepts a st rai ght -
t hrough cabl e. Do NOT
connect a crossover cabl e to
t he Int ernet port .
8 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Router
The Front Panel
The Front Panel
The Rout ers LEDs, whi ch i nf orm you about net work act i vi t i es, are l ocat ed on t he f ront panel .
POWER Bl ue/ Red. The POWER LED l i ght s up bl ue when t he Rout er i s powered on. If t he bl ue LED i s
f l ashi ng, t he Rout er i s boot i ng up or upgradi ng i t s f i rmware. If t he LED l i ght s up red, t hen
di sconnect t he power, and wai t f i ve seconds. Then reconnect t he power.
ETHERNET 1- 4 Bl ue. The ETHERNET LED l i ght s up when t here i s an act i ve connect i on t hrough t he
correspondi ng port . If t he LED i s f l ashi ng, t hen t here i s t raf f i c movi ng t hrough t hat port.
PHONE 1- 2 Bl ue. The PHONE LED i s sol i dl y l i t when a t el ephone or f ax machi ne has an act i ve or
regi st ered connect i on t o Vonage t hrough t he correspondi ng port (PHONE 1 or 2). It f l ashes
when t he phone i s bei ng used or i s of f t he hook.
INTERNET Bl ue. The INTERNET LED l i ght s up when t he Rout er i s connect ed t o your cabl e or DSL
modem. If t he LED i s f l ashi ng, t he Rout er i s sendi ng or recei vi ng dat a over t he Int ernet port .
Proceed to Chapter 4: Connecting the Router.
Figure 3- 2: Front Panel
9 Chapter 4: Connecting the Router
Overview
Chapter 4: Connecting the Router
Overview
Thi s chapt er i ncl udes t wo set s of i nst ruct i ons. If t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s wi l l be t he
onl y rout er i n your net work, f ol l ow t he i nst ruct i ons i n Connect i ng t he Rout er t o Your Broadband
Modem. If you al ready have a rout er i n your net work and want t o add t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2
Phone Port s, f ol l ow t he i nst ruct i ons i n Connect i ng t he Rout er t o Your Exi st i ng Rout er.
Connecting the Router to Your Broadband Modem
1. Make sure t hat your devi ces are powered of f, i ncl udi ng t he Rout er, PCs, and broadband modem.
2. Connect your broadband modems Et hernet cabl e t o t he Rout ers Int ernet port .
3. Connect one end of an Et hernet net work cabl e t o one of t he numbered port s on t he back of t he
Rout er. Connect t he ot her end t o an Et hernet port on a net work devi ce, e.g., a PC, pri nt ser ver, or
swi t ch.
Repeat t hi s st ep t o connect more PCs or ot her net work devi ces t o t he Rout er.
NOTE: Make sure your t el ephone i s set t o i t s t one set t i ng (not pul se).
Figure 4- 2: Connect a PC
Figure 4- 1: Connect the Modem
Connecting the Router to Your Broadband Modem
4. Power on t he broadband modem.
5. Connect t he i ncl uded power adapt er t o t he Rout ers Power port , and t hen pl ug t he power adapt er
i nt o an el ect ri cal out l et . The Power LED on t he f ront panel wi l l l i ght up as soon as t he Rout er
powers on.
6. Pl ug a st andard t el ephone i nt o t he Rout ers Phone1 port .
7. If you have a second Int ernet phone or f ax l i ne, connect a t el ephone or f ax machi ne t o t he
Rout ers Phone2 port .
8. Power on your PC(s).
If you want to mount the Router on a wall, proceed to the following section, Placement
Options. Otherwise, proceed to Chapter 5: Configuring the Router.
Figure 4- 3: Connect the Power
Figure 4- 4: Connect a Telephone
IMPORTANT: Do not connect t he Phone port t o a t el ephone wal l j ack. Make sure you onl y connect
a t el ephone or f ax machi ne t o t he Phone port . Ot herwi se, t he Rout er or t he t el ephone wi ri ng i n your
home or of f i ce may be damaged.
Connecting the Router to Your Existing Router
Li nksys recommends t hat you repl ace your exi st i ng rout er wi t h t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone
Port s. However, i f you woul d l i ke t o keep your exi st i ng rout er because i t has wi rel ess capabi l i t y or
ot her f eat ures, t hen you can use t he f ol l owi ng i nst ruct i ons t o connect t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2
Phone Port s t o your exi st i ng rout er, whi l e keepi ng your wi red PCs connect ed t o your exi st i ng rout er.
For exampl e, t he f ol l owi ng connect i on di agram shows t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s
connect ed t o your exi st i ng rout er and phone.
Tel ephone
Rout er
Cabl e/ DSL
Modem Int ernet
PCs
Figure 4- 5: Router Connected to Another Router
Broadband Rout er
wi t h 2 Phone Port s
NOTE: Do NOT connect any
wi red PCs t o t he Broadband
Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s.
To connect t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s t o your exi st i ng rout er, f ol l ow t hese i nst ruct i ons:
1. Connect an Et hernet cabl e t o t he Int ernet port on t he back of t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone
Port s. Then connect t he ot her end t o one of t he Et hernet net work port s on your exi st i ng rout er.
2. Connect t he i ncl uded power adapt er t o t he Power port of t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone
Port s, and t hen pl ug t he power adapt er i nt o an el ect ri cal out l et . The Power LED on t he f ront
panel wi l l l i ght up as soon as t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s powers on.
3. Pl ug a st andard t el ephone i nt o t he Phone1 port of t he Broadband Rout er wi t h 2 Phone Port s.
4. If you have a second Int ernet phone or f ax l i ne, connect a t el ephone or f ax machi ne t o t he
Phone2 port .
Proceed to the following section, Placement Options.
IMPORTANT: Do not connect t he Phone port t o a t el ephone wal l j ack. Make sure you onl y connect
a t el ephone or f ax machi ne t o t he Phone port . Ot herwi se, t he Rout er or t he t el ephone wi ri ng i n your
home or of f i ce may be damaged.
Figure 4- 6: Connect the Existing Router
Figure 4- 7: Connect the Power
Figure 4- 8: Connect a Telephone
Placement Options
Placement Options
There are t hree ways t o pl ace t he Rout er. The f i rst way i s t o pl ace i t hori zont al l y on a surf ace, so i t
si t s on i t s f our rubber f eet . The second way i s t o st and t he Rout er vert i cal l y on a surf ace. The t hi rd
way i s t o mount i t on a wal l . The second and t hi rd opt i ons are expl ai ned i n f urt her det ai l bel ow.
St and Opt i on
1. Li ne up t he cent er of t he Rout er s st and wi t h t he cent er of t he Rout ers l abel ed edge.
2. Insert t he Rout er i nt o t he st and.
Proceed to Chapter 5: Configuring the Router.
Figure 4- 9: Attaching the Stand
Placement Options
Wal l - Mount Opt i on
The Rout er has f our wal l - mount sl ot s on i t s bot t om panel . The di st ance bet ween t wo adj acent sl ot s i s
62 mm (2.44 i nches).
Bef ore you begi n, make sure you have f our screws t hat are si ze #4 t hi s i ndi cat es a di amet er
measurement of 0.112 i nches (2.845 mm).
1. Det er mi ne where you want t o mount t he Rout er.
2. Dri l l f our hol es i nt o t he wal l . Make sure adj acent hol es are 62 mm (2.44 i nches) apart .
3. Insert a screw i nt o each hol e, and l eave 5 mm (0.2 i nches) of i t s head exposed.
4. Maneuver t he Rout er so t he wal l - mount sl ot s l i ne up wi t h t he f our screws.
5. Pl ace t he wal l- mount sl ot s over t he screws and sli de t he Rout er down unt i l t he screws f i t snugl y
i nt o t he wal l - mount sl ot s.
Proceed to Chapter 5: Configuring the Router.
Figure 4- 10: Measurement between
Wall- Mount Slots
13 Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
Overview
Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
Overview
Li nksys recommends usi ng t he Set up CD- ROM f or f i rst - t i me i nst al l at i on of t he Rout er. If you do not wi sh t o run
t he Set up Wi zard on t he Set up CD- ROM, t hen you can use t he Web- based Ut i l i t y t o conf i gure t he Rout er. For
advanced users, you may conf i gure t he Rout ers advanced set t i ngs t hrough t he Web- based Ut i l i t y.
Thi s chapt er wi l l descri be each web page on t he Ut i l it y and each pages key f unct i ons. The Ut i l i t y can be
accessed vi a your web browser t hrough use of a comput er connect ed t o t he Rout er. For a basi c wi rel ess net work
set up, most users onl y have t o use t he f ol l owi ng screens of t he Ut i l i t y:
Basi c Set up. On the Basi c Set up screen, ent er the Internet connecti on sett i ngs provi ded by your ISP. If you do
not have t hi s i nf ormat i on, you can cal l your ISP t o request t he set t i ngs. Once you have t he set up i nf ormat i on
f or your speci f i c t ype of Int ernet connect i on, t hen you can conf i gure t he Rout er.
Management . Cl i ck t he Administration t ab and t hen t he Management t ab. The Rout ers def aul t user name
and password i s admin. To secure t he Rout er, change t he User Name and Password f rom t hei r def aul t s.
There are ei ght mai n t abs: Set up, Securi t y, Access Rest rict i ons, Appl i cat i ons & Gaming, Admi ni st rat i on, St at us,
and Voi ce. Addi t i onal t abs wi l l be avai l abl e aft er you cl i ck one of t he mai n t abs.
Overview
Set up
Basi c Set up. Ent er t he Int ernet connecti on and net work set t i ngs on t hi s screen.
DDNS. Enabl e t he Rout ers Dynami c Domai n Name System (DDNS) f eature on t hi s screen.
MAC Address Cl one. If you need t o cl one a MAC address ont o t he Rout er, use t hi s screen.
Advanced Rout i ng. On t hi s screen, you can al t er f irewal l , Net work Address Transl at i on (NAT), Dynami c
Rout i ng, and St at i c Rout i ng conf i gurat i ons.
Securi t y
Fi rewal l . To enabl e cert ai n t ypes of web f i l t ers, use t hi s screen.
Access Rest ri ct i ons
Fi l t er. To bl ock speci fi c users f rom Int ernet access, you can set up IP address, port, and MAC address
f i l teri ng.
Devi ce Access Cont rol . Use t hi s screen t o cont rol remot e access of t he Rout er.
Overview
Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng
Port Range Forwardi ng. Set up publ i c servi ces or ot her speci al i zed Int ernet appl i cat i ons on your net work.
Port Tri ggeri ng. To set up t ri ggered ranges and f orwarded ranges f or Int ernet appl i cat i ons, cl i ck t hi s t ab.
DMZ. Cl i ck t hi s t ab t o al l ow one l ocal user t o be exposed t o t he Int ernet f or use of speci al - purpose ser vi ces.
QoS. Enabl e QoS (Qual i t y of Ser vi ce) t o maxi mi ze net work perf ormance.
Admi ni st rat i on
Management . On thi s screen, al t er t he Rout ers user name, password, and UPnP set t i ngs.
Log. If you want t o vi ew or save act i vi t y l ogs, cl i ck thi s t ab.
Factory Def aul t s. If you want t o reset t he Rout er to i t s f act or y def aul t set t i ngs, t hen you wi l l need a password
avai l abl e onl y f rom Vonage. Cont act Vonage f or more i nf ormat i on.
Di agnost i cs. If you want t o run a pi ng or t racerout e t est , use t hi s screen.
St at us
Local Net work. Thi s provi des st at us i nf ormati on about t he l ocal net work.
Rout er. Thi s screen provi des st at us i nf ormati on about t he Rout er.
Voi ce. Thi s screen provi des st at us i nf ormat i on about your Vonage phone l i ne(s).
How to Access the Web- based Utility
Voi ce
Access t o t he Voi ce t ab i s restri ct ed by Vonage. Cont act Vonage f or more i nf ormat i on.
How to Access the Web- based Utility
To access t he Web- based Ut i l i t y of t he Rout er, l aunch Int ernet Expl orer or Net scape Navi gat or, and ent er t he
Rout ers def aul t IP address, 192.168.15.1, i n t he Address f i el d. Press t he Enter key.
The Logi n screen wi l l appear aski ng you f or your User name and Password. Ent er admin i n t he User Name and
Password f i el ds. Then cl i ck t he Log In but t on. Cl i ck t he Cancel but t on t o exi t t he Logi n screen.
Make t he necessar y changes t hrough t he Ut i l i t y. When you have f i ni shed maki ng changes t o a screen, cl i ck t he
Save Settings but t on t o save t he changes, or cl i ck t he Cancel Changes but t on t o undo your changes. Hel p
i nf ormat i on i s shown on t he ri ght - hand si de of a screen. For addi t i onal hel p on a t ab, cl i ck More.
Figure 5- 2: Router Login
Figure 5- 1: Routers IP
Address
The Setup Tab - Basic Setup
The Basi c Set up screen i s t he f i rst screen you see when you access t he Web- based Ut i l i t y.
Int ernet Set up
The Int ernet Set up sect i on conf i gures t he Rout er f or your Int ernet connect i on t ype. Thi s i nf ormat i on can be
obt ai ned f rom your ISP.
Int ernet Connect i on Type
The Rout er support s t hree connect i on t ypes: Obt ai n an IP aut omat i cal l y, St at i c IP, and PPPoE. Each Basi c Set up
screen and avai l abl e f eat ures wi l l di f f er dependi ng on what ki nd of connect i on t ype you sel ect .
Obt ai n an IP aut omat i cal l y
By def aul t , t he Rout ers Int ernet Connect i on Type i s set t o Obtain an IP automatically, and i t shoul d be
used onl y i f your ISP supports DHCP or you are connect i ng t hrough a dynami c IP address.
Figure 5- 3: Setup Tab - Basic Setup
(Obtain an IP automatically)
St at i c IP
If you are requi red t o use a permanent IP address, t hen sel ect Static IP.
IP Address. Thi s i s t he IP address t hat t he Rout er has, when seen f rom t he Int ernet . Your ISP wi l l provi de
you wi t h t he IP Address you need t o speci f y here.
Subnet Mask. Thi s i s t he Rout ers Subnet Mask, as seen by ext ernal users on t he Int ernet (i ncl udi ng your
ISP). Your ISP wi l l provi de you wi t h t he Subnet Mask.
Gateway. Your ISP wi l l provi de you wi t h t he Def aul t Gat eway Address.
DNS 1- 3. Your ISP wi l l provi de you wi t h at l east one DNS (Domai n Name Syst em) Server IP Address.
WINS. The Wi ndows Int ernet Nami ng Ser vi ce (WINS) convert s Net BIOS names to IP addresses. If you use a
WINS ser ver, ent er t hat ser vers IP address here. Ot herwi se, l eave t hi s f i el d bl ank.
PPPoE
Some DSL- based ISPs use PPPoE (Poi nt - t o- Poi nt Prot ocol over Et hernet ) t o est abl i sh Int ernet connect i ons f or
end- users. If you use a DSL l i ne, check wi t h your ISP t o see i f t hey use PPPoE. If t hey do, you wi l l have t o
enabl e i t .
User Name and Password. Ent er t he User Name and Password provi ded by your ISP.
Connect on Demand and Keep Alive. You can conf i gure t he Rout er t o cut t he Int ernet connect i on af t er i t
has been i nact i ve for a speci fi c peri od of t i me (Idl e Ti meout ). If your Int ernet connect i on has been t ermi nat ed
due t o i nact i vi t y, Connect on Demand enabl es t he Rout er t o aut omat i cal l y re- est abl i sh your connect i on as
soon as you att empt t o access t he Int ernet agai n. If you wi sh t o act i vat e Connect on Demand, cl i ck t he radi o
Figure 5- 4: Static IP
static ip address: a f i xed address
assi gned t o a computer or devi ce
connect ed t o a net work.
subnet mask: an address code t hat
determi nes t he si ze of the net work.
default gateway: a devi ce t hat f orwards
Int ernet t raf f i c f rom your l ocal area
net work.
pppoe: a t ype of broadband connect i on
that provi des authenti cati on (username
and password) i n addi t i on t o dat a
t ransport .
but t on. If you want your Int ernet connect i on t o remai n on at al l t i mes, ent er 0 i n t he Idl e Ti meout f i el d.
Ot herwi se, ent er t he number of mi nut es you want t o have el apsed bef ore your Int ernet access di sconnects.
Keep Alive and Redial Period. Thi s opt i on keeps your Int ernet access connect ed i ndef i ni t el y, even when i t
si t s i dl e. If you sel ect t hi s opt i on, t he Rout er wi l l peri odi cal l y check your Int ernet connect i on. If t he
connect i on i s down, t hen t he Rout er wi l l aut omat i cal l y re- est abl i sh t he connect i on. To use t hi s opt i on, cl i ck
t he radi o but t on next t o Keep Al i ve. The def aul t Redi al Peri od i s 30 seconds.
When you are f i ni shed, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on. Then cl i ck t he Status tab, and cl i ck t he Connect
but t on t o st art t he connect i on.
Opt i onal Set t i ngs
Some of t hese set t i ngs may be requi red by your ISP. Veri f y wi t h your ISP bef ore maki ng any changes.
Host Name and Domain Name. These f i el ds al l ow you t o suppl y a host and domai n name f or t he Rout er. Some
ISPs requi re t hese names as i dent i f i cat i on. You may have t o check wi t h your ISP t o see i f your broadband
Int ernet ser vi ce has been conf i gured wi t h a host and domai n name. In most cases, l eavi ng t hese f i el ds bl ank wi l l
work.
MTU. The MTU (Maxi mum Transmi ssi on Uni t ) set ti ng speci fi es t he l argest packet si ze permi t t ed f or net work
transmi ssi on. Sel ect Auto t o have t he Router aut omat i cal l y sel ect t he MTU val ue, or sel ect Manual and ent er t he
val ue desi red. It i s recommended t hat you l eave t hi s val ue i n t he 1200 t o 1500 range. For t wo Int ernet connect i on
t ypes, Obt ai n an IP aut omat i cal l y and St at i c IP, t he MTUs def aul t val ue i s 1500. For PPPoE, t he MTUs def aul t
val ue i s 1492.
Net work Set up
The Net work Set up sect i on al l ows you t o change t he Rout ers l ocal net work set t i ngs.
NOTE: For DSL users, i f you
need t o enabl e PPPoE support,
remember t o remove any
PPPoE appl i cat i ons t hat are
i nst al l ed on your PCs.
Figure 5- 5: PPPoE
packet: a uni t of dat a sent over
a net work.
Rout er IP
The val ues f or t he Rout ers Local IP Address and Subnet Mask are shown here. In most cases, keepi ng t he
def aul t val ues wi l l work.
Local IP Address. The def aul t val ue i s 192.168.15.1.
Subnet Mask. The def aul t val ue i s 255.255.255.0.
Net work Address Ser ver Set t i ngs (DHCP)
These set t i ngs al l ow you t o conf i gure t he Rout ers Dynami c Host Conf i gurat i on Prot ocol (DHCP) ser ver f unct i on.
The Rout er can be used as a DHCP ser ver f or your net work. A DHCP ser ver aut omat i cal l y assi gns an IP address
t o each comput er on your net work. Unl ess you al ready have one, i t i s hi ghl y recommended t hat you l eave t he
Router enabl ed as a DHCP ser ver.
Local DHCP Server. DHCP i s enabl ed by f actor y def aul t . If you al ready have a DHCP ser ver on your net work, set
the Routers DHCP opt i on t o Disable. If you di sabl e DHCP, remember t o assi gn a st at i c IP address t o t he Rout er.
Start IP Address. Ent er a val ue f or t he DHCP server t o st art wi t h when i ssui ng IP addresses. Because t he
def aul t IP address f or t he Rout er i s 192.168.15.1, t he Start IP Address must be 192.168.15. 101 or great er, but
smal l er t han 192.168.15.254. The def aul t St art IP Address i s 192.168.15.100.
Number of Address (Opt i onal ). Ent er t he maxi mum number of PCs t hat you want t he DHCP server to assi gn IP
addresses t o. Thi s number cannot be great er t han 253. The def aul t i s 50.
DHCP Address Range. The range of DHCP addresses i s di spl ayed here.
The Setup Tab - DDNS
Client Lease Time. The Cl i ent Lease Ti me i s t he amount of t i me a net work user wi l l be al l owed connect i on t o t he
Rout er wi t h t hei r current dynami c IP address. Ent er t he amount of t i me, i n minut es, t hat t he user wi l l be l eased
t hi s dynami c IP address. Af t er t he dynami c IP address has expi red, t he user wi l l be aut omat i cal l y assi gned a new
dynami c IP address. The def aul t i s 0 mi nut es, whi ch means one day.
When you have f i ni shed maki ng changes t o t hi s screen, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on t o save t he changes, or
cl i ck the Cancel Changes but t on t o undo your changes.
The Rout er off ers a Dynami c Domai n Name Syst em (DDNS) f eat ure. DDNS l et s you assi gn a f i xed host and
domai n name t o a dynami c Int ernet IP address. It i s usef ul when you are host i ng your own websi t e, FTP ser ver,
or ot her ser ver behi nd t he Rout er.
Bef ore you can use t hi s f eat ure, you need t o si gn up f or DDNS ser vi ce at one of t wo DDNS ser vi ce provi ders,
DynDNS.org or TZO.com. If you do not want t o use t hi s f eature, keep t he def aul t set t i ng, Disable.
DDNS
DDNS Service. If you use DynDNS.org, t hen sel ect DynDNS.org. If you use TZO, t hen sel ect TZO.com. The
f eat ures avai l abl e on t he DDNS screen wi l l var y, dependi ng on whi ch DDNS ser vi ce provi der you use.
dynamic ip address: a t emporar y IP
address assi gned by a DHCP ser ver.
NOTE: To t est your set t i ngs, connect t o t he Int ernet now.
ddns: al l ows t he host i ng of a websi t e, FTP
ser ver, or e- mai l ser ver wi th a f i xed
domai n name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a
dynami c IP address.
DynDNS.org
User Name, Password, and Host Name. Ent er t he User Name, Password, and Host Name of t he account
you set up wi t h DynDNS.org.
Internet IP Address. The Rout ers current Int ernet IP Address i s di spl ayed here. Because i t i s dynami c, t hi s
wi l l change.
Status. The st atus of t he DDNS ser vi ce connect i on i s di spl ayed here.
TZO.com
E- mail Address, Password, and Domain Name. Ent er t he Emai l Address, Password, and Domai n Name of
t he servi ce you set up wi t h TZO.
Internet IP Address. The Rout ers current Int ernet IP Address i s di spl ayed here. Because i t i s dynami c, t hi s
wi l l change.
Status. The st atus of t he DDNS ser vi ce connect i on i s di spl ayed here.
When you have f i ni shed maki ng changes t o t hi s screen, cl i ck t he Update but t on t o save t he changes, or
cl i ck t he Cancel Changes but t on t o undo your changes.
Figure 5- 6: Setup Tab - DDNS
(DynDNS.org)
Figure 5- 7: Setup Tab - DDNS (TZO.com)
The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone
The Setup Tab - MAC Address Clone
A MAC address i s a 12- di gi t code assi gned to a uni que pi ece of hardware for i dent i f i cat i on, l i ke a soci al securi ty
number. Some ISPs wi l l requi re you t o regi st er a MAC address i n order t o access t he Int ernet. If you do not wi sh
t o re- regi st er t he MAC address wi t h your ISP, you may assi gn t he MAC address you have current l y regi stered
wi t h your ISP t o t he Rout er wi t h t he MAC Address Cl one f eature.
MAC Cl one
MAC Clone Service. To use MAC address cl oni ng, sel ect Enable.
MAC Address. Ent er t he MAC Address regi st ered wi t h your ISP. Then cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
Clone. If you want t o cl one t he MAC address of t he PC you are current l y usi ng t o conf i gure t he Rout er, t hen cl i ck
t he Clone but t on. The Rout er wi l l aut omat i cal l y det ect your PCs MAC address, so you do NOT have t o cal l your
ISP t o change t he regi st ered MAC address t o t he Rout ers MAC address. It i s recommended t hat t he PC
regi stered wi t h the ISP i s used to open the MAC Address Cl one screen.
Figure 5- 8: Setup Tab -
MAC Address Clone
mac address: t he uni que address t hat a
manuf act urer assi gns t o each net worki ng
devi ce.
The Setup Tab - Advanced Routing
The Advanced Rout i ng screen al l ows you t o conf i gure t he f i rewal l , Net work Address Transl at i on (NAT), dynami c
rout i ng, and st at i c rout i ng set t i ngs.
Advanced Rout i ng
Firewall & NAT. The St ateful Packet Inspect i on (SPI) f i rewal l revi ews dat a packet s ent eri ng your net work. NAT
i s a securi t y f eat ure t hat enabl es t he Rout er t o t ransl at e IP addresses of your l ocal area net work t o a di f f erent IP
address f or t he Int ernet . These f eatures are enabl ed by def aul t . To di sabl e t he f i rewal l and NAT, cl i ck t he
Disable radi o but t on. (When NAT i s di sabl ed, t he DHCP ser ver f eat ure i s al so di sabl ed.)
Dynamic Routing. Thi s f eature enabl es t he Rout er t o aut omat i cal l y adj ust t o physi cal changes i n t he net works
l ayout and exchange rout i ng t abl es wi t h t he ot her rout er(s). The Rout er det ermi nes t he net work packet s rout e
based on t he f ewest number of hops bet ween t he source and t he dest i nat i on. To enabl e Dynami c Rout i ng, cl i ck
t he Enable radi o but t on. To di sabl e t hi s f eat ure, cl i ck t he Disable radi o but t on.
Transmit RIP Version. To use dynami c rout i ng f or t ransmi ssi on of net work dat a, sel ect t he protocol you want ,
RIP1 v1, RIP1 v1 Compatible, or RIP v2.
Static Routing. Use t his f eat ure t o set up a stati c rout er bet ween t he Rout er and anot her net work. (A st ati c rout e
i s a pre- det ermi ned pat hway t hat net work i nf ormat i on must t ravel t o reach a speci fi c host or net work.) To create
a st at i c rout e, al t er t he f ol l owi ng set ti ngs:
Select Entry. Sel ect t he number of t he st at i c rout e f rom t he drop- down menu. The Rout er support s up t o 20
st at i c rout e ent ri es.
Destination LAN IP. The Dest i nat i on LAN IP Address i s t he address of t he remot e net work or host t o whi ch
you want t o assi gn a st at i c rout e. Ent er t he IP address of t he host f or whi ch you wi sh t o creat e a st at i c rout e.
Figure 5- 9: Setup Tab -
Advanced Routing
Subnet Mask. The Subnet Mask det ermi nes whi ch port i on of a Dest i nat i on IP address i s t he net work
port i on, and whi ch port i on i s t he host port i on.
Gateway. Thi s i s t he IP address of t he gat eway devi ce t hat al l ows f or cont act bet ween t he Router and t he
remot e net work or host .
Hop Count. Thi s det ermi nes t he maxi mum number of st eps bet ween net work nodes t hat dat a packet s wi l l
t ravel . A node i s any devi ce on t he net work, such as PCs, pri nt ser vers, rout ers, et c.
Interface. Sel ect Local or Internet, dependi ng on t he l ocat i on of t he st ati c routes f i nal dest i nati on.
Delete Entry. If you need t o del et e a rout e, sel ect i t s number f rom t he drop- down menu, and cl i ck t he Delete
Entry but t on.
Show Routing Table. Cl i ck t he Show Routing Table but t on t o open a screen di spl ayi ng how dat a i s rout ed
t hrough your l ocal net work. For each rout e, t he Dest i nat i on LAN IP address, Def aul t Gat eway, Subnet Mask,
Fl ags, Met ri c, Ref (Ref erence), User, and Int erf ace are di spl ayed. Cl i ck t he Refresh but t on t o updat e t he
i nf ormat i on.
Figure 5- 10: Routing Table Entry List
The Security Tab - Firewall
The Security Tab - Firewall
When you cl i ck t he Securi t y t ab, you wi l l see t he Fi rewal l screen. You can use t hi s screen t o enabl e a vari et y of
web f i l t ers, whi ch wi l l enhance t he f i rewal l prot ect i ng your net work.
Web Fi l t ers
Filter Proxy. Use of WAN proxy ser vers may compromi se the Gat eway' s securit y. Denyi ng Fi l t er Proxy wi l l
di sabl e access t o any WAN proxy ser vers. To enabl e proxy f i l t eri ng, cl i ck t he checkbox.
Filter Java Applets. Java i s a programmi ng l anguage f or websi t es. If you deny Java Appl et s, you run t he ri sk of
not havi ng access t o Int ernet si t es creat ed usi ng t hi s programmi ng l anguage. To enabl e Java Appl et f i l t eri ng,
cl i ck the checkbox.
Filter Pop- Ups. When you use t he Int ernet , somet i mes unwant ed pop- up screens may appear on your screen.
To enabl e pop- up f i l t eri ng, cl i ck t he checkbox.
Filter Cookies. A cooki e i s dat a st ored on your comput er and used by Int ernet si t es when you i nt eract wi t h
them. To enabl e cooki e fi l teri ng, cl i ck the checkbox.
Filter ActiveX. Act i veX i s a programmi ng l anguage f or websi t es. If you deny Act i veX, you run t he ri sk of not
havi ng access t o Int ernet si t es creat ed usi ng t hi s programmi ng l anguage. To enabl e Act i veX f i l t eri ng, cl i ck t he
checkbox.
When you have f i ni shed maki ng changes on t hi s screen, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on t o save t he changes, or
Figure 5- 11: Security Tab - Firewall
The Access Restrictions Tab - Filter
Fi l ters can bl ock speci f i c i nt ernal users f rom accessing t he Int ernet , anonymous Int ernet request s, and/ or
mul t i cast i ng.
Fi l t er IP Address Range
You can creat e up t o f i ve di f f erent IP Address f i l t ers. To set up a f i l ter, ent er t he IP address you wi sh t o f i l t er i n
t he f i el d provi ded. Users who have f i l tered IP addresses wi l l not be abl e t o access t he Int ernet at al l .
Fi l t er Port Range
You can creat e up t o f i ve di f f erent Port Range f i l t ers. To f i l t er users by net work port number, sel ect t he prot ocol
you want t o f i l t er, TCP, UDP, or Both, f rom t he Prot ocol drop- down menu. Ent er t he port numbers you want t o
f i l t er i n t he St art and End fi el ds. Users connect ed t o the Router wi l l no l onger be abl e t o access any port number
l i st ed t here.
Fi l t er MAC Address
Thi s f eature bl ocks comput ers wi t h speci fi c MAC addresses f rom goi ng out t o t he Int ernet . For i nf ormat i on on
obt ai ni ng a MAC address, go t o Appendi x C: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er.
To set t he MAC f i l t er, cl i ck t he Edit MAC Filter Setting but t on.
Edit MAC Filter Setting. Cl i ck t he Edit MAC Filter Setting but t on. Sel ect t he range of MAC address ent ri es i n
t he drop- down box. In each mac f i el d, ent er t he MAC address you want t o f i l t er. Cl i ck t he Apply but t on bef ore
cl osi ng t he wi ndow. To cancel changes, cl i ck t he Undo but t on.
Figure 5- 12: Access Restrictions Tab -
Filter
Figure 5- 13: Filtered MAC Address
Bl ock WAN Request s
Use t hese f eat ures t o enhance your net works securi t y and f i l t er mul t i cast i ng.
Block Anonymous Internet Requests. Thi s keeps your net work f rom bei ng pi nged or det ect ed and
rei nf orces your net work securi t y by hidi ng your net work port s, so i t i s more di f fi cul t for i nt ruders to work t hei r
way i nt o your network. Sel ect Enabled t o bl ock anonymous Int ernet request s, or Disabled t o al l ow anonymous
Int ernet request s.
Filter Multicast. Mul ti cast i ng al l ows f or mul t i pl e t ransmi ssi ons t o speci f i c reci pi ent s at t he same t i me. If
mul t i cast i ng i s permi tt ed, t hen t he Rout er wi l l al l ow IP mul t i cast packets t o be f orwarded t o t he appropri at e
computers. Select Enabled t o f i l t er mul t i cast i ng, or Disabled t o di sabl e t hi s f eat ure.
The Access Restrictions Tab - Device Access Control
The Access Restrictions Tab - Device Access Control
Use t hi s screen t o cont rol l ocal and remot e access t o t he Rout ers management port s vi a di f ferent ser vi ces.
Access Cont rol
Enable Access Control. If you want t o cont rol access t o t he Rout ers management ports vi a t he ser vi ces l i st ed
bel ow, cl i ck t he checkbox. For each servi ce, make sure t he appropri at e checkbox i s checked i f you want t o
al l ow l ocal or remot e access. Make sure t he appropri at e checkbox i s not checked i f you want t o bl ock l ocal or
remot e access.
If t he Access Cont rol f eat ure i s di sabl ed, t hen access i s permi t t ed wi t hi n t he l ocal net work but bl ocked f or t he
Int ernet .
Service Name. You can cont rol access for t wo ser vi ces, Web and Secure Shel l (SSH).
WAN. If you want t o bl ock WAN (Int ernet ) access f or a ser vi ce, make sure t he appropri at e checkbox i s
unchecked. If you want t o al l ow access, t hen make sure t he appropri ate checkbox i s checked.
LAN. If you want t o bl ock l ocal access for a ser vi ce, make sure the appropri ate checkbox i s unchecked. If you
want t o al l ow access, t hen make sure t he appropri at e checkbox i s checked.
IP Access List. Speci f y t he IP addresses t hat are al l owed t o remot el y access t he Rout er. If you want t o del et e an
IP address, sel ect i t and then cl i ck the Delete checkbox.
New IP. To add an IP address, ent er i t i n t he f i el d provi ded, and t hen cl i ck t he Add checkbox.
Figure 5- 14: Access Restrictions Tab -
Device Access Control
NOTE: When a checkbox
f or a ser vi ce i s checked,
access i s enabl ed. When a
checkbox i s unchecked,
access i s deni ed.
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Range Forwarding
When you cl i ck t he Appl i cati ons & Gami ng t ab, you wi l l see t he Port Range Forwardi ng screen. Port Range
Forwardi ng set s up publ i c ser vi ces on your net work, such as web ser vers, f tp ser vers, e- mai l ser vers, or ot her
speci al i zed Int ernet appl i cati ons. (Speci al i zed Int ernet appl i cat i ons are any appl i cati ons that use Internet
access t o perf orm f unct i ons such as vi deoconf erenci ng or onl i ne gami ng. Some Int ernet appl i cat i ons may not
requi re any f orwardi ng.) When users send t hi s t ype of request t o your net work vi a the Int ernet , the Rout er wi l l
f orward t hose request s t o t he appropri ate PC.
Bef ore usi ng f orwardi ng, you shoul d assi gn a st at i c IP address t o t he desi gnat ed PC.
If you need t o f orward al l ports t o one PC, cl i ck t he DMZ t ab.
Port Range Forwarding
Port Range
To add a ser ver usi ng Port Range Forwardi ng, compl et e t he f ol l owi ng f i el ds:
Application. Ent er t he name of t he appl i cat i on.
Start and End. Ent er t he number or range of ext ernal port (s) used by t he ser ver or Int ernet appl i cati on. Check
wi t h t he Int ernet applicat ion sof t ware document at i on f or more i nf ormat i on.
Protocol. Sel ect t he prot ocol TCP or UDP, or sel ect Both.
IP Address. Ent er t he IP address of t he server t hat you want t he Int ernet users t o be abl e t o access. To f i nd t he
IP address, go t o Appendi x C: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er.
Figure 5- 15: Applications & Gaming Tab -
Port Range Forwarding
ip (i nt ernet prot ocol ): a prot ocol used t o
send dat a over a net work.
ip address: the address used t o i dent i f y a
comput er or devi ce on a net work.
tcp: a net work protocol f or t ransmi t t i ng
dat a t hat requi res acknowl edgement f rom
t he reci pi ent of dat a sent .
udp: a net work prot ocol f or t ransmi tt i ng
dat a t hat does not requi re
acknowl edgement f rom t he reci pi ent of
the dat a t hat i s sent.
The Applications & Gaming Tab - Port Triggering
Enable. Check t he Enable box t o enabl e t he ser vi ces you have def i ned. Port Range Forwardi ng wi l l not f unct i on
i f t he Enabl ed but t on i s l ef t unchecked. Thi s i s di sabl ed (unchecked) by def aul t .
The Port Tri ggeri ng screen al l ows t he Rout er t o wat ch out goi ng dat a f or speci f i c port numbers. The IP address
of the computer that sends t he matchi ng dat a i s remembered by t he Rout er, so t hat when t he request ed dat a
ret urns t hrough t he Rout er, t he dat a i s pul l ed back t o t he proper comput er by way of IP address and port
mappi ng rul es.
Port Triggering
Application. Ent er t he appl i cat i on name of t he t ri gger.
Tri ggered Range
For each appl i cat i on, l i st t he t ri ggered port number range. Check wi t h t he Int ernet appl i cat i on document at i on f or
t he port number(s) needed.
Start Port. Ent er t he st art i ng port number of t he Tri ggered Range.
End Port. Ent er t he endi ng port number of t he Tri ggered Range.
Port Triggering
Forwarded Range
For each appl i cat i on, l i st t he f orwarded port number range. Check wi t h t he Int ernet appl i cat i on document at i on
f or t he port number(s) needed.
Start Port. Ent er t he st art i ng port number of t he Forwarded Range.
End Port. Ent er t he endi ng port number of t he Forwarded Range.
The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ
The Applications & Gaming Tab - DMZ
The DMZ screen al l ows one l ocal user t o be exposed t o t he Internet f or use of a speci al - purpose ser vi ce such as
Int ernet gami ng and vi deoconf erenci ng. DMZ host i ng f orwards al l t he port s at t he same t i me t o one PC. The
Port Range Forwardi ng i s more secure because i t onl y opens t he port s you want t o have opened, whi l e DMZ
host i ng opens al l t he port s of one comput er, exposi ng t he comput er t o t he Int ernet .
Any PC whose port i s bei ng f orwarded must have i t s DHCP cl i ent f unct i on di sabl ed and shoul d have a new
stati c IP address assi gned t o i t because i t s IP address may change when usi ng t he DHCP f unct i on.
DMZ
DMZ. To use t hi s f eat ure, sel ect Enabled. To di sabl e DMZ host i ng, sel ect Disabled.
DMZ Host IP Address. To expose one PC, ent er t he comput ers IP address. To get t he IP address of a comput er,
ref er t o Appendi x C: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er. Deact i vat e DMZ by
ent eri ng a 0 i n t he f i el d.
DMZ
The Applications & Gaming Tab - QoS
Qual i t y of Ser vi ce (QoS) ensures bet t er ser vi ce t o hi gh- pri ori t y t ypes of net work t raf f i c, whi ch may i nvol ve
demandi ng, real - t i me appl i cat i ons, such as Int ernet phone cal l s or vi deoconf erenci ng.
Use t hi s screen t o conf i gure IP QoS f or connect i ons, vi ew t he rul es you have set up, and manage your rul es.
IP QoS
Choose a connection. Choose t he appropri ate connect i on f rom t he drop- down menu.
Low priority weight. Sel ect t he wei ght of t he l ow pri ori t y queue, whi ch i s avai l abl e i n i ncrement s of 10%. The
sum of t he l ow and medi um pri ori t y wei ght s shoul d equal 100%.
Medium priority weight. Sel ect t he wei ght of t he medi um pri ori t y queue, whi ch i s avai l abl e i n i ncrement s of
10%. The sum of t he l ow and medi um pri ori t y wei ght s shoul d equal 100%.
Enable IP QoS. Cl i ck t hi s checkbox t o enabl e IP QoS f or t he sel ect ed connecti on.
Trusted Mode. The Rout er has t wo modes f or management of queue t raf f i c. Cl i ck t he Trusted Mode checkbox i f
you want t he Rout er t o appl y al l of t he IP QoS rul es f i rst , regardl ess of t he TOS bi t set ti ngs. Af ter the rul es have
been appl i ed, t hen t he TOS bi t set t i ngs wi l l be appl i ed. If Trust ed Mode i s not used, t hen t he Rout er wi l l use t he
un- t rust ed mode. The def aul t rul e wi l l be appl i ed i f t he t here i s no mat ch bet ween t he un- t rust ed mode and t he
rul es of t he Trust ed Mode. (The def aul t rul e wi l l assi gn a l ow queui ng pri ori t y.)
The f ol l owi ng t abl e wi l l l i st t he rul es you have conf i gured. You can al so add new rul es and del et e exi st i ng rul es.
Each rul e uses t he cri t eri a you speci f i ed t o i dent i f y speci f i c t ypes of appl i cat i on t raf f i c, whi ch shoul d be assi gned
t o one of t he Rout ers t hree pri ori t y queues: Hi gh, Medi um, or Low.
QoS
NOTE: If IP QoS i s enabl ed and
you have no def i ned rul es, t hen
a def aul t rul e wi l l be
i mpl ement ed. Al l t raf f i c wi l l be
t ransmi t t ed i n t he Low pri ori t y
queue.
To creat e a rul e, f ol l ow t hese i nst ructi ons:
1. Cl i ck t he Add but t on l ocat ed bel ow t he t abl e of rul es.
2. A new screen wi l l appear. Ent er a name i n t he Rul e Name f i el d.
3. Ident i f y t he appl i cat i on t raff i c by provi di ng t he f ol l owi ng i nf ormat i on: Source IP, Source Netmask, Source
St art and End Port s, Dest i nat i on IP, Dest i nat i on Net mask, Dest i nat i on St art and End port s, and Packet
Lengt h St art and End set t i ngs.
For t he IP, Net mask, and Port f i el ds, you can ent er wi l dcard (*) ent ri es.
4. Sel ect t he appropri at e prot ocol : TCP, UDP, ICMP, or Any.
5. Sel ect t he appropri at e port , None, Eth 0 (Et hernet ), or WLAN, f rom t he Physi cal Port drop- down menu.
6. Sel ect t he appropri at e t raf f i c pri ori t y: Low, Medium, or High.
7. Assi gn a Type Of Ser vi ce (TOS) val ue t o t hi s t raf f i c. You can cl i ck t he Normal Service checkbox or sel ect a
val ue f rom t he TOS Marking drop- down menu: No change, Minimize monetary cost, Maximize reliability,
Maximize throughput, or Minimize delay.
8. To save your new rul e, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on. To cancel your changes, cl i ck t he Cancel Changes
but t on.
Af t er you creat e a rul e, i t wi l l be di spl ayed i n t he l i st on t he IP QoS screen. If you want t o del et e a rul e, cl i ck i ts
Delete checkbox and then cl i ck the Save Settings but t on.
Figure 5- 19: QoS - Create Rule
The Administration Tab - Management
The Administration Tab - Management
When you cl i ck t he Admi ni st rat i on t ab, you wi l l see t he Management screen. Thi s screen al l ows you t o change
the Routers access set ti ngs as wel l as conf i gure t he UPnP (Uni versal Pl ug and Pl ay) f eat ure.
Rout er Password
Local Rout er Access
To ensure t he Rout ers securi t y, you wi l l be asked f or your user name and password when you access t he
Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y. The def aul t user name and password i s admin.
User Name. It i s recommended t hat you change t he def aul t user name t o one of your choi ce.
Router Password. It i s recommended t hat you change t he def aul t password t o one of your choi ce.
Re- enter to confirm. Re- ent er t he Rout ers new Password t o conf i rm i t .
Idle Timeout. When you use t he Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y, your sessi on can remai n i dl e f or a speci f i ed l engt h
of t i me. Ent er t he l engt h of t i me you want t o al l ow. The def aul t i s 30 mi nut es.
UPnP
UPnP. UPnP al l ows Wi ndows Me or XP t o aut omat i cal l y conf i gure the Router for vari ous Int ernet appl i cat i ons,
such as gami ng and vi deoconf erenci ng. To enabl e UPnP, cl i ck t he Enabled radi o but t on. To di sabl e t hi s f eat ure,
cl i ck the Disabled radi o but t on.
Figure 5- 20: Administration Tab -
Management
The Administration Tab - Log
The Administration Tab - Log
When you cl i ck t he Admi ni st rat i on t ab, you wi l l see t he Log screen. You can sel ect whi ch PC wi l l recei ve t he
speci fi ed t ype of syst em l ogs f or your Int ernet connect i on.
Log
Log Level. There are a vari et y of l og l evel s avai l abl e, f rom most urgent t o l east urgent . Sel ect t he appropri at e
l evel : Panic, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info, or Debug, f rom t he drop- down menu.
Add an IP Address. In thi s f i el d, ent er t he f i xed IP address of t he PC that wi l l recei ve the l ogs. Then cl i ck the
Add but t on. The Rout er wi l l now send updat ed l ogs t o t hat PC.
Select a logging destination. If you add an IP address, t hen t hat IP address aut omat i cal l y becomes t he l oggi ng
dest i nat i on. If you want t o del et e a dest i nat i on, t hen sel ect i t and cl i ck t he Delete but t on.
Figure 5- 21: Administration Tab - Log
NOTE: The PC t hat recei ves t hese l ogs must be runni ng a SYSLOG appl i cat i on. Li nksys of f ers f ree
sof tware t hat can vi ew syst em l ogs. You can downl oad Logvi ewer sof tware at www.l i nksys.com.
The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults
The Administration Tab - Factory Defaults
The Factor y Def aul t s screen i s protect ed by a password avai l abl e onl y f rom Vonage, so i f you want t o reset t he
Rout er t o i t s f act or y def aul t set t i ngs, cont act Vonage.
If you cl i ck t he Yes radi o but t on and t hen t he Save Settings but t on, you wi l l see a screen aski ng f or a
password. Ent er t he password provi ded by Vonage, and f ol l ow t he on- screen i nst ruct i ons.
Fact or y Def aul t s
Restore Router Factory Defaults. There are a vari ety of l og l evel s avai l abl e, f rom most urgent t o l east urgent .
Sel ect t he appropri at e l evel : Panic, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Info, or Debug, f rom t he drop- down
menu.
Restore Voice Factory Defaults. In thi s f i el d, ent er t he f i xed IP address of t he PC that wi l l recei ve the l ogs.
Then cl i ck t he Add but t on. The Rout er wi l l now send updat ed l ogs t o t hat PC.
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Rest ore Rout er Fact or y Def aul t s.
Rest ore Voi ce Fact or y Def aul t s.
Factory Defaults
The Administration Tab - Diagnostics
The Administration Tab - Diagnostics
The di agnost i c t est s al l ow you t o check t he connecti ons of your net work component s.
Pi ng Test
Ping Parameters. The Pi ng t est wi l l check t he st at us of a connecti on. Cl i ck t he Ping but t on t o open t he Pi ng
Test screen. Ent er t he IP address or domai n name of t he PC whose connect i on you wi sh t o t est . Ent er t he si ze of
t he t est packet . Then sel ect t he number of t i mes you want t he pi ng t o occur. Cl i ck t he Ping but t on. The Pi ng Test
screen wi l l t hen di spl ay t he t est resul t s. Cl i ck t he Close but t on t o return t o t he Di agnost i cs screen.
Tracerout e Test
Traceroute Parameters. To test t he performance of a connect, cl i ck t he Traceroute but t on. Ent er t he IP address
or domai n name of t he PC whose connect i on you wi sh t o t est . Cl i ck t he Traceroute but t on. The Tracerout e Test
screen wi l l t hen di spl ay t he t est resul t s. Cl i ck t he Close but t on t o return t o t he Di agnost i cs screen.
Diagnostics
Figure 5- 24: Ping Test
Figure 5- 25: Traceroute Test
The Status Tab - Local Network
The Status Tab - Local Network
The Local Network screen di spl ays i nf ormati on about t he l ocal net work.
Local Net work
MAC Address. The MAC Address of t he Rout ers LAN (l ocal area net work) i nt erface i s di spl ayed here.
IP Address. The Rout ers l ocal IP Address i s shown here.
Subnet Mask. The Rout ers Subnet Mask i s shown here.
DHCP Server. The st atus of t he DHCP ser ver i s di spl ayed here.
DHCP Clients Table. Cl i ck t he DHCP Clients Table butt on t o vi ew a l i st of PCs t hat have been assi gned IP
addresses by t he Rout er. The DHCP Act i ve IP Tabl e screen l i st s t he DHCP Ser ver IP Address, Cl i ent Host Names,
IP Addresses, MAC Addresses, and Lease Ti mes. Cl i ck the Refresh butt on t o updat e t he i nf ormat i on. Cl i ck t he
Close but t on t o cl ose t hi s screen.
Cl i ck t he Refresh but t on t o updat e t he on- screen i nf ormat i on.
Figure 5- 26: Status Tab - Local Network
Figure 5- 27: DHCP Active IP Table
The Status Tab - Router
The Rout er screen di spl ays i nf ormat i on about t he Rout er and i ts current set t i ngs. The on- screen i nf ormat i on
wi l l var y dependi ng on t he Int ernet Connect i on Type sel ect ed on t he Set up screen.
Inf ormat i on
Firmware Version. Thi s shows t he versi on number of t he i nst al l ed f i rmware.
Current Time. The current t i me and dat e are di spl ayed here.
MAC Address. The MAC Address of t he Rout ers Int ernet i nt erf ace i s di spl ayed here. (When you si gn up f or your
Int ernet phone ser vi ce account , you wi l l need t o provi de t he MAC address of t he Rout er.)
St at us
Login Type. Thi s i ndi cat es t he t ype of Int ernet connect i on you are usi ng.
Login Status. The st at us i s di spl ayed onl y f or t he di al - up st yl e connect i on, PPPoE. There i s a Connect but t on t o
cl i ck i f t here i s no Int ernet connect i on and you want t o reconnect .
Internet IP Address. The Rout ers Int ernet IP Address i s di spl ayed here.
Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. The Rout ers Subnet Mask and Def aul t Gat eway address are di spl ayed
here f or DHCP and st at i c IP connect i ons.
DNS 1- 3. Shown here are t he DNS (Domai n Name System) IP addresses currentl y used by the Rout er.
MTU. Shown here i s t he MTU val ue current l y used by t he Rout er.
Figure 5- 28: Status Tab - Router
DHCP Release. Avai l abl e f or a DHCP connect i on, cl i ck the DHCP Release butt on t o rel ease t he current IP
address of t he devi ce connect ed t o t he Rout ers Int ernet port .
DHCP Renew. Avai l abl e f or a DHCP connect i on, cl i ck t he DHCP Renew but t on t o repl ace t he current IP
address of t he devi ce connect ed t o t he Rout ers Int ernet port wi t h a new IP address.
The Status Tab - Voice
The Status Tab - Voice
The Voi ce screen di spl ays i nf ormat i on about your Int ernet phone l i ne(s).
Inf ormat i on
Voice Version. Thi s shows the versi on number of the voi ce f i rmware currentl y i nstal l ed on the Router.
Provisioning Status. ?? ??????????????????????????Thi s shows t he versi on n
Li ne1 St at us
Registration Status. The phone number and st at us of t hi s Int ernet phone l i ne are di spl ayed here, so you know
whet her or not t he phone l i ne i s regi st ered wi t h Vonage. If i t i s not regi st ered, t hen you shoul d regi st er i t wi t h
Vonage. If t he st at us i ndi cat es t hat t he regi st rat i on has f ai l ed, t hen ref er t o Appendi x A: Troubl eshoot i ng.
Call1 Status. The st at us of t he act i ve phone cal l i s shown here.
Call2 Status. If you are usi ng cal l wai t i ng, t he st at us of t he i ncomi ng phone cal l i s shown here.
Li ne2 St at us
Registration Status. The phone number and st at us of t hi s Int ernet phone l i ne are di spl ayed here, so you know
whet her or not t he phone l i ne i s regi st ered wi t h Vonage. If i t i s not regi st ered, t hen you shoul d regi st er i t wi t h
Vonage. If t he st at us i ndi cat es t hat t he regi st rat i on has f ai l ed, t hen ref er t o Appendi x A: Troubl eshoot i ng.
Call1 Status. The st at us of t he act i ve phone cal l i s shown here.
Call2 Status. If you are usi ng cal l wai t i ng, t he st at us of t he i ncomi ng phone cal l i s shown here.
Figure 5- 29: Status Tab - Voice
The Voice Tab
The Voice Tab
Access t o t he Voi ce t ab i s restri ct ed by Vonage. Cont act Vonage f or more i nf ormat i on.
Figure 5- 30: Voice Tab
55 Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Common Problems and Solutions
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
Thi s appendi x provi des sol ut i ons t o probl ems t hat may occur duri ng the i nst al l at i on and operat i on of the Rout er.
Read t he descri pt i on bel ow t o sol ve your probl ems. If you can' t f i nd an answer here, check t he Vonage websi t e
at www.vonage.com or t he Li nksys websi t e at www.l i nksys.com.
1. I dont hear a dial tone, and the PHONE1 (or PHONE2) LED is not lit.
Go t hrough t hi s checkl i st unt i l your probl em i s sol ved:
Make sure t he t el ephone i s pl ugged i nt o t he appropri at e port , Phone 1 or Phone 2.
Di sconnect and reconnect t he RJ- 11 t el ephone cabl e bet ween t he Rout er and t el ephone.
Make sure your t el ephone i s set t o i t s t one set t i ng (not pul se).
Make sure your net work has an act i ve Int ernet connecti on. Tr y t o access t he Int ernet, and check t o see
i f t he Rout ers Int ernet LED i s l i t . If you do not have a connect i on, power of f your net work devi ces,
i ncl udi ng t he Rout er and cabl e/ DSL modem. Wai t 30 seconds, and power on t he cabl e/ DSL modem f i rst .
Then power on t he Rout er and ot her net work devi ces.
Veri f y your account i nf ormat i on and conf i rm t hat t he phone l i ne i s regi st ered wi t h Vonage.
2. Im trying to access the Routers Web- based Utility, but I do not see the login screen. Instead, I see a
screen saying, 404 Forbidden.
If you are usi ng Wi ndows Expl orer, perf orm t he f ol l owi ng st eps unt i l you see t he Web- based Ut i l i t ys l ogi n
screen (Netscape Navi gat or wi l l requi re si mi l ar st eps):
A. Cl i ck File. Make sure Work Of f l i ne i s NOT checked.
B. Press CTRL + F5. Thi s i s a hard ref resh, whi ch wi l l f orce Wi ndows Expl orer t o l oad new webpages, not
cached ones.
C. Cl i ck Tools. Cl i ck Internet Options. Cl i ck t he Security t ab. Cl i ck t he Default level but t on. Make sure
t he securi t y l evel i s Medi um or l ower. Then cl i ck t he OK but t on.
3. I need to set a static IP address on a PC.
The Rout er, by def aul t , assi gns an IP address range of 192.168.15.100 t o 192.168.15.150 usi ng t he DHCP
server on t he Rout er. To set a st at i c IP address, you can onl y use t he ranges 192.168.15.2 t o 192.168.15.99
and 192.168.15.151 t o 192.168.15.254. Each PC or net work devi ce t hat uses TCP/ IP must have a uni que
address t o i dent i f y i t sel f i n a net work. If t he IP address i s not uni que t o a net work, Wi ndows wi l l generat e an
IP conf l i ct error message. You can assi gn a st at i c IP address t o a PC by perf ormi ng t he f ol l owi ng st eps:
For Wi ndows 98 and Mi l l enni um:
A. Cl i ck Start, Setting, and Control Panel. Doubl e- cl i ck Network.
B. In The f ol l owi ng net work component s are i nst al l ed box, sel ect t he TCP/ IP- > associ ated wi t h your
Et hernet adapt er. If you onl y have one Ethernet adapt er i nst al l ed, you wi l l onl y see one TCP/ IP l i ne wi t h
no associ at i on t o an Et hernet adapt er. Hi ghl i ght i t and cl i ck t he Properties but t on.
C. In t he TCP/ IP propert i es wi ndow, sel ect t he IP address t ab, and sel ect Specify an IP address. Ent er a
uni que IP address t hat i s not used by any ot her comput er on t he net work connect ed t o t he Router. You
can onl y use an IP address i n t he ranges 192.168.15.2 t o 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151 t o
192.168.15.254. Make sure t hat each IP address i s uni que f or each PC or net work devi ce.
D. Cl i ck t he Gateway t ab, and i n t he New Gat eway prompt , ent er 192.168.15.1, whi ch i s t he def aul t IP
address of t he Rout er. Cl i ck t he Add but t on t o accept t he entr y.
E. Cl i ck t he DNS t ab, and make sure t he DNS Enabled opt i on i s sel ect ed. Enter t he Host and Domai n
names (e.g., John f or Host and home f or Domai n). Ent er t he DNS ent r y provi ded by your ISP. If your ISP
has not provi ded t he DNS IP address, contact your ISP t o get t hat i nformati on or go to i ts websi t e for t he
i nf ormat i on.
F. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he TCP/ IP propert i es wi ndow, and cl i ck Close or the OK but t on f or t he Net work
wi ndow.
G. Rest art t he comput er when asked.
For Wi ndows 2000:
A. Cl i ck Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Doubl e- cl i ck Network and Dial- Up Connections.
B. Ri ght - cl i ck t he Local Area Connection t hat i s associ at ed wi t h t he Et hernet adapt er you are usi ng, and
sel ect the Properties opti on.
C. In t he Component s checked are used by t hi s connect i on box, hi ghl i ght Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP), and
cl i ck the Properties but t on. Sel ect Use the following IP address opti on.
D. Ent er a uni que IP address t hat i s not used by any ot her comput er on t he net work connect ed t o t he
Rout er. You can onl y use an IP address i n t he ranges 192.168.15.2 t o 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151
t o 192.168.15.254.
E. Ent er t he Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0.
F. Ent er t he Defaul t Gat eway, 192.168.15.1 (Rout ers def aul t IP address).
G. Toward t he bot t om of the wi ndow, sel ect Use the following DNS server addresses, and ent er t he
Pref erred DNS ser ver and Al t ernat i ve DNS ser ver (provi ded by your ISP). Cont act your ISP or go on i t s
websi t e t o f i nd t he i nf ormat i on.
H. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he Int ernet Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Propert i es wi ndow, and cl i ck t he OK butt on i n t he
Local Area Connect i on Propert i es wi ndow.
I. Rest art t he comput er i f asked.
For Wi ndows XP:
The f ol l owi ng i nst ruct i ons assume you are runni ng Wi ndows XP wi t h t he def aul t i nt erf ace. If you are usi ng
t he Cl assi c i nt erface (where t he i cons and menus l ook l i ke previ ous Wi ndows versi ons), pl ease f ol l ow t he
i nst ruct i ons f or Wi ndows 2000.
A. Cl i ck Start and Control Panel.
B. Cl i ck t he Network and Internet Connections i con and t hen t he Network Connections i con.
C. Ri ght- cl i ck t he Local Area Connection t hat i s associ at ed wi t h t he Et hernet adapt er you are usi ng, and
sel ect the Properties opti on.
D. In t he Thi s connect i on uses t he f ol l owi ng i tems box, hi ghl i ght Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP). Cl i ck the
Properties but t on.
E. Ent er a uni que IP address t hat i s not used by any ot her comput er on t he net work connect ed t o t he
Rout er. You can onl y use an IP address i n t he ranges 192.168.15.2 t o 192.168.15.99 and 192.168.15.151
t o 192.168.15.254.
F. Ent er t he Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0.
G. Ent er t he Defaul t Gat eway, 192.168.15.1 (Rout ers def aul t IP address).
H. Toward t he bot t om of the wi ndow, sel ect Use the following DNS server addresses, and ent er t he
Pref erred DNS ser ver and Al t ernat i ve DNS ser ver (provi ded by your ISP). Cont act your ISP or go on i t s
websi t e t o f i nd t he i nf ormat i on.
I. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he Int ernet Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Propert i es wi ndow. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he Local
Area Connecti on Propert i es wi ndow.
4. I want to test my Internet connection.
A. Check your TCP/ IP set t i ngs.
For Wi ndows 98 and Mi l l enni um:
Ref er t o Wi ndows Hel p f or det ai l s. Make sure Obtain IP address automatically i s sel ect ed i n t he set t i ngs.
For Wi ndows 2000:
1. Cl i ck Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Doubl e- cl i ck Network and Dial- Up Connections.
2. Ri ght - cl i ck t he Local Area Connection t hat i s associ at ed wi t h t he Et hernet adapt er you are usi ng,
and sel ect t he Properties opt i on.
3. In t he Component s checked are used by t hi s connect i on box, hi ghl i ght Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP),
and cl i ck t he Properties but t on. Make sure t hat Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain
DNS server address automatically are sel ect ed.
4. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he Int ernet Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Propert i es wi ndow, and cl i ck t he OK butt on i n
t he Local Area Connect i on Propert i es window.
5. Rest art t he comput er i f asked.
6. Cl i ck t he OK but t on i n t he Int ernet Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Propert i es wi ndow, and cl i ck t he OK butt on i n
t he Local Area Connect i on Propert i es window.
7. Rest art t he comput er i f asked.
For Wi ndows XP:
The f ol l owi ng i nst ruct i ons assume you are runni ng Wi ndows XP wi t h t he def aul t i nt erf ace. If you are usi ng
t he Cl assi c i nt erface (where t he i cons and menus l ook l i ke previ ous Wi ndows versi ons), pl ease f ol l ow t he
i nst ruct i ons f or Wi ndows 2000.
1. Cl i ck Start and Control Panel.
2. Cl i ck t he Network and Internet Connections i con and t hen t he Network Connections i con.
3. Ri ght - cl i ck t he Local Area Connection t hat i s associ at ed wi t h t he Et hernet adapt er you are usi ng,
and sel ect t he Properties opti on.
4. In t he Thi s connect i on uses t he f ol l owi ng i t ems box, hi ghl i ght Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP), and cl i ck
t he Properties but t on. Make sure t hat Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS
server address automatically are sel ected.
B. Open a command prompt .
For Wi ndows 98 and Mi l l enni um, cl i ck Start and Run. In t he Open f i el d, t ype command. Press t he
Enter key or cl i ck t he OK but t on.
For Wi ndows 2000 and XP, cl i ck Start and Run. In t he Open f iel d, t ype cmd. Press t he Enter key or
cl i ck the OK butt on.
C. In t he command prompt, t ype ping 192.168.15.1 and press t he Enter key.
If you get a repl y, t he computer i s communi cat i ng wi t h t he Rout er.
If you do NOT get a repl y, check t he cabl e, and make sure Obtain an IP address automatically i s
sel ect ed i n t he TCP/ IP set t i ngs f or your Et hernet adapt er.
D. In t he command prompt, t ype ping f ol l owed by your Int ernet IP address and press t he Enter key. The
Int ernet IP Address can be f ound i n t he web i nt erf ace of t he Rout er. For exampl e, i f your Int ernet IP
address i s 1.2.3.4, you woul d ent er ping 1.2.3.4 and press t he Enter key.
If you get a repl y, t he computer i s connect ed t o t he Rout er.
If you do NOT get a repl y, t r y t he pi ng command f rom a di f f erent comput er t o veri f y t hat your
ori gi nal comput er i s not t he cause of t he probl em.
E. In t he command prompt, t ype ping www.linksys.com and press t he Enter key.
If you get a repl y, t he computer i s connect ed t o t he Int ernet . If you cannot open a webpage, t r y t he
pi ng command f rom a di f f erent comput er t o veri f y t hat your ori gi nal comput er i s not t he cause of
t he probl em.
If you do NOT get a repl y, t here may be a probl em wi t h t he connect i on. Tr y t he pi ng command f rom
a di f f erent comput er t o veri f y t hat your ori gi nal comput er i s not t he cause of t he probl em.
5. I am not getting an IP address on the Internet with my Internet connection.
A. Ref er t o Probl em #4, I want t o t est my Int ernet connect i on t o veri f y t hat you have connect i vi t y.
B. If you need t o regi st er t he MAC address of your Et hernet adapt er wi t h your ISP, pl ease see Appendi x B:
Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er. If you need t o cl one t he MAC
address of your Et hernet adapt er ont o t he Rout er, see the MAC Address Cl one secti on of Chapter 5:
Conf i guri ng t he Rout er f or det ai l s.
C. Make sure you are usi ng t he ri ght Int ernet set t i ngs. Cont act your ISP t o see i f your Int ernet connect i on
t ype i s DHCP, St at i c IP Address, or PPPoE (commonl y used by DSL consumers). Pl ease ref er t o t he Basi c
Set up sect i on of Chapt er 5: Conf i guri ng t he Rout er f or det ai l s on Int ernet Connect i on Type set t i ngs.
D. Make sure you use t he ri ght cabl e. Check t o see i f t he Int ernet LED i s sol i dl y l i t .
E. Make sure t he cabl e connecti ng f rom your cabl e or DSL modem i s connect ed t o t he Rout ers Int ernet
port . Veri f y t hat t he St at us page of t he Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y shows a val i d IP address f rom your
ISP.
F. Turn of f t he comput er, Rout er, and cabl e/ DSL modem. Wai t 30 seconds, and t hen t urn on t he Rout er,
cabl e/ DSL modem, and comput er. Check t he St at us t ab of t he Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y t o see i f you
get an IP address.
6. I am not able to access the Routers Web- based Utility Setup page.
A. Ref er t o Probl em #4, I want t o t est my Int ernet connect i on t o veri f y t hat your comput er i s properl y
connect ed t o t he Rout er.
B. Ref er t o Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er t o verif y t hat
your comput er has an IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gat eway, and DNS.
C. Set a stati c IP address on your syst em; ref er t o Probl em #3: I need to set a stati c IP address on a PC.
D. Ref er t o Probl em #12: I am a PPPoE user, and I need t o remove t he proxy set t i ngs or t he di al - up pop- up
wi ndow.
7. I cant get my Virtual Private Network (VPN) to work through the Router.
Access t he Rout ers web i nt erf ace by goi ng t o http:/ / 192.168.15.1 or t he IP address of t he Rout er, and go t o
t he Security = > VPN Passthrough t ab. Make sure you have IPsec passt hrough and/ or PPTP passt hrough
enabl ed.
VPNs t hat use IPSec wi t h t he ESP (Encapsul at i on Securi t y Payl oad known as protocol 50) authenti cati on wi l l
work f i ne. At l east one IPSec sessi on wi l l work t hrough t he Rout er; however, si mul taneous IPSec sessi ons
may be possi bl e, dependi ng on t he speci fi cs of your VPNs.
VPNs t hat use IPSec and AH (Aut hent i cat i on Header known as prot ocol 51) are i ncompat i bl e wi t h t he Rout er.
AH has l i mi t at i ons due t o occasi onal i ncompati bi l i t y wi t h t he NAT st andard.
Change t he IP address f or t he Rout er t o anot her subnet t o avoi d a conf l i ct bet ween t he VPN IP address and
your l ocal IP address. For exampl e, i f your VPN ser ver assi gns an IP address 192.168.15.X (X i s a number
f rom 1 t o 254) and your l ocal LAN IP address i s 192.168.15.X (X i s t he same number used i n t he VPN IP
address), t he Rout er wi l l have di f f i cul t i es rout i ng i nf ormat i on t o t he ri ght l ocat i on. If you change t he Rout ers
IP address t o 192.168.2.1, t hat shoul d sol ve t he probl em. Change t he Rout ers IP address t hrough t he Basi c
Set up t ab of t he Web- based Ut i l i t y. If you assi gned a st at i c IP address t o any comput er or net work devi ce on
t he net work, you need t o change i t s IP address accordi ngl y t o 192.168.2.Y (Y bei ng any number f rom 1 t o
254). Not e t hat each IP address must be uni que wi t hi n t he net work.
Your VPN may requi re port 500/ UDP packet s t o be passed t o t he comput er t hat i s connect i ng t o t he IPSec
server. Ref er t o Probl em #9, I need t o set up onl i ne game host i ng or use ot her Int ernet appl i cat i ons f or
detai l s. Check t he Li nksys websi te at www.l i nksys.com f or more i nf ormat i on.
8. I need to set up a server behind my Router.
To use a ser ver l i ke a web, f t p, or mai l ser ver, you need t o know t he respect i ve port numbers t hey are usi ng.
For exampl e, port 80 (HTTP) i s used f or web; port 21 (FTP) i s used f or FTP, and port 25 (SMTP out goi ng) and
port 110 (POP3 i ncomi ng) are used f or t he mai l ser ver. You can get more i nf ormat i on by vi ewi ng t he
document at i on provi ded wi t h t he ser ver you i nst al l ed. Fol l ow t hese st eps t o set up port f orwardi ng t hrough
t he Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y. We wi l l be set t i ng up web, f t p, and mai l servers.
A. Access t he Rout ers Web- based Ut i l i t y by goi ng t o http:/ / 192.168.15.1 or the IP address of t he Rout er.
Go to t he Applications & Gaming = > Port Range Forwarding t ab.
B. Ent er any name you want t o use f or t he Appl i cat i on.
C. Ent er t he port range of t he ser vi ce you are usi ng. For exampl e, i f you have a web ser ver, you woul d ent er
t he range 80 t o 80.
D. Sel ect t he prot ocol you wi l l be usi ng, TCP or UDP, or sel ect Both.
E. Ent er t he IP address of t he PC or net work devi ce t hat you want t he port ser ver t o go t o. For exampl e, i f
t he web ser vers Et hernet adapt er IP address i s 192.168.15.100, you woul d ent er 100 i n t he f i el d
provi ded. Check Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er f or
det ai l s on get t i ng an IP address.
F. Check t he Enabled opt i on for the port ser vi ces you want t o use. Consi der t he exampl es bel ow:
When you have compl et ed t he conf i gurat i on, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
9. I need to set up online game hosting or use other Internet applications.
If you want t o pl ay onl i ne games or use Int ernet appl i cat i ons, most wi l l work wi t hout doi ng any port
f orwardi ng or DMZ hosti ng. There may be cases when you want t o host an onl i ne game or Int ernet
appl i cat i on. Thi s woul d requi re you t o set up t he Router t o del i ver i ncomi ng packet s or dat a t o a speci fi c
comput er. Thi s al so appl i es t o t he Int ernet appl i cat i ons you are usi ng. The best way t o get t he i nf ormat i on
on what port ser vi ces t o use i s t o go t o t he websi t e of t he onl i ne game or appl i cat i on you want t o use. Fol l ow
t hese st eps t o set up onl i ne game host ing or use a cert ai n Int ernet appl i cat i on:
B. Ent er any name you want t o use f or t he Appl i cat i on.
Appl i cat i on St art and End Prot ocol IP Address Enabl ed
Web ser ver 80 t o 80 Bot h 192.168.15.100 X
FTP ser ver 21 t o 21 TCP 192.168.15.101 X
SMTP (out goi ng) 25 t o 25 Bot h 192.168.15.102 X
POP3 (i ncomi ng) 110 t o 110 Bot h 192.168.15.102 X
C. Ent er t he port range of t he ser vi ce you are usi ng. For exampl e, i f you have a web ser ver, you woul d ent er
t he range 80 t o 80.
D. Sel ect t he prot ocol you wi l l be usi ng, TCP or UDP, or sel ect Both.
E. Ent er t he IP address of t he PC or net work devi ce t hat you want t he port ser ver t o go t o. For exampl e, i f
t he web ser vers Et hernet adapt er IP address i s 192.168.15.100, you woul d ent er 100 i n t he f i el d
provi ded. Check Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er f or
det ai l s on get t i ng an IP address.
F. Check t he Enabled opt i on for the port ser vi ces you want t o use. Consi der t he exampl es bel ow:
When you have compl et ed t he conf i gurat i on, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
10. I cant get the Internet game, server, or application to work.
If you are havi ng di f f i cul ti es get t i ng any Int ernet game, ser ver, or appl i cat i on t o f unct i on properl y, consi der
exposi ng one PC t o t he Int ernet usi ng DeMi l i t ari zed Zone (DMZ) host i ng. Thi s opt i on i s avai l abl e when an
appl i cat i on requi res t oo many port s or when you are not sure whi ch port ser vi ces t o use. Make sure you
di sabl e al l t he f orwardi ng ent ri es i f you want t o successf ul l y use DMZ host i ng, si nce f orwardi ng has pri ori t y
over DMZ host i ng. (In other words, dat a t hat ent ers t he Rout er wi l l be checked f i rst by t he f orwardi ng
set t i ngs. If t he port number t hat t he dat a ent ers f rom does not have port f orwardi ng, t hen t he Rout er wi l l
Appl i cat i on St art and End Prot ocol IP Address Enabl ed
UT 7777 t o 27900 Bot h 192.168.15.100 X
Hal f l i f e 27015 t o 27015 Bot h 192.168.15.105 X
PC Anywhere 5631 t o 5631 UDP 192.168.15.102 X
VPN IPSEC 500 t o 500 UDP 192.168.15.100 X
send t he dat a t o whi chever PC or network devi ce you set f or DMZ host i ng.) Fol l ow t hese st eps t o set DMZ
host i ng:
B. Di sabl e or remove the ent ri es you have ent ered for forwardi ng. Keep t hi s i nf ormat i on i n case you want t o
use i t at a l at er t i me.
C. Cl i ck t he DMZ t ab.
D. Ent er t he Et hernet adapt ers IP address of t he comput er you want exposed t o t he Int ernet . Thi s wi l l
bypass t he NAT securi t y f or t hat comput er. Pl ease ref er t o Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP
Address f or Your Et hernet Adapt er f or det ai l s on get t i ng an IP address.
Once compl et ed wi t h t he conf i gurat i on, cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
11. I forgot my password, or the password prompt always appears when saving settings to the Router.
Reset t he Router t o f act or y def aul t by pressi ng t he Reset but t on f or 30 seconds and t hen rel easi ng i t. If you
are st i l l get t i ng prompt ed f or a password when savi ng set t i ngs, t hen perf orm t he f ol l owi ng st eps:
A. Access t he Rout ers web i nt erface by goi ng t o http:/ / 192.168.15.1 or the IP address of t he Rout er.
Ent er t he def aul t password admi n, and cl i ck t he Administration = > Management t ab.
B. Ent er a di f f erent password i n t he Rout er Password f i el d, and ent er t he same password i n t he second
f i el d t o conf i rm t he password.
C. Cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
12. I am a PPPoE user, and I need to remove the proxy settings or the dial- up pop- up window.
If you have proxy set t i ngs, you need t o di sabl e t hese on your comput er. Because t he Rout er i s t he gat eway
f or t he Int ernet connect i on, t he comput er does not need any proxy set t ings t o gai n access. Pl ease f ol l ow
t hese di rect i ons t o veri f y t hat you do not have any proxy set t i ngs and t hat t he browser you use i s set t o
connect di rect l y t o t he LAN.
For Mi crosof t Int ernet Expl orer 5.0 or hi gher:
A. Cl i ck Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Doubl e- cl i ck Internet Options.
B. Cl i ck t he Connections t ab.
C. Cl i ck t he LAN settings but t on and remove anyt hi ng t hat i s checked.
D. Cl i ck t he OK but t on t o go back t o t he previ ous screen.
E. Cl i ck t he opt i on Never dial a connection. Thi s wi l l remove any dial - up pop- ups f or PPPoE users.
For Net scape 4.7 or hi gher:
A. Start Netscape Navigator, and cl i ck Edit, Preferences, Advanced, and Proxies.
B. Make sure you have Direct connection to the Internet sel ected on t hi s screen.
C. Cl ose al l t he wi ndows t o f i ni sh.
13. To start over, I need to set the Router to factory default.
Hol d t he Reset but t on f or approxi mat el y f i ve seconds and t hen rel ease i t . Thi s wi l l ret urn t he password,
f orwardi ng, and ot her set t i ngs on t he Rout er t o t he f actor y def aul t set t i ngs. In ot her words, t he Rout er wi l l
revert t o i t s ori gi nal f act or y conf i gurat i on.
14. My DSL services PPPoE is always disconnecting.
PPPoE i s not act ual l y a dedi cat ed or al ways- on connect i on. The DSL ISP can di sconnect t he ser vi ce af t er a
peri od of i nact i vi t y, j ust l i ke a normal phone di al - up connect i on t o t he Int ernet. There i s a set up opt i on t o
keep al i ve t he connect i on. Thi s may not al ways work, so you may need t o re- est abl i sh connect i on
peri odi cal l y.
A. To connect t o t he Rout er, go t o t he web browser, and ent er http:/ / 192.168.15.1 or the IP address of the
Rout er.
B. Ent er t he password, i f asked. (The def aul t password i s admi n.)
C. On t he Basi c Setup t ab, sel ect the opt i on Keep Alive, and set t he Redi al Peri od opt i on at 20 (seconds).
D. Cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on.
E. Cl i ck t he Status tab, and cl i ck t he Connect but t on.
F. You may see t he l ogi n st at us di spl ay as Connect i ng. Press t he F5 key t o ref resh the screen, unti l you see
t he l ogi n st at us di spl ay as Connect ed.
If t he connect i on i s l ost agai n, f ol l ow steps E and F t o re- est abl i sh connect i on.
15. I can' t access my email, web, or VPN, or I am getting corrupted data from the Internet.
The Maxi mum Transmi ssi on Uni t (MTU) set t i ng may need t o be adj ust ed. By def aul t , t he MTU i s set at 1500.
For most DSL users, i t i s st rongl y recommended t o use MTU 1492. If you are havi ng some di f f i cul t i es,
perf orm t he f ol l owi ng st eps:
Rout er.
B. Ent er t he password, i f asked. (The def aul t password i s admin.)
C. On t he Basi c Setup t ab, l ook f or t he MTU opt i on, and sel ect Enable. In t he Si ze f i el d, ent er 1492.
D. Cl i ck t he Save Settings but t on t o cont i nue.
If your di f f i cul ti es cont i nue, change t he Si ze t o di f f erent val ues. Tr y t hi s l i st of val ues, one val ue at a t i me, i n
t hi s order, unt i l your probl em i s sol ved:
1462
1400
1362
1300
16. I need to use port triggering.
Port t ri ggeri ng l ooks at t he out goi ng port ser vi ces used and wi l l t ri gger t he Rout er t o open a speci f i c port ,
dependi ng on whi ch port an Int ernet appl i cat i on uses. Fol l ow t hese st eps:
Rout er.
B. Ent er t he password, i f asked. (The def aul t password i s admin.)
C. Cl i ck t he Applications & Gaming = > Port Triggering t ab.
D. Ent er any name you want t o use f or t he Appl i cat i on Name.
E. Ent er t he St art and End Port s of t he Tri ggered Port Range. Check wi t h your Int ernet appl i cat i on provi der
f or more i nf ormat i on on whi ch out goi ng port ser vi ces i t i s usi ng.
F. Ent er t he St art and End Port s of t he Forwarded Port Range. Check wi t h your Int ernet appl i cat i on provi der
f or more i nf ormat i on on whi ch i ncomi ng port ser vi ces are requi red by t he Int ernet appl i cat i on.
17. When I enter a URL or IP address, I get a timeout error or am prompted to retry.
Go t hrough t hi s checkl i st unt i l your probl em i s sol ved:
Check i f ot her PCs work. If t hey do, ensure t hat your workst at i ons IP set t i ngs are correct (IP Address,
Subnet Mask, Def aul t Gat eway, and DNS). Rest art t he comput er t hat i s havi ng a probl em.
If t he PCs are conf i gured correct l y, but st i l l not worki ng, check t he Router. Ensure t hat i t i s connect ed and
powered on. Connect t o i t and check i t s set t i ngs. (If you cannot connect t o i t, check t he LAN and power
connect i ons.)
If t he Rout er i s conf i gured correct l y, check your Int ernet connect i on (DSL/ cabl e modem, etc.) t o see i f i t
i s worki ng correct l y. You can remove t he Rout er t o veri f y a di rect connect i on.
Manual l y conf i gure t he TCP/ IP wi t h a DNS address provi ded by your ISP.
Make sure t hat your browser i s set t o connect di rect l y and t hat any di al - up i s di sabl ed. For Int ernet
Expl orer, cl i ck Tools, Internet Options, and t hen t he Connection t ab. Make sure t hat Int ernet Expl orer
i s set t o Never dial a connection. For Net scape Navi gat or, cl i ck Edit, Preferences, Advanced, and
Proxy. Make sure t hat Net scape Navi gat or i s set t o Direct connection to the Internet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make a phone call?
Pi ck up t he phone and di al . Use 7- , 10- , or 11- di gi t di al i ng f or cal l s wi t hi n t he same area code as your Vonage
phone number. Use 10- or 11- di gi t di al i ng f or cal l s out si de of your area code.
Can I make calls if my Internet connection is down?
No. Your hi gh- speed Int ernet connect i on must be act i ve when you make Int ernet phone or f ax cal l s.
Can I make calls while Im browsing the Internet?
Yes. You can make Int ernet phone or f ax cal l s whi l e browsi ng t he Int ernet . However, your web browsi ng may
af f ect t he qual i t y of your t el ephone cal l , dependi ng on t he amount of upst ream dat a t raf f i c passi ng t hrough your
Int ernet connect i on.
Can I receive calls while my network is down?
You cannot direct ly recei ve calls while your net work i s down. However, Vonage can f orward cal l s t o a di f f erent
t el ephone number, such as a cel l ul ar phone number, i f you act i vat e a f eature cal l ed Net work Avai l abi l i t y Number.
You can conf i gure t hi s f eat ure t hrough your servi ce account at www.vonage.com.
What is the maximum number of IP addresses that the Router will support?
The Rout er wi l l support up t o 253 IP addresses.
Where is the Router installed on the network?
In a t ypi cal envi ronment , t he Rout er i s i nst al l ed bet ween t he cabl e/ DSL modem and t he l ocal area net work (LAN).
Pl ug t he Rout er i nt o t he cabl e/ DSL modems Et hernet port.
Does the Router support IPX or AppleTalk?
No. TCP/ IP i s the onl y protocol standard f or the Int ernet and has become the gl obal standard f or
communi cat i ons. IPX, a Net Ware communi cat i ons prot ocol used onl y t o rout e messages f rom one node t o
another, and Appl eTal k, a communi cat i ons prot ocol used on Appl e and Maci nt osh net works, can be used f or LAN
t o LAN connect i ons, but t hose prot ocol s cannot connect f rom t he Internet t o t he LAN.
What is Network Address Translation and what is it used for?
Net work Address Transl at i on (NAT) t ransl at es mul t i pl e IP addresses on t he pri vat e LAN t o one publ i c address t hat
i s sent out t o t he Int ernet . Thi s adds a l evel of securi t y si nce t he address of a PC connect ed t o t he pri vat e LAN i s
never t ransmi tt ed on t he Int ernet . Furt hermore, NAT al l ows t he Rout er t o be used wi t h l ow cost Internet
account s, such as DSL or cabl e modems, when onl y one TCP/ IP address i s provi ded by t he ISP. The user may
have many pri vat e addresses behi nd t hi s si ngl e address provi ded by t he ISP.
Does the Router support any operating system other than Windows 98, Millennium, 2000, or XP?
Yes, but Li nksys does not , at t hi s t i me, provi de t echni cal support f or set up, conf i gurat i on or t roubl eshoot i ng of
any non- Wi ndows operat i ng syst ems.
Does the Router support ICQ send file?
Yes, wi th t he f ol l owi ng f i x: cl i ck ICQ menu = > preference = > connections t ab= > , and check I am behind a
firewall or proxy. Then set t he f i rewal l t i meout t o 80 seconds i n t he fi rewal l set ti ng. The Int ernet user can t hen
send a f i l e t o a user behi nd t he Rout er.
I set up an Unreal Tournament Server, but others on the LAN cannot join. What do I need to do?
If you have a dedi cat ed Unreal Tournament ser ver runni ng, you need t o creat e a st at i c IP f or each of t he LAN
comput ers and f orward port s 7777, 7778, 7779, 7780, 7781, and 27900 t o t he IP address of t he ser ver. You can
al so use a port f orwardi ng range of 7777 t o 27900. If you want t o use t he UT Server Admi n, f orward anot her port
(8080 usual l y works wel l but i s used f or remot e admi n. You may have t o di sabl e t hi s.), and t hen i n t he
[ UWeb.WebSer ver] sect i on of t he ser ver.i ni f i l e, set t he Li st enPort t o 8080 (t o mat ch t he mapped port above) and
Ser verName t o t he IP assi gned t o t he Rout er f rom your ISP.
Can multiple gamers on the LAN get on one game server and play simultaneously with just one public IP
address?
It depends on whi ch net work game or what ki nd of game server you are usi ng. For exampl e, Unreal Tournament
support s mul t i - l ogi n wi t h one publ i c IP.
How do I get Half- Life: Team Fortress to work with the Router?
The def aul t cl i ent port f or Hal f - Li f e i s 27005. The comput ers on your LAN need t o have + cl i ent port 2700x
added t o t he HL short cut command l i ne; t he x woul d be 6, 7, 8, and on up. Thi s l et s mul t i pl e comput ers connect
t o t he same ser ver. One probl em: Versi on 1.0.1.6 won t l et mul t i pl e comput ers wi t h t he same CD key connect at
t he same t i me, even i f on t he same LAN (not a probl em wi t h 1.0.1.3). As f ar as host i ng games, t he HL ser ver
does not need t o be i n t he DMZ. Just f orward port 27015 t o t he l ocal IP address of t he ser ver comput er.
How can I block corrupted FTP downloads?
If you are experi enci ng corrupt ed f i l es when you downl oad a f i l e wi t h your FTP cl i ent , t r y usi ng anot her FTP
program.
The web page hangs; downloads are corrupt, or nothing but junk characters are being displayed on the
screen. What do I need to do?
Force your Et hernet adapt er t o 10Mbps or hal f dupl ex mode, and t urn of f t he Aut o- negot i at e f eat ure of your
Et hernet adapt er as a t emporar y measure. (Pl ease l ook at t he Net work Cont rol Panel i n your Ethernet adapt ers
Advanced Propert i es t ab.) Make sure t hat your proxy set t i ng i s di sabl ed i n t he browser. Check our websi te at
www.l i nksys.com f or more i nf ormat i on.
If all else fails in the installation, what can I do?
Reset t he Rout er by hol di ng down t he Reset but t on f or approxi mat el y f i ve seconds. Reset your cabl e or DSL
modem by poweri ng t he uni t of f and t hen on. Cont act Vonage f or assi st ance. Ref er t o Appendi x H: Cont act
Inf ormat i on f or Vonages contact i nf ormat i on.
Will the Router function in a Macintosh environment?
Yes, but t he Rout ers set up pages are accessi bl e onl y t hrough Int ernet Expl orer 5.0 or Net scape Navi gat or 5.0 or
hi gher f or Maci nt osh.
I am not able to get the web configuration screen for the Router. What can I do?
You may have to remove the proxy set ti ngs on your Int ernet browser, e.g., Net scape Navi gat or or Int ernet
Expl orer. Or remove t he di al - up set t i ngs on your browser. Check wi t h your browser document at i on, and make
sure t hat your browser i s set t o connect di rect l y and t hat any di al - up i s di sabl ed. Make sure t hat your browser i s
set t o connect di rect l y and t hat any di al - up i s di sabl ed. For Int ernet Expl orer, cl i ck Tools, Internet Options, and
t hen t he Connection t ab. Make sure t hat Int ernet Expl orer i s set t o Never dial a connection. For Net scape
Navi gat or, cl i ck Edit, Preferences, Advanced, and Proxy. Make sure t hat Net scape Navi gat or i s set t o Direct
connection to the Internet.
What is DMZ Hosting?
Demi l i t ari zed Zone (DMZ) al l ows one IP address (comput er) t o be exposed t o t he Int ernet . Some appl i cat i ons
requi re mul t i pl e TCP/ IP port s t o be open. It i s recommended t hat you set your comput er wi t h a st at i c IP i f you
want t o use DMZ Host i ng. To get t he LAN IP address, see Appendi x B: Fi ndi ng t he MAC Address and IP Address
f or Your Et hernet Adapt er.
If DMZ Hosting is used, does the exposed user share the public IP with the Router?
No.
Is the Router cross- platform compatible?
Any pl at f orm t hat support s Et hernet and TCP/ IP i s compat i bl e wi t h t he Rout er.
How many ports can be simultaneously forwarded?
Theoret i cal l y, t he Rout er can est abl i sh 520 sessi ons at t he same t i me, but you can onl y f orward 10 ranges of
port s.
Does the Router replace a modem? Is there a cable or DSL modem in the Router?
No, t hi s versi on of t he Rout er must work i n conj unct i on wi t h a cabl e or DSL modem.
Which modems are compatible with the Router?
The Rout er i s compat i bl e wi t h vi rt ual l y any cabl e or DSL modem t hat support s Et hernet .
How can I check whether I have static or DHCP IP addresses?
Ask your ISP t o f i nd out .
How do I get mIRC to work with the Router?
Under t he Appl i cat i ons & Gami ng = > Port Range Forwardi ng t ab, set port f orwardi ng t o 113 f or t he PC on whi ch
you are usi ng mIRC.
Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network?
Thi s wi l l depend on whet her or not t he appl i cat i on i s desi gned t o be used over a net work. Consul t t he
appl i cat i ons document at i on t o det ermi ne i f i t support s operat i on over a net work.
What is the IEEE 802.11b standard?
It i s one of t he IEEE st andards f or wi rel ess net works. The 802.11b st andard al l ows wi rel ess net worki ng
hardware f rom di f f erent manuf act urers t o communi cat e, provi ded t hat t he hardware compl i es wi t h t he 802.11b
st andard. The 802.11b st andard st at es a maxi mum dat a t ransf er rat e of 11Mbps and an operat i ng f requency of
2.4GHz.
What is the IEEE 802.11g standard?
It i s one of t he IEEE st andards f or wi rel ess net works. The 802.11g st andard al l ows wi rel ess net worki ng
hardware f rom di f f erent manuf act urers t o communi cat e, provi ded t hat t he hardware compl i es wi t h t he 802.11g
st andard. The 802.11g st andard st at es a maxi mum dat a t ransf er rat e of 54Mbps and an operat i ng f requency of
2.4GHz.
What IEEE 802.11b features are supported?
The product support s t he f ol l owi ng IEEE 802.11b f unct i ons:
CSMA/ CA pl us Acknowl edge prot ocol
Mul t i - Channel Roami ng
Automati c Rat e Sel ect i on
RTS/ CTS f eat ure
Fragment at i on
Power Management
What IEEE 802.11g features are supported?
The product support s t he f ol l owi ng IEEE 802.11g f unct i ons:
CSMA/ CA pl us Acknowl edge prot ocol
OFDM prot ocol
Mul t i - Channel Roami ng
Automati c Rat e Sel ect i on
RTS/ CTS f eat ure
Fragment at i on
Power Management
What is ad- hoc mode?
When a wi rel ess net work i s set t o ad- hoc mode, t he wi rel ess- equi pped comput ers are conf i gured t o
communi cate di rect l y wi th each other. The ad- hoc wi rel ess net work wi l l not communi cat e wi t h any wi red
net work.
What is infrastructure mode?
When a wi rel ess net work i s set t o i nf rast ruct ure mode, t he wi rel ess net work i s conf i gured t o communi cat e wi t h
a wi red net work t hrough a wi rel ess access poi nt .
What is roaming?
Roami ng i s t he abi l i t y of a portabl e comput er t o communi cat e cont i nuousl y whi l e movi ng f reel y t hroughout an
area great er t han t hat covered by a si ngl e access poi nt . Bef ore usi ng t he roami ng f unct i on, t he user must make
sure t hat t he comput er uses t he same channel number t hat i s used by t he access poi nt of t he dedi cat ed
coverage area.
To achi eve t rue seaml ess connect i vi ty, t he wi rel ess LAN must i ncorporate a number of di f f erent f unct i ons. Each
node and access poi nt , f or exampl e, must al ways acknowl edge recei pt of each message. Each node must
mai nt ai n cont act wi t h t he wi rel ess net work even when not act ually t ransmit t i ng dat a. Achi evi ng t hese f unct i ons
si mul t aneousl y requi res a dynami c RF net worki ng t echnol ogy t hat l i nks access poi nt s and nodes. In such a
syst em, t he users end node undert akes a search f or t he best possi bl e access t o t he syst em. Fi rst , i t eval uat es
such f act ors as si gnal st rengt h and qual i t y, as wel l as t he message l oad current l y bei ng carri ed by each access
poi nt and t he di stance of each access poi nt t o t he wi red backbone. Based on t hat i nf ormat i on, t he node next
sel ect s t he ri ght access poi nt and regi st ers i ts address. Communi cat i ons bet ween end node and host comput er
can t hen be t ransmi t t ed up and down t he backbone.
As t he user moves on, t he end nodes RF t ransmi tt er regularl y checks t he syst em t o det ermi ne whet her i t i s i n
t ouch wi t h t he ori gi nal access poi nt or whether i t shoul d seek a new one. When a node no l onger recei ves
acknowl edgment f rom i ts ori gi nal access poi nt , i t undertakes a new search. Upon f i ndi ng a new access poi nt , i t
t hen re- regi st ers, and t he communi cat i on process cont i nues.
What is ISM band?
The FCC and thei r count erpart s outsi de of the U.S. have set asi de bandwi dt h f or unl i censed use i n t he ISM
(Indust ri al , Sci ent i f i c and Medi cal ) band. Spect rum i n t he vi ci ni t y of 2.4 GHz, i n part i cul ar, i s bei ng made
avai l abl e worl dwi de. Thi s present s a t rul y revol ut i onar y opportuni t y t o pl ace conveni ent hi gh- speed wi rel ess
capabi l i t i es i n t he hands of users around t he gl obe.
What is Spread Spectrum?
Spread Spect rum t echnol ogy i s a wi deband radi o f requency t echni que devel oped by t he mi l i tar y f or use i n
rel i abl e, secure, mi ssi on- crit i cal communi cat i ons syst ems. It i s desi gned t o t rade of f bandwi dt h ef f i ci ency f or
rel i abi l i t y, i nt egri t y, and securi t y. In other words, more bandwi dt h i s consumed t han i n t he case of narrowband
t ransmi ssi on, but t he t rade- of f produces a si gnal t hat i s, i n ef f ect , l ouder and t hus easi er t o det ect , provi ded that
t he recei ver knows t he paramet ers of t he spread- spectrum si gnal bei ng broadcast . If a recei ver i s not t uned t o
t he ri ght f requency, a spread- spectrum si gnal l ooks l i ke background noi se. There are t wo mai n al t ernat i ves,
Di rect Sequence Spread Spect rum (DSSS) and Frequency Hoppi ng Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences?
Frequency- Hoppi ng Spread- Spect rum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carri er t hat changes f requency i n a pat t ern
t hat i s known t o bot h t ransmi t t er and recei ver. Properl y synchroni zed, t he net ef f ect i s t o mai nt ai n a si ngl e
l ogi cal channel . To an uni nt ended recei ver, FHSS appears t o be short - durat i on i mpulse noi se. Di rect - Sequence
Spread- Spect rum (DSSS) generat es a redundant bi t pat t ern f or each bi t t o be t ransmi tt ed. Thi s bi t pat t ern i s
cal l ed a chi p (or chi ppi ng code). The l onger t he chi p, t he great er t he probabi l i t y t hat t he ori gi nal dat a can be
recovered. Even i f one or more bi t s i n t he chi p are damaged duri ng t ransmi ssi on, st at i st i cal t echni ques
embedded i n t he radi o can recover t he ori gi nal dat a wi t hout t he need f or ret ransmi ssi on. To an uni nt ended
recei ver, DSSS appears as l ow power wideband noi se and i s rej ect ed (i gnored) by most narrowband recei vers.
What is WEP?
WEP i s Wi red Equi val ent Pri vacy, a dat a pri vacy mechani sm based on a shared key al gori t hm, as descri bed i n t he
IEEE 802.11 st andard.
What is WPA?
WPA i s Wi - Fi Prot ect ed Access, a wi rel ess securi t y prot ocol t hat can be used i n conj unct i on wi t h a RADIUS
ser ver.
What is a MAC Address?
The Medi a Access Cont rol (MAC) address i s a uni que number assi gned by t he manuf act urer t o any Ethernet
net worki ng devi ce, such as a net work adapt er, t hat al l ows t he net work t o i denti fy i t at t he hardware l evel . For al l
pract i cal purposes, t hi s number i s usual l y permanent . Unl i ke IP addresses, whi ch can change ever y t i me a
comput er l ogs ont o t he net work, t he MAC address of a devi ce st ays t he same, maki ng i t a val uabl e i dent i f i er f or
t he net work.
How do I reset the Router?
Press t he Reset but t on on t he back panel f or about f i ve seconds. Thi s wi l l reset t he Rout er t o i t s def aul t set t i ngs.
How do I resolve issues with signal loss?
There i s no way t o know t he exact range of your wi rel ess net work wi t hout t est i ng. Ever y obst acl e pl aced
bet ween t he Rout er and a wi rel ess PC wil l creat e si gnal l oss. Lead gl ass, met al , concret e f l oors, wat er and wal l s
wi l l i nhi bi t t he si gnal and reduce range. St art wi t h t he Rout er and your wi rel ess PC i n t he same room and move
i t away i n smal l i ncrement s t o det ermi ne t he maxi mum range i n your envi ronment .
You may al so t r y usi ng di f f erent channel s, as t hi s may el i mi nat e i nt erf erence af f ect i ng onl y one channel .
I have excellent signal strength, but I cannot see my network.
Wi rel ess securi t y i s probabl y enabl ed on t he Rout er, but not on your wi rel ess adapt er (or vi ce versa). Veri f y t hat
t he same wi rel ess securi t y set t i ngs are bei ng used by al l devi ces i n your wi rel ess net work.
How many channels/ frequencies are available with the Router?
There are el even avai l abl e channel s, rangi ng f rom 1 t o 11 (i n Nort h Ameri ca).
83 Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Windows 98 or Me Instructions
Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your
Ethernet Adapter
Thi s sect i on descri bes how t o f i nd t he MAC address for your comput ers Et hernet adapt er so you can use t he
MAC f i l teri ng and/ or MAC address cl oni ng f eat ure of t he Router. You can al so fi nd the IP address of your
computers Ethernet adapt er. Thi s IP address i s used for t he Rout ers f i l t eri ng, f orwardi ng, and/ or DMZ f eat ures.
Fol l ow t he st eps i n t hi s appendi x t o f i nd t he adapt ers MAC or IP address i n Wi ndows 98, Me, 2000, or XP.
Windows 98 or Me Instructions
1. Cl i ck Start and Run. In t he Open f i el d, ent er winipcfg. Then press t he Enter key or t he OK but t on.
2. When t he IP Conf i gurat i on screen appears, sel ect t he Et hernet adapt er you have connect ed t o t he Router vi a
a CAT 5 Et hernet net work cabl e.
3. Wri te down the Adapt er Address as shown on your comput er screen. Thi s i s t he MAC address f or your
Et hernet adapt er and i s shown as a seri es of numbers and l et t ers.
The MAC address/ Adapt er Address i s what you wi l l use f or MAC address cl oni ng or MAC f i l teri ng.
The exampl e shows t he Et hernet adapt ers IP address as 192.168.1.100. Your comput er may show
somet hi ng di f f erent .
Figure C- 2: MAC/ Adapter Address
Figure C- 1: IP Configuration Screen
84 Appendix C: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter
Windows 2000 or XP Instructions
Windows 2000 or XP Instructions
1. Cl i ck Start and Run. In t he Open f i el d, ent er cmd. Press t he Enter key or cl i ck the OK but t on.
2. At t he command prompt , ent er ipconfig / all. Then press t he Enter key.
3. Wri te down t he Physi cal Address as shown on your comput er screen; i t i s t he MAC address f or your Et hernet
adapt er. Thi s appears as a seri es of numbers and l et t ers.
The MAC address/ Physi cal Address i s what you wi l l use f or MAC address cl oni ng or MAC f i l t eri ng.
The exampl e shows t he Et hernet adapt ers IP address as 192.168.1.100. Your comput er may show
somet hi ng di f f erent .
For the Routers Web- based Utility
For MAC address cl oni ng, ent er t he 12- di gi t MAC address i n t he f i el ds provi ded, t wo di gi t s per f i el d.
For MAC f i l t eri ng, ent er t he 12- di gi t MAC address i n t hi s f ormat , XXXXXXXXXXXX, WITHOUT t he hyphens.
Figure C- 5: MAC Address Filter
Figure C- 4: MAC Address Clone
Figure C- 3: MAC/ Physical Address
85 Appendix D: Windows Help
Appendix D: Windows Help
Al most al l Li nksys product s requi re Mi crosof t Wi ndows. Wi ndows i s the most used operati ng syst em i n the worl d
and comes wi t h many f eat ures t hat hel p make net worki ng easi er. These f eat ures can be accessed t hrough
Wi ndows Hel p and are descri bed i n t hi s appendi x.
TCP/ IP
Bef ore a comput er can communi cat e wit h a net work rout er, TCP/ IP must be enabl ed. TCP/ IP i s a set of
i nst ruct i ons, or prot ocol , al l PCs f ol l ow t o communi cat e over a net work. Thi s i s t rue f or wi rel ess net works as
wel l . Your PCs wi l l not be abl e t o ut i l i ze wi rel ess net worki ng wi t hout havi ng TCP/ IP enabl ed. Wi ndows Hel p
provi des compl et e i nst ruct i ons on enabl i ng TCP/ IP.
Shared Resources
If you wi sh to share pri nt ers, f ol der, or f i l es over your net work, Wi ndows Hel p provi des compl et e i nst ruct i ons on
ut i l i zi ng shared resources.
Net work Nei ghborhood/ My Net work Pl aces
Ot her PCs on your net work wi l l appear under Net work Nei ghborhood or My Net work Pl aces (dependi ng upon t he
versi on of Wi ndows you' re runni ng). Wi ndows Hel p provi des compl et e i nst ruct i ons on addi ng PCs t o your
net work.
86 Appendix D: Windows Help
87 Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix E: Glossary
Adapter - A devi ce t hat adds net work f unct i onal i t y t o your PC.
Backbone - The part of a net work t hat connect s most of t he syst ems and net works t oget her, and handl es t he most dat a.
Bandwidth - The t ransmi ssi on capaci t y of a gi ven devi ce or net work.
Bit - A bi nar y di gi t .
Boot - To st art a devi ce and cause i t t o st art execut i ng i nst ruct i ons.
Bridge - A devi ce t hat connect s di f f erent net works.
Broadband - An al ways- on, f ast Int ernet connect i on.
Browser - An appli cat ion program t hat provi des a way t o look at and i nt eract wit h al l t he i nf ormat ion on t he World Wi de Web.
Buffer - A shared or assi gned memor y area t hat i s used t o support and coordi nat e di f f erent comput i ng and net worki ng
act i vi t i es so one i sn' t hel d up by t he ot her.
Byte - A uni t of dat a t hat i s usual l y ei ght bi t s l ong
Cable Modem - A devi ce t hat connect s a comput er t o t he cabl e t el evi si on net work, whi ch i n t ur n connect s t o t he Int er net .
CSMA/ CA (Carri er Sense Mul t i pl e Access/ Col li sion Avoi dance) - A met hod of dat a t ransf er t hat i s used t o prevent dat a
coll isi ons.
Daisy Chain - A met hod used t o connect devi ces in a seri es, one af t er t he ot her.
Database - A col l ect i on of dat a t hat i s organi zed so t hat i t s cont ent s can easi l y be accessed, managed, and updat ed.
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Syst em) - All ows t he host i ng of a websi t e, FTP ser ver, or e- mai l ser ver wit h a f i xed domain
name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynami c IP address.
Default Gateway - A devi ce t hat f orwards Int er net t raf f i c f rom your l ocal area net work.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf i gurat i on Prot ocol ) - A net worki ng prot ocol t hat al l ows admi ni st rat ors t o assi gn t emporar y IP
addresses t o net work comput ers by l easi ng an IP address t o a user f or a l i mi t ed amount of t i me, i nst ead of assi gni ng
permanent IP addresses.
DMZ (Demil i t ari zed Zone) - Removes t he Rout er' s f i rewal l prot ect i on f rom one PC, al l owi ng i t t o be seen f rom t he Int er net .
DNS (Domain Name Ser ver) - The IP address of your ISP' s ser ver, which t ranslat es t he names of websit es int o IP addresses.
Domain - A speci f i c name f or a net work of comput ers.
Download - To recei ve a f il e t ransmi t t ed over a net work.
DSL (Di gi t al Subscri ber Li ne) - An al ways- on broadband connect i on over t radi t i onal phone l i nes.
Dynamic IP Address - A t emporar y IP address assi gned by a DHCP ser ver.
Encryption - Encodi ng dat a t ransmi t t ed i n a net work.
Ethernet - A net worki ng prot ocol t hat speci f i es how dat a i s pl aced on and ret ri eved f rom a common t ransmi ssi on medi um.
Finger - A program t hat t el l s you t he name associat ed wi t h an e- mai l address.
Firewall - A set of rel at ed programs l ocat ed at a net work gat eway ser ver t hat prot ect s t he resources of a net work f rom users
f rom ot her net works.
Firmware - The programmi ng code t hat runs a net worki ng devi ce.
Fragmentation - Breaking a packet int o smal ler uni t s when t ransmi t t i ng over a net work medium t hat cannot support t he
ori gi nal size of t he packet .
FTP (Fil e Transf er Prot ocol ) - A prot ocol used t o t ransf er f i l es over a TCP/ IP net work.
Full Duplex - The abil i t y of a net working device t o recei ve and t ransmi t dat a si mul t aneousl y.
Gateway - A devi ce t hat i nt erconnect s net works wi t h dif f erent , i ncompat i bl e communi cat i ons prot ocol s.
Half Duplex - Dat a t ransmi ssi on t hat can occur i n t wo direct i ons over a si ngl e l i ne, but onl y one di rect i on at a t i me.
Hardware - The physi cal aspect of comput ers, t el ecommuni cat i ons, and ot her i nf ormat i on t echnol ogy devi ces.
HTTP (HyperText Transport Prot ocol ) - The communi cat i ons prot ocol used t o connect t o ser vers on t he Worl d Wi de Web.
IP (I nt er net Prot ocol ) - A prot ocol used t o send dat a over a net work.
IP Address - The address used t o i dent i f y a comput er or devi ce on a net work.
IPCONFIG - A Wi ndows 2000 and XP ut il i t y t hat di splays t he IP address f or a part i cul ar net worki ng devi ce.
IPSec (Int ernet Prot ocol Securi t y) - A VPN prot ocol used t o i mpl ement secure exchange of packet s at t he IP l ayer.
ISM band - Radi o bandwi dt h ut i l i zed i n wi rel ess t ransmi ssi ons.
ISP (Int ernet Ser vi ce Provi der) - A company t hat provi des access t o t he Int ernet .
LAN - The comput ers and net worki ng product s t hat make up your l ocal net work.
MAC (Medi a Access Cont rol ) Address - The uni que address t hat a manuf act urer assi gns t o each net worki ng devi ce.
Mbps (MegaBi t s Per Second) - One mi l l i on bi t s per second; a uni t of measurement f or dat a t ransmi ssi on.
mIRC - An Int ernet Rel ay Chat program t hat runs under Wi ndows.
Multicasting - Sendi ng dat a t o a group of dest i nat i ons at once.
NAT (Net work Address Transl at i on) - NAT t echnol ogy t ransl at es IP addresses of a l ocal area net work t o a di f f erent IP address
f or t he Int ernet .
Network - A seri es of comput ers or devi ces connect ed f or t he purpose of dat a shari ng, st orage, and/ or t ransmi ssi on bet ween
users.
NNTP (Net work News Transf er Prot ocol) - The prot ocol used t o connect t o Usenet groups on t he Int ernet .
Node - A net work j unct i on or connect i on poi nt , t ypi cal l y a comput er or work st at i on.
Packet - A uni t of dat a sent over a net work.
Ping (Packet INt ernet Groper) - An Int ernet ut i l i t y used t o det ermi ne whet her a part i cul ar IP address i s onl i ne.
POP3 (Post Of f i ce Prot ocol 3) - A st andard mai l ser ver commonl y used on t he Int ernet .
Port - The connect i on poi nt on a comput er or net worki ng devi ce used f or pl uggi ng i n cabl es or adapt ers.
Power over Et her net (PoE) - A t echnol ogy enabl i ng an Et hernet net work cabl e t o del i ver bot h dat a and power.
PPPoE (Poi nt t o Poi nt Prot ocol over Et hernet ) - A t ype of broadband connect i on t hat provi des aut hent i cat i on (username and
password) i n addi t i on t o dat a t ransport .
PPTP (Poi nt - t o- Poi nt Tunnel i ng Prot ocol ) - A VPN prot ocol t hat al l ows t he Poi nt t o Poi nt Prot ocol (PPP) t o be t unnel ed t hrough
an IP net work. Thi s prot ocol is also used as a t ype of broadband connect i on i n Europe.
RJ- 45 (Regi st ered Jack- 45) - An Et hernet connect or t hat hol ds up t o ei ght wi res.
Roaming - The abil i t y t o t ake a wi reless devi ce f rom one access poi nt ' s range t o anot her wi t hout l osi ng t he connect i on.
Router - A net worki ng devi ce t hat connect s mul t i pl e net works t oget her.
RTS (Request To Send) - A net worki ng met hod of coordi nat i ng l arge packet s t hrough t he RTS Threshol d set t i ng.
Server - Any comput er whose f unct i on i n a net work i s t o provi de user access t o f i l es, pri nt i ng, communi cat i ons, and ot her
ser vi ces.
SMTP (Si mpl e Mai l Transf er Prot ocol ) - The st andard e- mai l prot ocol on t he Int er net .
SNMP (Si mple Net work Management Prot ocol ) - A widel y used net work moni t ori ng and cont rol prot ocol .
Software - Inst ruct i ons f or t he comput er. A series of i nst ruct i ons t hat perf orms a part i cul ar t ask i s cal l ed a program .
SOHO (Smal l Of f i ce/ Home Of f i ce) - Market segment of prof essi onal s who work at home or i n small of f ices.
SPI (St at ef ul Packet Inspect i on) Firewall - A t echnol ogy t hat i nspect s i ncomi ng packet s of i nf ormat i on bef ore al l owing t hem
t o ent er t he net work.
Static IP Address - A f i xed address assi gned t o a comput er or devi ce t hat i s connect ed t o a net work.
Static Routing - Forwardi ng dat a i n a net work vi a a f i xed pat h.
Subnet Mask - An address code t hat det er mi nes t he si ze of t he net work.
Switch - 1. A dat a swi t ch t hat connect s comput i ng devi ces t o host comput ers, al l owi ng a l arge number of devi ces t o share a
l i mi t ed number of port s. 2. A devi ce f or making, breaki ng, or changi ng t he connect i ons i n an elect ri cal ci rcui t .
TCP (Transmi ssion Cont rol Prot ocol ) - A net work prot ocol f or t ransmi t t ing dat a t hat requi res acknowl edgement f rom t he
reci pient of dat a sent .
TCP/ IP (Transmi ssion Cont rol Prot ocol / Int ernet Prot ocol ) - A set of i nst ruct i ons PCs use t o communi cat e over a net work.
Telnet - A user command and TCP/ IP prot ocol used f or accessi ng remot e PCs.
TFTP (Tri vial Fil e Transf er Prot ocol) - A versi on of t he TCP/ IP FTP prot ocol t hat has no di rect or y or password capabi l i t y.
Throughput - The amount of dat a moved successf ul l y f rom one node t o anot her i n a gi ven t i me peri od.
Topology - The physi cal l ayout of a net work.
TX Rate - Transmission Rat e.
UDP (User Dat agram Prot ocol ) - A net work prot ocol f or t ransmi t t i ng dat a t hat does not requi re acknowl edgement f rom t he
reci pient of t he dat a t hat i s sent .
Upgrade - To repl ace exi st i ng sof t ware or f i r mware wit h a newer versi on.
Upload - To t ransmi t a f i l e over a net work.
URL (Uni f orm Resource Locat or) - The address of a f i l e l ocat ed on t he Int er net .
VPN (Vi rt ual Pri vat e Net work) - A securi t y measure t o prot ect dat a as i t leaves one net work and goes t o anot her over t he
Int er net .
WAN (Wi de Area Net work)- The Int ernet .
WI NIPCFG - A Wi ndows 98 and Me ut i l i t y t hat di spl ays t he IP address f or a part i cul ar net worki ng devi ce.
95 Appendix F: Specifications
Appendix F: Specifications
Model WRTP54G
St andards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u,
802.11b, 802.11g
Channel s 11 Channel s (US, Canada)
Transmi t Power 18 dBm f or 802.11b and
16 f or 802.11g @ Normal Temp Range
Port s One 10/ 100 RJ- 45 Int ernet Port ,
Four 10/ 100 RJ- 45 Net work Port s,
Two St andard Phone Port s,
One Power Port
But t on Reset
Cabl i ng Type RJ- 45 Et her net Cat egor y 5,
RJ- 11 St andard Phone Cabl e
LEDs INTERNET, PHONE1, PHONE2, WIRELESS
ETHERNET (1- 4), POWER
UPnP abl e/ cert Cert i f ied
Net work Prot ocol s TCP/ IP
Voi ce Prot ocol Sessi on Ini t i at i on Prot ocol (SIP v2)
Voi ce Codecs G.711 a- l aw, G.711- Law, G.726,
G.729 A/ B/ E, and G.723.1
Ri nger Equi val ence
Number (REN) 5 REN per RJ- 11 port
On- Hook Vol t age 40- 50 Vrms
FXS Port Impedance 600 ohm resi st i ve or 270 ohm +
750 ohm/ 150 nF compl ex i mpedance
Ri ng Frequency 25 Hz
Ri ng Vol t age 40- 50 Vrms
Di mensi ons 6.69" x 6.69" x 1.22"
(W x H x D) (170 mm x 170 mm x 31 mm)
Uni t Wei ght 13.60 oz. (0.39 kg)
96 Appendix F: Specifications
Power Ext er nal , 12V DC, 1.0A
Cert i f i cat i ons FCC, CE, cUL
Operat i ng Temp. 0 t o 40C (32 t o 104F)
St orage Temp. - 20 t o 60C (- 4 t o 140F)
Operat i ng Humi di t y 10 t o 85%, Non- Condensi ng
St orage Humidi t y 5 t o 90%, Non- Condensi ng
Warrant y 1- Year Li mi t ed
97 Appendix G: Warranty Information
Appendix G: Warranty Information
LIMITED WARRANTY
Vonage warrant s to You that , f or a peri od of one year (t he Warranty Peri od ), your Li nksys Product wi l l be substanti al l y f ree of def ect s i n mat eri al s and
workmanshi p under normal use. Your excl usi ve remedy and Vonages ent i re l i abi l i t y under t hi s warrant y wi l l be f or Vonage at i t s opt i on t o repai r or repl ace
t he Product or ref und Your purchase pri ce l ess any rebat es. Thi s l i mi t ed warrant y ext ends onl y t o t he ori gi nal purchaser.
If t he Product proves def ect i ve duri ng t he Warrant y Peri od cal l Vonage Techni cal Support i n order t o obt ai n a Ret urn Aut hori zat i on Number, i f appl i cabl e. If You
are request ed t o ret urn t he Product , mark t he Ret urn Aut hori zati on Number cl earl y on t he out si de of t he package. You are responsi bl e f or shi ppi ng def ect i ve
Product s t o Vonage.
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE
WARRANTY PERIOD. ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF NON-
INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED. Some j uri sdi ct i ons do not al l ow l i mi t at i ons on how l ong an i mpl i ed warrant y l ast s, so t he above l i mi t at i on may not appl y t o
You. Thi s warrant y gi ves You speci f i c l egal ri ght s, and You may al so have ot her ri ght s whi ch var y by j uri sdi ct i on.
Thi s warrant y does not appl y i f t he Product (a) has been al t ered, except by Vonage, (b) has not been i nst al l ed, operat ed, repaired, or mai nt ai ned i n
accordance wi t h i nst ruct i ons suppl i ed by Vonage, or (c) has been subj ect ed t o abnormal physi cal or el ect ri cal st ress, mi suse, negl i gence, or acci dent . In
addi t i on, due t o t he cont i nual devel opment of new t echni ques f or i nt rudi ng upon and at t acki ng net works, Vonage does not warrant t hat t he Product wi l l be
f ree of vul nerabi l i t y t o i nt rusi on or at t ack.
TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL VONAGE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST DATA, REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT (INCLUDING ANY SOFTWARE), EVEN IF VONAGE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT WILL VONAGE LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT. The f oregoi ng l i mi t at i ons wi l l appl y even i f any warrant y or
98 Appendix G: Warranty Information
remedy provi ded under t hi s Agreement f ai l s of i t s essent i al purpose. Some j uri sdi ct i ons do not al l ow t he excl usi on or l i mi t at i on of i nci dent al or consequent i al
damages, so t he above l i mi t at i on or excl usi on may not appl y t o You.
Pl ease cont act Vonage regardi ng t he warrant y f or t he Product . Ref er t o Appendi x H: Cont act Inf ormation f or Vonage cont act i nf ormat i on.
99 Appendix H: Regulatory Information
Appendix H: Regulatory Information
FCC STATEMENT
Thi s product has been t est ed and compl i es wi t h t he speci f i cat i ons f or a Cl ass B di gi t al devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Rul es. These l i mi t s are desi gned
t o provi de reasonabl e protect i on agai nst harmf ul i nt erf erence i n a resi dent i al i nst al l at i on. Thi s equi pment generat es, uses, and can radi at e radi o f requency
energy and, i f not i nst al l ed and used accordi ng t o t he i nst ructi ons, may cause harmf ul i nt erf erence t o radi o communi cat i ons. However, t here i s no guarant ee
t hat i nt erf erence wi l l not occur i n a part i cul ar i nst al l at i on. If t hi s equi pment does cause harmf ul i nt erf erence t o radi o or t el evi si on recept i on, whi ch i s f ound
by turni ng the equi pment off and on, t he user i s encouraged t o t r y t o correct t he i nterference by one or more of t he f ol l owi ng measures:
Reori ent or rel ocat e t he recei vi ng ant enna
Increase t he separat i on bet ween t he equi pment or devi ces
Connect t he equi pment t o an out l et ot her t han t he recei ver' s
Consul t a deal er or an experi enced radi o/ TV t echni ci an f or assi st ance
SAFETY NOTICES
Caut i on: To reduce t he ri sk of f i re, use onl y No. 26 AWG or l arger t el ecommuni cat ion line cord.
Do not use t hi s product near wat er, f or example, i n a wet basement or near a swi mmi ng pool .
Avoi d usi ng t hi s product duri ng an el ect ri cal st orm. There may be a remot e ri sk of el ect ri c shock f rom l i ght ni ng.
100 Appendix H: Regulatory Information
INDUSTRY CANADA STATEMENT
Thi s devi ce compl i es wi t h Canadi an ICES- 003 rul e.
Cet apparei l est conf orme l a norme NMB- 003 d' Indust r y Canada.
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (EUROPE)
In compl i ance wi t h t he EMC Di rect i ve 89/ 336/ EEC, Low Vol t age Di rect i ve 73/ 23/ EEC, and Amendment Di rect i ve 93/ 68/ EEC, t hi s product meet s t he
requi rement s of t he f ol l owi ng st andards:
EN55022 Emi ssi on
EN55024 Immuni t y
103 Appendix I: Contact Information
Vonage
Appendix I: Contact Information
Vonage
Need t o cont act Vonage?
If you wi sh t o speak wi t h Vonage Cust omer Care, you can cal l Vonage at : 24- hour: 1- VONAGE- HELP
(866- 243- 4357)
(t ol l - f ree f rom US)
If you are l ocat ed i n Canada, t hen cal l Vonage at : 24- hour: 877- 272- 0528
(t ol l - f ree f rom Canada)
If you are l ocat ed out si de of t he US, t hen cal l Vonage at : 732- 650- 6699
Or f ax your request i n t o: 732- 333- 1353
Vi si t Vonage onl i ne t o access your account at : ht t p:/ / www.vonage.com
Linksys
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t o your exi st i ng product s at : ht t p:/ / www.l i nksys.com or f t p.l i nksys.com
Can' t f i nd i nf ormat i on about a product you want t o buy on t he web?
Do you want t o know more about net worki ng wi t h Li nksys product s?
Gi ve t he Li nksys advi ce l i ne a cal l at : 800- 546- 5797 (LINKSYS)
Or f ax your request i n t o: 949- 823- 3002
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Linksys
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