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> Address Mapping

This page contains an Address Mapping table that

allows LAN IP addresses ranges to be mapped to

particular Internet IP addresses in order to isolate

internal networks.

EE does not currently support this feature.

> Port Forwarding

This page allows you to configure the Port

Forwarding (sometimes known as Port Mapping)

feature on the router so that remote users accessing

local services such as a Web or FTP server can be

automatically redirected to the correct local IP

address. Up to 20 Port Forwarding entries can be

created on this page.

> Port Triggers

This page allows you to configure Port Trigger

services so that applications requiring multiple

connections can open the correct ports for inbound

traffic when the application calls on a specific

‘trigger port’. Up to 10 Port Triggering entries can be

created on this page.

> NAT mapping table

This page contains a table that displays a list of the

current port forwarding mappings.

Firewall

The Bright Box firewall features (Access Control,

MAC Filter, URL Blocking, Schedule Rule, Intrusion

Detection, DMZ) can be disabled and enabled from

this page.

> Access Control

This page contains settings to allow you to define

individual traffic types permitted or not permitted

from the Internet to devices on your local network.

The overall access control feature can also be

disabled or enabled from this page. Up to 10 device

access control rules can be created.

> MAC Filter

MAC Filters (also known as MAC Address Controls)

can be configured from this page for up to 32

devices. When a MAC filter is configure, only those

devices listed in the table can access your network.

> URL Blocking

You can block access to individual web sites by URL

or keyword on this page. Please note that an Access

Control filter with ‘WWW with URL Blocking’ must be

created for a particular device in order for URL

Blocking to occur.

> Schedule Rule

This page allows configuration of Schedule Rules for

Access Control filters. You can configure rules to

apply for certain days and times and then associate

the rule with a particular Access Control in the

Access Control page.

> Intrusion Detection

This page allows the configuration of the Stateful

Packet Inspection (SPI) element of the router

firewall which is enabled by default. The SPI and

Anti-DoS protection can be disabled or enabled on

this page as can individual SPI settings. The page

also allows you to configure the ‘Discard Ping to

WAN Interface’ option.

> DMZ

If you have a local client device that cannot run an

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Internet application properly from behind the

firewall, you can configure that device to have

unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a

virtual DMZ host on this page.

QoS

The Quality of Service (QoS) setting can be enabled

or disabled on this page. QoS is disabled by default,

but if enabled can allow you to configure particular

traffic types (for example gaming traffic) to have

priority over others.

> Traffic Mapping

You can configure up to 16 different Traffic

Mapping rules that classify different types of traffic

into forwarding groups from Highest to Lowest. For

example you can create a class for Online Games

with a traffic priority of ‘Highest’

> Diffserv Groups

You can configure each of the 8 DiffServ priority

groups (from Highest to Lowest) on this page.

Guaranteeing a minimal bandwidth percentage for

each group, associated with Traffic Mapping rule

priorities.

> WMM

You can enable and disable the WMM (Wi-Fi

Multimedia) setting on this page. This is enabled by

default and allows better quality multicast

(video/audio) streaming over the wireless network

for supported applications.

UPnP

This page allows configuration of the Universal Plug

and Plug (UPnP) feature in the router. This is

enabled by default and allows compatible network

devices to discover each other over the local

network and automates port forwarding for UPnP

supporting applications.

Tools

This page contains a ‘Please use these functions

with caution’ message.

> Configuration

This page allows you to backup the current

configuration settings of the router to a backup file.

The page also allows you to restore previously saved

configuration settings from a backup file.

> Restart

The router can be restarted (rebooted) from this

page.

> Factory Default

The router can be restored to factory default

settings (factory reset) from this page. Please note

that if the router is factory defaulted, any custom

configuration settings will be lost.

> Firmware Upgrade

The router firmware version can be upgraded from

this page by uploading a firmware file from a

connected computer.

System

This page contains the current Bright Box Runtime,

Boot, ADSL and Hardware versions, as well as the

router Serial Number, LAN and Wireless MAC

addresses.

> Time Settings

This page allows you to enable or disable the

Automatic Time Server Maintenance to ensure the

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router time (as displayed in the System Log) is

always correct.

> Password Settings

You can configure the password to access the

router admin pages in this page. Please ensure you

have the current password to hand in order to make

this change. The admin page idle time out setting

can also be configured here.

> DDNS

This page allows you to configure the Dynamic DNS

settings to allow you to map a static domain name

(from DynDNS.com or TZO.com) to a dynamic IP

address. Please ensure you have setup an account

with DynDNS or TZO in order to use this feature.

> ADSL Status

This page displays statistics on your ADSL

broadband connection, including Line Status, Link

Type, Operation Mode, ADSL sync data rate in Kbps,

Noise Margin, Attenuation, Error correction and cell

statistics.

> System Log

This page displays a log containing system events

such as administration login/logout and broadband

connection activities. You can save the log as a text

file or clear the log from this page.

MAKING CONFIGURATION CHANGES

Once you have made a configuration change on any Bright Box admin page, and you are

happy to proceed with the change click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page

to apply the change to the router:

An ‘Applying changes. Please wait. The process may take up to 30 seconds. If you are making

wireless changes you may need to reconnect to the wireless network’ message may appear in

the browser window. Once this change is applied, you will be returned to the page you were

previously configuring:

If you are making changes to the router settings over a Wi-Fi connection you may need to

reconnect to the Bright Box wireless network after making those changes. This particularly

applies to any changes made to Wi-Fi settings in the Basic Set-Up > Wireless Settings,

Basic Set-Up > Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Advanced Set-Up > Wireless Settings,

Advanced Set-Up > Channel and SSID, Advanced Set-Up > WEP, Advanced Set-

Up > WPA, Advanced Set-Up > Bandwidth Control or Advanced Set-Up > 802.1x

pages.

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If you are having problems reconnecting after a change to the router’s wireless settings

you may also need to delete your old wireless network location for the Bright Box in Windows

or Mac OS X before trying again.

If you have accidently made a configuration change or multiple changes on an admin page

(and have not clicked Save Settings), and you wish to cancel that change, click the cancel

button at the bottom of the page:

You cannot cancel a configuration change on a page after clicking the Save Settings

button as Save Settings will apply the change to the page. If you click Save Settings and

then want to roll back on a previous setting, you will need to change that setting yourself and

click Save Settings again to re-apply.

HELP PAGES

You can display contextual help information on admin pages by clicking the Help button on

any page:

This will open a window with the relevant help information for that particular admin page:

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CHAPTER 5: THE BRIGHT BOX STATUS PAGE

The status page is where you'll find all the information you need about the status and

settings on your router.

The status page is made up of five separate sections – Internet, Wireless, Currently

Connected Devices, USB device and Information.

The status page will automatically refresh every 15 seconds, however you can manually

refresh the page by clicking the refresh button at the top of the page:

The follow sections describe the elements of the status page in more detail.

INTERNET STATUS

In this section you can check your Internet connection status, speed of your connection and

how long you’ve been connected for.