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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Basic Setup Tab - Password
Broadband Router
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
1.
Enter the Specify IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Address that is provided by your ISP.
2.
Enter your User Name and Password.
3.
If you select
Connect on Demand
option, the connection will be disconnected if it has been idle for a period
longer than the Max Idle Time setting.
4.
If you select
Keep Alive
option, the Router will keep the connection alive by sending out a few data packets
at the Redial Period, so your Internet service thinks that the connection is still active.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save the network settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your
changes.
Basic Setup Tab - Password
The Router's default User Name and password is
admin
. For greater network security, you should change the
Router's password from this default to one of your own. If you leave the password field blank, all users on your
network will be able to access the Router simply by entering
admin
into the password field.
Old Password
: Enter the old password. The default Password is
admin
when you first power up the Router.
New Password
: Enter a new password for the Router. Your password must be less than 15 characters long and
it can’t contain any spaces.
Confirm New Password
: Re-enter the password for confirmation.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save the Password settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo the
changes.
Figure 5-11: Basic Setup Tab - Password
Figure 5-10: PPTP
NOTE:
The password cannot be recovered if it is lost or forgotten. If the password is
lost or forgotten, you have to reset the Router to its factory default settings.
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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Basic Setup Tab - Time
Broadband Router
Basic Setup Tab - Time
Time
The Router uses the time settings to time stamp log events, to automatically update the Content Filter List, and
for other internal purposes.
Set the local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP) automatically or manually.
Automatic
: Select the Time Zone and enter the Daylight Saving and NTP Server. The default Time Zone is Pacific
Time.
Manual
: Enter the Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Month, Day and Year.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save the Time settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo the
changes.
Basic Setup Tab - MAC Clone
Some ISPs require that you register a MAC address. This feature “clones” your network adapter's MAC address
onto the Router, and prevents you from having to call your ISP to change the registered MAC address to the
Router's MAC address. The Router's MAC address is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for
identification.
Enter the MAC Address in the User Defined MAC Address field for Internet ports 1 or 2, or click the
Clone
button
to add the MAC Address from the PC viewing the Web-based Utility.
Click
Save Settings
to save the MAC Cloning settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-12: Basic Setup Tab - Time
Figure 5-13: Basic Setup Tab - MAC Clone
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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Parental Control Tab - On-Line Scheduler
Broadband Router
Parental Control Tab - On-Line Scheduler
The
Parental Control
tab allows you to control and optimize your user’s access to the Internet from your network.
This control can also be exercised through the Utility provided on the CD included with the Router.
The first screen to appear,
On-Line Scheduler
, allows you to allow or deny Internet access, according to the
schedule, to any of the users on your network.
Select User
: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose access you wish to schedule.
From the schedule below, you can restrict or allow access to the Internet. Each day in the schedule is broken into
eight blocks of time. Each block is divided into three hours. Click on any of the boxed hours to make the box red
or green. A red box means that access is restricted. A green box means the user is allowed access.
You can also restrict or allow entire days, or daytime or evening periods, in the lower portion of the screen.
Click
Save Settings
to save the Scheduler settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Parental Control Tab - Website Hit Rate
From this screen, you can view the frequency at which each of your network’s users are viewing their ten most
favorite websites. You can also block these sites, if you wish.
Select User
: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose top websites you wish to view.
Select Date
: From this drop-down menu, select the date when the websites were viewed.
Refresh Data
: Clicking this button will update the information displayed on the screen.
Website information is displayed in ranking order, from most viewed to least viewed, with the amount of “hits”
displayed. Each website is displayed as a link, so you can click the name to bring up the site. Clicking the
Block
box will restrict that user from viewing that website.
Click
Save Settings
to save the settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-14: Parental Control Tab - On-Line Scheduler
Figure 5-15: Parental Control Tab - Website Hit Rate
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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Parental Control Tab - Application Usage
Broadband Router
Parental Control Tab - Application Usage
From this screen, you can view which applications are taking up the most bandwidth on your network, according
to user, and block those sites if you wish.
Select User
: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose application usage you wish to view.
Select Date
: From this drop-down menu, select the date when the applications were used.
Refresh Data
: Clicking this button will update the information displayed on the screen.
Application information is displayed in ranking order, from most viewed to least viewed, with the amount of
usage displayed for each application. For each application, there is also a column showing the protocol and port
number used. Clicking the
Block
box will restrict that user from utilizing that application.
Click
Save Settings
to save the settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Parental Control Tab - Performance Optimization
From this screen, you can list the network applications most often used on your network, according to user, and
set the priority at which it is run. If an application is not listed, you can add it or you can edit those listed by
clicking the
Add/Edit New Applications
button.
Select User
: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose application performance you wish to optimize.
All applications are set at a Good level of optimization by default. To change this setting, click the
Enable
box
next to the application. Otherwise, the performance optimization settings will be “greyed-out”. Then, click the
radio button for
Normal
,
Good
, or
Better
optimization. Selecting
Normal
will decrease performance. Selecting
Better
will increase performance.
Click
Save Settings
to save the performance settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Adding/Editing New Applications
To add or edit applications, click the
Add/Edit New Applications
button from the
Performance Optimization
screen on the
Parental Control
tab. Enter the Application Name when adding new applications or select the
application you wish to edit from the list displayed.
Then, you can edit the protocol from the
Protocol
drop-down menu and edit the port range from the
Port Range
boxes. You can also change the application speed in the
Kbit/Sec
box.
Figure 5-16: Parental Control Tab - Application Usage
Figure 5-17: Parental Control Tab -
Performance Optimization
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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Parental Control Tab - Block List
Broadband Router
Click the
Add to List
button to add the new or newly edited selection to your list of applications. To delete an
application, select from the list and click the
Delete Selected Application
button.
Click
Save Settings
to save the settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes. If you wish to
leave this screen without saving your changes, click the
Exit
button.
Parental Control Tab - Block List
From this screen, you can find out which websites or applications are blocked for each of your users, and unblock
them if you wish.
Select User
: From this drop-down menu, select the user whose web or application usage you wish to view.
Refresh Data
: Clicking this button will update the information displayed on the screen.
Change the information displayed on this screen by clicking the
Web Site Block List
for viewing blocked web
sites or the
Application Block List
for viewing blocked applications. The web sites and/or applications are then
listed. An option for Un-Blocking is provided and is used by clicking the
Un-Block
button.
Click
Save Settings
to save the settings or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-19: Parental Control Tab - Block List
Figure 5-18: Parental Control Tab - Performance
Optimization: Add/Edit New Applications
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