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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Router
Overview
10/100 8-Port VPN Router
Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Router
Overview
The Router comes with a Web-based Utility that allows for easy set up and configuration. This chapter will explain
all of the functions in this Utility. (You can access the web-based utility by accessing 192.168.1.1.)
There are eleven main tabs in the Utility: System Summary, Setup, DHCP, System Management, Port
Management, Firewall, VPN, Log, Wizard, Support, and Logout. Sub-tabs are be available when you click one of
the main tabs. The tabs are described below:
System Summary Tab
The System Summary Tab displays the Router’s current status and settings. This information is read only. Some
words are underlined on this screen and, if you click them, will take you to the Utility page appropriate for that
word.
Setup Tab
From this tab, you can set the basic settings on your network. The screens available from this tab include:
•
Network. Enter the Internet connection and network settings on this screen.
•
Password. From this screen, you can change the Router’s password on this screen. For network security, you
should always change the password from its default setting.
•
Time. Change the time shown on the network from this screen.
•
DMZ Host. The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host feature allows one network PC to be exposed to the Internet to
use special-purpose services such as Internet gaming or video conferencing.
•
Forwarding. Port forwarding can be used to set up public services on your network. You may use this function
to establish a Web server or FTP server via an IP Gateway.
•
UPnP. UPnP forwarding, set up on this screen, can be used to set up public services on your network.
•
One-to-One NAT. Like the DMZ feature, One-to-One NAT opens the NAT firewall for one computer, but does it
only for one Internet address. This feature is administered through this screen.
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Overview
10/100 8-Port VPN Router
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MAC Clone. Some ISPs require that you register a MAC address. From this screen, you can “clone” your
network adapter's MAC address onto the Router. This prevents you from having to call your ISP to change the
registered MAC address to the Router's MAC address.
•
DDNS. DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service, on this screen, allows you to assign a fixed domain name to a dynamic
Internet IP address. This allows you to host your own Web, FTP or other type of TCP/IP server in your network.
•
Advanced Routing. The Router's dynamic routing feature can be set up on this screen to automatically adjust
to physical changes in the network's layout.
DHCP Tab
•
Setup. From this screen, you can enable/disable the DHCP server, set up client lease time, DHCP IP Range,
and the WINS Server IP address.
•
Status. This Status page is available to review DHCP Server Status.
System Management Tab
•
Dual WAN. The Dual WAN feature allows you to use two Broadband connections at once, specifying between
using one as a Primary connection, with Smart Link Backup, and using both connections in concert, with Load
Balance.
•
SNMP. SNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, is a network protocol that provides network
administrators with the ability to monitor the status of the Router and receive notification of any critical
events as they occur on the network. SNMP can be managed from this screen.
•
Diagnostic. From this screen, you can use the Router’s two built-in tools to troubleshoot network problems.
•
Factory Default. The “Factory Default” button on this screen can be used to clear all of your configuration
information and restore the Router to its factory default settings. Only use this feature if you wish to discard
all other configuration preferences.
•
Firmware Upgrade. Users can use the function on this screen to upgrade the Router’s firmware to the newest
version.
•
Restart. The recommended method of restarting your Router is to use the “Restart Router” button on this
screen. Restarting with this button will send out your log file before the box is reset.
•
Setting Backup. This screen allows you to make or import a backup file of your Preferences file for the Router.
DDNS:
the capability of having a website, FTP, or e-mail
server-with a dynamic IP address-use a fixed domain name
Domain:
a specific name for a network of computers
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Port Management Tab
•
Port Setup. From this screen, users can configure the functionality for each port.
•
LAN Status. Users can choose this screen to see the status of a selected port.
Firewall Tab
•
General. From this screen, you can configure the Router’s broadest settings for denying or allowing specific
users from accessing the Internet.
•
Access Rules. Access Rules determine how and when network traffic will be allowed access to the network
or to the Internet, determining when traffic is allowed to pass through the firewall.
•
Content Filter. This screen allows you to filter web access by site, keyword and time.
VPN Tab
•
Summary. The VPN Summary screen displays a quick view of VPN activity and status.
•
Gateway to Gateway. From this screen, users can administer tunnels between two VPN devices.
•
Client to Gateway. From this screen, tunnels between a Local VPN device and a mobile user can be
administered.
•
VPN Client Access. From this screen, you can manage the use of the Linksys QuickVPN Client, the VPN Client
software that came with this Router. This allows network users remote access via the VPN.
•
VPN Pass Through. This tab allows you to enable or disable IPSec Pass Through, PPTP Pass Through, and
L2TP Pass Through.
•
PPTP Server. From this screen, you can manage access to the VPN Router, through its built-in PPTP Server,
from those using Windows PPTP VPN software to gain access. This is less secure than the VPN Client Access
feature.
Log Tab
•
System Log. The System Log allows you to administer the Syslog, E-mail and Log Settings.
•
System Statistics. This screen displays the system statistics.
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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Router
How to Access the Web-based Utility
10/100 8-Port VPN Router
Wizard Tab
•
Wizard. Use this tab to access two Setup Wizards, the Basic Setup Wizard and Access Rule Setup Wizard.
Support Tab
•
Support. The buttons on this tab allow you to access the user guide and the Linksys website.
Logout Tab
•
Logout. Clicking this tab exits you from the Utility.
How to Access the Web-based Utility
To access the Router’s Web-based Utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Router’s
default IP address,
192.168.1.1
, in the
Address
field. Then, press the
Enter
key.
A
Login
screen will appear asking you for your User name and Password. Enter
admin
in the
User name
field,
and enter
admin
in the
Password
field.
Then, click the
OK
button.
System Summary Tab
The first screen that appears is
System Summary Tab
. This screen displays the Router’s current status and
settings. This information is read-only. Words that are underlined will, when clicked, open the Setup page for that
feature. On the right side of the screen and all other screens in the Utility will be a link to the
Site Map
, which has
links to all of the Utility’s tabs. Click the
Site Map
button to view the Site Map (shown in Figure 5-4). Then, click
on desired tab subject.
System Information
Serial Number
: The Router’s serial number is displayed here.
Firmware version
: This shows the current version number of the firmware installed on this unit.
CPU
: This shows the type of processor installed on the Router.
DRAM
: This displays the amount of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), in Megabytes, the Router has.
Flash
: This displays the amount of Flash Memory, in Megabytes, the Router has.
Figure 5-3: System Summary
Figure 5-2: Login Screen
Figure 5-1: Router’s IP Address
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System Summary Tab
10/100 8-Port VPN Router
System Up Time
: This displays the length of time in Days, Hours, and Minutes that the Router has been active,
along with the current time.
Configuration
If you need help configuring the router, click the
Setup Wizard
button. A complete walk-through of the Setup
Wizard is shown in the Wizard Tab section.
Port Statistics
You can check the status of any of the Router’s ports simply by clicking the port number on the port diagram. If
the port is disabled, it will be red; if enabled, it will be black. If it is connected, it will be green.
This will open up a summary table. This summary table will show the port’s settings, such as Type, Link Status
(up or down), Port Disable
(on or off), Priority (High or Normal), Speed Status (10Mbps or 100Mbps), Duplex
Status (half or full), Auto negotiation (enable or disable). The statistics table will show the amounts of packets
and bytes received or sent by a port as well as the Port Packet Error Count of the selected port. The LAN ports can
be configured from the LAN Setup page of the LAN Management Tab.
Network Setting Status
LAN IP
: This shows the Router’s current LAN IP Address, and hyperlinks to that section of the Setup Tab.
WAN1 IP
: This shows the IP Address of the WAN1 IP port, hyperlinked to that section of the Setup Tab. When
WAN1 is set up to
Obtain an IP automatically
, two buttons will be shown here:
Release
and
Renew
. Click the
Release
button to release the current IP Address and click the
Renew
button to update the DHCP Lease Time or
get a new IP. When WAN1 is set up with
PPPoE
or
PPTP
, these two buttons will be displayed as
Connect
and
Disconnect
.
WAN2/DMZ IP
: This shows the IP Address of the WAN2 IP port, or DMZ IP when DMZ is selected, hyperlinked to
that section of the Setup Tab.
Mode
: This tells you if the Router’s Working Mode is
Gateway
or
Router
, hyperlinked to that section of the Setup
Tab
DNS
: All DNS Server Addresses are displayed here, with hyperlinks to that section of the Setup Tab.
DDNS
: This shows if the DDNS status is
On
or
Off
, with hyperlinks to that section of the Setup Tab.
DMZ Host
: If this feature is enabled, the DMZ Private Address will be displayed. This is also hyperlinked to that
section of the Setup Tab.
Figure 5-4: Site Map
DNS
the IP address of your ISP's server, which
translates the names of websites into IP addresses

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