Black Box LR9601A User manual

Save on your Internet connection costs.
Put multiple users on the same broadband link!
Save on your Internet connection costs.
Put multiple users on the same broadband link!
Pure Networking Broadband Routers
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FEATURES
• For economical ADSL and cable modem
links to the Web.
• Supports IP routing and NAT/PAT.
• Provides firewall protection and guards
against hacker attacks.
• Built-in print server for network print
sharing.
• 40-Mbps LAN-to-WAN throughput.
• Web-based GUI.
• Remote configuration and management
capabilities.
• Autosensing 10-/100-Mbps ports.
• Bridging function.
Using a Broadband Router and an Ethernet Switch
For economical IP routing in which multiple users can share
the Internet via a single ADSL or cable modem connection,
order the Pure Networking™Broadband Router.
This incredibly fast router has a high-performance CPU that
delivers LAN-to-WAN throughput at 40 Mbps. The back panel
has four 10-/100-Mbps LAN ports for connecting your PCs as well
as print servers, hubs, switches, and other networking devices.
For Internet access, connect your ADSL modem or cable modem
to the router’s WAN port.
As your network grows, you can connect another hub or
switch to one of the router’s four 10-/100-Mbps LAN ports. Then,
through the hub or switch, additional users—up to 253 in all—
can share files and cost effectively use the same ADSL or cable
modem line for their Internet access.
The Pure Networking Broadband Router offers cost savings
to home- and small-office applications as well. Use the router,
for instance, to access the Internet from any computer within
a home or an office network while paying an ISP for only one
IP address.
The device seamlessly integrates into any existing network
for connections to your ”always-on” Web link. Plus, it’s simple to
set up and use. Just configure Internet connection settings and
plug your PCs into the LAN ports. The router’s Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server automatically assigns your
networked PCs an IP address.
The router is also equipped with a print server that enables
your intranet PC users to share a printer. For the LR9603A or
LR9603AE, just connect one or two shared printers to the router
through the rear USB ports. For the LR9601A, connect one
shared parallel printer to the router’s DB25 parallel port. The
built-in server supports the LPD printing protocol, which can
be used in Windows®, Linux®, and other operating systems that
provide LPD printing.
To manage and configure the Pure Networking
Broadband Router, use a Web browser-based graphical user
interface (GUI). With the GUI, you can monitor the router’s
status, and observe the DHCP client log, the security log,
and the connection status of devices on the LAN and WAN
interfaces. You can also use the GUI to gather information
about the port‘s IP address, subnet mask, ISP gateway, and
Primary Domain Name System (DNS) and Secondary DNS
currently in use.
And because the interface is Web-browser based,
management functions can be performed from anywhere an
Internet connection can be established. The router‘s remote
management function enables you to designate an Internet
host for configuring the device from a remote site. This is
done by entering a designated host IP address in the Host
IP Address field of the GUI’s setup screen. If, for example,
you designate your home IP address as the router’s remote
management host IP address, router configuration can be
performed remotely through that address only.
You can instruct the router to perform bridging functions
on its WAN port, so it uses Data Link Layer (MAC) address
information to forward and filter packets between different
networks. Used this way, the router effectively becomes a
switch, transferring packets from the WAN port to the LAN
port and vice versa without any Network Address Translation
(NAT) involvement. When configured to operate as a bridge,
the router ignores the original WAN MAC information and,
instead, uses the original LAN MAC address as the MAC
address.
Through the WAN port, you can also program the router
to operate as a Dynamic IP device that has its IP address
assigned automatically by the ISP. The Pure Networking
Broadband Router also supports PPPoE and PPTP protocols
Pure Networking
Broadband Router
(LR9601A)
Cable or ADSL
Router
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Pure Networking 10/100
Ethernet Switch, 5-Port
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Internet
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TECH SPECS
Memory — Flash: 2 MB NOR;
RAM: 16 MB SDRAM
Protocols Supported — TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, PPPoE, PPTP, NAT/PAT, DHCP,
PAP/CHAP/MS-CHAP, L2TP, PPTP, IPSec passthrough
Throughput — 40 Mbps
Standards — IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX
User Controls — (1) Reset button
Connectors — LAN: (4) RJ-45;
WAN: (1) RJ-45;
Print server: LR9603A, LR9603AE: (2) USB Type A;
LR9601A: (1) DB25
Indicators — LR9603A, LR9603AE: (11) LEDs: (1) PWR, (1) WAN
10/100M, (1) WAN LNK/ACT, (4) LAN 10/100M, (4) LAN LNK/ACT;
LR9601A: (6) LEDs: (1) PWR, (1) WAN, (4) LAN
Power — LR9603A, LR9601A: 120 VAC, 60 Hz, external
LR9603AE: 240 VAC, 50 Hz
Size — 1.2"H x 7.4"W x 3.9"D (3 x 18.8 x 9.9 cm)
Weight — 1.6 lb. (0.7 kg)
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for wide equipment compatibility as well as virtual private
networking (VPN).
On guard against attacks.
To access the Internet, all PC users on the router’s LAN side
use Network Address Translation (NAT), which provides firewall
protection for the local network.
And, to further reduce the hacker activity risk, the router
defends against a wide number of common Internet attacks,
including Denial of Service, PING of Death, and RIP defect.
The router can also alert you by e-mail if Internet attacks occur.
The router guards against attacks by restricting its
connections parameters, in which you define the type of traffic
you want on your LAN. For instance, you can control which PC
client uses what services and also the time period in which
they can have access to those services.
If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet
application properly from behind the NAT firewall, you can open
the client to unrestricted two-way Internet access by defining a
DMZ host. The DMZ function enables you to redirect all packets
going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in
your LAN.
You can also set up a “virtual” server with the Pure
Networking Broadband Router. Through this, different clients
on your LAN can handle different services or applications that
are accessible by Internet users. For example, one can handle
e-mail traffic while another hosts FTP activity.
The router also enables one or more public IP address(es)
to be mapped to a pool of local private IP address(es), a feature
that’s particularly useful when you have multiple global IPs and
want to divide local users into different groups.
Front-panel indicators keep you informed of all the router’s
activity. If, for instance, the WAN LED illuminates green, you
know the WAN port is connected and ready to send data
at 100 Mbps. If it’s yellow, the port supports 10-Mbps data
transfers. If the WAN LED flashes, activity is being sent. Per-port
LEDs alert you to 10- and 100-Mbps readiness and activity on
each of the LAN segments, too.
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✦ Router
✦ Straight-through UTP cable
✦ Power adapter
✦ Users’ manual
WHAT‘S INCLUDED
Item Code
Pure Networking Broadband Router
with USB Print Server
120-VAC, 60-Hz LR9603A
240-VAC, 50-Hz LR9603AE
with Parallel Print Server LR9601A
For each PC on your network, you may need…
Pure Networking PCI Bus Network Adapter LE1600C-R2
For more information, request or download
Product Data Sheet 10346 or contact our FREE Tech Support.
To add more PCs to your network, order…
Pure Networking 10/100 Ethernet Switch
5-Port LB8505A-R2
8-Port LB8508A
16-Port LB8516A
For more information, request or download
Product Data Sheet 10360 or contact our FREE Tech Support.
You may want to order cable…
GigaBase®350 CAT5e Patch Cable with
Snagless Boots, 350-MHz, 24 AWG, RJ-45,
4-Pair, T568B, PVC, Blue
1-ft. (0.3-m) EVNSL81-0001-WC0
3-ft. (0.9-m) EVNSL81-0003
5-ft. (1.5-m) EVNSL81-0005
6-ft. (1.8-m) EVNSL81-0006
7-ft. (2.1-m) EVNSL81-0007
10-ft. (3-m) EVNSL81-0010
20-ft. (6.1-m) EVNSL81-0020
You’ll need:
• External ADSL or cable modem with an RJ-45 Ethernet port.
• A network interface card (NIC) for each PC. For optimum
performance, order the Pure Networking PCI Bus Network
Adapter (see right).
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator®4.7 or
higher, Web browser installed on each PC.
Technically Speaking
LR9601A
LR9601A: rear view
LR9603A: rear view