Cisco Linksys RAN201 User manual

USER GUIDE
Models: RAN201
Wireless-N Home ADSL2 + Modem Router

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Table of Contents
ii
Chapter 1:
Product Overview 1
Front Panel..................................................1
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Placement Positions ............................................ 2
Chapter 2:
Wireless Security Checklist 3
General Network Security Guidelines .................................3
Additional Security Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 3:
Advanced Conguration 4
How to Access the Utility.........................................4
Using the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
List of Screens in the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setup Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Wireless Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Storage Tab (WAG320N Only) ......................................5
Security Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Access Restrictions Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Applications & Gaming Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Administration Tab.............................................6
Status Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Appendix A:
Troubleshooting 8
Appendix B:
Specications 9R
RAN201 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Appendix C:
Regulatory Information 11
European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
United States of America.........................................18
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Chapter 1 Product Overview
1
Ch
apter 1:
P
ro
d
uct Overview
T
hank
y
ou
f
or choosing the Wireless ADSL2+ Modem
Router. This device lets
y
ou access the Internet via a
wireless connection or through one of its four switched
p
orts. You can a
l
so use it to s
h
are resources suc
h
as
computers, printers and
f
iles. A variet
y
o
f
securit
y
f
eatures,
such as WPA2
™
security, a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
f
irewall and NAT technolog
y
, help to protect
y
our data
a
nd
y
our privac
y
while online. Con
f
iguration is eas
y
using
the provided browser-based utility
.
Front Panel
Power
(
R
A
R
R
N
20
1
: Green/Amber; WAG160N v2
a
n
d
WAG320N: Green/Re
d)
Th
e Power LED
i
s continuousl
y
lit
g
ree
n whil
e
t
h
e
de
vi
ce
i
s
p
owered on. The LED is lit amber
(
R
A
R
R
N
20
1
)
or red
(
WAG160N v2 and WAG320N
)
if a POS
T
(
Power On Sel
f
Test
)
f
ailure or device mal
f
unction
occu
r
s.
Ethernet 1-4
(
Green
)
T
h
ese num
b
ere
d
LEDs
,
o
n
e
fo
r
eac
h
of
t
h
e
n
u
m
ber
ed
ports on t
h
e
Modem Router’s back
p
anel, serve two
p
ur
p
oses.
If the LED is continuously lit, the Modem Router is
success
f
ull
y
connected to a device through that
p
ort. It flashes to indicate network activity over
t
h
at
p
ort.
NOTE: Th
e
E
t
h
e
rn
et
1 LED i
s
li
t
a
m
be
r
wh
en t
h
e WAN
l
in
k
is esta
bl
is
h
e
d
on t
h
at
port
.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Button
(
R
A
R
R
N
20
1
:
Green/Amber; WAG160N v2 and WA
G3
2
0
N
:
Green
)
Press t
h
is
b
utton to
h
ave Wi-Fi Protecte
d
S
etu
p
™
search
f
or
y
our Wi-Fi Protected
S
etu
p
™-su
pp
orted wireless device. The LED is
continuous
ly
l
it green w
h
en a Wi-Fi Protecte
d
S
etup™ connection is success
f
ull
y
established.
T
he LED blinks slowly while Wi-Fi Protected
S
etup™ is setting up a connection, an
d
is
l
it am
b
er
(
R
A
R
R
N2
0
1
) or blinks rapidl
y
(WAG160Nv2 and
W
AG320N) if an error occurs. The LED is off when
W
i-Fi Protecte
d
Setup™ is i
dl
e
.
NOTE: Wi-Fi Protected Setu
p
™ is a feature
that makes it easy to configure your
wireless network and its securit
y
settings.
USB (WAG320N only)
(
Green
)
Th
e USB LED
li
g
hts up when a USB device is
co
nn
ected
to
t
h
e
Mo
d
em Router t
h
roug
h
t
h
e USB port
.
Wireless
(
Green
)
T
h
e Wire
l
ess LED
l
ig
h
ts up
wh
e
n
t
h
e
wir
e
l
ess
featu
r
e
i
s
e
n
ab
l
ed.
I
t
f
l
as
h
es
when the Modem Router is actively sending or
r
eceiving
d
ata over t
h
e networ
k.
DSL
(
Green
)
T
h
e DSL LED
l
i
gh
ts up w
h
enever
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
a
success
f
u
l D
S
L
co
nn
ect
i
o
n
.
Th
e
LED
f
lashes green while the Modem Router is
esta
bl
is
h
in
g
t
h
e ADSL connection
.
Internet The Internet LED li
g
hts up
gr
e
en an
d
stays on w
h
en a connection is ma
d
e
through the Internet port. It
f
lashes to indicate
n
etwork activity over the Internet port. The LED
i
s
l
it re
d
w
h
en an aut
h
entication error occurs
.
Bac
k
Pane
l
DSL
Th
e DSL port connects to t
h
e ADSL
l
ine.
Ethernet 4, 3, 2, 1 The Ethernet
p
orts (4, 3, 2, 1)
connec
t t
h
e Mo
d
em Router to wire
d
computers
a
n
d
ot
h
e
r E
t
h
e
rn
et
n
et
w
o
rk
de
vi
ces.
NOTE: The Ethernet 1
p
ort can
a
lso be configured as the WAN
port. To
d
o t
h
is, access t
h
e We
b-
based utility (refer to
“Chapter 3:
p
Advanced Configuration” on page 4
gpg
)
,
th
en se
l
ect t
h
e Setup > Et
h
ernet ta
b.
USB (WAG320N only) T
h
e USB port connects
t
h
e
M
ode
m R
oute
r
to
a
h
a
r
d
d
riv
e
o
r
f
l
as
h
-
b
ased USB s
t
orage device
.
Reset
Th
ere are two ways to reset t
h
e Mo
d
em
Router’s
f
actor
y
de
f
aults. Either press and
hold the Reset button for approximately five
seconds
,
or restore the defaults from the
A
d
ministr
a
ti
on
>
F
actory De
f
aults
sc
r
ee
n
of
t
h
e
Modem Router’s web-based utility
.
Power
Th
e Power port is w
h
ere you wi
ll
connect
th
e power a
d
apter
.
On/Off Button Press the On/Off button to turn
p
ower to the device on or o
ff.

Chapter 1 Product Overview
2
Follow these instructions:
1.
Determine w
h
ere
y
ou
w
ant to mount t
h
e
d
evice. Ma
k
e
sure that the wall
y
ou use is smooth,
f
lat, dr
y
, and
sturdy. Also make sure the location is within reach o
f
a
n e
l
ectrica
l
out
l
et.
2.
Drill
t
w
o
h
o
l
es
in
t
o
t
h
e
w
a
ll
.
M
a
k
e
su
r
e
t
h
e
h
o
l
es
a
r
e
1
52 mm (6 inches) a
p
art
.
3.
Insert a screw
i
n
t
o eac
h
h
o
l
e an
d
l
eave 3 mm
(0,12 inches) o
f
its head exposed
.
4.
Maneuver the device so the wall-mount slots line u
p
wit
h
t
h
e two screws
.
5.
Pl
ace
t
h
e
w
a
ll-m
ou
n
t
s
l
ots
o
v
e
r
t
h
e
sc
r
e
w
s
a
n
d
s
li
de
the device down until the screws fit snugly into the
wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots.
Placement Positions
Th
ere are two wa
y
s to p
hy
sica
lly
insta
ll
t
h
e
d
evice. T
h
e
f
irst wa
y
is to place the device horizontall
y
on a sur
f
ace.
T
he second way is to mount the device on a wall
.
T
he best place
f
or the device is usuall
y
at the center o
f
y
our wireless network, within range o
f
all o
f
y
our wireless
devices
.
H
o
riz
o
nt
al
P
la
cement
T
he device has four rubber feet on its bottom
p
anel. Place
the device on a level sur
f
ace near an electrical outlet
.
Wa
ll
-Mountin
g
P
l
acement
Th
e
d
evice
h
as two wa
ll
-mount s
l
ots on its
b
ottom
p
anel. The distance between the slots is 152 mm
(6 inches).
T
wo screws are nee
d
e
d
to mount t
h
e
d
evice
.
Suggested Mounting Hardware
2
,5-
3
,
0
mm
4-5 mm 1-1,5 mm
†
N
ote: Mounting
h
ar
d
ware i
ll
ustrations are not
t
r
ue
to
sca
l
e.
NOTE: Cisco is not responsible for damages
incurre
d
by
insecure wa
ll
-mounting
h
ar
d
ware
.
152 mm
W
a
ll
Mounting Temp
l
ate

Chapter 2 Wireless Security Checklist
3
Ch
apter 2:
Wire
l
ess Securit
y
C
h
ec
kl
is
t
W
ire
l
ess networ
k
s are convenient an
d
eas
y
to insta
ll
, so
homes with hi
g
h-speed Internet access are adoptin
g
them
a
t a rapid pace. Because wireless networking operates by
sending in
f
ormation over radio waves, it can be more
v
u
ln
e
r
ab
l
e
to
in
t
r
ude
r
s
t
h
a
n
a
t
r
ad
i
t
i
o
n
a
l wir
ed
n
et
w
o
rk
.
Like signals from your cellular or cordless phones, signals
f
rom
y
our wireless network can also be intercepted. Since
y
ou cannot ph
y
sicall
y
prevent someone
f
rom connecting
to your wireless network, you need to take some additional
steps to
k
eep
y
our networ
k
secure.
1. Change the default wireless
network name or SSID
W
ireless devices have a default wireless network name
or Service Set Identi
f
ier (SSID) set b
y
the
f
actor
y
. This is
the name o
f
y
our wireless network, and can be up to 32
characters in length. Linksys by Cisco wireless products
use
l
in
k
s
y
sas the de
f
ault wireless network name. You
should chan
g
e the wireless network name to somethin
g
u
nique to distinguish your wireless network from other
wire
l
ess networ
k
s t
h
at ma
y
exist aroun
d
y
ou,
b
ut
d
o not
u
se personal in
f
ormation (such as
y
our Social Securit
y
n
umber) because this information may be available for
a
n
y
one to see when browsing
f
or wireless networks.
2. Change the default password
For wire
l
ess pro
d
ucts suc
h
as access points, routers, an
d
m
odem routers,
y
ou will be asked
f
or a password when
you want to change their settings. These devices have a
de
f
ault password set b
y
the
f
actor
y
. The de
f
ault password
is
ad
min. Hackers know these de
f
aults and ma
y
tr
y
to
u
se them to access your wireless device and change your
n
etwor
k
settings. To t
h
wart an
y
unaut
h
orize
d
c
h
anges,
customize the device’s password so it will be hard to
guess.
3. Enable MAC address filtering
Linksys by Cisco routers and modem routers give you
t
h
e a
b
i
l
it
y
to ena
bl
e Me
d
ia Access Contro
l
(MAC) a
dd
ress
f
ilterin
g
. The MAC address is a unique series o
f
numbers
a
nd letters assigned to every networking device. With
MAC address
f
iltering enabled, wireless network access
i
s provided solel
y
f
or wireless devices with speci
f
ic MAC
a
ddresses. For example, you can specify the MAC address
o
f
each computer in
y
our home so that onl
y
those
computers can access
y
our wireless network.
4. Enable encryption
Encr
y
ption protects
d
ata transmitte
d
over a wire
l
ess
net
w
o
rk
.
Wi-Fi Pr
otected
A
ccess
™
(
WP
A
™
/
WPA2
™
)
and
W
ired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) offer different levels o
f
securit
y
f
or wireless communication
.
A
network encr
y
pted with WP
A
™
/
WPA
2
™
is
m
o
r
e
secure than a network encrypted with WEP, because
W
P
A
™
/
WPA
2
™
uses
dy
namic
k
e
y
encr
y
ption. To protect
the in
f
ormation as it passes over the airwaves,
y
ou should
enable the highest level of encryption supported by your
n
etwor
k
equipment.
W
EP is an older encr
y
ption standard and ma
y
be the
only option available on some older devices that do not
support WP
A
™
.
Genera
l
Networ
k
Securit
y
Gui
d
e
l
ine
s
W
ireless network security is useless if the underlying
n
etwor
k
is not secure.
s
Password protect all computers on the network and
i
ndividually password protect sensitive files
.
s
C
h
ange passwor
d
s on a regu
l
ar
b
asis
.
s
Install anti-virus so
f
tware and personal
f
irewall
software.
s
Disable
f
ile sharing (peer-to-peer). Some applications
m
a
y
open
f
ile sharing without
y
our consent and/or
knowledge.
Additional Security Tip
s
s
Keep wireless routers, access points, or modem routers
a
way from exterior walls and windows.
s
T
urn wire
l
ess routers, access points, or mo
d
em routers
o
ff
when the
y
are not being used (at night, during
vacations)
.
s
Usestrongpassp
h
rasest
h
atareat
l
easteig
h
tc
h
aracters
i
n len
g
th. Combine letters and numbers to avoid usin
g
standard words that can be found in the dictionary.
WEB:Formorein
f
ormationonwirelesssecurit
y
,
v
i
s
i
t
www.linksysbycisco.com/security

Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration
4
Ch
apter 3:
Advanced Configuration
Af
ter
y
ou
f
inish running the Setup Wizard on the Setup
CD-ROM, the device is read
y
f
or use.To change the device’s
a
dvanced settings, access the Configuration Utility via a
we
b
b
rowser on a computer connecte
d
to t
h
e
d
evice
.
NOTE FOR USERS IN NEW ZEALAND: R
efe
r
to
t
h
e
N
ote
in
Setup > Basic Setup
pp
,
page 5
pg
f
o
r
setup instructions specific to your country
.
How to Access t
h
e Uti
l
it
y
Launch the web browser on your computer, and enter the
device’s de
f
ault IP address
,
1
92.168.1.
1
,
in t
h
e
Add
res
s
f
ield. Then, press
E
n
ter
.
A
login screen appears. Use the default user name and
p
asswor
d
,
ad
min, un
l
ess
y
ou c
h
ange
d
t
h
em w
h
en
y
ou
r
an the Setup Wizard. (You can set a new user name and
p
assword from the Administration tab’s
M
anagement
screen.
)
C
l
ic
k
OK
to cont
i
nue.
K
L
o
g
in
I
f
y
ou are unable to log in, press the Reset button on the
b
ack
p
anel
f
or at least 5 seconds, then wait
f
or the device
to reset and try again.
Using the Utility
Immediatel
y
a
f
ter login, the Basic Setu
p
screen a
pp
ears.
Near the to
p
of the screen is a bar with selectable tabs.
Use t
h
ese ta
b
s to navigate wit
h
in t
h
e Uti
l
it
y
. T
h
e
p
r
i
mar
y
tabs
indicate the Utilit
y
’s main con
f
iguration categories.
Each primary tab has one or more secondary tab
s
that
p
rovide access to the primar
y
tab’s con
f
iguration screens
.
Setup Wireless Storage Security Access
Restrictions
Applications &
Gaming Administration Status
Basic Setup Ethernet DDNS MAC Address Clone Advanced Routing
Navi
g
ation Tabs
T
o access a screen, c
l
ic
k
t
h
e appropriate primar
y
ta
b
,
then click the appropriate secondar
y
tab. The screen will
a
ppear, with its primary and secondary tabs highlighted
.
List o
f
Screens in the Utility
Th
e screens are organize
d
h
ierarc
h
ica
lly
as
l
iste
d
b
e
l
ow.
(Some screens ma
y
not appl
y
to all models.
)
Setu
p
Ta
b
S
etup > Basic Setu
p
S
etup > Et
h
erne
t
S
etu
p
> DDNS
S
etup > MAC A
dd
ress C
l
one
S
etup > A
d
vance
d
Routin
g
W
irele
ss
T
ab
W
ire
l
ess > Basic Wire
l
ess Setting
s
W
ire
l
ess > Wire
l
ess Securit
y
W
ir
e
l
ess
> Wir
e
l
ess
MA
C
Fil
ter
W
ire
l
ess > A
d
vance
d
Wire
l
ess Setting
s
Storage Ta
b
(WAG320N On
ly)
S
tora
g
e > Disk Mana
g
ement
S
torage > S
h
are
d
Fo
ld
e
r
S
tora
g
e > A
d
ministratio
n
S
tora
g
e > Media Serve
r
Securit
y
Ta
b
S
ecurit
y
> Firewa
ll
S
ecurity > VPN Passthroug
h
Access Restrictions Ta
b
A
ccess Restrictions > Internet Access Po
l
ic
y
Applications & Gamin
g
Ta
b
A
pp
l
ications & Gaming > Sing
l
e Port Forwar
d
in
g
A
pp
l
ications & Gamin
g
> Port Ran
g
e Forwar
d
in
g
A
pplications & Gamin
g
> Port Ran
g
e Tri
gg
erin
g
A
pp
l
ications & Gaming > DM
Z
A
pp
l
ications & Gamin
g
> Qo
S
A
d
mini
s
tr
a
ti
o
n T
ab
Ad
ministration > Managemen
t
Ad
ministration > Reportin
g
A
dministration > Dia
g
nostic
s
Ad
ministration > Bac
k
Up & Restor
e
A
dministration > Factor
y
De
f
ault
s
A
dministration > Firmware Up
g
rad
e
Ad
ministration > Languag
e
St
a
t
us
T
ab
Status
> M
ode
m R
outer
S
tatus > Loca
l
Networ
k
Status
> Wir
eless
N
et
w
o
r
k
Status
> D
S
L
Co
nn
ect
i
on
P
rimar
y
Ta
b
s
Secon
d
ar
y
Ta
b
s

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S
etup Tab
T
he Setup tab provides the device’s basic setup
f
unctions.
For detailed in
f
ormation on the Setup tab, re
f
er to the
Utility’s online help pages
.
Setup > Bas
i
c Setu
p
T
he Basic Setu
p
screen allows you to change the device’s
general settings. The
f
ollowing connection t
y
pes
(encapsulations) are available:
s
RFC2364PPPo
A
s
RF
C
2516PPPoE
s
RF
C
2
68
4R
outed
s
I
P
o
A
s
RFC2684 Bri
d
ge
d
-D
y
namic IP A
dd
res
s
s
RFC2684 Brid
g
ed-Static IP Addres
s
s
Bridge Mode Onl
y
NOTE FOR USERS IN NEW ZEALAND:
T
o set up
t
he device,
f
ollow these instructions
:
1.
A
ccess
t
h
e
S
etu
p
> Basic Setu
p
sc
r
ee
n
.
2
.Se
l
ect
R
F
C
2364 PPPo
A
fr
o
m t
h
e
Encapsu
l
ation
d
rop-
d
own menu
.
3.
F
o
r
t
h
e
Vir
tua
l
C
i
r
cuit I
D
, enter
0
f
o
r
t
h
e
VPI
a
n
d
1
0
0
for the VCI
.
4.
Select
V
C
f
or Multiplex
i
n
g
.
5.
Se
l
ect
M
u
ltim
ode
fr
o
m
t
h
e
D
S
L M
odu
l
at
i
o
n
d
rop-
d
own menu.
6.
Enter
y
our User Name
a
n
d
P
ass
w
o
r
d
deta
i
ls
from your ISP.
7.
Cl
ic
k
Save Sett
i
ngs
.
Setu
p
> Ethernet
T
h
e
E
t
h
e
rn
et
screen allows you to configure the device’s
t
Ethernet settings. It also allows you to set up the first
Et
h
ernet port as a WAN port.
Setup > DDN
S
Th
e DDN
S
screen allows you to assign a fixed host and
domain name to a network computer that has been
a
ssigned a dynamic Internet IP address. This is useful
w
h
en you are
h
osting your own we
b
site, FTP server, or
ot
h
e
r
se
rv
e
r
be
hin
d
t
h
e
de
vi
ce.
Setu
p
> MAC Address Clone
S
ome service providers require
y
ou to register a MAC
add
r
ess
in
o
r
de
r
to
access
t
h
e
In
te
rn
et.
Th
e
M
AC A
dd
ress
C
l
on
e
screen lets you use the MAC address of a device that
has alread
y
been registered with
y
our service provider, b
y
copying that MAC address to the device
.
Setup > Advanced Routin
g
T
h
e
Advanced Routin
g
screen allows
y
ou to con
f
igure the
device’s advanced routing functions, such as operating
m
o
d
e,
dy
namic mo
d
e, an
d
static routing
.
Wire
l
ess T
ab
T
he Wireless tab allows you to configure the device’s
wireless
f
unctions.
For detailed in
f
ormation on the Wireless tab, re
f
er to the
Utility’s online help pages
.
Wire
l
ess > Basic Wire
l
ess Settin
gs
T
he
B
asic Wireless Setting
s
screen allows you to set up a
n
etwor
k
wit
h
Wi-Fi Protecte
d
Setup™, c
h
ange t
h
e ra
d
io
b
and, select the network mode, chan
g
e the wireless
n
etwork name (SSID), change the wireless channel and
d
isa
bl
e t
h
e SSID
b
roa
d
cast
.
Wire
l
ess > Wire
l
ess Securit
y
Th
e
Wireless Security
screen allows you to configure the
y
securit
y
o
f
y
our wireless network(s). It allows
y
ou to select
f
rom a number of security modes, such as WPA2
.
Wir
eless
> Wir
eless
MA
C
Fi
lter
T
he Wir
e
l
ess
MA
C
Fil
ter
s
creen allows you to control (bloc
k
or a
ll
ow) Internet access
by
in
d
ivi
d
ua
l
d
evices on
y
our
wireless network b
y
speci
fy
ing their MAC addresses
.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
T
h
e
A
dvanced Wireless Settin
gs
screen allows
y
ou to
configure the device’s advanced wireless functions
.
Stora
g
e > Dis
k
Mana
g
emen
t
T
he Disk Managemen
t
screen displays information on an
t
a
ttached USB storage device, and allows
y
ou to per
f
orm
b
asic mana
g
ement
f
unctions on the device. It also
p
rovides information on the attached USB disk, allows for
a
blank disk to be
f
ormatted
,
and enables sa
f
e removal o
f
t
h
e
attac
h
ed
d
i
s
k
.
Storage > Shared Folde
r
T
h
e
Sh
a
re
d
F
o
l
d
e
r
screen allows you to manage the shared
r
f
olders on an external USB storage device. A shared folder

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i
s a directory on the device that a user can access through
t
h
e networ
k
.
Stora
g
e > A
d
ministratio
n
Th
e A
d
ministratio
n
screen allows
y
ou to con
f
igure basic
stora
g
e settin
g
s and mana
g
e the device’s users
.
Storage > Media Serve
r
T
h
e
M
e
d
i
a
Serve
r
screen allows you to configure the
r
device’s built-in media server
,
and to select the folders to
scan
f
or content
.
S
ecurit
y
Ta
b
T
he Security tab allows you to enhance the security o
f
y
our networ
k
.
For detailed in
f
ormation on the Securit
y
tab, re
f
er to the
Utility’s online help pages
.
Securit
y
> Firewa
ll
T
he
F
irewal
l
screen allows you to configure a firewall that
l
can
f
ilter out various t
y
pes o
f
unwanted tra
ff
ic on the
de
vi
ce
’
s
l
oca
l n
et
w
o
rk
.
Securit
y
> VPN Passthroug
h
T
h
e
V
PN Passthrou
gh
screen allows
y
ou to con
f
igure the
device’s VPN passthrough feature. This feature lets VPN
tunne
l
s using t
h
e IPSec, L2TP, or PPTP protoco
l
s to pass
throu
g
h the device’s
f
irewall
.
Access Restrictions Tab
T
he Access Restrictions tab allows
y
ou to con
f
igure
the Internet access restrictions
f
or each device in
y
our
n
etwork.
For detailed in
f
ormation on the Access Restrictions tab
,
r
e
f
er to the Utilit
y
’s online help pages.
Access Restrictions > Internet Access Polic
y
T
h
e
I
nternet Access Polic
y
screen allows
y
ou to de
f
ine
p
olicies that are used to block or allow s
p
ecific kinds
o
f
Internet usage and tra
ff
ic, such as Internet access,
desi
g
nated applications, websites, and inbound tra
ff
ic
during specific days and times, and for a specified list o
f
d
evices in
y
our networ
k.
App
l
ications & Gaming Ta
b
T
he Applications & Gaming tab allows you to configure
f
unctions such as port
f
orwarding and qualit
y
o
f
service
that ma
y
be necessar
y
f
or special applications such as
hosting web servers, ftp servers, and e-mail servers on on
y
our networ
k
, or ot
h
er specia
l
ize
d
internet app
l
ications
such as videocon
f
erencin
g
or online
g
amin
g
.
For detailed information on the Applications & Gaming
tab, re
f
er to the Utilit
y
’s online help pages
.
App
l
ications & Gamin
g
> Sin
gl
e Port Forwar
d
in
g
Th
e Sing
l
e Port Forwar
d
in
g
screen a
ll
ows
y
ou to set up
p
ort
f
orwardin
g
f
or a sin
g
le port. You should assi
g
n static
IP addresses to the destination computers before you use
this
f
eature
.
App
l
ications & Gamin
g
> Port Ran
g
e Forwar
d
in
g
Th
e Port Range Forwar
d
ing
s
creen a
ll
ows
y
ou to set up
p
ort
f
orwardin
g
f
or a ran
g
e o
f
ports. You should assi
g
n
static IP addresses to the destination com
p
uters before
y
ou use this
f
eature.
App
l
ications & Gamin
g
> Port Ran
g
e Tri
gg
erin
g
Th
e Port Range Triggering screen a
ll
ows
y
ou to set up port
tri
gg
erin
g
. When port tri
gg
erin
g
is con
f
i
g
ured, the device
watches for specified port numbers in outgoing data.
W
hen a match is
f
ound, the device records the sending
computer’s IP address so that when the requested data
r
eturns, it can be sent to the
p
ro
p
er com
p
uter
.
App
l
ications & Gamin
g
> DMZ
T
he
D
M
Z
screen allows you to expose one network user
to the Internet
f
or use o
f
a special-purpose service such
as Internet
g
amin
g
or video con
f
erencin
g
. DMZ hostin
g
f
orwards all the
p
orts at the same time to one com
p
uter.
You s
h
ou
ld
assign static IP a
dd
resses to t
h
e
d
estination
computers be
f
ore
y
ou use this
f
eature
.
Applications & Gaming > Qo
S
T
h
e
Q
oS
s
creen allows
y
ou to speci
fy
priorities
f
or di
ff
erent
types of traffic. Lower priority traffic will be slowed down
to allow greater throughput or less dela
y
f
or high priorit
y
t
r
aff
i
c.
Administration Ta
b
T
heAdministration tab allows
y
ou to con
f
igurethe device’s
ad
mini
st
r
at
iv
e
fu
n
ct
i
o
n
s.
For detailed information on the Administration tab
,
refer
to t
h
e Uti
l
it
y
’s on
l
ine
h
e
l
p pages
.
A
d
ministration > Mana
g
emen
t
Th
e
M
anagemen
t
s
creen allows
y
ou to manage speci
f
ic
f
unctions
f
or access and securit
y.

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NOTE ON CISCO WEB ASSISTANT OPTION
(not on all models): I
f
you see an “error code
404” message (in
d
icating t
h
at you entere
d
an
inva
l
i
d
we
b
a
dd
ress), t
h
e Cisco We
b
Assistant
will appear and automatically run a search
b
ase
d
on t
h
e
k
eywor
d
s in t
h
e we
b
a
dd
ress. T
h
is
f
eature can be enabled or disabled
f
rom this
sc
r
ee
n
.
NOTE ON TREND MICRO OPTION (not on all
models): Trend Micro ProtectLink Gateway
is a
h
oste
d
security service t
h
at stops spam
and
f
ilters URLS to prevent unwanted content
f
rom passing through your router. The Email
P
rotection is t
h
e
h
oste
d
messaging security
s
o
l
ution provi
d
e
d
by
Tren
d
Micro InterScan
M
essaging Hosted Security (IMHS). This feature
c
an be enabled or disabled from this screen
.
A
d
ministration > Reportin
g
Th
e
R
eporting
s
creen allows you to configure system event
logging and to con
f
igure sending o
f
e-mail alerts when a
D
e
ni
a
l
of
Se
rvi
ce
attac
k i
s
detected.
Administration > Diagnostic
s
T
h
e
D
ia
g
nostics screen allows you to per
f
orm a ping test
to check the status of your Internet connection
.
A
d
ministration > Bac
k
Up & Restor
e
Th
e Bac
k
U
p
& Restore
s
creen a
ll
ows you to
b
ac
k
up an
d
r
estore the con
f
iguration settings o
f
y
our device
.
Administration > Factory De
f
ault
s
Th
e Factor
y
De
f
aults
s
creen a
ll
ows
y
ou to restore t
h
e
f
actory de
f
aults o
f
the device. All savings you have saved
wi
ll
b
e
l
os
t
NOTE: Restoring the
f
actor
y
de
f
aults causes all
s
ettings you have previously saved to be lost.
A
d
ministration > Firmware Up
g
ra
de
Th
e Firmware Upgra
d
e screen a
ll
ows you to upgra
d
e t
h
e
de
vi
ce
’
s
f
irmw
a
r
e.
Administration > Language
The
L
an
g
ua
g
e
s
creen a
ll
ows
y
ou to se
l
ect an avai
l
a
bl
e
language for the utility
.
S
tatus Ta
b
T
he Status tab allows
y
ou to displa
y
status in
f
ormation
.
For detailed in
f
ormation on the Status tab, re
f
er to the
Utility’s online help pages
.
St
a
t
u
s > M
od
em R
ou
te
r
T
he
M
odem Route
r
s
creen displays information about the
device and its current settings. The on-screen in
f
ormation
w
ill var
y
depending on the Internet Connection T
y
pe
y
ou
u
se
.
St
a
t
u
s > L
o
c
al
Netw
o
r
k
T
he Local Network screen displays the status of your Local
A
rea Networ
k
.
Status > Wire
l
ess Networ
k
Th
e
W
ire
l
ess Networ
k
screen
d
isp
l
a
y
s some
b
asic
i
n
fo
rm
at
i
o
n
about
t
h
e
wir
e
l
ess
n
et
w
o
rk
of
t
h
e
de
vi
ce.
St
a
t
u
s > DSL C
o
nnecti
on
T
h
e
DS
L
Co
nnecti
o
nscreen displa
y
s the status o
f
y
our DSL
connection.