Cisco RV340 Series Quick start guide

Cisco RV340 Series Security Router
Easy Setup Guide
1 Connecting Equipment
2 Logging in & Changing Password
3 Using Initial Setup Wizard
4 Using VPN Setup Wizard
5 Using Application Control Wizard
6 Applying Configuration
You can easily set up
your RV340 Series Security Router
in this step-by-step guide

Connecting Equipment
1
Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the following equipment:
●RV340 Router (the router) ●Power Adapter
●Ethernet Cable x 2 ●PC
Make sure that nothing is connected to the router and your PC settings are config-
ured to use DHCP. And power off all equipment, including the cable or DSL modem,
the computer, and the router.
1-1 Before You Begin
1-2 Connecting Equipment
1Connect the first Ethernet ca-
ble to the WAN port #1 of the
router, and the other end of
the cable to the Ethernet port
of your WAN device.
2Connect the second Ethernet
cable to one of the LAN port
of the router, and the other
end of the cable to the Ether-
net port of your PC.
3Power on the WAN device
and wait until the connec-
tion is active.
5Power on the PC that you
connected to one of the
LAN port in step ❷.
4Connect the AC power cable
to the AC power connector of
the router and a grounded AC
outlet.
The power switch is on by default.
The power light on the front panel is
solid green when the power adapt-
er is connected properly and the
device is finished booting.
6Confirm that the PWR LED
is solid green and the port
LEDs that you connected
to the WAN device and the
PC are green or blinking
green.
MEMO
During the system boot up, the PWR LED will progressively keep flashing until the system has
fully booted. At start up, the PWR, LINK/ACT and GIGIBIT LEDs of LAN #1 will flash. At 25 %
boot up, the PWR, LINK/ACT and GIGIBIT LEDs of LAN #1 and 2 will flash. At 50 % boot up,
the PWR, LINK/ACT and GIGIBIT LEDs of LAN #1, #2 and #3 will flash. At 75% boot up, the
PWR, LINK/ACT and GIGIBIT LEDs of LAN #1, #2, #3 and #4 will flash. The system boot time
will be less than 3 minutes typically. If the router is fully configured with all feature configuration
settings set to a maximum, it may take up to 7 minutes to fully boot the system.
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Logging in & Changing Password
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The router comes with default settings. However, your internet service provider
(ISP) might require you to modify the settings. You can modify the settings using
the Setup Wizard and Device Manager on your web browser such as Internet Ex-
plorer (version 10 and higher), Firefox, or Chrome (for PC) or Safari (for Mac).
Launch a web browser.
11Launch a Web browser
and enter the IP address
“https://192.168.1.1”into
the address bar, then press
Enter key.
Depending on your environ-
ment, the security certificate
page appears.
2Click ［Continue to this
website (not recommend-
ed)］
.
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3Enter “cisco”in the [User-
name].
4Enter “cisco”in the [Pass-
word].
5Click [Log In].
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10 Enter “cisco”in the [User-
name].
11 Enter a password in the
[Password].
12 Click [Log In].
The Device Manager Getting
Started page appears.
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6Enter “cisco”in the [Old
Password].
7Enter a password in the
[New Password].
8Enter it again in the [New
Password Confirm].
9Click [Save].
Caution
If the log in page does not appear, make sure that:
・
The PWR LED is solid green and the port LEDs are green or blinking green.
・
You connect a straight-through cable to an Ethernet port on the router.
・
Any pop-up blockers or proxy settings on your browser are disabled and that any
wireless client is disabled on your PC or laptop.
・
Your PC settings use DHCP. The router acts as a DHCP server. If your PC has a static IP ad-
dress, temporarily configure your PC settings to use DHCP.
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2Logging in & Changing Password

Using Initial Setup Wizard
3
You can check the connection and configure the basic router settings on the Initial
Setup Wizard page. Refer to your ISP for the information required to setup your
Internet connection.
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1From the Getting Started
page, Click [Initial Setup-
Wizard].
2
2Click [Next].
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3Click [Next].
If your router has detected a
connection, the connection de-
tails are displayed on this page.
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4Select your internet con-
nection type.
5Click [Next].
If you select [Dynamic IP Ad-
dress, or DHCP (Recommend-
ed)], skip to ⓮.
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6If you select [Static IP Ad-
dress], enter the required
information.
7Click [Next] and skip to ⓮.
These details are typically in-
cluded in the welcome letter
you received from your ISP. If
you do not have this information,
please contact your ISP.
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8If you select [PPPoE], enter
the required information.
9Click [Next] and skip to ⓮.
These details are typically in-
cluded in the welcome letter
you received from your ISP. If
you do not have this information,
please contact your ISP.
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10 If you select [PPTP (Com-
mon in Europe) ], enter the
required information.
11 Click [Next] and skip to ⓮.
These details are typically in-
cluded in the welcome letter
you received from your ISP. If
you do not have this information,
please contact your ISP.
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12 If you select [L2TP (Com-
mon in Europe) ], enter the
required information.
13 Click [Next].
These details are typically in-
cluded in the welcome letter
you received from your ISP. If
you do not have this information,
please contact your ISP.
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14 Select the routerʼs time
zone from the [Time Zone]
drop down list.
15 Click [Next].
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16 Click [Next].
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17 Click [Submit].
If you need to configure addi-
tional WAN settings, proceed
to “Appendix 1, Additional WAN
Settings”.
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Using VPN Setup Wizard
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The VPN allows a remote host to act as if they were located on the same local net-
work. The router supports 50 tunnels. The VPN Setup Wizard guides in configuring
a secure connection for site-to-site IPSec tunnel. This simplifies the configuration
by avoiding complex and optional parameters, so any user can set up the IPSec
tunnel in a fast and efficient manner.
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1From the Getting Started
page, Click [VPN Setup-
Wizard].
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2Enter a connection name in
the [Give this connection a
name] field.
3Select an interface from
the drop-down list.
4Click [Next].
5Select the [Remote Con-
nection Type] from the
drop-down list.
6If you select [IP Address],
enter the IP Address, or if
you select a [FQDN], enter
the name.
7Click [Next].
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8Select the [Local IP] from
the drop-down list.
9If you select [IP Address],
enter the IP address, or if
you select [Subnet], enter
the IP address and subnet
mask.
10 Select the [Remote IP]
from the drop-down list.
11 If you select [IP Address],
enter the IP address, or if
you select [Subnet], enter
the IP address and subnet
mask.
12 Click [Next].
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13 Select the [IPSec profile]
from the drop-down list.
If you select [Default], skip to ⓯.
14 If you select [New Profile],
enter the required infor-
mation.
Refer to the MEMO.
15 Click [Next].
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16 Click [Submit].
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MEMO: Phase 2 Options
●Diffie-Hellman (DH) Group
Select a DH group from the drop-down list. This is enabled only when Perfect Forward se-
crecy is enabled under Phase 1 Options.
●Protocol Selection
Select a protocol from the drop-down list.
●Encryption
Select an encryption option from the drop-down list.
●Authentication
Select an authentication.
●SA Lifetime (Sec)
Amount of time a VPN tunnel (IPSec SA) is active in this phase. The default value for Phase
2 is 3600 seconds.
MEMO: Phase 1 Options
●Diffie-Hellman (DH) Group
Select a DH group (Group 2 or Group 5) from the drop-down list. DH is a key exchange
protocol, with two groups of different prime key lengths: Group 2 has up to 1,024 bits, and
Group 5 has up to 1,536 bits.
For faster speed and lower security, choose Group 2. For slower speed and higher security,
choose Group 5. Group 2 is selected by default.
●Encryption
Select an encryption option (3DES, AES-128, AES-192, or AES-256) from the drop-down
list. This method determines the algorithm used to encrypt or decrypt ESP/ISAKMP packets.
●Authentication
The authentication method determines how the Encapsulating Security Payload Protocol
(ESP) header packets are validated. The MD5 is a one-way hashing algorithm that produces
a 128-bit digest. The SHA1 is a one-way hashing algorithm that produces a 160-bit digest.
The SHA1 is recommended because it is more secure. Make sure that both ends of the
VPN tunnel use the same authentication method. Select an authentication (MD5, SHA1 or
SHA2-256).
●SA Lifetime (Sec)
Amount of time an IKE SA is active in this phase. The default value for Phase 1 is 28,800
seconds.
●Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS)
Check Enable to enable PFS and enter the lifetime in seconds, or uncheck Enable to disable.
When the PFS is enabled, the IKE Phase 2 negotiation generates a new key for the IPSec
traffic encryption and authentication. Enabling this feature is recommended.
●Pre-Shared Key
Pre-shared key to use to authenticate the remote IKE peer. You can enter up to 30 keyboard
characters or hexadecimal values, such as My_@123 or 4d795f40313233. Both ends of the
VPN tunnel must use the same Pre-shared Key.
We recommend that you change the Pre-shared Key periodically to maximize VPN security.
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Using Application Control Wizard
5
The application control enables you to restrict access to clients from certain desig-
nated unwanted applications. It can permit and log, or block access to applications
based on the categories and names. It is also possible to schedule when the ap-
plication control should be active.
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1From the Getting Started
page, Click [Application
Control Wizard].
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2
2Select [On].
3Enter a policy name in the
[Enter a name of this poli-
cy] field.
4Click [Next].
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5Click [Edit].
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6Select one or more cat-
egory names or click ＋
icons to expand to sub
categories to be filtered.
You can click ＋icons to expand
to applications to be filtered.
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7Select one or more cate-
gory names, sub category
names, or applications to
be filtered.
8Select an action (Permi-
et or Block, etc) from the
drop-down list to each sub
category names or appli-
cations.
9Click [Apply].
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10 Click [Next].
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11 Click [Next].
You can select the schedule to
block the application from the
[Select the schedule to block
the application] drop-down list.
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12 Click [Submit].
You can set separate application
control policies to take different
actions for different application
categories or applications. If you
want to do so, repeat the steps.
Applying Configuration
6
All configurations that the router is currently using are in the running configuration
file which is volatile and is not retained between reboots.
To retain the configuration between reboots, make sure you copy the running con-
figuration file to the startup configuration file after you have completed all your
changes.
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2Click [Apply].
1Click blinking [Save].
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Appendix 1 Additional WAN Settings
If you need to configure additional WAN settings, follow these steps.
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1Click [WAN].
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3Click [IPv4] tab to config-
ure additional settings for
IPv4.
For example, you can configure
[DNS Server] manually.
4Click [IPv6] tab to config-
ure additional settings for
IPv6.
For example, you can configure
[DHCP-PD].
5Click [Advanced] tab to
configure additional ad-
vanced settings.
For example, you can configure
[MTU] manually.
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2Select the Interface.
3Click [Edit].
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