Cisco Small Business RV315W Instruction Manual

Cisco Small Business
RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
Radiation Exposure Statement:
1. 20cm minimum when the product is operated alone without co-transmitting
with a plug-in 3G USB dongle device.
2. 33 cm minimum when the product is operated with a plug-in 3G USB device
which has maximum of 7W ERP output power.
3. For co-transmission scenario which is not covered above, please consult the RF
technician or device supplier.

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Contents
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 3
Radiation Exposure Statement: 3
Chapter 1: Getting Started 5
Product Overview 5
Front Panel 5
Back Panel 8
Default Settings 9
Mounting the RV315W 10
Placement Tips 10
Wall-Mounting 10
Connecting the RV315W 11
Getting Started with the Configuration 12
Before You Begin 12
Logging in to the Configuration Utility 13
Using the Help System 13
Performing Basic Configuration Tasks 14
Changing the Default Administrator Password 14
Upgrading Your Firmware After Your First Login 14
Backing Up Your Configuration 16
Chapter 2: Using the Setup Wizard 17
Starting the Setup Wizard 17
Configuring WAN Connection 17
Configuring Default LAN Settings 21
Configuring Wireless Connection 22
Completing the Setup Wizard 27
Chapter 3: Viewing System Status 28
Device Information 28
WAN Connection 29

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3G Wireless Connection 29
LAN Interfaces 30
WLAN Connection 30
Application Information 31
Refresh Rate 31
Chapter 4: Port Management 32
Configuring WAN Connections 32
Viewing WAN Connection Information 32
Configuring WAN Connections 33
Configuring Default Route of the Physical WAN Interface 38
Configuring Dual WAN 39
Configuring WAN1/LAN0 Interface 40
Configuring LAN 41
Configuring LAN Interfaces 41
Configuring VLAN Settings 42
Configuring Wireless Settings 43
Configuring Wireless Radio Settings 43
Configuring Wireless Security 44
Configuring 3G Wireless Connection 51
Chapter 5: Networking 53
Configuring DDNS 53
Configuring ALG 54
Configuring Port Forwarding 55
Configuring Single Port Forwarding 55
Configuring Port Range Forwarding 56
Configuring Port Triggering 57
Configuring DMZ 58
Configuring Software DMZ 58
Configuring Hardware DMZ 59

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Configuring UPnP 59
Configuring Port Mirroring 60
Configuring Routing 60
Configuring Basic Routing Settings 61
Configuring Routing Mode 61
Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing 61
Configuring Static Routing 61
Configuring Policy-based Routing 62
Configuring Dynamic Routing 63
Viewing the Routing Table 64
Configuring IGMP 65
Chapter 6: VPN 66
Viewing IPSec VPN Status 66
Configuring IPsec VPN Policies 67
Setting Up a Site-to-Site VPN 67
Setting up a PC to Site VPN 70
Modifying or Deleting an IPsec VPN Policy 72
Chapter 7: Quality of Service (QoS) 73
Configuring Bandwidth Management 73
Configuring Flow Control Policies 74
Configuring Session Limits 75
Chapter 8: Security 77
Configuring Firewall 77
Configuring DDoS 79
Configuring Content Filtering 79
Configuring Access Control 80
Configuring Access Control Objects 80
Configuring Access Control Policies 81
Configuring MAC Address Filtering 82

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Preventing ARP Attacks 83
Chapter 9: System Management 85
Rebooting the RV315W 85
Configuring User Accounts 86
Viewing User Information 86
Creating a New User 87
Changing User Password 87
Deleting a Local User 88
Restoring Factory Default Settings 88
Managing System Configuration 89
Upgrading the Firmware 90
Using Diagnostic Utilities 91
Ping 91
Traceroute 91
HTTP Get 92
DNS Query 92
Configuring System Time 92
Configuring TR-069 93
Configuring TR-069 Settings 93
Configuring Logic ID Authentication 94
Configuring SNMP 95
Configuring Remote Management 97
Configuring Remote Access Protocols and Ports 97
Configuring Trusted Remote Hosts 98
Appendix A: Where to Go From Here 99

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Getting Started
This chapter provides information to familiarize you with the product features,
guide you through the installation process, and get started using web-based
Configuration Utility. It includes the following sections:
•Product Overview
•Mounting the RV315W
•Connecting the RV315W
•Getting Started with the Configuration
•Performing Basic Configuration Tasks
Product Overview
Thank you for choosing the Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router. The
RV315W provides routing, switching, security, wireless, 3G, Virtual Private
Network (VPN), quality of service (QoS), and flow-control capabilities for small
businesses.
Before you use the RV315W, become familiar with the lights on the front panel and
the ports on the rear panel.
Front Panel
The lights are located on the front panel of the RV315W.

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Product Overview
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POWER •Solid green when the RV315W is powered on and is
operating normally.
•Off when the RV315W is powered off or the power has
problems.
SYS •Solid green when the RV315W is connected to the Internet
through your cable or DSL modem.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is attempting to connect
to the Internet, the RV315W cannot connect to the Internet,
or the system is upgrading the firmware.
•Solid red when the system has problems.
•Flashes red when the system is overloaded, such as the
CPU utilization or the memory utilization exceeds the
limitation.
•Off when there is no Internet connection.
WAN0 •Solid green when the RV315W is connected to the Internet
through the WAN0 port, but there is no traffic over this port.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data over the WAN0 port.
•Off when the WAN0 port has no connection.
WAN1 If the WAN1/LAN0 port on the back panel is set to a secondary
WAN interface (WAN1):
•Solid green when the RV315W is connected to the Internet
through the WAN1 port, but there is no traffic over this port.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data over the WAN1 port.
•Off when the WAN1 port has no connection.
LAN0 If the WAN1/LAN0 port on the back panel is set to an additional
LAN interface (LAN0):
•Solid green when the RV315W is connected to a device
through the LAN0 port, but there is no traffic over this port.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data over the LAN0 port.
•Off when the LAN0 port has no connection.

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Product Overview
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LAN1-8 The numbered lights correspond to the LAN ports on the back
panel of the RV315W.
•Solid green when the RV315W is connected to a device
through the corresponding port (LAN1 to 8), but there is no
traffic over that port.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data over the corresponding LAN port.
•Off when the corresponding LAN port has no connection.
USB •Solid green when a USB device is detected, but has no read
and write operations.
•Flashes green when a USB device is detected and has read
and write operations.
•Off when the RV315W does not detect a USB device.
3G •Solid green when the RV315W is connected to a 3G
wireless network, but there is no traffic over the 3G USB
port.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data over the 3G USB port.
•Off when the RV315W does not connect to a 3G wireless
network.
WLAN •Solid green when the wireless module is enabled, but there
is no traffic over the wireless network.
•Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving
data on the wireless module.
•Off when the wireless module is disabled.