LevelOne NetCon FBR-1409TX User manual

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LevelOne
FBR-1409TX
Broadband Router
w/VPN/Printer Server
User`s Manual

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Copyright
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Trademarks
All product, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies. They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be changed
without prior notice.
FCC Interference Statement
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 radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can generate, use and radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take
whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference.
CE Declaration of Conformity
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN
55022/A1 Class B, and EN 50082-1. This meets the essential protection requirements of the European
Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relation to
electromagnetic compatibility.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................. 1
Functions and Features ........................................................................ 1
Packing List ......................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation............................................................... 4
2.1 Panel Layout .................................................................................. 4
2.2 Installation Requirements .............................................................. 6
2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation.............................................. 6
Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation............................. 7
3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer....................... 7
3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers...................................... 8
Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router........................................................ 11
4.1 Start-up and Log in ...................................................................... 11
4.2 Status............................................................................................ 12
4.3 Wizard.......................................................................................... 13
4.4 Basic Setting ................................................................................ 15
4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers...................... 16
4.4.2 DHCP Server............................................................................. 21
4.4.3 Change Password...................................................................... 23
4.5 Forwarding Rules......................................................................... 24
4.5.1 Virtual Server............................................................................ 25
4.5.2 Special AP................................................................................. 26
4.5.3 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 27
4.6 Security Settings .......................................................................... 28
4.6.1 Packet Filter..............................................................................29
4.6.2 Domain Filter............................................................................ 34
4.6.3 URL Blocking........................................................................... 36
4.6.4 MAC Address Control .............................................................. 38
4.6.5 VPN setting............................................................................... 40
4.6.6 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 46
4.7 Advanced Setting......................................................................... 47
4.7.1 System Time.............................................................................. 48
4.7.2 System Log ............................................................................... 49
4.7.3 Dynamic DNS........................................................................... 50
4.7.4 SNMP Setting ...........................................................................52
4.7.5 Routing Table............................................................................ 54

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4.7.6 Schedule Rule ........................................................................... 56
4.8 Toolbox ........................................................................................ 60
4.8.1 System Log ............................................................................... 61
4.8.2 Firmware Upgrade.................................................................... 62
4.8.3 Backup Setting.......................................................................... 63
4.8.4 Reset to default ......................................................................... 63
4.8.5 Reboot....................................................................................... 63
4.8.6 Miscellaneous Items.................................................................. 64
Chapter 5 Print Server............................................................................. 65
5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms .................................. 65
5.2 Configuring on Windows NT Platforms...................................... 68
5.3 Configuring on Windows 2000 and XP Platforms....................... 69
5.4 Configuring on Unix based Platforms ......................................... 75
Appendix A TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98......................... 76
A.1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC.......................................... 76
A.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with NAT Router................... 78

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding LevelOne FBR-1409TX Broadband Router. This
product is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office needs. It provides a complete SOHO
solution for Internet surfing and office resources sharing, and it is easy to configure and operate for
even non-technical users. Instructions for installing and configuring this product can be found in this
manual. Before you install and use this product, please read this manual carefully for fully exploiting
the functions of this product.
Functions and Features
zBroadband modem and NAT Router
Connects multiple computers to a broadband (cable or DSL) modem or an Ethernet router to
surf the Internet.
zAuto-sensing Ethernet Switch
Equipped with a 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch.
zVPN supported
Supports multiple PPTP sessions and allows you to setup VPN server and VPN clients.
zPrinter sharing
Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one printer.
Built-in USB host to connect to USB printer for printer sharing.
zFirewall
All unwanted packets from outside intruders are blocked to protect your Intranet.
zDHCPserver supported
All of the networked computers can retrieve TCP/IP settings automatically from this product.
zWeb-based configuring
Configurable through any networked computer’s web browser using Netscape or Internet
Explorer.
zPacket filter supported
Packet Filter allows you to control access to a network by analyzing the incoming and
outgoing packets and letting them pass or halting them based on the IP address of the source
and destination.
zUniversal Plug and Play (UPnP) supported
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) enable devices such as PCs, routers or other devices to be
plugged into a network and automatically know about each other.
zVirtual Server supported
Enables you to expose WWW, FTP and other services on your LAN to be accessible to
Internet users.
zUser-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel
User can define the attributes to support the special applications requiring multiple
connections, like Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet telephony and so on, then this

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product can sense the application type and open multi-port tunnel for it.
zDMZ Host supported
Lets a networked computer be fully exposed to the Internet; this function is used when
special application sensing tunnel feature is insufficient to allow an application to function
correctly.
zDomain Filter Supported
let you prevent users under this device from accessing specific URLs.
zSNMP Supported
In brief, SNMP, the Simple Network Management Protocol, is a protocol designed to give a
user the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal
values and monitoring network events.
zRouting Table Supported
Routing Tables allow you to determine which physical interface address to use for outgoing
IP data grams. If you have more than one routers and subnets, you will need to enable routing
table to allow packets to find proper routing path and allow different subnets to communicate
with each other.
zSystem Time Supported
Allow you to synchronize system time with network time server.
zStatistics of WAN Supported
Enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets
zVPN Supported
Enables you to create virtual private tunnels to remote VPN gateways.
zVirtual Computers supported: Virtual Computer enables you to use the original NAT
feature, and allows you to setup the one-to-one mapping of multiple global IP address and
local IP address.

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Packing List
zBroadband router unit
zInstallation CD-ROM
zPower adapter

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Panel Layout
2.1.1. Front Panel
Figure 2-1 Front Panel
LED:
LED Function Color Status Description
POWER Power indication Green On Power is being applied to this
product.
STATUS System status
indicators Orange Blinking
STATUS is flashed once per
second to indicate system is
alive.
On The WAN port is linked.
WAN WAN port
activity Green Blinking The WAN port is sending or
receiving data.
On An active station is connected to
the corresponding LAN port.
Link/Act.
1~4 Link status Green
Blinking The corresponding LAN port is
sending or receiving data.
Speed
10/100 Data Rate Green On Data is transmitting in 100Mbps on the corresponding LAN port.
On The USB port is linked.
USB USB port
activity Green Blinking The USB port is sending or
receiving data.

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Port:
RESET To reset system settings to factory defaults, please follow the steps:
1. Power off the device,
2. Press the reset button and hold,
3. Power on the device,
4. Keep the button pressed about 5 seconds,
5. Release the button,
6. Watch the STATUS LED, it will flash 2 times and then flash
once per second.

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2.1.2. Rear Panel
Figure 2-2 Rear Panel
Ports:
Port Description
5VDC Power inlet: DC 5V, 1.5A (minimum)
WAN the port where you will connect your cable (or DSL) modem or
Ethernet router.
Port 1-4 the ports where you will connect networked computers and other
devices.
USB USB port for USB printer.
2.2 Installation Requirements
FBR-1409TX can be positioned at any convenient place in your office or house. No special wiring or
cooling requirements is needed. However, you should comply with the following guidelines to install:
zPlace this product on a flat horizontal plane.
zKeep this product away from any heating devices.
zDo not place this product in dusty or wet environment.
In addition, remember to turn off the power, remove the power cord from the outlet, and keep your
hands dry when you try to install the hardware of this product.
2.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation
1. Setup LAN connection: connect an Ethernet cable from your computer’s Ethernet
port to one of the LAN ports of this product.
2. Setup WAN connection: prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this product to
your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone.
3. Power on:
Connecting the power cord to power inlet, this product will automatically enter the
self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators STATUS will be
lighted ON for about 5 seconds, and then STATUS will be flashed 2 times to indicate
that the self-test operation has finished. Finally, the STATUS will be continuously
flashed once per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.

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Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation
To use LevelOne FBR-1409TX correctly, you have to properly configure the network settings of your
computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows
95/98/NT/2000).
3.1 Make Correct Network Settings of Your Computer
The default IP address of LevelOne FBR-1409TX is 192.168.123.254, and the default subnet mask is
255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on your need, but the default values are used in this
manual. If the TCP/IP environment of your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to
Appendix A to configure it. For example,
1. configure IP as 192.168.123.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway as
192.168.123.254, or more easier,
2. configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is, via DHCP server of
this product.
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your
computer has successfully connected to this product. The following example shows the ping procedure
for Windows 95 platforms. First, execute the ping command
ping 192.168.123.254
If the following messages appear:
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.123.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
a communication link between your computer and this product has been successfully established.
Otherwise, if you get the following messages,
Pinging 192.168.123.254 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to check the following items
in sequence:
1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your computer?
Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on your computer must be
lighted.
2. Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured?
Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.123.254, the IP address of your computer must
be 192.168.123.X and default gateway must be 192.168.123.254.

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3.2 Install the Software into Your Computers
Skip this section if you do not want to use the print server function of FBR-1409TX.
Step 1: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The following window will be
shown automatically. If it isn’t, please run “install.exe” on the CD-ROM.

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Step 2: Click on the INSTALL button. Wait until the following Welcome dialog to appear, and click on
the Next button.
Step 3: Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. Then, the setup program will begin to
install the programs into the destination folder.

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Step 4: When the following window is displayed, click on the Finish button.
Step 5: Select the item to restart the computer and then click the OK button to reboot your computer.
Step 6: After rebooting your computer, the software installation procedure is finished.
Now, you can configure the NAT Router (refer to Chapter 4) and setup the Print Server (refer to
Chapter 5).

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Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router
LevelOne FBR-1409TX provides Web based configuration scheme, that is, configuring by your Web
browser, such as Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be adopted in any
MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platforms.
4.1 Start-up and Log in
Activate your browser, and disable the proxy or add the IP address of this product into the exceptions.
Then, type this product’s IP address in the Location (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field and press
ENTER. For example: http://192.168.123.254.
After the connection is established, you will see the web user interface of this product. There are two
appearances of web user interface: for general users and for system administrator.
To log in as an administrator, enter the system password (the factory setting is ”admin”) in the System
Password field and click on the Log in button. If the password is correct, the web appearance will be
changed into administrator configure mode. As listed in its main menu, there are several options for
system administration.

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4.2 Status
This option provides the function for observing this product’s working status:
A. WAN Port Status.
If the WAN port is assigned a dynamic IP, there may appear a “Renew” or “Release” button
on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to renew or release IP manually.
B. Printer Status. The possible kinds of printer status include “Ready”, “Not ready”,
“Printing…”, and “Device error”.
When a job is printing, there may appear a “Kill Job” button on the Sidenote column. You
can click this button to kill current printing job manually.
C. Statistics of WAN: enables you to monitor inbound and outbound packets

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4.3 Wizard
Setup Wizard will guide you through a basic configuration procedure step by step.
Press ”Next >”

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Setup Wizard - Select WAN Type: For detail settings, please refer to 4.4.1 primary
setup.

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4.4 Basic Setting

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4.4.1 Primary Setup – WAN Type, Virtual Computers
Press “Change”