TRENDnet TW100-BRV304 SHEETS User manual

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Requirements
•DSL or Cable modem for broadband Internet access.
•Standard Network cables.
•TCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC.
Setup
ŒPhysical Installation
TW100-BRF204 (VPN Firewall Router)
1. Ensure the Firewall VPN Router and the DSL/Cable mo-
dem are powered OFF before commencing. Leave your
DSL/Cable modem connected to its wall socket (phone
line or cable input).
2. Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the 10/100
BaseT LAN ports on the VPN Firewall Router.

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•If required, connect any LAN port on the VPN Router
to a normal port on another Hub/Switch, using a stan-
dard LAN cable.
•Any LAN port on the VPN Firewall Router will auto-
matically function as an "Uplink" port when required.
3. Connect your DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port on the
VPN Firewall Router. Use the cable supplied with your
DSL/Cable modem, or a standard network cable.
4. Connect the supplied Power Adapter and power on.
5. Check the LEDs
•The Power LED should be ON.
•The Status LED should flash, then turn Off. If it stays
on, there is a hardware error.
•The WAN LED should be ON.
•For each active LAN (PC) connection, the LAN
Link/Act LED should be ON.

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TW100-BRV304 (Advanced VPN Firewall Router)
1. Ensure the Advanced VPN Firewall Router and the
DSL/Cable modem are powered OFF before commencing.
Leave your DSL/Cable modem connected to its wall
socket (phone line or cable input).
2. Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the LAN ports
on the Advanced VPN Firewall Router.
•If required, connect any LAN port on the Advanced
VPN Firewall Router to a normal port on another
Hub/Switch, using a standard LAN cable. (Any LAN
port will automatically function as an "Uplink" port
when required.)
•If desired, connect the DMZ port to a standard port on
another Hub or Switch. PCs connected to this hub will
also gain Internet access, but will NOT be able to ac-
cess the rest of the LAN.
3. Connect your DSL/Cable Modem to the WAN port on the
Advanced VPN Firewall Router. Use the cable supplied
with your DSL/Cable modem, or a standard network cable.
4. Connect the supplied Power Adapter and power on.

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5. Check the LEDs
•The Status LED should flash, then turn Off. If it stays
on, there is a hardware error.
•The WAN LED should be ON.
•For each active LAN (PC) connection, the LAN
Link/Act LED should be ON.
•Configuration
The TW100-BRV204 and TW100-BRV304 can "Plug and
Play" if your DSL/Cable modem account uses dynamic IP ad-
dress connection only.
Testing Plug and Play
1. Power up the DSL/Cable modem.
2. Power up the TW100-BRV204 or TW100-BRV304.
3. Power up the PCs.
4. On the PC, start your Web Browser, and try to connect to
an internet site, such as www.trendnet.com
•If this doesn't work, follow the procedure in the next sec-
tion, Manual Configuration.
•If this works on some PCs, but not all, see PC Setup for
details on configuring the PCs which do not work.
Manual Configuration
1. Start your PC. If it is already started, restart it.
It will then obtain an IP Address from the TW100-
BRV204 or TW100-BRV303's DHCP Server.
2. Start your WEB browser. In the Address box, enter the
following: HTTP://192.168.0.1

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3. Click Setup Wizard on the main menu.
4. Step through the Wizard until finished. Refer to the data
from your ISP, and the table below, to ensure your choices
are correct.
Connection Type Data required.
Dynamic IP Address Usually, none.
But some ISP may require a par-
ticular Hostname, Domain name,
or MAC (physical) address.
Specified (Fixed)
IP Address IP, Gateway, Subnet Mask and DNS Addresses allocated to you,
and related information.
PPPoE Login name and password.
PPTP, BigPond Login name and password,
Server IP Address
5. On the final screen of the Wizard, run the test and check
that an Internet connection can be established.
•If the connection fails, check both your data and the
Cable/DSL modem.
•If your ISP has recorded your MAC (physical) address,
change the MAC address (on the Wizard's Cable Mo-
dem screen) to match the value expected by your ISP.

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PC Setup -Windows
ŒTCP/IP Setup
•If using the default VPN Firewall Routers settings, and the
default Windows TCP/IP settings, no changes need to be
made.
•If using a specified (fixed) IP address on your PC, refer to
the user manual for details of the required changes:
•The Gateway must be set to the IP address of the
Broadband VPN Gateway
•The DNS should be set to the address provided by your
ISP.
Windows 95
On Windows 95, TCP/IP was not installed by default. To
check if TCP/IP is installed:
1. Use Start -Settings -Control Panel -Network to view a
screen like the example below.
2. If TCP/IP is not listed, click Add -Protocol -Microsoft -
TCP/IP to install it.

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3. The default TCP/IP properties are correct and do not need
to be changed. To view the properties, select the TCP/IP
entry for your network card, as shown above, and click the
Properties button. You will see a screen like the example
below.
4. The option "Obtain an IP address automatically" should be
selected, as shown above.
•Internet Access
For Windows 9x/ME/2000
1. Select Start Menu àSettings àControl Panel àInter-
net Options.
2. Select the Connection tab, and click the Setup button.
3. Select "I want to set up my Internet connection manually,
or I want to connect through a local area network (LAN)"
and click Next.
4. Select "I connect through a local area network (LAN)" and
click Next.

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5. Ensure all of the boxes on the following Local area net-
work Internet Configuration screen are unchecked.
6. Check the "No" option when prompted "Do you want to
set up an Internet mail account now?".
7. Click Finish to close the Internet Connection Wizard.
Setup is now completed.
For Windows XP
1. Select Start Menu -Control Panel -Network and Internet
Connections.
2. Select Set up or change your Internet Connection.
3. Select the Connection tab, and click the Setup button.
4. Cancel the pop-up "Location Information" screen.
5. Click Next on the "New Connection Wizard" screen.
6. Select "Connect to the Internet" and click Next.
7. Select "Set up my connection manually" and click Next.
8. Check "Connect using a broadband connection that is al-
ways on" and click Next.
9. Click Finish to close the New Connection Wizard.
Setup is now completed.

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Macintosh Setup
ŒInternet Access
1. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.
2. Select Ethernet from the Connect via pop-up menu.
3. Select Using DHCP Server from the Configure pop-up
menu. The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank.
4. Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.
Note:
If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the
required changes are:
•Set the Router Address field to the Broadband VPN Gate-
way's IP Address.
•Ensure your DNS settings are correct.

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Linux Setup using X Windows
ŒInternet Access
Follow this procedure to set your system to act as a DHCP
client, obtaining an IP Address and related data from the
Broadband VPN Gateway's DHCP Server.
1. Start your X Windows client.
2. Select Control Panel -Network
3. Select the "Interface" entry for your Network card. Nor-
mally, this will be called "eth0".
4. Click the Edit button, set the "protocol" to "DHCP", and
save this data.
5. To apply your changes
•Use the "Deactivate" and "Activate" buttons
•OR, restart your system.
i
•This guide covers only the most common
situations. Please refer to the full User’s
Guide for each model on the CD-ROM.

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