User manual GIGAFAST EE400-RP

[. . . ] 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. 1. 1 Functions and Features l Broadband modem and IP sharing Connects multiple computers to a broadband (cable or DSL) modem or an Ethernet router to surf the Internet. l Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch Equipped with a 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch. l VPN supported Supports multiple PPTP sessions and allows you to setup VPN server and VPN clients. [. . . ] Then, the setup program will begin to install the programs into the destination folder. -13- 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. If you forgot the system password, please refer to Appendix A to reset a new one. -17- 4. 4 Primary Setup This option is primary to enable this product to work properly. You can click Change button to choose a correct one from the following four options: A. PPP over Ethernet: Some ISPs require the use of PPPoE to connect to their services. Dial-up Network: To surf the Internet via PSTN/ISDN. -18- 4. 4. 1 Static IP Address WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Primary and Secondary DNS: enter the proper setting value provided by your ISP. Renew IP Forever: this feature enable this product renew IP address automatically when the lease time is being expired even the system is in idle state. PPPoE Account and Password: the account and password your ISP assigned to you. Maximum Idle Time : the time of no activity to disconnect your PPPoE session. Primary and Secondary DNS: automatically assigned if they are configured as "0. 0. 0. 0. " 3. Maximum Idle Time: the time of no activity to disconnect your dial-up session. Baud Rate: the communication speed between this product and your MODEM or ISDN TA. Extra Setting: needed to optimize the communication quality between the ISP and your MODEM or ISDN TA -19- 4. 5 DHCP Server The settings of TCP/IP environment include Host IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS configurations. It is not a simple task to correctly configure all the computers in your LAN environment. Fortunately, DHCP provides a rather simple approach to handle all these settings. If you enable this product' s DHCP server and configure your computers as "automatic IP allocation" mode, then when your computer is powered on, it will automatically load the proper TCP/IP settings from this product. Range of IP Address Pool: Whenever there is a request, the DHCP server will automatically allocate an unused IP address from the IP address pool to the requesting computer. You must specify the starting and ending address of the IP address pool. Domain Name: Optional, this information will be passed to the client. -20- 4. 6 Virtual Server This product' NAT firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your Intranet, so s all hosts behind this product are invisible to the outside world. If you wish, you can make some of them accessible by enabling the Virtual Server Mapping. A virtual server is defined as a Service Port, and all requests to this port will be redirected to the computer specified by the Server IP. For example, if you have an FTP server (port 21) at 192. 168. 123. 1, a Web server (port 80) at 192. 168. 123. 2, and a VPN server at 192. 168. 123. 6, then you need to specify the following virtual server mapping table: Service Port 21 80 1723 Server IP 192. 168. 123. 1 192. 168. 123. 2 192. 168. 123. 6 Enable V V V -21- 4. 7 Special AP Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, Video conferencing, Internet telephony and so on. Due to the firewall function, these applications can not work with pure NAT router. [. . . ] And suppose you have been successfully installed one network card on your personal computer. Moreover, the Section B. 2 tells you how to set TCP/IP values for working with this NAT Router correctly. B. 1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC 1. Double click Network icon and select Configuration tab in the Network window. Click OK to complete the install procedure and restart your PC to enable the TCP/IP protocol. B. 2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with NAT Router 1. [. . . ]