User manual SMC WBR14S-N

[. . . ] BarricadeTM N Draft 11n Wireless 4-port Broadband Router SMCWBR14S-N Wireless Broadband Router User's Guide From SMC's line of award-winning connectivity solutions 20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 July 2007 R01 F/W 1. 0 Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by our company for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of our company. We reserve the right to change specifications at any time without notice. [. . . ] The Barricade will only connect when you explicitly request it to, for example, by launching your web browser. 4-8 SETUP WIZARD PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) The Barricade supports PPTP connection. The PPTP connection delivers userlevel authentication VPN (virtual private network) for secure network path. Enter the user account ID and password required by your ISP in the appropriate fields. If your ISP has provided you with a Host Name enter it in the Host Name field, otherwise, leave it blank. Click on the Disconnect after x minutes of no activity and then enter the idle time for the Internet connection. This is the period of time for which the connection to the Internet is maintained during inactivity. If your ISP charges you by the minute, you should change the idle time out to one minute. Since your Service Provider may connect to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP's are also provided dynamically. Clicking on the Click here to enter your DNS Settings for DNS configuration. See "DNS" on page 4-22. Click NEXT to proceed, or BACK to change your settings. 4-9 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) The Barricade supports L2TP connection. The L2TP connection delivers computer-level authentication VPN (virtual private network) for secure network path. Enter the user account ID and password required by your ISP in the appropriate fields. Click on the Disconnect after x minutes of no activity and then enter the idle time for the Internet connection. This is the period of time for which the connection to the Internet is maintained during inactivity. If your ISP charges you by the minute, you should change the idle time out to one minute. Since your Service Provider may connect to the Internet with dynamic IP settings, it is likely that the DNS server IP's are also provided dynamically. Clicking on the Click here to enter your DNS Settings for DNS configuration. See "DNS" on page 4-22. Click NEXT to proceed, or BACK to change your settings. 4-10 SETUP WIZARD Static IP Address Enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway Address provided to you by your ISP in the appropriate fields below. Click NEXT to proceed, or BACK to change your settings. 4-11 CONFIGURING THE BARRICADE System Time Zone Select your local time zone from the drop-down list. This information is used for log entries and client filtering. For accurate timing of log entries and system events, you need to set the time zone. If daylight savings is used in your area, check the box to enable the function, and select the start/end dates. If you want to automatically synchronize the Barricade with a public time server, check the box to Enable Automatic Time Server Maintenance. Click Save Settings. 4-12 SYSTEM Password Settings Use this screen to change the password for accessing the management interface. Passwords can contain from 3~12 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive. [. . . ] Action · Network Connection Problems Cannot ping the Barricade from the attached LAN, or the Barricade cannot ping any device on the attached LAN · Verify that the IP addresses are properly configured. For most applications, you should use the Barricade's DHCP function to dynamically assign IP addresses to hosts on the attached LAN. However, if you manually configure IP addresses on the LAN, verify that the same network address (network component of the IP address) and subnet mask are used for both the Barricade and any attached LAN devices. Be sure the device you want to ping (or from which you are pinging) has been configured for TCP/IP. · A-2 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action Management Problems Cannot connect using the web browser · · Be sure to have configured the Barricade with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. [. . . ]