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... Router ...35 3.3.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button 35 Chapter 4 Monitor...37 4.1 Overview ...37 4.2 What You Can Do ...37 4.3 The Log Screen ...37 4.3.1 View Log ...37 4.4 BW MGMT Monitor ...39 4.5 DHCP Table ...... 6.6.6 Wireless Security ...52 6.6.7 WPS ...54 6.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode ...55 Chapter 7 Router Mode...57 7.1 Overview ...57 7.2 What You Can Do ...57 7.3 Status Screen ...58 6 NBG6503 User's Guide
... Router ...35 3.3.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button 35 Chapter 4 Monitor...37 4.1 Overview ...37 4.2 What You Can Do ...37 4.3 The Log Screen ...37 4.3.1 View Log ...37 4.4 BW MGMT Monitor ...39 4.5 DHCP Table ...... 6.6.6 Wireless Security ...52 6.6.7 WPS ...54 6.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode ...55 Chapter 7 Router Mode...57 7.1 Overview ...57 7.2 What You Can Do ...57 7.3 Status Screen ...58 6 NBG6503 User's Guide
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... Mode Screen ...163 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting...165 23.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 165 23.2 Router Access and Login ...166 23.3 Internet Access ...167 23.4 Resetting the Router to Its Factory Defaults 169 23.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting 169 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting 171 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's IP...
... Mode Screen ...163 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting...165 23.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 165 23.2 Router Access and Login ...166 23.3 Internet Access ...167 23.4 Resetting the Router to Its Factory Defaults 169 23.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting 169 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting 171 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's IP...
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... ). Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Router Do the following things regularly to make sure you would not have to reset the Router to totally re-configure the Router. If you forget your last configuration. 16...
... ). Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Router Do the following things regularly to make sure you would not have to reset the Router to totally re-configure the Router. If you forget your last configuration. 16...
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... click Login. Leave a field blank if you don't have that information. 2.2 Accessing the Wizard Launch your Internet account information. The Wizard screen opens. Figure 3 Welcome NBG6503 User's Guide 21 Choose your device to its default factory settings. CHAPTER 2 Connection Wizard 2.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in...
... click Login. Leave a field blank if you don't have that information. 2.2 Accessing the Wizard Launch your Internet account information. The Wizard screen opens. Figure 3 Welcome NBG6503 User's Guide 21 Choose your device to its default factory settings. CHAPTER 2 Connection Wizard 2.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in...
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...Make sure the power LED is on. 2 Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the Router. 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the Router back to reload the factory-default configuration file. NBG6503 User's Guide 35 This means that you will lose all... configurations that you will be reset to "1234" and the IP address will need to use the RESET button at the back of the Router to its factory-default configurations...
...Make sure the power LED is on. 2 Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the Router. 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the Router back to reload the factory-default configuration file. NBG6503 User's Guide 35 This means that you will lose all... configurations that you will be reset to "1234" and the IP address will need to use the RESET button at the back of the Router to its factory-default configurations...
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... down boxes. Select Everyday or the specific days to begin time using the first set of the Router. If you selected in these fields. Apply Reset In this screen. For example, 6:00 PM is 00:00 and progresses up to the Router. Select a begin configuring this screen afresh. 50... NBG6503 User's Guide Click Apply to save your changes back to 24:00. Click Reset to turn the Wireless LAN on what you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN...
... down boxes. Select Everyday or the specific days to begin time using the first set of the Router. If you selected in these fields. Apply Reset In this screen. For example, 6:00 PM is 00:00 and progresses up to the Router. Select a begin configuring this screen afresh. 50... NBG6503 User's Guide Click Apply to save your changes back to 24:00. Click Reset to turn the Wireless LAN on what you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN...
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...Router without turning the power off. MAINTENANCE General Use this screen to set the upstream bandwidth and edit a bandwidth management rule. NBG6503 User's Guide 63 Use this screen to view and change the password of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are ...Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION Bandwidth General Management Advanced Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory defaults to your Router. Monitor Use this screen to view the amount of your Router. Password Password Setup Use...
...Router without turning the power off. MAINTENANCE General Use this screen to set the upstream bandwidth and edit a bandwidth management rule. NBG6503 User's Guide 63 Use this screen to view and change the password of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are ...Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION Bandwidth General Management Advanced Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory defaults to your Router. Monitor Use this screen to view the amount of your Router. Password Password Setup Use...
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... based on how to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Enter the DNS server's IP address in dotted decimal notation. Click Reset to reset the Router). Users connected to configure DNS servers. The default setting is given by the Router. Unless you want to the Router...specify the IP address of a DNS server. IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of a computer in the field below. NBG6503 User's Guide 71 Chapter 8 Access Point Mode Table 29 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from the network's DHCP server (for example, ...
... based on how to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Enter the DNS server's IP address in dotted decimal notation. Click Reset to reset the Router). Users connected to configure DNS servers. The default setting is given by the Router. Unless you want to the Router...specify the IP address of a DNS server. IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of a computer in the field below. NBG6503 User's Guide 71 Chapter 8 Access Point Mode Table 29 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from the network's DHCP server (for example, ...
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... WPA2PSK are in this field. Figure 60 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: No Security NBG6503 User's Guide 87 Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this wireless network. See 10.4.2, and 10.4.3 sections. Apply Reset Note: If you select to use a security, additional options appears in . Operating Channel Security Security Mode...
... WPA2PSK are in this field. Figure 60 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: No Security NBG6503 User's Guide 87 Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this wireless network. See 10.4.2, and 10.4.3 sections. Apply Reset Note: If you select to use a security, additional options appears in . Operating Channel Security Security Mode...
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... changes to configure DNS servers. The PPP over Ethernet). If you do not want to the right. Click Reset to begin configuring this field. Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for example Radius). For the service provider, PPPoE...service selection. WAN MAC Address Factory default Clone the computer's MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Apply Reset Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you are cloning. By implementing PPPoE directly on the...Point-to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using PPPoE. NBG6503 User's Guide 103
... changes to configure DNS servers. The PPP over Ethernet). If you do not want to the right. Click Reset to begin configuring this field. Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for example Radius). For the service provider, PPPoE...service selection. WAN MAC Address Factory default Clone the computer's MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Apply Reset Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you are cloning. By implementing PPPoE directly on the...Point-to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using PPPoE. NBG6503 User's Guide 103
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... to the right. Select Factory default to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that enables secure transfer of a DNS server. NBG6503 User's Guide 105 The field to use . IP Address and enter the IP address of a computer in this field if you click Apply. If ... to use the factory assigned default MAC Address. Click Apply to save your WAN IP address in order to None after you are cloning. Click Reset to begin configuring this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. This is a network protocol that the ISP assigns. WAN MAC Address ...
... to the right. Select Factory default to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that enables secure transfer of a DNS server. NBG6503 User's Guide 105 The field to use . IP Address and enter the IP address of a computer in this field if you click Apply. If ... to use the factory assigned default MAC Address. Click Apply to save your WAN IP address in order to None after you are cloning. Click Reset to begin configuring this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. This is a network protocol that the ISP assigns. WAN MAC Address ...
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... server, you must know the IP address of a DNS server. Select Clone the computer's MAC address - NBG6503 User's Guide 107 This is the default selection. Enter the DNS server's IP address in this option If your...MAC Address Factory default Clone the computer's MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Apply Reset Select None if you have the IP address of a computer in this option and enter the MAC ...address you a fixed IP address. Click Reset to get your WAN IP address from your ISP. IP Address Enter your WAN IP address ...
... server, you must know the IP address of a DNS server. Select Clone the computer's MAC address - NBG6503 User's Guide 107 This is the default selection. Enter the DNS server's IP address in this option If your...MAC Address Factory default Clone the computer's MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Apply Reset Select None if you have the IP address of a computer in this option and enter the MAC ...address you a fixed IP address. Click Reset to get your WAN IP address from your ISP. IP Address Enter your WAN IP address ...
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...to traffic routed from zero to nine) or in thismode. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to enable multicasting. Apply Reset The NAT, DHCP server and firewall functions on the Router are from zero to bridge mode automatically when the Router gets a WAN IP ...or 192.168.1.1 Change mode accordingly when the Router gets a dynamic WAN IP address in this screen afresh. 108 NBG6503 User's Guide Enable Auto-IP- Click Apply to the LAN. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen are from the WAN to save your Router's advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN ...
...to traffic routed from zero to nine) or in thismode. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to enable multicasting. Apply Reset The NAT, DHCP server and firewall functions on the Router are from zero to bridge mode automatically when the Router gets a WAN IP ...or 192.168.1.1 Change mode accordingly when the Router gets a dynamic WAN IP address in this screen afresh. 108 NBG6503 User's Guide Enable Auto-IP- Click Apply to the LAN. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen are from the WAN to save your Router's advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN ...
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Click Network > LAN > IP. NBG6503 User's Guide 111 IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of your Router in dotted decimal notation. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.5 IP Alias Screen Use this to enable IP alias. Table 47 Network > LAN > IP Alias LABEL DESCRIPTION IP...
Click Network > LAN > IP. NBG6503 User's Guide 111 IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of your Router in dotted decimal notation. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.5 IP Alias Screen Use this to enable IP alias. Table 47 Network > LAN > IP Alias LABEL DESCRIPTION IP...
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Reset Click Reset to the Router. Chapter 12 LAN Table 47 Network > LAN > IP Alias (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to begin configuring this screen afresh. 112 NBG6503 User's Guide Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the Router. Unless you assign.
Reset Click Reset to the Router. Chapter 12 LAN Table 47 Network > LAN > IP Alias (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to begin configuring this screen afresh. 112 NBG6503 User's Guide Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the Router. Unless you assign.
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... that the Router sends to the Router. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the DHCP clients. To change your LAN. 114 NBG6503 User's Guide Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen. Table 49 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION LAN Static DHCP Table # This is the index number of...
... that the Router sends to the Router. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the DHCP clients. To change your LAN. 114 NBG6503 User's Guide Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen. Table 49 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION LAN Static DHCP Table # This is the index number of...
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... DNS Relay for one of a computer in the field to None after you click Apply. Apply Reset Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of the three servers; NBG6503 User's Guide 115 You can only select DNS Relay for a second or third DNS server... the order you select the Enable DHCP Server check box. Click Apply to the LAN DHCP clients when you specify here) to the right. Click Reset to begin configuring this information to save your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the Router's WAN IP address).
... DNS Relay for one of a computer in the field to None after you click Apply. Apply Reset Select None if you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of the three servers; NBG6503 User's Guide 115 You can only select DNS Relay for a second or third DNS server... the order you select the Enable DHCP Server check box. Click Apply to the LAN DHCP clients when you specify here) to the right. Click Reset to begin configuring this information to save your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the Router's WAN IP address).
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...is forwarded to open the following table describes the labels in this screen. Click Network > NAT > General to the default server. Apply Reset If you do not assign a Default Server IP address, the Router discards all packets received for example both FTP and web service), it ...is simply discarded. 118 NBG6503 User's Guide Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 14.4 NAT Application Screen Use the Application screen to forward incoming service requests to the server...
...is forwarded to open the following table describes the labels in this screen. Click Network > NAT > General to the default server. Apply Reset If you do not assign a Default Server IP address, the Router discards all packets received for example both FTP and web service), it ...is simply discarded. 118 NBG6503 User's Guide Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 14.4 NAT Application Screen Use the Application screen to forward incoming service requests to the server...
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... IP Address This field displays the inside IP address of the computer that sends traffic to the WAN to a single LAN IP address. Click Reset to the IP address of ports on a different LAN computer, you want a different LAN computer to the Router. After that computer's connection ... this screen afresh. 14.5 NAT Advanced Screen Some services use the same service on the server side. The screen appears as shown. 120 NBG6503 User's Guide Trigger port forwarding solves this rule. Name This field displays a name to dynamically take turns using the service. This way you...
... IP Address This field displays the inside IP address of the computer that sends traffic to the WAN to a single LAN IP address. Click Reset to the IP address of ports on a different LAN computer, you want a different LAN computer to the Router. After that computer's connection ... this screen afresh. 14.5 NAT Advanced Screen Some services use the same service on the server side. The screen appears as shown. 120 NBG6503 User's Guide Trigger port forwarding solves this rule. Name This field displays a name to dynamically take turns using the service. This way you...
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...computer that requested the service. Start Port Type a port number or the starting port number in this screen afresh. All characters are permitted - NBG6503 User's Guide 121 Name Type a unique name (up to the Router. Table 52 Network > NAT > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the... rule index number (read-only). Reset Click Reset to a server on the LAN that sent the traffic to begin configuring this screen. Chapter 14 Network Address Translation (NAT) Note: Only ...
...computer that requested the service. Start Port Type a port number or the starting port number in this screen afresh. All characters are permitted - NBG6503 User's Guide 121 Name Type a unique name (up to the Router. Table 52 Network > NAT > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the... rule index number (read-only). Reset Click Reset to a server on the LAN that sent the traffic to begin configuring this screen. Chapter 14 Network Address Translation (NAT) Note: Only ...