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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction to VPNs 1 VPN Examples 1 VPN Security 2 Chapter 2: Product Overview 3 Front Panel 3 Back Panel 3 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration 4 Setup > Basic Setup 4 Setup > DDNS 7 Setup > MAC Address Clone 8 Setup > Advanced Routing 8 Security > Firewall 9 Security > VPN 9 Access Restrictions 12 Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding 13 Applications & ... for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE 26 EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch ii
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction to VPNs 1 VPN Examples 1 VPN Security 2 Chapter 2: Product Overview 3 Front Panel 3 Back Panel 3 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration 4 Setup > Basic Setup 4 Setup > DDNS 7 Setup > MAC Address Clone 8 Setup > Advanced Routing 8 Security > Firewall 9 Security > VPN 9 Access Restrictions 12 Applications and Gaming > Port Range Forwarding 13 Applications & ... for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE 26 EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch ii
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... ways to create a VPN connection: •• VPN Router to VPN Router •• computer (using VPN client software and a VPN router. As VPNs use the Router to VPN Router For example, at home, a telecommuter uses his VPN Router for choosing the Linksys by creating a "tunnel". A variety of the two endpoints. VPN Router to share resources such as if she were physically connected. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with her hotel room...
... ways to create a VPN connection: •• VPN Router to VPN Router •• computer (using VPN client software and a VPN router. As VPNs use the Router to VPN Router For example, at home, a telecommuter uses his VPN Router for choosing the Linksys by creating a "tunnel". A variety of the two endpoints. VPN Router to share resources such as if she were physically connected. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with her hotel room...
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...to continue. NOTE: When first installing the Router, you should be obtained through a dynamic IP address. (This option usually applies to cable connections.) EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Setup Wizard (located on a computer connected to the Router. How to Access the Web-Based Utility ... Heart Beat Signal Obtain an IP Automatically By default, the Router's Connection Type is the Basic Setup screen. Advanced Configuration Setup > Basic Setup Internet Setup The Internet Setup section configures the Router to change its advanced settings, use this information can be ...
...to continue. NOTE: When first installing the Router, you should be obtained through a dynamic IP address. (This option usually applies to cable connections.) EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Setup Wizard (located on a computer connected to the Router. How to Access the Web-Based Utility ... Heart Beat Signal Obtain an IP Automatically By default, the Router's Connection Type is the Basic Setup screen. Advanced Configuration Setup > Basic Setup Internet Setup The Internet Setup section configures the Router to change its advanced settings, use this information can be ...
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...they use PPPoE. Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for information on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a... connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on the Internet (including your connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router will have elapsed EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the IP address of time (Max Idle Time). To use a permanent IP address to connect to the Internet, select...
...they use PPPoE. Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for information on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a... connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connect on the Internet (including your connection. If you are disconnected, then the Router will have elapsed EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the IP address of time (Max Idle Time). To use a permanent IP address to connect to the Internet, select...
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...your ISP. The default Max Idle Time is provided by users on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of time (Max Idle Time...). To use this option, select Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of these fields blank will ... 3 PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that is transmitted. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with your ISP.
...your ISP. The default Max Idle Time is provided by users on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of time (Max Idle Time...). To use this option, select Connect on Demand: Max Idle Time You can configure the Router to cut the Internet connection after it has been inactive for a specified period of these fields blank will ... 3 PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a service that is transmitted. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with your ISP.
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... DDNS service connection is up for your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the Router. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to configure the Router's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. Before you are hosting your DDNS account. Setup > DDNS > ... Time is selected in the 1200 to use this option is no other DHCP server on your network. Enter the EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration amount of time, in which means one day. The default is provided by your network. Time Setting Time Zone...
... DDNS service connection is up for your own website, FTP server, or other server behind the Router. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain name to configure the Router's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server function. Before you are hosting your DDNS account. Setup > DDNS > ... Time is selected in the 1200 to use this option is no other DHCP server on your network. Enter the EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration amount of time, in which means one day. The default is provided by your network. Time Setting Time Zone...
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... static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to set up a new static route. Setup > Advanced Routing EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you whether the Destination IP Address is on your changes, or click Cancel Changes... require you are using. Select Entry To set up the Router's advanced functions. This determines which portion of the computer you to register a MAC address in order to another network destination. Advanced Configuration Advanced Routing Dynamic Routing NAT If this button to clone the...
... static route is a pre-determined pathway that network information must travel to set up a new static route. Setup > Advanced Routing EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with your ISP, you may assign the MAC address you whether the Destination IP Address is on your changes, or click Cancel Changes... require you are using. Select Entry To set up the Router's advanced functions. This determines which portion of the computer you to register a MAC address in order to another network destination. Advanced Configuration Advanced Routing Dynamic Routing NAT If this button to clone the...
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...way into your changes, or click Cancel Changes to configure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnels. Advanced Configuration Block WAN Requests Block Anonymous Internet Requests This feature makes it more difficult for outside users to configure a firewall that can filter out various types of ... Protocol Security (IPSec) is a programming language for websites.If you deny ActiveX, you interact with 4-Port Switch 9 EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with them. This feature is a programming language for websites. Select this option to allow ActiveX usage. To allow proxy...
...way into your changes, or click Cancel Changes to configure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnels. Advanced Configuration Block WAN Requests Block Anonymous Internet Requests This feature makes it more difficult for outside users to configure a firewall that can filter out various types of ... Protocol Security (IPSec) is a programming language for websites.If you deny ActiveX, you interact with 4-Port Switch 9 EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with them. This feature is a programming language for websites. Select this option to allow ActiveX usage. To allow proxy...
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.... IP Addr. Enter the appropriate address. Host The Remote Secure Group will be another VPN Router, a VPN server, or a computer with VPN client software that can access the tunnel. Any The local VPN Router will be able to match the name used at the other endpoint is secure. Remote...the tunnel. For the Remote Secure Group, select Subnet, IP Address, IP Range, Host, or Any. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration IP Address Only the computer with VPN client software that will be able to the tunnel. Select IP Address, FQDN, or Any. Local and ...
.... IP Addr. Enter the appropriate address. Host The Remote Secure Group will be another VPN Router, a VPN server, or a computer with VPN client software that can access the tunnel. Any The local VPN Router will be able to match the name used at the other endpoint is secure. Remote...the tunnel. For the Remote Secure Group, select Subnet, IP Address, IP Range, Host, or Any. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration IP Address Only the computer with VPN client software that will be able to the tunnel. Select IP Address, FQDN, or Any. Local and ...
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...option. Based on the road or a telecommuter using brute force to break EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with VPN client software that the initial key exchange and IKE proposals are displayed in this field. Both ends of the VPN tunnel must match the Inbound SPI value of the tunnel can also choose... authentication. For more secure. If the remote user has an unknown or dynamic IP address (such as another VPN Router, a VPN server, or a computer with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration encryption keys will accept a request from any encryption to the encryption code. To display...
...option. Based on the road or a telecommuter using brute force to break EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with VPN client software that the initial key exchange and IKE proposals are displayed in this field. Both ends of the VPN tunnel must match the Inbound SPI value of the tunnel can also choose... authentication. For more secure. If the remote user has an unknown or dynamic IP address (such as another VPN Router, a VPN server, or a computer with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration encryption keys will accept a request from any encryption to the encryption code. To display...
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...click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to pass through the VPN tunnel, select this option. Select MD5 or SHA. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration Key Lifetime Enter the number of sequence numbers as Internet access, designated services, and websites... of Phase 1 exchanges, Main mode and Aggressive mode, which is selected, the VPN Router will accept both Main and Aggressive requests from the remote VPN device. To re-establish the VPN tunnel whenever it is using a unique firewall identifier, then select this option and ...
...click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to pass through the VPN tunnel, select this option. Select MD5 or SHA. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration Key Lifetime Enter the number of sequence numbers as Internet access, designated services, and websites... of Phase 1 exchanges, Main mode and Aggressive mode, which is selected, the VPN Router will accept both Main and Aggressive requests from the remote VPN device. To re-establish the VPN tunnel whenever it is using a unique firewall identifier, then select this option and ...
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...policy's settings. Select a number from the drop-down menu. 2. If you want to block websites with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration 7. To delete a policy, select that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Before using specific...the individual days during which computers will forward those requests to edit a service's settings, then click Add/Edit Service. 8. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with specific URL addresses, enter each keyword in effect, or select Everyday. Select any forwarding.) When users send these types of...
...policy's settings. Select a number from the drop-down menu. 2. If you want to block websites with 4-Port Switch Advanced Configuration 7. To delete a policy, select that use Internet access to perform functions such as videoconferencing or online gaming. Before using specific...the individual days during which computers will forward those requests to edit a service's settings, then click Add/Edit Service. 8. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with specific URL addresses, enter each keyword in effect, or select Everyday. Select any forwarding.) When users send these types of...
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... A domain name is pulled back to the proper computer by the Router, so that defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. Advanced Configuration Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to.... Forwarded Range Start Port and End Port For each application, enter the starting and ending port numbers of the trigger. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Internet application documentation for an Internet address. 14 The preset applications are typically uploaded to watch outgoing data for this...
... A domain name is pulled back to the proper computer by the Router, so that defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. Advanced Configuration Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to.... Forwarded Range Start Port and End Port For each application, enter the starting and ending port numbers of the trigger. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Internet application documentation for an Internet address. 14 The preset applications are typically uploaded to watch outgoing data for this...
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...Enter the IP address of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that holds incoming e-mail until users log on the World Wide Web. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Internet application software documentation for more secure because it . Finger - A UNIX command widely used to connect to ...hosting forwards all the ports of the internal port used network monitoring and control protocol. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - Advanced Configuration Applications and Gaming > DMZ The DMZ feature allows one PC, select Enable. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click...
...Enter the IP address of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that holds incoming e-mail until users log on the World Wide Web. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Internet application software documentation for more secure because it . Finger - A UNIX command widely used to connect to ...hosting forwards all the ports of the internal port used network monitoring and control protocol. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - Advanced Configuration Applications and Gaming > DMZ The DMZ feature allows one PC, select Enable. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click...
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... Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is displayed. Enabled/Disabled To use SNMP to monitor the Router using network management systems. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with all traffic for your Internet connection. Identification Device Name The name of all HP OpenView compliant... network, select Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled. Administration > Log The Router can use SNMP, select Enabled. Re-enter to confirm Enter the password again to automatically configure the Router for the Router. The default is passed from outside access. Otherwise, keep the default...
... Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is displayed. Enabled/Disabled To use SNMP to monitor the Router using network management systems. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with all traffic for your Internet connection. Identification Device Name The name of all HP OpenView compliant... network, select Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled. Administration > Log The Router can use SNMP, select Enabled. Re-enter to confirm Enter the password again to automatically configure the Router for the Router. The default is passed from outside access. Otherwise, keep the default...
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...failed test is reset, you wish the Router to its factory default settings. Administration > Diagnostics EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Administration > Factory Defaults NOTE: Do not restore the factory defaults unless you wish to their previous configuration. SMTP Mail Server If you want copies...you with the Router and have to you to restore the Router's configuration to ping the location. Enter the fixed IP address of the computer running the Logviewer software. Start Test Click this software from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. The ...
...failed test is reset, you wish the Router to its factory default settings. Administration > Diagnostics EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch Administration > Factory Defaults NOTE: Do not restore the factory defaults unless you wish to their previous configuration. SMTP Mail Server If you want copies...you with the Router and have to you to restore the Router's configuration to ping the location. Enter the fixed IP address of the computer running the Logviewer software. Start Test Click this software from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. The ...
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...on the Basic Setup screen is displayed. Internet Connection This section shows the current network information stored in the Router. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Router or the new firmware has a feature you have selected the appropriate file, click this option, and follow ...on -screen information. Advanced Configuration Administration > Firmware Upgrade NOTE: The Router may lose the settings you upgrade its current settings. Upgrade Firmware Before upgrading the firmware, download the Router's firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. File Path Enter...
...on the Basic Setup screen is displayed. Internet Connection This section shows the current network information stored in the Router. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with the Router or the new firmware has a feature you have selected the appropriate file, click this option, and follow ...on -screen information. Advanced Configuration Administration > Firmware Upgrade NOTE: The Router may lose the settings you upgrade its current settings. Upgrade Firmware Before upgrading the firmware, download the Router's firmware upgrade file from the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. File Path Enter...
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... this option to view a list of the Router is displayed. DHCP Server The status of the Router's DHCP server function is displayed. Advanced Configuration EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch 19 Chapter 3 Local Network Local MAC Address The MAC address of the Router's local interface is displayed. The table lists ... is displayed. IP Address The local IP address of the Router is the IP address of the Router. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of PCs that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router. DHCP Clients Table DHCP Client Table The DHCP Client Table ...
... this option to view a list of the Router is displayed. DHCP Server The status of the Router's DHCP server function is displayed. Advanced Configuration EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch 19 Chapter 3 Local Network Local MAC Address The MAC address of the Router's local interface is displayed. The table lists ... is displayed. IP Address The local IP address of the Router is the IP address of the Router. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of PCs that have been assigned IP addresses by the Router. DHCP Clients Table DHCP Client Table The DHCP Client Table ...
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..., select IP Addr. Then enter the IP address of the remote computer on the other end of the remote VPN Router. 10. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch VPN Tunnel 21 Open your connection, click Connect. Press Enter. 3. For the Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) setting, select...an example of how to set up a VPN tunnel between two VPN Routers. Click the Security > VPN tab. 4. For the Local Secure Group setting, select Subnet. Then complete the IP and Mask fields (refer to "Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration" for this particular tunnel. 7. Then complete...
..., select IP Addr. Then enter the IP address of the remote computer on the other end of the remote VPN Router. 10. EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router with 4-Port Switch VPN Tunnel 21 Open your connection, click Connect. Press Enter. 3. For the Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) setting, select...an example of how to set up a VPN tunnel between two VPN Routers. Click the Security > VPN tab. 4. For the Local Secure Group setting, select Subnet. Then complete the IP and Mask fields (refer to "Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration" for this particular tunnel. 7. Then complete...