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... and Side Panels 7 Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router 8 Overview 8 Connection Instructions 9 Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 10 Overview 10 How to Access the Web-based Utility 12 System Summary Tab 12 Basic Setup Tab - Time 16 Basic Setup Tab - Forwarding 20 Advanced Setup Tab - Block List 19 Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through 24 Advanced...
... and Side Panels 7 Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router 8 Overview 8 Connection Instructions 9 Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 10 Overview 10 How to Access the Web-based Utility 12 System Summary Tab 12 Basic Setup Tab - Time 16 Basic Setup Tab - Forwarding 20 Advanced Setup Tab - Block List 19 Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through 24 Advanced...
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... 44 For the Router's Web-based Utility 45 Appendix D: Using the RT042 Utility 46 Starting the Utility 46 Router Information 47 Usage Configuration Screens 47 Appendix E: The Setup Wizard 51 Appendix F: Windows Help 54 Appendix G: Glossary 55 Appendix H: Specifications 59 Appendix I: Warranty Information 60 Appendix J: Regulatory Information 61 Appendix K: Contact Information 62 Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab -
... 44 For the Router's Web-based Utility 45 Appendix D: Using the RT042 Utility 46 Starting the Utility 46 Router Information 47 Usage Configuration Screens 47 Appendix E: The Setup Wizard 51 Appendix F: Windows Help 54 Appendix G: Glossary 55 Appendix H: Specifications 59 Appendix I: Warranty Information 60 Appendix J: Regulatory Information 61 Appendix K: Contact Information 62 Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab -
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... - Network 13 Figure 5-7: Obtain an IP Automatically 14 Figure 5-8: Static IP 14 Figure 5-9: PPPoE 14 Figure 5-10: PPTP 15 Figure 5-11: Basic Setup Tab - Broadband Router List of Figures Figure 3-1: Front Panel 6 Figure 3-2: Back Panel 7 Figure 4-1: Example of a Typical Network 8 Figure 4-2: Connect a PC 9 Figure 4-3: Connect the Internet 9 Figure 4-4: Connect the Power 9 ...
... - Network 13 Figure 5-7: Obtain an IP Automatically 14 Figure 5-8: Static IP 14 Figure 5-9: PPPoE 14 Figure 5-10: PPTP 15 Figure 5-11: Basic Setup Tab - Broadband Router List of Figures Figure 3-1: Front Panel 6 Figure 3-2: Back Panel 7 Figure 4-1: Example of a Typical Network 8 Figure 4-2: Connect a PC 9 Figure 4-3: Connect the Internet 9 Figure 4-4: Connect the Power 9 ...
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... IP 53 Figure E-6: PPPoE 53 Figure E-7: Basic Setup Tab - DDNS 22 Figure 5-25: Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through 24 Figure 5-27: Advanced Setup Tab - System Log 27 Figure 5-30: Log Tab - Broadband Router Figure 5-22: Service Management 21 Figure 5-23: Advanced Setup Tab - UPnP 21 Figure 5-24: Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Routing 22 Figure 5-26: Advanced...
... IP 53 Figure E-6: PPPoE 53 Figure E-7: Basic Setup Tab - DDNS 22 Figure 5-25: Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through 24 Figure 5-27: Advanced Setup Tab - System Log 27 Figure 5-30: Log Tab - Broadband Router Figure 5-22: Service Management 21 Figure 5-23: Advanced Setup Tab - UPnP 21 Figure 5-24: Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Routing 22 Figure 5-26: Advanced...
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...gives a brief glossary of the Router. • Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router This chapter instructs you on the Router's CD. • Appendix E: The Setup Wizard This appendix describes the Setup Wizard included with the Web-based... utility, for easy Internet set up. • Appendix F: Windows Help This appendix describes how you can use the Router's MAC address cloning feature. • Appendix D: Using the RT042...
...gives a brief glossary of the Router. • Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router This chapter instructs you on the Router's CD. • Appendix E: The Setup Wizard This appendix describes the Setup Wizard included with the Web-based... utility, for easy Internet set up. • Appendix F: Windows Help This appendix describes how you can use the Router's MAC address cloning feature. • Appendix D: Using the RT042...
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... Ethernet Adapter Figure 4-1: Example of a Typical Network Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router 8 Overview If not, you can call your ISP to request the information. Once you have left the setup information with you after installing your broadband connection. Broadband Router Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router Overview To set up your network, you will need to do the following...
... Ethernet Adapter Figure 4-1: Example of a Typical Network Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router 8 Overview If not, you can call your ISP to request the information. Once you have left the setup information with you after installing your broadband connection. Broadband Router Chapter 4: Connecting the Broadband Router Overview To set up your network, you will need to do the following...
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... Summary Tab The System Summary Tab displays the router's current status and settings. You can change the password from the Router's default. • Time. Basic Setup Tab • Network. Some ISPs require that you should change the Router's password on this screen. Make sure you ... Overview Clicking any underlined text will explain all of the functions in the utility. Broadband Router Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Overview For your convenience, use the Router's Web-based Utility to any of the users on your network. This chapter will take ...
... Summary Tab The System Summary Tab displays the router's current status and settings. You can change the password from the Router's default. • Time. Basic Setup Tab • Network. Some ISPs require that you should change the Router's password on this screen. Make sure you ... Overview Clicking any underlined text will explain all of the functions in the utility. Broadband Router Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Overview For your convenience, use the Router's Web-based Utility to any of the users on your network. This chapter will take ...
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... feature can be tunneled through a remote location over the Internet. This allows you to manage the Router through an IP network. Advanced Setup Tab DMZ: removes the Router's firewall protection from the Internet. • DMZ Host. This allows you to host your own ...8226; Application Usage. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol): a VPN protocol that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. Broadband Router • Website Hit Rate. The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host feature allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet, not ...
... feature can be tunneled through a remote location over the Internet. This allows you to manage the Router through an IP network. Advanced Setup Tab DMZ: removes the Router's firewall protection from the Internet. • DMZ Host. This allows you to host your own ...8226; Application Usage. PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol): a VPN protocol that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. Broadband Router • Website Hit Rate. The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host feature allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet, not ...
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...Password field. Then, click the OK button. Clicking underlined text will be a link to related setup pages. Figure 5-1: Entering the Router's IP Address System Summary Tab The first screen that the Router is a graphic display of the users on your User name and Password. Internet IP Addresses: This...side of the Utility's tabs. Figure 5-2: Accessing the Web-Based Utility Figure 5-3: The Site Map Button Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router How to view the Site Map. A screen will take you to all of the screen and all other screens in Days, Hours, and ...
...Password field. Then, click the OK button. Clicking underlined text will be a link to related setup pages. Figure 5-1: Entering the Router's IP Address System Summary Tab The first screen that the Router is a graphic display of the users on your User name and Password. Internet IP Addresses: This...side of the Utility's tabs. Figure 5-2: Accessing the Web-Based Utility Figure 5-3: The Site Map Button Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router How to view the Site Map. A screen will take you to all of the screen and all other screens in Days, Hours, and ...
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... maximizing your network. A walk-through the other Internet port by selecting the interface from Internet access. Broadband Router User Bandwidth This is provided in "Appendix E: The Setup Wizard". In most network settings without changing any of the default values. Click the Save Settings button ...Enter a host and domain name for your ISP. You can be obtained from your ISP. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - The headings for this list are allowed and to undo your network. Delete: Click the trashcan icon if you to ...
... maximizing your network. A walk-through the other Internet port by selecting the interface from Internet access. Broadband Router User Bandwidth This is provided in "Appendix E: The Setup Wizard". In most network settings without changing any of the default values. Click the Save Settings button ...Enter a host and domain name for your ISP. You can be obtained from your ISP. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - The headings for this list are allowed and to undo your network. Delete: Click the trashcan icon if you to ...
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Broadband Router LAN Setting This shows the Router's MAC Address, which is a 12-digit code assigned to ...physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices. If you select Keep Alive option, the Router will assign these values. If you select Connect on Demand option, the PPPoE connection will be enabled or ...an IP Automatically Figure 5-8: Static IP Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - Multiple DNS IP Settings are the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask. The default value is used. Also listed here are...
Broadband Router LAN Setting This shows the Router's MAC Address, which is a 12-digit code assigned to ...physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices. If you select Keep Alive option, the Router will assign these values. If you select Connect on Demand option, the PPPoE connection will be enabled or ...an IP Automatically Figure 5-8: Static IP Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - Multiple DNS IP Settings are the Router's IP Address and Subnet Mask. The default value is used. Also listed here are...
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...or click the Cancel Changes button to access the Router simply by your ISP. 2. NOTE: The password cannot be able to undo the changes. Password Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 15 Basic Setup Tab - Password Enter your Internet service thinks that... is lost or forgotten. Basic Setup Tab - Broadband Router PPTP (Point-to undo your changes. Enter the Specify IP Address, Subnet Mask...
...or click the Cancel Changes button to access the Router simply by your ISP. 2. NOTE: The password cannot be able to undo the changes. Password Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 15 Basic Setup Tab - Password Enter your Internet service thinks that... is lost or forgotten. Basic Setup Tab - Broadband Router PPTP (Point-to undo your changes. Enter the Specify IP Address, Subnet Mask...
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Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - MAC Clone Some ISPs require that you from the PC viewing the Web-based Utility. Time Automatic: Select the Time Zone and enter the ... address. The default Time Zone is a 12-digit code assigned to call your changes. MAC Clone Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 16 Basic Setup Tab - Basic Setup Tab - Set the local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP) automatically or manually. Enter the MAC Address in the User Defined MAC Address field...
Broadband Router Basic Setup Tab - MAC Clone Some ISPs require that you from the PC viewing the Web-based Utility. Time Automatic: Select the Time Zone and enter the ... address. The default Time Zone is a 12-digit code assigned to call your changes. MAC Clone Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 16 Basic Setup Tab - Basic Setup Tab - Set the local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP) automatically or manually. Enter the MAC Address in the User Defined MAC Address field...
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... in order to properly run an Internet server.) For added security, Internet users will not actually be forwarded through the Router. The Default value zero (0) will be exposed to the Internet, not protected by clicking the box below Enable. ...the Save Setting button. Figure 5-21: Advanced Setup Tab - Forwarding Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 20 Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Setup Tab - Be sure that opens, enter the Service Name, Protocol and Port Range. Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - Forwarding Port forwarding can forward those ...
... in order to properly run an Internet server.) For added security, Internet users will not actually be forwarded through the Router. The Default value zero (0) will be exposed to the Internet, not protected by clicking the box below Enable. ...the Save Setting button. Figure 5-21: Advanced Setup Tab - Forwarding Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 20 Advanced Setup Tab - Advanced Setup Tab - Be sure that opens, enter the Service Name, Protocol and Port Range. Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - Forwarding Port forwarding can forward those ...
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...Save Settings button to save the settings, click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes, click the Show Tables to access. Broadband Router Port Triggering Some Internet applications or games use alternate ports to set up public services on your network. Enter the Application Name, ...triggering (outgoing) port and alternate incoming port in menu, please click the Service Management button. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - Click the Show Tables button to use those settings you 've changed. Click the Add to List button to add Port ...
...Save Settings button to save the settings, click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes, click the Show Tables to access. Broadband Router Port Triggering Some Internet applications or games use alternate ports to set up public services on your network. Enter the Application Name, ...triggering (outgoing) port and alternate incoming port in menu, please click the Service Management button. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - Click the Show Tables button to use those settings you 've changed. Click the Add to List button to add Port ...
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... Internet connection is provided by default. Receive RIP versions: Choose a protocol for the network's data packets to the Internet unless you have another router function as the gateway. Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to a dynamic Internet IP address. DDNS This allows you to assign a fixed domain name...
... Internet connection is provided by default. Receive RIP versions: Choose a protocol for the network's data packets to the Internet unless you have another router function as the gateway. Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to a dynamic Internet IP address. DDNS This allows you to assign a fixed domain name...
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..., typically a computer or work station. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 23 Advanced Setup Tab - static routing: forwarding data in the Router's table that a data packet passes through this Router. In order to use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access... Internet connection, enter the IP Address of your network before and after it is used on the destination LAN IP domain. Broadband Router Transmit RIP versions: Choose a protocol for transmitting data on the network. (None, RIPv1, RIPv2-Broadcast, RIPv2-Multicast) Static ...
..., typically a computer or work station. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 23 Advanced Setup Tab - static routing: forwarding data in the Router's table that a data packet passes through this Router. In order to use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access... Internet connection, enter the IP Address of your network before and after it is used on the destination LAN IP domain. Broadband Router Transmit RIP versions: Choose a protocol for transmitting data on the network. (None, RIPv1, RIPv2-Broadcast, RIPv2-Multicast) Static ...
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...enable VPN sessions. You can also set up remote management for remote management. PPTP Pass Through is the method used to manage this Router from 0 to undo the changes. L2TP Pass Through: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Pass Through is enabled by default to ...to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Pass Through is enabled by default. Remote Management Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 24 Advanced Setup Tab - Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through The VPN Pass Through screen allows you finish the VPN Pass Through settings, or click the ...
...enable VPN sessions. You can also set up remote management for remote management. PPTP Pass Through is the method used to manage this Router from 0 to undo the changes. L2TP Pass Through: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) Pass Through is enabled by default to ...to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Pass Through is enabled by default. Remote Management Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 24 Advanced Setup Tab - Broadband Router Advanced Setup Tab - VPN Pass Through The VPN Pass Through screen allows you finish the VPN Pass Through settings, or click the ...
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... the Internet, try pinging addresses outside the ISP. Figure 5-28: Advanced Setup Tab - Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 25 Advanced Setup Tab - System Management The System Management screen includes several tools to help troubleshoot network problems, such as www.RT042.com, instead of the screen. Enter the host name to factory default...
... the Internet, try pinging addresses outside the ISP. Figure 5-28: Advanced Setup Tab - Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 25 Advanced Setup Tab - System Management The System Management screen includes several tools to help troubleshoot network problems, such as www.RT042.com, instead of the screen. Enter the host name to factory default...
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...settings. You will be asked where you select the file, click the Import button. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 26 Advanced Setup Tab - Broadband Router Factory Default The Factory Default feature can be used to clear all other configuration preferences. Only use the following function to ...the Browse button to the factory default settings. Select the Router from the pull-down menu and choose the firmware from Linksys Web Site button to link to a minute. This file will need to restart the Router in the window that you have previously saved using the ...
...settings. You will be asked where you select the file, click the Import button. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router 26 Advanced Setup Tab - Broadband Router Factory Default The Factory Default feature can be used to clear all other configuration preferences. Only use the following function to ...the Browse button to the factory default settings. Select the Router from the pull-down menu and choose the firmware from Linksys Web Site button to link to a minute. This file will need to restart the Router in the window that you have previously saved using the ...