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LevelOne FBR-1700TX 7Port Broadband Router for ADSL/Cable Modem FBR-1700TX 7Port Broadband Router for ADSL/Cable Modem User's Guide.
T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION ................................................................. 1 FBR-1700TX Features .......................................................................... 2 Package Contents ........................
CHAPTER 7 DEVI CE OPTI ONS ............................................................. 56 Overview .............................................................................................. 56 Password ...........................................
1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This Chapt er provides an overview of the FBR-1700TX's features and capabilities. Cong ratulations on the purchas e of your n ew L evelOn e FBR-1700TX 7 Port Broadband Router For AD SL/Cable Modem .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide FBR-1700TX Features The FBR-1700TX incorporat es m any advan ced features, carefu lly desig ned to provide so phisticated functions wh ile b eing easy to use. LA N Features • 7 Port Switchi ng Hub. The FBR- 1700TX incorporates a 7 port Sw itching H ub.
Introduct ion Configuration & Management • Easy Setup. Use y our WEB brows er from anyw here on th e LAN for confi guratio n. • Remote Managem ent. The FBR-1700TX can be m anaged f rom a workstatio n anywhere on the LAN, using a W EB b rowser.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide NA T Firew all Prot ection The firew all protection prov ided by the F BR-1700TX is an intrinsic s ide effect of NAT (Network Addres s T ranslation). A ll users on the L AN share a sin gle external IP address. From the external view point, there is no networ k, only a single devic e.
Introduct ion Phy sical Details Figure 2: Level One FBR-1700TX 7 Port Broad band Router For ADSL/Cable M odem LEDs Power ON - pow er on OFF - no power Status (Red) Blinks d uring sta rt up. ON indicates an error condition. WAN: Link ON - WAN connection is established.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide LAN: Half/Full Duplex ON indicates the LA N co nnection is us ing Full Duplex. OFF indicates the L AN connection (if any ) is using Half Duplex. Print Error ON - Printer error detected. OFF - No prin ter error detected.
Introduct ion Reset Button When pressed an d released, the FBR-1700TX will reboot (restart). This button can also be used to clear A LL data and restore ALL settin gs to the factory default values. To restore the factory default values: • Po wer Off • Hold the Reset Button down w hile you Power On.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide DIP Switches DIP Swit ch Setting Description 1=off 2=off Normal Operation 1=off 2=on DHCP Server func tion d isable d. 1=on 2=off Used to restore Default IP Address and clear Passw ord (See below) 1=on 2=on Normal Operation .
Introduct ion • The passw ord cleared (no passw ord). 6. You can n o w connect to the F BR-1700TX and m ake any configurati o n chang es required. 9.
10 2 Chapter 2 Installation This Chapt er covers the physical ins tallation of the FBR- 1700TX. Requirements • Ethern et LAN (10/100Bas eT ) and the TCP/ IP protocol. • For Internet A ccess, a DSL or Cable m odem, and an In ternet Acces s account w ith an ISP.
Instal lation Procedure Figure 4 In stallation Diagram 1. Choose an Instal lation Si te Select a suitable place on the netw ork to install the FBR -1700TX Ensure the FBR -1700TX and th e Cable/DS L modem are powered OFF .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide 4. Connect Print er Cable Use a standard parallel printer cable to connect your printer to the Printer port on th e FBR-1700TX. 5. Pow er Up Connect th e supplied power adapter an d power up. Use only the power adapter prov ided.
13 Chapter 3 Configuration This C hapter provi des details of the configuration proces s. Overv iew This chapter describes th e procedure for: • LAN setup • WAN port configuration for In ternet Access PCs on your local LA N may also require config uration.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Use any of the follow ing f eatures: • Special Internet A pplications • Virtual Servers • Exposed C ompu ter Chapter 8: Advance d Internet Features Lim it I.
Configurati on Configurati on Program The FBR-1700TX contain s a HTT P server. This en ables y ou to connect to it, and c onfigure it, using your Web Bro wser.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Figure 5: Pass w ord Dialog • Leave the "User Nam e" blank. • Enter the password for this device, if one has been set. 5. You shou ld then see the Home screen. See the follow ing section for the available options and configuration screens.
Configurati on Navigation & Data I nput • Use the m enu bar on the lef t of the screen, and th e " Back" button on y our Bro wser, for navigat ion. • Changing to another scre en without clic king "Sa ve" d oes NO T sa ve any changes you may have made .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide LA N Port Screen The LAN Port screen, select Device-LAN Port . You w ill see the example below Figure 7: LAN Port Screen LA N Port Configuration. For most users, th e default values f or these fields should be satisfactory , and no changes w ill be required.
Configurati on Data - L AN Port Screen Internal LA N Device IP Address IP address f or the FBR- 1700T X. Use th e default val ue of 192.168.0.1 un less the address is already in use or your LAN is using a differ ent I P ad dre ss range. In the latte r case , enter an unused I P Add ress fr om w i thin the range used b y y o ur LAN.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide DNS (Dom ain Nam e Server) IP Addresses You do NOT need to enter DNS addresses UNLESS you are usi ng a Fixed IP Address on the WAN port. (Your ISP has allocated y ou a fixed IP A ddress.) In this case, y our ISP should recom mend a DNS.
Configurati on WA N Confi guration To configure the WA N port: • Select Device from the menu. • Select the appropriate co nnection ty pe ( Direct Connection or PPPoE ) on the screen below , then click th e Configure button. Figure 8: Device Screen Tip : If your c onnect ion do cumentati on do es not r efer t o PPPoE , select Direct Connection .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide WA N - Direct Connection Figure 9: WAN - Direct Connection If y o u selected Direct Connection , a screen like th e example above will be shown. WA N Port Screen ( Direct Connection) Data Device Name This is also called the "Ho st Nam e".
Configurati on Hardware (MAC) Address If y our ISP asks for the N etwork Adapt er Address , Physical Addr ess , Hardware Ad dress , or MAC Address f or the PC the DSL/Cable m odem is con- nected to, provide this value.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide WA N - PPPoE If y o u selected PPPoE , a screen like the f o llowi ng exam ple will be displayed. Figure 10: WAN Port - PPPoE WA N Por t Screen (PPPoE) Data Account/User Name The nam e of the Internet accou nt provided by your ISP.
Configurati on Idle Time-out If an connection is inactive for long er than this tim e period, it will be term inated. If zero (0), then th e connection w ill never be terminated. Connect on Dem and Normally , this should be Enabled. If disabled, you mu st use the Connect button on the Sta tus screen to establish a con nection.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide WA N Status Clicking Status on the men u bar will take y o u to the WAN Status screen . T he screen show n will depend on w hether you are us ing a Direct Connection or PPPoE .
Configurati on Default Gateway IP address of the R outer/Gateway on the WAN port. DHCP Client Displays "Enabled" or " Disabled", indicating wheth er this device is acting as a DHCP client on the extern al LAN or WAN.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Data Status Physical Address The "Hardware" address of this device, as s een by other dev ices on the WA N. IP Address The IP Address of this device, as seen by dev ices on the WAN. (This device h as 2 IP Addresses; on e for the local LA N, and another f or the WAN port.
Configurati on Connection Log Messages Messag e Description Connect on Deman d Connection attem pt has been triggered by the "Con- nect o n Demand" setting. Manual connec - tion Connection attem pt started by the "Connect" button. Reset physical connection Preparing line for connection attem pt.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Error: Connection to Server lost The existing connection h as been lost. This could be caused by a power failu re, a link failure, or Server failure. Error: Invalid or unknown packe t type The data received from the ISP's Server coul d not be processed.
Configurati on Device/LA N Status On the WAN Status screen, th ere is a link to the Device/LAN Status sc reen. Clicking th is link w ill result in a screen like the exam ple belo w .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide LA N Port Physical Address The "Hardware" address of this device, as seen by other devices on the Internal LA N. IP Address The IP Address of this device, as seen by other devices on the Intern al LAN. Network Ma sk T he Netw ork Mask (Subnet Mas k) for the IP Address above.
33 4 Chapter 4 PC Configuration This C hapter details the PC Configur ation required on the local ("Intern al") LAN. Overv iew For each PC, the follow ing m ay to be config ured: • TCP /IP.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Figure 14: Network Configuration 2. Select the TCP/I P protocol for y our netw ork card. 3. Click on the Propert ies button.
PC Configurat ion Ensure y our TCP/IP setting s are correct, as follows : Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Addr ess autom atically . This is the default Windows settings. Restart your PC to en sure it obtain s an IP A ddress from the FBR-1700TX.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide • On the DN S Configurati on tab, ensure Enable DNS is selected. If the DNS Server Search Order list is empty , enter the DNS address p rovided by y our ISP in t he fi elds besi de the Add button, then click Add .
PC Configurat ion Internet A ccess Configuration If y ou are using th e FBR-1700TX for Intern et access: • Ensure th at the DSL modem , Cable modem , or other permanen t connec- tion is functional. • Use the follow ing procedure to con figure your Brow ser to access the Internet vi a the LAN, rather than by a Dial-up con nection.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide • Click Edit Location . Select TCP /IP fo r the Ne twork field. (Leave th e Phone Number blank.) • Click Save , then OK . Configuration is now complete. • Befo re cl icking " Sign On" , always ensure tha t you are using the " FBR- 1700TX " location.
PC Configurat ion Printing Setup The FBR- 1700TX provides prin ting su pport for 2 me thods of printing from Window s: • Print Port Driver. After in stalling the Print Po rt Driver, Window s users can prin t directly to the FBR- 1700T X. Print j obs are spooled (qu eued) on each PC.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Figure 18: Print Port Setup 6. Select th e desired device and port, an d then click th e " Add" butt o n. 7. A pop-u p message w ill inform you if the port h as been created success- fully , and then the Windows Add Printer w izard w ill start.
PC Configurat ion Management • Print job s can be m anaged like any Window s pr inter. Open the Printers fold er ( Start - Sett ings - Printers ) and double-click any printer to see the current pri nt jobs. • If th e printer att ached to the FBR-1700TX is ch anged, just run this program again, and select the correct prin ter.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Figure 19: Print Port Con figuration Items show n on this screen are as follows: Port If desired, click Browse to select a dif ferent dev ice. (T he Select Device Port button is provided to allo w this soft- ware to w ork with m ulti-port models.
PC Configurat ion LPD/LPR Printing LPD/L P R prin ting can be u sed with Window s NT 4.0 Server or Window s 2000. No softw are needs to be in stalled. Window s NT 4.0 Server Configuration To use LP D pri nting, M icrosoft TCP/IP Printin g mu st be installe d and enabled.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Window s 2000 Server Configuration The LPD/LPR Port is not en abled by default. To enable it, use this procedure: 1. In Con trol Panel, select Add/Rem ove Program s, then Win dows Com po- nents. 2. Select Other Netw ork File and Print Servi ces , then click the Details button.
PC Configurat ion Figure 21: Win dows 2000: Select Port 4. In the D ialog requ esting Name or Address of ser ver providing lpd , enter the IP address of the FBR- 1700T X. 5. For Name of pri nter or print queue on that server , enter L1. 6. Click OK, and then Next , and contin ue the Wizard.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide The follow ing procedu re is for Window s 95/98/ME, Win dows NT4.0, and Window s 2000 w orkstation . 1. Open you r Printers folder, and start the Add Printer Wizard.
PC Configurat ion Maci ntosh Configurati on The FBR-1700TX curren tly does n ot support printi ng from the Macintosh , but y o u can acces s the Internet via th e FBR-1700TX. T he procedure is as follows . 1. Open the TCP/IP Co ntrol Panel. 2. Select Ethernet fro m the Connect via pop-up m enu.
48 5 Chapter 5 DHCP This Chapt er covers the use of DHC P, using either an exist- ing DHCP Server or the FBR-1700TX's DHC P Server function. Overv iew If your LAN d oes no t use DHCP , and you do no t wish to use DH CP, you c an ignore this chapter.
DHCP Using the FBR-1700TX's DHCP Server This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on th e LAN screen . On this screen , you can: • Enable or Di sable th e FBR-1700TX's DHCP Server function. • Set the rang e of IP Address es allocated to P Cs by the DHCP Server functio n.
50 6 Chapter 6 Routing This Chapt er explains the Routing featur es of the FBR- 1700TX. Overv iew While th e FBR-1700TX includes a standard (static) rou ting table, th is feature can b e compl etely igno red if you do not have a rout er in your LAN.
Routing Figure 22: Routing Screen Using this Screen Any existing entries are listed. To view and edit the details of an ex isting entry , select it, and click "Get Data". After mak ing any ch anges, click the "Up dat e" b utton to save your c hanges.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Destination IP Address The netw ork address of the rem ote LAN segm ent. For standard class " C" LANs , the netw ork address is the first 3 fields of this Destination IP Addres s . T he 4 th (last) field can be left at 0.
Routing Router Configur ation It is essential that all IP packets for devices not on the local LA N b e passed to the FBR- 1700T X, so th at they can be forw arded to the external LA N, WAN, or Internet. To achieve this , the local LAN m ust be configu red to use the FBR-1700TX as t he Defaul t Route or Default Ga teway .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Routing Example Ro u t er B (192.168.1.90) (192.168.2.70) Rout e r A Seg ment 0 Segmen t 2 Segmen t 1 Br oadband Ro u t er (192.
Routing For Router A 's Default Route Desti nation IP Address 0.0.0.0 Netw ork Mask 0.0.0.0 Gatew ay IP A ddress 192.168.0.1 (FBR-1700TX's IP Address ) For Router B's Default Route Desti nation IP Address 0.0.0.0 Netw ork Mask 0.0.0.0 Gatew ay IP A ddress 192.
56 7 Chapter 7 Device Options This C hapter detail s the options available on the FBR- 1700TX's "Device Options " screen. Overv iew An ex ample Device Options screen is shown belo w .
Options Passw ord Once a passw ord is entered, it is required in order to chang e the device configuration. Passw or ds are case sensitive an d can be up to 8 alphanum eric characters (no s p aces or pun ctuation). To create or change the pas sw ord, enter the required passw ord in both the New Passwo rd and Verify Passwor d input fields.
58 8 Chapter 8 Advanced Internet This C hapter explains how to use the FBR-1700TX's "Ad- vanced Internet" features. Overv iew For situ ations w here the FBR-1700TX is being used to prov ide shared Inter- net access, the f ollowing adv an ced features are provided.
Advanced I nternet Figure 25: Advanced Internet Screen Special Internet A pplications This feature is only required if you wi sh to use Intern et ap plications w hich require 2-w ay comm unication, multiple conn ectio ns, or combin ed TCP/UDP connection s.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Special A pplications Screen This screen can be reach ed by selecting Special Internet Applicat ions . Figure 26: Special A pplications Screen Using a Special A pplication • Ensure th at Special Applications h as been enabled on the Advanced Internet screen.
Advanced I nternet • To Enable a defined Applica tion - Select it from th e d rop-down list - Click "Get Data" - Check the Enable checkbox - Click "Update" • To Disable a def ined Application - As above, but uncheck the Enable checkbox .
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Po rt Range: Start The beginni ng of the r ange of p ort numbers used by the application server, for data you sen d to it. If the application uses a sing le port number, enter it in b oth the "Start" and "Finish" fields.
Advanced I nternet Virtual Servers This feature allow s you to m ake Servers on y our LAN access ible to Internet users. Norm ally, Intern et users wou ld not be able to access a server on y our LAN becau se: • Your Server d oes no t have a va lid exte rnal IP Addr ess.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide IP A ddress seen by Int e rnet Users Note that, in this illustration, both In ternet users are connecting to the sam e IP Address , but usin g diffe rent protocol s. To In ternet users, all v irtual Servers o n your LA N hav e the same IP A dd ress.
Advanced I nternet Virtual Server Configuration The Virtual Server s screen is reached by the Advanced Internet - Virtual Servers lin k. An example screen is shown below . Figure 28: Virtua l Server Screen. Simply select the Server type or types y o u w ish to use, enter the IP Address of the server on your LA N, and click "Save".
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide User Defined Virtual Serv ers If the ty pe o f Server y ou wish to us e is not listed on the Virtual Server s screen, you can define it. Select Advanced Internet - User Defined Vir tual Servers to see the follow ing screen.
Advanced I nternet • To Delete a defined Serv er - Select it from the drop-down list, - Click "Delete" • To List all Servers - Click "List All" Configurati on Data Name Enter a descriptive nam e to identify this Server entry. Enable Use thi s to Enable or Disable s upport for this Server, as required.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Connecting to t he Virtual Serv ers Once conf igured, any one on the Intern et can connect to you r Virtual Servers. They m ust use th e IP Address allocated to th is device by your ISP, as show n on the W AN Status screen.
Advanced I nternet Exposed Computer This feature, if enabled, allow s one (1 ) compu ter on your L AN to be exposed to all users on the Intern et, allo w ing unrestricted 2-way commu nication betw een the "Exposed C o m p uter" PC and oth er Internet u sers or Servers.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Configuring the Exposed Computer Select Advanced Internet from the na vigatio n bar , then Exposed Computer . You w ill see a screen like the f o llowin g: Figure.
Advanced I nternet Data LA N IP Address LAN IP Address Enter the IP Address of the PC on y our LAN w hich will becom e the " Exposed Computer" PC.
72 9 Chapter 9 Access Control This C hapter explains how to configur e and use the FBR- 1700TX's "Access Contr o l" feature. Overv iew The Access C ontrol featu re allows administrators to restrict Internet Access by individu al PCs. The pro cess uses "Packet Filtering" to block or discard data packets .
Access Co ntrol Security Gr oups The Security Gr oups screen is reached f rom th e A ccess Co ntrol link on the navigati on ba r. An example scree n is shown belo w.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide inform ation, then chang e any fields y ou wis h. Click Save w hen finis hed. • To Ass ign PCs to a S ecurity Grou p All PCs are initially in the "Everyone" group. Use the PCs screen to mov e individu al PCs to other g roups as requi red.
Access Co ntrol TCP Pack ets to Discard This lists any TCP filters you h a ve defined on the Filters screen. If no f ilters have been defined, this is empty . Multiple items can be selected (or deselected) by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting item s.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide Workstations The Workstation s screen is reach ed from the Access Con trol link on the navigati on ba r. An example scree n is shown belo w. Figure 32: PCs Screen Note that the drop-down box lists all Workstations previously entered.
Access Co ntrol • To Change an Existing Work station's Detai ls : Select th e PC from the drop-dow n box, click Get Data to view their in- form ation, then change an y fields y ou wis h. Click Update w hen fin ished. • To Generate a L ist of all Works tations: Just click on the List All button.
LevelOne Broadband Router Us er Guide A dmini strator Defined Fi lters The Adm inistrator Defin ed Filters screen is reached from the Acce ss Contro l link on t he navigati on ba r. An example scree n is shown belo w. Figure 33: Adm inistrator Defined Filters Screen This screen allows y ou to define packet filters.
Access Co ntrol Data TCP Packets Define the packets y ou wish to be filtered out, by entering the follow ing data. TCP Packet s Name Enter a descriptive name for this en try. Port No. Enter an in teger representing the Port Number for th is type of packet.
80 A Appendix A Troubleshooting This Appendix cover s the most likely problem s and their s o - lutions. Overv iew This chapter covers some comm on problems th at may be en countered w hile usin g the FBR- 1700TX and som e possible solu tions t o them.
Appendix A - Troubleshooti ng Internet A ccess Problem 1: When I enter a UR L or IP address I g et a time ou t error. Solution 1: A number of th ings could be causing this. Try the f o llow- ing tro ublesho oting ste ps. • Ch eck if oth er P Cs w ork.
82 B Appendix B Specifications FBR-1700TX 7 Port Br oadband Router For A DSL/Cable Modem Model No.: FBR -1700TX Dimensions 2 50 mm( W ) * 1 8 0 mm(D ) * 40 mm( H) Operating Temperature 0 ° C to 40 °.
Appendix B - Specif icati ons FCC Statement: This device complies with Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followi ng tw o co nditions: (1) This device m ay not caus e harmfu l interference. (2) This device m ust accept any interference received, inclu ding inter- ference th at may cause undesired operation .
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If you already are a holder of LevelOne FBR-1700TX, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime LevelOne FBR-1700TX.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with LevelOne FBR-1700TX. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device LevelOne FBR-1700TX along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
